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This Option is for those students who plan to purse a B.A. or B.F.A. in Theater or Performing Arts and begin entry-level careers in theater arts, acting, communications, teaching, and other related fields. A grade of "C" or higher is required for all courses in the major.
Graduates will be able to:
General Education:
In addition to the program-specific outcomes listed above, students completing the Associate degree programs are required to demonstrate proficiency in the General Education learning outcomes. Specific outcomes may vary by program; please refer to the program requirements below.
A. Depending upon a student's placement or for transfer purposes, this program may have pre-requisite(s). See a pathway coordinator or student development specialist for advisement.
B. It is recommended that students enroll in their first WI course upon completion of EN 101.
C. Students transferring to William Paterson University must take SO 102 Institutional Racism. All other students: please see other Diversity course choices.
D. In the first semester of the first year, theater majors must audition for the spring play. In the first semester of the second year, theater majors must audition for the spring play.
This course focuses on the stages of the writing process and includes a formal research paper. A variety of writing and reading assignments are designed to develop analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- General Education Course
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course develops student prose by utilizing the writing process (drafting, revising and editing). Students are required to complete a process portfolio that includes 3-5 typed, revised, and edited MLA papers, reflective and low-stakes writing assignments, and at least one paper that demonstrates proper research techniques. All writing assignments must demonstrate and develop the writing process, critical thinking, and writing skills. Throughout the term, a variety of reading assignments and topics are introduced to develop interpretive and argumentative skills, while developing a critical understanding of well-crafted, professional prose.
- General Education Course
EN 101 - Composition I
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course prepares students for effective public speaking presentations. Students research, organize, write, and deliver a variety of speeches designed to inform, persuade, motivate, and entertain in diverse public settings.
Supportive lab services are available to support students for the mastery of the art of public speaking. The lab will provide opportunity for engagement, one-on-one coaching, mentoring and tutoring that will foster innovations in speaking publically, professionally and personally. Materials used inthe lab will be comprised of the OER textbook and supplemental materials found on the Libguides.
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : MA 101
Course Description :
This course covers the study and application of the concepts of symbolic logic, sets, and finite and infinite mathematical systems.
Prerequisites :
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : MA 102
Course Description :
This course provides an introduction to a variety of mathematical concepts found in the real world, including counting methods, probability, statistics, personal finance, and voting methods.
Prerequisites :
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : MA 103
Course Description :
This course covers the development and application of statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, probability, normal distribution, tests of hypothesis testing differences, sampling theory, and correlation.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : MA 108
Course Description :
This course covers the study and application of the concept of sets, relations, functions, and the real number system. Topics include polynomials, rational expressions, and radicals. Emphasis is placed on solving polynomial and rational equations as well as linear systems, and graphing linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and rational functions.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025B - Algebra
OR
Test Placement
Corequisites :
MA 080 - College Algebra Support
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : MA 109
Course Description :
This course prepares students for calculus. Topics include the study of functions, and emphasis is placed on the properties of inverse, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions and analytic geometry.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 108 - College Algebra
OR
Test placement
OR
Permission of the Department Chairperson
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : MA 110
Course Description :
This course is an introduction to linear programming and the mathematics of finance. Topics include equations, inequalities, functions, graphs, matrix algebra, and linear programming applications.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 108 - College Algebra
OR
Test placement
OR
Permission of the Department Chairperson
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : MA 111
Course Description :
This course is an introduction to calculus with applications to business. Topics include functions; curve sketching; differentiation and integration of algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions; applications of the derivative; optimization; modeling; and integration.
Prerequisites :
MA 108 - College Algebra
OR
Test placement
OR
Permission of the Department Chairperson
Semesters Offered :
Fall , Summer , Spring
Course Code : MA 120
Course Description :
This course covers the study of the concepts of limits, continuity, derivatives, and differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions. It also includes applications of the derivative, maxima, and minima and introductions to anti-derivatives, Riemann Sum, and the Fundamental Theorems.
Prerequisites :
MA 109 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics
OR
Test placement
OR
Permission of the Department chairperson.
Recommended for students enrolled in the Electronics Engineering Technology Program.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : MA 121
Course Description :
This course is a continuation of MA 120. It further explores the study and application of the concepts of antiderivatives, definite integrals, and techniques of integration. Topics include transcendental functions, improper integrals, and infinite series.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 120 - Calculus I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BS 100
Course Description :
This is a one-semester lecture and laboratory course designed for non-science majors for the study of the structure and function of all the body systems. It covers such current issues as genetic engineering and biotechnology and health concerns such as AIDS and cancer. Laboratory experiments include light microscopy, human anatomy and physiology, and representative dissections.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
College level math and college level English
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BS 101
Course Description :
This course explores the basic study of the principles underlying the science of cells and organisms. Included are topics related to biochemistry, cell structure and function, effects of the physical environment on cells, genetics, genetic engineering, heredity, evolution, and selected biological problems. Laboratory experiments include investigations of physical and chemical life processes, analysis of cellular components, cellular functions, cell reproduction, and heredity.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
College level math and college level English
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BS 102
Course Description :
This course explores the basic study of representative organisms of the five kingdoms, with an emphasis on classification, differential features, and reproduction. For the plant and animal kingdoms, it covers fundamentals of development, physiological control systems, organ systems, nutrition, movement, ecology, and selected biological problems of representative organisms. The laboratory sessions include dissections and experimental studies of selected representative organisms for all kingdoms.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
College level math and college level English
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BS 103
Course Description :
This course is an introduction to the basic structural and functional relationships of the human body at the cellular, organ and system levels, including the major histological and gross anatomical structures of the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Anatomy is emphasized in the laboratory. Knowledge of chemistry required.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
College level math
College level English
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BS 104
Course Description :
This course studies the major anatomical and functional aspects of the endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems, as well as nutrition, metabolism, and acid-base balance, and homeostatic mechanisms. Laboratory exercises include anatomical dissections, microscopic study, and physiology activities.
-General Education Course
Prerequisites :
BS 103 Anatomy and Physiology I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : BS 203
Course Description :
This course studies the characteristics of microorganisms including morphology, metabolism, genetics, cultivation, effects on human life, and the environment. Clinical aspects as well as emerging topics such as food poisoning outbreaks, antimicrobial resistance, genetic engineering, and bioterrorism are included. Laboratory sessions cover basic procedures culminating in the identification of unknown bacterial samples.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
CH 103 or CH 111, and either BS 101 and BS 102 or BS 103 and BS 104
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : CH 103
Course Description :
This course covers an introduction to chemical principles including atomic structure, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, pH, organic and inorganic nomenclature, basic reaction chemistry, physical properties of organic and inorganic compounds, and an introduction to nuclear chemistry. Laboratory exercises reinforce chemical principles. Medical applications of chemical principles and solutions to numerical problems are stressed. This course is intended for non-science and allied health science majors.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
College level math and college level English
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : CH 111
Course Description :
This course is for science, pre-professional, and engineering majors. It covers basic concepts and introductory inorganic chemistry. Topics include: stoichiometry, solubility, atomic and molecular structure, gases, solid structure, quantum mechanics, chemical formulas, reactions, solutions, enthalpy, and bonding theory. Solutions to numerical problems are stressed throughout. Laboratory experiments reinforce theoretical principles.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
College level math and college level English
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : CH 112
Course Description :
This course covers thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, oxidation-reduction reactions, electrochemistry, reaction rates and mechanisms, coordination complexes, main group chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Laboratory experiments reinforce theoretical principles. This course is a continuation of CH 111.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
CH 111 - General Chemistry I
MA 108 - College Algebra
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PY 101
Course Description :
This is the first in a two-semester sequence of algebra and trigonometry-based physics. It is recommended for majors in natural science, liberal arts, or technology, and it covers vectors, kinematics, dynamics, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, rotational motion, solid and fluid mechanics, heat, thermodynamics, and sound.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 109 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PY 102
Course Description :
This is the second in a two-semester sequence of algebra and trigonometry-based physics. It covers waves, electrostatics, electric fields, direct current electricity, magnetic fields, induction, alternating current electricity, light, relativity, quantum mechanics, and atomic and nuclear physics.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
PY 101 - College Physics I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : PY 120
Course Description :
This is the first in a two-semester, calculus-based physics sequence. It is recommended for majors in engineering, pure science, or mathematics, and it covers vectors, kinematics, dynamics, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, circular and rotational motion, gravitational forces, solid and fluid mechanics, and heat and thermodynamics.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 120 - Calculus I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PY 121
Course Description :
This is the second in a two-semester, calculus-based physics sequence. It covers waves, sound, electrostatics, electric fields, Gauss’s law, electrical potential, capacitors, circuits, magnetic fields, Ampere’s law, Lenz’s law, induction, and alternating currents.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
PY 120 - Physics I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : SC 103
Course Description :
This course introduces students to the biochemical basis of nutrient action. Topics include the structure, function and metabolism of the three primary nutrients—carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, as well as the interaction of various enzymes, vitamins, and hormones on food metabolism. Physiology of nutrient deficiencies and study in methods of research in nutrition are also covered. Laboratory experiments include chemical analysis of major nutrients, measurement of kilocalories, metric units, and percentages of nutrients.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : SC 104
Course Description :
This course explores the fundamental science principles associated with environmental studies and the causes of environmental problems. Topics include land, air, and water resources, energy, ecology, sustainability, systems analysis, impacts of laws, policies, and economics, and the human role in the environment. The laboratory reinforces course topics through the application of scientific methods, introduction of field study techniques, computer simulations, field trips, and collection and analysis of data.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : SC 105
Course Description :
This course provides an introduction to astronomy covering the laws of physics and chemistry that govern the movements and composition of the physical universe. It includes discussions on motion, composition, and evolution of planets, stars and interstellar matter. It also examines the structure and evolution of the universe.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : SC 109
Course Description :
This is an introductory course for students to learn how basic principles of biology, chemistry, and physics are applied in criminal investigations. Fundamentals of identification, collection and preservation of physical evidence are discussed. In the laboratory, scientific techniques are applied to analyze and compare physical analysis of materials, chromatography, forensic anthropology, DNA fingerprinting, fingerprint analysis, drug identification and toxicology.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : EC 101
Course Description :
This course covers such basic economic concepts as the elements of national income, inflation and unemployment, the economic roles of government, determination of national income, business cycles, the global economy, and monetary fiscal policies. EC 101 emphasizes macroeconomics.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : EC 102
Course Description :
This course further explores economic principles emphasizing composition and pricing of national output, distribution of income, trade unions, cost analysis, women at work, income inequality, the pricing factors of production, international trade and finance, and an evaluation of alternative economic systems. EC 102 emphasizes microeconomics.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
EC 101 - Economics I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : PL 101
Course Description :
This course explores the rudiments of political science, the branches of government, political theory, ideologies, behavior, socialization, and totalitarianism. It also covers the nature of law, sovereignty, international politics, bureaucracy, race relations, and contemporary political issues.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : PL 102
Course Description :
This course is a study of the principles and processes of American government, civil rights and liberties, political parties, the presidency, Congress, the Supreme Court, and judicial review.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PS 101
Course Description :
This course explores the general principles and theories of psychology, history and methodology, sensation, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, intelligence, personality, and the physiological basis of behavior.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Course Code : PS 102
Course Description :
This course explores human development from prenatal life through late adulthood with an emphasis on the biological, cognitive, social, and emotional patterns of development.
Prerequisites :
PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PS 201
Course Description :
This course explores child development from prenatal life through adolescence with an emphasis on biological, motor, cognitive, emotional, moral, and social development.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : SO 101
Course Description :
This course is a study of the basic concepts in social interaction, analyzing aspects of the immediate culture, defining and evaluating the individual behavior in inter-group relations, social organization and processes, and elements of social control and deviance in a changing society.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : SO 105
Course Description :
This course explores major global social problems from three theoretical perspectives (structural functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist theory) with an emphasis on problems occurring in the United States such as health care, substance abuse, crime, poverty, unemployment, and racial, ethnic, and gender inequalities. Solutions to these problems are also discussed and analyzed.
Note: This course was formerly SO 201.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : EC 101
Course Description :
This course covers such basic economic concepts as the elements of national income, inflation and unemployment, the economic roles of government, determination of national income, business cycles, the global economy, and monetary fiscal policies. EC 101 emphasizes macroeconomics.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : EC 102
Course Description :
This course further explores economic principles emphasizing composition and pricing of national output, distribution of income, trade unions, cost analysis, women at work, income inequality, the pricing factors of production, international trade and finance, and an evaluation of alternative economic systems. EC 102 emphasizes microeconomics.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
EC 101 - Economics I
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : PL 101
Course Description :
This course explores the rudiments of political science, the branches of government, political theory, ideologies, behavior, socialization, and totalitarianism. It also covers the nature of law, sovereignty, international politics, bureaucracy, race relations, and contemporary political issues.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : PL 102
Course Description :
This course is a study of the principles and processes of American government, civil rights and liberties, political parties, the presidency, Congress, the Supreme Court, and judicial review.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PS 101
Course Description :
This course explores the general principles and theories of psychology, history and methodology, sensation, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, intelligence, personality, and the physiological basis of behavior.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Course Code : PS 102
Course Description :
This course explores human development from prenatal life through late adulthood with an emphasis on the biological, cognitive, social, and emotional patterns of development.
Prerequisites :
PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PS 201
Course Description :
This course explores child development from prenatal life through adolescence with an emphasis on biological, motor, cognitive, emotional, moral, and social development.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : SO 101
Course Description :
This course is a study of the basic concepts in social interaction, analyzing aspects of the immediate culture, defining and evaluating the individual behavior in inter-group relations, social organization and processes, and elements of social control and deviance in a changing society.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : SO 105
Course Description :
This course explores major global social problems from three theoretical perspectives (structural functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist theory) with an emphasis on problems occurring in the United States such as health care, substance abuse, crime, poverty, unemployment, and racial, ethnic, and gender inequalities. Solutions to these problems are also discussed and analyzed.
Note: This course was formerly SO 201.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Choose one (1) from the following two courses:
The student will study the historical development ofPhilosophy, andwilldemonstratea written and verbal understanding of themajor issues, ideas, and contributors to the development of Philosophy in Western Civilization.The courseis designedto give the student an historical and thematic introduction to the major thinkers and the fundamental problems of the Western Philosophical tradition.Emphasis shall be given to the epistemological (problem of knowledge) andmetaphysical(problem of reality) problems in the history of Philosophy.
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
The student will study the major Ethical theories and will demonstrate a written and verbal understanding of the major issues and problems in the development of Ethical theory and its
application to contemporary moral issues. The course is designed to give the student an historical and thematic introduction to the traditional ethical thinkers and the major controversies of the contemporary world.
Fall, Spring, Summer
Choose one (1) from the following two courses:
This course provides exposure to, and experience in, the essential aspects of the visual arts. It serves to develop an understanding of art through studying the visual elements of art and design, the media and process, and an overview of the chronological progression of art through history from a cultural perspective. It examines how art communicates, how to describe, analyze and interpret it, and how to see art as both a product and reflection of the historical and cultural context it is created in.
- General Education Course
Spring 6A/B wk semesters, Fall 6 wk A/B semesters
This course is for those students seeking to fulfill the humanities requirement. Emphasis is placed on listening skills. The basic elements of music are covered along with notation of pitch and rhythm, as well as musical periods from medieval to today’s hip-hop.
Fall, Spring
This course surveys Europe to 1600 with a major emphasis on concepts and movements vital to understanding the modern world. It stresses economic and cultural forces. Major topics include ancient civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, Enlightenment and the beginnings of the Scientific and Industrial revolutions, Reformation, and voyages of discovery.
Fall, Spring
This course surveys the evolution of western civilization from 1600 to the present and how we fit into this complex process. Major topics include the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, the impact of Liberalism, Nationalism, and Socialism, the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and colonial conflicts of the 19th century, Russian and Chinese Revolutions, World Wars I and II, the Cold War and its aftermath, and the relationship of the United States to the rest of the world.
Fall, Spring
This course surveys the development of the United States from the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, to the War of Independence, to the Civil War and the end of Reconstruction (1877). Topics include the Federalist Period, American and Southern Nationalisms, and westward expansion.
Fall, Spring
This course surveys the development of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Topics include the rise of industrial corporations, Populism, Jim Crow, Progressivism, the Jazz Age, World War I, the Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, Vietnam, and recent political and diplomatic crises. This course is offered in the Spring.
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CT 101
Course Description :
This course develops critical thinking skills, with emphasis on practical reasoning, problem solving and the expression of diverse viewpoints on social, political and ethical issues.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : EN 204
Course Description :
This course surveys the writings of African-Americans from the eighteenth century to the present, with emphasis placed on literary, cultural, and historical significance.
- General Education Course
Corequisites :
EN 102 - Composition II
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Course Code : EN 212
Course Description :
This course studies Hispanic-American literature using selected examples of prose, poetry, and drama written in English by Americans of Spanish descent, including writers of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, South American, Caribbean, and Afro-Hispanic origins. This literature reflects the historic, linguistic, and cultural diversity of the United States.
Corequisites :
EN 102 - Composition II
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : HI 103
Course Description :
This course focuses on the study of the basic characteristics of Puerto Rico and Caribbean cultures and their role within contemporary U.S. civilization. The consequences of European conquest, Indian explorations, the slave trade, the Spanish-American War, patterns of land ownership, demography, politics, unemployment and industrialization are examined in relation to a multi-ethnic world.
Semesters Offered :
Periodically
Course Code : HI 104
Course Description :
This course surveys Latin-American history from pre-colonial times to the present. It includes an examination of the heritage of pre-Columbian indigenous cultures, Spanish colonialism, and the various patterns of national independence. The present condition of Latin America in the modern world system is analyzed in relation to imperialism and dependency that is blocking further development, as well as the various efforts of Latin-American countries to free themselves from this dependency. A research paper is required.
Semesters Offered :
Periodically
Course Code : HI 106
Course Description :
This course examines the cultural, economic, geographic, historical, political and sociological development of the contemporary Middle East. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of these
facts to the continuing Arab-Israeli situation. A research paper is required.
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : HI 190
Course Description :
This course focuses on African-American history from its African origins to the present. Emphasis is placed on the historical importance of the slavery experience, the outstanding contributions made by Blacks during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the development of White Supremacy. Special attention is given to 20th century Black contributions to American life and thought and to the legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : RL 101
Course Description :
This course surveys our attempt to understand ourselves, nature as a whole, and our social role in the cosmos. All major religions, both Eastern and Western, are examined: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Topics are discussed as they relate to the religious world view, including the ethical dimension of religion, the philosophical attempt to prove God’s existence by reason alone, and three contemporary challenges to the Religious Weltanschauung from Freud, Marx, and Einstein. Note: This course does not promote religion nor proselytize any religious belief in particular.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : SO 102
Course Description :
This course follows an historical approach to the evolution of racism, the identification of racism, and a study of power and control in America’s major institutions.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : SO 202
Course Description :
This course explores the basic concepts of anthropology through a comparative approach to human society and culture focusing on various cultural institutions such as religion, economics, family, kinship, art, and politics.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
This course covers the use of portable video equipment to plan, record, edit, and produce short information and entertainment programming. Students use video camcorders and an editing system to learn the basic skills of electronic news gathering (ENG) and electronic field production (EFP). Class assignments may include assisting other classes or departments in producing videotaped material.
College level English
Fall, Spring
This course focuses on playwriting art in the modern world as it reflects the tensions and chaos of 20th and 21st century life. Beginning with Ibsen, the course traces the movement from realism and naturalism to the theater of the absurd. Political themes are emphasized. Selections include plays by Ibsen, Shaw, O’Neill, Williams, Miller, Mamet, Ionesco, and Beckett. Reading lists may vary from year to year.
EN 102 - Composition II
Spring
This course uses extensive physical and vocal exercises, techniques for freeing spontaneous personal feeling, and the process of bringing all these elements together through detailed work on text material. Emphasis is placed on developing the ability to sustain strong focus of attention and highly concentrated energy. Scene study is used to apply concentration principles.
Fall, Spring
This courseis designedfor the student with basic acting experience.Additionalextensive work beyond Acting Iwill be doneon exercising the vocal and physicalcapacityof each student actor, more specifically for work in front of the film camera. In addition, emphasisis placedon text analysis of a script, on developing character, making strong choices that create a connection with other actors in a scene for the camera, and awareness of the physical environment and placement of the actor for the camera.Advanced scene studyis usedto apply concentration, focus, and correct volume for work in front of thecamera.
Spring
This course addresses the role of theater as an art form andmeans of communicating ideas regarding cultural value andhuman understanding. Contributions of the audience,playwright, actor, director, designer, and technician to theatricalproduction are covered. Elements of historical genres, theimportance of audience, and the total experience of theater arediscussed as supplemental to the foundation materialmentioned above.
- General Education Course
College Level
Fall, Spring
Choose one (1) course from the following categories (3 credits):
Course Code : AE 101
Course Description :
This course provides exposure to, and experience in, the essential aspects of the visual arts. It serves to develop an understanding of art through studying the visual elements of art and design, the media and process, and an overview of the chronological progression of art through history from a cultural perspective. It examines how art communicates, how to describe, analyze and interpret it, and how to see art as both a product and reflection of the historical and cultural context it is created in.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Spring 6A/B wk semesters, Fall 6 wk A/B semesters
Course Code : AE 103
Course Description :
This course surveys selected works of art in Western and Non-Western cultures from Prehistoric to the 13th Century. Study will focus on major artistic and cultural developments and their reflection in significant works of art within the political, social, economic, and philosophical context of each period. In addition to general historical understanding, this course will provide development in skills of critical analysis and interpreting of artworks. At least one museum trip is required.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : AE 104
Course Description :
This course surveys selected works of art in Western and Non-Western cultures from the 14th Century to present times. Study will focus on major artistic and cultural developments and their reflection in significant works of art within the political, social, economic, and philosophical context of each period. In addition to general historical understanding, this course will provide development in skills of critical analysis and interpreting of artworks. At least one museum trip is required.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : ARB 101
Course Description :
This course focuses on the basics of the Arabic language. The four basic skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking are introduced. Students will practice pronunciation of the alphabet and vocabulary. Group work and discussion on Arabic culture and tradition are an integral component of this course. This course assumes no previous knowledge of the Arabic language.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : ARB 102
Course Description :
This course is a continuation of Elementary Arabic I. The four language skills—listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing—continue to be developed.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
ARB 101 - Elementary Arabic I
OR
Permission of the instructor
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : EN 205
Course Description :
This course explores the major literary genres with emphasis on the techniques of understanding and interpreting poetry, drama, short stories, and novels. It also focuses on modern literature and writers of current interest.
- General Education Course
Corequisites :
EN 102 - Composition II
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : EN 215
Course Description :
This course surveys the masterpieces of world literature from “the beginnings” to 1650. A variety of cultural, intellectual, historical, and literary perspectives are explored in selections from Europe, India, the Middle East, and Asia. Works studied include The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Ramayana, The Thousand and One Nights, and the T’ao Ch’ien. In addition to listed readings, other literary works and sacred texts from around the world may be discussed.
Corequisites :
EN 102 - Composition II
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Course Code : EN 216
Course Description :
This course surveys the masterpieces of world literature from 1650 to present. A variety of cultural, intellectual, historical, and literary perspectives are explored in selections from around the world. Authors studied include Matsuo Basho, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Emily Dickinson, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Chinua Achebe. In addition to listed authors, other literary works from around the world may be discussed.
- General Education Course
Corequisites :
EN 102 - Composition II
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : FR 101
Course Description :
This course is a foundation in the basics of French. Grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary are introduced within a natural context. Emphasis is on speaking, reading, and writing simple ideas, in addition to recognizing and responding to culturally appropriate behaviors in everyday situations.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : FR 102
Course Description :
This course is a continuation of FR 101 with greater emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Instruction includes grammar drills, conversation, reading, and guided composition. Reading selections focus on different aspects of French civilization and culture.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
FR 101 - Elementary French I
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : FR 102
Course Description :
This course is a continuation of FR 101 with greater emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Instruction includes grammar drills, conversation, reading, and guided composition. Reading selections focus on different aspects of French civilization and culture.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
FR 101 - Elementary French I
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : FR 201
Course Description :
This course offers a systematic study of the language with particular attention to grammar review, vocabulary growth, conversation, and reading comprehension. Student participation in the language laboratory is required.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
FR 101 - Elementary French I
FR 102 - Elementary French II
OR
at least two years of high school French
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : MU 106
Course Description :
This course is for those students seeking to fulfill the humanities requirement. Emphasis is placed on listening skills. The basic elements of music are covered along with notation of pitch and rhythm, as well as musical periods from medieval to today’s hip-hop.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : PH 101
Course Description :
The student will study the historical development of Philosophy, and will demonstrate a written and verbal understanding of the major issues, ideas, and contributors to the development of
Philosophy in Western Civilization. The course is designed to give the student an historical and thematic introduction to the major thinkers and the fundamental problems of the Western Philosophical tradition. Emphasis shall be given to the epistemological (problem of knowledge) and metaphysical (problem of reality) problems in the history of Philosophy.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PH 106
Course Description :
The student will study the major Ethical theories and will demonstrate a written and verbal understanding of the major issues and problems in the development of Ethical theory and its
application to contemporary moral issues. The course is designed to give the student an historical and thematic introduction to the traditional ethical thinkers and the major controversies of the contemporary world.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : PH 108
Course Description :
Students will study modern philosophy and will demonstrate a written and verbal understanding of the major issues and problems in the development of modern epistemology and ontology.
The course is designed to give the student an historical and thematic introduction to the traditional Modern thinkers: the debate between the Rationalists and the Empiricists, Kant’s Transcendental Idealism, Hegel’s critique of Kant and Nietzsche’s overcoming of metaphysics. The major controversies of the Enlightenment period will be a central concern in this course.
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : SP 101
Course Description :
This course uses a comprehension-based proficiency approach to the acquisition of Spanish. Pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar are presented audio-visually in a natural, culture-based context through the continuous story line of Destinos, a Spanish soap opera. Students practice speaking, writing, and reading skills while developing a high level of listening comprehension. In addition to language skills, students develop cultural knowledge and awareness of the Spanish-speaking world. This course is for those students whose native language is not Spanish.
1 hour laboratory
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : SP 102
Course Description :
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101 with greater emphasis placed on developing oral communication. Through the Destinos soap opera format, students increase their Spanish language skills and knowledge of Hispanic cultures. This course is for those students whose native language is not Spanish and have had two years of High School Spanish or SP 101.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
SP 101 - Elementary Spanish I
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : SP 201
Course Description :
This course is intended for those students who have completed Spanish 102 and wish to continue improving their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary are presented audio-visually in a natural, culture-based context. Special emphasis is placed on developing more advanced conversational skills through continued exposure to the Destinos soap opera, diverse classroom activities, and authentic realia.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
SP 102 - Elementary Spanish II
The prerequisite may be waived with 3 years of High School Spanish or permission of the Department.
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Course Code : SP 202
Course Description :
This course is a continuation of SP 201 with emphasis on developing more advanced listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. The materials used include the Destinos soap opera, films, authentic realia, and relevant field trips.
- General Education Course
Prerequisites :
SP 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
The prerequisite may be waived with 3 years of High School Spanish or permission of the Department.
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : SP 205
Course Description :
This course introduces major genres of literature with special emphasis on the techniques of reading and interpreting novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. It analyzes the relationship between each literary piece and the historic period in which it was written. This course is intended for those students who have completed SP 202 or are native Spanish speakers.
- General Education Course
Course Code : ST 112
Course Description :
This course addresses the role of theater as an art form andmeans of communicating ideas regarding cultural value andhuman understanding. Contributions of the audience,playwright, actor, director, designer, and technician to theatricalproduction are covered. Elements of historical genres, theimportance of audience, and the total experience of theater arediscussed as supplemental to the foundation materialmentioned above.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : HI 101
Course Description :
This course surveys Europe to 1600 with a major emphasis on concepts and movements vital to understanding the modern world. It stresses economic and cultural forces. Major topics include ancient civilizations, Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, Enlightenment and the beginnings of the Scientific and Industrial revolutions, Reformation, and voyages of discovery.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : HI 102
Course Description :
This course surveys the evolution of western civilization from 1600 to the present and how we fit into this complex process. Major topics include the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, the impact of Liberalism, Nationalism, and Socialism, the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and colonial conflicts of the 19th century, Russian and Chinese Revolutions, World Wars I and II, the Cold War and its aftermath, and the relationship of the United States to the rest of the world.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : HI 201
Course Description :
This course surveys the development of the United States from the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, to the War of Independence, to the Civil War and the end of Reconstruction (1877). Topics include the Federalist Period, American and Southern Nationalisms, and westward expansion.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : HI 202
Course Description :
This course surveys the development of the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Topics include the rise of industrial corporations, Populism, Jim Crow, Progressivism, the Jazz Age, World War I, the Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, Vietnam, and recent political and diplomatic crises. This course is offered in the Spring.
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
Course Code : CT 101
Course Description :
This course develops critical thinking skills, with emphasis on practical reasoning, problem solving and the expression of diverse viewpoints on social, political and ethical issues.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Code : EN 204
Course Description :
This course surveys the writings of African-Americans from the eighteenth century to the present, with emphasis placed on literary, cultural, and historical significance.
- General Education Course
Corequisites :
EN 102 - Composition II
Semesters Offered :
Fall
Course Code : EN 212
Course Description :
This course studies Hispanic-American literature using selected examples of prose, poetry, and drama written in English by Americans of Spanish descent, including writers of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, South American, Caribbean, and Afro-Hispanic origins. This literature reflects the historic, linguistic, and cultural diversity of the United States.
Corequisites :
EN 102 - Composition II
Semesters Offered :
Spring
Course Code : HI 103
Course Description :
This course focuses on the study of the basic characteristics of Puerto Rico and Caribbean cultures and their role within contemporary U.S. civilization. The consequences of European conquest, Indian explorations, the slave trade, the Spanish-American War, patterns of land ownership, demography, politics, unemployment and industrialization are examined in relation to a multi-ethnic world.
Semesters Offered :
Periodically
Course Code : HI 104
Course Description :
This course surveys Latin-American history from pre-colonial times to the present. It includes an examination of the heritage of pre-Columbian indigenous cultures, Spanish colonialism, and the various patterns of national independence. The present condition of Latin America in the modern world system is analyzed in relation to imperialism and dependency that is blocking further development, as well as the various efforts of Latin-American countries to free themselves from this dependency. A research paper is required.
Semesters Offered :
Periodically
Course Code : HI 106
Course Description :
This course examines the cultural, economic, geographic, historical, political and sociological development of the contemporary Middle East. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of these
facts to the continuing Arab-Israeli situation. A research paper is required.
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : HI 190
Course Description :
This course focuses on African-American history from its African origins to the present. Emphasis is placed on the historical importance of the slavery experience, the outstanding contributions made by Blacks during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the development of White Supremacy. Special attention is given to 20th century Black contributions to American life and thought and to the legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : RL 101
Course Description :
This course surveys our attempt to understand ourselves, nature as a whole, and our social role in the cosmos. All major religions, both Eastern and Western, are examined: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Topics are discussed as they relate to the religious world view, including the ethical dimension of religion, the philosophical attempt to prove God’s existence by reason alone, and three contemporary challenges to the Religious Weltanschauung from Freud, Marx, and Einstein. Note: This course does not promote religion nor proselytize any religious belief in particular.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Offered periodically
Course Code : SO 102
Course Description :
This course follows an historical approach to the evolution of racism, the identification of racism, and a study of power and control in America’s major institutions.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring, Summer
Course Code : SO 202
Course Description :
This course explores the basic concepts of anthropology through a comparative approach to human society and culture focusing on various cultural institutions such as religion, economics, family, kinship, art, and politics.
- General Education Course
Semesters Offered :
Fall, Spring
The College Success Course (COL103) is a required college-level course that all students should take during the first semester they enroll at the college. The course prepares students for college life by offering crucial information and skills necessary for success in college, including time management, note taking, critical thinking, financial literacy and information literacy. Students also explore academic and career goals. Finally, students become familiar with the full range of academic programs offered at the College as well as the institution’s regulations, policies and procedures.
Fall, Spring
