Program Codes:
SRMG
Bachelor of Professional Studies
The Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S.) Degree in Sustainable Restaurant Management will prepare a student to work and move into food service and beverage management positions. The B.P.S. Program continues and reinforces the Paul Smith's tradition of "experiential learning" with a focus on integrating business management skills with the "hands on" learning in the culinary industry both from an historical and future perspective.
This integrated type of learning is delivered on the Paul Smith's campus in facilities which include three commercial kitchens, three baking laboratories fully equipped and the Wally Ganzi, Jr. Palm Restaurant Training Complex (a 32 seat dining room and supporting cooking kitchen).
These "hands-on learning" experiences are further reinforced in a semester long-series of culinary and food service work experiences known as the Practicum. Students develop and practice work skills and perform jobs under the direction of faculty working in conjunction with industry professionals.
This focus on "It's about the Experience" culminates with the completion of an industry internship by each student. These internships are an integral aspect of the program, providing students with paid employment opportunities that support individual career goals. For many it is a way to experience their intended career field. Students enrolled in the BPS degree programs are required to complete a minimum of 800 hours of documented work experience prior to graduation.
At the end of the program students will be able to:
Equipment and Uniform Requirements
All students are required to purchase equipment and uniforms they will need for their courses at Paul Smith's College. In order to ensure uniformity in training, these materials must be obtained through The Pack Basket (College Store). Students will be billed for these items and will be able to pick them up when they arrive on campus. A detailed sizing chart and order form will be sent to students before registration.
Students are required to have five complete sets of professional chef's whites, a pair of black safety kitchen shoes, and a complete kit of professional knives. Headwear is white skullcaps for freshmen and sophomores (included in the initial uniform packet) and green skullcaps for juniors and seniors. Students will be billed for this uniform packet. The student will also need a pair of black dress pants, a long-sleeved oxford button down collar white shirt (with Paul Smith's embroidery), a black bow tie and black dress shoes. The pants and white shirt will be ordered through the Hotel and Culinary Practicum Coordinator prior to beginning the semester-long Practicum.
The minimum number of credit hours required to complete this program is 120; a minimum of 30 credits must be in the Liberal Arts and Sciences and 45 credit hours are required of upper division 300/400 level courses for graduation. 800 hours of internship/industry work experience are required for this degree with no less than 200 hours occurring at each internship site.
* Please be advised that the Internship/Industry Work Experience is no-credit and there are no charges for the course. Therefore, students who choose to complete this course alone during a semester will not be considered as an enrolled student during that particular semester.
Short Title : MAT 110
Course Code : MAT 110
Course Description : This is an introductory course in using mathematics as a basis for making logical decisions. The course will include the algebra of linear equations and inequalities and the solution of linear equations needed to solve linear programming problems geometrically. Other topics include set theory, matrices, basic statistics and the analysis of graphs. Prerequisite: MAT 097 Fundamentals of Math (C* or better) or appropriate Accuplacer placement score. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-F, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: MAT 99 Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 3.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 110.0000 Or GST 099 Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 097 Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 0.00 Or GST 99A Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 0.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 120.0000
Short Title : MAT 125
Course Code : MAT 125
Course Description : This course will start with a review of basic algebra (factoring, solving linear equations and inequalities, etc) and will introduce various functions to include polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and radical functions. Techniques of graphing these functions will also be explored. Additionally students will study systems of equations and sequences and series. Prerequisite: MAT 097 Fundamentals of Math (C* or better) or appropriate Accuplacer score. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-F, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: MAT 99 Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 3.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 110.0000 Or GST 099 Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 097 Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 0.00 Or GST 99A Lecture Min Grade: C* Min Credits: 0.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 120.0000
Short Title : MAT 241
Course Code : MAT 241
Course Description : In this introductory calculus course, students will use practical problems to develop the concepts of calculus. Students will gain an appreciation of the usefulness of calculus to a broad range of applications. The concept of a function, including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric, the derivative, applications of differentiation and the definite integral will be covered. Prerequisite: MAT 180 Pre-Calculus or appropriate Accuplacer placement score. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MAT 180 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 250.0000 Or MAT 180 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 180 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00)
Short Title : MAT 242
Course Code : MAT 242
Course Description : This course is a continuation of Calculus I (MAT 241). Students will use practical problems to develop the concepts of integral calculus and to introduce differential equations. By focusing on the ideas behind solving the problems, the student will be able to solve a broad range of problems. Definite and indefinite integrals and first-order separable differential equations and their applications will all be approached from the graphical, numerical and analytical points of view. (4 hours lecture). Prerequisite: MAT 241 Calculus I. Completes General Education Requirement:LAS.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MAT 241 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or MAT 241 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or MAT 241 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00)
Short Title : MAT 243
Course Code : MAT 243
Course Description : This course is a continuation of Calculus II (MAT 242). Students will use practical problems to develop the concepts of multivariable calculus. Students will gain an appreciation of the possibilities for problem solving when freed from the constraints of modeling with one independent variable. Approximating functions with Taylor and Fourier series, vectors, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, gradients, the differential, methods of calculating multiple integrals, parametric curves and surfaces, vector fields, and their applications will all be approached from the graphical, numerical and analytical points of view. If time permits, line integrals, flux integrals, divergence and curl will be discussed. (4 hours lecture). Prerequisite: MAT 242 Calculus II Completes General Education Requirement:LAS.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MAT 242 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or MAT 242 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or MAT 242 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00)
Short Title : MAT 331
Course Code : MAT 331
Course Description : This course is to provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts of ordinary differential equations. The course should prepare students for advanced study in engineering or the physical, mathematical, biological, or social sciences. This course deals with first- and second-order differential equations and their applications. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: MAT 243 Calculus III Completes General Education Requirement:LAS.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MAT 243 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
Short Title : MAT 335
Course Code : MAT 335
Course Description : This course will examine the use of mathematics to solve contemporary mathematical problems using real financial transactions as examples. Students will analyze trends and current problems using graphs, spreadsheets, internet resources, and financial equations. Students will develop an Investment Portfolio and write a report on the semester long investigation they conduct on the investing world. Their report will be research based and they will use their own portfolio as an example of the topics they study. Concepts involving algebraic manipulations of equations, exponential equations, and mathematical modeling with their applications to financial decision-making will be emphasized. Course topics will include time value of money, present value and future value, simple and compound interest, ordinary annuities, sinking funds, amortization, stocks and investments. Pre-requisites: MAT 125 Algebra or MAT 110 Finite Math or appropriate Accuplacer placement AND completion of a Quantitative Problem Solving-Reinforcing course. Completes General Education Requirements:WC-I, QP-I, LAS.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MAT 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 125 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 200.0000 Or MAT 180 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 241 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or MAT 125 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 145 Lecture (May be taken concurrently) Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 125 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00)
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Students utilize the rules of debits/credits in preparing the step-by-step process incorporated in a full accounting cycle. Analysis and preparation of basic financial statements are included. Students will be able to complete an in-depth accounting of certain assets and liabilities. Completes General Education Requirement: QP-R.
This course is developed to provide pastry students with the necessary culinary skills to be able to perform and develop simple and innovative savory recipes such as soups, salads, sandwiches and entrée tarts in order to be versatile in any commercial kitchen. Students will be introduced to culinary professional standards which includes knife skills, food handling and care, cooking processes and procedures, product identification, culinary vocabulary and terminology, and use of industry equipment. The course will utilize chef demonstrations, group participation, peer evaluations and critiques of properly prepared foods.
Short Title : HOS 101
Course Code : HOS 101
Course Description : This is an introductory course covering hotel operations from Biblical inns to the present complex structure of hotels/resorts and the evolution of tourism due to improvements in transportation, communication and technology. The course provides an overview of the hospitality business and introduces students to a variety of career paths available within the hospitality industry. Students are also introduced to the concept of student assessment portfolios.
Short Title : MGT 101
Course Code : MGT 101
Course Description :
A modern small-business course that focuses on the traits and methods of management required of successful owner/operators in today's business environment. Students will explore why some entrepreneurs fail while others succeed repeatedly. Additionally, the students will learn how to assess their chances for success by discovering how to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses. (3 hours lecture). SC-F
Short Title : MGT 200
Course Code : MGT 200
Course Description : This course is designed to introduce students to the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Management theory is examined from an historical perspective and principles are applied using the systems approach and contingency as related to contemporary management practice. Students focus on industry examples and problem solving. Completes General Education Requirement:SC-R.
Short Title : MKT 200
Course Code : MKT 200
Course Description :
Students are introduced to the functions of a marketing system to gain a better understanding of the consumer and industrial market place. Creating in design work that illustrates persuasion, emotional allurement, and ability to attract sales is taught. Different strategies necessary to market a product or service are discussed from scientific and practical viewpoints. Topics discussed include product planning and development, quality, pricing promotions, and channels of distribution. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements:SC-R, RE-R.
Short Title : REC 105
Course Code : REC 105
Course Description :
This course explores the cultural value of recreation activities, the motivations and challenges of service providers and physical spaces which facilitate these activities, and the ways in which behavior during free time has been and continues to be regulated. Students will experience multiple recreation-based activities to explore the concepts of play, recreation, and leisure, and to broaden one’s understanding of the diverse ways people spend leisure time. This foundational course surveys specific recreational opportunities such as therapeutic recreation, health and wellness, outdoor and adventure recreation, as well as more passive modes of recreation. Students will critically examine inequity and barriers to access across recreational experiences for diverse populations, focusing on diverse abilities, age, class, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, and other institutionalized systems of inequality. 3 hour lecture. Completes General Education Requirements: SC-F or SC-R, LAS.
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Short Title : BAK 410
Course Code : BAK 410
Course Description : Building on the practical experience gained through bakery operations, this next step in the baking management skill development will focus on planning and executing special events. Students will apply cost control concepts to develop appropriate systems for bakery operations, including costing techniques, yields, menu planning, prep lists, ordering and receiving product. Students will analyze and interpret financial documents related to a baking enterprise. They will assess staff abilities and all aspects of the operations, including customer service, industry trends and market date to develop effective business and strategic operations plans. Student will also take an active role in customer relations while planning events using analytica tools to measure customer satisfaction. Prerequisite: BAK 280 Retail Practical Experience.
Prerequisites : Prereq: BAK 280 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
Short Title : BIO 205
Course Code : BIO 205
Course Description : This lecture course builds on the prerequisite courses by focusing specifically on animal biology using a taxonomic approach. Each major animal phylum will be studied in detail with respect to its morphology, physiology and evolutionary relationship to other animal phyla. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how the evolutionary changes seen across animal groups relate to specialization and success in a wide variety of environments. Prerequisites: BIO 101 Biology I and BIO 102 Biology II. Completes General Education Requirements:LAS, AR-R.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00 And BIO 102 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 102 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 102 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00)
Short Title : BIO 210
Course Code : BIO 210
Course Description : This is a general ecology course that stresses niche parameters, population dynamics and regulation, species interactions, and community organizations and change. The course concludes with a coverage of the basics of ecosystem ecology. In the lab component, field work and work with computer models reinforce concepts covered in class. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisites: BIO 101 Biology I Completes General Education Requirements:LAS,*AR-F, *AR-R, QP-R. * Course may be used for either Foundational or Reinforcing - but not both
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: (BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00)
Corequisites : Coreq: BIO 210 Lecture, BIO 210 Lab
Short Title : BIO 230
Course Code : BIO 230
Course Description :
The major topic of this course is comparative vertebrate anatomy, presented in an evolutionary context. Students will explore the changes over time in vertebrate anatomy in both different taxa and the evolution of major organ systems across taxa. Hands-on dissections during the class time will allow the students to better understand the evolution of vertebrate traits. Prerequisite: BIO 101 Biology I. Completes General Education Requirements:AR-R, QP-R, LAS.
Prerequisites :
Prereq: Lecture: (BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00)
Corequisites :
Coreq: BIO 230 Lecture, BIO 230 Lab
Short Title : Chemistry II
Course Code : CHM 112
Course Description :
This course is a continuation of Chemistry I (CHM 110) and continues the focus on the fundamental principles and laws underlying chemical action. Students will study oxidation/reduction, solutions, ionization and electrolysis, acids, bases and salts, chemical and ionic equilibrium, coordination compounds, kinetics, and a short introduction to organic chemistry. The course has a required three-hour laboratory that focuses on qualitative analysis. (3 hours lecture).
Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R, QP-R LAS
Prerequisites :
CHM 110 Chemistry I
Corequisites :
CHM 113 Lab
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Short Title : CHM 141
Course Code : CHM 141
Course Description : This course focuses on the fundamental principles and laws underlying chemical action, their integration with the theories of atomic structure and chemical bonding, and correlation with the position on the periodic chart. Students will study atomic structure, states of matter, chemical measurements (stoichiometry), nomenclature, gas laws, spectroscopy, periodicity, and chemical bonding. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisites: MAT 125 College Algebra or Accuplacer placement. Completes General Education Requirements:AR-F, AR-R, LAS. *May count as a Foundation or a Reinforcing Experience, but not both
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: MAT 125 Lecture (May be taken concurrently) Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 200.0000 Or MAT 180 Lecture (May be taken concurrently) Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 241 Lecture (May be taken concurrently) Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or MAT 125 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: CHM 141 Lecture, CHM 141 Lab
Short Title : CHM 142
Course Code : CHM 142
Course Description : This course is a continuation of Chemistry I (CHM 141) and continues the focus on the fundamental principles and laws underlying chemical action. Students will study oxidation/reduction, solutions, ionization and electrolysis, acids, bases and salts, chemical and ionic equilibrium, coordination compounds, kinetics, and a short introduction to organic chemistry. The course has a required three-hour laboratory that focuses on qualitative analysis. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisite: CHM 141 Chemistry I Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R, QP-R LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: CHM 141 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
Corequisites : Coreq: CHM 142 Lecture, CHM 142 Lab
Short Title : CHM 241
Course Code : CHM 241
Course Description : The course is designed to cover the wide range of topics concerning the chemistry of carbon. Students will study chemical bonding, nomenclature and reactivity of hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, and alkyl halides, configuration of alkanes, and cycloalkanes, and stereochemistry. Additionally, students will learn various reactions mechanisms, with an emphasis on nucleophilic substitution reactions. The laboratory will focus on fundamental techniques in organic chemistry, e.g., distillation, purification, synthesis, chromatography and spectroscopy. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisites: CHM 141 Chemistry I and CHM 142 Chemisty II Completes General Education Requirements:AR-R LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: CHM 141 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or CHM 141 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00 And CHM 142 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or CHM 142 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00
Corequisites : Coreq: CHM 241 Lecture, CHM 241 Lab
Short Title : CHM 242
Course Code : CHM 242
Course Description : This course is designed to be a continuation of Organic Chemistry I (CHM 241) in the study of carbon compounds. Students will study reactions of aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, esters, carbohydrates, and lipids. Additionally, students will study the theory of various spectroscopic methods of structure determination. The laboratory will concentrate on the synthesis and analysis of organic compounds. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisite: CHM 141 Organic Chemistry I Completes General Education Requirements:AR-R LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: CHM 241 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
Corequisites : Coreq: CHM 242 Lecture, CHM 242 Lab
Short Title : Organic Chemistry I
Course Code : CHM 250
Course Description :
The course is designed to cover the wide range of topics concerning the chemistry of carbon. Students will study chemical bonding, nomenclature and reactivity of hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, and alkyl halides, configuration of alkanes, and cycloalkanes, and stereochemistry. Additionally, students will learn various reactions mechanisms, with an emphasis on nucleophilic substitution reactions. The laboratory will focus on fundamental techniques in organic chemistry, e.g., distillation, purification, synthesis, chromatography and spectroscopy. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R LAS
Prerequisites :
(CHM 141 Chemistry I and CHM 142 Chemisty II) OR (CHM 110 Chemistry I and CHM 120 Chemisty II)
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Short Title : Organic Chemistry II
Course Code : CHM 252
Course Description :
This course is designed to be a continuation of Organic Chemistry I (CHM 250) in the study of carbon compounds. Students will study reactions of aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, esters, carbohydrates, and lipids. Additionally, students will study the theory of various spectroscopic methods of structure determination. The laboratory will concentrate on the synthesis and analysis of organic compounds. (3 hours lecture).
Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R LAS
Prerequisites :
CHM 250 Organic Chemistry I
Corequisites :
CHM 253 Lab
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Short Title : CUL 280
Course Code : CUL 280
Course Description : This course focuses on the functions that carbohydrates, fats, protein, water, vitamins, and minerals have in the body. The course will include measurement of nutritional status and labels as well as the application of dietary guidelines and recommendations. The student will study human nutritional requirements throughout the life cycle. Completes General Education Requirements:AR-F or AR-R, LAS *May be used for either Foundational or Reinforcing - but not both
Short Title : ENV 100
Course Code : ENV 100
Course Description : This course introduces non-science major students to key concepts in environmental science. Students will gain an understanding of the interrelationship between the economy and the environment, and the balancing of problems and solutions in an integrated manner on a personal, local and global basis. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements:AR-F, AR-R, LAS. *May count as either a Foundation or a Reinforcing but not both.
Short Title : ENV 120
Course Code : ENV 120
Course Description : This course provides students with an overview of the foundations and scope of physical geology in the context of its influences on living organisms. Students will gain an understanding of major physical and chemical processes and events that have shaped today?s landscapes and ecosystems, will learn to identify and classify common rocks, minerals, and landforms, and will gain awareness of how physical geography influences the distribution and adaptations of Earth's life forms. (3 hours lecture) Completes General Education Requirements:AR-F or AR-R, LAS
Short Title : EST 220
Course Code : EST 220
Course Description : Permaculture is defined as the conscious design of human systems, both natural and social, that have the diversity, stability, & resilience of natural ecosystems. Permaculture is a powerful and internationally-recognized form of design science that has become increasingly important since its emergence in Australia about 30 years ago. Working with nature, permaculture provides a well-established route to create human environments that mimic the sustainable, resilient, and energy-efficient natural environments we see all around us. Permaculture is concerned with the study and practice of the way human beings ? as individuals and societies ? can participate in the creation of ethical and ecological support systems. Incorporating traditional knowledge, modern science, and natural patterns of the living world, permaculture design is applicable to farms, gardens, neighborhoods, and towns in both rural and urban settings. Prerequisites: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I and an Analytical Reasoning & Scientific Inquiry Foundation level course. Completes General Education Requirements: WC-R, AR-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: EST 220 Lecture, EST 220 Lab
Short Title : FOR 120
Course Code : FOR 120
Course Description : This course presents the basic terminology and principles pertaining to the study of entomology and tree pathology. The taxonomy and morphology of insects will be covered, along with the categories and characteristics of diseases that affect trees. The students will learn to identify common insects and diseases of trees. Various control strategies will be presented with an emphasis on environmentally-sound methods. (2 hours lecture, 2? hours lab). Completes General Education Requirements for: AR-R, LAS
Corequisites : Coreq: FOR 120 Lecture, FOR 120 Lab
Short Title : FOR 140
Course Code : FOR 140
Course Description : The first of a two-course sequence concerning the discussion and practical training laboratory application of the skills needed to practice arboriculture. Material covered will include tree physiology, tree surgery, tree removal methods, fertilization, and general maintenance practices of shade and ornamental trees. (2 hours lecture, 6 hours lab). Prerequisite: FOR 120 Insects and Diseases of Trees or permission of the instructor. Completes General Education Requirements for: AR-R
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: FOR 120 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: FOR 140 Lecture, FOR 140 Lab
Short Title : FOR 231
Course Code : FOR 231
Course Description : This course examines the major factors that can affect the health of forest ecosystems. Major topics will include forest insect pests, diseases, and the impact of fire on forest communities. The concept of "forest health" will be discussed and the important concepts of forest ecology that relate to forest health will be covered. (3 hour lecture). Completes General Education Requirement:AR-R.
Short Title : FOR 241
Course Code : FOR 241
Course Description : FOR 241 is an advanced treatment of forest measurements that assumes a student's prior exposure to an introductory course in forest measurements. Specific subject areas include cull estimation; local volume table construction using simple linear regression; site quality evaluation; tree growth and stem analysis; stand growth; growth and yield and the use of multiple regression estimation; timber trespass estimation; probability proportional to size and probability proportional to prediction forest sampling; and forest inventory planning, execution, and analysis. The approach to teaching will integrate classroom discussions, field demonstrations and practice, and guidance on student field and data analysis projects. (2 hours lecture, 5 hours lab). Prerequisites: FOR 240 Forest Mensuration I and (GIS 230 Geospatial Information Technology for Forestry or GIS 201 Introduction to GIS) AR-R, QP-R
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: (GIS 201 Lecture (May be taken concurrently) Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or GIS 230 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00) And FOR 240 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 2.00
Short Title : FOR 250
Course Code : FOR 250
Course Description : This is the second course of a two-course sequence concerned with the care and maintenance of trees. Topics covered will include tree physiology, plant selection, planting site modification, planting guidelines, construction damage to trees, and pest management. The lab sessions will provide the opportunity to apply tree maintenance practices and explore specialized areas of arboriculture, such as hazard tree management and lightning protection of trees. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisite: FOR 140 Arboriculture I or permission of the instructor. Completes General Education Requirement:AR-R.
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: FOR 140 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
Corequisites : Coreq: FOR 250 Lecture, FOR 250 Lab
Short Title : FOR 260
Course Code : FOR 260
Course Description : This course provides a detailed introduction to different silvicultural systems and practices, with an emphasis on the underlying ecological basis of silviculture and systems in the United States, particularly the Northeast, using the College's surroundings as a "laboratory". (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisites: FOR 241 Forest Mensuration II. Completes General Education Requirement:AR-R.
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: FOR 241 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
Corequisites : Coreq: FOR 260 Lecture, FOR 260 Lab
Short Title : FOR 280
Course Code : FOR 280
Course Description : This course focuses on applied forest ecology in the context of landowner goals and objectives at the woodlot level. Students will be expected to develop management strategies which consider both market and non market products. Application of these concepts will be further reinforced through the development of a woodlot management plan. (2 hour lecture, 3 hour lab). Prerequisites: FOR 235 Timber Harvesting and FOR 241 Forest Mensuration II and GIS 230: Geospatial Information Tech for Forestry. Completes General Education Requirements:AR-R, SC-R.
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: (FOR 241 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 And GIS 230 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And FOR 235 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00)
Corequisites : Coreq: FOR 280 Lecture, FOR 280 Lab
Short Title : FWS 105
Course Code : FWS 105
Course Description : This course provides an introduction to the principles involved in the maintenance of sustainable wildlife populations. The focus of the course is in two major areas: (1) the ecological and biological principles underlying wildlife conservation, such as habitat, population dynamics, and animal behavior, and (2) the role of humans in wildlife conservation, including both the effects of wildlife exploitation and the effects of various restoration and management practices. The major emphasis of the course is on, but not completely limited to, terrestrial vertebrate animals. Students who received credit for FWS 101 may not receive credit for FWS 105. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirement:AR-R.
Short Title : FWS 270
Course Code : FWS 270
Course Description : This course introduces students to the biodiversity and natural history of vertebrates that live in North America. The focus will be on fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals with an emphasis on vertebrates that live in the eastern United States. Students will be able to identify vertebrates as well as demonstrate an understanding of vertebrate anatomy, physiology, behavior, reproduction, life history and ecology. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: BIO 101 Biology I and BIO 102 Biology II Completes General Education Requirements:LAS, AR-R.
Prerequisites : Prereq: BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00 And BIO 102 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 102 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00
Short Title : GIS 260
Course Code : GIS 260
Course Description :
An intensive hands-on course introducing concepts and applications in Geodesy, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with an emphasis on their use in surveying. Emphasis is on determining the validity, accuracy and reliabiliy of data collected. Students will apply these concepts and technologies in several group and individual projects. GPS hardware and software, as well as GIS software, will be used extensively. Prerequisite: SRV 235 Surveying III: Field Experience. Completes General Education Requirement:AR-R.
Prerequisites :
Prereq: Lecture: SRV 235 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : GIS 261
Course Code : GIS 261
Course Description :
A mixture of concept and hands on application exploring Geodesy, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with an emphasis on determining the validity, accuracy and reliability of collected GPS data. Students will apply these concepts and technologies they are exposed to in lecture and lab to several group and individual projects. Various types of GPS hardware and software, as well as GIS software, will be used extensively in the class. Completes General Education Requirement: AR-R.
Prerequisites :
MAT 210 Statistics (can be taken concurrently)
Corequisites :
Coreq: GIS 261 Lecture, GIS 261 Lab
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Short Title : HOS 270
Course Code : HOS 270
Course Description : Hospitality Applications is a course that offers students the opportunity to work, as part of a team lead by upperclassmen, with an external hospitality organization (hotels, restaurant, tourism associations) to research and create opinions on a specific aspect of its business. Within the organization, the students will assist in the creation of interview questions for key personnel and review business standards and procedures to understand its current operations. The students will research industry trends, best practice methods, and key performance measures to report to team leaders, in order for the team to develop multiple alternatives or business scenarios for the organization to consider. A professional findings report, that discusses the selected solutions along with advantages and disadvantages of each, will be a major deliverable of the course. The course will culminate in the students orally presenting the findings to the organization?s management followed by a robust roundtable discussion. Prerequisites: HOS 101 Hotel Resort & Tourism Industry Orientation and HOS 210 Hotel Accounting. Completes General Education Requirements: AR-R, RE-R, SC-R
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And HOS 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MGT 250
Course Code : MGT 250
Course Description : This course relates how business can cut costs, reduce risk, increase revenue and create strong branding and business presence by incorporating environmental and social consciousness into their economic practices. This course will cover long-term economic sustainability, recycling, reusing, and limiting waste as management and marketing strategies. It will explain how to compute carbon emissions and the cost that incurs to the business. It will address how savings can be obtained through a change in business operations. Finally, it will explore the effect businesses that practice social consciousness have on communities. Completes General Education Requirements:AR-R, SC-R.
Short Title : PHY 241
Course Code : PHY 241
Course Description : This course will introduce students to the branch of physics known as classical mechanics, through a variety of classroom activities. Students will learn about the parameters that describe motion and the inter-relationships between motion and force that are embodied in Newton's laws. They will specifically study straight line motion, plane motion, rotation, equilibrium, and gravitation. Through this study, students will become familiar with the basic concepts that form the foundation of natural science. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab) Prerequisite: MAT 125 Algebra. Completes General Education Requirements:AR-R, LAS.
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: (MAT 125 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or Accuplacer Math Placement 200.0000 Or MAT 125 Advanced Studies Min Credits: 3.00 Or MAT 125 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00)
Corequisites : Coreq: PHY 241 Lecture, PHY 241 Lab
Short Title : RES 170
Course Code : RES 170
Course Description : This course will focus on the importance of sanitation in the food service industry. Students will gain an understanding of the causes of food-borne illnesses and learn how sound sanitation management practices can reduce disease as well as improve food quality and overall success of a restaurant operation. Details concerning food supplies, food handling, the facility and training with regard to sanitation will be included. The process of the HACCP food safety program will be presented and applied. Students will be expected to take the ServSafe certification exam through the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. Completes General Education Requirement:AR-R.
Short Title : SOC 220
Course Code : SOC 220
Course Description : Social research explores why people make the choices they make, what the consequences are of those decisions, and what possible ways we can untangle complex social issues. Everyone may have an opinion about all of these questions, but a systematic process of social research involves forming a clear question, collecting reliable data, drawing credible conclusions from those data, and interpreting this evidence in a way that differentiates reliable information from information that should be viewed skeptically. This course focuses specifically on how we construct knowledge about our world and how that reasoning can be used in an informed decision making process. Prerequisite: QP-F, WC-F. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-R, AR-R, SC-R, LAS.
Short Title : SRV 290
Course Code : SRV 290
Course Description : Using problem solving techniques students will develop solutions for typical surveying dilemmas encountered in the profession. This course also serves as a culminating experience in the surveying program; as such students will have the opportunity to prepare for and take the ACSM Certified Surveying Techinican Exam Level I. Prerequisites: SRV 260 Route Surveying, Co-requisite: SRV 270 Law and Land Surveying. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-R, AR-R.
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: SRV 260 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00
Corequisites : Coreq: SRV 270 Lecture, SRV 290 Lab, SRV 290 Lecture
Short Title : SUS 120
Course Code : SUS 120
Course Description : An introduction to the principles and practices related to sustainable and small-scall agriculture and forestry, including: agro-forestry; local agriculture; community gardens and community forestry; small-scale farming and forestry; organic farming and forestry; non-industrial private and farm woodlot management; and agricultural and forest landowner cooperatives. The emphasis is on both domestic and international perspectives on community agriculture and forestry, including institutions, marketing and government and non-governmental organizations and policies. For the purposes of this course, agriculture is defined broadly, to include forestry and other sustainable land and water use practices that produce food, fiber, and natural resource-derived benefits and commodities. Students will begin to exposed to by (a) developing an understanding of local, regional, and global practices and issues related to sustainable agriculture; and (b) addressing a local sustainable agriculture issue or challenge and developing responses and/or solutions. Completes General Education Requirements:AR-R, SC-R.
Short Title : COM 210
Course Code : COM 210
Course Description : This course enables students to collect, manage and translate technical information to prescribed audiences to increase broader understanding and facilitate action. In this information age we are deluged with large amounts of information. The process of technical communication involves, collecting, organizing and evaluating that information and then translating it into easily understood formats through a variety of media. Technical communication also involves writing to prescribed criteria such as grant applications, report specifications and other formats. Therefore this course requires consideration of research, visuals, format, audience-awareness, syntax, semantics, and most importantly, the ability to communicate ideas clearly and succinctly. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing Completes General Education Requirements: WC-R LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : COM 216
Course Code : COM 216
Course Description : The course provides a critical overview and analysis of how mass communication tools and systems have influenced our society and ourselves. By grounding our study in the founding principles of the First Amendment, the course will facilitate analysis of the following questions: What is meant by the term mass communication? What influence does mass communication have on our public discourse and the way we function as a society? How is a message crafted to fit a specific media format or to reach a specific demographic? What kind of messages are truly for the masses and what messages are for defined groups and why? How do new media formats compare to historic methods and what are the implications of these new trends? Through this analysis, students should become critical consumers of communication messages. Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing Completes General Education Requirements:SC-F or SC-R, WC-R, RE-R, LAS.
Prerequisites : Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 102
Course Code : ENG 102
Course Description : This writing-intensive course complements Effective College Writing I (ENG 101). The main purpose is to develop critical thinking and expository writing skills through the study of and written reaction to various professional texts, literary, persuasive, or some combination thereof. The work will consist chiefly of written essays, with emphasis on audience awareness, ownership, clarity, organizational methods, and logic. The course will also include a research component. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I Completes General Education Requirements:WC-R, LAS.
Prerequisites : Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 103
Course Code : ENG 103
Course Description : American democracy depends upon an informed and critically attuned citizenry. Advancement in one's career similarly depends upon critical thinking and eloquent advancement of one's ideas. In this course we will study classical and modern techniques of argument and persuasion and methods logical and illogical others use to influence our behavior. Class discussion of current issues will result in essays aimed at developing student argumentative and persuasive skills. Posters, advertising, video, and class debate may also be part of the course. Time or similar magazine and a polemical novel will be two of our texts. At semester's end students will prepare a lengthy written argument along with an oral presentation. Prerequisites: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, WC-R, SC-R LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 105
Course Code : ENG 105
Course Description : Food writing plays an integral role in the culinary arts. Concise recipes and persuasive menus, for example, are tools for communication between the culinary professional and the consumer. In this course, students will build on the writing skills acquired at the foundation level while enhancing their knowledge of food. Students will compare and analyze the writing styles found in recipes, menus, essays, newspaper reviews, poetry, food in fiction, journal articles and internet blogs. Through this analysis students will develop their own preferences for expressing a point of view about food in these formats. Students will be expected to develop a culinary-based research project, a personal memoir enriched with recipes, and to participate in class discussions, critiques and formal presentations of projects. Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I Completes General Education Requirements:WC-R, SC-R LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 111
Course Code : ENG 111
Course Description :
This writing-intensive course develops critical thinking and expository writing skills through the study of, and written reaction to, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama classified as working-class literature. Students will examine how the working class is represented in American literature from 1900 to the present and will explore the characteristics that constitute working-class writing. This exploration will include analysis of the American social class system, issues of labor and work, changing American values, and notions of success and the American dream. Completes General Education Requirements: WC-R, LAS
Prerequisites :
ENG 101 Effective College Writing
Short Title : ENG 112
Course Code : ENG 112
Course Description :
This writing intensive course focuses on the westward movement (frontier exploration) as a means to explore human nature: fears, strengths, weaknesses, and bravery in the face of adventure and adversity. This will be accomplished by reading and film analysis. The main purpose here is to develop critical thinking and expository writing skills through the study of, and written reaction to, elements of the western genre (short story, drama, and poetry). The work will consist chiefly of discussion and written essays, with emphasis on audience awareness, clarity, organization, logic, articulation and fluency. Students will also have the opportunity to further develop their library research skills. Completes General Education Requirements: WC-R, LAS
Prerequisites :
ENG 101 Effective College Writing I
Short Title : ENG 115
Course Code : ENG 115
Course Description : This course will provide students with an analytical framework for interpreting perhaps our nation?s greatest contribution to world literature, nature-based writing. Particular emphasis will be placed on wilderness encounters as seen in its classic, mostly American, environmental writers from the early republic to more recent times. Explorers like Meriweather Lewis, naturalists like William Bartram, poets like Henry David Thoreau, artists like John James Audubon, adventurers like John Wesley Powell, scientists like E.O. Wilson, preservationists like John Muir, conservationists like Aldo Leopold, and philosophers like Thomas Merton will help the class dive into the issue that has always vexed us: how do we live rightly on this planet? (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, WC-R, SC-R LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 200
Course Code : ENG 200
Course Description : In this course the student learns by writing and by analyzing essays, both professional models and student themes. Students will analyze contemporary writers as an aid to the study of style and technique. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I Completes General Education Requirements:WC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 210
Course Code : ENG 210
Course Description :
From the Exploration and Colonial periods through the Civil War, this course surveys the writings of explorers and Americans of diverse backgrounds in an attempt to understand the character of the American experience. Along with such classic authors as Franklin, Thoreau, Poe, and Whitman students will read and discuss the journals of explorers, diaries of colonial settlers, slave narratives, and Native American poetry and prose. Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I
Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, WC-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites :
Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 211
Course Code : ENG 211
Course Description :
This course forms the second half of a survey of the rich literary life of the United States from Reconstruction, westward expansion, and the era of industrial and urban development to more recent times, the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam era. The fiction, poetry, and non-fiction prose of our many peoples will be examined as they comment on the nature of the American story. Selections from Native American, Hispanic, African-American, Jewish and other traditions will be read and discussed along with the works of such traditional figures as Mark Twain, Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, and William Faulkner. Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, WC-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites :
Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Advanced Studies Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENG 220
Course Code : ENG 220
Course Description :
Combined lecture and workshop in the writing of poetry, fiction, and drama (emphasis may vary). As background to the writing itself, attention will be given to the creative process and to necessary elements of craft and of tradition. In addition, an emphasis will be given to creative non-fiction, often referred to as the fourth genre, and with a special focus on personal essay. Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I (WC-F). Completes General Education Requirements: WC-R, RE-R, LAS
Prerequisites :
ENG 101 Effective College Writing I (WC-F)
Short Title : EST 220
Course Code : EST 220
Course Description : Permaculture is defined as the conscious design of human systems, both natural and social, that have the diversity, stability, & resilience of natural ecosystems. Permaculture is a powerful and internationally-recognized form of design science that has become increasingly important since its emergence in Australia about 30 years ago. Working with nature, permaculture provides a well-established route to create human environments that mimic the sustainable, resilient, and energy-efficient natural environments we see all around us. Permaculture is concerned with the study and practice of the way human beings ? as individuals and societies ? can participate in the creation of ethical and ecological support systems. Incorporating traditional knowledge, modern science, and natural patterns of the living world, permaculture design is applicable to farms, gardens, neighborhoods, and towns in both rural and urban settings. Prerequisites: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I and an Analytical Reasoning & Scientific Inquiry Foundation level course. Completes General Education Requirements: WC-R, AR-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: Lecture: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: EST 220 Lecture, EST 220 Lab
Short Title : HST 201
Course Code : HST 201
Course Description : This course studies the history of the United States to Reconstruction. Origin and development of America and its institutions from the discovery of the New World to the close of the Reconstruction Period. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements:SC-F, WC-R, LAS
Short Title : HST 202
Course Code : HST 202
Course Description : This course studies significant cultural, economic, political, and social forces from 1877 to the present. Among the topics covered are industrialization, social and political reform movements, foreign policy, World Wars I and II, the Great Depression and the Cold War. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements: SC-F, WC-R, LAS
Short Title : REC 133
Course Code : REC 133
Course Description : This course focuses on the theory and practice of nature-based, experiential education programming in a variety of settings including nature centers, parks, classrooms, and the backcountry. Theoretical and strategic topics include learning theories, advancing environmental literacy, and the planning, implementation and evaluation of environmental education lessons, interpretive media, and experiences. Practical topics include practicing techniques of interpretation (interpretive talks, presentations, programs, trails, exhibits, visitor centers, digital imagery, etc.), writing and speaking in interpretive programs. The primary focus of the course is on techniques of personal interpretation. (3 credit hour) Completes General Education Requirements:WC-R, RE-R.
Short Title : SOC 210
Course Code : SOC 210
Course Description : This course will trace the roots of the change, unrest, protest and lifestyle shifts of the era known loosely as The Sixties, as well as delve into the sixties themselves and their consequences, both short and long-term. The focus will be on both political and social history. In addition to exploring the standard causes and effects of historical approach, the students will be exposed to popular music, writing and trends of that period. In-depth reading will be required, as will extensive student writing. There will be a research component, a mandatory final exam and quizzes. (3 hours lecture) Completes General Education Requirements:WC-R, SC-R, LAS
A practical experience that allows students the opportunity to apply skills in an actual restaurant setting by operating an a la carte restaurant and special event space. Students will rotate though a series of positions in both front and back of house areas. Emphasis will be placed on guest relations and dining room service including host, bartender, server and supervisor while also providing instruction in kitchen techniques in prep, basic cooking, plating and expediting. Further attention will be paid to a focus on sustainability as appropriate.
RES 132 Dining Room & Kitchen Management or HOS 101 Hotel, Resort & Tourism Management
Many restaurants and other institutions are transitioning to using more local and sustainable products as part of the international “Farm to Table” movement. By offering local ingredients and educating customers, chefs and restaurants can play an important role in the shift to a more nutritious food culture. In this course, students will study the current food system, with a specific focus on distribution and consumption of local ingredients in commercial (restaurant and institutional) markets in the Adirondack/North Country Region. Students will tour large- and small-scale farms to identify and discuss their farming methods and sustainable practices. Students will study marketing and distribution methods for local foods and how restaurants and institutional kitchens can adapt to serving and marketing local food year-round. Students will have opportunities to harvest and prepare local ingredients, preserve local foods, and develop and market value-added products for resale. Past examples of such projects include cheese, maple products, and fruit jams.
Completes General Education Requirements: SC-F
This course introduces the students to the basics of beverage management from the perspective of resources management. It considers the roles of the guest, the employee, the product and the finances. The hard skills of beverage service will be presented with an emphasis on using customer service skills to safely serve and oversee customer consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Short Title : HOS 101
Course Code : HOS 101
Course Description : This is an introductory course covering hotel operations from Biblical inns to the present complex structure of hotels/resorts and the evolution of tourism due to improvements in transportation, communication and technology. The course provides an overview of the hospitality business and introduces students to a variety of career paths available within the hospitality industry. Students are also introduced to the concept of student assessment portfolios.
Short Title : MGT 101
Course Code : MGT 101
Course Description :
A modern small-business course that focuses on the traits and methods of management required of successful owner/operators in today's business environment. Students will explore why some entrepreneurs fail while others succeed repeatedly. Additionally, the students will learn how to assess their chances for success by discovering how to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses. (3 hours lecture). SC-F
Short Title : MGT 200
Course Code : MGT 200
Course Description : This course is designed to introduce students to the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Management theory is examined from an historical perspective and principles are applied using the systems approach and contingency as related to contemporary management practice. Students focus on industry examples and problem solving. Completes General Education Requirement:SC-R.
Short Title : MKT 200
Course Code : MKT 200
Course Description :
Students are introduced to the functions of a marketing system to gain a better understanding of the consumer and industrial market place. Creating in design work that illustrates persuasion, emotional allurement, and ability to attract sales is taught. Different strategies necessary to market a product or service are discussed from scientific and practical viewpoints. Topics discussed include product planning and development, quality, pricing promotions, and channels of distribution. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements:SC-R, RE-R.
Short Title : REC 105
Course Code : REC 105
Course Description :
This course explores the cultural value of recreation activities, the motivations and challenges of service providers and physical spaces which facilitate these activities, and the ways in which behavior during free time has been and continues to be regulated. Students will experience multiple recreation-based activities to explore the concepts of play, recreation, and leisure, and to broaden one’s understanding of the diverse ways people spend leisure time. This foundational course surveys specific recreational opportunities such as therapeutic recreation, health and wellness, outdoor and adventure recreation, as well as more passive modes of recreation. Students will critically examine inequity and barriers to access across recreational experiences for diverse populations, focusing on diverse abilities, age, class, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, and other institutionalized systems of inequality. 3 hour lecture. Completes General Education Requirements: SC-F or SC-R, LAS.
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Short Title : ENV 340
Active Term : Spring
Course Code : ENV 340
Course Description :
Watershed science is a field of study with a focus on the quantity and quality of water moving through a watershed. In this course, students will learn how a watershed as a basic ecosystem unit provides a useful framework for the study and analysis of watershed patterns and processes. Students will learn how watershed science integrates climate, geology, hydrology, geomorphology, soil science, ecosystem process, and land cover. Important topics include hydrological processes and their alterations; calculation of water budgets; the origin, transport and fate of sediment and nutrients; and river and stream dynamics. Students will learn how these scientific underpinnings inform policy related to integrated watershed protection and restoration. Related topics will include the US EPA TMDL process, and best management practices and low impact development. Problem sets will reinforce critical watershed concepts through the application of mathematical skills to watershed analyses. LAS
Prerequisites :
QP-R and (BIO 210 or ENV 110 or FOR 101)
Short Title : ENV 475
Course Code : ENV 475
Course Description :
Students will gain basic knowledge and skills needed to evaluate wetland ecosystem processes as governed by the interactions of hydrology, soils, vegetation, biogeochemistry, and nutrient cycling. Students will apply this knowledge to wetland delineation procedures used in wetland protection, restoration, and mitigation. The significance and role of vegetation in wetland dynamics will be studied with a focus on physiological and morphological adaptations, models of vegetation succession, and plant classification. Classification of North American wetlands; and the relevance of wetland ecosystems to functioning landscapes and watersheds, and coastal regions will be examined through case studies. LAS
Prerequisites :
BIO 210: General Ecology
Short Title : HUM 201
Course Code : HUM 201
Course Description :
“Game” is one of those words we all use, generally without a clear idea of what it means. In this course students will explore the nature of games (videogames and others), their social role, and their social impacts. Students will be asked to reflect on the games they play and how an identity as a “gamer” relates to their place in society. Particular attention with be given to “gamification”—the effort to turn everyday activities such as shopping or exercising into games. Completes General Education Requirements: SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites :
ENG 101
Select any Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) course.
Select any course.
Short Title : COM 320
Course Code : COM 320
Course Description : The ability to persuade others is vital to leadership and advocacy. "Selling" an idea or product should be based on a clear understanding of the audience in terms of who they are, what they want, and how the proposed solution will meet those needs in a way that holds value for all stakeholders. This course will help the student develop interpersonal skills to build trust, shape meaningful dialogue, and form meaningful partnerships. The course will also focus on how to specifically analyze audience and market data to determine value and propose solutions that hold value for both the organization and the individual involved in the process. Prerequisites: COM 201 Interpersonal Communication and COM 210 Technical Communication and Quantitative Problem Solving Foundation course Completes General Education Requirements:RE-I, QP-I, WC-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: COM 201 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And COM 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 318
Course Code : HOS 318
Course Description : This course focuses on beer as a saleable product after the production phase. It provides an overview of the growing beer industry with topics ranging from the practical elements of marketing, promotion, service and profitability. These areas will be presented from different perspectives as they relate to a range of sectors within the industry. Potential career in each sector of the industry will be highlighted and punctuated with guest lecturers and trend topic discussions. Prerequisites: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing and MKT 305 Advertising & Promotion and HOS 315 Practical Brewing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And MKT 305 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And HOS 315 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00)
Short Title : HOS 325
Course Code : HOS 325
Course Description : Tourism does not just happen. Destinations are a mix of attractions and events, facilities, infrastructure, transportation, and hospitality resources that must be carefully planned for and marketed. This course looks at the tourism system through destination planning and development, marketing, demand factors influencing the market, and the characteristics of travel. A multidisciplinary approach will utilize principles, concepts and theories from psychology, economics, planning, and marketing that influence tourism. Those involved in tourism will see where they fit, who is affected by their actions, and how they are affected by the actions of other system participants. Numerous destinations will be analyzed, including the Adirondacks, and guest speakers from multiple levels of the tourism system will offer their perspectives on tourism and what it takes to create and maintain a successful destination. Prerequisite: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 400
Course Code : HOS 400
Course Description : A course that applies organizational management techniques to a dynamic, specific segment of the tourism market. Students will discover the unique nature of resorts, the market segments attracted, the complexity of customer service options needed to sustain a market share, human resources issues specific to resorts, economic challenges in resort operations and the environmental characteristics that give each resort its differentiation. Heavy emphasis is placed on marketing principles as applied to these destinations. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MGT 335
Course Code : MGT 335
Course Description : This course addresses project management of diverse activities. The course offers a practical approach to managing projects, focusing on organizing, planning, and controlling the efforts of the project such as budgeting, time management, staffing and resource management. The course will focus on aligning project goals and strategies with organizational strategic objectives and culture. Students will establish and evaluate measures of success, quantify value commensurate with costs, optimize the use of organizational resources, and consider risk management. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or PSY 110 Organizational Psychology. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-I, AR-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MKT 305
Course Code : MKT 305
Course Description :
Students will learn to evaluate advertising as an institution in society and investigate advertising, both as a tool of marketing and as a process of mass communication. Topics such as marketing research, media selection, budget allocation, publicity, and personal selling efforts will be discussed. Through various assigned projects, students will design and produce advertisements in a variety of mediums. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Short Title : RES 330
Course Code : RES 330
Course Description : This course focuses on designing systems for facilities. These designs include flow charting, built-in efficiencies in the conservation of human and other energies, and the quick, economical, and ecological disposal and recycling of packaging of other materials. It covers preliminary planning, the roles and responsibilities of members of the project team, the design sequence, principles of design, space analysis, equipment layout, fabricated and manufactured equipment, engineering and architecture for foodservice facilities. Prerequisites: HOS 270 Hospitality Applications or HOS 350 Field Studies in Hospitality or CUL 260 Commercial Cooking and Catering.
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 270 Practicum Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or CUL 260 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or HOS 350 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00
Short Title : SOC 303
Course Code : SOC 303
Course Description : Navigating the workplace successfully requires applied business techniques of managing multiple resources and others through classic liberal arts (communication, interpersonal relationships, self-identification, leadership styles, diversity awareness). This course will provide the academic description and discussion through asynchronous online lessons in addition to the application of these learned principles in a work environment chosen, in tandem, by the student and Faculty member. Prerequisites: HOS 101 Hotel Resort & Tourism Industry Orientation or MGT 200 Principles of Management or MGT 202 Principles of Sports Management. Completes General Education Requirements for: WC-I, SC-I, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 202 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: MGT 303 Lecture
Short Title : LAN 101
Course Code : LAN 101
Course Description : Elementary Spanish I is designed to give students with little or no background a basic introduction to Spanish phonology, grammar, and syntax, as well as a basic vocabulary. Students are also introduced to some of the varied Spanish culture and history of Spain, Latin America, and Mexico. Some attention is also devoted to Latino in the United States. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Short Title : LAN 102
Course Code : LAN 102
Course Description : Building on a basic understanding of Spanish phonology, grammar, and syntax, Elementary Spanish II extends the student's knowledge of Spanish to include, as examples, an understanding of the different uses of the preterit and imperfect; direct and indirect object pronouns; constructions with gustar; uses of por and para; the present subjunctive; an expanded vocabulary for carrying on extended conversations; and a further understanding of Spanish cultures in and outside of the United States. An increased emphasis is placed on oral proficiency and the ability to carry on extended conversations in Spanish. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: LAN 01 Elementary Spanish I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 103
Course Code : LAN 103
Course Description : This is a proficiency-oriented beginning French course intended for students with no previous background in French. As the first half of the elementary French sequence, it introduces the basics of the French language using a proficiency-oriented approach to practice vocabulary, common expressions, reading and writing. Students will also make comparisons between French culture and North American culture. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Short Title : LAN 104
Course Code : LAN 104
Course Description : As the second half of the elementary French sequence, this proficiency-oriented course expands on the basics learned in Elementary French I through cumulative expansion of vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and commonly used expressions, as well as increasing cultural understanding through continued comparison of French and North American culture and customs. Prerequisite: LAN 103 Elementary French I. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 103 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 103 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 201
Course Code : LAN 201
Course Description : This course will review basic Spanish grammar while introducing more complex structures. Vocabulary expansion will also be a major objective as students practice the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing on an increasingly sophisticated level. To the extent possible, in-class discussion will be in Spanish. Readings will encompass a variety of literary genres such as essays, poetry, and short stories, with a major objective being to introduce students to such icons of Spanish culture as Octavio Paz and Pablo Neruda. Reading and writing skills will be refined as students translate, write and respond to these readings. As well, through these and other course activities, such as the appropriate use of video and music, students will enrich their understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 102 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 102 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 202
Course Code : LAN 202
Course Description : Intermediate Spanish II will increasingly emphasize oral comprehension and expression with classes conducted almost entirely in Spanish. Class discussion and reading will be centered on a selection of short literary readings from a variety of well-known Spanish authors. Selected review of key grammatical differences between Spanish and English will occur in the context of the study of Spanish literature. Also, the class will study lexical options in context (i.e., denotational vs. connotational, colloquial and dialectical, the dangers of false cognates, etc.). (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 201 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 203
Course Code : LAN 203
Course Description : This course will provide a thorough review of basic grammar while introducing more complex structures and greatly expanding vocabulary. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be developed at a more sophisticated level. In-class discussions will be conducted in French with few exceptions, giving students abundant practice in oral communication. To refine writing skills, there will be frequent written compositions based on a variety of subjects. Reading activities will encompass various literary genres such as poetry, comic strips, songs, short stories, newspaper articles, etc. Students will learn proper usage of a bilingual dictionary. Course materials and activities will greatly enrich students' understanding and appreciation of the vast French-speaking world. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: LAN 103 Elementary French I & LAN 104 Elementary Frensh II Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 104 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 104 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 204
Course Code : LAN 204
Course Description : This course completes the Intermediate French sequence. Basic grammar will continue to be reviewed while new, more complex structures are introduced. Vocabulary will be further expanded. French texts from various genres will be used for reading activities and as a springboard for class discussions and written compositions. Class discussions will be conducted in French, giving students the opportunity to greatly advance their oral proficiency. Proper use of the bilingual dictionary will continue to be addressed. Students will continue to learn about and discuss numerous aspects of French and francophone culture, which will be presented through various sources, such as music, literature, newspaper articles, film and other media. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to function successfully in a French-speaking environment and should have a solid foundation for attaining fluency. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: LAN 203 Intermediate French I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 203 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Select any course.
The bakery business is complex. To respond to the needs of customers, the retail-focused baker must develop a variety of offerings. The purpose of this course is to address catering opportunities and the multicultural aspects associated with them. The course will work in three different directions, all related: production of sweet and savory items; cultural aspects of ethnic preparations, including religious beliefs associated with preparing items; and philosophical and medical restrictions proper to each diet.
Completed General Education Requirements: SC-I
This course is the second component of the study of catering. It covers the logistic part of the catering business. Topics include: contact with the customer, responding to specific requests, elaboration of the offer, commercial relation with suppliers and partners (Florists, room rental, etc…) and general organization of the event. Different catering options will be covered. A particular emphasis will be brought to the critical points of the profession such as: Sense of contact, diplomacy, listening ability, understanding religious and philosophical food restrictions, professional rigor, organizational skills, respect of deadlines, since the caterer is in direct contact with customers. The students will also learn how to display food in a tasty manner, make a quote, charge a service, estimate turnover, manage stocks, etc.
Completes General Education Requirements: SC-I
SC-R,
QP-R,
WC-R
Short Title : HOS 310: Six Glasses
Course Code : HOS 310
Course Description :
This course charts world history through the story of six beverages: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola. The modern system of taxation, social castes, America's independent spirit, freedom of information and society's move toward globalization have all been made possible by these beverages. Prerequisite: Social Cultural-Foundation level course Completes General Education Requirements:SC-I, LAS.
Short Title : HUM 320
Course Code : HUM 320
Course Description : This course explores Latin America, the diverse and complex region including Mesoamerica, South America and the Caribbean, focusing on culture, history, art, food, gender, race, and class to understand the experiences and processes that have shaped the region. Students will reflect on Latin American identity, political history, nation-state formation, modernization and social mobilization based on analysis of primary sources such as cinema, music, literature, art and historical documents along with secondary sources. Prerequisite: Social Cultural-Foundation and a Written Communication-Reinforcing level course Completes General Education Requirements: WC-I, SC-I, LAS
Short Title : SOC 300
Course Code : SOC 300
Course Description : Anthropology involves the systematic study of humankind and the unique and diverse ways in which humans have successfully adapted to vastly different environmental settings throughout the world. Cultural Anthropology provides students with an opportunity to explore and understand the diversity of human thought and behavior that characterize different cultures. Through the application of theoretical frameworks developed by anthropologists and the use of case studies from five continents, students will learn how we, in the Western world, can understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures and cultural expression found throughout the world today. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Social Cultural Reinforcing and Written Communication Reinforcing level courses Completes General Education Requirements WC-I, SC-I, LAS
Short Title : SOC 305
Course Code : SOC 305
Course Description : Gerontology is the study of aging. This course will be an introduction to the social aspects of aging. Among the topics of interest are family relationships, health, economics, retirement, widowhood, public policy, social work, and planning for changing demographics and care of the elderly. This course will enable students to better communicate with the aging population and, therefore, anticipate their needs. Students whose career goals include working with people of various ages will benefit from this course which focuses on this growing segment of the population. (3 hours lecture). Completes General Education Requirements:SC-I, LAS
Short Title : SOC 320
Course Code : SOC 320
Course Description : This course will explore how gender has historically been defined and subsequently communicated through images, language and myths through the media which tends to socialize, educate, and discipline sometimes in the guise of entertainment. Such stereotypes impose upon men and women the expectations of society telling them how they should act, what they should desire, who they should strive to be, and how they should value themselves; those who don't conform are often conesored. Awareness of these issues should motivate students to incorporate different pointes of view into their own thinking and behavior, specifically to intervene when they hear others perpetuate biases, to advocate for continued parity, and to make informed personal decisions about how to live, work and vote. Pre-requisite: A Social Cultural Foundation course Completes General Education Requirements:SC-I, RE-I, LAS
Short Title : SOC 340
Course Code : SOC 340
Course Description : Quebec and Canadian Studies provides an overview of the French-Canadian world. The course will examine Quebec?s geography, history, economics, politics, culture, literature, and arts, as well as Quebec?s desire to be recognized as a distinct nation. Quebec?s relations with the United States will also be examined. Completes General Education Requirements: WC-I, SC-I
Short Title : COM 320
Course Code : COM 320
Course Description : The ability to persuade others is vital to leadership and advocacy. "Selling" an idea or product should be based on a clear understanding of the audience in terms of who they are, what they want, and how the proposed solution will meet those needs in a way that holds value for all stakeholders. This course will help the student develop interpersonal skills to build trust, shape meaningful dialogue, and form meaningful partnerships. The course will also focus on how to specifically analyze audience and market data to determine value and propose solutions that hold value for both the organization and the individual involved in the process. Prerequisites: COM 201 Interpersonal Communication and COM 210 Technical Communication and Quantitative Problem Solving Foundation course Completes General Education Requirements:RE-I, QP-I, WC-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: COM 201 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And COM 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 318
Course Code : HOS 318
Course Description : This course focuses on beer as a saleable product after the production phase. It provides an overview of the growing beer industry with topics ranging from the practical elements of marketing, promotion, service and profitability. These areas will be presented from different perspectives as they relate to a range of sectors within the industry. Potential career in each sector of the industry will be highlighted and punctuated with guest lecturers and trend topic discussions. Prerequisites: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing and MKT 305 Advertising & Promotion and HOS 315 Practical Brewing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And MKT 305 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And HOS 315 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00)
Short Title : HOS 325
Course Code : HOS 325
Course Description : Tourism does not just happen. Destinations are a mix of attractions and events, facilities, infrastructure, transportation, and hospitality resources that must be carefully planned for and marketed. This course looks at the tourism system through destination planning and development, marketing, demand factors influencing the market, and the characteristics of travel. A multidisciplinary approach will utilize principles, concepts and theories from psychology, economics, planning, and marketing that influence tourism. Those involved in tourism will see where they fit, who is affected by their actions, and how they are affected by the actions of other system participants. Numerous destinations will be analyzed, including the Adirondacks, and guest speakers from multiple levels of the tourism system will offer their perspectives on tourism and what it takes to create and maintain a successful destination. Prerequisite: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 400
Course Code : HOS 400
Course Description : A course that applies organizational management techniques to a dynamic, specific segment of the tourism market. Students will discover the unique nature of resorts, the market segments attracted, the complexity of customer service options needed to sustain a market share, human resources issues specific to resorts, economic challenges in resort operations and the environmental characteristics that give each resort its differentiation. Heavy emphasis is placed on marketing principles as applied to these destinations. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MGT 335
Course Code : MGT 335
Course Description : This course addresses project management of diverse activities. The course offers a practical approach to managing projects, focusing on organizing, planning, and controlling the efforts of the project such as budgeting, time management, staffing and resource management. The course will focus on aligning project goals and strategies with organizational strategic objectives and culture. Students will establish and evaluate measures of success, quantify value commensurate with costs, optimize the use of organizational resources, and consider risk management. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or PSY 110 Organizational Psychology. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-I, AR-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MKT 305
Course Code : MKT 305
Course Description :
Students will learn to evaluate advertising as an institution in society and investigate advertising, both as a tool of marketing and as a process of mass communication. Topics such as marketing research, media selection, budget allocation, publicity, and personal selling efforts will be discussed. Through various assigned projects, students will design and produce advertisements in a variety of mediums. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Short Title : RES 330
Course Code : RES 330
Course Description : This course focuses on designing systems for facilities. These designs include flow charting, built-in efficiencies in the conservation of human and other energies, and the quick, economical, and ecological disposal and recycling of packaging of other materials. It covers preliminary planning, the roles and responsibilities of members of the project team, the design sequence, principles of design, space analysis, equipment layout, fabricated and manufactured equipment, engineering and architecture for foodservice facilities. Prerequisites: HOS 270 Hospitality Applications or HOS 350 Field Studies in Hospitality or CUL 260 Commercial Cooking and Catering.
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 270 Practicum Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or CUL 260 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or HOS 350 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00
Short Title : SOC 303
Course Code : SOC 303
Course Description : Navigating the workplace successfully requires applied business techniques of managing multiple resources and others through classic liberal arts (communication, interpersonal relationships, self-identification, leadership styles, diversity awareness). This course will provide the academic description and discussion through asynchronous online lessons in addition to the application of these learned principles in a work environment chosen, in tandem, by the student and Faculty member. Prerequisites: HOS 101 Hotel Resort & Tourism Industry Orientation or MGT 200 Principles of Management or MGT 202 Principles of Sports Management. Completes General Education Requirements for: WC-I, SC-I, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 202 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: MGT 303 Lecture
Short Title : LAN 101
Course Code : LAN 101
Course Description : Elementary Spanish I is designed to give students with little or no background a basic introduction to Spanish phonology, grammar, and syntax, as well as a basic vocabulary. Students are also introduced to some of the varied Spanish culture and history of Spain, Latin America, and Mexico. Some attention is also devoted to Latino in the United States. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Short Title : LAN 102
Course Code : LAN 102
Course Description : Building on a basic understanding of Spanish phonology, grammar, and syntax, Elementary Spanish II extends the student's knowledge of Spanish to include, as examples, an understanding of the different uses of the preterit and imperfect; direct and indirect object pronouns; constructions with gustar; uses of por and para; the present subjunctive; an expanded vocabulary for carrying on extended conversations; and a further understanding of Spanish cultures in and outside of the United States. An increased emphasis is placed on oral proficiency and the ability to carry on extended conversations in Spanish. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: LAN 01 Elementary Spanish I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 103
Course Code : LAN 103
Course Description : This is a proficiency-oriented beginning French course intended for students with no previous background in French. As the first half of the elementary French sequence, it introduces the basics of the French language using a proficiency-oriented approach to practice vocabulary, common expressions, reading and writing. Students will also make comparisons between French culture and North American culture. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Short Title : LAN 104
Course Code : LAN 104
Course Description : As the second half of the elementary French sequence, this proficiency-oriented course expands on the basics learned in Elementary French I through cumulative expansion of vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and commonly used expressions, as well as increasing cultural understanding through continued comparison of French and North American culture and customs. Prerequisite: LAN 103 Elementary French I. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 103 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 103 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 201
Course Code : LAN 201
Course Description : This course will review basic Spanish grammar while introducing more complex structures. Vocabulary expansion will also be a major objective as students practice the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing on an increasingly sophisticated level. To the extent possible, in-class discussion will be in Spanish. Readings will encompass a variety of literary genres such as essays, poetry, and short stories, with a major objective being to introduce students to such icons of Spanish culture as Octavio Paz and Pablo Neruda. Reading and writing skills will be refined as students translate, write and respond to these readings. As well, through these and other course activities, such as the appropriate use of video and music, students will enrich their understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II. Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 102 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 102 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 202
Course Code : LAN 202
Course Description : Intermediate Spanish II will increasingly emphasize oral comprehension and expression with classes conducted almost entirely in Spanish. Class discussion and reading will be centered on a selection of short literary readings from a variety of well-known Spanish authors. Selected review of key grammatical differences between Spanish and English will occur in the context of the study of Spanish literature. Also, the class will study lexical options in context (i.e., denotational vs. connotational, colloquial and dialectical, the dangers of false cognates, etc.). (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 201 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 203
Course Code : LAN 203
Course Description : This course will provide a thorough review of basic grammar while introducing more complex structures and greatly expanding vocabulary. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be developed at a more sophisticated level. In-class discussions will be conducted in French with few exceptions, giving students abundant practice in oral communication. To refine writing skills, there will be frequent written compositions based on a variety of subjects. Reading activities will encompass various literary genres such as poetry, comic strips, songs, short stories, newspaper articles, etc. Students will learn proper usage of a bilingual dictionary. Course materials and activities will greatly enrich students' understanding and appreciation of the vast French-speaking world. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: LAN 103 Elementary French I & LAN 104 Elementary Frensh II Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 104 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or LAN 104 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : LAN 204
Course Code : LAN 204
Course Description : This course completes the Intermediate French sequence. Basic grammar will continue to be reviewed while new, more complex structures are introduced. Vocabulary will be further expanded. French texts from various genres will be used for reading activities and as a springboard for class discussions and written compositions. Class discussions will be conducted in French, giving students the opportunity to greatly advance their oral proficiency. Proper use of the bilingual dictionary will continue to be addressed. Students will continue to learn about and discuss numerous aspects of French and francophone culture, which will be presented through various sources, such as music, literature, newspaper articles, film and other media. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to function successfully in a French-speaking environment and should have a solid foundation for attaining fluency. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: LAN 203 Intermediate French I Completes General Education Requirements:RE-R, SC-R, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: LAN 203 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : ENV 340
Active Term : Spring
Course Code : ENV 340
Course Description :
Watershed science is a field of study with a focus on the quantity and quality of water moving through a watershed. In this course, students will learn how a watershed as a basic ecosystem unit provides a useful framework for the study and analysis of watershed patterns and processes. Students will learn how watershed science integrates climate, geology, hydrology, geomorphology, soil science, ecosystem process, and land cover. Important topics include hydrological processes and their alterations; calculation of water budgets; the origin, transport and fate of sediment and nutrients; and river and stream dynamics. Students will learn how these scientific underpinnings inform policy related to integrated watershed protection and restoration. Related topics will include the US EPA TMDL process, and best management practices and low impact development. Problem sets will reinforce critical watershed concepts through the application of mathematical skills to watershed analyses. LAS
Prerequisites :
QP-R and (BIO 210 or ENV 110 or FOR 101)
Short Title : ENV 475
Course Code : ENV 475
Course Description :
Students will gain basic knowledge and skills needed to evaluate wetland ecosystem processes as governed by the interactions of hydrology, soils, vegetation, biogeochemistry, and nutrient cycling. Students will apply this knowledge to wetland delineation procedures used in wetland protection, restoration, and mitigation. The significance and role of vegetation in wetland dynamics will be studied with a focus on physiological and morphological adaptations, models of vegetation succession, and plant classification. Classification of North American wetlands; and the relevance of wetland ecosystems to functioning landscapes and watersheds, and coastal regions will be examined through case studies. LAS
Prerequisites :
BIO 210: General Ecology
Short Title : HUM 425
Course Code : HUM 425
Course Description :
Students will explore the environmental humanities as a discipline emerging out of a necessity to bring another framework of critical thinking and expression to problems around ecological issues. Students will begin by comparing and contrasting a dominant framework that views our ecological crises as a problem to be solved by scientific knowledge and technology, with a new, emerging framework offered by the environmental humanities that views our ecological crises as problems to be solved by understanding cultural differences, historical events, worldviews, values, ethics, and socioeconomic inequality. Under this framework, science, technology, and policy are shaped by these factors and though needed are recognized as being inadequate for addressing environmental crises. To facilitate this exploration, each student will take on an environmental narrative project of their design (e.g., creative writing, art, music, sculpture, film) that unsettles dominant narratives or envisions new bridge-building narrative in their professions, communities, or personal lives. |
Select any Upper Division (300 or 400 level) Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) course.
Short Title : COM 320
Course Code : COM 320
Course Description : The ability to persuade others is vital to leadership and advocacy. "Selling" an idea or product should be based on a clear understanding of the audience in terms of who they are, what they want, and how the proposed solution will meet those needs in a way that holds value for all stakeholders. This course will help the student develop interpersonal skills to build trust, shape meaningful dialogue, and form meaningful partnerships. The course will also focus on how to specifically analyze audience and market data to determine value and propose solutions that hold value for both the organization and the individual involved in the process. Prerequisites: COM 201 Interpersonal Communication and COM 210 Technical Communication and Quantitative Problem Solving Foundation course Completes General Education Requirements:RE-I, QP-I, WC-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: COM 201 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And COM 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 318
Course Code : HOS 318
Course Description : This course focuses on beer as a saleable product after the production phase. It provides an overview of the growing beer industry with topics ranging from the practical elements of marketing, promotion, service and profitability. These areas will be presented from different perspectives as they relate to a range of sectors within the industry. Potential career in each sector of the industry will be highlighted and punctuated with guest lecturers and trend topic discussions. Prerequisites: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing and MKT 305 Advertising & Promotion and HOS 315 Practical Brewing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And MKT 305 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And HOS 315 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00)
Short Title : HOS 325
Course Code : HOS 325
Course Description : Tourism does not just happen. Destinations are a mix of attractions and events, facilities, infrastructure, transportation, and hospitality resources that must be carefully planned for and marketed. This course looks at the tourism system through destination planning and development, marketing, demand factors influencing the market, and the characteristics of travel. A multidisciplinary approach will utilize principles, concepts and theories from psychology, economics, planning, and marketing that influence tourism. Those involved in tourism will see where they fit, who is affected by their actions, and how they are affected by the actions of other system participants. Numerous destinations will be analyzed, including the Adirondacks, and guest speakers from multiple levels of the tourism system will offer their perspectives on tourism and what it takes to create and maintain a successful destination. Prerequisite: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 400
Course Code : HOS 400
Course Description : A course that applies organizational management techniques to a dynamic, specific segment of the tourism market. Students will discover the unique nature of resorts, the market segments attracted, the complexity of customer service options needed to sustain a market share, human resources issues specific to resorts, economic challenges in resort operations and the environmental characteristics that give each resort its differentiation. Heavy emphasis is placed on marketing principles as applied to these destinations. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MGT 335
Course Code : MGT 335
Course Description : This course addresses project management of diverse activities. The course offers a practical approach to managing projects, focusing on organizing, planning, and controlling the efforts of the project such as budgeting, time management, staffing and resource management. The course will focus on aligning project goals and strategies with organizational strategic objectives and culture. Students will establish and evaluate measures of success, quantify value commensurate with costs, optimize the use of organizational resources, and consider risk management. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or PSY 110 Organizational Psychology. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-I, AR-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MKT 305
Course Code : MKT 305
Course Description :
Students will learn to evaluate advertising as an institution in society and investigate advertising, both as a tool of marketing and as a process of mass communication. Topics such as marketing research, media selection, budget allocation, publicity, and personal selling efforts will be discussed. Through various assigned projects, students will design and produce advertisements in a variety of mediums. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Short Title : RES 330
Course Code : RES 330
Course Description : This course focuses on designing systems for facilities. These designs include flow charting, built-in efficiencies in the conservation of human and other energies, and the quick, economical, and ecological disposal and recycling of packaging of other materials. It covers preliminary planning, the roles and responsibilities of members of the project team, the design sequence, principles of design, space analysis, equipment layout, fabricated and manufactured equipment, engineering and architecture for foodservice facilities. Prerequisites: HOS 270 Hospitality Applications or HOS 350 Field Studies in Hospitality or CUL 260 Commercial Cooking and Catering.
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 270 Practicum Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or CUL 260 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or HOS 350 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00
Short Title : SOC 303
Course Code : SOC 303
Course Description : Navigating the workplace successfully requires applied business techniques of managing multiple resources and others through classic liberal arts (communication, interpersonal relationships, self-identification, leadership styles, diversity awareness). This course will provide the academic description and discussion through asynchronous online lessons in addition to the application of these learned principles in a work environment chosen, in tandem, by the student and Faculty member. Prerequisites: HOS 101 Hotel Resort & Tourism Industry Orientation or MGT 200 Principles of Management or MGT 202 Principles of Sports Management. Completes General Education Requirements for: WC-I, SC-I, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 202 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: MGT 303 Lecture
Short Title : COM 320
Course Code : COM 320
Course Description : The ability to persuade others is vital to leadership and advocacy. "Selling" an idea or product should be based on a clear understanding of the audience in terms of who they are, what they want, and how the proposed solution will meet those needs in a way that holds value for all stakeholders. This course will help the student develop interpersonal skills to build trust, shape meaningful dialogue, and form meaningful partnerships. The course will also focus on how to specifically analyze audience and market data to determine value and propose solutions that hold value for both the organization and the individual involved in the process. Prerequisites: COM 201 Interpersonal Communication and COM 210 Technical Communication and Quantitative Problem Solving Foundation course Completes General Education Requirements:RE-I, QP-I, WC-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: COM 201 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And COM 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 318
Course Code : HOS 318
Course Description : This course focuses on beer as a saleable product after the production phase. It provides an overview of the growing beer industry with topics ranging from the practical elements of marketing, promotion, service and profitability. These areas will be presented from different perspectives as they relate to a range of sectors within the industry. Potential career in each sector of the industry will be highlighted and punctuated with guest lecturers and trend topic discussions. Prerequisites: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing and MKT 305 Advertising & Promotion and HOS 315 Practical Brewing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And MKT 305 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And HOS 315 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00)
Short Title : HOS 325
Course Code : HOS 325
Course Description : Tourism does not just happen. Destinations are a mix of attractions and events, facilities, infrastructure, transportation, and hospitality resources that must be carefully planned for and marketed. This course looks at the tourism system through destination planning and development, marketing, demand factors influencing the market, and the characteristics of travel. A multidisciplinary approach will utilize principles, concepts and theories from psychology, economics, planning, and marketing that influence tourism. Those involved in tourism will see where they fit, who is affected by their actions, and how they are affected by the actions of other system participants. Numerous destinations will be analyzed, including the Adirondacks, and guest speakers from multiple levels of the tourism system will offer their perspectives on tourism and what it takes to create and maintain a successful destination. Prerequisite: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 400
Course Code : HOS 400
Course Description : A course that applies organizational management techniques to a dynamic, specific segment of the tourism market. Students will discover the unique nature of resorts, the market segments attracted, the complexity of customer service options needed to sustain a market share, human resources issues specific to resorts, economic challenges in resort operations and the environmental characteristics that give each resort its differentiation. Heavy emphasis is placed on marketing principles as applied to these destinations. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MGT 335
Course Code : MGT 335
Course Description : This course addresses project management of diverse activities. The course offers a practical approach to managing projects, focusing on organizing, planning, and controlling the efforts of the project such as budgeting, time management, staffing and resource management. The course will focus on aligning project goals and strategies with organizational strategic objectives and culture. Students will establish and evaluate measures of success, quantify value commensurate with costs, optimize the use of organizational resources, and consider risk management. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or PSY 110 Organizational Psychology. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-I, AR-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MKT 305
Course Code : MKT 305
Course Description :
Students will learn to evaluate advertising as an institution in society and investigate advertising, both as a tool of marketing and as a process of mass communication. Topics such as marketing research, media selection, budget allocation, publicity, and personal selling efforts will be discussed. Through various assigned projects, students will design and produce advertisements in a variety of mediums. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Short Title : RES 330
Course Code : RES 330
Course Description : This course focuses on designing systems for facilities. These designs include flow charting, built-in efficiencies in the conservation of human and other energies, and the quick, economical, and ecological disposal and recycling of packaging of other materials. It covers preliminary planning, the roles and responsibilities of members of the project team, the design sequence, principles of design, space analysis, equipment layout, fabricated and manufactured equipment, engineering and architecture for foodservice facilities. Prerequisites: HOS 270 Hospitality Applications or HOS 350 Field Studies in Hospitality or CUL 260 Commercial Cooking and Catering.
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 270 Practicum Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or CUL 260 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or HOS 350 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00
Short Title : SOC 303
Course Code : SOC 303
Course Description : Navigating the workplace successfully requires applied business techniques of managing multiple resources and others through classic liberal arts (communication, interpersonal relationships, self-identification, leadership styles, diversity awareness). This course will provide the academic description and discussion through asynchronous online lessons in addition to the application of these learned principles in a work environment chosen, in tandem, by the student and Faculty member. Prerequisites: HOS 101 Hotel Resort & Tourism Industry Orientation or MGT 200 Principles of Management or MGT 202 Principles of Sports Management. Completes General Education Requirements for: WC-I, SC-I, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 202 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: MGT 303 Lecture
Short Title : ENV 340
Active Term : Spring
Course Code : ENV 340
Course Description :
Watershed science is a field of study with a focus on the quantity and quality of water moving through a watershed. In this course, students will learn how a watershed as a basic ecosystem unit provides a useful framework for the study and analysis of watershed patterns and processes. Students will learn how watershed science integrates climate, geology, hydrology, geomorphology, soil science, ecosystem process, and land cover. Important topics include hydrological processes and their alterations; calculation of water budgets; the origin, transport and fate of sediment and nutrients; and river and stream dynamics. Students will learn how these scientific underpinnings inform policy related to integrated watershed protection and restoration. Related topics will include the US EPA TMDL process, and best management practices and low impact development. Problem sets will reinforce critical watershed concepts through the application of mathematical skills to watershed analyses. LAS
Prerequisites :
QP-R and (BIO 210 or ENV 110 or FOR 101)
Short Title : ENV 475
Course Code : ENV 475
Course Description :
Students will gain basic knowledge and skills needed to evaluate wetland ecosystem processes as governed by the interactions of hydrology, soils, vegetation, biogeochemistry, and nutrient cycling. Students will apply this knowledge to wetland delineation procedures used in wetland protection, restoration, and mitigation. The significance and role of vegetation in wetland dynamics will be studied with a focus on physiological and morphological adaptations, models of vegetation succession, and plant classification. Classification of North American wetlands; and the relevance of wetland ecosystems to functioning landscapes and watersheds, and coastal regions will be examined through case studies. LAS
Prerequisites :
BIO 210: General Ecology
Short Title : HUM 425
Course Code : HUM 425
Course Description :
Students will explore the environmental humanities as a discipline emerging out of a necessity to bring another framework of critical thinking and expression to problems around ecological issues. Students will begin by comparing and contrasting a dominant framework that views our ecological crises as a problem to be solved by scientific knowledge and technology, with a new, emerging framework offered by the environmental humanities that views our ecological crises as problems to be solved by understanding cultural differences, historical events, worldviews, values, ethics, and socioeconomic inequality. Under this framework, science, technology, and policy are shaped by these factors and though needed are recognized as being inadequate for addressing environmental crises. To facilitate this exploration, each student will take on an environmental narrative project of their design (e.g., creative writing, art, music, sculpture, film) that unsettles dominant narratives or envisions new bridge-building narrative in their professions, communities, or personal lives. |
Select any Upper Division (300 or 400 level) Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) course.
Select any Upper Division (300 or 400 level) course.
In this course students will apply key areas of business practice in the restaurant industry, while keeping in mind aspects of sustainability wherever economically and structurally feasible. Key areas will include: Market and Sales Mix, KPIs (Check Average, Food/Beverage Cost, Labor Cost, Gross Profit, Operating Cost, etc…), Menu Engineering, Scheduling Practices, Inventory Control, Ingredient Sourcing and Recipe Development, Marketing and Social Media Plan and Financial Documents. Each of these areas will be reviewed in an online simulation that mirrors actual practice.
This course satisfies the Capstone requirement.
HOS 210 Hotel Accounting,
HOS 331 Hospitality Futures,
MKT 200 Princ of Marketing,
MGT 250 Sustainable Practices in Entrepreneurship,
CUL 261 Ganzi Practicum
Short Title : COM 320
Course Code : COM 320
Course Description : The ability to persuade others is vital to leadership and advocacy. "Selling" an idea or product should be based on a clear understanding of the audience in terms of who they are, what they want, and how the proposed solution will meet those needs in a way that holds value for all stakeholders. This course will help the student develop interpersonal skills to build trust, shape meaningful dialogue, and form meaningful partnerships. The course will also focus on how to specifically analyze audience and market data to determine value and propose solutions that hold value for both the organization and the individual involved in the process. Prerequisites: COM 201 Interpersonal Communication and COM 210 Technical Communication and Quantitative Problem Solving Foundation course Completes General Education Requirements:RE-I, QP-I, WC-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: COM 201 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And COM 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 318
Course Code : HOS 318
Course Description : This course focuses on beer as a saleable product after the production phase. It provides an overview of the growing beer industry with topics ranging from the practical elements of marketing, promotion, service and profitability. These areas will be presented from different perspectives as they relate to a range of sectors within the industry. Potential career in each sector of the industry will be highlighted and punctuated with guest lecturers and trend topic discussions. Prerequisites: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing and MKT 305 Advertising & Promotion and HOS 315 Practical Brewing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: (MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And MKT 305 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And HOS 315 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00)
Short Title : HOS 325
Course Code : HOS 325
Course Description : Tourism does not just happen. Destinations are a mix of attractions and events, facilities, infrastructure, transportation, and hospitality resources that must be carefully planned for and marketed. This course looks at the tourism system through destination planning and development, marketing, demand factors influencing the market, and the characteristics of travel. A multidisciplinary approach will utilize principles, concepts and theories from psychology, economics, planning, and marketing that influence tourism. Those involved in tourism will see where they fit, who is affected by their actions, and how they are affected by the actions of other system participants. Numerous destinations will be analyzed, including the Adirondacks, and guest speakers from multiple levels of the tourism system will offer their perspectives on tourism and what it takes to create and maintain a successful destination. Prerequisite: MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : HOS 400
Course Code : HOS 400
Course Description : A course that applies organizational management techniques to a dynamic, specific segment of the tourism market. Students will discover the unique nature of resorts, the market segments attracted, the complexity of customer service options needed to sustain a market share, human resources issues specific to resorts, economic challenges in resort operations and the environmental characteristics that give each resort its differentiation. Heavy emphasis is placed on marketing principles as applied to these destinations. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or MKT 200 Principles of Marketing.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MKT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MGT 335
Course Code : MGT 335
Course Description : This course addresses project management of diverse activities. The course offers a practical approach to managing projects, focusing on organizing, planning, and controlling the efforts of the project such as budgeting, time management, staffing and resource management. The course will focus on aligning project goals and strategies with organizational strategic objectives and culture. Students will establish and evaluate measures of success, quantify value commensurate with costs, optimize the use of organizational resources, and consider risk management. Prerequisite: MGT 200 Principles of Management or PSY 110 Organizational Psychology. Completes General Education Requirements:QP-I, AR-I.
Prerequisites : Prereq: MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Hybrid Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or PSY 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Short Title : MKT 305
Course Code : MKT 305
Course Description :
Students will learn to evaluate advertising as an institution in society and investigate advertising, both as a tool of marketing and as a process of mass communication. Topics such as marketing research, media selection, budget allocation, publicity, and personal selling efforts will be discussed. Through various assigned projects, students will design and produce advertisements in a variety of mediums. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Short Title : RES 330
Course Code : RES 330
Course Description : This course focuses on designing systems for facilities. These designs include flow charting, built-in efficiencies in the conservation of human and other energies, and the quick, economical, and ecological disposal and recycling of packaging of other materials. It covers preliminary planning, the roles and responsibilities of members of the project team, the design sequence, principles of design, space analysis, equipment layout, fabricated and manufactured equipment, engineering and architecture for foodservice facilities. Prerequisites: HOS 270 Hospitality Applications or HOS 350 Field Studies in Hospitality or CUL 260 Commercial Cooking and Catering.
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 270 Practicum Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or CUL 260 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00 Or HOS 350 Lecture Lab combined Min Grade: D Min Credits: 6.00
Short Title : SOC 303
Course Code : SOC 303
Course Description : Navigating the workplace successfully requires applied business techniques of managing multiple resources and others through classic liberal arts (communication, interpersonal relationships, self-identification, leadership styles, diversity awareness). This course will provide the academic description and discussion through asynchronous online lessons in addition to the application of these learned principles in a work environment chosen, in tandem, by the student and Faculty member. Prerequisites: HOS 101 Hotel Resort & Tourism Industry Orientation or MGT 200 Principles of Management or MGT 202 Principles of Sports Management. Completes General Education Requirements for: WC-I, SC-I, LAS
Prerequisites : Prereq: HOS 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 200 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00 Or MGT 202 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
Corequisites : Coreq: MGT 303 Lecture
Select any Upper Division (300 or 400 level) course.
Select any course.
Students apply knowledge from classroom learning and from previous industry work experience to on the job employment experiences that support their career goals. Students are required to complete a minimum of 400 hours of documented work experience. This course satisfies the second half of the baccalaureate degree requirement for industry work experience. Students must complete a minimum of 200 work hours at any given Internship site. Assistance with Internship placement is available through the Office of Hospitality Internships.
James Wilson
Pickett Hall 107