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COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College

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Humanities Department<br />

ity, the possibility of science revealing the nature of conscious<br />

experience, the nature of thinking and perception and how they<br />

relate to the world we think about and perceive, and the ability of<br />

computers to think or perceive in the same way we can.<br />

Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101, HUP101<br />

modify their articulation, voice and intonation patterns. Through<br />

role-plays and discussions, it will provide students with opportunities<br />

to use oral language in a variety of contexts in which they<br />

have to reason, solve problems and relate ideas.<br />

Pre- or Corequisite: HUC101 or HUC104 or HUC108<br />

HUP275 Landmarks in Philosophy<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This capstone course engages students in the study of key philosophical<br />

works by such major philosophers as Plato, Aristotle,<br />

Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Marx, Russell,<br />

Wittgenstein, and Sartre chosen from the following periods:<br />

ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary. Building on their previous<br />

familiarity with these thinkers, students will develop a<br />

coherent framework for understanding philosophy, and explore<br />

and synthesize the central themes of philosophical study.<br />

Prerequisites: HUP101, two other Philosophy courses<br />

Speech Communication<br />

HUC101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course is designed to introduce the student to a broad understanding<br />

of human communication behaviors. Students will learn<br />

basic principles and concepts of interpersonal communication,<br />

small group communication and public speaking. Topics include:<br />

What is communication? What are the types of communication?<br />

How does communication affect our perceptions and selfconcept?<br />

What are verbal and nonverbal communication? What<br />

is active listening? How do we prepare and organize an effective<br />

presentation?<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099<br />

Pre- or Corequisite: ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUC104 Voice and Diction<br />

3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)<br />

This course is designed for students who wish to improve their<br />

speaking skills. Course content will include the basic theory of the<br />

production of speech and voice, study of the speech and hearing<br />

mechanism, and a survey of the sound system of American Standard<br />

English. Students will participate in an analysis of their<br />

speaking skills and use drills and varied group activities to modify<br />

their voice and articulation patterns.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUC106 Public Speaking<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course is designed to provide the student with a critical<br />

understanding of, and increased skill in, formal public speaking.<br />

In addition to examining oral rhetoric theory, students learn and<br />

practice skills in topic selection, research, organization, delivery<br />

and criticism of speeches.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUC108 Communication in a Professional Setting<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course will develop students’ knowledge of oral communication<br />

principles and theories in professional settings. Topics will<br />

include types of organizational communication, obstacles to effective<br />

communication, effective leadership behavior, and nonverbal<br />

communication. Students will learn about assertive behavior,<br />

conflict resolution, effective listening skills and persuasive presentations.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099<br />

Pre- or Corequisite: ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

HUC109 Persuasion and Debate<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course builds on the basic oral skills developed in Public<br />

Speaking (HUC106) and is designed to provide the student with<br />

the rhetorical and analytical skills necessary for persuasive debate.<br />

The student will be introduced to different styles of debate. The<br />

student will also learn to prepare a debate brief and to use flow<br />

sheets to structure refutation and rebuttal. In addition, the role of<br />

persuasion and debate in a democratic society will be explored.<br />

Prerequisite: HUC101<br />

HUC111 Interpersonal Communication<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course will introduce students to the processes and principles<br />

of interpersonal communication in the context of developing relationships.<br />

Students will examine how the characteristics of each<br />

individual (e.g., gender, age, power, culture) and the characteristics<br />

of the environment where the relationship develops can affect<br />

the way we communicate. The various communication patterns<br />

used in relationship formation and relationship disengagement<br />

will also be explored.<br />

Prerequisite: HUC106<br />

HUC105 Language Application Workshop<br />

1 credit; 3 hours (1 lecture, 2 labs)<br />

This course is designed for students who wish to continue to<br />

improve their English speaking skills. It will enhance the content<br />

of other speech communication courses by helping students<br />

HUC112 Small Group Communication<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course is designed to familiarize students with fundamental<br />

principles of small group communication practices in various<br />

group settings. Topics include: group development, leadership,<br />

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