Courses

Introduction to Anthropology - ANTH 1102

Description

ANTH 1102 is an examination and analysis of what it means to be human, biologically and culturally. This comparative study of humankind draws materials from the widest possible range of peoples, cultures, and time periods to determine and explain similarities and differences among peoples of the world. This course brings the perspectives of the major sub-fields of anthropology to the study of humanity: cultural anthropology, archeology, anthropological linguistics, and biological anthropology.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Comprehend fundamental concepts of human behavior associated with culture, adaptation, and evolution.
• Demonstrate how long-term processes of biological and cultural change have re-shaped human societies.
• Understand the challenges and opportunities of our species, Homo sapiens.
• Apply concepts of critical thinking and analysis to culturally diverse material.

Art Appreciation - ARTS 1100

Description

This course focuses on fostering an awareness, understanding, and appreciation for the visual arts. Through exposure to art images throughout history, students will build an artistic vocabulary that allows for the constructive analysis of art objects. Students will also gain an understanding of the interaction of art with other important aspects of culture including politics, history, religion, and science.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of art, its production, function/purpose, and aesthetics as a significant form of human expression, within its social, cultural, and historical context.
• Use appropriate vocabulary to critique and analyze formal elements, techniques, and concepts of art.
• Engage in critical thinking about art by distinguishing between and evaluating various kinds of evidence, and presenting valid arguments in written formats.

Introductory Biology and LAB - BIOL 1011K

Description

An introduction to fundamental unifying principles in biology. Topics covered in the course include: chemistry of life, cell structure and membranes, cellular functions (metabolism, respiration, photosynthesis, communication, and reproduction), genetics (inheritance patterns, DNA structure and function, gene expression, and biotechnology), and evolution. This course involves both lecture and lab components.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Determine reputable sources of scientific information
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following topics: basic biological principles, basic chemical nature of living things (e.g., chemistry, carbon, water, and thermodynamics), basic chemical processes involved in living organisms (e.g., respiration, photosynthesis, and metabolism)
• Apply the scientific method, including designing controlled experiments to test variables, collecting and analyzing data and reporting and interpreting results in a scientific manner
• Explain the functions, structures and reproduction of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
• Explain the molecular functions of genes and how genetic traits are inherited

Important Lab Information

This course requires lab materials and resources. Please access your course in GoView during the first week of class for information about lab materials and/or to complete the necessary order forms. Terms and conditions apply.

Introductory Biology II and LAB - BIOL 1012K

Description

This course covers the evolution and diversity of organisms, including microbes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. Additional topics include body systems, the immune system, reproduction and development, and ecology. For non-biology majors only.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the mechanisms of evolution and how speciation can occur
• Explain how and why biologists classify living things as they do
• Correctly name different groups of organisms and explain how organisms in these groups survive in their particular environments.
• Define several of the important morphological traits for various groups of organisms
• Describe and explain the function of various animal organ systems, as well as the processes of reproduction and development
• Characterize the relationships of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings, including how ecosystems as a whole are interconnected and interdependent
• Recognize the importance and methods of conserving biodiversity

Important Lab Information

This course requires lab materials and resources. Please access your course in GoView during the first week of class for information about lab materials and/or to complete the necessary order forms. Terms and conditions apply.

Principles of Chemistry I and LAB - CHEM 1211K

Description

First course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry designed for science majors. Topics to be covered include composition of matter, stoichiometry, periodic relations, and nomenclature. Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following topics:
  Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids
  Properties of Solutions
  Chemical Kinetics
  Chemical Equilibrium
  Acid-Base Equilibria
  Chemical Thermodynamics
  Electrochemistry
• Use correct chemical nomenclature, structural symbols, and terminology to accurately communicate in standard English chemical principles, theories, and processes.
• Employ critical thinking and systematic methods to solve problems, including conceptual and quantitative problems.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the role of chemistry in everyday life.
• Apply the rules of laboratory safety.
• Collect and analyze scientific data, formulate appropriate conclusions from data analyses, and communicate findings.

Important Lab Information

This course requires lab materials and resources. Please access your course in GoView during the first week of class for information about lab materials and/or to complete the necessary order forms. Terms and conditions apply.

Principles of Chemistry II and LAB - CHEM 1212K

Description

Second course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry designed for science majors.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following topics: intermolecular forces, liquids, and solids, properties of solutions, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibria, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry.
• Use correct chemical nomenclature, structural symbols, and terminology to accurately communicate in standard English chemical principles, theories, and processes.
• Employ critical thinking and systematic methods to solve problems, including conceptual and quantitative problems.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the role of chemistry in everyday life.
• Apply the rules of laboratory safety.
• Collect and analyze scientific data, formulate appropriate conclusions from data analyses, and communicate findings.

Important Lab Information

This course requires lab materials and resources. Please access your course in GoView during the first week of class for information about lab materials and/or to complete the necessary order forms. Terms and conditions apply.

Human Communication - COMM 1100

Description

A broad approach to oral communication skills including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and public speaking.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and describe:
  the basic components of the communication models;
  the various types of communication;
  the role communication plays to satisfy needs;
  the difference between communication and communications (information technology, satellite engineering, etc.).
• Utilize critical thinking skills to create communicative appeals that are coherent and well adapted to the receiver, stylistically appropriate, and substantively complex.
• Describe the different ways at which language defines and frames situations.
• Recognize how different language strategies (such as the use of vivid, evasive, and equivocal language) enhance or undermine communication effectiveness.
• Describe and analyze the basic strategies for reducing communication anxiety
• Identify, analyze, and discuss common listening habits that interfere with effective communication and strategies for improving listening skills
• Analyze the fundamental dimensions of cultural diversity (demographic, regional, and ideological) as they relate to communication
• Discuss the ethical aspects of communication.
• Identify and explain the major theories of human communication and persuasion in
  interpersonal communication contexts,
  in small group communication contexts
  and in public communication contexts.
• Observe, explain, and apply the major concepts used to describe interpersonal processes, including:
  the evolution of the selfconcept;
  relational development;
  listening
• Observe, explain, and apply the major concepts used to describe small group processes, including
  group characteristics,
  decision making, roles,
  norms for interaction.
• Observe and utilize the recommended strategies for developing, delivering, and evaluating effective public presentations.

Computer Science I - CSCI 1301K

Description

The course includes an overview of abstract data types (ADTs); arrays (multi-dimensional) and records; sets and strings; binary files; searching and sorting; introductory algorithm analysis (including Big-O); recursion; pointers and linked lists; software engineering concepts; dynamic data structures (stacks, queues, trees).

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze and design strategies for solving basic programming problems.
• Write expressions using constants, variables, and operators
• Write and apply sequential, conditional and loop constructs.
• Create and invoke methods with procedural abstraction and stepwise refinement.
• Use arrays to store and process data.
• Perform input/output operations and handle exceptions.

Introduction to Data Science - DATA 1501

Description

This course is intended to provide an introduction into the field of Data Science. Students will develop skills in appropriate technology and basic statistical methods by completing hands-on projects focused on real-world data and addresses the social consequences of data analysis and application.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the importance of and be able to formulate a data analysis problem statement that is clear, concise, and measurable.
• Identify and appropriately acknowledge sources of data.
• Be able to apply basic data cleaning techniques to prepare data for analysis
• Be able to identify the categorical and/or numerical data types in a given data set
• Apply appropriate descriptive and inferential methods to summarize data and identify associations and relationships.
• Use appropriate tools and technology to collect, process, transform, summarize, and visualize data
• Be able to draw accurate and useful conclusions from a data analysis
• Effectively communicate methods and findings in a variety of modes
• Differentiate between ethical and unethical uses of data science.
• Identify goals and methods of testing hypotheses.
• Explain the bootstrap methods.
• Identify legal issues surrounding the use of data.
• Mine data to develop predictive models and evaluation.

Principles of Macroeconomics - ECON 2105

Description

This principles of economics course is intended to introduce students to concepts that will enable them to understand and analyze economic aggregates and evaluate economic policies.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Comprehend macroeconomic concepts and macro-economic theories.
• Measure macroeconomic variables GDP and Economic growth.
• Measure macroeconomic variables such as Unemployment and Inflation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the banking sector and the Federal Reserve System.
• Evaluate and analyze policies such as Monetary policy and Fiscal policy.

Principles of Microeconomics - ECON 2106

Description

This principles of economics course is intended to introduce students to concepts that will enable them to understand and analyze structure and performance of the market economy.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the supply & demand model and determine the impact of market changes.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of advanced market concepts, such as elasticity, comparative advantage, specialization, and gains to trade.
• Measure microeconomic variables such as explicit & implicit costs, and analyze differences in the short-run versus the long-run.
• Evaluate and analyze levels of competitiveness in markets.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of externalities, government regulations, and public goods.

English Composition I - ENGL 1101

Description

A composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation, and also including introductory use of a variety of research skills.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical thinking skills in reading and WAs.
• Use a writing process to produce writing.
• Write clear and complete sentences that are grammatically correct according to standard written English.
• Use correct spelling and punctuation.
• Develop unified, coherent paragraphs by expressing controlling ideas.
• Support and clarify ideas with specific evidence and details.
• Plan writing in light of situation, audience, and purpose.
• Follow a format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
• Introduce and close essays while linking paragraphs logically and clearly.
• Write for varied purposes informing, analyzing, and arguing.
• Select an organizational approach and style appropriate to varied situational contexts.
• Synthesize information and ideas from one or more sources and explain conclusions coherently.
• Integrate appropriate information from outside sources in the appropriate style and form.
• Use GALILEO and Web search engines to locate information.
• Critically evaluate sources and assess varied perspectives and viewpoints.

English Composition II - ENGL 1102

Description

A composition course that develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101, that emphasizes interpretation and evaluation, and that incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Enhance your appreciation of various types of texts, both visual and written.
• Reflect upon and respond to the ideas of others.
• Refine students' thinking, reading, and writing skills.
• Use the writing process to understand different texts.
• Increase students' working vocabulary of literary terms.
• Improve students' research and documentation skills.
• Improve students' electronic communication skills.
• Apply critical perspectives to various genres.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills in reading and WAs.
• Write well-developed and logically organized essays.
• Plan and conduct a research project using a variety of research sources.
• Navigate and communicate effectively online.
• Expand students' awareness of literary themes and explore the connections between these themes and your own experiences.
• Critically evaluate resources and assess varied perspectives and viewpoints.

World Literature I - ENGL 2111

Description

A survey of important works of world literature from ancient times through the mid-seventeenth century.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze themes and ideas pertinent to World Literature from ancient times through the early-modern period.
• Demonstrate the ability to compare, contrast and understand diverse literary texts, authors, and genres.
• Comprehend how historical or literary movements shape our understanding of literature.

World Literature II - ENGL 2112

Description

A survey of important works of world literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to compare, contrast and understand diverse literary texts, authors and genres.
• Analyze themes and ideas pertinent to World Literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present.
• Comprehend how historical or literary movements shape our understanding of literature.

American Literature I - ENGL 2131

Description

A survey of American literature from the pre-colonial age to the mid-nineteenth century.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the genres, major writers and important schools in American literature from the pre-colonial era to the opening volleys of the Civil War.
• Summarize, interpret, and infer hypotheses regarding selected texts.
• Use and extend reading, writing, technological, and critical thinking skills developed in ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102.
• Identify the cultural factors that shaped American literature and define the common concerns of humanity as expressed through literature.

American Literature II - ENGL 2132

Description

A survey of American literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and apply a variety of critical approaches to literature
• Identify the important literary periods and themes of American literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present
• Demonstrate knowledge of a diversity of American cultures through the study of literature
• Apply various reading strategies to text in order to summarize, synthesize, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the literature
• Using MLA style and a variety of sources, write a paper on American literature that shows original thought, research, and an ability to assimilate and synthesize the ideas of others
• Enhance technological skills.

Environmental Science - ENVS 2202

Description

Environmental Science, the study of interactions between humans and the environment, is an interdisciplinary science course that integrates principles from biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, and non-science disciplines. Issues of local, regional, and global concern will be used to help students explain scientific concepts and analyze practical solutions to complex environmental problems. Emphasis is placed on the study of ecosystems, human population growth, energy, pollution, and other environmental issues as well as important environmental regulations.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe Environmental Science and the basic concepts involved in the study of the subject.
• Identify various ecosystems
• Describe various ecosystem components and functions and their impact on the environment
• Discuss human population by calculating human population growth and identifying the impact of such growth on the environment.
• Describe various sources of energy from several perspectives: their origins, costs, and environmental impact
• Identify various pollutants to our air, water, and land and discuss their environmental impact
• Interpret environmental issues affecting the earth and its populations, including water use, food production and urban development
• Define biodiversity and identify its value.
• Identify the need for environmental regulations
• Explain the balance between the implementation costs of environmental regulations and their impact on humankind

Introductory Geosciences I and LAB - GEOL 1121K

Description

This course covers Earth materials and processes.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify Earth materials and discuss/interpret their origin, economic uses, compositions and interrelationships.
• Use maps, photos and diagrams to identify and interpret topographic and geologic structures and the processes which form them.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Earth surface processes and their impact on mankind.
• Discuss evidence of plate tectonics and the Earths' internal structure and how processes within the Earth influence Earth's major surface features and control the location of Earth's major surface features and control the location of earthquakes and volcanic activity.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the perspective of geologic time as related to geologic events and processes and the formation of earth materials.

Important Lab Information

This course requires lab materials and resources. Please access your course in GoView during the first week of class for information about lab materials and/or to complete the necessary order forms. Terms and conditions apply.

World History I - HIST 1111

Description

A survey of World History to early modern times.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the importance of geography and how geography can impact historical events, issues, and processes.
• Read, interpret and effectively use maps, including the interactive maps in this course, to answer historical questions.
• Identify and evaluate the important historical political, cultural, social and economic movements, historical figures, and events that characterize the development of the great world civilizations from antiquity through the 1500 C.E.
• Explain the ways in which history is both an art and a science.
• Analyze various interpretations of world historical events, figures, and issues and explain the ways and the reasons why these interpretations have changed over time.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the relationship of events across cultures, and chronologically order historical events both in the context of the culture in which they occurred as well as in the context of global civilizations.
• Write well-developed and logically organized analytical essays.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills in reading and writing assignments, including the ability to analyze, synthesize, and interpret primary and secondary sources.
• Distinguish between primary and secondary sources, and analyze at least five major issues using appropriate sources and historical methodology.
• Identify at least three other types of resources besides written records that historians may use to study the past and explain their use to enlighten historical questions using at least three different issues.
• Identify the major historiographical issues associated with the significant time periods, cultures, figures, and events from antiquity through 1500 C.E.
• Identify the major centers of world civilization and their most important characteristics in Europe, the Near and Far East, Africa and the Americas from antiquity through 1500 C.E.
• Identify, using at least three examples, the ways in which world civilizations and cultures interacted with and influenced one and another from antiquity through 1500 C.E.

World History II - HIST 1112

Description

A survey of World History from early modern times to the present.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Students will be able to identify, discuss, and make connections between key moments, themes, and individuals (such as the Reformation, Indian Ocean System, Atlantic Revolutions, Industrial Revolution, Nationalism, Imperialism, and decolonization) in the modern world since 1500.
• Students will be able to identify and analyze how the factors of race, class, gender, and ethnicity shaped the modern world since 1500.
• Students will be able to recognize instances of collaboration and resistance with the dominant political systems (revolutions, anti-slavery, and anti-imperial protests and riots).
• Students will be able to generate a carefully constructed and persuasive historical interpretation in an essay that shows understanding of the developments across political and/or social boundaries.

United States History I - HIST 2111

Description

A survey of U.S. History to the post-Civil War period.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and evaluate the major controversies, issues, personalities, problems and trends in U.S. history up to 1865.
• Exhibit comprehension of the historical process of continuity and change.
• Recognize the role of diversity in American society.
• Determine the relationship between local and national issues and events.
• Appraise how and why the historical interpretations of the controversies, issues, personalities, and problems have changed over time.
• Evaluate trends and issues in intellectual and cultural history and be able to relate them to topics in U.S. History.
• Place issues and events of U.S. History in a global context.
• Analyze the trials and contributions of the many cultures that make up American society.
• Analyze the extent to which historical and contemporary American society has embraced the ideals of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Constitutional periods.
• Describe the ways geography has impacted historical processes.
• Read and interpret maps.
• Develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, and organization.
• Undertake research using a variety of materials.
• Differentiate between primary and secondary sources.
• Analyze, synthesize, and interpret primary and secondary sources and clearly communicate results using a variety of media.
• Formulate a convincing historical argument using primary and secondary sources.

United States History II - HIST 2112

Description

A survey of U.S. History from the post-Civil War period to the present.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and evaluate the major controversies, issues, personalities, problems and trends in U.S. history since 1865.
• Recognize the role of diversity in American society and culture.
• Appraise how and why the historical interpretations of controversies, issues, personalities, and problems have changed over time.
• Place issues and events of U.S. History in a local, regional, national, and global context.
• Generate a carefully constructed and persuasive historical interpretation, using primary and secondary sources, that shows understanding of the developments and contributions across intellectual, political, and/or cultural boundaries.
• Analyze the extent to which historical and contemporary American society has embraced the ideals of the U.S. Constitution.
• Apply geography to the understanding of history and historical events.

Quantitative Reasoning - MATH 1001

Description

This course emphasizes quantitative reasoning skills needed for informed citizens to understand the world around them. Topics include logic, basic probability, data analysis and modeling from data.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Perform operation on sets
• Construct and analyze logical arguments.
• Calculate the probability of an event occurring.
• Perform data analysis (identify basic descriptive statistics, identify correlation, causality, and inferences, interpret graphical displays, identify types of samples).
• Design mathematical models from data.

Introduction to Mathematical Modeling - MATH 1101

Description

This course is an introduction to mathematical modeling using graphical, numerical, symbolic, and verbal techniques to describe and explore real-world data and phenomena. Emphasis is on the use of elementary functions to investigate and analyze applied problems and questions, supported by the use of appropriate technology, and on effective communication of quantitative concepts and results.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the concept and basic properties of functions.
• Understand the concept and basic properties of linear functions.
• Understand the concept and basic properties of quadratic functions.
• Understand the concept and basic properties of polynomials.
• Understand the concept and properties of exponential functions.
• Understand the concept and basic properties of logarithms.
• Understand the concept and basic properties of piecewise-defined functions.

College Algebra - MATH 1111

Description

This course provides an in-depth study of the properties of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions as needed for calculus. Emphasis is on using algebraic and graphical techniques for solving problems involving linear, quadratic, piece-wise defined, rational, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify sets of numbers.
• Solve a variety of equations, inequalities, and systems of equations.
• Define the concept of a function.
• Analyze and sketch graphs of polynomials, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions including transformations.
• Use appropriate technology to solve problems.

Precalculus - MATH 1113

Description

This course is an intensive study of the basic functions needed for the study of calculus. Topics include algebraic, functional, and graphical techniques for solving problems with algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their inverses.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the characteristics of various functions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic properties of logarithmic and exponential functions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic trigonometric identities and formulas.
• Sketch and analyze the graphs of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions.
• Set up and solve word problems using algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions.
• Solve equations using algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions.
• Analyze when the use of technology is appropriate and when to apply the technology.

Elementary Statistics - MATH 1401

Description

This is a non-calculus based introduction to statistics. Course content includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and other selected statistical topics.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify and apply appropriate methods of data collection.
• Effectively communicate quantitative concepts and results.
• Use graphical and numeric techniques to describe data.
• Develop an understanding of the concept of probability and the relationship of probability and statistics.
• Develop an understanding of the various probability distributions.
• Use the appropriate method for estimating the values of population parameters.
• Use the appropriate method to test population parameters.
• Use appropriate technology to determine whether a linear relationship exists between two variables.
• Extract quantitative data from a given situation, translate the data, evaluate information, abstract essential information, make logical deductions, and arrive at reasonable conclusions.

Calculus I - MATH 1501

Description

This course includes material on functions, limits, continuity, the derivative, anti-differentiation, the definite integral, and techniques of integration.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Calculate and evaluate limits and represent these concepts graphically, algebraically, numerically and in words. Apply knowledge of limits and continuity to analyze and solve real-world problems. Determine when the use of technology is appropriate in solving problems related to limits and continuity and how to apply the technology.
• Explain the definition of the derivative and how it is related to tangent lines and rates of change, and to compute derivatives from limit definitions. Compute derivatives using all the standard rules, displaying in particular a strong mastery of the Chain Rule. Compute derivatives of trigonometric functions and compute closely related trigonometric limits. Explain the concept of an implicitly defined function, and use the technique of implicit differentiation to differentiate functions that are defined implicitly. Model and solve related rates word problems.
• Solve problems related to rates of change. Identify and describe properties of functions and their graphs. Apply the properties of functions and their graphs to real life problem situations.
• Calculate anti-derivatives by using some basic rules. Evaluate anti-derivatives using the substitution technique. Define the definite integral. Evaluate a few definite integrals using the definition as a limit of Riemann sums. State the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate definite integrals.

Music Appreciation - MUSC 1100

Description

Introduction to Music History and literature.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Recognize various elements, styles, composers, and major historical periods of music.
• Identify and discuss genres and uses of music.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical and cultural context of musical styles and periods.
• Analyze and make critical judgements of music listening experiences utilizing appropriate terms and concepts.

Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL 2010

Description

Introduction to the central issues, questions, and theories of Western Philosophy. Topics covered include logic & critical thinking; religion; knowledge & skepticism; philosophy of mind; freedom and determinism; and ethics.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain, justify, and criticize major positions in central areas of philosophical inquiry such as logic, religion, knowledge, mind-body dualism, ethics, freedom, and determinism.
• Think, argue, and write clearly and cogently about philosophical issues.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the key concepts of logic and critical thinking.
• Engage in philosophical discourse by offering and effectively responding to arguments.

Principles of Physics I and LAB - PHYS 2211K

Description

Principles of Physics I and Laboratory is a 4 semester credit hour introductory course which will include material from mechanics, thermodynamics and waves. Elementary differential calculus will be used.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Understand and apply the laws and concepts associated with physics by solving word problems.
• Perform simple laboratories and reach appropriate conclusions.
• Write clear, concise laboratory reports.
• Represent data graphically by hand and computer

Important Lab Information

This course requires lab materials and resources. Please access your course in GoView during the first week of class for information about lab materials and/or to complete the necessary order forms. Terms and conditions apply.

Principles of Physics II and LAB - PHYS 2212K

Description

An introductory course that will include material from electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. Elementary differential and integral calculus will be used. This course has a laboratory component that requires a lab kit.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Understand and apply the laws and concepts associated with physics by solving word problems.
• Perform simple laboratories and reach appropriate conclusions.
• Write clear, concise laboratory reports.
• Represent data graphically by hand and computer

Important Lab Information

This course requires lab materials and resources. Please access your course in GoView during the first week of class for information about lab materials and/or to complete the necessary order forms. Terms and conditions apply.

American Government - POLS 1101

Description

A study of government and politics, including the philosophical and constitutional foundations, governing institutions, political behavior and major public policy issues. This course satisfies the State legislative requirement concerning the United States Constitution and the Georgia Constitution.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical background, foundations, origins, content, and application of the U. S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the Georgia Constitution
• Identify the Institutions and processes of the three branches of government.
• Develop an awareness of current political issues and the policy making process, both domestic and global.
• Analyze the nature of Democratic politics in terms of political behavior (e.g. ideology, public opinion) and linking institutions (e.g. parties, interest groups, media).

Introduction to General Psychology - PSYC 1101

Description

A broad survey of the major topics in psychology including, but not limited to, research methodology, biological and social factors influencing behavior, development, learning, memory, and personality.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Apply course content to everyday life - making better decisions, enhancing relationships, and increasing self understanding.
• Recognize that human experience and behavior vary as a function of context, culture and situation.
• Identify, understand, and contrast fundamental psychology perspectives within a historical context; past, present, and future trajectory.
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the major methods of scientific inquiry.
• Understand the relation among mind, body, consciousness, and behavior.
• Relate the importance of objectivity in scientific inquiry to the inherently subjective nature of human experience.

Introduction to Sociology - SOCI 1101

Description

A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics will include sociological theory, methods and selected substantive area.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Compare, contrast, and apply the basic theoretical paradigms of sociology (Structural-Functional, Social-Conflict, and Symbolic-Interaction) and analyze two or more phenomena in society using the three perspectives.
• Identify and define the steps of the research process and evaluate claims (made in the research literature or by the media) in terms of validity, reliability, appropriate research methodology, and practical application.
• Define, identify, and explain culture, socialization, social interaction, groups, and social organization as basic building blocks of society and social experience and to apply this knowledge to explain why people conform to or deviate from societal expectations.
• Explain social stratification using theoretical perspectives to analyze economic, racial/ethnic, and gender inequality in a societal context.
• Explain social structure, provide examples of social structure (both at the macro and micro level), and to be able to express how important social institutions (such as family, religion, education, medicine, and others) shape society and social experience (including deviance).
• Identify and interpret the impact of basic demographic trends in society and discuss mechanisms of social change.

Intermediate Spanish I - SPAN 2001

Description

A rapid review of grammar with continued use of listening, speaking, and reading and writing skills in Spanish, all with a cultural emphasis.

Learning Objectives

• Students successfully completing Spanish 2001 should be able to comprehend oral and written forms and to communicate on a variety of topics in Spanish. To achieve this level of communication, students must be able to negotiate Spanish in all major time frames, and must possess the grammatical and cultural skills to function in basic daily situations, to give short descriptions of objects, people, and places, to express feelings, and to present a simple opinion.
• Demonstrate an understanding of their languages and cultures in relation to the practices, products, and perspectives of the culture(s) of Spanish speaking countries.
• Students should reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through Spanish.
• Students should show evidence of enrichment through an authentic experience in Spanish.

Intermediate Spanish II - SPAN 2002

Description

This course focuses on listening, speaking, and reading and writing skills in Spanish in an introduction to literature and within a cultural context.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students:

• Should be able to comprehend oral and written forms and to communicate on a variety of topics in Spanish. To achieve this level of communication, students must be able to negotiate Spanish in all major time frames, and must possess the grammatical and cultural skills to function in basic daily situations, to give short descriptions of objects, people, and places, to express feelings, and to present a simple opinion.
• Demonstrate an understanding of their languages and cultures in relation to the practices, products, and perspectives of the culture(s) of Spanish speaking countries.
• Should reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through Spanish.
• Should show evidence of enrichment through an authentic experience in Spanish.

Theatre Appreciation - THEA 1100

Description

Survey and critical appreciation of Theatre.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Exhibit an increased understanding of the various roles and responsibilities in theatre production: playwright, director, stage manager, designer, and actors.
• Be able to demonstrate competency in dramatic analysis and plot structure through script study and virtual theatre performance.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of theatre etiquette.
• Be able to define and describe the art of double consciousness as it relates to the theatre actor.
• Be able to identify distinct types of stage and performance spaces.

Economics of Financial Literacy - ECON 1101

Description

This course explores the microeconomic and macroeconomic principles that underpin financial literacy, emphasizing the importance of informed decision-making in personal finance. In this class, students will learn how to apply economic thinking to real-world financial situations and develop the skills necessary to make sound financial decisions. Specifically, students will learn how to use economic theories and concepts to make informed decisions about budgeting, cash flow management, maximizing their earnings potential, tax planning, obtaining and using credit, saving and investments, insurance and risk management, and retirement. The course will emphasize the importance of understanding the broader economic context when developing and implementing financial plans.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Fundamentals of Economic Decision-Making
  Analyze how scarcity affects the choices of individuals, businesses, and governments.
  Give examples of how rational decision-making entails comparing the marginal benefits and the marginal costs of an action.
  Analyze factors that influence the standard of living of individuals and nations.
• Personal Finance
  Analyze major life decisions using economics-based decision- making skills.
  Analyze income as a scarce resource that can be allocated effectively through budgeting.
  Explain how the financial system channels funds from savers to investors.
  Explain how interest rates affect various consumer decisions.
  Explain how changes in taxation can have an impact on an individual’s spending and saving choices.
  Evaluate the costs and benefits of using credit.
  Analyze how insurance and other risk-management strategies protect against financial loss.
  Describe how the earnings of workers are determined in the marketplace.
  Explain ways consumers are protected by rules and regulations.
  Explain sources of and protection against identity theft.
• Microeconomics
  Describe how households and businesses are interdependent and interact through flows of goods, services, resources, and money.
  Explain how the law of demand, the law of supply, and prices work to determine production and distribution in a market economy.
• Macroeconomics
  Explain the methods by which economic activity is measured.
  Analyze how the government uses fiscal policy and its effects on national debt.
• International
  Explain the benefits of international trade and the role of trade barriers.

Personal and Professional Development and Leadership - PERS 2004

Description

TThis course integrates foundational concepts from individual and organizational behavior and leadership theories to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles for personal and professional success. It aims to develop students' essential skills to demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems typically encountered in professional settings. Students will investigate key aspects of professionalism including time-management, communicating with diverse audiences, and working collaboratively. In addition, students will explore the expectations of working in a digitally connected society, the art of networking and interpersonal relationships, and the ethics of leadership within professional and community contexts. Opportunities for students to apply these principles will be provided via real-world scenarios and collaborative exercises, solidifying connections between academic theory and professional practice. By the end of the course, students will have gained a nuanced understanding of the factors that influence organizational success, equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary for future personal and professional success.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate effective interdisciplinary analysis by integrating knowledge from various disciplines to understand professional behaviors and societal dynamics.
• Identify critical thinking skills to evaluate potential factors influencing professional contexts and decisions.
• Utilize technology proficiently to enhance communication, time-management, and decision-making.
• Participate in collaborative relationships by applying interpersonal skills to build and maintain successful team dynamics.