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128Course DescriptionsACCOUNTINGACC 113 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIALACCOUNTINGPrerequisites: Eligibility for MAT 136 andENG 101 or ESL 152.3 creditsFinancial accounting theory and practice are orientedtoward the corporate form of business organization.Accounting and business transactions areanalyzed, recorded and summarized for the preparationof general purpose financial statements.Students not only learn the accounting process butalso the use of accounting information as a basisfor decision making, and gain an understanding ofaccounting as the language of business.ACC 117 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIALACCOUNTINGPrerequisite: ACC 113 with a C or higher.3 creditsManagerial accounting is centered on the use ofaccounting information as a management tool fordecision making, performance evaluation, planningand controlling operations. The fundamentalconcepts of inventory valuation under job orderand process costing methods, cost behavior patterns,cost volume profit analysis, variable costing,budgeting, transfer-pricing and activity-basedcosting are studied.ACC 125 ACCOUNTING COMPUTERAPPLICATIONS IPrerequisite: ACC 113 with a C or higher.3 creditsStudents learn the basic operation of accountinginformation systems, basic procedures and controlsused in processing business transactions, andprepare reports using a hands-on approach. Thelatest accounting software is used.ACC 241 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IPrerequisite: ACC 113 with a C or higher.3 creditsThis course is designed to give the student a basicunderstanding of federal income taxes for individuals.A hands-on approach involving preparationof the latest tax forms is used. Emphasis is on thetax accounting concepts of the law. Topics coveredinclude taxable income, exemptions, deductions,capital transactions, and determination of taxesto be paid.ACC 242 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IIPrerequisite: ACC 113 with a C or higher.3 creditFormerly AC 206 Federal Income Taxes IIStudents learn the basic understanding of federalincome taxes for partnerships, LLC’s and “C” and“S” corporations. Tax returns for each type ofentity are prepared and taxation for the differenttypes of entities is compared. ACC 251 FundAccountingACC 251 FUND ACCOUNTINGPrerequisite: ACC 113 with a C or higher.3 creditsACC 271 and ACC 272 emphasize theory andconcepts and provide an in-depth study of principles,procedures and practices used in financialrecording and reporting. This course focuses onthe process of creating accounting standards,fundamental accounting concepts, revenue recognition,and the application of concepts to preparethe basic financial statements.ACC 271 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING IPrerequisite: ACC 113 with a C or higher.3 creditsACC 271 and ACC 272 emphasize theory andconcepts and provide an in-depth study of principles,procedures and practices used in financialrecording and reporting. This course focuses onthe process of creating accounting standards,fundamental accounting concepts, revenue recognition,and the application of concepts to preparethe basic financial statements.ACC 272 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING IIPrerequisite: ACC 271 with a C or higher.3 creditsThis course is a continuation of ACC 271. Thiscourse covers long-term assets, liabilities, stockholders’equity, including earnings per share. Theeffects of the time value of money on assets andliabilities. ACC 272 introduces specialized topicssuch as accounting for income taxes, pensions, andleases covered in ACC 273. Basic concepts, taughtin Intermediate I, are reinforced. Continuingemphasis on the concepts governing corporatefinancial reporting are reinforced. ACC 272 coversthe principles and procedures applicable toaccounting valuations for current and long-terminvestments, current and long-term liabilities,stockholders’ equity and revenue and expenserecognition and measurement.ACC 273 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING IIIPrerequisite: ACC 272 with a C or higher.3 creditsA continuation of ACC 271 and ACC 272 toprepare students Interested in accounting as acareer. It covers specialized topics in accounting,including leases, pensions, accounting for incometaxes, price level changes, accounting changes anderror analysis, and advanced cash flow and financialstatement reporting issues. Emphasis is onthe most recent pronouncements of the FinancialAccounting Standards Board (FASB).ACC 290 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION WORKEXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, ACC 271 matriculationand sophomore standing in the Businessprogram.Minimum GPA 2.0.Approval of program coordinator required.3 creditsThis course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job training. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation Job Site and attend scheduled seminaron campus or online. The seminar covers theessentials of a learning plan for the workplaceassignment, career development, and how toincorporate the classroom experience into theworkplace. Students must satisfactorily completethe seminar, the final project, and the workplaceassignment to receive credit. Faculty assign a finalproject designed to understand what knowledgethe student has obtained from this work experience.ANTHROPOLOGY/ARCHAEOLOGYANT 105 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURALANTHROPOLOGYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis is a cross-cultural, non-Western course.The course introduces the student to culturalstudies, an area within the discipline of anthropology.Under examination will be the beliefs, values,rituals, customs and material culture that informand explain any society’s world view. A variety ofworld cultures will be explored, including culturalresponses to change in this age of globalization.ANT 121 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course provides an introduction to the tools,methods and theories used in archaeology as wellas an overview of northeastern U.S. prehistory.Students receive pre-excavation training prior totheir participation in the investigation of a localprehistoric archaeological site. The analysis ofrecovered materials and the interpretation of thesite provide the basis for the writing of an archaeologicalsite report.ANT 131 WORLD PREHISTORYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly AN 104 World Prehistory.Not offered every semester.This course provides the foundation for understandingthe human story, from fossil evidenceof the earliest humans to the development of

Course Descriptionscomplex societies. It introduces some of the mostimportant achievements of our human speciesbefore written history. From the Early Man discoveriesin Africa to the appearance of modernpeoples who created the Cave Paintings duringthe Upper Paleolithic and from the builders ofStonehenge to the great civilizations of the NearEast, Egypt and Mesoamerica, this course surveysthose cultural developments that are the legacy ofall peoples everywhere.ANT 211 LIFESTYLES AND OUTLOOKSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly AN 201 Lifestyles and Outlooks:Not offered every year.American culture has always been a patchwork ofdifferent realities. Once derived from Old Worldethnic entities, today’s proliferating subcultures arebased as well on age, religious beliefs, occupation,class and ideology. From cults to street gangs, frombag ladies to urban terrorists, all represent particularviews of life. The course explores each of theseand also considers ways in which such groupingscontribute to or alter the nature of Americanculture and strengthen or weaken the social bond.ANT 223 ADVANCED TECHNIQUES INARCHAEOLOGYPrerequisite: ANT 1211.4 creditsFormerly AN 203 Advanced Techniques inArchaeology.Not offered every semester.Students will be trained to function in the fieldwith some degree of independence through theparticipation in individual archaeological site surveyresearch. In the laboratory, students will learntechniques for the analysis and interpretationof prehistoric artifacts, soils, floral and faunalremains. Three hours of class and field work.Three hours of laboratory to be arranged with theinstructor.ANT 229 HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly AN 209 Local Historical Archaeology.Not offered every year.Not a field course, this study seeks to present, in aclassroom setting, the methods used by researchersin investigating historic sites of the 18th and 19thcenturies and to illustrate the kinds of questionswhich historical archaeology is uniquely qualifiedto answer. Topics include approaches to documentaryresearch; building materials and architecturalstyles; field strategies; identifying archaeologicallyrecovered materials such as eramics, metal andglass; curating and the archaeological collection.The hands-on approach includes sessions withmaterials from a notable site in Fairfield County.Each student undertakes an independent researchproject focusing on a structure or site in his/herown community. Two field trips are planned.ANT 240 INDIANS OF THE AMERICASPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly AN 208 Indians of the Americas.Not offered every semester.This course explores the belief systems and ritualsof Native American peoples, from the Arcticto the American Southwest. Traditional ways ofFirst People such as the Eskimo, Sioux, Navajoand Iroquois are presented against a backgroundof culture areas in North America. Current realities- political, economic and cultural - are alsoexplored. As an ethnography course in culturestudy, the student has the opportunity to researcha tribal group in Middle or South America andmake a presentation.ARCHITECTURALENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYART 105 ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD3 creditsFormerly AR 103 Architecture of the WorldThe critical influence of social, religious, historicaland technological forces on the characteristicfeatures of architecture are stressed by studying thevarious architectural styles. Course covers architecturalmilestones from ancient to modern on all ofthe continents.ARC 105 ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATIONCo-requisites: CAD 114 or AutoCAD knowledge4 creditsThis course is an introduction to basic freehandand hard line architectural drawings. Workincludes drafting techniques, perspective drawing,sketching and color. Basic presentation tools andtechniques will be introduced. Drawing will bestudied as a tool of visualization. The impact oflight, shadow and composition on architecturaldrawing will be explored. One hour of lecture plussix hours of laboratory.ARC 106 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY4 creditsPrinciples of architectural design are studied. Thegoal of this studio sequence is to expand and applyknowledge acquired in ARC 105 ArchitecturalVisualization into a series of design experiences atthe residential scale. The results are critiqued inclassroom. Concept of space is introduced. Designproblems are given, solved and discussed. Theimpact of structure on design is also addressed.Two hours of lecture, four hours of laboratory.ARC 201 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IPrerequisite: ARC 1154 creditsFormerly ARC 202 Architectural Design IStudents develop basic skills of project design,including site analysis and site design. The mainfocus of the course is the design of a multifamilydwelling project on an assigned site. Drawings arepresented to a professional jury for critique. Twohours of class work, four hours of laboratory.ARC 215 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS4 creditsIntroduction to the architect’s practice. Studyproblems involved in the personal, ethical, legalrelationships between the architect, engineer,owner and contractor. The organization and dayto-dayproblems of architect’s office are reviewed.Study building codes, laws, zoning regulations,legal AIA documents, CSI format specificationsand their applications. Introduction to workingdrawings and preparation of cost estimating bids.Two hours of lecture, four hours of laboratory.ARC 229 STRUCTURESPrerequisite: PHY 114 or permission ofInstructor.3 creditsFormerly ARC 219 Structures.Investigation of principles of structural mechanics.Study of compressive, tensile, shear and bendingstresses; strain due to axial loads; beam loading;column and beam action in determinate structures;beam and column design in steel and wood.Two hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory.ARC 240 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS3 creditsFormerly ARC 220 Environmental SystemsThis course imparts a knowledge of the interiorenvironment of structures large and small and theinterrelationship of energy, climate, site and architecturaldesign. Conservation of non-renewableenergy sources is an intrinsic theme. A study ofthe design factors in heating, cooling, plumbing,fire protection and electrical systems is included.Two hours of class work, two hours of laboratory.ARC 296 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION WORKEXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, matriculation andsophomore standing in the ArchitecturalEngineering Technology program. MinimumGPA 2.0. Approval of program coordinatorrequired.3 creditsFormerly ARC 299 Cooperative EducationWork ExperienceThis course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved Cooperative129

Course Descriptions130Education Site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers theestablishment of learning goals for the workassignment, career development and work-relatedproblem-solving. Students must satisfactorilycomplete the seminar, the final project, and thework assignment to receive credit. Faculty assign afinal project designed to elicit on-the-job learningspecific to architecture.CAD 114 CADPrerequisite: Some drafting experience.3 creditsDrafting techniques using computer and the latestversion of AutoCAD. Are covered along witharchitectural setup of drawings, layering systems,floor plans and elevations drawn with computer,including walls, doors, windows, furniture, notes,dimensioning. Drawing manipulation with blocksand printing. Two hours of lecture, two hours oflaboratory.CAD 116 REVIT 3D SOFTWAREPrerequisite: CAD 114 orsome drafting experience.3 creditsThis course will cover the use of 3-D applicationsoftware for the creation of model design. Revitarchitectural software will be used in this course.Topics include creation of architectural floorplans, the basics of creating 3-D walls, wall styles,wall modifier styles and object display control.Creating mass models, commercial structures and3-D walkthroughs using the camera will alsobe covered. Two hours of lecture, two hours oflaboratory.CAD 133 CAD MECHANICAL AUTOCADPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101, MAT 1363 creditsThe objective of this course is to give the studenta basic understanding of Computer AidedDrafting using the latest version of AutoCAD.The student will learn drafting fundamentals forengineering through projects from various technicaldisciplines. Topics include drawing setup, text,dimensioning, layering systems, blocks, printingand plotting, orthographic and isometric viewsas well as an introduction to 3-D solid modeling.Upon finishing this course, students should beable to prepare drawings in their own engineeringdisciplines. One hour of class work, four hours oflaboratory.CAD 204 CAD 3D ARCHITECTURAL AUTOCADPrerequisite: CAD 114 or CAD 1333 creditsThree-dimensional drafting and design techniquesusing the latest AutoCAD version. Use of UCSand WCS for generating wire meshes, solids, 3-Dplans, hatching. Hidden lines removal and trueperspectives. Introduction to shading and rendering.Printing of perspectives. Two hours of lecture,two hours of laboratory.CAD 275 MAXANIMATION 3D STUDIO MAXPrerequisites: CAD 114 and/or CAD 116 orpermission of the instructor. Knowledge ofAutoCAD is needed for those wanting to renderand animate AutoCAD drawings.3 creditsFormerly, and also known as, CAD 240 StudioVIZThis course covers the 3D Studio MAX softwareused by architects, artists, engineers, designers,medical and forensic experts as a modeling andpresentation tool. Topics include the creationand editing of three-dimensional geometry usingprimitives, lofting, and existing 3D AutoCADobjects. Students will learn how to present theirideas through images, 3D models, and animations.2 hours of lecture, 4 hours of laboratory.ART, GRAPHIC DESIGN,WEB DESIGN, ANIMATIONART 100 ART APPRECIATIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 orpermission of art coordinator3 creditsStudents are introduced to the concepts and principlesof art including line, shape, form, color andspace. They study selected works and completebasic exercises in a variety of art media in order tounderstand and develop an appreciation for thecreative process. A paper based on direct observationof works in a major museum is required. Noprevious art training is necessary.ART 101 ART HISTORY I: PREHISTORIC TOBAROQUEPrerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of artcoordinator3 creditsThis course offers a survey of Western art fromprehistoric times to the Baroque period. A paperbased on direct observation of works in a majormuseum is required.ART 102 ART HISTORY II: MODERN ARTPrerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of artcoordinator3 creditsThis course provides a survey of art from theFrench Revolution to the mid-twentieth century.A paper based on direct observation of works in amajor museum is required.ART 105 ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD3 creditsThe critical influence of social, religious, historicaland technological forces on the characteristicfeatures of architecture are stressed by studying thevarious architectural styles. Course covers architecturalmilestones from ancient to modern on all ofthe continents.ART 109 COLOR THEORYPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101 or permissionof art coordinator3 creditsThis course is an examination of the action andinteraction of color and the study of the visual andpsychological factors related to color perception.Students are responsible for purchasing supplies.ART 111 DRAWING IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 or ESL152 or permission of art coordinator3 creditsDrawing fundamentals are stressed. Students workwith a variety of media, drawing from a varietyof subject matter to develop a comprehensionand visual articulation of form. A term project isrequired. Students are responsible for purchasingsupplies.ART 112 DRAWING IIPrerequisite: ART 111 or permission of artcoordinator3 creditsThis course builds on skills learned in DrawingI. Creative use of media, accuracy of seeing andfurther development of drawing fundamentals arestressed. Students are responsible for purchasingsupplies.ART 113 FIGURE DRAWING IPrerequisite: ART 111 or permission of artcoordinator3 creditsThis course focuses on the fundamental skillsneeded to competently draw the figure. Studentswork with a variety of media, drawing from lifeand from other subject matter. A term project isrequired which demands time outside of class.Students are responsible for purchasing supplies.ART 121 TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGNPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 084 or ESL152 or permission of art coordinator3 creditsThis introductory course focuses on the basicelements and principles of design such as line,texture, space, balance, unity and scale. Studentsare responsible for purchasing supplies.ART 131 SCULPTURE IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101or permission of art coordinator3 creditsThrough studio experience, lectures and classdiscussions, students learn about the basic design

Course Descriptionsconcepts, techniques, materials and tools relevantto creating three-dimensional sculptural forms. Aterm project is required. Students are responsiblefor purchasing supplies.ART 141 PHOTOGRAPHY IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101or permission of art coordinator3 creditsIn this basic course, the fundamental processes ofblack & white photography are explored. Camerause, metering, film developing and presentationare covered. A paper based on direct observation ofworks in a major museum is required. Students arerequired to furnish a manually adjustable cameraand other photographic supplies as needed.ART 142 PHOTOGRAPHY IIPrerequisite: ART 141 or permission of art coordinator.3 creditsThis course is designed to build upon the fundamentalsof black & white photography. Advancedexposure controls will be covered as well as anintroduction to lighting. A paper based on directobservation of works in a major museum isrequired. Students are required to furnish a manuallyadjustable camera and other photographicsupplies as needed.ART 151 PAINTING IPrerequisite: ART III or permission of art coor dinator3 creditsThis course offers an understanding of the techniques,materials and creative practice of waterbasedmedia, focusing on the use of acrylics.Students are responsible for purchasing supplies.ART 152 PAINTING IIPrerequisite: ART 151 or permission of art coordinator.3 creditsThis intermediate course builds upon the paintingfundamentals learned in ART 151 Painting I.Through structured studio experiences, lectures,and individual critiques intermediate paintingtechniques, and principles will be introduced.Projects will be assigned that allow for the developmentof personal expression within the paintingmedium. Students are responsible for purchasingsupplies.ART 161 CERAMICS IPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 084 or ESL152 or permission of art coordinator3 creditsStudents learn the fundamental concepts, techniquesand applications of ceramics including variousconstruction, glazing and firing techniques.Concepts of three-dimensional design, color andsurface decoration are explored. Students areresponsible for purchasing supplies.ART 167 PRINTMAKING IPrerequisites: ART 111 or ART 121 or permissionof Art Coordinator3 creditsThis studio course introduces basic printmakingprocesses and equipment with equal emphasis onconcepts and techniques. Students are introducedto a variety of print media and methods, such asmonotype, relief, intaglio and lithography, andvarious approaches to making and printing platesin each medium. Students are expected to developan understanding of the medium and to learngood studio habits; safe and responsive handlingof tools, materials and grounds, and the knowledgerequired for basic manipulation of the processesused in the production of a printed image.ART 201 CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE USAPrerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of art coordinator.3 creditsThis course offers a survey of art from the midtwentiethcentury to the present. A paper, basedon direct observation of works in a major museumor assigned gallery visits, is required.ART 205 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 or permissionof art coordinator.3 creditsA survey of the history and development ofphotography from the beginning to the present.Major trends, styles, and photographers are covered.The course will also include political, socialand scientific influences on photography and therole of photography in everyday life. A paperbased on direct observation of photographs in amajor museum and oral report on an establishedphotographer are required.ART 207 HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGNPrerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of graphicdesign coordinator3 creditsThe lecture course focuses on a survey of graphicdesign from the Industrial Revolution to thepresent. It locates graphic design within the historyof art and articulates its aesthetic import andcontributions to cultural development. It examineslinks between socio-political phenomena anddevelopment of advertising and propaganda art,and introduces the student to the works of leadinggraphic designers, art directors, illustrators, photographers,and typographers. Major styles will beanalyzed and compared, and influences identified.ART 242 PHOTOGRAPHY III: COLORPrerequisite: ART 141 or permission of art coordinator.3 creditsThis course introduces students to the history,theory and practice of color photography.Students learn the fundamentals of film exposureand color printing. A written report based ondirect observation of a photographic exhibit isrequired. Students are required to provide a manuallyadjustable camera and other photographicsupplies.ART 250 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101or permission of art coordinator3 creditsIn this introductory course, students will learnthe fundamentals of photography using digitalmedia. Camera use, exposure controls, scanningand printing are covered. Assignments explorevisual and creative problem solving. There will belectures and critiques at regular intervals. A paperbased on direct observation of works in a majormuseum is required. Students are responsible forproviding a manually adjustable digital camera,paper, and other supplies as needed.ART 250 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101 or permissionof art coordinator.3 creditsIn this introductory course, students will learnthe fundamentals of photography using digitalmedia. Camera use, exposure controls, scanningand printing are covered. Assignments explorevisual and creative problem solving. There will belectures and critiques at regular intervals. A paperbased on direct observation of works in a majormuseum is required. Students are responsible forproviding a manually adjustable digital camera,paper, and other supplies as needed.ART 280 ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYPrerequisite: ART 250, or both ART 141 andGRA 231, or by permission of art coordinator.3 creditsIn this course students will explore advanced digitalimaging techniques, including an introductionto Camera RAW. Assignments explore visual andcreative problem solving. There will be lecturesand critiques at regular intervals. A paper based ondirect observation of works in a major museum isrequired. Students are responsible for providing amanually adjustable digital camera, paper, storagedevices, and other supplies as needed.131

Course Descriptions134BIO 121 GENERAL BIOLOGY IPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101, highschool biology recommended.4 creditsFormerly BI 103 General Biology 1.This course offers a comprehensive study offundamental biological concepts. The nature ofscientific inquiry, water and carbon chemistry,cell structure and function, metabolism, photosynthesis,genetics and evolution are studied.Recommended for science majors. Three hours ofclass work, three hours of laboratory per week. Labmay include dissection of animal species.BIO 122 GENERAL BIOLOGY IIPrerequisite: BIO 121.4 creditsFormerly BI 104 General BiologyAs a continuation of BIO 121, this course dealswith the diversity of the living world, structure,function, ecological relationships and phylogenyof plants and animals. Three hours of class work,three hours of laboratory per week. Lab includesthe study of microscope slides and preserved specimens.Representative invertebrates and vertebrateswill be dissected.BIO 145 GENERAL ZOOLOGYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly BI 101 General ZoologyOffered infrequently.Major taxonomic groups of the animal kingdomare studied. Morphology, functional processes,evolutionary relationships and ecology of thevarious groups are emphasized. Laboratory workencompasses dissection and microscopic examinationof appropriate specimens. Three hours ofclass work, three hours of laboratory per week.Lab includes the study of microscopic slides andpreserved specimens. The study of dissected representativevertebrates and invertebrates is required.BIO 155 GENERAL BOTANYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsOffered infrequently.A phylogenetic survey of the plant kingdom placesemphasis on the structure and function of selectedplant forms and on evolutionary relationships.Representative plant types will be used to illustratethe principles in the laboratory. Three hours ofclass work, three hours of laboratory per week.BIO 181 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEPrerequisite: Eligibility ENG 101.4 creditsThis course is an introduction to environmentalstudies. It includes the study of ecology whichdescribes the relationships that exist betweenall parts of our environment, both living andnon-living. The course then focuses on environmentalscience which studies the impact ofhuman intervention on our environment andaddresses the problems posed and their possiblesolutions. Environmental science is an interdisciplinarystudy that encompasses many othersciences and subjects such as biology, agriculture,chemistry, geology, politics, economics, ethics,sociology, public relations and many more. Thecourse consists of lecture and lab. The lab componentinvolves both laboratory and field activities.This course fulfills the IDS requirement.BIO 211 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101; BIO 105and/or CHE 3 and/or successful completion (Bor higher) of high school chemistry within thelast 2 years; or a passing grade on a Biology orChemistry challenge exam; or permission of theScience Department Chair.4 creditsFormerly BI 109 Anatomy and Physiology 1This is the first half of a two-semester coursewhich studies the fundamental concepts of humananatomy and physiology. It covers body organization:integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervoussystem and the special senses. Three hours of classwork, three hours of laboratory per week. Labincludes the study of microscopic slides, modelsand human bones and the dissection of appropriateorgans and animal specimens.BIO 212 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IIPrerequisite: BIO 211.4 creditsFormerly BI 110 Anatomy and Physiology 2.This course is a continuation of BIO 211. It coversendocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune,respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductivesystems. Three hours of class work, three hoursof laboratory per week. Lab includes the study ofmicroscopic slides, models and the dissection ofappropriate organs and animal specimens.BIO 235 MICROBIOLOGYPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101, onesemester of college work in both biology andchemistry or BIO 211.4 creditsFormerly BI 205 Microbiology.This course is an introduction to Microbiology.Topics include microbial morphology, metabolism,genetics, growth and control, infection,immunity and human pathogens. Laboratorywork emphasizes bacterial staining techniques,culturing isolation and biochemical reactions.Three hours of class work, three hours of laboratoryper week.BIO 262 GENETICSPrerequisite: One semester of college biology, eligibilityfor ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly BI 202 Genetics.Not offered every year.Fundamental principles of enzyme regulated reactionsand chemical control of cell functions arestudied. Principles related to DNA translation intoenzymatically regulated metabolic pathways andhow they relate to Mendelian inheritance, populationgenetics and definition of the gene. Plant,animal and human genetic topics are included.Three hours of class work, three hours of laboratorywork per week.BIO 272 MARINE ECOLOGYPrerequisites: Any 100 level lab science or highschool equivalent, eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly BI 105 Marine Ecology.Not offered every year.This course is designed to stimulate and advanceknowledge of marine environments. It coversgeological and chemical factors, classification ofmarine organisms and the ecology of estuaries, saltmarshes, sandybeaches and rocky shores. It alsoincludes animal behavior and how human populationsalong the shore impact on marine environments.Field trips to facilities such as the MaritimeAquarium, the R.V. Oceanic, and coastal environmentsgive students firsthand knowledge LongIsland Sound. Three hours of class work, threehours of laboratory per week.BIO 299 HONORS BIOLOGY RESEARCHPrerequisite: BIO 121 & BIO 122 with agrade of B or higher, an interview with thefaculty advisor, and departmental approvalare required prior to signing up for this course.3 creditsThis course includes advanced research participationand laboratory work in various branchesof biology. A seminar and final research reportare required. This course involves a “hands on”research experience. The research will emphasizethe development of independent scientificthought and practice, experimental design, use ofthe literature, and scientific speaking and writing.Six hours of laboratory per week, six hours oflibrary research per week.BUSINESSBBG 101 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084.3 creditsAs a platform for other business courses, thisintroductory course places business in perspectiveby surveying it in a contemporary manner and by

Course Descriptionsoffering students a solid foundation in the variousdisciplines of business. It provides a conceptualunderstanding of our capitalistic society, accountingmanagement, human resources, marketing,finance and controls.BBG 114 BUSINESS APPLICATIONS SOFTWAREPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsA hands-on course which provides an in-depthstudy and coverage of business applications softwareproviding practical experience with spreadsheet,word processing, presentation, database,and other current packages. Emphasis in thiscourse will focus on using the microcomputer asa business tool. Supervised exercises or individualand group assignments are required. This course isdesigned for the Business major (i.e., Accounting,Business Administration, Finance & Banking,Hospitality, Legal Assistant, Management andMarketing Program majors).BFN 125 PRINCIPLES OF BANKINGPrerequisite: ENG 101, MAT 1363 creditsThe course develops skills to master establishedmanagement principles for banks including businessand consumer credit policy. Addressed arecomplex issues (all with a global dimension) ofrisk, regulation, technology and competition withinsurance and investment companies. Asset/liabilitymanagement (including international markets),performance evaluation and regulation of financialservices are covered.BFN 126 PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCEPrerequisite: BFN 2013 creditsThis course introduces the fundamentals of riskmanagement, property-casualty insurance, liabilityinsurance, life and health insurance, retirementplanning and the operation of insurancecompanies. The topics to be discussed includeunderwriting, marketing, rate setting, loss adjustment,regulation and tthe legal characteristics ofinsurance contracts.BBG 210 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONPrerequisite: ENG 101 with a C or higher.3 creditsStudents produce clear and well-organized communications(including business letters, reports,memos, speeches, graphs and charts) for technical,professional, business and occupational fields.Guidelines for improving speaking, reading andlistening skills are covered. Small group, Diversityand globalization communication is also discussed.A portfolio of all class projects is submittedfor evaluation periodically throughout the semester.A final oral and written business presentationis completedBBG 215 GLOBAL BUSINESSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly BU 219 International BusinessThis course will provide a survey of the scope ofinternational business with special emphasis onthe business environment. A wide range of topicswill be covered, including the concepts and constraintsassociated with developing interculturalmanagerial effectiveness, recent patterns of worldtrade, government influence, trade theory, internationalpayments, foreign exchange rates, financialmarkets and global enterprises.BBG 231 BUSINESS LAW I3 creditsA knowledge and understanding of fundamentallegal principles and their applications to businesstransactions and to individual rights and obligationsare provided. The laws of contracts andagency are examined as the basic laws applying tobusiness ethics as defined by government regulationsand business torts, and crimes are examined.BBG 232 BUSINESS LAW IIPrerequisite: BBG 231.3 creditsThis course reviews current developments concerningthe Uniform Commercial Code as toproprietary interests, bailment’s, sales-businessresponsibilities, torts-product liability, warranties,and commercial paper. Employment law, corporationsand other business entities are examined.BBG 240 BUSINESS ETHICSPrerequisite: BMG 202 and ENG 101.3 creditsThis course will provide an introduction to ethicaldecision making in business. There will bean examination of individual, organizational andmacro level issues in business ethics. The courseis designed to assist the student as a potentialbusiness person to make informed and ethicaldecisions on a daily basis, rather than to determinecorrect ethical action. Both descriptive and normativemodels of unethical and ethical decisionmaking in the business community will be analyzedto accomplish this objective. Dilemmas, reallife situations and actual case studies will providean opportunity for the student to utilize the conceptspresented in the assignments and to resolveethical issues. Both critical thinking and informeddecision making will be emphasized.BBG 295 Co-OP WORK EXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, matriculation andsophomore standing in the Business program.Minimum GPA 2.0. Approval of program coordinator.3 creditsThis course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation Site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers theestablishment of learning goals for the workassignment, career development and work-relatedproblem solving. Students must satisfactorily completethe seminar, the final project, and the workassignment to receive credit. Faculty assign a finalproject designed to elicit on-the-job learning specificto business.BUSINESSENTREPRENEURSHIPBES 218 ENTREPRENEURSHIPPrerequisite: ACC 1133 creditsThis course is designed for students who have aninterest in the planning and start-up of new businessventures, whether as independent enterprisesor as new units of larger organizations. It is notconcerned with management of companies oncethey are already in operation. The course coversexternal factors that influence entrepreneurialactivity in our society, entrepreneurial characteristics,entrepreneurship as a systematic discipline,innovation vs. traditional practices, evaluation andpreparation of a business plan, financing a newventure and management strategies during theinitial start-up phase.BUSINESS FINANCEBFN 201 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCEPrerequisite: Eligibility for MAT 136 and ENG101.3 creditsThis course covers the traditional managerial andeconomic approaches to the principles of finance.The course is organized around the followingmajor topics: the functions of financial management,financial analysis and planning, workingcapital, time value of money and interest rates,capital budgeting process and long-term financing.BFN 203 INVESTMENT PRINCIPLESPrerequisite: Eligibility for MAT 136 and ENG101.3 creditsThe course serves as an introduction to evaluatingcommon stocks, bonds, warrants, convertibles,options and other investment vehicles. Emphasiswill be placed on techniques of financial analysisand portfolio selection. Students will participatein an investment simulation to provide lifelikeexperience in portfolio management.135

Course Descriptions136BFN 211 MONEY AND BANKINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for MAT 136 and ENG101.3 creditsIntroducing students to the key concepts, theories,processes and interrelationships that link moneyand banking to the workings of the U.S. economy,the course covers basic banking principles, includingthe structure of our banking system, monetarytheory and the role of the central bank, withemphasis on the theory, the concepts and the toolsfor monetary and fiscal policies.BUSINESS MANAGEMENTBMG 202 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFocusing on management theory and science andhow they apply to managerial practices, this courseprovides a comprehensive review of the managementdecision-making process and how it centersaround the various functions of management.Case analyses help students to understand howto consider using different approaches to solvemanagement issues.BMG 210 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIORPrerequisite: BMG 202.3 creditsThis course presents an understanding of thestructure and dynamics of the business organization.It outlines the behavior relationships ofthe individual, the group, and the organizationalsystem. The course focuses on how those interrelationshipsaffect, contribute to, and form a culture,and how that culture lends itself to performanceand effectiveness of the enterprise.BMG 218 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: eligibility for MAT 136 andENG 1013 creditsThe planning and controlling of operating processesand work flow activities in private and publicorganizations are examined. Key topics include:production/work planning, inventory and qualitycontrol, scheduling, distribution, plant locationand maintenance management. Contemporarymethods and analytical techniques such as forecasting,simulation, queuing, linear programming,network methodology, and analytical modelbuilding are evaluated for their importance in thedecision-making process.BMG 220 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsIn this analysis of the human factor in business,students examine methods of identifying,selecting, training and maintaining a force ofemployees; methods of payment and motivations;methods of promoting the welfare and safety ofemployees, and methods of maintaining harmoniousworking relations.BUSINESS MARKETINGBMK 106 PRINCIPLES OF SELLINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course introduces students to the processesinvolved in effective selling. Emphasis is placedon the principles and methods of selling as well asan examination of the critical factors affecting theorganizational and individual selling relationship.Students are expected to prepare and present salesproposals.BMK 140 RETAILINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis is a comprehensive course stressing currentdevelopments in retailing. Subject matterincludes a study of store locations and physicalcharacteristics, retail organization, buying andmerchandising, sales promotion, retail control,personnel selection, training and supervision, customeranalysis and service.BMK 201 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course analyzes the marketing mix (product,price, distribution and promotion) from the manager’spoint of view, with an emphasis on strategicdecision-making. Students analyze real –worldmarketing issues and study factors impactingmarketing decisions. Additional topics include:market research, ethics and global marketing.BMK 216 INTERNET MARKETINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course examines how businesses promoteproducts and services online. Students will alsolearn about how businesses use the Internet fordisseminating marketing data, identifying customers,delivering customer service, and receiving/processing product orders. Internet Marketingwill prepare students to intelligently apply theMarketing Mix concepts to an online company’sproducts/ services in order to effectively prepareand execute marketing plans.BMK 241 PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course examines the impact and role ofadvertising in marketing, business and society.Emphasis is placed on the strategic use of majormedia and the creative aspects (art and copy) ofan advertising campaign. Within a defined setof parameters, students are expected to form anadvertising agency and develop a comprehensivemarketing and advertising campaign for a productor service of their choice.BUSINESS OFFICETECHNOLOGYBOT 111 KEYBOARDING FOR INFORMATIONPROCESSINGPrerequisite: ENG 084 / ESL 132 eligible.3 creditsThis course is typically available online, in-classand as a hybrid in the Fall and Spring semesters.This course first covers touch-typing techniquesand emphasizes speed and accuracy. Most jobsrequire the ability to touch-type and have minimumrequirements for speed. This course providesthe student an opportunity to reach the fastesttime (words per minute) possible within a onesemester course. The course then covers documentpreparation using a word processing program.Students learn to create memos and letters. Touchtypingis invaluable to anyone using a computeron the job.BOT 161 BUSINESS PRACTICES ANDTECHNOLOGYPrerequisite: Computer literate; ENG 084/ESL152 eligible.3 creditsAvailable in class, only in the Spring semester.This course covers a broad range of work responsibilitiesmost often associated with today’s businessenvironment. It emphasizes multi-tasking and collaborativework. Modules include newer technologiessuch as Internet research and technology trouble-shooting,as well as more traditional technologiesand needs such as general office procedures,speedwriting, shorthand, machine transcription ofmedical and legal documents and correspondence.Teams of students create PowerPoint presentationson a business related topic, write the script, set upthe equipment and give the presentation. Othersoftware applications are used as well. This courseprepares students for the typical business officeenvironment.BOT 167 BUSINESS COMPUTING CONCEPTSPrerequisite: Computer literate; ENG 084/ESL142 eligible.3 creditsAvailable in class, only in the Spring semester.Gain confidence using computers in a businessenvironment. This course prepares students withlittle computing knowledge for courses such asWord, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. It also benefitsstudents who have already taken these coursesbut need more experience using hardware, softwareand electronic files in the business world. This

course begins with the basics about managinghardware such as input devices, storage devicesand printers and then covers software including theWindows environment, file management, utilities,trouble-shooting and other important topics. Realworldbusiness situations are stressed throughout.BOT 264 WORD FOR BUSINESSPrerequisite: Computer literate ENG 101 eligible.3 creditsThis class is typically available Fall and Springsemesters both online and in-class. Word is themost popular word processing program used inbusiness. While many students believe they knowhow to use this program, most use only a fractionof its full feature set. This course teaches introductorythrough advanced level features – those featuresrequired by employers. Performing tasks inthe most efficient manner possible is emphasized.Advanced topics include mail merge from variousdata sources, managing large documents andintegrating text and graphics on the page. Studentslearn by lecture and lab. All work is hands-on andreal-world scenarios are emphasized. Successfulcompletion of this course prepares students to usethis program in a business environment.BOT 265 EXCEL FOR BUSINESSPrerequisite: Computer literate; ENG 084/ESL152 eligible.3 creditsThis course is typically available Fall and Springsemesters - in-class.Excel is the most popular spreadsheet programused in business. This course teaches introductorythrough advanced level features, preparing students forthe demands of the typical business office. The semesteris divided into three modules: Formulas, graphicsand record management. Basic through advancedformula creation is covered thoroughly includingfinancial, logical and date functions. Illustrating dataas graphs is covered thoroughly. Record managementincludes sorting, finding, filtering, subtotaling,validating data and creating forms. Pivot tables arecovered. Students learn by lecture demonstrationand lab. All work is hands-on and real-world scenariosare emphasized. Successful completion of thiscourse prepares students to use this program in a business environment.BOT 266 POWERPOINT AND PUBLISHER FORBUSINESSPrerequisite: Computer literate; Eligibility forENG 084/ESL 152.3 creditsThis course is typically available in-class in theFall semester .PowerPoint is the most popular presentationprogram used in business. This course teachesintroductory through advanced level features,preparing students for the demands of the typicalbusiness office. Students learn to create compellingmultimedia slide shows in PowerPoint andthen attractive flyers and brochures in Publisher.Approximately 75% of the semester is used tocover PowerPoint in great depth. The remaining25% covers Publisher. Both programs integratethe use of text and graphics including digital photography,ClipArt, WordArt, Smart Art, graphs,tables, etc. Students learn by lecture demonstrationand lab. All work is hands-on and real-worldscenarios are emphasized. Successful completionof this course prepares students to use this programin a business environment.BOT 267 ACCESS AND CRYSTAL REPORTS FORBUSINESSPrerequisite: Knowledge of at least one othercomputer program; Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsAvailable in class, only in the Spring semester.This course covers introductory through intermediatelevel features and functions of Access andCrystal Reports. Students learn to design andbuild simple Access databases from scratch, butemphasis is placed on creating forms and reportsfor large, existing databases, as is often requiredin the corporate world. Access is followed byCrystal Reports, which is used to create reportsfor many database programs including Oracle.Crystal Reports is the most popular report writingprogram. Students learn by lecture and lab.All work is hands-on and real-world scenarios areemphasized. Successful completion of this courseprepares students to use both programs in a businessenvironment.BOT 296 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCEPrerequisite: Permission of Program Coordinatorand Cooperative Education Office.3 CreditsFormerly BOT 299 Cooperative EducationWork Experience.This course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers theestablishment of learning goals for the workassignments, career development and work-relatedproblem solving. Faculty assign a final projectdesigned to elicit on-the-job learning about officeadministration. Students must satisfactorily completethe seminar, the final project, and the workassignment to receive credit.Course DescriptionsCHEMISTRYStudents who intend to major in programssuch as chemistry, biology, pre-medicine, pharmacyor veterinary medicine should followthe sequence of CHE 121, 122, 211 and 222.Students who intend to major in allied healthprograms such as nursing or respiratory care orprograms such as agriculture should follow thesequence of CHE 111 and 112.CHE 111 CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101; MAT136.4 creditsFormerly CH 100 Concepts of Chemistry.This course includes a brief but comprehensivesurvey of chemistry. Topics include atomicstructure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, periodictable, properties of matter, solutions, acids,bases, salts, gas laws and organic compounds.Recommended as prerequisite for CHE 112.Three hours of class work, three hours of laboratoryper week.CHE 112 PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC ANDBIOCHEMISTRYPrerequisite: CHE 111 or one year of highschool chemistry.4 creditsFormerly CH 121 Introductory Biochemistry:Sequel to Concepts of Chemistry, CHE 111.This course is a survey of organic and biologicalchemistry. Topics include structure, nomenclatureand reactions characteristic of various classes oforganic compounds as they relate to the chemistrywithin living systems. Topics in biochemistryinclude the study of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,enzymes, nucleic acids and metabolism.Laboratory work reinforces the lecture concepts.Fulfills open, liberal arts, and, with CHE 111,laboratory sequence electives. This course willreceive transfer credit to any major nursing college.Three hours of class work, three hours oflaboratory per week.CHE 121 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101; MAT136; high school chemistry within the past fouryears or CHE 111.4 creditsFormerly CH 101 General Chemistry I .The course is designed to provide a basis for moreadvanced work in science, the general approachbeing theoretical and mathematical. Descriptivematerial is used in illustration. Some of the topicsinclude atomic structure, formulas and equationcalculations, periodicity, bonding and states ofmatter. Three hours of class work, three hours oflaboratory per week. This is the first half of a twosemestersequence.137

Course Descriptions138CHE 122 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2Prerequisite: CHE 121; MAT 172.4 creditsFormerly CH 102 General Chemistry 2This course is a continuation of CHE 121. Thetopics Include: equilibria, kinetics, solubility, acidsand bases, complex ions, electrochemistry, nuclearchemistry and organic chemistry. Calculations willbe stressed. Laboratory work illustrates principleswhile dealing with quantitative interpretation ofdata. Three hours of class work, three hours oflaboratory per week.CHE 211 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1Prerequisite: CHE 122.4 creditsFormerly CH 201 Organic Chemistry IDesigned for science, engineering and premedicalmajors. Topics include nomenclature, structure,properties, synthesis and reaction mechanisms ofdifferent classes of organic compounds. Laboratorywork involves an introduction to current microscale organic techniques and the preparation andproperties of representative compounds. Fulfillsopen, liberal arts and, with CHE 212, laboratoryscience electives. Three hours of class work, threehours of laboratory per week.CHE 212 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2Prerequisite: CHE 211.4 creditsFormerly CH 202 Organic Chemistry 2. Sequelto Organic Chemistry 1 (CHE 211).Topics include: further discussions of functionalgroup transformations in the light of their mechanismsand their applications to longer and morecomplex organic synthesis sequences. Importantclasses of biomolecules including amino acids,sugars and natural products are introduced.Laboratory work involves practical applicationsof the presented topics. Fulfills open, liberal arts,and, with CHE 211, laboratory science electives.Three hours of class work, three hours of laboratoryper week.CHE 232 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTALCHEMISTRYPrerequisite: CHE 121 or permission of theinstructor.4 creditsFormerly CH 207 Environmental Chemistry.Offered infrequently.This course will study important environmentalproblems such as water pollution, acid rain, greenhouseeffect and ozone depletion. The laboratorycourse is tied to the lecture and will use analyticalmethods to solve real roblems. The course involvesactual fieldwork where students will experienceand investigate important environmental problems.3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratoryper week.CHE 240 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRYPrerequisite: CHE 122.4 creditsFormerly CH 240 Analytical Chemistry.Offered infrequently.The theoretical aspects of modern analytic chemistrywill be stressed. Stoichiometry and quantitativecalculations will be emphasized. Topics includedare gravimetric, volumetric and several instrumentalmethods of analysis. The course is designedfor biology, premedicine and chemistry majors.The laboratory portion of this course is tied to thelecture and expands on the topics being discussed.Some of the experiments include gravimetric, volumetric,optical and electrical methods of analysis.An independent project is required. 3 hours ofclass work, 3 hours of laboratory per week.CHE 260 HONORS CHEMISTRY RESEARCHPrerequisite: CHE 121 and CHE 122 witha grade of B or higher, an interview with thefaculty advisor and departmental approval arerequired prior to signing up for this course.3 creditsFormerly CHE 299 Honors Chemistry Research.This course includes advanced research participationand laboratory work in various branches ofchemistry. A seminar and final research reportare required. This course involves a “hands on”research experience. The research will emphasizethe development of independent scientificthought and practice, experimental design, use ofthe literature, and scientific speaking and writing.6 hours of laboratory per week, 6 hours of libraryresearch per week.COLLEGE EXPERIENCECOL 100 COLLEGE FORUM1 creditFormerly CD 101 College Forum .College forum is required of all First Time, FullTime Students.This first year experience course introduces strategiesand skills for success at NCC and beyond. Youwill learn how to be proactive in your educationalpursuits and how to access a broad range of supportservices that are available. This one creditclass will show you how to proactively navigateyour way through the NCC college experience,and ultimately achieve your goals.COL 150 INFO/TECH LITERACYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084Not available to ESL students below the 152 level.1 creditThis student success course addresses academicinformation and technology literacy. A hands-oncourse, taught in a computer laboratory, it focuseson the practical skills necessary for academic success,including navigation and evaluation of searchengines and websites, familiarity with academicword processing and course management systems,internet-based student services, and the introductionof ePortfolio. The most current academictechnology tools will be used. These technologicaltolls are evolving in an on-going basis and thereforemay change from semester to semester.FS 101 FRESHMAN SEMINARPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 066.Not available to ESL students below the 152 level.3 creditsThis first-year student success course addressesissues related to students’ transition to college andbeyond. Students use a variety of self and careerassessment instruments to explore career paths,practice goal setting, and develop plans for achievingtheir goals. In addition, students review andpractice academic success strategies; develop criticalthinking abilities as they analyze materials thatreflect the diversity in the college and in society;evaluate their experiences as they relate to learning,self-development and career exploration; andlearn the fundamentals of primary and secondaryresearch. The course also acquaints students withthe services available to them at the college.HR 110 CAREER PLANNING1 creditThis course is designed to focus on a variety ofcareer development issues. Emphasis is placed ona variety of career development issues. Time isdevoted to self-assessment, resume writing, interviewskills and exploration of career options.COMMUNICATIONAND SPEECHCOM 101 INTRODUCTION TO MASSCOMMUNICATIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 101.This course introduces students to the roles andpractices of mass communication industries in themodern world, with a focus on the impact andinfluence of print and electronic media, advertising,and public relations, on American society. Abasic course for communications majors.COM 115 STUDENT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.COM 121 recommended but not required.3 creditsIn this hands-on course, students join the staff ofThe Voice, our student-run campus newspaper,contributing writing, photography, editing, anddesign skills to the publication. The course is opento all students with an interest in writing, graphicand web design, photography, current events and

Course Descriptionsjournalism. Participants will learn how a newspaperoperates; how to generate, refine, and revisestrong story ideas for a student newspaper; howto use photographs and graphics effectively; howeditors oversee the publication; and how layout,design and production interrelate to create thefinal product. Working as a team to create a realisticnewsroom experience, students will receiveindividual attention and coaching and will developa clearer sense of how newspapers and relatedmedia function.COM 121 jOURNALISMPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 110Journalism (COM 121) is an introductory coursecovering basic skills in writing, reporting and editingnews. Course material also includes the ethicalissues and commercial pressures that shape thenews, and relevant discussion of current events.Because writing is an essential skill for journalistsin all media, coursework includes grammar, andwritten assignments are emphasized. In-class discussionand critique of student writing will also bean important part of the course.COM 141 TV PRODUCTION IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 credits.Formerly MC 111Students are trained in film technology and techniqueby the use of a digital video camera anddigital editing. Through a series of lessons invisual communication, they learn the skills neededto create a script, a storyboard and tell a storywith pictures (no dialogue). They learn televisionproduction through a TV interview showthat promotes their work and themselves. Thisis the cornerstone of the TV and Film Option inCommunication Arts. Two hours of lecture, threehours of taping, studio or editing.COM 143 TV PRODUCTION IIPrerequisite: COM 141 or instructor’s permission.3 credits.Formerly MC 122Students write and direct live television interviewprograms, instructional programs and a film shortin the form of a music video. Coursework emphasizeswriting, directing, editing and creating graphicsfor film and television. Two hours of lecture,three hours of taping, studio or editing.COM 154 FILM STUDY AND APPRECIATIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 112An aesthetic and critical approach to film study,this course helps students develop a cinematicvocabulary and apply analytic skills. Classroomscreenings provide texts for discussion and analysis;they are supplemented by lectures and readings.COM 157 AMERICAN FILMPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 113Representative American films from the classicperiod are screened to illustrate importantgenres, auteur theory, cinematic composition,narrative structures and changing technology.Students study the historical relationship of filmto American society.COM 159 NONFICTION FILMPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 114This study of nonfiction film examines variousapproaches to documenting events and people onfilm and the techniques used to record and editsuch images. Students are introduced to both historicalexamples of the genre and to contemporarypractices.COM 172 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly STA 113This course will provide an introduction to thetheoretical bases of interpersonal communicationand the development of one-on-one communicationskills in personal and business relationships.Topics will include language and meaning, nonverbalcommunication, listening and response skills,influence in relationships, overcoming barriers tocommunication, and interpersonal communicationin family, intimate and work relationships.COM 173 PUBLIC SPEAKINGPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly STA 203 Speech CommunicationThe course introduces students to the communicationtechniques needed to organize and deliveroral messages in a public setting, with emphasis onextemporaneous speeches that inform, demonstrateand persuade. Basic communication theory, includingreasoning patterns and logical fallacies, is covered.COM 202 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONPrerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.3 creditsThis course studies how culture and communicationimpact one another. The course will examinehow one’s cultural imprint – world view, values,customs, thought processes, language, etc. - affectshow one communicates. A practical componentof the course will be to understand and practicestrategies and skills for achieving our ultimategoal: better understanding of and communicationbetween all cultures.COM 205 MASS MEDIA AND POPULARCULTUREPrerequisite: MC 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 204 Mass Media and PopularCultureThis course is an examination of the impact themass media has on our cultural world. Studentswill engage in the historical, textual, productionand audience-based analysis of selected elements ofour popular culture to discern how media industriesaffect society.COM 209 GENDER AND COMMUNICATIONPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course analyzes how masculine and femininestyles of communication are different, why thatis, and what the effects have been in shaping, sustaining,and changing our perceptions of gender.The contexts in which we experience genderedcommunication - family, school, work, etc. - andthe theoretical basis for such contexts will bediscussed.COM 211 SCREENWRITINGPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsIn this course, students learn the basics of writingscripts for movies. The class will view moviesand examine the corresponding scripts; studyplotting techniques; discuss the craft of characterdevelopment and dialogue; learn scene directionprotocols, and analyze the structure of short- andfeature-length films. Students will be expected toproduce a complete screenplay over the course ofthe semester. Using industry-appropriate software,finished work will be produced in professionalformat and style.COM 215 MEDIA WRITINGPrerequisite: COM 121 Journalism or permissionof instructor.3 creditsFormerly MC 255 Writing for TV and PrintMediaBuilding on the basics of journalism, this classfocuses on writing news and feature stories forboth print media and broadcast. The classroombecomes a newsroom where students assign, writeand edit stories and then recast their news storiesinto broadcast format. Instruction centers onissues in reporting, writing and editing. Coursework will appear in the student newspaper and instudent-produced television news shows.139

Course Descriptions140COM 217 WRITING FOR ADVERTISINGand PUBLIC RELATIONSPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 203 Writing for Advertising andPublic RelationsIdentifying creative ideas for advertising and publicrelations campaigns and executing them withcompelling, well-crafted writing is the primaryfocus of this course. Working in teams and individually,students will create campaigns for a varietyof products, services and social causes in print,radio and television media. They will present theirwork to the class and participate in discussionsof the other students’ work. In addition to buildingwriting skills, the course will provide a solidunderstanding of what it is like to work in theadvertising and public relations fields.COM 218 WRITING FEATURE STORIESPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsWriting feature stories for mass media or inhousepublications is the focus of this course, withemphasis on strong leads, story structures, factgathering, accuracy and revision. Students willcomplete at least three articles targeted for publication.This course is of interest to those who wishto write for media, public relations or businesspurposes.COM 219 MAGAZINE WRITING ANDPRODUCTIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 288 Magazine Writing andProductionIn this course, students will develop a professionalunderstanding of how magazine identitiesare developed and marketed, how magazines arecompiled and edited, and how magazine articlesare proposed, written and revised. Pressures relatedto the Internet, advertising and circulation in themodern market will be identified and their impacton magazine journalism will be studied. Thecourse emphasis is on developing editorial content(writing and editing) with students using theCommunication Arts lab to create their own magazine,complete with articles, for a final project.COM 221 DIGITAL jOURNALISMPrerequisite: ENG 101 Co-requisite: COM 121or permission of instructor.3 creditsThe internet, digital technology, and social mediahave transformed journalism, creating new waysto reach audiences and speeding up the newscycle. In the digital era, news organizations andjournalists must constantly integrate new technologiesand skills to stay competitive. Students inthis class will learn to communicate news in thisevolving environment, and will reflect critically ontechnology’s impact on journalism, its ethics, andits mission to keep the public informed.COM 243 TV PRODUCTION IIIPrerequisite: COM 141 or instructor’s permission.3 credits.Formerly MC 233Students become reporters, camera operators,directors, crew and anchors to create a newsprogram. Using CNN world and national newsreports they create localized news stories to showthe impact these stories have on their community.Selected stories are expanded to explore therudiments of short documentaries. Two hours oflecture, three hours of taping, studio or editing.COM 244 TV PRODUCTION IV: ADVANCEDEDITING AND SCREEN PLAY PRODUCTIONPrerequisite: COM 141 or instructor’s permission.3 credits.Formerly MC 244Students use advanced editing skills to create projectsfrom the categories of promotional, comedy,entertainment, drama or documentary. Emphasisis on nonlinear editing, digital sound design, andlighting. Two hours of lecture, three hours of taping,studio or editing.COM 256 FOCUS ON THE DIRECTORPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 212 Focus on the DirectorIn this course, the work of a single director or asmall group of directors is studied in depth. Thespecific focus of the course will be determinedby the place of the director(s) in film history andaesthetics. General topics such as recurrent themesand techniques, critical stature, genre and historicalcontext will be covered.COM 257 AMERICAN FILM HERITAGEPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 213 American Film Heritage:Kubrick Scorsese, SpielbergDedicated to preserving and restoring Americanfilm classics, the founders of the Film Foundationalso helped to create that heritage. Three of theFoundation’s directors – Stanley Kubrick, MartinScorsese and Steven Spielberg - will be representedby several of their films. Topics include each director’sunique style and vision and his contributionsto American cinematic history.COM 274 INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUESfor WRITERSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MC 216 Interviewing Techniques forWritersIdentifying, approaching and questioning sourcesare essential skills for journalists and nonfictionwriters. In this course, students examine thework of successful interviewers and practice usingidentified techniques to gain the skills necessaryto conduct a successful interview. Course workincludes studying printed and recorded interviews,conducting interviews both in and outsidethe classroom, and writing profiles of interviewsubjects.COM 295 INTERNSHIP IPrerequisite: 40 credits completed inCommunication Arts curriculum; permission ofprogram coordinator.3 creditsFormerly MC 236 Internship in MassCommunicationA mass communications internship provides practicalexperience in a supervised media situation. Suchan opportunity can be internal, within the College,or external, within a public or private media settingrelated to the production of communications/media. Permission of instructor is required.COMPUTER AIDEDDRAFTING AND DESIGNCAD 114 ARCHITECTURAL CADPrerequisite: Some drafting experience3 creditsDrafting techniques using computer and the latestversion of AutoCAD are covered along witharchitectural setup of drawings, layering systems,floor plans and elevations drawn with computer,including walls, doors, windows, furniture, notes,dimensioning. Drawing manipulation with blocksand printing. Two hours of lecture, two hours oflaboratory.CAD 116 REVIT 3D SOFTWAREPrerequisite: CAD 114 or some draftingexperience.3 creditsThis course will cover the use of 3-D applicationsoftware for the creation of model design. Revitarchitectural software will be used in this course.Topics include creation of architectural floorplans, the basics of creating 3-D walls, wall styles,wall modifier styles and object display control.Creating mass models, commercial structures and3-D walkthroughs using the camera will alsobe covered. Two hours of lecture, two hours oflaboratory.

Course DescriptionsCAD 133 AD MECHANICAL AUTOCADPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101, MAT 136.3 creditsThe objective of this course is to give the studenta basic understanding of Computer AidedDrafting using the latest version of AutoCAD.The student will learn drafting fundamentals forengineering through projects from various technicaldisciplines. Topics include drawing setup, text,dimensioning, layering systems, blocks, printingand plotting, orthographic and isometric viewsas well as an introduction to 3-D solid modeling.Upon finishing this course, students should beable to prepare drawings in their own engineeringdisciplines. One hour of class work, four hours oflaboratory.CAD 204 CAD 3D ARCHITECTURAL AUTOCADPrerequisite: CAD 114 or CAD 133.3 creditsThree-dimensional drafting and design techniquesusing the latest AutoCAD version. Use of UCSand WCS for generating wire meshes, solids, 3-Dplines, hatching. Hidden lines removal and trueperspectives. Introduction to shading and rendering.Printing of perspectives. Two hours of lecture,two hours of laboratory.CAD 275 CAD ANIMATION 3D STUDIO MAXPrerequisites: CAD 114 and/or CAD 116 orpermission of the instructor. Knowledge ofAutoCAD is needed for those wanting to renderand animate AutoCAD drawings.3 creditsFormerly, and also known as, CAD 240 StudioVIZThis course covers the 3D Studio MAX softwareused by architects, artists, engineers, designers,medical and forensic experts as a modeling andpresentation tool. Topics include the creationand editing of three-dimensional geometry usingprimitives, lofting, and existing 3D AutoCADobjects. Students will learn how to present theirideas through images, 3D models, and animations.Two hours of lecture, four hours of laboratory.COMPUTER SCIENCECSA 098 UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS3 creditsFormerly CMP 096 Computer FundamentalsThe foundations necessary to use the computer asa tool. Topics covered will include an introductionto information representation and its storage, fundamentalapplications of the computer and fundamentalsof programming demonstrated through ahigh-level programming language. Programminglaboratory projects in a closed laboratory environmentsupervised by the instructor. Two hourslecture; two hours of laboratory.CSA 105 TECHNIQUES INTRODUCTION TOSOFTWARE APPLICATIONSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 orCo-requisite: ENG 084 or ESL 142.3 creditsFormerly CMP 103 Using Microcomputers andApplication SoftwareA hands-on course, taught in a computer laboratory,provides an introduction to IBM compatiblemicrocomputers, basic understanding ofWindows and Internet, and indepth coverageof popular word processing, spreadsheet andpresentation tools. The course assumes no priorcomputing experience and is open to all studentsat the college except those majoring in computers.Emphasis is on developing practical applicationsfor personal productivity. The specific softwareused in this course may change from semester tosemester based on industry demand. In additionto supervised classroom exercises, weekly computerprojects are required. A student who takes CSC103, CSA 105, or BBG 114 can apply creditsfrom only one of these courses toward graduation.CSA 205 ADVANCED APPLICATIONSPrerequisite: CSA 105 or CSC 103.3 creditsFormerly CMP 123 Advanced SoftwareApplicationsA continuation of CSA 105, taught in a computerlaboratory. Students should be prepared to beginworking at the advanced level in each particularsoftware package taught in the prerequisite introductorycourse. This course presents advancedcoverage of Windows, word processing, spreadsheets,graphics, macros, and databases includingrelations and advanced reporting.CSC 103 TECHNIQUES COMPUTER CONCEPTSAND APPLICATIONSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly CMP 101 Computer Concepts withApplicationsAn introduction to computer concepts: input,output, processor, hardware and software withemphasis on the information processing cycle,problem solving and algorithm development. Aprogramming language is used to introduce thestudent to programming and to develop solutionsto common computing problems. Studentsalso learn to use the computer as a tool by gainingexperience with popular application softwarepackages and the Internet. Three hours lecture;two hours of laboratory. A student who takes CSC103, CSA 105, or BBG 114 can apply creditsfrom only one of these courses toward graduation.CSC 108 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMINGPrerequisite: Placement in MAT 172.4 creditsFormerly CMP 119 Introduction toProgrammingThis course covers Fundamentals of programmingand program development techniques. Topicsinclude data types, functions, storage class, selection,repetition, pointers, arrays, and file processing.Programming laboratory projects in a closedlaboratory environment are supervised by theinstructor. Three hours lecture; two hours oflaboratory.CSC 207 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL BASIC. NETPrerequisite: CSC 103 or knowledge of aprogramming language and familiarity withMicrosoft Windows.4 creditsFormerly CMP 225 Visual BasicA study of the Visual Basic system comprisingvisual design tools, event driven programming,object oriented programming, and debuggingtools to create applications that take full advantageof the Windows graphic environment. Studentswill build bars, buttons, boxes and menus. Theywill use controls, conditional statements andloops, multiple windows, data types, sub/functionsprocedures, data control, multiple documentinterface, ado, ole, control arrays, dll, data accessobject and database interfacing. Three hours lecture;two hours of laboratory.CSC 208 ADVANCED VISUAL BASIC.NETPrerequisites: CSC 207 and CSC 233 orequivalent SQL experience.4 creditsFormerly CMP 231 Visual Basic 2Provides the student with advanced programmingconcepts with desktop and distributed systems.It will extend object oriented application developmentutilizing both client side and serversidetechnology. The course will focus heavilyon database connectivity and management. TheRDMS that will be utilized will be Oracle andSQL-Server. N-Tier applications developmentwill be utilized in the classroom and laboratoryassignments. Three hours lecture; Two hours oflaboratory.CSC 211 VB AND ASP. NET WEB BASEDPROGRAMMINGPrerequisite: CSC 208 Advanced Visual Basic.NET.3 creditsVB.NET provides web-based applications in anew and flexible way by encapsulating commonlyused code into object-oriented controls. Thesecontrols can be fired by web site events. Thiscourse branches out into many other technologiessuch as Web Services, ADO.NET and advanced141

Course Descriptions142database usage, Custom Controls, and Securityto provide the student with a complete range ofthe internet technologies. This course will providestudents with the.NET techniques that will enablethem to create flexible, secure, and robust websites that can collect and work with informationin a multitude of ways to the benefit of the user.CSC 213 ObjECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMINGUSING C++Prerequisite: CSC 108.4 creditsFormerly CMP 244 Object OrientedProgramming Using C++The advanced features of C++ programmingand new tools of C++ will be covered in detail.Objects, classes, overloading, inheritance, virtualfunction, files, streams and class libraries will bediscussed. Software design using object orientedprogramming techniques and the C++ programminglanguage. Programming laboratory projectsin a closed laboratory environment supervised bythe instructor. Three hours lecture; two hours oflaboratory.CSC 224 jAVA PROGRAMMING IIPrerequisites: CSC 223 or CSC 2264 creditsFormerly CMP 247 Java IIThis course picks up where the first JavaProgramming course left off, introducing the topicsof threading and I/O. The remainder of thecourse serves to extend the student’s knowledgeof using Java to build enterprise strength applications,with exposure to both “fat” and “thin”client structures. The course will cover currentlyused structures of JBDC connectivity, JavaBeans,servlets, JSP and XML and XHTML. Three hourslecture; two hours of laboratory.CSC 225 CROSS PLATFORM WEBSERVICES USING THE J2EE PLATFORMPrerequisites: CSC 224, CST 255, or permissionof instructor.4 creditsThe features and tools of Web Services will becovered in detail. This class will introduce the fundamentalsof Web Services (XML, SOAP, WSDL,and UDDI) and the underlying theories of howWeb Services are required to behave. Further, theclass will cover creating and implementing WebServices using the Java 2 Enterprise Edition platform.Comparisons with.NET Web Services willbe offered. Programming laboratories, supervisedby the instructor, will be given. 3 hours lecture, 2hours of laboratory.CSC 226 ObjECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMINGUSING jAVAPrerequisites: CSC 108 or CSC 207 or CSC234 or CST 252 or permission of instructor.4 creditsThe features and tools of the Java programminglanguage will be covered in detail. TheObject Oriented model will be used in developingobject-based and object-oriented programs. TheJava Virtual Machine and environment, classes,arrays, strings, inheritance, graphics, exceptions,I/O streams, and the Java API will be discussed.Programming laboratory projects in closed laboratoryenvironment, supervised by the instructor,will be assigned. 3 hours lecture; 2 hours oflaboratory.CSC 233 DATABASE DEVELOPMENT IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101; CSC 103or equivalent recommended.4 creditsFormerly CMP 212 Relational DatabaseDevelopmentRelational database development including datamodeling, database design and database implementation.The student learns to create and altertables, retrieve, insert, update, and delete datausing a fourth generation language (ORACLE) ina supervised laboratory setting. Uses of databasetechnology, understanding DBMS and RDBMSconcepts, normalizing designs, transforming oflogical design into physical databases, embeddedSQL, and the role of the DBA are also covered.Three hours lecture; two hours of laboratory.CSC 234 DATABASE DEVELOPMENT IIPrerequisite: CSC 233.4 creditsFormerly CMP 224 Relational DatabaseDevelopment IIReinforcement of topics covered in CSC 233as well as introduction of new topics includingPL/SQL; creation of custom forms; functions;reports; additional ORACLE features; advancedcalculations and multi-valued dependencies; andsome current trends. A case study approach isused to apply concepts, methodologies and theORACLE tools covered. 3 hours lecture; 2 hoursof laboratory.CSC 235 DATABASE DEVELOPMENT IIIPrerequisite: CSC 234.4 creditsFormerly CMP 236 Relational DatabaseDevelopment IIIThis course will review SQL and will focus onadvanced topics within Oracle, including PL/SQL, Procedure Builder, Developer Tools andIntegration, SQL tuning, with an emphasis onDBA, and features of new Oracle releases. Threehours lecture; two hours of laboratory.CSC 241 DATA STRUCTURES ANDALGORITHMSPrerequisite: CSC 213 or CSC 226.4 creditsFormerly CMP 228 Data StructuresCommon data structures used to represent informationin an object-oriented environment. Topicsinclude stacks, queues, pointers, linked lists, binarytrees, and hashing. Efficiencies of algorithmsand their relations to data representation will bediscussed. Programming laboratory projects in aclosed laboratory environment supervised by theinstructor. 3 hours lecture; 2 hours of laboratory.CSC 245 INTRODUCTION TO C#Prerequisite: CSC 207 or CSC 108 or CST 252or CSC 234 or permission of instructor.4 creditsThe features and tools of the C# language willbe covered in detail. Comparisons with Java andVisual Basic.Net will be offered. Visual Studio.NET environment, encapsulation, inheritance,polymorphism, exception handling, I/O, andthe Common Language Runtime will be discussed.Programming laboratories, supervised bythe instructor, will be given. Three hours lecture;two hours of laboratory.CSC 246 ADVANCED C#Prerequisite: CSC 245.4 creditsThis course picks up where the Introduction toC# course left off. The course serves to extendthe student’s knowledge of using C# to buildenterprise strength applications with exposure toboth “fat” and “thin” client structures. The coursewill cover currently used structures of ADO.NET,ActiveX Component development, ASP.NET,Web Forms, XML processing, and Web Services.CSC 248 CROSS PLATFORM WEBSERVICES USING.NET TECHNOLOGYPrerequisites: CST 255 and [CSC 211 orCSC 246], or permission of instructor.4 creditsThe features and tools of Web Services will becovered in detail. This class will introduce the fundamentalsof Web Services (XML, SOAP, WSDL,and UDDI) and the underlying theories of howWeb Services are required to behave. Further, theclass will cover creating and implementing WebServices using the. NET technology. Comparisonswith Java and other web service models such asEDI will be offered. Programming laboratories,supervised by the instructor, will be given. 3 hourslecture, 2 hours of laboratory.

Course DescriptionsCSC 255 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, DESIGNand DEVELOPMENTPrerequisite: One of the following: CSC 108,CSC 203 , CSC 207, or CSC 223.4 creditsFormerly CMP 260 Systems Analysis and DesignSystems analysis, design concepts and techniquesused in the workplace to resolve business problems.The case study approach is used to apply thesystems development life cycle. Students, workingin teams, analyze a business problem and develop,design and implement an executable businesssystem. Monitoring, evaluation, project management,feasibility analysis and documentation areemphasized. 3 hours lecture; 2 hours of laboratory.CSC 262 PROGRAMMING MOBILE DEVICES 1Prerequisite: CSC 107 or CSC 1083 creditsThe course will introduce students to the variousplatforms In use on small and mobile devices.Platforms will include Apple iPhone, GoogleAndroid OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, OracleJ2ME and others. Students will create applicationsfor each platform using specialized developmentenvironments. 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours oflaboratory.CSC 263 PROGRAMMING MOBILE DEVICES LLPrerequisite: CSC 2623 creditsThe course will build on the knowledge gainedin CSC 262 Programming Mobile Devices 1 byenabling the student to specialize in developmenton a single device. The device will be chosen priorto offering the class. All aspects of the developmentwill be covered in the context of the device.3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory.CSC 295 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION/WORKEXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, minimum 2.0 GPA,sophomore status, advanced programmingcourse and approval of the department.3 creditsFormerly CMP 299 Cooperative EducationWork ExperienceThis course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students, who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation site, attend a regularly scheduled seminaron campus. The seminar covers the establishmentof learning goals for the work assignment,career development and work-related problemsolving. Faculty assign a final project designedto elicit on-the-job learning specific to computersecurity, computer systems technology, informationsystems, or information technology. Studentsmust satisfactorily complete the seminar, the finalproject, and the work assignment to receive credit.CST 111 INTERNET COMMERCE TECHNOLOGYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1013 creditsFormerly CMP 111 Internet CommerceTechnologyThis introductory course covers the current technologiessupporting today’s Internet commerceinitiatives and the business rationales for conductingcommerce via electronic rather than traditionalmeans. Some of the technologies exploredin the course include payment systems, web servertools, and security systems.CST 121 OPERATING SYSTEMS – AnINTRODUCTIONPrerequisite: CST 180 or CSC 108 or any 200level CST or CSC course with a grade of C orhigher.4 creditsFormerly CMP 230 Operating SystemsOperating Systems provides an introduction toUnix based operating systems. The course focuseson basic skills in using a command line operatingsystem. Students will learn the characteristics ofthe common Unix shells, the Unix based file anddirectory system, file management, permissions,the “vi” editor, and basic computer networkingconcepts and commands. Graphical user interfaceenvironments and PC operating systems will bediscussed. Three hours laboratory.CST 141 COMPUTER HARDWAREPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly CMP 108 Computer RepairThis course provides hands-on experience andskills development necessary to install, service andsupport microcomputers. Each section focuses onthe key concepts for A+ Certification testing. 3hours lecture; 2 hours of laboratory.CST 153 WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN IPrerequisite: CSC 103 or CSA 105 or familiaritywith PC operating system, file structures,mouse, and basic Word functions.4 creditsFormerly CMP 116 Web Developer IThis course provides the entry into the fast movingwebsite development industry. With its heavyhands-on mode of delivery, students will learnXHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and be exposedto JavaScript. Adhering to standards, specificallyfrom the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)and the European Computer ManufacturersAssociation (ECMA), will play a dominant role inthe creation of web pages that are both platformand browser independent.CST 180 NETWORKING IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 andeligibility for MAT 172.4 creditsFormerly CMP 107 Networking IAn introduction to computer networking concepts.Topics include the functions of the ISO/OSI reference model; data link and networkaddresses; the function of a MAC address; dataencapsulation; the different classes of IP addresses(and subnetting); the functions of the TCP/IPnetwork-layer protocols. The student learns toplan, design and install an Ethernet LAN using anextended or hierarchical star topology; to select,install, and test cable and determine wiring closetlocations; to perform beginning network maintenance,tuning, and troubleshooting along withbasic documenting, auditing and monitoring ofLANs. This course consists of lecture, and computerbased training, as well as hands-on laboratories.Three hours lecture; two hours of laboratory.CST 181 NETWORKING IIPrerequisite: CST 180.4 creditsFormerly CMP 117 Networking IIThis is the second in a series of four coursesdesigned to provide students with classroom andlaboratory experience in current and emergingnetworking technology that will empower themto enter employment and/or further educationand training in the computer networking field.Instruction includes, but is not limited to, safety,networking, network terminology and protocols,network standards, LANs, WANs, OSI models,Ethernet, Token Ring, Fiber Distributed DataInterface, TCP/IP Addressing Protocol, dynamicrouting, routing, and the network administrator’srole and function. Particular emphasis is given tothe use of decision-making and problem-solvingtechniques in solving networking problems. Threehours lecture; two hours of laboratory.CST 182 NETWORKING IIIPrerequisite: CST 181.4 creditsFormerly CMP 127 Networking IIIThis is the third course in the four-course seriesdesigned to introduce new content and extendpreviously learned networking skills. Instructionintroduces and extends the student’s knowledgeand practical experience with switches, Local AreaNetworks (LANs) and Virtual Local Area Networks(VLANs) design, configuration and maintenance.Students develop practical experience in skills relatedto configuring LANs, WANs, Novell networks,Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) routing andInterior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) protocolsand network troubleshooting. 3 hours lecture;2 hours of laboratory.143

Course Descriptions144CST 183 NETWORKING IVPrerequisite: CST 182.4 creditsFormerly CMP 137 Networking IVThis is the fourth course in the four-course seriesdesigned to introduce new content and extendpreviously learned networking skills. Instructionintroduces and extends the student’s knowledgeand practical experience with Wide Area Networks(WANs), Integrated Services Data Networks(ISDN), and Point-to-Point Protocols (PPP) andFrame Relay design, configuration and maintenance.Students develop practical experience inskills related to configuring WANs, ISDN, PPPand Frame Relay protocols and networking troubleshooting.3 hours lecture; 2 hours of laboratory.CST 191 SECURE WIRELESS NETWORKSPrerequisite: ENG 101, CST 180 or equivalent.3 creditsAfter an introduction to wireless networking,the course explores the options available for localarea and personal area networking. Both designand implementation issues of practical wirelessnetworks will be discussed. Hands-on projects willhelp reinforce the concepts presented. Wireless networksecurity will be discussed in terms of the risksand the measures needed to secure them. Rogueaccess points and insecure network configurationswill be discussed and students will develop theirskills in identifying and mitigating these securitythreats. External threats such as eavesdropping,identity theft, and other evolving threats will bepresented along with methods of making the wirelessexperiences secure.CST 205 PROjECT MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: Sophomore status (30 credits) andcompletion of one of the following: CST 182 ,CSC 234, CSC 208, CSC 213, CSC 223, CSC226.4 creditsFormerly CMP 235 Project ManagementThis course covers the multiple facets ofproject management, from the initial discussionsand specification ketches with the clientthrough to implementation and documentation.Development of project plans, complete withmeasurable milestones, dependencies and failurepoints are covered, as are the standard PERT andGANTT charts. A project management softwaretool is introduced and utilized within the scopeof the class project. Each student, whether individuallyor as part of a team, will be responsiblefor taking an assigned project through the entiremanagement life cycle. Three hours lecture; twohours of laboratory.CST 252 WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN IIPrerequisite: CST 153.4 creditsFormerly CMP 216 Web Developer IIAs a continuation of Web Development andDesign I, this course focuses exclusively onJavaScript as the de facto scripting language of theWeb. Students will write standards-based scriptsthat manipulate elements of the browser window.Further, students will use JavaScript to createActive Server Pages (ASP) that execute on a webserver. This class prepares students to pass the ASPCertificate test administered by W3Schools.CST 255 XML FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEBPrerequisite: CST 252 or CSC 108 or CSC 207.4 creditsFormerly CMP 225 XML for the World WideWebThe course builds on students’ knowledge ofHTML and JavaScript in the rich world ofXML. Topics covered include creating well formedand valid XML documents, Document TypeDefinitions (DTDs), namespaces, entities, XMLSchemas, formatting using Cascading Style Sheets(CSS) and Extensible Style sheet Language (XSL)and transformations using XSL Transformations.Two hours of laboratory.CST 272 OPERATIONS SECURITY TECHNOLOGYPrerequisite: CST 121 or Co-requisite CST 182Networking III.3 creditsFormerly CMP 251 Operations SecurityTechnologyThe Operations Security Technology course coversthe identification of the controls over hardwareand media and the operators with access privilegesto any of these resources. A computer securityprofessional is expected to know the resourcesthat must be protected, the privileges that must berestricted, the control mechanisms available, thepotential abuse of access, the appropriate controls,and the principles of good practice. These topicsare addressed in the course.CST 273 SECURITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICESPrerequisites: ENG 101, CST 111, and CST 181.3 creditsFormerly CMP 256 Security ManagementPracticesSecurity Management entails the identification ofan organization’s information assets and the development,documentation, and implementation ofpolicies, standards, procedures, and guidelines thatensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.This course will prepare the student to understandthe planning, organization, and roles of individualsinvolved in security, develop security policies,and utilize management tools used to identifythreats, classify assets, and rate vulnerabilities.CST 274 NETWORK SECURITY TECHNOLOGYPrerequisites: CST 272 Operations SecurityTechnology.3 creditsFormerly CMP 253 Networking SecurityTechnologyThe Network Security domain encompasses thestructures, transmission methods, transport formats,and security measures used to provide integrity,availability, authentication, and confidentialityfor transmissions over private and public communicationsnetworks and media. This course willgive the student both the knowledge and hands-onpractice in network security software, includingpreventive, detective, and corrective measures.CST 279 DIGITAL FORENSICSPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101, or anyCST or CSC course with a grade of C or higher.3 creditsThis course is an introduction to computer forensics.Topics include discussion of various types ofcomputer crime and computer evidence, computerforensics standards and practices, the preparationof hardware for the acquiring of evidence,image techniques, computer forensics standardsand practices. Students will gain a proficiency inusing The Ultimate Toolkit from AccessData andENcase Forensics Software Suite. They will alsobe learning how to collect, analyze and organizeevidence through case studies. These topics willbe reinforced through case studies, research andpresentations by expertsCONSTRUCTIONTECHNOLOGYCTC 106 BLUEPRINT READING3 creditsFormerly CIV 106Fundamentals of blueprint reading with topicsin basic construction of buildings, conversion,notations, and abbreviations used on plans andelevations.CTC 130 ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLEENERGY3 creditsAn introduction to the study of energy for electricalpower generation and transportation, includingsustainable and non-sustainable energy sources.This course investigates the relationship betweenpopulation and consequences of increased energydemand, reliance on fossil fuels, global warmingand other impacts. Work in this class includesan examination of energy types including fossilfuels and nuclear power, as well as sustainableand renewable energy sources such as wind, solar,hydropower, geothermal, biofuels, fuel cells, andothers. Electrical conservation and efficiency will

Course Descriptionsbe investigated. The social, economic and environmentalimpacts and effectiveness of these alternativeswill be evaluated.CTC 131 BUILDING EFFICIENCY AUDITING3 creditsThis course is intended to provide the knowledgeand experience necessary to perform energy auditsof residential and small commercial buildings.This course will provide the basic understandingof sustainable building energy efficiency.CTC 132 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FORRESIDENCES AND BUSINESSESPrerequisite: None3 creditsAn investigation of sustainable energy for residencesand businesses through the use of energyconservation and renewable energy options.LEED Building standards and certification willbe investigated. Energy options including hydroelectric,wind power, bio-fuels, passive solar, solarthermal, photo-voltaics, hydrogen fuel cells andothers will be studied. Energy conservation andefficiency in the use of window, insulation, electricalequipment, lighting, heating and coolingwill be investigated. Research and evaluation ofrenewable energy’s economic and social feasibilities,environmental benefits and impacts, as wellas state and national energy policies, will beaddressed. Cost-benefit analyses will be completedfor the implementation of various systems.CTC 160 SURVEYING IEquivalent to CIV 160 Surveying I.Prerequisite: MAT 172 or higher.4 creditsFormerly CIV 150This course introduces the student to the properuse and care of surveying equipment used in makinglinear and angular measurements, includingtapes, transits, theodolites, levels and total stations.This leads to the development of basic principlesof traversing as it relates to boundary surveying.The laboratory will familiarize the student withthe proper use and care of the common instrumentsused by the surveying profession. The useof the equipment is then applied to a boundarytraverse. 3 hours lecture; 3 hours of laboratory.CTC 299 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION WORKEXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, matriculation andsophomore standing in the ConstructionTechnology program. Minimum GPA 2.0.Approval of program coordinator.3 creditsFormerly CIV 299This course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation Site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers theestablishment of learning goals for the workassignment, career development and work-relatedproblem-solving. Faculty assign a final projectdesigned to elicit on-the-job learning specific toconstruction technology. Students must satisfactorilycomplete the seminar, the final project, andthe work assignment to receive credit.CRIMINAL JUSTICECJS 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINALjUSTICEPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084.3 creditsThis course offers an interdisciplinary treatmentof the entire field of criminal justice by surveyingcriminal justice agencies and their role, historyand development in the criminal justice system.An input process–output analysis of system clientsincludes the elements and procedures of convictionand the various dispositions for convictedoffenders.CJS 102 INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084.3 creditsA study of the history, philosophy, and evolutionof corrections as well as the functions of U.S. jailsand prisons. The course also examines the proceduresused by state and federal courts that resultin sentencing of offenders to penal institutionsand community-based supervision and treatmentprograms.CJS 105 INTRODUCTION TO LAWENFORCEMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084.3 creditsThis course provides an introduction to the historyand philosophy of law enforcement (local, stateand federal) and a survey of major developmentsand problems in policing. The course stresses therole of police in a pluralistic society from the mid19th century to the present.CJS 120 POLICE AND THE COMMUNITYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084.3 creditsAn analysis of the problems of the police as theyrelate to the community and the proceduresused by departments to meet those problems arecovered. Attention is given to police practicesthat have caused public hostility and that couldisolate law enforcement from the community.Students also become knowledgeable about thepractices that foster positive community relationsand police-citizen communication.CJS 155 PROBATION, PAROLE ANDCOMMUNITY CORRECTIONSPrerequisite: Completion of CJS 101, CJS 105,or CJS 102 and eligibility for ENG 101.3 credits.Not offered every semesterThis course provides a comprehensive examinationof probation services, best practices, andpolicies for both juvenile and adult offenders.This course will consider municipal, state, andfederal models for the delivery of communitycorrectional services, as well as innovative andexperimental approaches. Students will explorethe functions and duties of probation and paroleofficers, including presentence investigations, riskassessments, strategies for supervision and counseling,community resource development, supervisionof sexual offenders, addiction services, Alternative toIncarceration Programs, and restorative justiceCJS 203 jUVENILE jUSTICEPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 101 with “C”or higher and CJS 101, CJS 105, or CJS 102.3 creditsThis course examines in detail how the juvenilejustice process has evolved and expanded as societyhas sought to understand, control and influencechange in the delinquent behavior of childrenand youth. Students study police responsibilityand techniques in the prevention and control ofjuvenile disorder. Attention is given to the latestlegislation concerning methods of dealing withacts of delinquency. An input process–outputanalysis of system clients is included.CJS 210 CONSTITUTIONAL LAWPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 102 with “C”or higher and CJS 101 or CJS 105.3 creditsA comprehensive study and analysis of the UnitedStates Constitution with some emphasis on thoseamendments to the Constitution that affect theadministration of justice; a study and review ofcourt decisions which interpret the Constitution,especially those decisions of the Supreme Courtof the United States; an intensive analysis of theprinciples and theories that limit the authority andpowers of state and local governments.CJS 211 CRIMINAL LAW IPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 101 with “C”or higher and CJS 101 or CJS 105.3 creditsProviding a comprehensive analysis of the criminallaw of Connecticut, the course focuses onthe scope, purpose and definitions of substantivecriminal law and significant defenses. Casemethod is used to illustrate legal requirements forarrest and presentation of evidence.145

Course DescriptionsCJS 213 EVIDENCE AND COURT PROCEDUREPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 101 with “C”or higher and CJS 101 or CJS 105.3 creditsA comprehensive analysis of the role of criminalcourts in the U.S., the structure and organizationof the criminal court system, and how criminalcases are processed from arrest through sentencing.The course will examine the key participants inthe processing of criminal cases in court: judges,prosecutors, defense attorneys, support court personnel,probation officers, and witnesses.CJS 220 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 101 with “C”or higher and CJS 101 or CJS 105.3 creditsCriminal investigation offers a complete survey ofthe police investigative process from the receiptof the complaint of a crime to the presentation ofevidence and the suspect in court. Each step in theprocess is isolated, analyzed and illustrated, andvarious techniques are applied. Particular attentionis given to the crime scene as a source of information,interview and interrogation goals, sourcesof available information within and outside thepolice agency, the securing of legally admissibleevidence and the preparation and presentation ofthe case in court.CJS 225 FORENSIC SCIENCEPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 101 with “C”or higher and CJS 101 or CJS 105.3 creditsAn introduction to the various areas of forensicscience methods and techniques of evidence collection,crime scene examination, and laboratoryexamination. Prepares individuals to conductcrime scene analyses of evidentiary materials,including human remains, under the supervisionof a pathologist, forensic scientist, or other lawenforcement personnel.CJS 250 POLICE ORGANIZATION ANDADMINISTRATIONPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 101 with “C”or higher and CJS 101 or CJS 105.3 creditsThe principles and objectives of management, thecoordination of human resources and the externaland internal influences and relations that affect theoperating environment of criminal justice organizationsare examined.CJS 255 ETHICAL ISSUES IN CRIMINALjUSTICEPrerequisite: Completion of ENG 101 and CJS101, CJS 102 or CJS 105 with a grade of C orhigher.3 creditsAn identification and analysis of the diverse ethicalissues and value conflicts encountered by lawenforcement, court and correctional institutionpersonnel. Emphasis is placed on the functionof personal and professional systems, the myriadfactors that influence decision making by criminaljustice professionals, and the societal, organizational,and legal consequences of unethicalbehavior.CJS 259 WRITING AND RESEARCH FOR LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICERSPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ENG 101and CJS 101, CJS 102 or CJS 1053 creditsThis course emphasizes the practical aspectsof gathering, organizing and preparing writtenreports and other documents applicable to lawenforcement. The course will also focus on conductingwitness interviews and interrogation ofsuspects and the intricacies of providing in-courttestimony. Students will practice the processes andprocedures for creating and completing successfulwriting in the criminal justice field, jake use ofthe technologies commonly used for research andwriting in law enforcement, and learn the conventionof evidence, format, usage and documentationin the field.CJS 290 PRACTICUM IN CRIMINAL jUSTICEPrerequisites/Co-requisites: Minimum of 30college level credits, including ENG 102 with agrade of “C” or higher and CJS 101, 102, or105, and written permission of the practicumadvisor.3 creditsSupervised placement with a public, private, ornon-profit organization that provides services oractivities within or related to the juvenile or criminaljustice system. Students will have an opportunityto explore career choices and translate classroomtheory into a practical experience. Studentswill be required to perform 120 field work hoursper semester in the placement and attend weeklyclass with the practicum advisor.CJS 294 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES INCRIMINAL jUSTICEPrerequisites: Completion of ENG 101 with agrade of C or higher and CJS 101, 102 or 105.3 creditsThis course studies the effects of contemporarytrends upon the police, the courts, and the correctionalprocesses. Emphasis will be placed on theproblems of reconciling legal and theoretical idealsin various sectors of the criminal justice systemwith the realities of practice.CULINARY ARTS(SEE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT ANDCULINARY ARTS)DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIESDEVELOPMENTAL ENGLISHENG 063 WRITING: INTRO TO THE ESSAY3 creditsFormerly CS 092 Basic Writing SkillsThis course enables students to develop their abilityto write essays. Students may be required tocomplete this course before they are allowed toregister for other college courses. Departmentalexit assessment is required.ENG 066 FOUNDATIONS FOR COLLEGESTUDY, READING AND WRITING6 credits (Institutional credit only)Placement based upon college placement examinationor by referral.Formerly CS 093 Foundations for College Study:Reading/WritingThis integrated reading/writing course is designedto develop reading comprehension and writingskills. Emphasis is on reading selections fromcollege subject areas, developing and using an academicvocabulary, and writing essays. Classroomactivities also focus on improving speaking, listeningand thinking skills. Appropriate software isused to improve students writing skills. Computerclassroom time is scheduled. Students are requiredto complete this course before they are allowed toregister for other college courses. Departmentalexit assessment in both writing and reading isrequired.ENG 068 SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 0663 credits (Institutional credit only)Formerly CS 098 Speaking and Listening Skills.Students develop an understanding of the principlesof oral communication. Class assignmentsand lectures focus on developing, planning, andorganizing skills for creating effective oral presentations.Students engage in various speakingand listening activities designed to help them tobecome effective communicators in typical public,vocational, and academic situations.146

Course DescriptionsENG 073 ACADEMIC READING.Prerequisite: Appropriate score on placementexam.3 creditsFormerly CS 090 Basic Reading SkillsUsing various reading materials from academicsubject areas, students develop basic reading comprehensionskills. Students may be required tocomplete this course before they are allowed toregister for other college courses. Departmentalexit examination required.ENG 074 COLLEGE READINGPrerequisite: Appropriate score on placementexam or successful completion of ENG 066.4 creditsFormerly CS 097 Academic ReadingThis course is designed to build academic readingskills. Using literature, nonfiction texts, selectionsfrom textbooks, and articles in various academicdisciplines, such as humanities, social sciences andsciences, students learn comprehension strategiesand develop critical reading skills. Emphasis isplaced on active reading, vocabulary development,and comprehension on both the literal andinferential levels. Departmental exit assessment isrequired.DEVELOPMENTALMATHEMATICSMAT 073 PRE-ALGEBRA – NUMBER SENSEPrerequisite: Placement test.4 creditsThis course is identical to MAT 075 except thatit has one additional hour of instruction for studentswhose placement scores indicate this need.This course provides a review of how to use basicoperations to manipulate whole numbers, fractions,decimals, and percents. Content includesfundamental operations with integers and anintroduction to ratios, proportions and algebraicequations. At the discretion of the instructor, studentsmay be recommended to participate inMath Lab activities. Departmental exit assessmentis required. Students must earn a C- or higher tomove to the next level course, MAT 094.MAT 075 PRE-ALGEBRA – NUMBERSENSE, GEOMETRYPrerequisite: Placement test.3 creditsFormerly MAT 098 Basic MathematicsThis course provides a review of how to use basicoperations to manipulate whole numbers, fractions,decimals, and percents. Content includesfundamental operations with integers and anintroduction to ratios, proportions and algebraicequations. At the discretion of the instructor, studentsmay be recommended to participate inMath Lab activities. Departmental exit assessmentis required. Students must earn a C- or higher tomove to the next level course, MAT 094.MAT 094 INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRAPrerequisite: MAT 073 or MAT 075or appropriate placement.4 creditsFormerly MAT 099 Introductory Algebra.This course covers the basic concepts of algebra,including fundamental operations with rationalnumbers, simplification of variable expressions, andmethods of solving equations. Students will alsostudy factoring techniques, exponential expressions,applications, and graphing of linear equations. Atthe discretion of the instructor, students may berecommended to participate in Math Lab activities.Departmental exit assessment is required. Studentsmust earn a C- or higher to move to the next levelcourse, MAT 121 or MAT 136.EARLY CHILDHOODEDUCATIONECE 101 INTRODUCTION TO EARLYCHILDHOOD EDUCATIONPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101, ECE182.3 creditsThis course is developed specifically for those whoare already working with preschool children in achildcare facility or who plan to work with thisage group in the future. This course is also appropriatefor those who are involved in the trainingor supervision of preschool teachers. The courseemphasizes developmentally appropriate curriculumfor children ages 3 to 5 years of age basedon the emotional, social, cognitive, language,creative, and physical areas of development. Thecourse acquaints students with historical perspectivesof early childhood education along withmodern trends and developments. This courserequires 10 hours of observation at the NCCChild Development Laboratory School or anotherNAEYC accredited approved site.ECE 103 CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FORCHILDRENPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsIn this workshop, students explore a wide varietyof creative media suitable for use with youngchildren. This includes experimentation with andthe use of various media, techniques and methods.Emphasis is given to creative experiences as theyimpact on the development of young children.Students will be required to bring their own materialsfor demonstrations.ECE 106 MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FORCHILDRENPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101, ECE 101or ECE 241, ECE 182 or ECE 141, or permissionof coordinator.3 creditsIn this workshop, students are exposed to a varietyof musical activities for young children, includingrhythmic play, basic rhythmic instruments,and records. Emphasis is placed on methods forencouraging musical participation by childrenrather than on perfecting the musical skill of thechildren. Students discover the contribution thatmusic makes to the total development of the child– physically, emotionally, mentally and socially.ECE 109 SCIENCE AND MATH FOR CHILDRENPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101, ECE 101or ECE 241, ECE 182 or ECE 141, or permissionof coordinator.3 creditsIn this workshop, students become familiar withscience and math activities and materials thatare appropriate for young children. In additionto exploring the environment, students begin tounderstand science and math not only as bodies ofknowledge but also as a way of learning througheveryday objects and occurrences.ECE 141 INFANT / TODDLER GROWTH ANDDEVELOPMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsCannot be taken with ECE 101.Focuses on the development of the child frombirth to 36 months. Areas that will be studiedare: the development of attachment, emotionsand feelings, social skills, perception, motor skills,cognition, and language. The course will requireten hours of observation by students at accreditedcenters (or another approved site) serving infantsand toddlers.ECE 176 HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course is designed to help students understandthe correlation among health, safety andnutrition and to explore ways in which childrencan become involved and responsible for theirown well-being. Emphasis will be placed on adultsassisting young children to develop good habitsand attitudes regarding health, safety and nutrition.Focus will be placed on preventive healthcare.147

Course Descriptions148ECE 180 CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATECREDENTIAL (CDA CREDENTIAL PREPARATION)Prerequisites: Nine credits of Early Childhood -ECE 101 or ECE 241, ECE 182 or ECE 141 and1 additional elective approved by coordinator.3 creditsThis course is designed for childcare providerswho wish to obtain a CDA (Child DevelopmentAssociate) Credential through the Council forEarly Childhood Professional Recognition underthe direct assessment system. Students will examineand review the CDA Competency Goals andFunctional Areas and their integration with earlychildhood theory and practice. A majority of thecourse work assists students in the development oftheir professional resource file and the completionof other necessary preparation and documentationneeded to obtain the national credential. Must beworking in a licensed facility.ECE 181 CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATECDA Credential Preparation IIPrerequisite: ECE 101, ECE 180 and ECE 182.3 creditsThis seminar and field work course is designedfor School Readiness Programs’ teachers and otherchildcare providers to meet state and federalrequirements for staff qualifications and who arepreparing for their Child Development Associate(CDA) Credential through the Council forProfessional Recognition in Washington, D.C.under its present requirements. The student willattend a weekly seminar and participate in a minimumof 66 hours of fieldwork in a licensed earlychildhood setting. Course instructor will conducton-site observation visits.ECE 182 CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsCannot be taken with ECE 101.This course covers human development from prenatalthrough elementary education with emphasison the preschool child. The physical, emotional,social and cognitive benchmarks throughsuccessive stages of development will be studied indepth. This course requires 10 hours of observationat the NCC Child Development LaboratorySchool or another NAEYC Accredited site in orderto complete the course work.ECE 190 ECE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course is designed for early childhood educationteachers, child care providers and directors.It will review the many behavior managementand discipline strategies that are available to beused with young children. Discipline approachesthat go beyond rules and punishment will beexamined. Students will study and create an environmentthat leads to respect and self-discipline.Participants learn to analyze teaching/managementstyles so as to be able to incorporate the besttechniques to help lead children to self-control.ECE 206 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISIONOF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMSPrerequisites: ECE 182 or ECE 141, ECE 101or ECE 241, or permission of coordinator.3 creditsThis course examines issues relating to the administrationand supervision of preschool programs.Emphasis is placed on the duties and responsibilitiesof an administrator; the selection, supervisionand evaluation of staff; program development;the budgeting process and fiscal management;food and health services; and laws and regulationsconcerning state child care licensing and parentinvolvement. Course eligibility for ConnecticutDirector credentials.ECE 210 OBSERVATION, PARTICIPATION ANDSEMINARPrerequisites: ECE 141 or ECE 182 and ECE101 or ECE 241, and permission of coordinator.3 creditsThis course is designed to increase students’ awarenessand objectivity in observing and interpretingchildren’s normal patterns of behavior and developmentalcharacteristics. Students must complete33 hours of participation at the NCC ChildDevelopment Lab School and 33 hours of observationat the NCC Child Development Lab schoolor an accredited center approved by the instructor.*Per Connecticut State licensing, a physical, backgroundcheck and finger printing are required.ECE 212 ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP INEARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMSPrerequisite: ECE 206 with a grade of C or permissionof coordinator.3 creditsThis course is designed to examine the multidimensionalroles of the early childhood programadministrator. Emphasis will be on effectiveleadership and the impact of communicationand interpersonal skills; decision making andparticipatory management tools; and how toconduct effective meetings. Course eligibility forConnecticut Director credentials.ECE 215 THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERPrerequisites: ECE 101 or ECE 241, ECE 182or ECE 141.3 creditsThis course examines the history of treatment ofchildren with handicapping conditions. Coursecontent includes: legislative milestones relating tothe handicapped, identification of children withspecial needs and understanding the screening,assessment and evaluation process. Students alsobecome aware of strategies for effective instructionas well as the impact on the family of a child withhandicapping conditions.ECE 231 EARLY LANGUAGE AND LITERACYDEVELOPMENTPrerequisites: ENG 101, ECE 182 or ECE 141,ECE 101 or ECE 2413 creditsThis course examines how a child develops literacyand the conditions that support that development.Course content include strategies for teachingreading and other literacy skills, the role ofschool-family partnerships in developing literacy,identification of students who are at literacy risk,and reading assessment methods. Interactive computerparticipation is required for this course. Thiscan be done with a home computer with internetaccess or by using an NCC computer in a computerlab or Baker Library.ECE 241 METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FORINFANT/TODDLER CAREPrerequisite: ENG 101, ECE 182 or ECE 1413 creditsThis course is developed specifically for thosewho are already working with infant and toddlerchildren in a childcare facility or who plan to workwith this age group in the future. This course isalso appropriate for those who are involved inthe training or supervision of infant and toddlerteachers. The course emphasizes developmentallyappropriate curriculum based on the emotional,social, cognitive, language, creative and physicalareas of development; and routines, safety andeffective use and management of physical space.Other areas that will be covered are nutrition andits impact on infant and toddler development.This course requires 10 hours of observation at theNCC Child Development Lab School or anotherNAEYC accredited approved site.ECE 275 CHILD, FAMILY, AND SCHOOLRELATIONSPrerequisites: ECE 182 or ECE 141, ECE 101or ECE 241, or permission of coordinator.3 creditsThis course examines the environment in whicha child develops, the relationship of people inthe environment and the interactions that takeplace in various settings. Course content coversthe development of the child as a social beingand ways in which teachers can encourage parentinvolvement.ECE 276 INTRODUCTION TO SCHOOLAGE CAREPrerequisite: ECE 182.3 creditsThis course is designed to help school age staffgain the skills needed to plan and implement adevelopmentally appropriate program for childrenages five through twelve. Areas to be studied

include: the child’s physical, social, emotional,and intellectual growth and development, curriculumplanning and management of after schoolprograms.ECE 295 STUDENT TEACHING PRACTICUM*Prerequisites: Completion of at least 50 credits inthe Early Childhood curriculum and permissionof the ECE coordinator.6 creditsThis course provides fourteen weeks of supervisedstudent teaching in the Child DevelopmentLaboratory School at NCC or in an NAEYCAccredited licensed early childhood program inthe community, at the discretion of the instructor.Students will complete 220 hours of studentteaching for the course requirement. Discussionsof teaching situations are shared in a class oncea week throughout the class. Special projects andtwo weeks of curricular planning, teaching, andclassroom management are required.* Per Connecticut State licensing, a physical, backgroundcheck and finger printing are required.ECONOMICSECN 100 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsNot offered every semester.In this course designed to probe the current issuesand programs of our society and the world, particularattention is paid to population explosion,food shortage, economics of aging, health careand social security, welfare dependency, child care,budget deficit, family values, education and theenvironment, and the role the individual citizenand government can play in allocating human,technical, and financial resources to provide solutionsto these problems.ECN 101 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsAn introduction to basic understanding of theaggregate economic phenomena and processes ofour society and how they affect the problems ofunemployment, inflation, recession or growth,deficits, distribution of income and balance ofpayments. The course analyzes macroeconomictheories, allocation of resources, national incomeaccounts, economic stabilization, financial institutionsand monetary policies.ECN 102 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly EC 202 Principle of Microeconomics.This is a study of the role of the individual in ourmarket society — the microeconomic approach toeconomic analysis. It includes price theory, supplyand demand, theory of the firm, industrial competitionand international trade.ECN 130 CONSUMER ECONOMICSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsNot offered every semester.This course examines the economic problemsindividuals face as consumers in today’s society. Itexplores the choices consumers can make in buying,saving and using credit and services. It providesa basic understanding of personal financialmanagement. This course is designed for studentsin career programs and for those who seek a basicunderstanding of personal financial management.ECN 170 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsNot offered every semester.This course is a study of the major features of ourplanet, including their location and arrangement.It will assess the human and physical resources ofthis world, as well as how they are distributed.How they affect the political, social, cultural andtrading patterns of various regions and nations ofour global environment will be considered.ECN 180 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsNot offered every semester.This course provides an introduction to the developmentof economic systems through the studyof the major economic movements and thinkers.Particular emphasis is placed on the evolutionof economic thought from its beginnings in theancient world to its place in the contemporaryworld.EDUCATIONEDU 202 TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR SPECIALNEEDS3 creditsFormerly a non-credit course.This course provides participants with an understandingof the variety of special learning stylesand needs of students of all ages. It addresses thecharacteristics of all types of special needs studentsas well as historical and legal provisions for publiceducation. Educational concerns, including assessment,instructional approaches and strategies,adaptations of classroom materials, classroommanagement and placement options will be covered.Class includes additional field work.Course DescriptionsENGINEERING SCIENCEEGR 111 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERINGPrerequisite: MAT* 136 or a satisfactory scoreon mathematics assessment test.3 creditsStudents will be introduced to the fields of engineeringthrough design and graphics and comprehensiveengineering projects. Topics include:sketching, charts, graphs, forces, energy, electricalcircuits, mechanisms, robotics, manufacturingtechnologies, and fundamentals of engineeringeconomics.EGR 211 ENGINEERING STATICSCo-requisites: PHY 221 and MAT 268.3 creditsFormerly ES 205 Applied Mechanics IUsually offered in the Fall semester.Fundamentals of statics and introduction to particledynamics. Vector methods are used. Topicsinclude resolution and composition of forces,equilibrium of force systems, analysis of forces onstructures and machines, centroids, friction forcesand moving belts, moments of inertia and massmoments of inertia for geometric shapes.EGR 212 ENGINEERING DYNAMICSPrerequisites: EGR 211 and MAT 268.3 creditsFormerly ES 206 Applied Mechanics IIUsually offered in the Spring semesterBasic engineering course in dynamics using vectormethods. Rectilinear and curvilinear motionsof particles, acceleration and kinetics of particles,equations of motion and angular momentum.Particle kinematics and kinetics - work and energy,impulse and momentum, systems of particles.Kinematics of rigid bodies, plane motion of rigidbodies.ENGLISHENG 084 BASIC COMPOSITIONPrerequisite: Placement determined by collegeplacement examination or by referral fromENG 066 with a grade of C- or higher or byESL faculty referral.4 creditsFormerly CS 095 Academic WritingThis course introduces students to the typesof academic writing required in college courses.Appropriate reading selections and/or wholebooks are used for their content and as effectivemodels. Emphasis is given to developing opinion/support essays using the writing-asprocess philosophy.Word processing is used for revision, andcomputer classroom time is scheduled. Studentsare introduced to library resources and taught howto incorporate citations into their papers. Credit149

Course Descriptions150is applicable in selected career and certificate programsonly. A portfolio of course work is required.ENG 101 COMPOSITIONPrerequisite: Placement determined by collegeentrance exam, completion of ENG 084 with agrade of C- or higher, or by recommendationof ESL faculty.3 creditsFormerly EN 101 CompositionThis course develops students’ abilities to writeeffective essays and to reason critically. A review ofgrammar and syntax, as needed, is included. Thegoals of unity, coherence and logical developmentare pursued through analysis of professional andstudent essays and through practice of prewriting,writing and revision techniques. Students learnvarious organizational patterns. Students will writeand revise several essays. A portfolio is required.Replaces HUM 1100.ENG 102 LITERATURE AND COMPOSITIONPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly EN 102 Literature and CompositionThis composition course is a continuation ofwork on skills begun in ENG 101. Studentsreceive further instruction in composition andwrite frequently in and out of class. The analyticaland critical essays they produce focus on fiction,drama, and poetry. To prepare for these writingtasks, students learn how to read and appreciatevarious literary genres, how to interpret literature,and how to explain and support their ideas inwriting.ENG 109 GRAMMAR FOR COLLEGE WRITINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084.1 creditFormerly EN 106 Grammar for College WritingThis ten-week course offers intensive instructionin English grammar as it applies to written discourse.In a workshop setting, students learn toidentify parts of speech, sentence structure, andcommon grammatical errors. Emphasis is placedon building knowledge and skills in the contextof actual writing tasks. Graded on a pass/fail basis,the course may be taken alone or in conjunctionwith other college writing-based courses.ENG 114 CHILDREN’s LITERATUREPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly EN 105 Literature for ChildrenThis course presents an overview of children’sliterature, focusing on picture books, traditionalliterature and contemporary children’s novels andnon-fiction. Topics include the relationship ofillustration and text and oral interpretation ofchildren’s literature. Students read many picturebooks and several children’s novels, apply analyticaltechniques to write both formal and informalpapers, and keep a journal.ENG 150 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATUREPrerequisites: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly EN 103 African-American Literature.The rich contribution of African-American writersto the American literary tradition is the subject ofthis course. Students read a variety of works suchas slave narratives of the nineteenth century, writersfrom the Harlem Renaissance, and postwarauthors such as Richard Wright, Toni Morrison,Ralph Ellison and Alice Walker. This literatureis studied in the context of American culturalhistory.ENG 160 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE BYWOMENPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly EN 150 Literature by Women.This course will focus on the works of femalewriters. Its purpose is to allow students to developa sense of the range, variety, and quality of thewriting of those women whose voices are notalways included in literary canons. Authors areconsidered from both historical and feministperspectives.ENG 180 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVEWRITINGPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly EN 120 Introduction to CreativeWriting.This is a first course in the creative expression ofideas, principally in fiction and poetry, althoughother forms of writing are considered. The classtypically includes writing, reading and discussionof fiction, non-fiction and poetry.ENG 200 ADVANCED COMPOSITIONPrerequisites: ENG 101 and ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 204 Expository Writing.This course emphasizes writing that explains,informs, analyzes and persuades. Students writeextensively, both in and out of class, and buildupon the skills mastered in ENG 101 and ENG102. Students also engage in rhetorical, stylistic andthematic analyses of their own writing and the writingof others and further develop revision strategies.ENG 211 THE SHORT STORYPrerequisites: ENG 102.3 creditsThis course focuses on the development of theshort story, primarily from the 19th century tothe present. It includes an investigation into theroots of the short story (narrative poems, fables,tales, parables), and close reading of classic shortstories by acknowledged masters of the form,complemented by a wide-ranging examination ofcontemporary short stories that emphasizes therich diversity of experiences, voices, and formsavailable to us through this literary genre.ENG 221 AMERICAN LITERATURE IPrerequisite: ENG 102; 3 creditsFormerly EN 205 American Literature IENG 221 offers a study of the main currents ofAmerican literary thought against the backgroundof historical and social developments from thePuritan period to the Civil War. The coursefocuses on the works writers such as Franklin,Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau,Dickinson, and Whitman.ENG 222 AMERICAN LITERATURE IIPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 206 American Literature IIENG 222 offers a study of American literature coveringthe period from the Civil War to the present.The course focuses on the works of major writerssuch as Dickinson, James, Twain, Hemingway,Eliot, Fitzgerald, O’Neill, Faulkner, Cather,Ellison, Baldwin, Vonnegut, and Morrison.ENG 227 THE AMERICAN WESTERNPrerequisite: ENG 101 and 102.3 creditsThe American Western is a survey course thatfocuses on the historical development of theamerican western both in literature and in film,focusing not only on the authors who first developedand defined this genre, such as Owen Wister,Zane Grey and Louis L’Amour, but also on thework of recognized masters whose best work oftentranscended the “limitations” of the genre and, infact, helped to expand its borders— people likeWalter Van Tilburg, Larry McMurtry, John Fordand Sam Peckinpah. In addition, we will spendtime examining some of the genre’s fairly lesserknownpractitioners, cult figures, and genuine (ornot so genuine) icons, like John Wayne.ENG 231 BRITISH LITERATURE IPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 201 British Literature IThis course surveys British literature from its OldEnglish and Middle English origins to its floweringin the Renaissance and through the Age of

Course DescriptionsEnlightenment. The works and authors studiedinclude those such as Beowulf, Sir Gawain andthe Green Knight, the English Bible, Chaucer,Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Marvell, Milton,Dryden, Swift, Pope, and Samuel Johnson.ENG 232 BRITISH LITERATURE IIPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 202 British Literature IIThis survey of British literature engages the varioussocial and cultural upheavals of the late eighteenthand early nineteenth centuries as shownin the Romantic, Victorian, and early Modernliterary movements. Authors to be covered mayinclude Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Austen, theBrontes, Dickens, Tennyson, Arnold, Browning,Woolf, and Joyce.ENG 233 SHAKESPEAREPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 212 Topics in ShakespeareThis course will examine selected themes andissues in Shakespeare’s major plays from a numberof critical perspectives. Topics for each semestermight focus on a single aspect of the playwright’swork such as Shakespeare’s tragic perspective froman examination of his Tragedies and Histories;the playwright’s comic universe from a study ofShakespeare’s Comedies; the playwright as a poet,a study of his sonnets; or an examination of severalthemes such as love, and evaluate that theme asit suggests itself throughout Shakespeare’s canon.The class might also focus on Shakespeare in performanceor Shakespeare on film. This course maybe taken only once for credit.ENG 236 POST-COLONIAL ANDTRANSNATIONAL LITERATURE IN ENGLISHPrerequisites: Completion of ENG 102 withfinal grade of C- or higher3 creditsThe last decades have seen a wealth of publicationsin English that cannot be easily subsumed underany national literature. The authors come fromcountries where English is either not the dominantor native language, or have a mixed culturaland linguistic heritage, or live in exile. Categorieslike “margins” and “center” and even “nation” orculture” become subject to critical scrutiny. Thecourse will introduce students to selective worksof a number of celebrated authors that belong inthis category, including Salman Rushdie, JhumpaLahiri, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Chris Abani, MichaelOndaatje, Khaled Hosseini, Wole Soyinka, et. al.In addition, students will be introduced to somefundamental concepts in postmodernism, postcolonialand global studies.ENG 241 WORLD LITERATURE IPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 207 Masterpieces of WorldLiterature IThis course offers a critical survey of the masterpiecesof world literature through the eighteenthcentury. The authors studied may include Homer,Aeschylus, Virgil, Dante, Cervantes, and Voltaire.Selections from non- Western classics such as theBhagavad Gita, Gilgamesh, and Dream of the RedChamber will supplement the survey’s coverage.ENG 242 WORLD LITERATURE IIPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 208 Masterpieces of WorldLiterature IIThis course examines representative works of19th, 20th, and 21st century masterpieces ofworld literature, including a study of fiction, poetryand drama by writers such as Goethe, Flaubert,Dostoevsky, Ibsen, Kafka, Brecht, Camus, GarciaMarquez, Naipaul, and Coetzee.ENG 271 FILM AND LITERATUREPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 210 Film and LiteratureThis interdisciplinary course explores what happenswhen works of literature, such as novels andplays, are adapted for the screen. In analyzing specificliterature-to-film adaptation, class discussionsfocus upon elements common to both art forms(e.g., plot, character, point of view, symbolism andirony) as well as elements exclusive to each (e.g.,visual images and music in film). Such discussionsare intended to lead students to a deeper understandingof each art form and the interrelationshipsbetween them.ENG 274 GRAPHIC NOVEL AS LITERATUREPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course will explore riveting examples and recognizedmasterpieces of the international graphicnovel, an art form inspired by Japanese mangaand French/Belgian bande dessinée. We will studyworks of the mid-20th century to graphic memoirsand novels published in the 21st century includingsuch authors as Herge, Nakazawa, Speigelman andSatrapi. We will read and discuss the works, andwe will also examine critical responses to them.ENG 282 CREATIVE POETRY WRITINGPrerequisite: ENG 180 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsFormerly EN 222 Poetry WritingThis course is a continuation of work on creativewriting skills begun in ENG 180 Introduction toCreative Writing. The focus, however, is exclusivelyon the techniques of writing poetry. Studentswill work on their own poems while studyingacknowledged masters of the form and discussingsuch elements of craft as imagery, tone, meter,and rhyme.ENG 283 CREATIVE WRITING FICTIONPrerequisites: ENG 180 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsFormerly EN 221 Fiction WritingThis course is a continuation of work on creativewriting skills begun in ENG 180 Introduction toCreative Writing. The focus, however, is exclusivelyon the techniques of writing fiction. Studentswill work on their own stories while studyingacknowledged masters of the form and discussingsuch elements of craft as character and conflict,dialogue, and point of view.ENG 285 MEMOIR WRITINGPrerequisite: ENG 180 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsFormerly EN 223 Memoir WritingThis course is a continuation of work on creativewriting skills begun in ENG 180. The focus, however,is exclusively on the techniques of writing thememoir. Students will work on their own memorypieces while studying acknowledged masters ofthe form and discussing such narrative elementsas character and conflict, setting, dialogue, voice,and point of view.ENG 286 NOVEL WRITING IPrerequisite: ENG 283, or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsENG 286 is a continuation of narrative writing skillsbegun in ENG 283. The focus, however, is exclusivelyon the techniques of writing extended pieces offiction (novels/novellas). Students will work on theirown manuscripts while participating in peer reviewworkshops and while discussing such elements of thecraft as character and conflict, dialogue and point ofview, pacing and plot.ENG 287 NOVEL WRITINGIIPrerequisite: ENG 283, or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsNovel Writing II is a continuation of narrativewriting skills begun in ENG 283. The focus,however, is exclusively on the techniques of writingextended pieces of fiction (novels/novellas).Students will work on their own manuscripts,participate in peer review workshops, and discusselements of the craft such as character and conflict,dialogue and point of view, pacing and plot.151

Course Descriptions152ENG 288 CREATIVE NONFICTIONPrerequisite: ENG 180 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsThis is a workshop course in the creative expressionof ideas in creative nonfiction. Creative nonfiction,for the purposes of this course, is definedas nonfiction that uses the elements of story andpersonal reflection to present and discuss thesubject. Types of creative nonfiction that may becovered include the nature essay, literary journalism,the segmented essay, travel writing, adventureessay, or memoir. The class includes reading andworks shopping both published essays and studentwriting, in class exercises, and discussion.HP/ENG 288 BEAT LITERATUREPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course focuses on the “Beat” American literarysub-culture that developed in the years followingWWII, its counterparts in music, art andfilm, and the major writers who embodied thisnew “movement” (Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs,etc.). Students will read and analyze “Beat” masterpiecesand discuss critical and biographicalessays that focus on numerous “Beat” writers.ENG 291 MYTHOLOGYPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsFormerly EN 245 Mythology“Myth” means “a story” and this course willchart how mythic stories have been told throughancient sources: epics, drama, short prose, andrecorded oral tradition. Moreover, modern manifestationsof myth and mythic symbols in film,literature, and popular culture will be connectedto the ancient texts to demonstrate the commonalityand diversity found across cultures and time.Discussion of myth as theology, cosmology, andpsychological/social phenomena will augment thetreatment of myth as provocative and substantialliterature.ENG 295 SEMINAR IN ENGLISHPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 credits.Formerly EN 200 Seminar in English.The English seminar offers an in-depth examinationof specialized subjects in English. A particulartheme, genre, time period, literary movement orindividual writer is selected as the focus of thecourse. Seminar discussions and student reportsare directed at analytical evaluation of the coursetopic.ENGLISH AS ASECOND LANGUAGEFOR ESL NON-CREDIT CLASSES, PLEASESEE THE EXTENDED STUDIES CATALOG.The ESL Program is designed for students whosenative language is not English. Its goals are tohelp students attain a level of proficiency in theEnglish language that will permit them to enrollin NCC academic or career programs and/orsatisfy the college’s English and speech requirements.Entry into the five-level ESL program isdetermined by a standard ESL placement examinationand a writing sample. Students must demonstratemastery of listening, speaking, readingand especially writing skills before progressing tothe next level.Portfolios are used to evaluate student writingand writing classes are scheduled in computerlabs at least once a week. Many ESL facultyroutinely use Blackboard, the online class managementprogram; students are expected to becomputer literate and/or develop computer skillsduring the ESL program.After successful completion of the ESL sequence,students progress to ENG 101 (and in somecases, ENG 084). ESL 022, 132 and 142 requirean additional lab hour in the ESL digital Lab inE208. This lab is also available for individualstudy by students at all ESL levels. Studentscan earn the Advanced English CompetencyCertificate which includes advanced ESL courses,English Composition, Introduction to Literatureand Composition and Speech Communication.See ESL Certificate under “Programs of Studyand Certificates” for more information.ESL 142, 152 and 192 can be counted asHumanities/Liberal Arts electives at NCC,depending on the student’s major. Please referto the section “Definitions of Electives” for moreinformation. In some instances ESL credits willtransfer to other schools. Students should contactthe transferring school to determine if anyNCC ESL credits will be accepted.Note: ESL 022, 025, 027, 132, 142 149 and 155can also be taken as non-credit.ESL 022 READING/WRITING II FOR COLLEGESTUDENTSPrerequisite: Specified score on an ESLPlacement Examination.6 creditsFormerly ESL 105 Basic English as a SecondLanguageStudents entering this course must have fundamentalskills in English as determined by the ESLPlacement Examination. The goal is to developreading and writing skills at the high beginning/basic level. Assigned reading inspires individualwriting assignments as well as discussions insmall and large groups. In addition to learninggrammatical principles, students work on effectivesentence structures, paragraph developmentand organizational skills in writing compositions.Additional language practice activities are requiredand may include the ESL listening lab, the ESLcomputer lab and/or other audio-visual media.Assessment will be based on portfolios and quizzesand tests.ESL 025 GRAMMAR IIPrerequisite: Specified score on the ESLPlacement Test or placement in ESL 022 orESL 132.3 creditsFormerly ESL 109 Basic ESL Grammar forCollege StudentsThis class is designed for ESL students to developcompetency in the usage of grammatical structuresthrough reading and writing on a high basic tointermediate level. These structures are learned incontext, rather than in isolation, through reading,short essay writing, discussions, oral practice, formalexercises and the internet.ESL 027 ORAL COMMUNICATION IIPrerequisite: placement into the ESL creditprogram (Level 022 +)3 creditsThis course is designed to help students improvetheir academic oral communication skills byfocusing on listening for different purposes, criticalthinking, and speaking in a variety of contexts.Group discussion and presentation skills will beemphasized. Some attention will also be paid topronunciation of related words, vocabulary forspecific contexts as well as language functions andstructures. Individual, pair, and group activitieswill provide in-class practice and feedback, includinglistening exercises as well as practice in avariety of speaking situations such as interviewsand surveys.ESL 132 READING/WRITING IIIPrerequisite: ESL 022 with a C or higher orspecified score on an ESL Placement Exam.6 creditsFormerly ESL 111 Intermediate English as aSecond Language IThis course develops fluency in reading andwriting skills at the low intermediate level. Smallgroup and class discussions focus on readingassignments and student writing. As in ESL 022,students work on grammatical principles, effectivesentence structures, paragraph developmentand organizational skills in writing compositions.Additional language practice activities are requiredand may include the listening lab, the ESL

Course Descriptionscomputer lab and/or other audio-visual media.Assessment will be based on portfolios in additionto quizzes and tests.ESL 135 GRAMMAR IIIPrerequisite: Completion of ESL 132 with a C orhigher or placement in ESL 142 as determinedby ESL Placement Exam.3 creditsFormerly 112 Intermediate ESL GrammarThis class is designed for ESL students to developcompetency in the use of grammatical structuresthrough reading and writing at an intermediatelevel. It provides the ESL student with anopportunity to learn these structures in contextthrough formal exercises, oral practice, reading,group discussions, short essays, and the internet.The focus and emphasis of this course will be touse the grammatical structures in a natural andauthentic setting.ESL 142 READING/WRITING IVPrerequisite: ESL 132 with a grade of C orhigher or specified score on an ESL PlacementExamination.6 creditsFormerly ESL 114 Intermediate ESL IICounts as a Humanities/Liberal Arts electiveIn this high intermediate level course studentscontinue to strengthen reading and writing skills.Assigned reading (including whole works) andstudent writing form the basis of small group andclass discussions. Students focus on writing andrewriting essays to develop ideas, organization,clarity and accuracy in their writing. Additionallanguage practice activities are required and mayinclude the listening lab, the ESL computer laband/or other audio-visual media. Assessment willbe based on portfolios in addition to quizzes andtests. At least one section of this course may beoffered in an online/hybrid version.ESL 145 GRAMMAR IVPrerequisite: ESL 132 with a grade of C- orhigher, placement into ESL 142 or teacher recommendation.3 creditsFormerly ESL 115 Intermediate ESL GrammarIIThis class is designed for ESL students to developcompetency in the use of grammatical structuresat a high intermediate level through reading, writingshort essays, group discussion, oral practice,formal exercises and Internet activities. Practiceoutside the classroom is essential. At least onesection of this course may be offered in an online/hybrid version.ESL 149 ESL PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOPPrerequisite: Eligibility for ESL 132.3 creditsFormerly ESL 113 Pronunciation WorkshopIntended for students in ESL 132 and above,this class will provide extensive, in-depth practicein English pronunciation with special focus onrhythm, stress, and intonation. Basic features ofEnglish phonology will be reviewed. Studentswill learn to evaluate their own speech in orderto become more competent, self-assured speakers.Short readings and poetry will be used to facilitatethe unique expressive and communicative featuresof spoken English.ESL 152 READING/WRITING VPrerequisite: ESL 142 with a grade of C orhigher or specified score on an ESL PlacementExamination.6 credits (Credit applicable to ESL AdvancedCertificate).Counts as a Humanities/Liberal Arts elective.Formerly ESL 118 Advanced ESLIn this advanced level course, students continueto refine reading comprehension and writingproficiency. Assigned readings (including wholeworks) as well as student writing provide the textfor small group and class discussions. Throughwriting and rewriting essays, students work onorganizational skills, development of ideas, clarityand the mechanics of effective writing. Assessmentwill be based on portfolios in addition to quizzesand tests. At least one section of this course maybe offered in an online/hybrid version.ESL 155 GRAMMAR VPrerequisite: Completion of ESL 142 with agrade of C or higher or placement in ESL 152 asdetermined by ESL Placement Examination.3 creditsFormerly ESL 117 Advanced ESL GrammarThis class is designed for ESL students to study,review, and develop competency in the use ofadvanced grammatical structures. It provides theESL student with additional opportunity to masterthese structures through short essays, groupdiscussion, oral practice, formal exercises, andthrough the internet. Practice outside the classroomis essential. At least one section of this coursemay be offered in an online/hybrid version.ESL 157 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS VPrerequisite: Completion of ESL 132 with agrade of C or higher or placement in ESL 142or ESL 152 as determined by ESL PlacementExamination.3 creditsFormerly ESL 116 Communications II for ESLStudentsNot offered every semester.This class is designed for high intermediate andadvanced ESL students who want to furtherdevelop spoken fluency in English and learn howto better monitor their speech for pronunciationerrors. Activities will include role-playing, conversation,small group and class discussions, oralreports, interviewing, pronunciation practice, anduse of videos and tapes. Although the focus of thiscourse is on aural/oral proficiency, various readingswill be used to stimulate class discussion, andsome written assignments will be required as well.ESL 182 DRAMA FOR ESL STUDENTSPrerequisite: ESL 132.3 creditsFormerly ESL 119 Drama for ESL StudentsThis class is designed for ESL students of highintermediate to advanced levels to develop furtherfluency and ease in English expression through theuse of dramatic literature and oral interpretation.Students will become aware of dramatic structure.This course will include selected poetry as well.Aspects of American culture will be discussedas they relate to the plays selected. Studentswill develop pronunciation of SAP (StandardAmerican Pronunciation) through oral practice,scene, interpretation, and solo work. Videos ofworks may be used where available, with requiredattendance at one current theater performance.Not offered every semester.ESL 192 ESL WRITING WORKSHOPPrerequisite: ESL 152 with a grade of C orhigher or specified score on an ESL PlacementExamination or permission of instructor.4 creditsPaired Course Option (Credit applicable to ESLAdvanced Certificate)Counts as a Humanities/Liberal Arts electiveFormerly ESL 120In this advanced writing course, students continueto develop fluency, clarity, organizational skills andthe mechanics of effective writing with a focus onthe linguistic and rhetorical requirements of secondlanguage learners. Course content and writingassignments are based on reading selections, out-ofclass research, complete works and student texts.Students write, revise and edit drafts, participatein group work and confer with teachers and peers.Assessment will be based on portfolios in additionto quizzes and tests. At least one section of thiscourse may be offered in an online/hybrid version.Paired Course Option: A special section of ESL192 is offered with a “paired” course such asSociology or Psychology. Students get credit fora course that normally would require eligibilityfor ENG 101. Writing assignments and classdiscussions are based on short reading selections,complete works, and student texts, all of which arerelated thematically to the paired course. Studentswrite, revise, and edit drafts; participate in group153

Course Descriptions154work; and confer with teachers and peers. To assiststudents in mastering the material in the contentcourse some time will be devoted to clarifyingconcepts, developing study skills, and revisingassignments. Tutoring may be provided. Portfolioassessment required. Not offered every semester.ESL 250 TESOL METHODOLOGYPrerequisite: ENG 101 and/or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsIn this class, participants will integrate languagelearning and theory into classroom practice. Thestudents will develop instructional techniques andsurvey the latest materials for promoting languageskills and cultural awareness. This 3-credit courseis accepted by the State as meeting the requirementfor Adult Education Certification for teachersof ESL.EXERCISE SCIENCEHPE 105 INTRODUCTION TO FITNESS &TRAININGPrerequisite: eligibility for ENG 1013 credit hoursAn introduction to the profession of Fitness Trainingand the five components of physical fitness. Relateshuman anatomy and physiology, exercise, andnutrition to fitness and their effects on the body.HPE 245 PROGRAMMING AND PRESCRIPTION IPrerequisite: HPE 1054 credit hoursStudents will be introduced to the general theoriesand fundamentals of clinical exercise testing andprescription. This course will allow students toadminister safe and efficient health risk assessmentsand test procedures for the health-relatedcomponents of fitness (aerobic, strength, flexibility,and body composition). Students will also beable to interpret test data and apply it to safe andeffective exercise prescription.HPE 243 KINESIOLOGY WITH LABPrerequisite: HPE 2414 credit hoursThis course is designed to give the student a basicunderstanding of human movement and its applicationsto anatomy and biomechanics. Studentswill explore the anatomical structure of eachmuscle/joint of the body as well as positioning variables,range of motion, and joint kinematics. Thestudent will be able to efficiently apply this knowledgefor safe and effective exercise prescription.HPE 295 FIELD PRACTICE WITH SEMINARPrerequisites: HPE 245 and Eligibility for HPE246This course is designed to combine classroomseminar with student experiences in a fitness settingwithin the community. Students will dealwith facility management, assessments, individualand group training sessions, and exercise prescriptionduring clinical hours. The seminar sessionwill cover work-related problem solving, careerdevelopment, administrative issues, resume writing,and other career related issues in the healthfitness industry.HPE 232 FIRST AID & SPORTS INJURYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.2 creditsThis course will provide an introduction to basiclife support skills and the most prevalent sportsrelated injuries that occur in athletics and exercise.Response to injury, basic assessment, treatment,and exercise rehabilitation protocols will be discussedfor each injury. The importance of injuryprevention and post rehabilitation maintenancewill also be discussed.HPE 241 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY WITH LABPrerequisites: BIO 211 and HPE 105.4 creditsFall semester onlyThe purpose of this course is to increase thestudent’s knowledge and understanding abouthuman physiology and the adaptations that occurduring exercise. An understanding of how thebody responds to acute and chronic exercise iscrucial for the fitness expert, strength coach, orpersonal trainer. Emphasis is placed on bioenergeticsas well as the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine,metabolic, and neuromuscular responses of exercise.Also discussed are the effects of environmentalfactors and body composition, with exercise.HPE 246 PROGRAMMING AND PRESCRIPTION IIPrerequisites: HPE 245 Programming andPrescription I3 creditsFall semester onlyThis course is designed to introduce students totheories and techniques of exercise prescription fora variety of special populations (obese, diabetic,pregnant, arthritic, elderly, and symptomatic).Guidelines to appropriate cardiovascular and resistancetraining protocols for these and other populationswill be discussed in detail.HPE 247 ASPECTS OF STRENGTH ANDCONDITIONINGPrerequisites: HPE 245 Programming andPrescription I or permission of the program director3 creditsThis course will offer the student an understandingof physiological adaptations seen with functionalresistance and anaerobic exercise to improvedaily function and performance-related healthcomponents (power, speed, agility, coordination,and balance). Students will be exposed to a varietyof scientific principles associated with resistancetraining design, periodization and functionaltraining. New training methods and equipmentwill also be discussed as part of the special topicscomponent of this course.FILM(SEE COMMUNICATION)FOREIGN LANGUAGESNCC foreign language courses are offeredsequentially; there are no foreign language entryrequirements for the 101 level of any language.Students may not register for a higher levelcourse without demonstrating appropriate proficiencyby exam. Placement examinations aregiven during the registration periods before eachsemester begins.ARABICARA 111 ELEMENTARY ARABIC IPrerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101 or instructor’spermission.4 creditsThis course introduces students to basic Arabicvocabulary and practical grammar with emphasison speaking and listening. Students also read simplematerials and write brief responses in Arabic.These language patterns and skills are taughtwithin a cultural context and focus on practicalapplications to daily life. A minimum of one languagelaboratory hour per week is required. Nativespeakers of Arabic are not permitted to register forthis course without the written permissions of theinstructor before classes begin. Departmental ExitExamination is required.ARA 112 ELEMENTARY ARABIC IIPrerequisites: ARA 111 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.4 creditsIn this continuation of ARA 111, students expandtheir vocabulary, learn more complex grammaticalforms, read longer selections and write shortparagraphs in Arabic. They continue to developspeaking skills in a cultural context. A minimumof one language laboratory hour per week isrequired. Native speakers of Arabic are not permittedto register for this course without the writtenpermission of the instructor before classes begin.Departmental exit examination is required.CHINESECHI 111 ELEMENTARY CHINESE IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 orInstructor’s permission.4 creditsThis course introduces students to basic Chinesevocabulary and grammar with emphasis on speakingand listening. Students will also read simplematerials and write brief responses in Chinese.

Course DescriptionsThe language patterns and skills are taught withina cultural context and focus on practical applicationsto daily life. A minimum of one languagelaboratory hour per week is required. Nativespeakers of Chinese are not permitted to registerfor this course without the written permission ofthe instructor before classes begin. DepartmentalExit Examination is requiredCHI 112 ELEMENTARY CHINESE IIPrerequisites: CHI 111 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.4 creditsIn this continuation of CHI 111, students expandtheir vocabulary, learn more complex grammaticalforms, read longer selections and write shortparagraphs in Chinese. They continue to developspeaking skills in a cultural context. A minimumof one language laboratory hour per weekis required. Native speakers of Chinese are notpermitted to register for this course without thewritten permission of the instructor before classesbegin. Departmental exit examination is required.FRENCHFRE 111 ELEMENTARY FRENCH IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly FREN 101 Elementary French IThis course introduces students to basic Frenchvocabulary and practical grammar with emphasison speaking and listening. Students also read simplematerials and write brief responses in French.These language patterns and skills are taughtwithin a cultural context and focus on practicalapplications to daily life. A minimum of one languagelaboratory hour per week is required. Nativespeakers of French are not permitted to register forthis course without the written permission of theinstructor before classes begin. Departmental ExitExamination is required.FRE 112 ELEMENTARY FRENCH IIPrerequisite: FRE 111 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.4 creditsFormerly FREN 102 Elementary French IIn this continuation of FR 101, students expandtheir vocabulary, learn more complex grammaticalforms, read longer selections, and write shortparagraphs in French. They continue to developa continuation of Elementary French I. A minimumof one language laboratory hour per weekis required. Native speakers of French are not permittedto register for this class without the writtenpermission of the instructor before classes begin.Departmental Exit Examination is required.FRE 155 FRENCH CONVERSATION ANDCOMPOSITIONPrerequisite: FRE 110-112 or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly FREN 155 French Conversation andCompositionBased on the structures and conversational patternspresented in FR 101 and 102, this course isdesigned to develop a higher level of proficiencyin aural/oral/written communication. Emphasis isalso on reinforcement and enrichment of vocabularyused in a cultural context. A minimum of onelanguage laboratory hour per week is required.FRE 201 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH IPrerequisite: FRE 112 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly FREN 201 Intermediate French IStudents develop further expertise in vocabularyand grammatical structures. They read and discusscontemporary works in French and write shortessays about these readings. Emphasis is placedon greater proficiency in language skills: listening,speaking, reading and writing.FRE 202 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH IIPrerequisite: FRE 201 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly FREN 202 Intermediate French IIA continuation of FRE 201 with emphasis onmore complex language patterns in all skill areas.Course materials emphasize the history, geography,literature and culture of countries whereFrench is spoken.FRE 255 ADVANCED CONVERSATION/CONTEMPORARY ISSUESPrerequisite: FRE 202.3 creditsFormerly FREN 210 Advanced Conversation/Contemporary IssuesThis intensive course is based on the structuresand conversational situations presented in FRE201 and 202. Daily topics and contemporaryissues in French-speaking countries will be emphasized.A minimum of one language laboratoryhour per week is required.GERMANGER 111 ELEMENTARY GERMAN IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly GERM 101 Elementary German IThe course introduces students to basic Germanvocabulary and grammar with emphasis on speakingand listening. Students also read simple materialsand write brief responses in German. Theselanguage patterns and skills are taught within acultural context and focus on practical applicationsto daily life. A minimum of one languagelaboratory hour per week is required. Nativespeakers of German are not permitted to registerfor this course without the written permission ofthe instructor before classes begin. DepartmentalExit Examination is required.GER 112 ELEMENTARY GERMAN IIPrerequisite: GER 111 at NCC or equivalentas determined by placement examination.4 creditsFormerly GERM 102 Elementary German IIIn this continuation of GER 111, students expandtheir vocabulary, learn more complex grammaticalforms, read longer selections and write shortparagraphs in German. They continue to developspeaking and listening skills in a cultural context.A minimum of one language laboratory hour perweek is required. Native speakers of German willnot be permitted to register for this course withoutwritten permission of the instructor before classesbegin. Departmental Exit Examination is required.GER 155 GERMAN CONVERSATION ANDCOMPOSITIONPrerequisite: GER 111-112 at NCC or equivalentas determined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly GERM 155 German Conversation andCompositionBased on the structures and conversational situationspresented in GER 111 and 112, this courseis designed to develop a higher level of proficiencyin oral/written communication. Emphasis is alsoon reinforcement and enrichment of vocabularyused in a cultural context. A minimum of onelanguage laboratory hour per week is required.GER 201 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN IPrerequisite: GER 112 at NCC or equivalentas determined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly GERM 201 Intermediate German IStudents develop further expertise in vocabularyand grammatical structures. They read and discusscontemporary works in German and write shortessays about these readings. Emphasis is placedon greater proficiency in language skills: listening,speaking, reading and writing.GER 202 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN IIPrerequisite: GER 201 at NCC or equivalentas determined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly GERM 202 Intermediate German IIA continuation of GER 201 with emphasis onmore complex language patterns in all skill areas.Course materials emphasize the history, geography,literature and culture of countries whereGerman is spoken.155

Course Descriptions156GER 255 ADVANCED CONVERSATION/CONTEMPORARY ISSUESPrerequisite: GER 201 and GER 202.3 creditsFormerly GERM 210 Advanced Conversation/Contemporary IssuesThis intensive course is based on the structures andconversational situations presented in GERM 201and 202. Daily topics and contemporary issues inGerman-speaking countries will be emphasized.A minimum of one language laboratory hour perweek is required.GER 258 NATIONAL CONSCIENCE INFILM AND LITERATUREPrerequisite: GER 202 or equivalent.3 creditsIn this course, we will examine the nationalconscience of German-speaking Europe from itsbeginnings to the present by exploring the cultural,historical, political, and social developmentsthroughout the centuries.GER 259 EMERGING GENDER ISSUESPrerequisite: ENG 101, GER 202 or equivalent.3 creditsContemporary gender issues in Austria, Germanyand Switzerland will be studied by looking atthe development of traditional, ethical, historical,political, religious and social theories. Issuesand perspectives related to Feminist theory andpractices in the United States, Europe, and othercountries will also be examined.GER 261 GERMAN LITERATURE IPrerequisite: GER 202 or equivalent.3 creditsFormerly GERM 261 German Literature IReading and discussion of selected German literaryworks to the 19th century. Designed toincrease proficiency in reading, comprehension,and written expression in German. Emphasison vocabulary development and increasing thestudent’s facility in reading literary texts. Taughtin German.GER 262 GERMAN LITERATURE IIPrerequisite: GER 202 or equivalent.3 creditsFormerly GERM 262 German Literature IIReading and discussion of selected works of 20thcentury German literature. Designed to increasestudent’s ability to identify significant themes andtrends. Taught in German.GER 265 CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION OFGERMANY IPrerequisite: GER 202 or equivalent.3 creditsFormerly GERM 265 German Culture andCivilization IThis course is an overview of the cultural developmentof German-speaking Europe from its beginningsto 1800. Works of literature, art, and musicare studied as the basis for discussion of Germancultural history. Taught in German.GER 266 GERMAN CULTURE ANDCIVILIZATION IIPrerequisite: GER 202 or equivalent.3 creditsFormerly GERM 266 German Culture andCivilization IICultural development of German-speakingEurope from 1800 to the present. Selected worksof film, literature, art, and music are analyzed.Taught in German.GER 267 WOMEN’s LITERATURE IN GERMANPrerequisite: GER 202 or equivalent.3 creditsFormerly GERM 267 Women’s Literature inGermanWomen in literature of German-speaking countries.The works of women writers reflect significantchanges in European society and culture,including the development of German feminismand contemporary gender issues in the Germanspeakingcountries. Taught in German.GER 268 WOMEN IN FILM AND LITERATURE IPrerequisite: GER 202 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsThis course examines women in film and literaturein German speaking countries. The worksof internationally known film-makers, such asLang, Riefenstahl, Fasbinder, Herzog, Wenders.Marischka will be discussed, as well as selectedessays, short stories, and poetry of 18th, 19th and20th century women writers. Both genres reflectsignificant changes in European society and culture,including the development of German feminismand contemporary gender issues in Germanspeaking countries.GER 269 WOMEN IN FILM AND LITERATURE IIPrerequisite: GER 202 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsThis course is a continuation of GER 268 Womenin Film and Literature I. We will examinewomen in film and literature in German speakingcountries from 1945 to present. The worksof internationally known modern film-makerswill be discussed, as well as selected essays, shortstories and poetry by current women writers. Bothgenres reflect the role women play in society asviable partners in German-speaking countries aswell as in the united Europe.,GER 272 POLITICAL CONTROVERSYTHROUGH MUSICPrerequisite: GER 202 or permission of instructor.3 creditsThis course examines the ways in which politicalconflict and social issues are expressed throughmusic in the German speaking society from the18th century to the present. We look at written,composed and performed music, from classicalto modern, and explore the main aspects of theGerman democratic thought and perspectives.ITALIANITA 111 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 based uponcollege entrance examinations.4 creditsFormerly ITAL 101 Elementary Italian IThis course introduces students to basic Italianvocabulary and grammar with emphasis on speakingand listening. Students also read simple materialsand write brief responses in Italian. Theselanguage patterns and skills are taught within acultural context and focus on practical applicationsto daily life. A minimum of one languagelaboratory per week is required. Native speakers ofItalian are not permitted to register for this course.Departmental Exit Examination is required.ITA 112 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN IIPrerequisite: ITA 111 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.4 creditsFormerly ITAL 102 Elementary Italian IIIn this continuation of ITA 111, students expandtheir vocabulary, learn more complex grammaticalforms, read longer selections and write shortparagraphs in Italian. They continue to developspeaking and listening skills in a cultural context.A minimum of one language laboratory hour perweek is required. Native speakers of Italian arenot permitted to register for this course withoutwritten permission of the instructor beforeclasses begin. Departmental Exit Examination isrequired.ITA 155 ITALIAN CONVERSATION ANDCOMPOSITIONPrerequisite: ITA 111-112 at NCC or equivalent.3 creditsFormerly ITAL 155 Italian Conversation andCompositionBased on the structures and conversational situationspresented in ITA 111 and 112, this course isdesigned to develop a higher level of proficiency

Course Descriptionsin aural/oral/written communication. Emphasis isalso on reinforcement and enrichment of vocabularyused in a cultural context. A minimum of onelanguage laboratory hour per week is required.ITA 201 INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN IPrerequisite: ITA 112 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly ITAL 201 Intermediate Italian IStudents develop further expertise in vocabularyand grammatical structures. They read and discusscontemporary works in Italian and write shortessays about these readings. Emphasis is placedon greater proficiency in language skills: listening,speaking, reading and writing. Departmental ExitExamination is required.ITA 202 INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN IIPrerequisite: ITA 201 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly ITAL 202 Intermediate Italian IIA continuation of ITA 201 with emphasis onmore complex language patterns in all skill areas.Course materials emphasize the history, geography,literature and culture of Italy.ITA 255 ADVANCED CONVERSATION/CONTEMPORARY ISSUESPrerequisites: ITA 201, ITA 202.3 creditsFormerly ITAL 255 Advanced Conversation/Contemporary IssuesThis intensive course is based on the structuresand conversational situations presented in ITA201 and 202. Daily topics and contemporaryissues in Italian-speaking countries will be emphasized.A minimum of one language laboratoryhour per week is required.SPANISHSPA 109 SPANISH FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL3 creditsSpanish for Medical Personnel enables nurses,doctors, clinic and hospital administrators, EMSpersonnel and home healthcare workers to learnSpanish that will help them communicate effectivelyin many healthcare situations, including:reception and sign-in; general examinations; thetaking of medical histories; discussion of symptoms;delivering a prognosis.SPA 111 ELEMENTARY SPANISH IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish IThis course introduces students to basic Spanishvocabulary and grammar with emphasis on speakingand listening. Students also read simple materialsand write brief responses in Spanish. Theselanguage patterns and skills are taught within acultural context and focus on practical applicationsto daily life. A minimum of one languagelaboratory hour per week is required. Nativespeakers of Spanish are not permitted to registerfor this course without the written permission ofthe instructor before classes begin. DepartmentalExit Examination is required.SPA 112 ELEMENTARY SPANISH IIPrerequisite: SPA 111 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.4 creditsFormerly SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish IIIn this continuation of SPA 111, students expandtheir vocabulary, learn more complex grammaticalforms, read longer selections and write shortparagraphs in Spanish. They continue to developspeaking and listening skills in a cultural context.A minimum of one language laboratory hour perweek is required. Native speakers of Spanish arenot permitted to register for this course withoutthe written permission of the instructor beforeclasses begin. Departmental Exit Examination isrequired.SPA 155 SPANISH CONVERSATION ANDCOMPOSITIONPrerequisite: SPA 111-112 at NCC or equivalentas determined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 155 Spanish Conversation andCompositionBased on the structures and conversational situationspresented in SPA 111 and 112, this courseis designed to develop a higher level of proficiencyin aural/oral/written communication. Emphasis isalso on reinforcement and enrichment of vocabularyused in a cultural context. A minimum of onelanguage.SPA 175 SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS IPrerequisites: Instructor’s permission.3 creditsSpanish for Heritage Speakers I is designed toaddress the needs of Hispanic/Latino studentswho can communicate in Spanish but need todevelop and/or improve their reading and writingskills. It addresses specific linguistic issues suchas diction, orthography and sentence structure.The course is will be conducted in Spanish andincludes cultural discussions. One laboratory hourper week is required.SPA 201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH IPrerequisite: SPA 112 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish IStudents develop further expertise in vocabularyand grammatical structures. They read and discusscontemporary works in Spanish and write shortessays about these readings. Emphasis is placedon greater proficiency in language skills: listening,speaking, reading and writing.SPA 202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH IIPrerequisite: SPA 201 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by placement examination.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish IIA continuation of SPA 201 with emphasis onmore complex language patterns in all skill areas.Course materials emphasize the history, geography,literature and culture of countries whereSpanish is spoken.SPA 254 SPANISH IMMERSIONPrerequisite: SPA 112 and Instructor’spermission.6 creditsThis is an intensive Spanish study abroad coursedesigned to enrich participant’s understandingof the language trough the study of the hostcountry’s history and civilization. Participants willbe immerse in the language, improving their linguisticand communicative skills, and deepeningtheir knowledge of the host country. It is designedfor participants who have at least an intermediateSpanish level. Additional immersion in languageand culture, after class workshops, languageexchange, social activities and guided excursionsare designed to provide ample opportunity to useSpanish and be a part of a comprehensive learningexperience. The overall aim of the program is toinstill the linguistic, practical, and cultural aspectsof the language. There is also a Service LearningProject as part of this course.SPA 255 ADVANCED CONVERSATION/CONTEMPORARY ISSUESPrerequisite: SPA 201 and SPA 202.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 255 Advanced Conversation/Contemporary IssuesThis intensive course is based on the structures andconversational situations presented in SPA 201and 202. Daily topics and contemporary issuesin Spanish-speaking countries will be emphasized.A minimum of one language laboratory hour perweek is requiredSPA 260 SPANISH-AMERICAN CULTURE ANDCIVILIZATIONPrerequisite: SPA 202 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by instructor.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 260 Spanish-American Cultureand CivilizationStudents examine the historical sources and themain currents of cultural development in Spanish-American countries. Special attention is paid to157

Course Descriptions158the influence of Hispanic culture in the Americancontinents and also in the Caribbean.SPA 261 TWENTIETH CENTURYSPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATUREPrerequisite: SPA 202 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by instructor.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 261 Twentieth CenturySpanish-American LiteratureStudents read and discuss selected works of twentiethcentury Spanish-American literature to identifysignificant themes and trends. The impact ofthe works on European literature is explored.SPA 262 FEMALE CHARACTERS INSPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATUREPrerequisite: SPA 202 at NCC or equivalent asdetermined by instructor.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 262 Female Characters inSpanish- American LiteratureStudents analyze and compare female protagonistsin the works of both male and female Spanish-American writers.SPA 263 SPANISH COMPOSITIONPrerequisite: Advanced proficiency level inaural/oral Spanish.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 220 Spanish CompositionThis course is designed for bilingual or advancedaural/oral proficient students. This course reviewsSpanish grammar, spelling and punctuation asthey apply to practical tasks and academic disciplines.Students will learn to compile, organizeand process information, which will allow themto complete clear and precise written compositionsin Spanish. This course is especially usefulfor students whose knowledge of the language wasacquired informally.SPA 264 TWENTIETH CENTURY SPANISHLITERATUREPrerequisite: SPA 202.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 206 Twentieth Century SpanishLiteratureThrough analytical readings of selected worksof Spanish Peninsular literature, students willbecome acquainted with the Spanish literarylegacy. Special emphasis will be placed in the studyof the two most relevant generations of modernwriters, “Generación del 98” and “Generacióndel 27.” The course will be conducted in Spanish.SPA 265 CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION OFSPAINPrerequisite: SPA 202.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 265 Culture and Civilization ofSpainThis course is an overview of the history of Spainfrom prehistoric times to the present. As eachperiod unfolds, students will be introduced to theachievements, regressions, and vast changes thathave taken place in Spain. From the discoveryof a “New World” by Christopher Columbus toFranco’s dictatorship and the arrival of King JuanCarlos to the throne. This course will be conductedin Spanish.SPA 266 CARIBBEAN SHORT STORIESPrerequisite: SPA 202.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 266 Caribbean Short StoriesStudents read and discuss selected 20th centurySpanish Caribbean stories. In working with thegenre of short stories, students examine sociopoliticaland sociocultural themes and trends. Thetexts will be read and discussed in Spanish.SPA 267 SPANISH GOLDEN AGE LITERATUREPrerequisite: SPA 202.3 creditsFormerly SPAN 267 Spanish Golden AgeLiteratureThis course is designed to focus on the contentsof literary works of the Spanish Golden Age.Students will be introduced to Cervantes, Lope deVega, Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molinaas well as to the great Mystics: Fray Luis de Leon,San Juan de la Cruz and Santa Teresa de Jesús(16th-17th centuries). These authors reflect thespirit and character of the Spanish people, and thereadings of their literary works will help understandthe cultural contributions of Spain to theworld. Readings and discussions will be conductedin Spanish.GENERAL STUDIESGEN 296 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, matriculation at NCCand sophomore standing in General Studies orany other program at the college. GPA 2.0.3 creditsStudent proposal must identify 3 courses completedor taken concurrently which provide atheoretical background for the internship andwhich relate to a stated career goal. Sponsorshipby faculty and approval of Academic Dean, orDirector of Cooperative Education.This course combines a classroom seminar with onthe-joblearning. Students who meet program eligibilitywork at an approved Cooperative Educationsite and attend a regularly scheduled seminar oncampus. The seminar covers the establishmentof learning goals for the work assignment, careerdevelopment and work-related problem-solving.Faculty assign a final project designed to eliciton-the-job learning about the focus area. Studentsmust satisfactorily complete the seminar, the finalproject, and the work assignment to receive credit.GEOGRAPHYGEO 111 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course provides the student with a survey ofthe lands, peoples, and places in the world’s majorcultural regions. Students explore the interactionbetween the physical environment and cultural,political and economic conditions in regions suchas South and Central America, Asia, Africa and theMiddle East. This course provides a backgroundfor understanding world events.GRAPHIC DESIGN(SEE ART, GRAPHIC DESIGN, WEB DESIGNAND ANIMATION)HISTORYHIS 99 CONTEMPORARY ISSUESPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084 or ESL152.3 creditsFormerly HI 125 Contemporary IssuesThis course focuses on a discussion and analysisof events in the news. The events selected varyeach term but can include international relations,including issues of war, peace, and terrorism; theglobalization of the international economy; therole of education in the changing world order; thechallenges created by revolutions in 21st-centurytechnology; and state and national government,politics, and elections. Emphasis is placed ondeveloping an appreciation for how contemporaryevents impact people, especially at the local level.This course is open only to students who are eligiblefor or are concurrently enrolled in ENG 084or ESL 152.HIS 101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsA selective survey of the history of WesternCivilization from ancient Greece and Rome throughthe Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Age ofExplorations, Discovery, and Conquest, and theReformation, to about 1650, in the early modernera.

Course DescriptionsHIS 102 WESTERN CIVILIZATION IIPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsA selective survey of the history of WesternCivilization from about 1650, beginning with theScientific Revolution and then the Enlightenment,to the Age of Revolution, the growth of modernnation-states in the West, the expansion of industrializationand imperialism in the 19th century,to the World Wars of the 20th century, the ColdWar, to the contemporary West.HIS 108 HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICAPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1013 creditsFormerly HI 206 The Latin Americans: TheirBackground and Their FutureNot offered every year.This course explores the reasons behind the recurringdictatorships and military juntas of Latin America.It also investigates the relationship between LatinAmerica and its powerful neighbor, the United States.HIS 121 WORLD CIVILIZATION IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course involves the selective study of majorevents in world history from the birth of civilizationuntil 1500, with a special emphasis on eventsin Asia and the Pacific Ocean, the Middle East,Africa, and the Americas.HIS 122 WORLD CIVILIZATION IIPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course involves the selective study of majorevents in world history since 1500, with a specialemphasis on events in Asia and the Pacific Ocean,the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.HIS 123 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES INWORLD CIVILIZATIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1013 creditsFormerly HI 208 Contemporary World HistoryNot offered every year.A study of the major nations of the world in termsof historical, political and international developmentssince 1945, with particular reference to therise of the United States as a world power.HIS 124 WOMEN OF THE WORLDPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1013 creditsFormerly HI 221 History of WomenNot offered every year.An overview of women’s history from ancienttimes to the present, emphasizing the changingpolitical, economic, social and legal positions ofwomen worldwide. Included is a study of the forcesleading to the women’s movement, suffrage andfeminism. Individual and collective attainment ofwomen in the U.S. is a major focus of the course.HIS 201 UNITED STATES HISTORY IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis survey of American history studies the diverseroots of American politics, society, culture, andthe economy. The Colonial period, the AmericanRevolution and the formation of the republicare discussed. The evolution of opposing socioeconomicsystems, sectionalism and sectional conflict,the Civil War and Reconstruction are alsoexamined.HIS 202 UNITED STATES HISTORY IIPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course examines the social, economic andpolitical forces that have contributed to the emergenceof modern America and centers on the post-Civil War period, the settlement of the West, theindustrial revolution, immigration, urbanization,imperialism, the U.S. as a world power, the NewDeal and contemporary America.HIS 215 HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITEDSTATESPrerequisite: ENG 1013 creditsNot offered every year.This course examines the position of women inthe United States from the mid-19th century tothe present. Topics of study will include the originsand issues of the woman’s rights movement inthe mid-19th century, the women’s suffrage movementculminating in the Nineteenth Amendmentto the Constitution, woman in factory workduring World War II, the women’s movementin the 1960’s and 1970’s, and women in theUnited States today. Topics to be considered willinclude women and politics, women and the law,women and patterns of work, women and business,women and religion, women and athletics,women and homemaking, women and assertiveness,women and sexuality, women and aging,women and divorce, and women and affirmativeaction.HIS 218 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORYPrerequisite: ENG 101 and one of the following:HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201 or HIS 202.3 creditsNot offered every year.Formerly HI 214 African-American HistoryA history of African-Americans from the seventeenthcentury to the present, starting with theAfrican background and emphasizing the impactof slavery and the struggle for freedom in theColonial, early national and antebellum periods;the impact of the Civil War and Reconstructionon African-American socioeconomic and politicalaspirations; and the continuing twentieth centuryissues of black activism and the struggle for fullcivil rights and equality in American society.HIS 233 RUSSIAN HISTORY SINCE 1900Prerequisite: ENG 101 and one of the following:HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201 or HIS 202.3 creditsFormerly HI 106 Russia and the World TodayNot offered every yearThis course is an introduction to the historyof Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900until the present. It includes a brief overview ofCzarist Russia, then proceeds to examine the failedRevolution of 1905, the Russian Revolutionsof 1917, the development of the Soviet Union,World War II, the emergence of the Soviet Unionas a superpower, the Cold War, the end of communismand the breakup of the Soviet Union, andRussia since 1991 in the global economy.HIS 243 THE HOLOCAUSTPrerequisite: ENG 101 and one of the following:HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201 or HIS 202.3 creditsFormerly HI 225 The HolocaustNot offered every year.A survey of the origins, nature and consequencesof the Holocaust, emphasizing Nazi Germany’ssystematic destruction of millions of Jews as wellas Slavs, Gypsies and others during World War II.This study of the impact of mass genocide and itsmeaning today will be presented in historical texts,literary works and film.HIS 271 MODERN ASIAPrerequisite: ENG 101 and one of the following:HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201 or HIS 202.3 creditsFormerly HI 205 The Pacific Rim Nations: Pastand PresentNot offered every year.The Pacific Rim offers an introductory survey ofthe history, economics, politics and cultures of thePacific Rim Basin region, with emphasis on EastAsia. This interdisciplinary Asian studies courseexplores how the Pacific Basin has evolved to emergeas a principal center of the upcoming century.HIS 281 AFRICAN HISTORY SINCE 1800Prerequisite: ENG 101 and one of the following:HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 201 or HIS 202.3 creditsNot offered every year.A survey of the history of sub-Saharan Africafrom about 1800 until the present. Topics to bediscussed include traditional African societies andcultures; the impact of the slave trade on Africansociety; European imperialism and the “partitionof Africa”; Africa and the World Wars of the firsthalf of the 20th century; African nationalism and159

Course Descriptions160the emergence of independent African nationstates; the short lived Pan-African movement; thechallenges of democracy and economic developmentin the late-20th century; and Africa in theearly-21st century. In view of the immensity of thecontinent and the complexity of its history, thiscourse will focus on Nigeria, Congo, South Africa,and Kenya as case-studies.HIS 298 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORYPrerequisite: ENG 101 and one of the followingHIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 121, HIS 122, HIS201, HIS 202 or permission of the instructor.3 creditsGenerally conducted as a seminar, this intermediatecourse offers an in-depth examination of aspecialized topic in history. A particular theme,time period, geographic region or major historicalfigure is selected by the instructor as the focus ofthe course. Varied topics include: the AmericanCivil War, the Cultural History of Islam, theHistory of India, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, theNew Deal and World War II are offered. Lectures,discussion and writing assignments are directed atthorough analytical evaluation of the course topic.This course may be taken more than once forcredit when the topics are different.HONORSENG 102 is a Pre-Requisite for all Honorscourses The following course descriptions arerepresentative of Honors Seminars offered.Actual seminar topics differ each semester.HP 204 CREATIVITY IN WORLD CULTURESPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsFocusing primarily on non-Western societies, thiscourse explores the social, historical and religiouscontext, function and importance of creativeexpression in world cultures. Students will exploretheir own creative processes and will be asked tosee relationships between realms of creative expressionin different societies based on shared ideologies.Interrelationships between Western and non-Western artists and forms will also be examined.HP 210 HISTORY OF REPRESENTATIONin AFRICAN-AMERICAN CINEMAPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course is designed to explore the historical,social, political and economic discourses ofAfrican American film. The contributions ofAfrican American filmmakers to cinema haveoften been overlooked in the traditional examinationsof film history. This course will investigatethe various aspects of a racial divide consistentwithin our culture as represented cinematically.HP 212 CINEMA IN POLITICSPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course is designed to explore how theHollywood film industry has represented Americanpolitical discourse. Examining issues such as electoralpolitics, social movements, economic histories,immigration, labor and class struggle, raceand gender, war and political scandal, studentswill gain a critical understanding of how ideologyis represented cinematically. The economic conditionsof the Hollywood film industry often havecircumscribed its production of politically themedmovies sustaining its concern with mass appeal.This course will challenge students to investigatebeyond the surface level understanding of politicalfilms to search for their often hegemonic andideological meaning.HP 231 jAMES AND WOOLFPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis seminar will include a critical reading of fivenovels from the early 20th Century canon: HenryJames’ The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove,and The Golden Bowl; and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs.Dalloway and To the Lighthouse. These five masterworksare subtle and demanding; they includewhat Henry James referred to as “patches of ambiguityand the abysses of shadow that constitutethe material of [the literary} trade.” This seminarwill be an attempt to deal with some of the issuesof modernity as expressed in novels of manners,morals, and fine distinctions in human ethics andphilosophy. We will also develop a greater appreciationof the miraculous dexterity of these greatmasters of English prose.HP 248 VICTORIAN SECRETSPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course will examine the ideological powerof “secrets” in several classic texts of VictorianLiterature: secrets regarding race, class, sexuality,marriage, colonialism and national identity arehidden, embedded within the domestic marriageplots of English novels, and they reveal the culturalanxieties beneath the surface of Victorianculture. We will read the texts, and look forsubtexts, regarding hidden plots and their ideologicalmotives. In order to engage in an analysisof the secret, students will be asked to readexcerpts from literary histories and theories, suchas Deconstruction, Victorian history and culture,post-colonial theory and gender theory, as well asthe primary literary texts.HP 250A ALLEGORY AND THE CANONPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course is intended to examine a variety ofinterpretive modalities in the study of majorliterary works. While the course title utilizes theterm “allegory,” this particular literary device isintended only to initiate the process of sub textualconsideration. The course looks at texts fromliterary, historical, theological, and sociologicalperspectives and is team taught by four instructorsrepresenting different discipline based perspectives.Works previously considered have includedselect readings from Homer, The Bible, Aeschylus,Boccaccio, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Tolstoy,Kafka, Dostoyevsky, Melville, and Wharton.Course is offered in spring semester only, and eachcourse in the cycle is an independent offering withcourse numbers simply representing considerationof different texts.HP 251A CONSTITUTIONAL LAWPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course will us the Great Books methodologyof close reading of selected decisions of the UnitedStates Supreme Court and secondary sourcesabout the cases, followed by Socratic dialogue,to understand the nature and transformationof constitutional law in the United States from1803 until the present. The format of the courserequires asking difficult questions about the casesand secondary sources and searching for answers,which, in turn, begets more questions. Both theinstructor and the students will engage the casesand texts through the Socratic Method to drawforth knowledge through continuous questioning,but the students ultimately are responsible for thesuccess of discussion.HP 254 ROCK’n ROLL: THE POST WWIIGENERATIONPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 credits.This course traces the evolution of that mostAmerican of musical forms, from its roots inAfrican and European musical traditions, to itsmelding of blues, country, gospel, and folk intosomething truly unique and revolutionary. It willexamine its lasting impact on American societyand cultures, from the initial formation of a new,teenage social class, to the rise in juvenile delinquency,the breakdown of racial an sexual barriers,the formation of various subcultures, (drugs,surfers, bikers), and the role it played in the civilrights, anti-war, and feminist movements. Fromthe Blackboard Jungle and American Bandstand toWoodstock and the Vietnam War, the course willexamine the growth and on-going development of

the music responsible for changing, chronicling,and eventually redefining the very society fromwhich it sprang.HP 262 GREAT BOOKS SEMINAR IIPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course will use the Great books Seminarmethodology, including the shared responsibilitiesof an inquisitive, dialogue-centered learning communityand the communication of complex ideasthat emerge from the reading of foundationaltexts. A significant portion of the course will bedevoted to an examination of the inherent relationshipsbetween and among the disciplines andworks considered.HP 271 READINGS ON ECONOMIC ANDPOLITICAL THOUGHTPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis seminar focuses on the major texts of economicand political thought. The principle emphasisis on a close reading of the primary sources intheir social and historical context. Writers coveredmay include Marx, J.S. Mill, Keynes, Veblen,Friedman, Hayek and Galbraith. A broad range ofconcepts and issues will be discussed.HP 272 THE KENNEDY YEARSPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis seminar explores the 1000-day presidencyof John F. Kennedy from four perspectives: (1)That of a respected academician; (2) A friendlyjournalist; (3) A hostile historian; and (4) In thepublic rhetoric of the President, himself. In theprocess of a close reading of the texts and rigorousdiscussion of them, students will gain an understandingof the complexities and contradictions ofa legendary figure in mid-20th century Americanhistory, of American political culture at the heightof the Cold War, and of the challenges of writing,interpreting, and analyzing history.HP 273 THE LINCOLN YEARSPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis seminar will examine the life, career andtimes of Abraham Lincoln, the greatest presidentin United States history, by combining elementsof the study of history, political science, economics,psychology, and speech communications. Inthe process of a close reading of several texts andrigorous discussion of them, students will gainan understanding of the complexities and contradictionsof a legendary figure in United Stateshistory, of American political culture, society, andthe economy before and during the Civil War,and of the challenges of writing, interpreting, andanalyzing history.HP/ENG 288 BEAT LITERATUREPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course focuses on the “Beat” American literarysub-culture that developed in the years followingWWII, its counterparts in music, art andfilm, and the major writers who embodied thisnew “movement” (Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs,etc.). Students will read and analyze “Beat” masterpiecesand discuss critical and biographicalessays that focus on numerous “Beat” writers.HP/SOC 253 ELVIS PRESLEY AND THEAMERICAN DREAMPrerequisite: ENG 102 is a prerequisite for allHonors Courses.3 creditsThis course will examine the life and influence ofthe cultural icon who, more than any public figureof the 20th century, embodies the racial , sexual,generational, historical and cultural tensions thathad been fomenting for years but exploded withunexpected force across the American landscapeof the 1950’s. With a musical style and publicpersona that presaged the new social realities of thetimes, Elvis Presley was both prophet and pariah- a musical cross over who blended the sacred andprofane, and epitomized in his music, his films,his life, and his death, both the best and the worstof what “America” was and is. An additional, indepthresearch paper will be required of all Honorsstudents taking this course.Course DescriptionsHOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTAND CULINARY ARTSHSP 100 INTRODUCTION TO THE HOSPITALITYINDUSTRYPre- or Co-requisite MAT 075 andEligibility for ENG 0843 creditsThis introductory course focuses on all aspectsof the industry with special emphasis on currenttrends and the analysis of various operationswithin the industry.HSP 101 PRINCIPLES OF FOOD PREPARATIONPre or Co-Requisite: ENG 074 and MAT 075.Program Director signature required to register.3 creditsStudents develop basic cooking methods and culinarytechniques in the production of vegetables,salads, meats, poultry, fish, soups, stocks, saucesand eggs. Students employ standard techniqueswith special attention to commercial and quantitypreparation while applying proper kitchen sanitation.Tool and equipment use, weights and measures,physical facilities and recipe conversions arediscussed and practiced. One hour of class work,four hours of laboratory.HSP 102 FOOD PRODUCTION ANDPURCHASINGPre or Co-Requisite: HSP 101; ENG 074 andMAT 121Program Director signature required to register.4 creditsThis course offers a continuation and applicationof the culinary techniques and knowledgeacquired in HSP 101 through the planning andpreparation of advanced menus with appliedordering and production techniques and schedules.This introduction to food costing and menuplanning, with a focus on purchasing, emphasizesstorage specifications and production planning.The menu is a driving tool for food costing, recipeconversions and yield testing. Two hours of classwork, four hours of laboratory.HSP 108 SANITATION AND SAFETYPre or Co-Requisite: ENG 074 and MAT 075.3 creditsThe theory and prevention of food-borne illnesses,accident prevention, and maintenance of commercialkitchens and equipment are covered as well asgovernment regulations and standards as well asthe design, implementation and management ofsanitation programs.161

Course DescriptionsBIO 112 APPLIED NUTRITION(Hospitality Management and Culinary ArtsStudents only)Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 and MAT 094Co-Requisite: any HSP course.3 creditsAn introduction to the study of nutrition as itrelates to the establishment and promotion ofwellness in everyday life. This course focuses onan understanding of basic principles and conceptsof nutrition with applications and examples specificallyfor the hospitality industry. This coursefulfills the science requirement for HospitalityManagement and Culinary Arts.HSP 113 BAKING AND PASTRY ARTS IPre or Co-Requisite: ENG 074 and MAT 094.Program Director signature required to register.4 creditsThis introductory course in baking and pastryarts offers intensive hands-on laboratory trainingin a professional baking environment. The productionand quality control of baked goods areemphasized. Laboratory classes emphasize basicproduction techniques for breads, rolls, laminateddough and other leavened mixes, cookies, pastries,cakes, pies, fillings and toppings and presentationof these items. Two hours of class work, four hoursof laboratory.HSP 130 INTRODUCTION TO CLUBMANAGEMENTPrerequisite: ENG 1013 credits.Not offered every semester.Private membership clubs and club administrationcovered. The application of current managementprinciples in a not-for-profit environmentis discussed, and club management is comparedto other areas of the hospitality industry. Topicalcoverage includes tournament, facility, and arecreation management; legal, financial and legislativeissues; human relations and are source consideration,marketing, pricing policies, and qualitystandards.HSP 135 SERVICE MANAGEMENTPre- or Co-requisite MAT 075 and eligibility forENG 0843 creditsThis course will introduce the student to variousstyles of service employed in the hospitality industryand the techniques of management that areapplied to that service. Students will be exposedto the basic techniques of each style of service.Planning, budgeting, and controlling labor andproductivity covered.HSP 201 INTERNATIONAL FOODSPrerequisite: HSP 102; Eligibility for ENG 101Program Director signature required to register.4 creditsComprehensive menus of various ethnic originsare researched, planned and executed. Emphasis ison organization, food and service quality, presentation,showmanship and leadership with respectto the menus performed. Students report on componentsof the menus, recipes, costs, and productionanalysis. Students play an integral role in themarketing of in-class functions. Two hours of classwork, four hours of laboratory.HSP 202 CATERING AND EVENTMANAGEMENTPrerequisite: HSP 102; Eligibility for ENG 101Program Director signature required to register.3 creditsThis course continues application of culinary techniquesgained in HSP 102 through planning andpreparation of advanced menu items and emphasison grade manager (cold food preparation and presentation).Intricate scratch-made food productionis covered Menu choices are driving tool for planning,production and service of buffets, banquets,teas and receptions. Students experience artisticproduction and participate in community serviceprojects. Summaries and evaluations are preparedat the conclusion of each session. One hour of classwork, four hours of laboratory.HSP 203 ADVANCED BAKING AND PASTRY ARTSPrerequisite: HSP 113; Eligibility for ENG 101Program Director signature required to register.3 creditsThe course focuses on the preparation of advancedpastries and classical desserts, which include thepreparation of petit fours, cake decoration and calligraphy,sugar and chocolate work and ice cream.One hour of class work and hours of laboratory.HSP 212 EQUIPMENT DESIGN AND LAYOUTPrerequisite: ENG 101 and HSP 1023 credits.Not offered every semester.This course introduces the design and layout offoodservice facilities. It covers preliminary planning,the rules and responsibilities of members ofthe project team, the design sequence, principlesof design, space analysis, equipment layout, fabricatedand manufactured equipment, and engineeringand architecture for foodservice facilities.HSP 231 HOSPITALITY LAWPrerequisite: ENG 1013 creditsThis course provides the student with a basic foundationin the fundamentals of hotel and restaurantmanagement as they affect legal rights and responsibilities.Topics include basic laws relating to merchants,the Uniform Commercial Code, contractnegotiations and case studies involving the legaland moral responsibilities of the innkeeper to hisguest and employees.HSP 237 HOSPITALITY MARKETINGPrerequisites: HSP 100 and ENG 1013 creditsStudents learn hospitality marketing practices inrestaurants, hotels and clubs, from market analysisto actual sales activity. The course includes guestlectures, term projects, sales blitzes, weekly lectures,and voluntary membership in a professionalassociation.HSP 241 PRINCIPLES OF TOURISM AND TRAVELPrerequisite: ENG 1013 creditsThis course examines growth and development oftravel and tourism as a social, economic and culturalphenomenon. It includes an introduction totravel agency management and its connection withother areas of the hospitality industry.HSP 242 HOTEL MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: ENG 1013 creditsHotel office procedures, including such areas asreservations, housekeeping, foodservice, and publicrelations covered. Methods to maintain physicaloperations and profitability covered.HSP 244 MEETING, CONVENTION ANDSPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: ENG 1013 credits.Not offered every semester.This course defines the scope and segmentationof the convention and group business market.It describes the marketing and sales strategies toattract markets with specific needs, and explainstechniques to meet those needs, as part of meetingand convention services.HSP 296 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONPrerequisite: ENG 101Program Director signature required to register.3 creditsThis course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers theestablishment of learning goals for the workassignment, career development, and work-relatedproblem solving. Faculty assigns a final projectthat applies on-the-job learning specific to hospitalitymanagement. Students must satisfactorilycomplete the seminar, the final project, and thework assignment to receive credit.162

HOTEL/MOTEL MANAGEMENT(SEE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT ANDCULINARY ARTS)HUMAN SERVICESHSE 101 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICESPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course will acquaint the student with theemerging roles of the human services worker.Specialties of professionals within the human servicesfield will be reviewed. Professional qualifications,salary ranges and employment opportunitiesare discussed. Basic concepts regarding mentalhealth and social service delivery systems areexplored. The student is familiarized with communityresources and is introduced to the basichelping skills of the human services worker.HSE 134 INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTHSYSTEMSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 credits.The purpose of this course is to offer students anopportunity to learn about the range of servicesand careers now available in working with peoplewith serious mental illness. The course will providea multidisciplinary approach: guest speakerswill include mental health professionals, peoplerecovering from mental illness, family members,and advocates working to improve the servicedelivery system. Students will learn about mentalhealth agencies as part of their coursework. Coursematerials will primarily include articles, withample availability of recommended readings.HSE 176 GERIATRIC SOCIAL AND LEGALSYSTEMSPrerequisite: SOC 114 or permission of ProgramCoordinator.3 credits.This course will provide an overview of a numberof legal and social policy topics pertaining to theelderly. A wide range of social and health carepolicies and programs will be discussed. The focuswill also include laws and ethical issues/questionsregarding the decision-making capacity andchoices of the elderly.HSE 201 METHODS OF INTERVIEWINGand COMMUNICATION SKILLS(For Mental Health Certificate students ONLY)Prerequisite: HSE 101.Co-requisite ENG 101.3 creditsThis course provides the student with the opportunityto learn basic communication skills andinterviewing techniques essential for working withpeople. Students become involved with roleplayingand participate in discussion groups.Video equipment is used to provide the studentwith feedback.HSE 207 GEROCOUNSELINGPrerequisites: HSE 201; SOC 114.3 creditsThis course will provide an overview of the role(s)of a gerocounselor as well as the nature of theclient groups and particular development period.Different philosophies and modalities related togerocounseling, including individual, group andfamily gerocounseling, will be covered. The focuswill be on the process of assessment and goal setting.HSE 215 CRISIS INTERVENTIONPrerequisites: Completion of HSE 101 and HSE201, with a minimum grade of C in both.3 creditsThe student is introduced to methods of crisisintervention. Students continue to develop skillsin the helping relationship. Concepts of communityorganization are introduced.HSE 216 FAMILY DYNAMICS ANDINTERVENTIONPrerequisites: HSE 101, HSE 201.3 credits.This course will introduce the students to the differenttypes of families in contemporary society.Students will learn about the dynamics withinfamilies, including communication patterns andstyles and different roles of the family members.Functional and dysfunctional family systems willbe compared and contrasted. The role of thehuman services worker in facilitating family interventionswill be integrated throughout the course.HSE 235 PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICALISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 credits.This course offers students an opportunity toexplore topics specific to the delivery of mentalhealth services in community settings. Thecourse will familiarize students with the conceptualframework of clinical and administrativefunctions related to direct client care. Communitypractitioners will be invited to share experiences inorder to enable the students to begin integratingthe conceptual framework with actual practicesHSE 281 HUMAN SERVICES FIELD WORK IPrerequisites: Minimum grade of C in HSE 101,HSE 201.3 credits.Fall semester only.This course places students in a social serviceagency as a professional human services worker toobserve, participate and become familiar with theagency’s structure, services and client populations.Course DescriptionsThe student is required to attend 75 hours of fieldplacement in the agency. Field supervisors offerprofessional weekly supervision. The student isrequired to attend a weekly seminar to discuss fieldwork experiences and to help the student integratetheory and practical application.HSE 282 HUMAN SERVICES FIELD WORK IIPrerequisites: Minimum grade of C in HSE 101,HSE 281, HSE 201.3 credits.Spring semester only.This field placement is generally a continuationof Fieldwork and Seminar I and requires 75hours in the agency over the semester. Under thesupervision of an experienced worker, the studentdevelops concrete and supportive skills. There areopportunities for the student to attend humanservices meetings within the community. A weeklyseminar is held to discuss field work experiencesand to help the student integrate theory and practicalapplication.HSE 287 PRACTICUM IN MENTAL HEALTHPrerequisites: ENG 101, PSY 111, PSY 105,HSE 134 with a minimum grade of C in eachcourse.5 creditsStudents are placed in field placement, for 150hours during the semester, under the supervisionand guidance of selected mental health agencies inthe region. Students experience a process of experientiallearning which integrates the knowledge,skills and attitudes concurrently being taught inthe classroom. Students are required to attendscheduled field work seminars. Only open to studentsin the Mental Health Certificate Program.HSE 296 HUMAN SERVICESCOOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, matriculation andsophomore standing in the Human Services program.Minimum GPA 2.0. Approval of programcoordinator.3 creditsThis course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers the establishmentof learning goals for the work assignment,career development and work-related problem-solving.Faculty assign a final project designedto elicit on-the-job learning about human services.Students must satisfactorily complete the seminar,the final project, and the work assignment toreceive credit. This course meets the requirementfor Field Work and Seminar I or II.163

164Course DescriptionsHUMANITIESHUM 125 PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIESPrerequisite: ENG 1013 creditsAn interdisciplinary introduction to conflict andpeace studies, including basic concepts such aspositive and negative peace, cold war and openconflict, and methods of conflict resolution on thepersonal, institutional and national levels. Studentswill reflect on issues that may trigger conflict, andtypes of conflict prevalent in the 21st century.INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIESIDS 210 HUMANITIES: CREATIVE VOICEPrerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsDefining art in its broadest sense to include visual,performance and media arts, as well as literature,music and philosophy, this course will allowstudents to explore the nature of creative expression.Students will learn to identify and evaluatethese art forms, and, in the process, they will beasked to see relationships and make connectionsbetween various forms of creative expression. Inaddition to theoretical discussion of the humanities,students will engage in and explore their owncreative processes.IDS 220 SOCIAL SCIENCE: INDIVIDUALS ANDSOCIETYPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsIn seeking a richer understanding of the forces thatbrought about the emergence and development ofmodern industrialized society, this course will dealwith the nature of social change and humankind’sability to adapt to it. Against this background,the course will develop a broad interdisciplinaryframework in which the social sciences will beused to deal analytically and conceptually with thecentral issues of our times.IDS 225 GLOBAL ISSUESPrerequisite: completion of ENG 101 and ENG102; a prior diversity course recommended (suchas ANT 105, HUM 125, PHL 164, SOC 220);or permission of instructor3 creditsThis course addresses some of the key global issuesthat are affecting the majority of the world’s peopletoday. These issues have implications for thefuture of the planet and will require transcendingthe boundaries of individual societies and nationstates.A variety of global issues will be examinedfrom multiple perspectives, in an active, dynamiclearning environment. This course will encourageparticipants to develop a sense of agency, workingcooperatively with others in order to engage andaddress today’s most urgent global concerns.IDS 230 LIBERAL ARTS/HUMANITIES:GREAT BOOKSPrerequisite: ENG 1023 creditsRecommended for Honors Program CandidatesThis interdisciplinary Great Books Seminar willfocus on a variety of questions that are central to thehuman condition, such as “What is Justice?” “Whatis Beauty?” and “What is Race?”. The methodologyof textual close reading and Socratic discussion isemphasized, including the shared responsibilities ofan inquisitive, dialogue-centered learning communityand the communication of complex ideas thatemerge from the reading of foundational texts. Bothprofessor and students will engage the text throughquestioning and rigorous discussion.IDS 230-01 WHAT ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OFAMERICAN DEMOCRACYPrerequisite: ENG 1023 creditsThis interdisciplinary Great Books seminar willuse the methodology of close textual reading andSocratic dialogue to answer the following question:What are the foundations of democracy inthe United States from 1776 and until 1877? Inparticular, the seminar will examine the nature ofAmerican political elites and their role in government,participation in the political process, theparadox of slavery during the ante-bellum periodand the Civil War, and social justice issues duringReconstruction.IDS 230-02 HOW Do DREAMS CREATE REALITY?Prerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsGreat writers and artists use dreams to create compellingand lasting works. In this course the worksof Kafka, Poe, Freud, Jung, Breugel, Dickinson,William James and others will be discussed, andthe artistic and intellectual use of dreams andnightmares, as a way to better understand aspectsof human experiences, will be explored.IDS 232 GREAT BOOKSWHAT IS EVIL AND GUILT?Prerequisite: ENG 102.3 creditsThis course satisfies the IDS CORE requirementfor graduation.This online Great Books seminar is based onthe Socratic idea that one learns best throughopen-ended questioning and deliberation. Deeptimeless questions define this class, like what is thenature of evil and how to harmonize competingpoints of views for any given action. We exploreseveral important writers, including Tolstoy,Johnson, Musil, Nietzsche, Yourcenar, Coleridge,and Wilde. The online nature of this class makesit very student-centered and highly engaged. Workcan be completed anywhere at any time provideddeadlines are met, and the topics draw from boththe darkness of madness and violence and thehopefulness of redemption and reflection.SCI 114 SURVEY OF SCIENCEPrerequisite: ENG 101, eligibility for MAT 136or the equivalent.4 credits.Formerly SCI 104 Survey of ScienceFulfills the IDS requirementExplores basis concepts of physics, chemistry andbiology focusing on the interrelatedness of thesedisciplines through lecture demonstrations, computersimulations, group collaborations, and mayinclude field trips. The topics covered will includechemistry (atomic structure, elements, periodictable, simple reactions), biology (characteristics ofliving things, cell cycle, DNA and genetics, ecologyand the environment), physics (energy, heat,temperature and light). The laboratory portion ofthe course is tied closely to the lecture and will useanalytical techniques to explore questions from theperspective of chemists, biologists, and physicists.This course fulfills the IDS requirement.INTERNATIONAL STUDIESIDS 225 GLOBAL ISSUESPrerequisite: completion of ENG 101 and ENG102; a prior diversity course recommended (suchas ANT 105, HUM 125, PHL 164, SOC 220);or permission of instructor3 creditsThis course addresses some of the key global issuesthat are affecting the majority of the world’s peopletoday. These issues have implications for thefuture of the planet and will require transcendingthe boundaries of individual societies and nationstates.A variety of global issues will be examinedfrom multiple perspectives, in an active, dynamiclearning environment. This course will encourageparticipants to develop a sense of agency, workingcooperatively with others in order to engage andaddress today’s most urgent global concerns.INTERIOR DESIGNIND 101 INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1014 creditsAn introduction to the elements and principlesof design, the interior design profession, andthe interior design problem solving process. Twohours of lecture, four hours of laboratory.IND 201 INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO II -RESIDENTIALPrerequisite: IND 1014 creditsThe study of residential spaces, including the identificationof client needs, programming, standards,

space planning, drawings, and presentations. Twohours of lecture, four hours of laboratory.IND 202 INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO III -COMMERCIALPrerequisite: IND 2014 creditsA study of design principles applied to furniturelayout, space planning and presentations drawingsfor commercial interiors. Two hours of lecture,four hours of laboratory.IND 120 MATERIALS, TEXTILES AND FINISHESPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 1013 creditsThe study of interior design textiles, materials andfinishes including characteristics, care, codes, andapplications. Two hours of lecture, two hour oflaboratory.IND 121 COLOR AND LIGHTING FOR DESIGNPrerequisite: IND 1203 creditsA study of color theory and its application to interiordesign. Fundamentals of lighting design, includinglamps, luminaries, lighting techniques, and applicationsfor residential and commercial projects. Twohours of lecture, two hour of laboratory.IND 299 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION WORKEXPERIENCEPrerequisites: ENG 101, minimum GPA 2.0.,sophomore status, and approval of program coordinatorrequired.3 creditsThis course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers theestablishment of learning goals for the workassignment, career development and work-relatedproblem-solving. Students must satisfactorilycomplete the seminar, the final project, and thework assignment to receive credit. Faculty assign afinal project designed to elicit on-the-job learningspecific to architecture.CAD 114 ARCHITECTURAL CADDPrerequisite: Some drafting experience3 creditsDrafting techniques using computer and the latestversion of AutoCAD. Are covered along witharchitectural setup of drawings, layering systems,floor plans and elevations drawn with computer,including walls, doors, windows, furniture, notes,dimensioning. Drawing manipulation with blocksand printing. Two hours of lecture, two hours oflaboratory.CAD 116 REVIT 3D SOFTWAREPrerequisite: CAD 114 or some drafting experience3 creditsThis course will cover the use of 3-D applicationsoftware for the creation of model design. Revitarchitectural software will be used in this course.Topics include creation of architectural floorplans, the basics of creating 3-D walls, wall styles,wall modifier styles and object display control.Creating mass models, commercial structures and3-D walkthroughs using the camera will alsobe covered. Two hours of lecture, two hours oflaboratory.CAD 133 CAD MECHANICAL AUTOCADPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101, MAT 1363 creditsThe objective of this course is to give the studenta basic understanding of Computer AidedDrafting using the latest version of AutoCAD.The student will learn drafting fundamentals forengineering through projects from various technicaldisciplines. Topics include drawing setup, text,dimensioning, layering systems, blocks, printingand plotting, orthographic and isometric viewsas well as an introduction to 3-D solid modeling.Upon finishing this course, students should beable to prepare drawings in their own engineeringdisciplines. One hour of class work, four hours oflaboratory.CAD 204 CAD 3D ARCHITECTURAL AUTOCADPrerequisite: CAD 114 or CAD 1333 creditsThree-dimensional drafting and design techniquesusing the latest AutoCAD version. Use of UCSand WCS for generating wire meshes, solids, 3-Dplans, hatching. Hidden lines removal and trueperspectives. Introduction to shading and rendering.Printing of perspectives. Two hours of lecture,two hours of laboratory.CAD 275 CAD ANIMATION 3D STUDIO MAXPrerequisites: CAD 114 and/or CAD 116 orpermission of the instructor. Knowledge ofAutoCAD is needed for those wanting to renderand animate AutoCAD drawings.3 creditsFormerly, and also known as, CAD 240 StudioVIZThis course covers the 3D Studio MAX softwareused by architects, artists, engineers, designers,medical and forensic experts as a modeling andpresentation tool. Topics include the creationand editing of three-dimensional geometry usingprimitives, lofting, and existing 3D AutoCADobjects. Students will learn how to present theirideas through images, 3D models, and animations.Two hours of lecture, four hours of laboratory.Course DescriptionsJOURNALISM(SEE COMMUNICATION)LEGAL ASSISTANTLGL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGALISMPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.Students must meet with coordinator beforeregistering for LGL 101.3 creditsIntroduction to the legal assistant field, the roles ofattorneys and legal assistants in the practice of lawand the American legal system and its historicalroots. Students will study the ethical considerationsof the legal profession including the specialethical considerations of the legal assistant field.LGL 102 LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITINGPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ENG 101.Co-requisite or Prerequisite: LGL 101.3 creditsA study of legal reasoning and problem solvingand the development of legal research and writingskills. Students conduct research in law libraries,referring to digests, reporter systems and statutes,computer research systems, and prepare legalmemoranda and briefs. A high level of competencyin the writing of English is required for thesatisfactory completion of this course.LGL 104 REAL ESTATE PRACTICECo-requisite or Prerequisite: LGL 101.3 creditsGeneral principles of law concerning real property.Students prepare the actual documents involved,such as deeds, mortgages, leases, title abstracts andclosing papers.LGL 208 LITIGATIONPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in LGL 101and LGL 102.3 creditsGeneral principles of law concerning civil litigationand family law practice are examined.Students study the Connecticut Practice Book andthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; prepare discoveryforms, affidavits and pleadings for motionsand trials.LGL 209 PROBATE PRACTICE AND ESTATEADMINISTRATIONPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in LGL 101.3 creditsThis course covers the general principles of lawconcerning the nature and administration of probatepractice, wills, estates and trusts.165

Course DescriptionsLGL 210 FAMILY LAWPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in LGL 101and LGL 102.3 creditsThis course will provide an overview of the basicprinciples of family law and family law practice ingeneral, as well as specific information with regardto Connecticut state laws. The course will examinespecific areas of family law; i.e.: marriage, premaritalagreements, common law marriages andliving arrangements, annulment and dissolutionof marriage, and legal separation, as well as spousalsupport, child custody, visitation, and support.Specific emphasis will be placed on the paralegal’srole and ethics in the law office setting with regardto the various legal topics presented in this course.LGL 211 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONSPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in LGL 101and LGL 102.3 creditsThis course covers the formation, operation andtermination of business entities; sole proprietorships,partnerships, corporations, limited liabilitycompanies and joint ventures under Connecticutand New York Law. Students prepare requireddocuments and are trained in corporate practice asfollowed by law firms and corporate legal departments.LGL 216 ADMINISTRATIVE LAWPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in LGL 101and LGL 102.3 creditsGeneral principles of law and practice concerningfederal, state and local administrative agencies.Students will study the Federal and StateAdministrative Procedure Acts and learn to interfacewith administrative agencies with emphasison worker’s compensation, social security andlocal land use agencies.LGL 280 INTERNSHIPPrerequisite: Permission of the coordinator.3 creditsActual work experience as a legal assistant in a lawoffice or public agency is acquired. Students arerequired to seek an internship through an individualsearch similar to a job search. The coordinatorwill assist those students unable to secure aninternship through their own search. Students willmeet periodically in a seminar setting to discusstheir progress and to prepare for entry into the jobmarket. This course may be waived at the discretionof the coordinator upon written proof thatthe student is currently working in a permanentposition as a legal assistant, in which case an electivemust be substituted.MATHEMATICS† denotes: Your ability to read and understandEnglish may significantly affect your understandingof the mathematics covered in thisclass. Eligibility for ENG 101 is highly recommended.MAT 073 PRE-ALGEBRA – NUMBER SENSEPrerequisite: Placement test.4 credits(Refer to Developmental Studies)MAT 075 PRE-ALGEBRA – NUMBER SENSE,GEOMETRYPrerequisite: Placement test.3 creditsFormerly MAT 098 Basic Mathematics(Refer to Developmental Studies)MAT 094 INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRAPrerequisite: MAT 073 or MAT 075 with agrade of C- or higher or appropriate placementtest scores.4 creditsFormerly MAT 099 Introductory Algebra(Refer to Developmental Studies)MAT 121† APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS ANDOTHER CAREERSPrerequisite: MAT 094 or appropriate placementtest scores.3 creditsFormerly MAT 103 Applications for Businessand Other CareersIncludes a study of mathematical techniques asapplied to problems in business and the contemporaryworld. The primary focus will beon algebraic, graphing and statistical techniques.Not recommended for science or math majors.Department exit assessment is required.MAT 136 † INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRAPrerequisite: MAT 094 with a grade of C- orhigher or appropriate placement test score.4 creditsFormerly MAT 100 Intermediate AlgebraIncludes a study of functions, relations, andgraphs; applications; linear functions and inequalities;quadratic and other polynomial functions;exponents and radical expressions; rational expressionsand equations; and systems of equations.Department exit assessment is required.MAT 145† MATH FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IPrerequisite: MAT 136 with a grade of C- orhigher or appropriate test score.4 credits.This course must be passed with a minimumgrade of C. A mathematics course designed forand required of students preparing to teach inthe elementary schools. Topics include numbersystems and their properties, problem-solving,developing mathematically correct and clear explanationsof mathematical ideas, applications, anddiagnosis of student error patterns. Computercomponent to the course. Department exit assessmentis required.MAT 146† MATH FOR THE LIBERAL ARTSPrerequisite: MAT 136 with a grade of C- orhigher or appropriate placement test score.3 creditsFormerly MAT 106 Math for the Liberal ArtsThe goals of the course are to develop, as fully aspossible, the mathematical and quantitative capabilitiesof the student; to enable them to understanda variety of applications of mathematics;to prepare them to think logically in subsequentcourses and situations in which mathematicsoccurs; and to increase their confidence in theirability to reason mathematically. Topics that couldbe included in the course: applications of everydaymathematics, symmetry, transformations, votingstrategies, circuits and pathways. This coursetransfers easily to most four-year institutions.Department exit assessment is required.MAT 147† MATH FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IIPrerequisite: MAT 145 with a grade of C orhigher.4 creditsThis course must be passed with a minimumgrade of C. Designed for and required of studentspreparing to teach in the elementary schools.Topics include rational numbers and their properties,problem solving, geometry and measurement,probability and statistics, and transformations.Department exit assessment is required.MAT 172† COLLEGE ALGEBRAPrerequisite: MAT 136 with a grade of C- orhigher or appropriate placement test score.Department exit assessment is required.3 creditsFormerly MAT 120 College AlgebraTI graphing calculator may be required. Topicsinclude concepts of functions; numeric, algebraic,and graphic techniques as applied to the followingfunctions: polynomial, piecewise, rational, radical,exponential, logarithmic; complex numbers;applications; and systems of equations. Topics thatmight be included are recursively defined functionsand topics in analytic geometry. Departmentexit assessment is required.166

MAT 186† PRE-CALCULUSPrerequisite: MAT 172 with a grade of C- orhigher or equivalent.4 creditsTI graphing calculator required. Topics includeconcepts of functions; numeric, algebraic, andgraphic techniques applied to the following functions:polynomial, radical, rational, exponential,logarithmic, and circular/trigonometric; right triangletrigonometry and applications; trigonometricidentities and equations; applications; topicsin analytic geometry. Department exit assessmentis required.MAT 190† CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS ANDSOCIAL SCIENCE IPrerequisite: MAT 172 with a grade of C- orhigher or equivalent.3 creditsTi graphing calculator required. Topics include:function review; limits and continuity; the derivative;techniques of differentiation; optimizationproblems; exponential and logarithmic functionsand their derivatives; anti-derivatives and thefundamental theorem of calculus; techniques ofintegration; applications pertaining to businessand the social sciences. Department exit assessmentis required.MAT 201† STATISTICSPrerequisite: MAT 136 with a grade of C- orhigher or appropriate placement test score; eligibilityfor ENG 101 or permission of instructor.3 creditsFormerly MAT 167 Statistics I with TechnologyTI graphing calculator required. Concepts of populationand sample, basic experimental designs,introduction to data collection methods; organizingand describing data with graphical techniquesand numerical methods; basic probability theory;discrete and continuous probability distribution;normal curves and applications; making inferencesabout populations (a) point estimates (b)interval estimates (c) hypothesis tests; relationshipsbetween two variables, (a) scatter plots (b) correlation(c) regression. Department exit assessmentis required.MAT 254† CALCULUS IPrerequisite: MAT 186 with a grade of C- orhigher.4 creditsFormerly MAT 210 Calculus ITI graphing calculator required. Topics includelimits and continuity; derivatives; techniquesof differentiation; applications of differentiation;anti-derivatives; Fundamental Theorem ofCalculus and the definite integral; applicationsof the integral; trapezoidal and Simpson’s rules.Department exit assessment is required.MAT 256† CALCULUS IIPrerequisite: MAT 254 with a grade of C- orhigher.4 creditsFormerly MAT 211 Calculus IITI graphing calculator required. Topics includeanti-derivatives and applications of the integral;transcendental functions and their inverses; derivativesand integrals of transcendental functions andtheir inverses; techniques of integration; numericalmethods; indeterminate forms and L’ Hospital’sRule; improper integrals, sequences and infiniteseries; polar coordinates. Department exit assessmentis required.MAT 268† CALCULUS III: MULTIVARIABLEPrerequisite: MAT 256 with a grade of C- orhigher.4 creditsFormerly MAT 212 Calculus IIITI graphing calculator required. Topics includeparametric equations; polar coordinates; vectorsdotand cross products and applications; vectorvaluedfunctions and applications; functions ofseveral variables, limits and applications; partialdifferentiation and applications; multiple integrationand applications; multiple integration andapplications; vector calculus. Department exitassessment is required.MAT 272† LINEAR ALGEBRAPrerequisite: MAT 256 with a grade of C- orhigher.3 creditsThis course involves a comprehensive introductionto the theory and applications of solvingsystems. Topics included are linear equations, vectorand matrix algebra, determinants, eigenvectorsand eigenvalues, orthogonality, least squares, symmetry,quadratic forms, and practical applications.Technology is a major component of the course,both computer and calculator work is utilized.Department exit assessment is required.MAT 285† DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONSPrerequisite: MAT 256 with a grade of C- orhigher.3 creditsTi graphing calculator required topics includefirst-order differential equations, second-orderlinear solutions, higher-order linear equationswith constant coefficients; laplace transformations;systems of linear order equations; numerical methods,and applications. Department exit assessmentis required.Course DescriptionsMEDICAL ASSISTANT/MEDICAL OFFICEBOT 180 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGYPrerequisite: eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly BOTM 106 Medical Terminology.This course contains Medical Terminology andAnatomy and Physiology. In this course, studentslearn the basic structure and functions of thehuman body and become familiar with commondiseases and disorders. The prefixes, roots andsuffixes which comprise medical terminology arecovered, and that terminology is applied to thebody systems studies.BOT 287 FOUNDATIONS /MANAGEMENT OFMEDICAL INSURANCECo-requisite: BOT 180 Medical Terminology.3 creditsFormerly BOTM 108 Medical Office Practicesand Insurance Reimbursement.This course will cover the clerical and administrativeskills necessary to work effectively in a privatephysician’s office, a multi-specialty clinic, or ahospital setting. These skills include maintainingpatients’ medical records including color-codingfiling will also be discussed. This course willcover important issues regarding healthcare today.They are healthcare reform, the changing skillsrequired for success and the computerization ofmedical offices with HIPAA (Health InsurancePortability and Accountability Act). This coursewill introduce the student to the major medicalinsurance programs used in physician offices andgive a basic knowledge of the national diagnosticand procedural coding systems. The student willbe introduced to the encounter form, the CMS-1500 form, the Explanation of Benefits (EOB)form, and other forms used by the medical staff inphysician offices today.BOT 288 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FORMEDICAL OFFICESPrerequisite: BOT 180 Medical Terminology.3 creditsFormerly BOTM 205 Medical Office Codingand Computerized Billing.This course encompasses most aspects of the fundamentalsof the Official Coding and ReportingGuidelines used by providers to facilitate paymentof health services. Students access the Internet toresearch and apply coding concepts and conventionsof ICD-9, CPT and CCI edits as they reviewactual medical records. A hand on experience isprovided with current Windows application medicalpractice management software assignment toreceive credit.167

Course Descriptions168MED 112 MEDICAL INSURANCE AND BILLINGPre- or Co-Requisite: MED 125.3 creditsThis course covers the clerical and administrativeskills necessary to work effectively in a privatephysician’s office, a multi-specialty clinic, or ahospital setting. These skills include maintainingpatients’ medical records including color codingand filing. This course includes the importantissues regarding healthcare today. They are healthcarereform, the changing skills required for successand the computerization of medical officeswith HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act.) This course introduces thestudent to the major medical insurance programsused in physician offices and give a basic knowledgeof the national diagnostic and proceduralcoding systems.MED 125 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGYPre-requisites: Eligible for English 101.3 creditsMedical Terminology is a comprehensive study ofthe technical language of medicine through wordconstruction. The student learns the anatomic andclinical medical terms, anatomy and physiology,path physiology, diagnostic testing, and pharmacologicalagents pertaining to each body system.MED 217 MEDICAL CODINGPre-or Co-Requisite: MED 125.3 creditsThis course encompasses most aspects of fundamentalsof the Official Coding and ReportingGuidelines used by providers to facilitate paymentof health services. Students access the Internet toresearch and apply coding concepts and conventionsof ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding as they reviewactual medical records. A hands on experience isprovided with a current medical practice managementsoftware application.MED 245 CLINICAL LAB PROCEDURES IPrerequisite: Admission to the Medical AssistantProgram BOT 111 or Co-requisite: MED 112and MED 125.4 credits. Offered in Fall only.This course provides an overview of health careprocedures required by medical assistants. Thecourse teaches students to prepare examinationand treatment areas in health care settings.Concepts of universal and standard precautions,aseptic technique, and infection control are presented.Therapeutic communication, medical ethics,confidentiality and accountability are stressed.In addition, the course teaches students to performsimple lab tests, vital signs, and specimencollection. Principles of medication administration,pharmacology and principles of anatomy andphysiology are integrated throughout this course.Three hours of class and three hours of clinicallaboratory experience per week.MED 246 CLINICAL LAB PROCEDURES IIPrerequisites: MED 112, MED 125 andMED 245 with a grade of C or higher.5 creditsOffered in Spring only.This advanced clinical procedure course buildsupon the knowledge from Clinical Lab ProceduresI and will provide the student with phlebotomyskills, EKG skills, and basic principles of radiologysafety. The course will present concepts related tonutrition, surgical asepsis and autoclaving, simpledressing changes and response to medical emergencies.Principles of pharmacology are integratedthroughout the course. Three hours of lecture,three hours of laboratory and three hours of clinicallaboratory experience per week.MED 296 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCEPrerequisite: MED 217, MED 246 with a gradeof C or higher.3 creditsThis course combines a classroom seminar with onthe job learning. Students who meet program eligibilitywork at approved Cooperative Educationsites and participate in regularly scheduled seminars.Seminars cover the establishment of learninggoals for the work assignment, work relatedproblem solving, and legal and ethical dilemmasfacing healthcare personnel. A final project isdesigned to incorporate on-the-job learning andmedical law and ethics. Students must completethe seminar, all assignments, the final project, andthe clinical work assignment to receive credit. Thiscourse includes 3 hours of seminars per week anda minimum of 135 hours of supervised, unpaidexternship.MUSICMUS 101 MUSIC HISTORY ANDAPPRECIATIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MU 101 Music and ImaginationThis course offers a comprehensive explorationof creative imagination in music from a multicultural,global perspective, including the examinationof Western music in the context of musicalpractices throughout the world. Students also willexplore the elements of music, learn musical terminology,and discover the sounds of instrumentsfrom many world cultures. No previous musicalexperience is required.MUS 104 WORLD MUSICPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsA survey of musical traditions of the world’speoples, with primary emphasis on indigenous,popular, and art music of Africa, Asia, Indonesiaand the Americas. The course will explore a widerange of musical styles and place each withinthe cultural and historical context from which itarises. Attendance at a live musical performanceis required.MUS 115 MUSIC THEORY IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly MU 108 Fundamentals of MusicTheoryAn introduction to music theory, including thedevelopment of basic skills in reading and notatingmusic, ear-training, sight-singing and the study ofrhythm, melody, scales, keys, intervals and triads.No musical background is required.MUS 118 DIGITAL SONGWRITINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 orpermission of the instructor.3 creditsThis course is an introduction to the craft of musiccomposition and writing songs. Using computersoftware, the students will learn the basics of textsetting, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic unityand variety, concepts of dissonance and consonanceas well as principles of form. The studentwill complete two pieces to be presented at theend of the course.MUS 121 MUSIC HISTORY SURVEY -ANCIENT/MEDIEVAL/ CLASSICALPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 01.3 creditsA survey of classical music from Gregorianchants to the age of Beethoven. The course tracesthe development of Medieval and Renaissancemusic and emphasizes music of the Baroque andClassical eras, particularly Bach, Handel, Haydn,Mozart and Beethoven. No previous musicaltraining required.MUS 122 MUSIC HISTORY SURVEY -ROMANTIC AND MODERNPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsAn introductory survey of classical music of thenineteenth and twentieth century’s. Beginningwith an introduction to the basic materials ofmusic, the course focuses on the major composersfrom Schubert to the present, their importantworks, stylistic and formal traits, and the culturalhistoricalsetting in which their music was created.No previous musical experience is required.MUS 132 MUSIC OF THE OPERAPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFor nearly 400 years, opera ruled the scene inWestern Europe. Like rock concerts today, itattracted large audiences who were frequentlydriven into a frenzy by the power of the music.

Course DescriptionsThe stories behind the great works are soap operasin themselves, full of intrigue, scandal, and dangerousliaisons. Why was opera such a powerfulmedium? Why did it fall from grace, and can itsurvive in the 21st century? Students will becomefamiliar with great composers and their operaticworks, and will discover how opera is intimatelytied to political, social, and religiousMUS 138 ROCK’N ROLL HISTORY ANDAPPRECIATIONPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course offers a comprehensive exploration ofcreative imagination in Rock and Popular musicfrom a multicultural, global perspective, includingthe examination of early Jazz music in thecontext of influencing Rock ‘n Roll music today.Students will explore the elements of music, learnmusical terminology, and discover the sounds ofRock instruments and groups from many stylesand trends. No previous musical experience isrequired.MUS 140 HAND DRUMMINGPrerequisite: ENG 084.1 creditThis performance-based course focuses on WestAfrican Hand Drumming and features other stylesfrom around the world. Through lectures anddiscussion, we will learn to play a variety of stylesof drums and shakers and make music every day.We will look at the cultures and societies of therepresented countries and how music illuminatestheir cultural traits. There will be one or moreperformance opportunities for the ensemble/classduring the term.MUS 141 GUITAR I3 creditsAn introductory guitar course, presenting simplenote values in double and triple meter, in G clef.Students will develop rudimentary note readingskills on all six strings and learn to performsimple melodies. In addition, students will learnto accompany these melodies with basic choraleaccompaniment.MUS 150 CLASS PIANO I3 creditsAn Introductory piano course, presenting simplenote values in double and triple meter, in both Fand G clefs. Focuses on the organization of thekeyboard. Develops skills in performing majorscales and arpeggios, simple five-finger positioncompositions, and exercises for technique.MUS 170 COLLEGE CHOIRPrerequisite: Permission of Instructor.1 creditFormerly MU 111 College ChoirMay be repeated up to four times for credit.A study through rehearsal and performance ofmusic literature for choir. Emphasis is given to thepreparation of major choral works. Opportunitiesexist for solo and ensemble singing in smallergroups.NURSINGNUR 101 INTRODUCTION TO NURSINGPRACTICEPrerequisites: BIO 211: Anatomy and PhysiologyI; BIO 212: Anatomy and Physiology II; ENG101: English Composition.8 creditsThe student will focus on concepts basic to nursingpractice. Emphasis is placed on application ofthe nursing process, communication skills, andnursing practice procedure acquisition. Clinicaland laboratory experiences offer opportunities tointegrate theoretical principles and demonstratecaring and competence in beginning professionalrole development.NUR 102 FAMILY HEALTH NURSINGPrerequisites: NUR 101: Introduction toNursing Practice; BIO 235: Microbiology; PSY111: General Psychology.8 creditsThe student will focus on issues affecting the family,including childbearing, childrearing, geriatriccare and intermediate health care needs of limitedduration. The medical surgical health problemsinclude care for the client in the peri-operativeperiod and the client experiencing orthopedicand simple genito-urinary conditions. The courseaddresses several psychiatric disorders: anxiety andcognitive disorders, common child and adolescentpsychiatric disorders. The student will have clinicalrotations that provide experience caring for thechildbearing family as well as caring for medicalsurgicalclients across the lifespan.NUR 103: PHARMACOLOGY FOR FAMILIESACROSS THE LIFESPANPrerequisites: NUR 101: Introduction toNursing Practice; BIO 235: Microbiology; PSY111: General Psychology.1 creditThe student will focus on the safe use, pharmacologicalprinciples, indications and nursingimplications related to drug therapy when caringfor individuals and families. Emphasis will beplaced on medications used with prenatal, neonatal,pediatric, geriatric and peri-operative clients.The course will stress the general characteristics ofselected medications and will include indications,pharmacokinetics, side effects, adverse effects,contraindications, administration, nursing implicationsacross the life span, client education andrelationship to prior learning.NUR 130 LPN TO RN TRANSITION PRACTICUMPrerequisites: Connecticut Community CollegesBIO 211: Anatomy and Physiology I; BIO 212:Anatomy and Physiology II; ENG 101: EnglishComposition; BIO 235: Microbiology; PSY 111:General Psychology; PSY 201: Life Span; SOC101: Principles of Sociology; Charter Oak StateCollege NUR 190: LPN to RN ArticulationBridge Course.1 credit (Pass/Fail)Hours: Clinical: 45 hours(Clinical and laboratory hour distributionis at the discretion of the campus attended.)This course is the final component of theConnecticut League for Nursing LPN to RNArticulation plan for the Connecticut CommunityColleges Nursing Program (CT-CCNP) whichprepares LPNs to enter the CT-CCNP in thesecond year of study. Students enrolling in thiscourse have been accepted for admission into the(CT-CCNP) and have chosen the option to enterthe third semester.This course builds upon the content of CharterOak State College NUR 190: LPN to RNArticulation Bridge Course by providing and integratingcontent that is specific to the CT-CCNPcurriculum. Upon successful completion ofCharter Oak State College Nursing 190, thiscourse and the CT-CCNP pre-requisite and concurrentgeneral education courses up to the secondyear of study, articulation credits are awarded perthe escrow model and the LPN advances to NUR*201 and NUR*202.NUR 130 PROVIDES CLINICAL AND LABORA-TORY LEARNING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THECT-CCNP CAMPUS TO WHICH THE STUDENT ISADMITTED.1 creditNUR*130 cannot be applied as a free electivetoward the CT-CCNP program of Study for theAssociate of Science degree in Nursing.NUR 201 NURSING CARE OF INDIVIDUALSAND FAMILIES IPrerequisites: NUR 102: Family Health Nursing;NUR 103: Pharmacology for families Acrossthe Life Span; PSY 201: Life Span; SOC 101:Principles of Sociology.9 creditsThe student will focus on holistic care of individualsand families across the life span with a varietyof health care needs. The needs of clients experiencingendocrine, respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascularconditions and selected mental healthdisorders are examined. Bioterrorism as a healthcare issue will be addressed. Clinical laboratoryexperience provides the student an opportunity toadminister care to a diverse population of clientsin a variety of acute care and community health169

Course Descriptionscare settings. The student will utilize criticalthinking, caring, professionalism and communicationskills in the care of the client. Emphasis isplaced on provision of safe and competent careand development of the professional role as amember of a multidisciplinary health care team.Over the semester, the student is increasinglychallenged in the clinical area with more complexclient assignments.NUR 202 PHARMACOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALSAND FAMILIES WITH INTERMEDIATE HEALTHCARE NEEDSPrerequisites: NUR 102: Family HealthNursing; NUR 103: Pharmacology for FamiliesAcross the Life Span.1 creditThe student will focus on pharmacologic principlesrelated to the care of individuals and familiesacross the life span with intermediate health careneeds. Emphasis will be placed on medicationsused for clients who have endocrine, gastrointestinal,respiratory, cardiovascular, autoimmune,and psychiatric conditions and clients who aresurvivors of bioterrorism.NUR 203 NURSING CARE OF INDIVIDUALSAND FAMILIES IIPrerequisites: NUR 201. Nursing Careof Individuals and Families I; NUR 202Pharmacology for Individuals and Families withIntermediate Health Care Needs; ENG 102English Composition and Literature.8 creditsThe student will focus on the holistic care ofindividuals, families, and groups with complexhealth care needs. The student will incorporatecritical thinking, caring behaviors, professionalism,and communication skills when providingnursing care in a variety of acute, long-term and/or community settings. The student will have anopportunity to manage a multi client assignmentwith an emphasis on safe and competent practice.An observational experience with a visiting nurseagency, a dialysis unit and/or a cancer center willbe provided.NUR 204 PHARMACOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS,FAMILIES AND GROUPS WITH COMPLEXHEALTH CARE NEEDSPrerequisites: NUR 201: Nursing Careof Individuals and Families I; NUR 202:Pharmacology for Individuals and Families withIntermediate Health Care Needs.1 creditThe student will focus on safe use, pharmacologicprinciples, indications and nursing implicationsrelated to drug therapy in the care of individuals,families, and groups with complex health careneeds. Emphasis will be placed on medicationsused for clients who have acute and chronic renalfailure, oncology and neurological conditions, andmulti-system dysfunction and clients who choosean alternative therapy.NUR 205: NURSING MANAGEMENT ANDTRENDSPrerequisites: NUR 201: Nursing Care ofIndividuals and Families I;NUR 202: Pharmacology for Individuals andFamilies with Intermediate Health Care Needs.2 creditsThe student will explore the basic principles ofmanagement, leadership and collaborative relationshipsas they relate to providing safe andcompetent care. The focus is on the utilizationof critical thinking skills to make decisions, prioritysetting, delegation, legal parameters of nursingpractice and ethical issues. The student willexpand the concept of caring to the professionof nursing through collegial and interdisciplinarycommunication. The course facilitates the transitionof the student into the profession and his/herrole in contemporary nursing practice.PHILOSOPHY, ETHICSAND RELIGIONPHL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly PL 101 Introduction to PhilosophyThis course is an introduction to the basic themesof philosophy. It explores the nature of man, theuniverse in which we live, knowledge, language,the divine existence, and values. Students areencouraged to relate ideas from the great philosophersto their own thinking through Socraticdialogue and writing assignments.PHL 111 ETHICSPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly PL 201 Introduction to EthicsThis course introduces the student to the majorphilosophical theories about values Topics includevalues based on the search for happiness, religion,economics and the material world, social andpolitical structures and natural law. In addition,the last part of the course focuses on contemporarymoral problems.PHL 112 MEDICAL ETHICSPrerequisite: ENG 101; PHL 111 recommended.3 creditsFormerly PL 208 Medical EthicsThis course explores, through lecture and Socraticdialogue, the philosophical and moral dimensionsof current and future health care issues. It seeksto clarify the basic assumptions and practicalimplications involved in the study of medicalethics. Topics will include the practitioner-patientrelationship, abortion, confidentiality, treatmentand informed consent, experimentation and useof human subjects, withdrawal of lifesaving treatmentas well as the allocation of scarce resources.PHL 120 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICSPrerequisite: ENG 101; PHL 111 recommended.3 creditsFormerly PL 203 Environmental EthicsThis course explores, through lecture and Socraticdialogue, the philosophical and moral dimensionsof environmental concerns. It will examinethe basic theoretical assumptions and practicalimplications in the study of the environment.Topics will include economics, cost/benefit analysis,sustainability, pollution, the greenhouse effect,hazardous waste, population, world hunger, andurban sprawl.PHL 121 COMPUTER ETHICSPrerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsDescription: This course investigates ethical issuesinvolved in computing. Special attention will begiven to the moral, legal, and constitution concernssurrounding computer security. Throughlecture, discussion and case study research, studentswill be encouraged to learn the variousethical system, encounter questions regardingthe scope and limits of each ethical approach,and engage the moral dilemmas arising not onlyfrom the use but the uniqueness of interactionsover the Internet. The Socratic Method will beemployed in classroom discussions to encouragedialogue and reflection on cyberspace issues suchas: privacy and security concerns; free speech andlibel; copyright and fair use; privacy and informationsharing.PHL 122 ETHICS AND LITERATUREPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly PL 205 Ethics in LiteratureThis is a course structured to investigate by meansof lecture, literary criticism and Socratic dialogue- the nature, theories, methods and issues of ethicsthrough the prism of literary narrative. Worksfrom authors such as Leo Tolstoy, Jhumpa Lahira,Victor Hugo, Ursula LeGuin and NathanielHawthorne will be used to focus attention ontoissues such as the Struggle of Good and Evil; DoesLife Have Meaning Beyond Mere Survival?; Whatis the Purpose of the Individual Autonomy?; andWhat is the Purpose of Sex, Love and Marriage?170

Course DescriptionsPHL 124 ENGINEERING ETHICSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly PL 207C Philosophical Issues inContemporary LifeThis course explores the philosophical and moraldimensions of real-life engineering concerns. Itwill seek to stimulate critical reflection by combiningpractical insights from engineering practicewith perspectives drawn from ethical theorieswhile considering moral dilemmas. Topics mayinclude engineering as social experimentation,commitment to safety, workplace responsibilityand rights, and environmental concerns.PHL 125 FEMINISMPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course will explore the plurality of theoriesand narratives on feminism from the philosophicalperspective, as well as practically through thelived stories of women. Class sessions will consistof a mixture of methods of presentation [lecture,first-person narrative, and dialogue], with the aimof using theoretical constructs as a springboard forthe plurality of experiences and narrative of andabout societal roles of sex, gender, etc.PHL 131 LOGICPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly PL 107 LogicLogic is the study of the laws of correct thinkingand their application to logical reasoning, whichincludes an analysis of language, informal fallaciesof thought and the rules of inductive and deductivethinking.PHL 132 CRITICAL THINKINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 credits.Formerly PL 106 Critical ThinkingThis course examines the notion that self-discoveryis the fundamental process of learning andthat critical thinking is the basic tool of the selfdiscoveryprocess. Students will explore strategiesfor conceptualizing, analyzing, synthesizing andevaluating information gathered from a variety ofsources. The concepts learned in this course will beuseful in both academic and professional settings.PHL 140 EXISTENTIALISMPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThe purpose of this course is to encourage thoughtfulreading in the philosophy of existentialism, andto suggest that texts from philosophy are narrativesin the conversation of mankind. The students willdiscuss perennial issues, such as the possibilityof free choice, the diversity in ways of being, theabsurdity of death, and the possibility for hope,in the writings of authors from Dostoevski toSartre and de Beauvoir. Socratic dialogue will beemployed in a discussion of the philosophical andmoral issues raised.PHL 151 WORLD RELIGIONSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly PL 105 World ReligionsSeven of the major religious traditions of the modernworld are introduced: Hinduism, Buddhism,Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as Chineseand Japanese religious thought. The courseexplores the history of each tradition, its majorideas and its leading figures. It also covers theinfluence of these traditions in the world today.PHL 152 PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMPrerequisite: ENG 1013 creditsThe course explores the historical developmentof philosophy in the Islamic religion and therelationship and major ideas among the varioussects and traditions and their influence on themodern world.PHL 153 BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHYPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course examines the beginnings of Buddhismin India and follows its slow maturation andmovement into China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, SriLanka, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnamand Cambodia. In addition, students will alsoexamine the meaning and practice of Buddhisttheology and soteriology with a comparison ofthese concepts in Western religions.PHL 164 NON-WESTERN PHILOSOPHYPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly PL 110 Values and Traditions in non-Western CulturesThis course is intended to encourage Americanstudents to expand their vision of the world bylearning more about how people from othercultures live and think. Through texts and philosophersfrom China, Japan, India, Tibet, Africa,and the Middle East, students explore how philosophicalconcepts are embedded in the culturesthat produce them. As we move toward a globalcommunity, it is imperative that we know aboutand understand the values and traditions of ourworld partners and neighbors.PHL 191 DEATH AND MEANING OF LIFEPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course investigates philosophical theoriesabout life and death and their application to currentissues from various ethical perspectives. Thecourse’s focus will be the meaning of life whenconfronting our mortality; the balance betweensanctity of life and quality of life worldviews; themoral dilemmas found in contemporary topicssuch as euthanasia, suicide, human cloning, faminerelief, the death penalty, and war.PHL 234 PHILOSOPHY OF WORLDDEMOCRACYPrerequisites: A 100-level PHL course, and ENG102; or permission of instructor.3 creditsThis course is an investigation into the natureand basic themes of democracy. By outlining theelements necessary for a functioning democraticsystem and using four case studies from diverseplaces and cultures as an analytic tool to questionassumptions about the universality of democraticvalues, students will have the opportunity to deepentheir knowledge and appreciation for rule by,for and of the people, and to appreciate the complexityand difficulties inherent in the establishmentand maintenance of the democratic process.PHL 199 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHYPrerequisite: ENG 101 or permission ofinstructor.3 creditsFormerly PL 207 Philosophical Issues inContemporary LifeThis course explores the philosophical dimensionsof selected current issues, ones which willbe of continuing concern into the future as well.The course attempts to clarify the basic assumptionsand broad implications of each issue. Topicschange from semester to semester. Possible topicsinclude ecology, war, male/female relationships,poverty, biomedical technology, medicine andhealth.PHYSICAL ACTIVITIESCourse DifficultyB = Beginner I = IntermediateA = Advanced S = Senior ApprovedHPE 108 STRENGTH AND TONE: I, A.5 creditStrength and Tone is a challenging course designedto build muscular strength and endurance in a nontraditionalway. This course will teach the studenthow to use alternate types of resistance tools such asmedicine balls, resistance cords, etc. Through thiscourse the student will understand the fundamentalsof alternate resistance programs and will be ableto develop training protocols for themselves.HPE 115 WEIGHT TRAINING: B.5 creditThis course is designed to give a basic understandingof the effects of resistance training on171

172Course Descriptionsthe human body. The course will include acombination of lectures, demonstrations, andphysical activity. The student will understandthe fundamentals of lifting, be able to operate allresistance equipment, and develop resistance trainingprotocols.HPE 121 ABS AND LOWER BODY: I, A.5 creditThis course is designed to target the mid-sectionof the body. Appropriate back care, posture, andabdominal exercises will be demonstrated andpracticed. The student will be educated in basicconcepts of abdominal training and will understandthe benefits of strong abdominal and lowerback muscles.HPE 126A MAT BASE PILATES: B, I.5 creditDeveloped in the 1920’s by Joseph H. Pilates thisform of exercise combines the concept of strongbody with strong mind. Mat Pilates will focus oncore strength, stabilization, and proper breathingthrough various movements. The student will notonly benefit physically from Pilates, they will alsounderstand its basic theory and fundamentals.HPE 135C TAI CHI: B, S.5 creditTai Chi originated as a form of self-defense whichhas evolved into a relaxation technique that providesmany physical benefits. This form of exerciseincludes slow, balanced, low-impact movementsthat improve flexibility, strength, and balance whilereducing stress levels. This course is designed toprovide the history of Tai Chi and allow the studentto experience its multiple benefits.HPE 145 CAPOEIRA: I, A.5 creditCapoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial arts danceform. It was created in the 16th Century byAfricans as a way to protect themselves againstthe slave owners. This unique form of marital artsis disguised within rhythmic music, dance, andgymnastics. This course is designed to providethe history of Capoeira and allow the student toexperience its multiple benefits. This is a noncontactcourse.HPE 146 SELF-DEFENSE: B.5 creditThis course introduces the student to the broadarea of self-defense from a variety of perspectives.Particular attention is paid toward the teaching ofrespect, self-discipline, confidence, and concentration.Students will be able to practice tactics toescape and protect themselves against offenders.HPE 173A CARDIO KICKBOXING: I, A.5 creditBy incorporating the basic concepts of kickboxingthis course will also provide cardiovascularbenefit to the student. This fast paced, intenseclass will include moves such as punching, kicking,and blocking. The student will be able tounderstand the benefits of cardiovascular trainingthrough non-traditional approaches such asCardio Kickboxing.HPE 173B KICKBOXING: I, A.5 creditKickboxing is designed to incorporate a combinationof martial arts and self-defense skills. Thiscourse will involve the use of focus pads, kickpads, wraps, and heavy bags. At the completionof this course students will understand the basicfundamentals and theories of kick box training.This is a non-contact course.HPE 260 YOGA: B, S.5 creditThis 6,000 year old, ancient practice, will teachthe student the true meaning of union by combiningphysical, mental, and spiritual states ofwellness. The course is designed to provide thehistory of yoga, its theory and benefits, and affordthe student an opportunity to experience this artfirst hand.HPE 263 RELAXATION TECHNIQUES: B, S.5 creditThis course is designed to have the student engagein multiple techniques dealing with stress management.Some techniques that will be discussed aredeep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, andvisualization. Upon completion of this course, thestudent will understand the theory for each relaxationtechnique and how to apply these methodsfor personal use.HPE 270 BALLROOM DANCE: B, S.5 creditBallroom Dancing will afford the student theopportunity to learn basic dancing steps andtechniques associated with this style of dance.This course will provide an understanding of thehistory of Ballroom Dancing.HPE 276 BELLY DANCING: B, I.5 creditBelly Dancing is designed to provide the studentwith the basic fundamentals of this unique styleof dancing. Upon completion of this course thestudent will understand the history and origin ofBelly Dancing.HPE 279A LATIN DANCE: B, S.5 creditThis course is designed as an introduction to theLatin Dance of Salsa. The student will have anopportunity to learn basic steps of this dance style,as well as understand its history and the musicassociated with it.PHYSICAL THERAPISTASSISTANTNotice: Norwalk Community College has been granted Candidatefor Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation inPhysical Therapy Education of the American Physical TherapyAssociation (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314;phone (703)706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org.) Candidacy isnot an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation.Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliationwith the Commission on Accreditation in Physical TherapyEducation that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation.PTA 120 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICALPrerequisite: Acceptance into the PTA program3 creditsThis course is designed to be an introduction tothe Physical Therapist Assistant program. Thestudent will learn the paraprofessional duties ofbeing part of a healthcare team in a clinical settingas well as recognizing the professional relationshipthat they will have with the Physical Therapist.Patient management, communication, conduct,medical terminology, documentation, ethics, andlaws, as well as related organizations and their historywill be discussed.PTA 125 PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR FUNCTIONPrerequisite: Acceptance into the PTA program4 creditsThis course will provide the student with theknowledge and skills necessary for patient educationin the use of assistive and/or adaptive, protective,supportive, prosthetic and orthotic devices.Concepts of gait, balance, and developmentalactivity therapy will also be discussed. Threehours of lecture, three hours of lab per week.PTA 235 KINESIOLOGY FOR REHABILITATIONPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 120and PTA 1254 creditsThis course is designed to give the student anunderstanding of human movement, anatomy,and biomechanics, and their application to physicaltherapy. Students will explore the anatomicalstructure of each muscle/joint of the body as wellas positioning variables, range of motion, appliedforces, and joint kinematics. Students will learnto assess, measure, and analyze posture, gait, rangeof motion, and biomechanics. Three hours oflecture, three hours of lab per week.PTA 253 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FORREHABILITATIONPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 120and PTA 1253 creditsThis class is designed to address the structuraland functional changes in tissues and organs of

Course Descriptionsthe body in a variety of conditions and diseasesthroughout the human life span. The student willcome to understand the effects of rehabilitationon many special populations including those withneurological and orthopedic conditions.PTA 230 PHYSICAL AGENTS IN PHYSICALTHERAPYPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 235and PTA 2534 CreditsThis course is designed to provide the knowledgeneeded by Physical Therapist Assistants to safelyadminister physical and mechanical agents to theirpatient population. Through case studies andproblem-oriented management, the student willlearn to administer modalities, as well as understandindications and contraindications for eachagent. Heat, cold, water, electrical, and mechanicalforces will be discussed in detail. Three hoursof lecture, three hours of lab per week.PTA 250 THERAPEUTIC EXERCISEPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 235,PTA 253 and PTA 2595 CreditsThis course is designed to provide the student withthe fundamentals and theory of safe and effectivetherapeutic exercise with patients. Students willalso become proficient in measuring physiologicaland anatomical parameters. This includes butis not limited to manual muscle testing, aerobiccapacity, and range of motion. Three hours oflecture, six hours of lab per week.PTA 258 PTA IN THE HEALTHCARE ARENAPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 230,PTA 250 and PTA 2612 CreditsThis course will provide the Physical TherapistAssistant student with the necessary knowledgefor understanding the healthcare processes of theclinical setting. Research based decision makingwill also be covered. Other topics such as licensure,continuing education, data collection, andproblem-oriented management will be discussed.PTA 259 CLINICAL EXPERIENCE ORIENTATIONPrerequisites:Approval from PTA ProgramDirector1 CreditThis course is designed as an introduction toand preparation for clinical education in thePhysical Therapist Assistant program. Studentswill become oriented to the clinical educationprocess and come to understand provisions of thePhysical Therapist Assistant in the clinical setting.Other topics such as learning opportunities, communication,leadership, supervision of staff, andproblem solving will also be discussed.PTA 261 PTA INTERNSHIP IPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 2593 creditsPTA Internship I is designed to afford the studentsupervised clinical experience hours in observationand application of physical therapy services as aphysical therapist assistant. Principles of the curriculumwill be applied to general skills needed ina clinical setting. Consists of 120 clinical hours;one day per week for 15 weeks.PTA 262 PTA INTERNSHIP IIPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 230, PTA250 and PTA 261 and successful completion of allgeneral education courses required in PTA program5 CreditsPTA Internship II is an advanced clinical experiencedesigned to afford the student supervisedclinical experience hours in physical therapy servicesas a physical therapy assistant. Theory andfundamentals of the curriculum will be applied tospecific care plans and patient management as thestudent hones skills needed in a clinical setting.Consists of 280 clinical hours; Full-time (approximately40 hours per week) for 7 weeks in the firsthalf of the semester.PTA 265 PTA INTERNSHIP IIIPrerequisites: Successful completion of PTA 2625 CreditsPTA Internship III is an advanced clinical experiencedesigned to afford the student supervisedclinical experience hours in physical therapy servicesas a physical therapist assistant. The studentwill be able to focus on specific interests in thefield of physical therapy as they finalize their transitionfrom student to paraprofessional. Consistsof 280 clinical hours; Full-time (approximately40 hours per week) for 7 weeks. Takes place afterPTA 262 in the last 7 weeks of the semester.PHYSICSPHY 121 GENERAL PHYSICS IPrerequisite: 2 years of high school algebra orMAT 136; eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsUsually offered in the Fall semester.Formerly PHY 111 General Physics II A surveyof mechanics, heat, wave motion and sound withapplications. Three hours of class work and threehours of laboratory per week.PHY 122 GENERAL PHYSICS IIPrerequisite: MAT 172; eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsUsually offered in the spring semester.A survey of light, electricity and modern physics.Three hours of class work and three hours of laboratoryper week.PHY 221 CALCULUS-BASED PHYSICS iPrerequisite: MAT 256.4 creditsFormerly PHY 205 Physics for Scientists andEngineers IUsually offered in the Fall semester.Introduction to classical mechanics from basicphysical measurements through the dynamicsof rotational motion. This course will includeNewton’s laws, work, energy, conservation lawsand conditions for equilibrium. This is a calculusbasedphysics course.PHY 222 CALCULUS-BASED PHYSICS IIPrerequisites: PHY 221 and MAT 256.4 creditsUsually offered in the Spring semester.Topics covered in this course will be hydrodynamics,thermodynamics, Coulomb’s law, electricand magnetic fields, circuits, and optics. This is acalculus-based physics course.PHY 299 HONORS PHYSICS RESEARCHPrerequisite: PHY 121 and PHY 122 with agrade of B or higher. An interview with thefaculty advisor and departmental approval arerequired prior to signing up for this course.3 creditsThis course includes advanced research participationand laboratory work in various branchesof physics. A seminar and final research reportare required. This course involves a “hands on”research experience. The research will emphasizethe development of independent scientificthought and practice, experimental design, useof the literature, and scientific speaking and writing.6 hours of laboratory per week, Six hours oflibrary research per week.POLITICAL SCIENCEPOL 103 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONALRELATIONSPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThe characteristics of the international communityand the factors which determine relationsbetween and among states are examined. Theelements of national power, sovereignty, ideology,war, international organization and internationallaw are discussed. Emphasis is given to the contemporaryinternational political system and thefactors which influence the behavior of the world’sprincipal political units.POL 111 AMERICAN GOVERNMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course is an introduction to the organizationand operation of the American political system173

Course Descriptions174with special emphasis on its background, ideology,structure and function. Emphasis is on discussionof the major themes of American politics and theirrelevance to contemporary life.POL 112 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsA concise and current analysis of state and localgovernment functions, the nature of politicalactivity within states and localities and the natureof public policy. Particular attention is paid toConnecticut state government.POL 114 COMMUNITY GOVERNMENTPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101. 3 creditsFormerly PS 101 Community Government.Not offered every year.An introductory course, geared toward the problemsof urban living today, with emphasis on thesmall city, such as those in Fairfield County. Thecourse includes political theory, but emphasis ison the practical aspects of government such assuburban city politics, public safety, planning andland development.POL 298 SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLITICALSCIENCEPrerequisite: ENG 101 and one of the followingPOL 103, POL 111 or POL 112 or permissionof the instructor3 creditsNot offered every yearGenerally conducted as a seminar, this intermediate-levelcourse offers an in-depth examinationof a specialized topic in political science selectedby the instructor. Topics such as American politicalthought, American foreign policy, Americanpolitical parties and elections, and the UnitedState Supreme Court might be offered. Lectures,discussion, and writing assignments are directed atthorough analytical examination of the topic. Thiscourse may be taken more than once for creditwhen the topics are different.PSYCHOLOGYPSY 100 PERSONAL GROWTH AND AdjUSTMENTPrerequisite or Co-Requisite: ENG 084.3 creditsThis course focuses on personal growth in theareas of self-understanding, constructive action,appropriate decision making. Students will learnhow to use psychological theories and conceptsto enhance their understanding of their owndevelopment, make choices that are personallymeaningful, and develop their interpersonal problem-solvingskills. This course is not open to studentswho have already taken PSY 111 – GeneralPsychology I.PSY 105 GROUP DYNAMICSPrerequisite: PSY 111.3 creditsThis course explores the major influences andeffects of group processes, including membership,norms, goals, leadership, problem solving, anddecision making. This course provides studentswith a group experience and emphasizes theoreticalanalysis of group process.PSY 111 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY IPrerequisite or Co-requisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course is the first in a sequence (PSY 112 -General Psychology II is the second) that providesa comprehensive overview of the discipline ofpsychology. The primary goal of this course is toprovide students with a foundation for understandingthe physiological and environmentalforces that shape human thinking and behavior.Topics include historical perspectives, researchtechniques, the nervous system, sensation, perception,emotion, learning, motivation, and memory.PSY 112 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY IIPrerequisite: PSY 111.3 creditsThis course is the second in a sequence (PSY 111- General Psychology I is the first) that providesa comprehensive overview of the discipline ofpsychology, and expands on the analysis of humanbehavior to include the influence of wider socialcontexts. Topics may include individual differences,personality theory, human development,behavioral disorders and treatment, and social andgroup influences.PSY 200 CHILD PSYCHOLOGYPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course is a study of human biological, intellectual,emotional, and social development fromconception to the beginning of adolescence. Inaddition to studying the mental processes andbehavioral characteristic of children as they age,this course also emphasizes study of the relevantphysiological processes, environmental influences,and socio-cultural forces that underlie and shapechild development, including genetic inheritance,families, schools, and public policy.PSY 201 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course provides a comprehensive overviewof human development, including the biological,cognitive, emotional, and social changes associatedwith maturation from infancy to old age. Thiscourse also examines the important physiologicalprocesses, environmental influences, and socioculturalforces that underlie and shape humandevelopment across the lifespan, including theroles of genetic inheritance, families, schools,work, and other societal institutions.PSY 207 ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGYPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course is a study of human biological, intellectual,emotional, and social development fromearly adolescence through early adulthood. Inaddition to studying the mental processes andbehavioral characteristic of adolescents as theyage, this course also emphasizes study of therelevant physiological processes, environmentalinfluences, and sociocultural forces that underlieand shape adolescent development, includingpubertal changes, families, peers, schools, publicpolicy, and mass media.PSY 208 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTDEVELOPMENT AND AGINGPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course focuses on the quantitative and qualitativeways in which people develop from youngadulthood through old age, including the changesin physical, mental, social, and emotional functioningassociated with the aging process. Thiscourse also emphasizes study of the socio-culturalforces that impact adult development, includingmarriage and family, work, and institutions andcultural practices associated with healthcare anddying.PSY 211 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMENPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course is a survey and examination of currentresearch and theories about women andgender roles, and examines sex differences fromthe biological, psychoanalytic, learning, and socialperspectives. Topics include female anatomy andphysiology, attitudes toward women, motherhood,relationships, women and work, sexuality, marriage,and love.PSY 220 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course examines the application of psychologicaltheory and research in educational settings,and focuses on the student characteristics,psychological processes, and educational practicesthat underlie effective learning and teaching. Thiscourse would be especially appropriate for studentsconsidering a career in teaching or who needdeeper understanding of educational processes.Topics may include learning and achievementmotivation, cognitive development and intelligence,effective teaching and classroom management,and standardized and classroom assessment.

PSY 240 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course involves examination and analysisof the social forces that underlie, shape, andalter individuals’ behavior. The course emphasizesthe presentation, evaluation, and application oftheories and empirical research in topic areassuch as social cognition, group processes, attribution,conformity, attitude formation and change,prejudice, interpersonal behavior (e.g., altruismand aggression), and the influence of gender onsocial behavior.PSY 243 THEORIES OF PERSONALITYPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course is a survey and examination of thecurrent theories and research in the psychologicalstudy of human personality. This course examinesthe nature and development of personality fromseveral theoretical frameworks, including the psychoanalytic,dispositional (trait), learning (behavioral),and humanistic perspectives.PSY 245 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGYPrerequisite PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course introduces students to the majortheoretical conceptualizations, research methods,diagnostic categories, and treatment interventionsof mental and behavioral disorders. Specific topicsmay include mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality,substance related, eating, and developmentaldisorders. This course emphasizes analysis ofphysiological processes, environmental influences,and socio-cultural forces that underlie and shapehuman deviance and psychopathology.PSY 250 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OFHUMAN SEXUALITYPrerequisite: PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsThis course is an examination of the scientificstudy of human behavior including psychologicaland physiological components of sexuality, withan emphasis on understanding the interactionbetween human sexual behavior and social contexts.Topics may include reproductive anatomyand physiology, sexual behaviors and practices,sexuality throughout the lifespan, love and relationships,social and cultural perspectives of gender,sexual dysfunction and deviance, and crossculturalperspectives of sexuality.RECREATION ANDLEISURE STUDIESRLS 121 INTRODUCTION TO THERAPEUTICRECREATION SERVICESPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFall semester only.This course provides the student with an overviewof the therapeutic recreation field includingthe various populations to be served and thephilosophic and practical concepts basic to theprofession. It is a course of study which covers thecharacteristics of various disabilities, the roles andfunctions of therapeutic recreation and an analysisof both the theoretical and practical competenciesrequired of the therapeutic recreation profession.RLS 129 Field Work in Therapeutic Recreation IPrerequisites: RLS 121; ENG 101.3 creditsStudents initiate their field work in recreation withthis practicum. The course includes approximately90 hours of involvement by the student in arecreation agency plus three on-campus seminarsduring the field experience.RLS 215 RECREATION LEADERSHIP ANDSUPERVISIONPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsDevelopment of leadership and supervision skillsand techniques applicable to a variety of recreationareas are covered in this course. Emphasis is placedon students obtaining a practical knowledge ofgroup situations and the principles necessary foreffective leadership. Opportunities are afforded toobserve recreation leaders in actual leadership andsupervisory roles.RLS 221 THERAPEUTIC RECREATIONPROGRAMMINGPrerequisite: Minimum grade of C in RLS 121.3 creditsA course of study which includes the principlesand practices of program planning for therapeuticrecreation. The course covers a wide spectrum ofactivities designed for special populations includingthe development, implementation and evaluationof the programs. Intervention techniquesrelated to situations and problems confronting atherapeutic recreator are covered.RLS 229 FIELD WORK IN THERAPEUTICRECREATION IIPrerequisites: ENG 101; RLS 121.3 creditsThis work experience gives the student continuingpractical experience in developing recreationalleadership skills. The student should work as adirect leader, with responsibility for planning,Course Descriptionsconducting and evaluating an activity program.Students will attend field placement seminars overthe semester. This course includes 125 hours inthe field.RESPIRATORY CARERSP 111 MEDICAL PHYSICSPrerequisite: ENG 101, BIO 211, CHE 111.Co-requisite: BIO 212, PSY 111, RSP 141.3 creditsFall semester only.This course introduces the student to the basicprinciples of physics applicable to respiratory care.Topics include systems of measurement, fluiddynamics, gas laws, diffusion, pneumatics, heatand electricity. Additionally, the course provides areview of basic algebraic operations. Three hoursof class per week.RSP 120 RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGYPrerequisites: BIO 212, PSY 111, RSP 111,RSP 141.Co-requisites: BIO 235, RSP 151, RSP 161.2 creditsSpring semester only.The structure and function of the respiratorysystem and its relationship to the cardiovascularsystem are studied. Emphasis is placed onthe interrelationship of structure and function,including mechanics of respiration, ventilation,tissue metabolism, oxygen transport, perfusion,gas exchange and histology. Two hours of classper week.RSP 141 PRINCIPLES OF RESPIRATORY CAREPrerequisites: BIO 211, CHE 111, ENG 101.Co-requisites: BIO 212, PSY 111, RSP 111.4 creditsFall semester only.Formerly RC 101 Introduction to RespiratoryCare.This course introduces the student to basic principlesof Respiratory Care. Technical aspects includemedical gas therapy, humidity and aerosol therapy,physical assessment techniques, infection control,and oxygen therapy. The student will also learnabout professionalism, cultural diversity in healthcare and computerized medical documentation.Three hours of class and four hours of laboratorypractice per week.RSP 151 CARDIOPULMONARYPATHOPHYSIOLOGYPrerequisites: BIO 212, PSY 111, RSP 111,RSP 141.Co-requisites: BIO 235, RSP 120, RSP 161.3 creditsSpring semester only.This course examines the etiology, path physi-175

Course Descriptionsology, clinical manifestations and treatment ofvarious cardiovascular diseases and diseases thatdirectly affect the cardiopulmonary system. Caseapplication will be included. Three hours of classper week.RSP 161 DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTICPROCEDURESPrerequisites: BIO 212, PSY 111, RSP 111,RSP 141.Co-requisite: BIO 235, RSP 120, RSP 151.5 creditsSpring semester only.This course introduces the student to the diagnosticand therapeutic procedures utilized in thehospital to manage patients with abnormalities ordysfunction of the respiratory system. Included inthe course are theory and operation of such topicsas aerosol therapy, respiratory pharmacology,hyperinflation therapy, and pulmonary functionstudies with the use of computerized technology.Computerized charting systems are also introduced.Three hours of class, four hours of laboratorypractice and six hours of clinical experienceper week.RSP 201 FUTURE TRENDSPrerequisites: RSP 281.Co-requisites: ENG 102, RSP 272, RSP 291.2 creditsFall semester only.This course is designed to expose the student tohealth care settings and issues other than thosefound in an acute care setting. This course willprovide an overview of such topics as smokingcessation, polysomnography, continuous qualityimprovement, research methods and statistics, anddevelopment and implementation of respiratoryprotocols. Two hours of class per week.RSP 272 CRITICAL CARE IPrerequisite: RSP 281.Co-requisites: ENG 102, RSP 201, RSP 291.7 creditsFall semester only.Formerly RC 201 Critical Care I.This course will focus on conventional and alternativeforms of mechanical ventilation. Indications,application, discontinuation, and physical effectsof mechanical ventilation will be discussed. Thestudent will learn advanced interpretation ofarterial blood gases, pulmonary function testingand imaging studies. Noninvasive, home, andemergency and hospital transport strategies willalso be covered. Three hours of class, four hoursof laboratory and twelve hours of clinical experienceper week.RSP 273 CRITICAL CARE IIPrerequisites: ENG 102, RSP 201, RSP 272,RSP 291.Co-requisites: COM 173, IDS 210, IDS 230.7 creditsSpring semester only.This course focuses on basic cardiac and neurologicalfunction. Electrophysiology, lead placement,cardiac dysrhythmias recognition and treatmentwill be covered. The student learns the conceptsand clinical applications of cardiology, cardiacdiseases, and invasive and noninvasive physiologicmonitoring. Successful completion of a groupadministered self assessment CRT credentialingexamination is required for course completion.Three hours of class and sixteen hours of clinicalexperience per week.RSP 281 ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUMPrerequisite: BIO 235, RSP 120, RSP 151, RSP161.2 creditsSummer session only.This course is designed to allow the student toutilize all previously learned respiratory care skillsin a clinical setting. The student is introduced tomore invasive patient care procedures such as airwaymanagement, arterial puncture, analysis anddata entry, and BLS CPR, which will enhance thetransition to critical care. Three hours of class, fourhours of laboratory practice, and twelve hours ofclinical per week.RSP 291 PRENATAL CARE AND PEDIATRICRESPIRATORY CAREPrerequisite: RSP 281.Co-requisites: ENG 102, RS 201, RSP 272.2 creditsFall semester only.Formerly RC 203 Pediatric/Neonatal RespiratoryCare.This course will provide the student with a comprehensivestudy of pediatric and prenatal respiratorycare. Pediatric/prenatal cardiopulmonarypath physiology, ventilator management, PALSand NRP techniques, and embryology will beexamined. Two hours of class per week.RESTAURANT/FOOD SERVICEMANAGEMENT(SEE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTAND CULINARY ARTS)SCIENCES (GENERAL)AST 101 PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly GS 100 Principles of AstronomyThe laws of nature that account for the earth andthe heavenly bodies and their characteristics arestudied. The course is designed to develop appreciationof the beauty and order of the universe. Twohours of class, two hours of laboratory per week.BIO III INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITIONPrerequisite: eligibility for ENG 084.3 creditsFormerly GS 105 Introduction to Nutrition Thiscourse is designed to help students gain knowledgeof the basic elements of nutrition. The nutrients incarbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, mineralsand water are emphasized. Food safety, weightcontrol, nutritional needs of different age groups,and the importance of good nutrition for healthare also discussed. No laboratory.BIO 112 APPLIED NUTRITION(Open to Hospitality Management andCulinary Arts students only)Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101Co-requisite: any Hospitality Management orCulinary Arts course.3 creditsRequired for all Hospitality Management andCulinary Arts students.Formerly BI 112 Applied NutritionAn introduction to the study of nutrition as itrelates to the establishment and promotion ofwellness in everyday life. This course focuses onan understanding of basic principles and conceptsof nutrition with applications and examples specificallyfor the hospitality industry. Two hoursof class work, two hours of demonstration in thekitchen per week. This course can only fulfill ascience requirement for Hospitality Managementand Culinary Arts students.GLG 121 PHYSICAL GEOLOGYPrerequisite: eligibility for ENG 101.4 creditsFormerly GS 103 introduction to PhysicalGeology.A study of the structure of the earth and the processesresponsible for its development. Minerals,rocks, weathering, mass wasting, volcanoes, glaciers,streams, plate tectonics and other topics areincluded. Two hours of class, two hours of laboratoryper week.176

Course DescriptionsPSC 101 PHYSICAL SCIENCE IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 084.3 creditsStudy of principles of everyday physics whichincludes mechanics, heat, light and electricity.Elements of astronomy, celestial bodies and astrobiologyinvestigation for possible life in the universe.Two hours of class work, two hours oflaboratory per week.SCI 114 SURVEY OF SCIENCEPrerequisite: ENG 101, eligibility forMAT 136 or the equivalent.4 creditsFormerly SCI 104 Survey of ScienceExplores basic concepts of physics, chemistry andbiology focusing on the interrelatedness of thesedisciplines through lecture, demonstrations, computersimulations, group collaborations, and mayinclude field trips. The topics covered will includechemistry (atomic structure, elements, periodictable, simple reactions), biology (characteristicsof living things, cell cycle, dna and genetics, ecologyand the environment), physics (energy, heat,temperature and light). The laboratory portion ofthe course is tied closely to the lecture and will useanalytical techniques to explore questions from theperspective of chemists, biologists, and physicists.This course fulfills the ids requirement.SCI 294 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCEPrerequisite: Permission of the program directorand Cooperative Education Office.3 credits.This course combines a classroom seminar withon-the-job learning. Students who meet programeligibility work at an approved CooperativeEducation site and attend a regularly scheduledseminar on campus. The seminar covers theestablishment of learning goals for the workassignments, career development and work-relatedproblem solving. Faculty assign a final projectdesigned to elicit on-the-job learning aboutScience. Students must satisfactorily complete theseminar, the final project, and the work assignmentto receive credit.SOCIOLOGYSOC 101 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course is an introduction to the field of sociology,its history, vocabulary and basic principles.A major focus is on culture as the phenomenoncentral to understanding individual behavior ininformal groups and formal organizations. Socialstructure, social norms, collective behavior anddemographic trends are also examined.SOC 104 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILYPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 credits.Formerly SO 105 Marriage, the Family andContemporary CouplesAn in-depth exploration of traditional andNontraditional intimate relationships, includingsuch issues as emerging sexuality, the dynamicsof dating, mate selection, love and the nature ofcommitment, contributing factors toward maritalsuccess and failure, parenting, the family in crisisand creative alternative lifestyles. Primary relationshipsin America are studied and compared withthose of other cultures today and throughout history.Particular emphasis is given to interpersonalcommunication, enabling students to draw uponpersonal experiences and apply their newfoundlearning to their own relationships, present andfuture.SOC 114 SOCIOLOGY OF AGINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course deals with the emotional, psychological,sociological and economic aspects of aging.It provides the student with an understanding ofthe latest research on the aging process, includingcultural dimensions. Contemporary issues relatedto the aging process are explored.SOC 220 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITYPrerequisite: SOC 101, eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsAmerican society consists of minorities originatingin all the continents. This course reviews thehistory of Native Americans, African-Americans,Asians, Hispanics, and others. It studies theproblems and accomplishments of racial, ethnicand religious minorities undergoing assimilation,with the resulting changes in American societyand culture.SOC 225 DEATH AND DYINGPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsAn in-depth exploration of human emotions,attitudes and behaviors associated with death anddying. Topics include the study of historic andreligious foundations, suicide, euthanasia, bereavement,preparations, coping with fear, dealingwith children, and theories concerning life afterdeath and reincarnation. The course is designedto provide stimulus for introspection of individualproblem areas.SOC 253/ HP* ELVIS PRESLEY AND THEAMERICAN DREAMPrerequisite: ENG 101, SOC 101 OR permissionof the instructor.3 creditsThis course will examine the life and influence ofthe cultural icon who, more than any public figureof the 20th century, embodies the racial , sexual,generational, historical and cultural tensions thathad been fomenting for years but exploded withunexpected force across the American landscapeof the 1950’s. With a musical style and publicpersona that presaged the new social realities of thetimes, Elvis Presley was both prophet and pariah- a musical cross over who blended the sacred andprofane, and epitomized in his music, his films,his life, and his death, both the best and the worstof what “America” was and is. *An additional, indepthresearch paper will be required of all Honorsstudents taking this course.SOC 254 ROCK ’n ROLL – THE POST WWIIGENERATIONPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course traces the evolution of that mostAmerican of musical forms, form its roots inAfrican and European musical traditions, to itsmelding of blues, country, gospel, and folk intosomething truly unique and revolutionary. Rock’nRoll’s lasting impact on American society andculture, from the initial formation of a new, teenagesocial class, to the rise in juvenile delinquency,the breakdown of racial and sexual barriers, theformation of various subcultures (drugs, surfers,bikers), and the role it played in civil rights, antiwarand feminist movements will be examined.The growth and on-going development of themusic responsible for changing, chronicling, andeventually redefining the very society from whichit sprang will be covered.SOC 260 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATIONPrerequisite: SOC 101, ENG 101.3 creditsThe Sociology of Education course focuses on theexternal social forces and internal organizationalprocesses that shape schooling. This course beginsby analyzing the development of this field ofinquiry, tracing its origins to the work of Frenchsociologist Emile Durkheim followed by a range ofinternational and domestic sociological theorists.Rooting the creation of educational institutionswithin the history of U.S. education, we thenconsider a wide range of topics. In addition todiscussions that center on contemporary issues ineducation, the course will consider global dimensionsand offer a comparative analysis of educationwherever applicable. Besides K-12, we will considerdevelopments in higher education with a focuson the expansion of access and lifelong learning.SPEECH(SEE COMMUNICATION AND SPEECH)TELEVISION PRODUCTION(SEE COMMUNICATION)177

178Course DescriptionsTHEATER ARTSTHR 101 INTRODUCTION TO THEATERPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly STA 101 Introduction to TheaterThis course studies the art of the theater, its literature,structure and aesthetics. Contributions of theplaywright, actor, director, designer and producerare examined through individual and group projectsand attendance at theatrical performances.THR 103 HISTORY OF THEATER I -ANTIQUITY-RENAISSANCEPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly STA 115 History of Theater IThis is the first of two courses in the study ofthe history of Western theater. It covers thetime period from antiquity to the Renaissance.Included will be an examination of Greek, Romanand Medieval theater, as well as the Italian andEnglish Renaissance, the Spanish Golden Age andneoclassical France. The course includes a study ofplays, historical documents, contemporary writingand a pictorial overview of theater architecture,costumes and scenic designs. Both the artistic andcultural viewpoints are examined.THR 104 HISTORY OF THEATER II -RESTORATION-PRESENTPrerequisite: THR 103.3 creditsFormerly STA 116 History of Theater IIThis is the second of two courses in the study ofthe history of Western theater. This course coversthe time period from the English Restoration tocontemporary theater. Included will be an examinationof the Restoration, comedy of manners,the well-made play, the rise of naturalism, theavant-garde and absurdism. The course includesa study of plays, historical documents, contemporarywriting and a pictorial overview of theaterarchitecture, costumes and scenic designs. Boththe artistic and cultural viewpoints are examined.THR 105 HISTORY OF AMERICANMUSICAL THEATERPrerequisite: ENG 101 & permission of instructor3 creditsFormerly STA 110 The American Musical StageThis cross-disciplinary course examines theAmerican musical theater in terms of its backgroundand styles, its potentialities and achievements, itsoutstanding contributors and current directionsTHR 110 ACTING IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThe course is designed as an introduction tocharacterization and scene study with exercisesdesigned to free the imagination, body and voiceand to enhance and promote concentration andrelaxation. One hour of lecture and three hours ofstudio each week.THR 190 THEATER PRACTICUM IPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101 andpermission of instructor.1-3 creditsFormerly STA 136 Theater Practicum IUnder the supervision of a theater faculty advisor,students perform production work in areas suchas stage management, costume or set construction,lighting or sound technology or additionalduties, according to individual interests. Studentsmay earn a total of three credits through theaterpracticums and must have the instructor’s permissionprior to registration.THR 210 ACTING II3 creditsFormerly STA 202 Acting IIA continuation of Acting I, this course offersadvanced study in sensory awareness, sense memoryand character study for the preparation of a role.Basic vocal and body techniques are employed toexplore the psycho-physical action and objectivesof characters. Theories of acting are studied andput to practice in laboratory situations. One hourof lecture and three hours of studio each week.THR 225 DIRECTINGPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly STA 106 Directing IAn introduction to directing, including play analysis,interpretation, casting, blocking and rehearsalprocedures. Scenes are directed for the class.THR 226 MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTIONPrerequisite: Permission of instructor.3 creditsFormerly STA 111 Summer Musical TheaterWorkshopStudents learn theater by participating in a theatricalmusical production, as cast and productionstaff. Students will be used according to theirdesires and abilities. This course may be repeatedonce for additional credit.THR 230 PLAYWRITINGPrerequisites: ENG 101.3 creditsFormerly STA 214 PlaywritingAn analysis of the basic techniques in playwriting,and the reading and criticism of the students’works in progress. Scripts of outstanding meritmay be produced at lunchtime theater or othervenues.WEB DESIGN(SEE ART, GRAPHIC DESIGN,WEB DESIGN, ANIMATION)WOMEN’S STUDIESWMS 103/BIO 103 WOMEN’s HEALTHPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis three-credit course focuses on the biologyof women. Specific topics include reproduction,birth control, genetics (gender determination,sexual orientation, sex change), conception tobirth, women’s health and body systems, aging,women in science and scientific research.WMS 105 GENDER IN THE EVERYDAY WORLDPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThis course is an interdisciplinary and globalexploration of women’s experiences in work andfamily, health and sexuality, creativity and politics.In looking at these subjects, it acknowledges thehistory of women’s subordination and examineswomen’s contributions toward social change. Italso looks at social and cultural images of womenaround the world and recognizes that individualexperience and opinions can be the startingpoint for knowledge and growth. This course willemphasize collaborative learning in line with thetenets of feminist pedagogyWMS 106/ENG 160 INTRODUCTION TOLITERATURE BY WOMENPrerequisite: ENG 101.3 creditsThe course will focus on the works of female writers.Its purpose is to allow students to develop asense of the range, variety and quality of the writingof those women whose voices are not alwaysincluded in literary canons. Authors are consideredfrom both historical and feminist perspectives.WMS 123/ PHL 123 ETHICS: FEMINISTPERSPECTIVES3 creditsThis course critiques the impact traditional moraltheories and practices have on women’s lives. Weexamine the ways separating the public from theprivate realm and reason from emotion continue

Course Descriptionsto dominate ethical thought and behavior. Lastly,we address the power and pervasiveness religioustraditions, political and economic power, violenceand media have to influence social norms.WMS 125/PHL 125 FEMINISMPrerequisite: Eligibility for ENG 101.3 creditsThis course will explore the plurality of theoriesand narratives on feminism from the philosophicalperspective, as well as practically through thelived stories of women. Class sessions will consistof a mixture of methods of presentation (lecture,first-person narrative, and dialogue), with the aimof using theoretical constructs as a springboardfor the plurality of experiences and narratives ofthe feminine.WMS 211 / PSY 211 PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMENPrerequisite: PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsFormerly PY 210 Psychology of WomenThis is a survey and examination of currentresearch and theories about women and sex roles.The course examines sex differences from thebiological, psychoanalytic, learning and sociologicalperspective. Topics include attitudes towardwomen, motherhood, relationships, women andwork, sexuality, marriage, love and the biology ofwomen.WMS 221/HIS 221 WOMEN OF THE WORLDPrerequisite: HIS 101, 102, 201 or 202.3 creditsAn overview of women’s history since ancienttimes to the present, emphasizing the changingpolitical, economic, social and legal positions ofwomen worldwide. Included will be the study ofthe forces leading to the women’s movement, suffrage,and feminism today. Individual and collectiveattainment of women in Western Civilizationwill be as well a major focus of this course.WMS 250/PSY 250 PSYCHOLOGICALASPECTS OF HUMAN SEXUALITYPrerequisite: PSY 111; PSY 112 recommended.3 creditsScientific study of human behavior includingpsychological and physiological components ofsexuality. Topics include cross-cultural perspectivesof sexuality, sexual response systems, developmentaland social perspectives of gender, sexualitythroughout the life cycle, and reproduction.WMS 265/ENG 265 WOMEN’sAUTOBIOGRAPHYPrerequisite: ENG 102 or permission ofinstructor.3 creditsTraditionally, autobiography has been viewed asa direct and true reflection of a person’s life. Thiscourse is designed around current theories thatquestion that view and posit, instead, autobiographyas a construction of self. Through a focus ona diverse cross-section of 20th Century Women’sAutobiographies, we will analyze how gender,sexuality, race, class, and location affect what iswritten and how it is written. We will also askhow are these women’s identities shaped by theirplacement in the text and in society? How do thesewomen use their writing to modify or strengthenthe ways that society has positioned them?WMS 269/GER 269 WOMEN IN FILMand LITERATURE IIPrerequisite: GER 202 or permission of theinstructor.3 creditsThis course is a continuation of GER 268 -Women in Film and Literature I This courseprovides an examination of women in film andliterature in German speaking countries form1945 to the present. The works of internationallyknow modern film-makers will be discussed, aswell as selected essays, short stories and poetry bycurrent women writers. Both genres reflect therole women play in society as viable partners inGerman-speaking countries as well as in a UnitedEurope.179

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