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ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

ACCT 209 - Advanced Taxation

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course will introduce students to tax research and the tax treatment of entities, other than individuals, as prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). They will apply the fundamentals learned in these two areas to problem situations likely to be encountered in tax practice.

Prerequisite

ACCT 208

A general introduction to computer-assisted design. Students gain proficiency in the use of CAD software through creating architectural drawings. Students will learn the terminology, functions and principles of CAD operations as well as building documentation. Additionally, students will be introduced to advanced software for three-dimensional modeling, rendering and animation.

Additional Course Fees: $135

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

ADC 109 - Design Studio I

3-5-4

Credit Hours: 4

This studio course introduces students to basic design principles and the manual drawing techniques which are used to graphically convey visual/architectural ideas. Delineation is the means by which students will develop an understanding of the design process. Students will learn to work in both two- and three- dimensional media.

Additional Course Fees: $135

ADC 112 - Construction Materials and Detailing: Properties

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to commonly employed construction materials, from those used in excavation and foundations through framing and roofing. Materials are studied in terms of their historical uses, composition, physical properties, manufacture and assembly, applications, regulatory constraints and sustainability. Basic terminology, principles and processes in design and construction, and factors that influence material selection and material assemblies are discussed. Construction details are examined and developed. Students learn about key issues including sustainable design, new technologies and materials and the importance of effective team collaboration.

Prerequisite

ADC 103 or ADC 109

ADC 123 - Construction Print Reading and Specifications

3-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students learn the skills required for reading a variety of construction plan types, details, schedules, and specifications. Topics include terminology, symbols, and conventions used in both commercial and residential drawings.

Additional Course Fees: $135

ADC 133 - Project Management in Construction

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides a broad introduction to project management in construction. Students will be introduced to and produce work breakdown structures, cost estimates, and a schedule for a construction project.

ADC 136 - Construction Safety and Building Codes

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students will learn about common construction worker safety procedures contained in OSHA regulations, lead safety procedures regulated by the EPA, and the national model building and energy conservation codes produced by the International Codes Council. The focus will be on the International Building Code (IBC), and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), as well as state and local adaptations of these. Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are also studied.

ADC 146 - Construction Contracts and Business Practices

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the life-cycle of a typical construction project and the roles, responsibilities, and obligations of the various professions involved. Major industry contract types and business, marketing, and financial planning are examined.

ADC 159 - Design Studio II

3-5-4

Credit Hours: 4

This studio design course helps students master techniques used to develop and graphically convey architectural ideas, primarily using computer modeling. Students develop an understanding of the design process related to space through digital and manual delineation.

Additional Course Fees: $135

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Basic course in site surveying as it applies to building construction. Emphasis is placed on skill development using the builder's level and transit and on computer-based applications for site design. Course work includes fieldwork exercises in measurement, differential leveling and topographic surveying.

Additional Course Fees: $85

ADC 192 - Color and Lighting

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the principles of color and light as they apply to interior design. Students will explore the theories of the physical aspects of color, using pigment, light and its application in spaces, as well as in controlling the interaction of colors. They will also examine the theories and concepts of light and lighting through technical measurement, visual observation, and lighting design technologies for fixtures and for rooms. Knowledge, thus acquired, will be applied to the selection and integration of color and lighting in interior design projects.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

ADC 160, which may be taken concurrently.

ADC 209 - Design Studio III

3-5-4

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction to quantification of building components including blueprint reading, take-offs and application of unit costs.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

ADC 112 and ADC 133, which may be taken concurrently.

ADC 237 - Construction Cost Estimating II — Computer Methods & Cost-Benefit Analysis

2-2-3

3-5-4

Credit Hours: 4

Studio course devoted to the design of commercial and institutional projects. This studio introduces students to increased programmatic and contextual complexity. The socio-cultural, environmental and behavioral aspects of architectural and interior design are emphasized through an examination of public buildings, how they are used and how they are perceived. This design studio continues the development of the students ability to understand, interpret and represent architectural spaces. Projects will culminate in a formal juried presentation.

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ADC 209

ADC 260 - Advanced Presentation Techniques

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course assists students in preparing effective presentations of design and documentation work, both for transfer to baccalaureate programs and for career placement. Student portfolio needs will be individually evaluated and assessed with regard to professional and career goals. Students will learn skills necessary for the design, development and dissemination of digital portfolio presentations. Students will create professional development plans and job search materials and strategies.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

ADC 160

Co-requisites

ADC 209 or ADC 163

The purpose of AET 102 is to provide scientific background at an introductory level in a range of areas where scientific and technological advancements have had a significant influence on society. The course will also explore how advances in science have fueled debates in society, and how debates in society have influenced the direction of scientific research and technological development. Students will explore current trends in various fields of science and technology and consider how these fields may evolve in the future.

Prerequisite

ENGL 098, ENGL 098 ESL, ENGL 098/108, ENGL 101/109 (CLC) or higher placement. Open to students at FNMT 017 level or higher, however, if students are at FNMT 017 level they must take FNMT 017 concurrently.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

AET 110 - Safety, Health and the Environment

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with an overview of safety, health and environmental regulations, and the potential hazards that can arise in the workplace. Major topics include the types of hazards, engineering and administrative controls, personal protective equipment, regulatory requirements and voluntary standards.

AET 130 - Quality Control/Quality Assurance

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students become familiar with the role that quality plays in all aspects of both the manufacturing and service industries. Emphasis is on understanding how quality control is used in different manufacturing industries such as chemical technology, biotechnology, food processing and others. Discussions center on the application of globally recognized and industry wide standards including ISO 9001. Topics covered include an analysis of a Quality Assurance Manual, its relation to the Quality Management System (QMS) of an organization, and the statistical tools necessary for effective quality control/quality assurance. Specific illustrations are provided.

Prerequisite

FNMT 118 or higher MATH with a grade of "C" or better or placement in MATH 161 or higher MATH.

Course Offered Online: Yes

AET 140 - 3D Printing - Additive Manufacturing

3-3-4

Credit Hours: 4

Additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as 3D printing, is a process of creating objects by building them up layer by layer. This course will provide hands-on experience with 3D printers as well as introduce applications of AM in the manufacturing sector. This course may be applied to the Applied Science and Engineering Technology degree, and may be of interest to students in other curricula.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

FNMT 017 or higher MATH with a grade of "C" or better or placement in FNMT 118 or higher MATH.

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

AET 150 - Solar Technology Fundamentals

3-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course is intended to prepare students to work as solar technicians in the rapidly growing solar photovoltaic (PV) industry. Students learn about current solar panel technology and how they are installed and connected, different components of solar photovoltaic systems, such as inverters and battery systems, tools for troubleshooting solar PV systems, as well as important safety considerations.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

ELEC 120, FNMT 118 or higher MATH completed with a grade of "C" or better or placement in MATH 161 or higher.

AET 201 - Introduction to Nanotechnology

3-3-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides an overview of fundamental principles of nanotechnology and how they apply to various industries. The course covers the scale of nanomaterials and their chemical and physical properties, nanofabrication approaches, characterization tools, and other special topics of interest. Laboratory experience complements lecture topics.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

CHEM 110 and FNMT 118 or higher MATH with a grade of "C" or better or placement in MATH 161 or higher.

AH 101 - Introduction to the Health Care Professions

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to various aspects of the health care field. Students will explore a variety of health-related disciplines, create an academic and career plan for their chosen profession, and develop a health care e-portfolio. Students will study health implications for several cultural groups, including belief systems, communication styles and the role of the family. Professional behavior and essential qualities for health care professionals will also be addressed.

Course Offered Online: Yes

AH 103 - Medical Terminology

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The course introduces students to the language of medicine according to body systems. Students define, build and analyze terms as well as develop a vocabulary of combining forms, prefixes and suffixes. They develop the ability to pronounce and spell terms correctly and to use them in an appropriate context. Students learn medical terms (and their abbreviations where appropriate) for organs, diseases, symptoms, and for diagnostic, treatment and surgical procedures.

Course Offered Online: Yes

AH 112 - Medical Administrative Procedures

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

AH 118 - Professional Skills/Employment Seminar

1-0-1

Credit Hours: 1

This course consists of professional skills development sessions that focus on preparation for a credentialing examination and career planning through various classroom activities. Students prepare for entry-level employment in a health care facility with resume writing and interviewing skills activities. In addition, they complete certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider CPR and First Aid certification.

Prerequisite

AH 113 and AH 115, all of which may be taken concurrently.

AH 120 - Reimbursement Methodologies in Health Care

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course addresses health care plans and providers and how they impact financial management, decision making and the information requirements of the health care system. Reimbursement methodologies for both inpatient and ambulatory care delivery systems will be covered.

Course Offered Online: Yes

AH 121 - Medical Assisting Practicum

0-0-16-2

Credit Hours: 2

This course requires a supervised directed clinical practice in a physician's office or other approved ambulatory care facility. The practicum allows the student to demonstrate critical thinking skills by incorporating cognitive knowledge in the performance of psychomotor and affective domain skills in the administrative, clinical and laboratory areas of a health care facility. Prerequisites: AH 113, AH 115 and AH 118, all with a grade of C or better.

Additional Course Fees: $85

AH 124 - Introduction to Electronic Health Records

3-0-3

AH 204

AH122 - Introduction to Informatics for Healthcare

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Coming Soon

ALTF 101 - Electric Drive Vehicles

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this course, students learn how to safely diagnose and repair vehicles with electric drive systems. Electric drive systems are a new and completely different means of propulsion, requiring a thorough understanding of motor control and high voltage electrical systems. Students learn the differences between various vehicle charging technologies and about issues concerning the current U.S. infrastructure supporting electric drive vehicles (power grids and charging stations). Students also have the opportunity to earn manufacturer certifications.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

AT 121 or MHT 112 or suitable work experience

ALTF 102 - Hybrid Vehicles

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the development and use of hybrid electric systems as they are currently used in vehicles and how these systems differ from those used in conventional vehicles. Students learn the systems, diagnoses, and repair of hybrid electric system vehicles as well as important safety practices. Students also have the opportunity to earn manufacturer certifications.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

AT 121 or MHT 112 or suitable documented industry experience

ALTF 110 – Compressed Natural Gas for Transportation

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides basic, practical, and hands-on knowledge and skills needed to service vehicles that use compressed natural gas (CNG) as a fuel source. Students learn safety precautions, as well as how to test, service, and repair and replace specific components. The arguments for and against using this fuel source are examined. Students also prepare for and take the System Inspector certification.

Prerequisite

AT 261 or suitable documented industry experience

ALTF 111 - Carbon-Based Fuel Alternatives

2-2-3

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Fundamentals of Archaeology presents the study of archaeology as one of the major subfields of anthropology. Archaeology is the study of humans through the materials that they create and use. In this course, students will learn the theories and methods that archaeologists use to study the material cultural remains of some ancient and some not so ancient societies, and they will study how archaeologists use these methods to interpret human behavior. Students will use a variety of strategies to investigate past societies from various parts of the world.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ANTH 125 - Physical Anthropology

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Physical Anthropology is the subfield within Anthropology that focuses on the biological side of human existence. Among course topics are human biological evolution as understood from fossils of Neanderthals and other pre-modern humans, the development of related human behavior, such as tool use, medical and forensic anthropology, epigenetics and other aspects of human genetics, the physiology and behavior of chimpanzees and our other primate relatives, race, and the physiological similarities and differences among modern peoples.

ARAB 102 - Elementary Arabic

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

Elementary Arabic 102 is a continuation of spoken and written Arabic for students who have successfully completed Elementary Arabic101. Students continue to develop basic communicative skills, both in standard modern written form and as a spoken dialect. Students will continue their study of the classical Arabic of the Qur'an, in addition to deepening their knowledge of contemporary Arab culture.

Prerequisite

ARAB 101 or equivalent

ARAB 201 - Intermediate Arabic

ART 103 - History of Art: Ancient to Renaissance

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Survey of the basic art forms - architecture, sculpture and painting - from ancient civilizations (including some non-Western cultures) through the Renaissance. The course explores concepts and media, as well as the political, social and religious developments which induced important artistic changes. Field trips to museums.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ART 103H - History of Art: Ancient to Renaissance (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a survey of the history of art from prehistory through the 15th century with emphasis on art historical theory and interpretation as well as relationships between art history and other academic disciplines.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ART 104 - History of Art II: Renaissance to Modern

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Survey of the basic art forms - architecture, sculpture and painting - from the Renaissance through the 20th century, including some non-Western cultures. The course explores concepts and media, as well as the political, social and religious developments which induced important artistic changes. Field trips to museums.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ART 104H - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a survey of the history of art from approximately the 15th through the 20th century with emphasis on art historical theory and interpretation as well as relationships between art history and other academic disciplines.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ART 105 - Drawing I

0-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

Drawing I focuses on the basic principles of drawing. Through working from direct observation, students learn about the elements (concepts) and mechanics of drawing. Students will be taught how to control the placement of objects on the page, and the use of sight measuring—sighting along a pencil to compare distances and angles and to compare height vs. width. Students will also be taught how to construct geometric forms using sight measuring, perspective (convergence), transparent construction (drawing every object as though you can see through it) and tone (value). Students will learn about the materials and supplies of drawing through demonstrations given by the instructor and through the drawing process. Throughout the course, art history will be referenced to illustrate concepts discussed in the course.

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ENGL 071 and ENGL 081/ENGL 091 or higher placement

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

ART 106 - Drawing II

0-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

Drawing II builds upon the concepts covered in Drawing I. The students will use basic geometric forms as a means of analyzing the structure and volume of progressively more complex geometric as well as organic forms including an introduction to the human form. Students will also be required to articulate spatial relationships using both line and tone. Weekly homework assignments will be given in conjunction with classroom assignments. Students will learn about the materials and process of drawing through demonstrations given by the instructor. Throughout the semester, art history will be referenced to illustrate concepts discussed in the course. Relevant examples of art history will be shown through digital images, books and museum trips. Students will also learn basic vocabulary and concepts that they will put into practice during classroom critiques and discussions.

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ART 105; ENGL 071 and ENGL 081/ENGL 091 or higher placement

ART 109 - Ceramics I

0-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction to the basic techniques of working in clay: coiling, slab construction, pinching, wheel throwing and glazing. Both functional and sculptural works are created as an understanding of form and surface is gained. The use of slides and visits to museums and art galleries will introduce students to historical and contemporary ceramics.

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ENGL 071 and ENGL 081/ENGL 091 or higher placement

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

ART 111 - Three-Dimensional Design I

0-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

Explores the organization of objects in space through the visual elements of design--texture, line, pattern, form, shape, balance, proportion, light and shadow, weight, mass and volume. Simple materials such as bristol paper, foam core, balsa wood, chipboard and screening will be used to develop basic building techniques and skills. Using these materials in combination with conceptual problem solving assignments, students will develop a visual literacy where they will be able to analyze and discuss the compositional design elements which comprise a strong three-dimensional design.

Additional Course Fees: $135

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

ART 112 - Three-Dimensional Design II

0-6-3

Continuation of concepts studied in Design I, as color theory and its applications are presented. Amplification of issues in design such as arrangement of line, shape and tone with colors as the focus. Geometric and organic forms, as well as observation from nature are explored. Design concepts are developed from idea to finished production. (Approximate supply cost: $200-$225.)

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ART 125

ART 150 - Introduction to Computer Art/Graphics

0-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

Basic introduction to the language, technology and artistic medium of computer graphics. Course format is essentially studio/lab in nature, with instruction and demonstration preceding hands-on equipment use.

Additional Course Fees: $135

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative ExpressionTechnological Competency

ART 151 - Graphic Design I

0-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction to graphic design through visual problem-solving for the purpose of communication. Studio projects emphasize the development of visual ideas and include the study of letter forms (typography), basic design techniques and graphic design principles. The use of the computer is introduced along with graphic design software. This technology is combined with more traditional (hands-on) studio experience for the initial stages of design and conceptual development. Studio and computer lab work are integral to this course.

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ART 150

ART 171 - Topics in Art

1-0-1

Credit Hours: 1

Thematic lecture course, using a particular topic to develop visual vocabulary, an understanding of the uses of art and critical evaluative skills. Emphasis on innovative teaching techniques and flexibility of course content. The specific topics will be announced prior to registration. Students may earn up to 3 credits for each special-topics lecture course satisfactorily completed.

ART 172 - Topics in Art

2-0-2

Credit Hours: 2

ART 173 - Topics in Art

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

ART 180 - Topics in Art Studio

0-2-1

Credit Hours: 1

Special projects course to develop basic studio skills in a specialized area. Emphasis is on innovative teaching techniques and flexibility of course content. The specific topics will be announced prior to registration. Students may earn up to 3 credits for each special-topics studio course satisfactorily completed.

ART 182 - Topics in Art Studio

0-4-2

Credit Hours: 2

ART 183 - Topics in Art Studio

0-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

Additional Course Fees: $135

3-3-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course aids the student in transferring with advanced standing into an art school or university art department. Advising and consultation about transfer procedures; financial aid, scholarship opportunities, specific career programs and choices of schools are all components of the course. Exit criteria include digital images of artwork to serve as portfolio, an essay, three completed applications and written summaries of field trips to art schools. Special presentations by area and national art schools as well as former graduates are incorporated. Individual studio projects are assigned to strengthen the portfolio.

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ART 106, ART 125 and ART 111 or permission of Department Head

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

ASL 101 - Elementary American Sign Language I

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite

ASL 202 with a grade of "B" or better

ASL 232 - Advanced American Sign Language II

2-2-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

This is the second of a two-part advanced ASL course sequence. Focus continues on interactive experiences with language structures, functions and vocabulary necessary for efficient communication in ASL and deaf cultural contexts. Particular attention is given to enhanced fluency in the use of ASL classifiers, non-manuals, role shift and spatial mapping within both conversational and more formal situations. Attention is also given to expanding the range of cultural and personal topics of discussion in meaningful and creative ways. Students apply ASL language skills in a field experience in the deaf community.

Course fee: $85.

Restricted to INTR Majors

Prerequisite

ASL 231 with a grade of "C" or better.

AT 100 - Introduction to Automotive Technology

2-4-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to the field of automotive technology. It is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge for success in the Automotive Technology program and the automotive industry. Topics include an overview of the current automotive field, as well as practice in modern automotive systems and shop procedures.

Course fee: $310

AT 102 - Torque

1-1-1.5

Credit Hours: 1

This course includes theory and substantial hands-on training covering the principles of both mechanical fasteners and mechanical and electric torque measuring instruments. Training is focused on best practices, advanced tool use and measures to prevent damage and failure to fasteners.

Note: Course is 1.5 credit hours.

Additional Course Fees: $43

Prerequisite

Note: Before enrolling in any course in the Advanced Automotive Repair Professional proficiency certificate, students must submit proof of current state vehicle safety or emissions license or ASE certification.

ATEN 271

2-6-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the study of the fundamental theory, maintenance and repair of Toyota automobile air conditioning and heating systems. Emphasis is placed upon subject matter recommended by industry through the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). This course is designed to prepare students for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification exam in group 7: Heating and Air Conditioning. This course incorporates substantial hands-on training with both demonstrator units and customer vehicles in the Career and Advanced Technology Center. Topical coverage includes both R134a and 1234yf systems.

Additional Course Fees: $155

ATEN 281 - Advanced Toyota Engine Performance

2-8-4

Credit Hours: 4

Toyota Advanced Engine Performance is the study of the advanced theory, maintenance and repair of automotive fuel, ignition and emission control systems. Emphasis is placed upon subject matter recommended by industry through the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). This course is designed to help prepare students for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification exam L1: Advanced Engine Performance. This course incorporates substantial hands-on training utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and Toyota vehicles at the Career and Advanced Training Center.

Additional Course Fees: 175

Prerequisite

ATEN 261, may be taken concurrently.

ATEN 282 - Toyota Hybrid Technology

2-4.5-3

Credit Hours: 3

Toyota Hybrid Technology examines the development and use of hybrid electric systems as they are currently used in Toyota vehicles and how these systems differ from those used in conventional vehicles. Students learn the systems, diagnoses, and repair of hybrid electric system vehicles as well as important safety practices.

Additional Course Fees: 155

Prerequisite

ATEN 281

ATEN 294 - Toyota Internship I

0-8-1

Credit Hours: 1

In Toyota Internship I, students are introduced to the service department and dealership environment. Students begin the course by observing department routines and procedures. After classroom and laboratory instruction, students move into a more active role, assisting and performing vehicle service activities and repair procedures under appropriate supervision. Internship I experiences include general maintenance service, fluid inspection and changes, battery service, charging system diagnosis and starter replacement.

Additional Course Fees: $135

Prerequisite

ATEN 101, which may be taken concurrently

ATEN 295 - Toyota Internship II

0-8-1

Credit Hours: 1

3-0-3

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students examine myths about aging and stereotypes of older adults and contrast them against facts that they gather about the older adult population in the U.S. and elsewhere. Through reading, research, and discussion, students identify and discuss current and predicted trends in aging, taking into consideration the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of the aging process and of aging individuals across cultures. Students examine how broad social phenomena such as poverty impact older adults and learn about special populations within the aging community and the challenges and opportunities these and other issues present to caregivers and human service workers as they contribute to productive aging.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

BHHS 191 - Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with an introduction to the field of trauma and trauma-informed care. Students will examine the history of traumatic studies, as well as the current trauma-informed approaches to understanding and treating human psychological trauma, with a focus on how complex trauma experiences impact the cognitive, neuropsychological, and emotional development of survivors and relate to their behavioral and psychological symptoms. Students will be introduced to trauma-informed approaches designed to provide healing and self-care to survivors along with addressing vicarious trauma and the need for practitioner self-care.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

BHHS 194 - Case Management Practice

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students are introduced to the concept of case management within the context of human service delivery. They develop observation, problem-solving, recording and relationship building skills through the exploration of the case management process which includes client engagement and assessment, interview techniques and collection of client information. Students learn how to plan and develop a case file, refer clients for services, monitor the service coordination process and terminate a case. They also explore professional responsibility and cultural diversity in the context of case management practice.

Prerequisite

BHHS 111 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

BHHS 195 - Practicum in Behavioral Health/Human Services I

3-12-3

Credit Hours: 3

This is the first of two practicum courses in which students work directly with clients. Students spend 12 hours per week (156 hours per semester) in a field placement related to their area of interest. In addition, during class time they discuss field experiences and present a case related to a client and/or agency.

Prerequisite

BHHS 111 with a grade of "C" or better.

BHHS 205 - Interpersonal Group Dynamics

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Coming Soon

Prerequisite

BHHS 105 with grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

BHHS 212 - Resolution-Focused Helping Skills

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

BHHS 241 - Crisis Intervention

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Prepares students to give immediate help to people experiencing crises. Applies a short-term crisis intervention model for assessing and helping persons regain equilibrium during these crisis experiences. Simulations and role-playing activities are used to model crisis intervention with situations such as: post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, sexual assault, partner battering, addictions and personal loss.

Course Offered Online: Yes

BHHS 293 - Family and Relationship Counseling

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on counseling skills necessary to work with families and couples from a systems approach. Students will have an opportunity to practice the skills they learned in BHHS 111. They will apply those skills to relationships, including families and couples. In addition, class time will be devoted to learning about multicultural and diversity issues involved in working with families.

Prerequisite

BHHS 111 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

BHHS 299 – Field Experience in Behavioral Health and Human Services

BIOL 106 - General Biology I

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the general concepts of biology, including the chemical and cellular organization of living things, metabolism, cell division, traditional and molecular genetics, evolution and ecology.

Additional Course Fees: $175

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

BIOL 107 - General Biology II

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the diversity of plant and animal life, and animal behavior. This is the second of two courses in the General Biology series. These courses are designed for the non-biology major.

Course fee: $175

Prerequisite

BIOL 106 with a "C" or better.

BIOL 108 - Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive one semester course on the structure and function of the human body. Basic anatomy and physiology of all major organ systems will be covered in lecture and laboratory settings. Lab includes dissection demonstrations by course instructor.

Additional Course Fees: $175

Prerequisite

FNMT 118 or MATH 118 (or higher) placement.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

BIOL 109 Anatomy and Physiology I

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

Human physiology and biochemistry are studied systematically in lectures while anatomy is stressed in laboratory experiences requiring extensive dissection. This two semester sequence follows the recommendations of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. BIOL 109 is designed for students who have had high school biology and chemistry within 10 years or who have passed BIOL 106. BIOL 109 with a "C" or better is a prerequisite for BIOL 110.

Additional Course Fees: (BIOL 109 and BIOL 110): $175

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

BIOL 110 - Anatomy and Physiology II

3-2-4

BIOL 123 with a "C" or better.

Co-requisites

CHEM 221, which may be taken concurrently

BLAS 101 - Introduction to Black Studies

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to the concept of Black Studies and global black identities. Black diaspora and contemporary issues facing global black communities will be introduced within the course.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

BLAS 102 - Global Black Theory and Social Change

3-0-3

0-3-17.5-4

Credit Hours: 4

Laboratory-based practicum in standard laboratory techniques for 12 weeks at 35 hours per week. Hands-on experience with data record keeping, laboratory tasks and routines, and the use and maintenance of lab equipment and reagents. Includes 2 weeks of preliminary, in-depth skills orientation followed by 10 weeks of hands-on training in various research laboratories at The Wistar Institute, or a comparable research laboratory or biotechnology company.

Prerequisite

Permission of the Biomedical Training academic coordinator and completion of the Orientation to Biomedical Technology.

BUSL 101 - Navigating Leadership and Business Professions

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces first-year students in business and professional programs and related fields to success strategies for self-leadership and college-level scholarship, including career planning, problem solving, critical thinking, professionalism, cultural competence, working within teams, and basic business literacy, as well helping students gain institutional knowledge of the College. Students create a comprehensive personal leadership plan, including academic, financial, and career/transfer components. Business students are required to enroll in BUSL 101 within the first twelve credits.

Course Offered Online: Yes

BUSL 125 - Customer Service Leadership

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the major components of customer service, including techniques to provide information and effectively resolve customer issues through various communication methods. Students will learn to use customer service as a competitive advantage by understanding the customers' perspectives and identifying ways to meet or exceed their needs and expectations.

Prerequisite

BUSL 101, which may be taken concurrently, or ENTR 101

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

BUSL 180 - Building Teams & Managing People

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this course, students will learn how to build a team, improve teamwork through collaboration, and sustain a high performing team through continuous learning and improvement. Students will evaluate external and internal factors that affect team performance. Students will also learn best practices for aligning individual and team goals, establishing team member roles, building team structures, and managing team conflict and resolution.

Prerequisite

BUSL 101

BUSL 190 - Experiential Learning in Business

1-0-1

Credit Hours: 1

In this one-credit course, students participate in a supervised "real-world" learning experience, such as an internship, study abroad, or business simulation, where they learn and apply business concepts. The course combines formal class time with the learning experience to prepare students to challenge themselves with new opportunities, reflect upon their experiences, and engage in self-leadership practices.

BUSL 195 - Experiential Learning in Business

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this three-credit course, students participate in a supervised "real-world" learning experience, such as an internship, study abroad, business simulation, or research experience, where business concepts and skills are taught and applied. The course combines formal class time with the learning experience to prepare students to challenge themselves with new opportunities, reflect upon their experiences, engage in self-leadership practices, and perform project management tasks.

BUSL 215 - Organizational Leadership

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Applying advanced leadership principles and strategies, students work individually and in teams to make decisions when designing, growing, or changing organizations and organizational culture. The course focuses on leadership approaches to organizational elements such as culture, mission, reporting structure, multiculturalism/diversity, technology, and people management.

Prerequisite

BUSL 125 or (PJMT 110 and PJMT 130)

BUSL 240 - Ethics and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Business

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students learn the role of ethics in business decision making, use ethical reasoning to anticipate issues in business and apply strategies to mitigate them. Students will also apply the ethics of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in business, identifying the opportunities and challenges of diversity hiring and inclusive strategies, and delving into corporate culture and its social responsibility for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

CHEM 101 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I (Lab Based)

3-3-4

Credit Hours: 4

A fundamental course for non-science majors requiring a laboratory science. Does not satisfy the requirements for Biology, Chemistry or Engineering program students who should take CHEM 121-122. Topics covered include measurement; elements and compounds; properties of matter; early atomic theory and structure; nomenclature of inorganic compounds; quantitative composition of compounds; chemical equations and calculations; modern atomic theory and the periodic table; chemical bonds; the gaseous state of matter; liquids; chemical equilibrium; oxidation-reduction. Laboratory covers basic techniques and illustrates principles presented in class.

Additional Course Fees: $260

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

CHEM 102 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II (Lab Based)

3-3-4

Credit Hours: 4

A continuation of CHEM 101. A fundamental course for non-science majors requiring a laboratory science. Does not satisfy the requirements for Biology, Chemistry or Engineering program students who should take CHEM 121-122. Topics covered include water and solutions; acids & bases; introduction to organic chemistry; alkanes; unsaturated hydrocarbons; lipids; carbohydrates; amino acids; nucleic acids. Laboratory covers basic techniques and illustrates principles presented in class.

Additional Course Fees: $260

Prerequisite

CHEM 101 or CHEM 110 with a grade of "C" or better.

CHEM 103 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I (Non-Lab Based)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A fundamental course for non-science majors without a laboratory component. Lecture content is the same as CHEM 101 (see the course description under CHEM 101).

This is offered only as a distance education course. Students who require a laboratory should take CHEM 101.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

CHEM 110 with a grade of "C" or better and FNMT 118 or MATH 118.

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

CHEM 122 - College Chemistry II

3-3-4

CHEM 122 with a grade of "C" or better and MATH 162 with a grade of "C" or better.

CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I

3-4-5

Credit Hours: 5

An upper level organic chemistry course for Biology, Chemistry, Engineering and pre-professional program students requiring one or more semesters of organic chemistry. Topics covered include structure, synthesis, reactivity and stereochemistry of organic compounds (especially alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, cycloalkenes and alkynes); free radical substitution, nucleophilic substitution, elimination, ionic addition and free radical addition reactions; principles of organic spectroscopy; stereochemistry; introductory kinetics and reaction mechanisms. Substances representative of the various classes of organic compounds are prepared and analyzed in the laboratory.

Additional Course Fees: $260

Prerequisite

CHEM 122 with a grade of "C" or better.

CHEM 222 - Organic Chemistry II

3-4-5

Credit Hours: 5

A continuation of CHEM 221. An upper level organic chemistry course for Biology, Chemistry, Engineering and pre-professional program students requiring one or more semesters of organic chemistry. Topics covered include infrared spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; ethers and epoxides; conjugated systems; aromatic compounds and their reactions; carboxylic acids and their derivatives; ketone and aldehydes; amines; additions and condensation of enols and enolate ions. Substances representative of the various classes of organic compounds are prepared and analyzed in the laboratory.

Additional Course Fees: $260

Prerequisite

CHEM 221 with a grade of "C" or better.

CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with essential skills in web development, covering fundamental networking and internet concepts, accessibility testing for webpages, ethical considerations in web development, and web deployment strategies. Through this course, students will establish a strong foundation in the creation of standards-compliant websites. The curriculum encompasses the principles of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) for effective website structuring, as well as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for styling and formatting of web pages.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CIS 103

Course Offered Online: Yes

CIS 150 - Network Technology

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course introduces fundamental networking theory and practice, including basic networking infrastructure, topology, and terminology; the OSI model; installing and configuring client systems and peripheral devices; configuring and troubleshooting network connections; and maintaining network security. This course should help students prepare for CompTIA Network + (Net+) certification.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Course Offered Online: Yes

CIS 152 - Introduction to Cybersecurity

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the field of cybersecurity. Students are introduced to various security topics, including Internet security, malware, vulnerability, cyber terrorism, cyber fraud, cyber detectives, firewalls, privacy, policies/procedures, mitigation strategies to potential cyber threats, and legal and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity. Lectures and projects promote understanding of cyber threats and security.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CIS 150 may be taken concurrently

Course Offered Online: Yes

CIS 155 - Principles of Operating Systems

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to commands and operations in several commonly used operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS, and mobiles device operating systems. Topics include installing software, file management, configuring the user environment, device installation, security configuration, OS hardening, troubleshooting common operating system problems, and disaster recovery.

Additional Course Fees: $85

CIS 105 or CIS 155

Course Offered Online: Yes

CIS 205 - Database Management Systems

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

As an introduction to relational database management systems and database programming for computers using modern enterprise database servers, this course covers fundamental concepts in database design, database modeling techniques, and Structured Query Language (SQL) programming techniques while providing hands-on exercises in which students apply these concepts and techniques to real-world problems. The course introduces the Structured Query Language (SQL database language), Data Manipulation Language (DML), Data Definition Language (DDL), Data Control Language (DCL), and store procedure programming. It also includes concepts for building frameworks for high performance web applications in multi-tier environments. Students will implement a relational database from initial requirements and conceptual design (ER Diagram) to the physical database in a modern enterprise relational database management system (RDMS).

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CSCI 112, which may be taken concurrently, or CIS 103 or CSCI 118.

Course Offered Online: Yes

CIS 211 - Android App Development I

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of developing native applications for Android devices. Students will learn details of Android mobile platforms and programming languages. Emphasis will be placed on building apps intended for distribution on phones or tablets. Students will learn techniques and apply them to design mobile user interfaces and apply standards to create intuitive, usable and efficient applications.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CIS 106 or CIS 114 or CSCI 111.

CIS 212 - Android App Development II

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

In this course, students learn the process of developing native applications for Android devices. Students learn development techniques and practices suitable for producing real-world apps designed for devices such as phones and tablets. Students expand on the ideas from CIS 211: Android App Development I and work hands-on with remote data, data storage and device sensors.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CIS 211.

CIS 228 - JavaScript II

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a second-level class in the JavaScript programming language. It provides students with advanced concepts in developing programs running client-side via the browser. Students will also learn how JavaScript can be used to create standalone applications via the Node.js platform. Students will study JavaScript concepts such as asynchronous execution, AJAX/Fetch API, client-side rendering, JavaScript package managers, JavaScript modules and namespaces, and Object Oriented programming. Students will apply these concepts to develop programs and scripts to solve problems based on real-world examples.

Prerequisite

CIS 114

CIS 230 - Web Page Design II

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides a survey of current professional trends in front-end web development. Students will develop websites using techniques common in the professional sphere. Additionally, students will collaborate and present their work to enhance communication and speaking skills. Topics include responsive web design, prototyping, user interface design, content management systems, and CSS and HTML preprocessors.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CIS 130

Course Offered Online: Yes

CIS 244 - Server-Side Web Development

3-2-4

CIS 150 with a grade of "C" or better

CIS 261 - Cyber Investigation

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course focuses on the principles and hands-on technical skills to provide students with a solid foundation in the field of cyber investigation. Students will learn how to collect, preserve, examine and analyze cyber evidence for possible use in civil or criminal cases. Students will also learn the role of evidence in detecting and prosecuting cyber crimes, cyber terrorism, traditional and violent crimes, civil cases, fraud and other related offenses. Discussions and hands-on activities familiarize students with relevant cyber investigative techniques.

Additional Course Fees: $85

CIS 103.

CSCI 112 - Computer Science II

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

An introduction to object-oriented programming and algorithm development, with an overview of computers, programming languages, and professional ethics. Programming topics include algorithms and problem-solving, fundamental programming constructs, and object-oriented software design. Students will use word processing, presentation, and social networking software to collaboratively document and report on programming projects within the course. A continuation of CSCI 111, presenting fundamental concepts in computer science and object-oriented programming using the Java and C++ programming languages. Topics include recursion, using application programming interfaces (APIs), database connectivity, software validation, fundamental sorting and searching algorithms, parallel processing, and analysis of algorithmic complexity. Instruction in the use of electronic spreadsheet software to analyze and describe the spatial and temporal complexity of algorithms is a part of the course.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CSCI 111 with a grade of "C" or better

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

CSCI 118 - Foundations of Data Science

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to fundamental techniques and applications in Data Science and Big Data analytics. Students learn the processes for managing data analytics projects, practices for exploratory data analysis, fundamental statistical and analytical methods, technologies that support exploratory data analysis, and ethical issues encountered in data science and the consequences of data misuse.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

FNMT 118 completed with a grade of "C" or better (or placement in MATH 161 or higher) and either CSCI 111, which may be taken concurrently or CIS 106, which may be taken concurrently.

CSCI 125 - Introduction to Video Game and Simulation Development

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to professional video game and simulation development, including the modern video game industry and its historical development, game analysis and design, game programming technology and practices, graphics and sound technology used in games and simulations, and ethical issues related to video games and simulations. Students will learn about the game development process for both serious and casual games and the roles that various professionals play in that development. They will engage in a semester-long project to design, build, and publish an entry-level computer-based video game using a game development engine.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Course Offered Online: Yes

CSCI 211 - Data Structures and Algorithms

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers the theory and application of commonly used data structures and related algorithms for maintaining them. Emphasis is placed on efficiency, appropriate use, and the creation of encapsulated, object-oriented data structures. Students learn to implement iterative and recursive sorting algorithms, variations of linear data structures (linked lists, stacks, queues, and hash tables), variations of non-linear data structures (trees, heaps, and graphs), and the algorithms used process each structure's data. The course uses the Java, C++, and Python programming languages.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CSCI 112 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

CSCI 213 - Computer Organization

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course introduces the fundamentals of the hardware environment that serves as the basis for the functional components of a digital computer system. Digital logic, machine-level representation of data, instruction sets and addressing modes, I/O devices and their interconnections, processor organization, and memory architectures are among the essential topics of the course. Students further examine assembly-level machine organization to create assembly language programs, implement I/O operations and interrupts, and describe how the instructions of a high-level language maps to assembly/machine instructions.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

MATH 163, which may be taken concurrently, and CSCI 111 with a grade of "C" or better.

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This is the introductory course for the Corporate Social Responsibility Proficiency Certificate. This course provides an overview of a business's obligation, known as the "triple bottom line" to create fair stakeholder relationships and to use environmentally sustainable practices while achieving financial success. Students will apply critical and systems thinking to evaluating corporate social responsibility policies.

Course Offered Online: Yes

CSR 120 - Business and Stakeholder Relationships

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides a comprehensive overview of how and why businesses establish good relationships with all of their stakeholders in order to maintain financial success over time. Stakeholders include employees, owners, suppliers, customers, and the communities where businesses are located. Prerequisite: CSR 110, which may be taken concurrently.

CSR 130 - Current Developments in Sustainable Technologies

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students will examine a wide range of tools and methods that businesses can use in achieving environmental sustainability goals related to energy use, material management, water, and food systems. Students will also review financial considerations in a business's decision-making process regarding these sustainable technology options. Prerequisite: CSR 110, which may be taken concurrently.

CULA 151 - Elementary Baking and Pastry

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course introduces students to proper techniques and principles of baking and pastry making, proper kitchen sanitation and safety standards, basic pastry preparation and equipment handling as practiced in the food service industry. Special significance is placed on the study of ingredient functions, product identification, and weight measures as applied to baking and pastry. Students will prepare a variety of baked and pastry goods including breads, pastries, and decorated cakes.

(Approximate cost for uniform and supplies: $500)

Additional Course Fees: $85

CULA 161 - Food Service Safety & Sanitation

2-0-2

Credit Hours: 2

This course is recommended for all foodservice managers, supervisors and other personnel in restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, child care facilities, school cafeterias and other food-handling establishments. This course prepares students for the ServSafe® certification exam.

CULA 170 - Elementary Food Preparation, Principles, and Practices

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course teaches fundamentals of commercial food preparation with current methods and principles of food production practiced in the food service industry. The course introduces students to the techniques and principles of fundamental cooking methods, proper kitchen sanitation and safety standards, basic food preparation and knife handling. Students learn how to use commercial kitchen equipment and maintain restaurant industry sanitation and safety principles. Students will also learn how to handle and serve food safely.

(Approximate cost for uniform and supplies: $500)

Additional Course Fees: $85

CULA 171 - Quantity Food Preparation

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course introduces students to advanced techniques and quantity cooking methods, emphasizing plate presentation and timing as well as safety in handling proteins in advanced food preparations. Students continue to learn how to use new commercial kitchen equipment and to maintain restaurant industry sanitation and safety principles.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

CULA 170

CULA 210 - American Cuisine

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

CULA 210 & CULA 211 and ENGL 101

CULA 270 - Advanced Food Production and Finishing

2-4-4

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 and CIS 103

Co-requisites

DH 115, DH 150, DH 191, BIOL 109

DH 150 - Dental Auxiliary Practices

3-3-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

DH 150 is both a lecture and pre-clinical course that introduces students to dental auxiliary practices, including the theory, principles and practice of dentistry. Students also learn about the specialty areas in dentistry and the use of dental materials. The dental specialties discussed include orthodontics, restorative and cosmetic dentistry, periodontics, periodontic dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics and endodontics and common medical diseases. Emergencies and CPR are also topics discussed in this course. Students are given the opportunity to develop and practice clerical, chair-side and laboratory skills typically utilized in the dental office.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 and CIS 103

ENGL 102 (ENGL 102 may be taken concurrently with DH 192)

DH 210 - Local Anesthesia

2-3-0-3

ENGL 115

DH 293 - Clinical Dental Hygiene III

4-0-12-6

Credit Hours: 6

Continuation of DH 192, with emphasis on additional clinical techniques and patients with "special needs," along with examination of a variety of medical emergencies that may occur in the dental practice.

Additional Course Fees: $345

Prerequisite

BIOL 110, ENGL 102, DH 165, DH 121, and DH 192

DH 294 - Clinical Dental Hygiene IV

3-1-18-6

Credit Hours: 6

Continuation of DH 293. Laboratory and/or clinical practice of more advanced aspects of the delivery of dental hygiene care.

Additional Course Fees: $345

Prerequisite

DH 241, DH 245, DH 247, DH 293, and BIOL 241

Co-requisites

ENGL 115

DH 295 - Clinical Dental Hygiene V

1-0-8-2

Credit Hours: 2

Course work designed to prepare the Dental Hygiene student for the working world. Resume writing and job interview techniques will be taught. Career directions and the future of dental hygiene will be addressed. Clinical expertise will be refined in this course. Time management, in conjunction with total patient care, will be emphasized.

Additional Course Fees: $345

Prerequisite

DH 271, DH 294, and ENGL 115

DMI 101 - Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Imaging

2-0-2

Credit Hours: 2

Overall view of diagnostic medical imaging, describing its relationship to radiology and its part in medicine. Communication skills, professional conduct of the radiographer, medico-legal issues and ethical standards are covered as well as infectious diseases, infection control, standard precautions and safety. The basic concepts of radiographic equipment, patient positioning, image production and radiation protection are presented and discussed. This is an online course.

Additional Course Fees: $105

DMI 105 - Image Production and Evaluation I

4-0-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

DMI 106, DMI 132, DMI 182 and DMI 197

DMI 131 - Patient Care and Procedures I

3-3-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

DMI 131 is the first of three sequential courses covering patient care and procedures topics. Students will be introduced to radiographic terminology and positioning techniques of the chest, abdomen, upper extremity and lower extremity. The course covers application of image production factors and radiation protection standards. Students learn patient care skills in monitoring vital signs, care of medical equipment, body mechanics, patient transfer, infection control and precautionary techniques with respect to the radiology patient. The course also includes Clinical Objective Evaluation (COE) of respective patient care activities and radiographic procedures.

Additional Course Fees: $180

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better

Co-requisites

DMI 105, DMI 119, DMI 181, and DMI 196.

DMI 132 - Patient Care and Procedures II

3-3-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a continuation of DMI 131 and includes radiographic terminology and positioning techniques of the humerus, shoulder girdle, femur, pelvic girdle and spine. Students will continue to learn positioning skills in order to radiograph the skeletal anatomy and physiologic systems of the human body. This includes an introduction to fluoroscopic procedures. In laboratory sessions, students will apply materials presented in lecture and practice the skills necessary for Clinical Objective Evaluations (COE). Patient care topics will include surgical asepsis, venipuncture, pharmacology, medical emergencies, and culturally diverse communication skills.

DMI 231, DMI 261, and DMI 297

DMI 222 - Advanced Imaging II

Prerequisite

PHOT 104 with a grade of "B" or better.

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines global and local environmental issues using an interdisciplinary approach, including scientific, political, social, economic and ethical perspectives. Students consider humans' role within the natural environment while studying topics including the scientific method, ecological systems, energy, population, pollution, climate change, sustainability, and environmental equity and justice. The course requires reading, and critically analyzing primary texts, including scientific articles and academic writing. Students will hypothesize and draw conclusions to current environmental problems.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

EASC 111H - Environmental Conservation (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines global and local environmental issues using an interdisciplinary approach, including scientific, political, social, economic and ethical perspectives. Students consider humans' role within the natural environment while studying topics including ecological systems, energy, population, pollution, climate change, sustainability, and environmental equity and justice. The course requires reading and analyzing primary texts, including scientific articles, academic writing and participation in seminars, service opportunities and one or more field trips.

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

ECON 181 - Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Macroeconomics is concerned with the performance of the economy as a whole. Students learn the fundamentals of economics, including the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of macroeconomics to make sense of the complex world in which we live. Students learn how to apply macroeconomics in their personal and professional lives using fundamental concepts like supply and demand, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as how fiscal and monetary policies impact the economy.

Prerequisite

FNMT 118 or higher

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ECON 182 - Principles of Economics (Microeconomics)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an overview of information and procedures related to the health, safety and nutrition of young children, birth to fourth grade. Students will learn techniques for maintaining a safe and healthy classroom environment; for providing health, safety, and nutrition education for young children and their families; for working with children with special needs; for advocating for children and families; and for responding to a range of childhood illnesses and emergencies. In addition, students will be provided with information about the ways that specific health or social problems, including HIV/AIDS, homelessness and family violence affect child health and development.

**Note - ED 151 REPLACES ECE 151

Course Offered Online: Yes

ED 201 - Foundations of Education for Middle and Secondary Years

3-0-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Foundations of education in the middle and secondary years are examined from socio-cultural, historical and philosophical perspectives. Current trends and contemporary issues in education are discussed and adolescent development is explored.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101, with a grade of "C" or better, which may be taken concurrently.

Co-requisites

ENGL 101, may be taken concurrently.

PSYC 201 and (ED 204 or ED 214, either with a grade of "C" or better) and ENGL 102

Course Offered Online: Yes

ED 224 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics and Science

3-0-4-3

Credit Hours: 4

This class is an introduction to the theory and practice that is necessary to design and deliver meaningful instruction using the 5E lesson plan model. For the practicum component of the course, students will obtain first-hand knowledge with planning, observing, and implementing inquiry-based lessons for students at the School District of Philadelphia, ranging from the elementary through middle grades.

Lesson plan development will focus on Pennsylvania's Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and NTCM, Standards for Mathematical Practices, as well as Engineering Design, to ensure that learners are engaged in higher-order thinking skills that will strengthen and enrich their conceptual and procedural understanding of math and science.

Students enrolled in this course must present up-to-date Pennsylvania criminal history reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history reports, Department of Public Welfare (child abuse) reports, and health clearances, clearly stating that they are eligible to work with children. (Up-to-date clearance is defined as being no more than 12 months old on the first day of working with children.) Failure to produce up-to-date clearances or a change of clearance status may result in a student's removal from the course.

Prerequisite

FNMT 118 or higher with a grade of "C" or higher and EASC 111 or Lab Science course with a grade of "C" or higher.

ED 227 - Trauma Informed Teaching

3-0-3

ED 271 - Introduction to Assistive Technology

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Assistive Technology (AT) benefits learners with unique exceptionalities from pre-k through high school. Students learn about the various types of AT and how access and integration of these technologies during the teaching and learning process serves as a means of inclusion, academic support, and success for children and adolescents with unique exceptionalities.

Students acquire knowledge of how to implement standards-driven instruction and interventions using assistive technology, as proposed by the Pennsylvania Common Core Standards and Early Learning Standards.

Prerequisite

ED 265 with a grade of "C" or better

ED 275 - Early Childhood Professional Leadership

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of leaders in the early childhood profession. Topics discussed will include advocacy, organizational structure, team building, transformational leadership, visionary skills, and a systems building approach to leadership using emotional intelligence. This course is open only to early childhood professionals in the Pennsylvania Director's Credential Program.

ED 290 - Early Childhood Education Practicum

2-0-7-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides a supervised field experience. Students participate in a weekly seminar along with eight hours of field work over 12 weeks for a total of 96 hours of field experiences with infants, toddlers or preschoolers. Students are placed at school or program sites selected by College faculty. Students will reflect on their experiences through written assignments and weekly entries in practicum logs. During seminar, students will discuss issues related to on-site learning. Eligibility for enrollment in this course is based upon student acquisition of Pennsylvania criminal and child abuse clearances, a health clearance, and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) check showing eligibility to work with children. Clearances must be less than one year old at the start of the semester when the student is enrolled in the practicum. This course is restricted to students in the Education: Early Childhood (Birth to 4th Grade) option.

Prerequisite

ED 222, ED 245, and ED 250, all with a grade of "C" or better

ENGL 073 - Advanced Listening and Speaking for Non-Native Speakers of English

Prerequisite

ENGL 082/ENGL 092 or placement.

Co-requisites

ENGL 093

Course Offered Online: Yes

ENGL 084 - Advanced Academic Reading for Non-Native Speakers of English

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

English 098 provides supplementary instruction for English 101 students in the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). This course will reinforce the instruction and practice of academic reading and text-based writing in English 101.

Prerequisite

Successful completion of ENGL 097 with a grade of MP or better

Co-requisites

English 101 section linked with the same instructor. Students must remain enrolled in both sections to maintain enrollment in the ALP program.

Course Offered Online: Yes

ENGL 099 - Reading Improvement

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

ENGL 112 - Report and Technical Writing

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to many typical modes of workplace communication. Topics include audience analysis, technical research and report writing, and Internet use. Report and Technical Writing provides preparation for writing assignments at the 200 level, while allowing students to continue to develop skills learned in ENGL 101.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

ENGL 114 - Introduction to Communication

3-0-3

ENGL 101, which may be taken concurrently

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 120 - Voice and Articulation

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A course on speech production with an emphasis on the pronunciation and articulation of sounds. Satisfactory completion of this course will enable students to communicate articulately in both interpersonal and public situations.

ENGL 131 or permission of the department head.

ENGL 135 - Movement and Dance for Actors

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Basic principles, techniques and styles of body movement and dance. The focus is on body movement as a fundamental instrument of the actor.

Prerequisite

ENGL 073 and ENGL 083/ENGL 093 or higher placement.

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

ENGL 136 - Movement and Dance II

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Study of more advanced dance techniques, development of skills in dance composition and performance experience.

Prerequisite

ENGL 135 or permission of the department head.

ENGL 137 - Introduction to Theater

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on the theater experience from a spectator's point of view. All elements of making and performing a play are studied. Students will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the traditions, vocabulary, and analytic approaches associated with both classical and contemporary theater. Attendance at several live performances is required.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 141 - Introduction to Technical Theater

2-3-4

Credit Hours: 4

This introductory course explores the stage and its equipment. Students will learn to use basic tools and materials, as well as study different styles of theater architecture, the construction of two and three dimensional scenery, scene painting, the basic process of stage design, and the safety protocols of a scene shop.

Additional Course Fees: $85

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

ENGL 142 - Rehearsal and Performance

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides students with an opportunity to participate in every aspect of the rehearsal process and presentation of a play. Each student will play a distinctive part in the rehearsal process.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

ENGL 132

ENGL 146 - Advanced Technical Theater

2-3-4

Credit Hours: 4

In this course, students will learn advanced techniques for lighting and sound designs for a theater production and will study and apply design principles and techniques for basic costume and stage properties. Students will create specific designs and models, make design presentations, and implement designs for a theater production.

Additional Course Fees: $85

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

ENGL 190 - Introduction to Literature

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the study of fiction, poetry and drama, with an emphasis on close reading and interpretation of literary structures and basic forms.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101, may be taken concurrently.

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

ENGL 211 - Survey of British Literature from Beginnings to 1750

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Survey of British literature from its beginnings to 1750. Employing cultural criticism, close reading, and other approaches to literary analysis, the course examines texts from a diverse group of authors and traditions. Recommended for students of history and the arts.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 212 - Survey of British Literature: From 1750 to the Modern Era

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Survey of British literature from 1750 to the present, including works from various colonial contexts. Employing cultural criticism, close reading, and other approaches to literary analysis, the course examines the global forces that transformed British literature and the English language. Recommended for students of history and the arts.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

ENGL 231/ ED 231 - Children's Literature

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

English 231/Education 231 is a critical study of literature for children, covering a wide range of texts from picture books through novels, from early sources to contemporary and diverse authors. Students learn to apply strategies of literary criticism to evaluate these works. This is a writing intensive course, so students also write academically in the discipline of literary studies.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101, which may be taken concurrently.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 232 - Introduction to Drama

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Analysis of significant American and foreign plays with emphasis on an understanding and appreciation of both theatrical and literary techniques.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 241 - Introduction to Shakespeare

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course will introduce students to some of the major works by William Shakespeare. Students will read, view, discuss and analyze plays in a variety of genres including comedies, histories and tragedies.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 245 - World Literature: From Antiquity to 1500

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Selections from world literature representing the values and literary excellence of the cultural heritage of various peoples of the world. Works from antiquity to the 1500s will be studied in a cross-cultural context.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 246 - World Literature: From 1500 to the Present

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Selections from world literature representing the values and literary excellence of the cultural heritage of various peoples of the world. Works from after 1500 to the present will be studied in a cross-cultural context.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 250 - Survey of African American Literature: From Colonization to the Harlem Renaissance

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to African American literature from its vernacular tradition to the Harlem Renaissance. Close study of major African American authors and literary movements.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 with a grade of "C" or better.

ENGL 298H - Literature in the Context of Intellectual History: Modern (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Modern literature, chiefly European, from the 17th century to the present, with special attention to intellectual history and literary theory.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGL 299 - Special Topics in Literature

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Special Topics in Literature will examine a body of literature that addresses a common topic, represents a particular subgenre, or represents a cultural identity. Readings will include a range of time periods, authors and perspectives on the topic and will be examined in their cultural contexts as well as through close reading. The course will be cross-cultural in scope and, whenever possible, pay attention to works by women and non-Anglo/American writers.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ENGR 102 - Engineering Design and Laboratory I

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

Engineering 102 provides for the development of analytical and communication skills by problem solving, teamwork and project presentation. The course gives instruction on how to use computers in engineering: how to utilize engineering software, problem solving, data acquisition and analysis. Included is how to use a computer algebra system to solve math and engineering problems. Students learn the elements of the engineering design process through execution of actual design projects. Other topics include an introduction to patents and patent law and the interaction between the engineer and physical environment. Offered only in the fall semester.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

MATH 162 or a higher-level Mathematics course.

Course Offered Online: Yes

ENGR 202 - Engineering Design and Laboratory II

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a continuation of Engineering Design and Laboratory I. It provides for the development of analytical and communication skills by problem solving, teamwork and project presentation. The course gives instruction on how to use computers in engineering: how to utilize engineering software, problem solving, data acquisition and analysis. In addition, students learn technical sketching and computer-aided drafting techniques with industry-standard software. Students learn the elements of the engineering design process through execution of actual design projects. Offered only in the spring semester.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

ENGR 102

ENGR 205 - Materials Engineering

3-2-4

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to familiarize entrepreneurs with key financial and accounting concepts that are essential in starting and running a business and to help them acquire the tools they need to manage an entrepreneurial venture effectively. This course will cover basic accounting terms and ratios, financial statements, cash flow and budgets, intrapreneurship, and crowdfunding as well as review the accounting software available for a prospective business entity. This course is designed for small business owners and entrepreneurs, rather than those seeking to work as professional accountants.

ENTR 140 - Business Plan Development for Entrepreneurs

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this course, entrepreneurs learn the process of preparing and implementing a business plan and presenting it to potential lenders and investors. That process includes creating concept statements, developing feasibility studies, and designing business models. Students will learn how to anticipate and solve both typical and atypical problems that entrepreneurs encounter.

Prerequisite

ENTR 110

Course Offered Online: Yes

ENTR 150: Law for the Entrepreneur

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course introduces and provides in-depth treatment of laws and legal concepts that an entrepreneur needs to understand and use in order to build and maintain a successful business. The course provides practical information about how to minimize common legal risks by attending to the rules, protections, and potential liabilities in areas such as contracts, employment laws, licensing requirements, and even choosing the right form of business organization. This course develops the legally alert entrepreneur: one who continually reflects on the legal dimensions of their entrepreneurial activities and the impact and consequences of various aspects of the law on themselves and their undertakings.

ENTR 170 - Diversity in Entrepreneurship

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students will learn how to navigate historical and systemic policies related to race, gender, and/or ethnicity as it relates to establishing and funding a woman-, minority-, or LGBTQ+- owned enterprise. The role diversity, equity, and inclusion serve in entrepreneurship and organizational culture will be examined.

ENTR 180 - Entrepreneurship & Human Resources

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Credit Hours: 3

This course explores the history of fashion and the state of the fashion retail industry and introduces students to the functions of merchandising and marketing. Students learn methods used to design, develop, and market fashion products. As a foundational course, students learn industry terminology and standard industry practices as they explore career opportunities that exist in the fashion retail industry.

FMM 105 - Textiles

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Examines the global textile manufacturing industry and the fundamental processes involved in producing natural and man-made fibers and fabrics as they relate to fashion product design and merchandising. Includes basic terminology and production processes as well as selection and evaluation of fabrics based on aesthetics, performance and care characteristics.

Additional Course Fees: $85

FMM 101

Course Offered Online: Yes

FMM 130 - Work Experience I

1-10-2

Credit Hours: 2

Students will apply skills and knowledge to an internal work experience opportunity that operates as a retail laboratory. Through the work experience, students will support special projects that focus on entrepreneurship, sales, merchandising, and marketing skills growth. Each work experience opportunity will log time in a workplace learning about a job role, company, or career sector.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

FMM 110

FMM 135 - Fashion Product Promotion

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the global aspects of product promotional strategies through the examination of the economic, political, and social/cultural trends of today's globalized marketplace. Various national and international regions are analyzed in terms of their market characteristics and current retail environment. Students research market information and analyze opportunities regarding merchandise positioning and brand imagery toward the development of a comprehensive promotional plan.

Prerequisite

FMM 105 and FMM 115.

Course Offered Online: Yes

FMM 140 - Buying & Private Label Development

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Provides a working knowledge of merchandise planning, flow, and distribution in the retail setting. Covers profitable merchandise and assortment planning and control, in both conceptual and technical formats. Final project incorporates six-month financial, classification, and assortment planning. Apparel Management functions that exist between the merchandising, design, production and promotion elements of the apparel supply chain are examined.

Prerequisite

FMM 105, FMM 115, FMM 125, FNMT 121 or FNMT 118 or higher MATH, and CIS 103.

FMM 145 - Work Experience II

1-15-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students will apply skills and knowledge to an external work experience opportunity. The external work experience will focus on collaborations and partnerships within various shopping zones throughout Philadelphia. Through the work experience, students will support merchandising and marketing special projects for local businesses, makers, manufacturers, business districts, and/or corridors. Students will be expected to use lab hours to work on-site. Each work experience opportunity will log time in a workplace learning about a job role, company, or career sector.

Prerequisite

FMM 110 and FMM 130

Course Offered Online: Yes

FMM 150 - Material Directions

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The course examines the area of non-woven textiles and other material applications and innovations and emphasizes the practical relationship between product design, the manufacturing industry, and the technical considerations that influence the choice of material and process for small batch and mass production in the fashion apparel, accessory, and gift product industry.

Prerequisite

FMM 105

FMM 155 - Digital Commerce

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students examine and analyze past, current, and future trends in ecommerce technologies that primarily support the back-end inventory, logistics and front-end operations of a retail enterprise. Ecommerce businesses require market research, planning, merchandising, and marketing strategies. Students synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired through the program as they master strategy implementation, evaluation, and analytics of retailers' digital footprint across merchandising and marketing functions.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

FMM 135, FMM 140, ECON 181 (may be taken concurrently) , and PHOT 105 (may be taken concurrently).

FMM 160 - Work Experience III

1-10-2

Credit Hours: 2

Students apply knowledge and skills through internship Students continue to accumulate information, strategies and soft skills that enable them to succeed in the workplace. Students apply knowledge and skills through internship opportunities for the FMM retail laboratory, supporting the online and pop-up shops and special projects for Industry and Community Partners. Examples include: various forms of research, data collection and analysis related to retail and marketing in partner shopping zone, FMM Retail shop operations, product procurement, marketing, visual merchandising, product and marketing photography and graphics, sales, sales fulfillment. Students will master program information as they study for the NRF Retail Industry Fundamentals Certification, participate in practice tests and pursue the certificate option.

Prerequisite

FMM 101, FMM 130, and FMM 145.

FNMT 016 - Arithmetic

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This arithmetic course covers operations on natural numbers, integers, rational numbers (fractions), decimals and percents. Multi-step problems utilizing the correct order of arithmetic operations will be stressed. Correct mathematical format will be stressed. An on-campus, in-person departmental final exam is required with no calculators allowed. Credit will not apply toward graduation.

Course Offered Online: Yes

FNMT 017 - Elementary Algebra

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers algebraic expressions; equivalent algebraic expressions; operations on algebraic expressions; linear equations and inequalities in one variable; and factoring. An on-campus, in-person departmental final exam is required with no calculators allowed. Credit will not apply toward graduation.

Prerequisite

"Pass" grade in FNMT 016 or satisfactory score on mathematics placement test.

Course Offered Online: Yes

FNMT 019 - Introductory Mathematics

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers operations with whole numbers, integers, and rational numbers written as fractions or decimals; solving problems with dimensional analysis, ratios, proportions, percent, speed/distance/time, and perimeter and area of basic geometric shapes; simplifying and manipulating linear algebraic expressions and solving linear equations and inequalities; an introduction to laws of exponents; and factoring out a greatest common factor monomial from a binomial/trinomial. An on-campus, in-person departmental final exam is required (conditions permitting) with no calculators allowed.

Course Offered Online: Yes

FNMT 020 - Introductory Mathematics Discussion

2-0-2

Credit Hours: 2

This course emphasizes operations with whole numbers and serves as a companion to FNMT 019, Introductory Mathematics, helping students succeed at that course by providing additional time to work on course concepts and procedures.

Prerequisite

FNMT 019, which may be taken concurrently

FNMT 101 - Quantitative Reasoning

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to enable students in liberal arts programs to learn how to use and interpret quantitative information in a real-world context. Students will learn how to use data to make decisions in day-to-day life, develop simple mathematical models in their personal and professional settings, and reach logical conclusions in real-world scenarios. The students will learn by exploring topics such as formal logic, algebraic modeling, and estimation.

Academic Major Restrictions:

Students must be in one of the following academic degree programs to take this course:

Art & Design
Black Studies
Communication Studies
Creative Writing AC
English
International Studies
ASL/English Interpreting
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts: Honors

Prerequisite

FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 completed or FNMT 118 ready placement.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Quantitative Reasoning

FNMT 118 - Intermediate Algebra

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Real numbers, polynomials, rational expressions, algebraic expressions, linear equations and inequalities in one variable, absolute value equations and inequalities, linear equations in two variables, graphs of lines, systems of linear equations in two variables, quadratic equations in one variable, problem solving. An on-campus, in-person departmental final exam is required with no calculators allowed.

Prerequisite

FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 completed or FNMT 118 (or higher) placement

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Quantitative Reasoning

FNMT 121 - Retail Mathematics & Merchandising

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students learn the essential concepts, practices, and quantitative skills necessary for retail planning, buying, and selling. This course covers mathematical topics that pertain to students who are pursuing careers in Fashion Merchandising. These topics include profit and loss statement, retail pricing of merchandise, markups, markdowns, the retail method of inventory, six-month planning, and assortment planning. Students learn the various financial tools that retailers use to evaluate performance. Students will simulate buying decisions and learn how to use technology to assist in retail management.

Prerequisite

FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 completed or FNMT 118 (or higher) placement

General Education Fulfillment: Quantitative Reasoning

FNMT 141 – College Algebra I with Applications

Credit Hours:

This course is designed for students pursuing STEM programs; e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering Science or a prerequisite for MATH 161. This course covers complex numbers, polynomials, rational expressions, algebraic expressions, linear equations and inequalities in one variable, graphs of linear equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations in two variables, quadratic equations in one variable, equations with rational expressions, equations with radical expressions, and problem solving. A proctored departmental final exam is required with no calculators allowed.

Prerequisite

FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 or FNMT 118 placement

FNMT 141 – College Algebra I with Applications

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite

FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 or FNMT 118 placement

General Education Fulfillment: Quantitative Reasoning

FREN 101 - Elementary French

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Elementary French 101 introduces basic written and spoken French to students who have little or no previous knowledge of the language. Through the lens of French culture, the four fundamental aspects of language learning, listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, are learned simultaneously. Communication skills and vocabulary are emphasized, through oral performance and basic reading knowledge.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

FREN 102 - Elementary French

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Elementary French 102 is a continuation of spoken and written French for students who have successfully completed Elementary French 101. Additional vocabulary and grammar concepts are introduced. The four fundamental aspects of language learning-comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing-continue to be developed. Additional aspects of Francophone culture are presented.

Prerequisite

FREN 101

Course Offered Online: Yes

FSCI 271 - Hazardous Materials

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with the basic knowledge to recognize, identify, classify and evaluate the dangers posed by hazardous materials. Students will learn to control hazardous materials emergencies by using the incident management model. Topics covered include: site safety and control; responder roles within the incident management system; related standards, laws and regulations; evaluation of the properties of hazardous materials; container and environment evaluation; personal protective equipment; decontamination and termination procedures. This course prepares interested students for the Pennsylvania Voluntary Fire Service Hazardous Material Awareness (NFPA #472 Standard) Certification Exam, that is proctored at the Philadelphia Fire Training Academy.

FSCI 281 - Fire Investigation

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course will acquaint students with the theories of fire investigation, consistent with National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) protocols. Methodology of fire investigation, motives of arsonists, fuels, incendiary fires, explosions and auto fires will be discussed, as will the formulation and testing of a hypothesis with regard to the origin and cause of a fire.

FSCI 291 - Computer Assisted Pre-Fire Planning

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course teaches students to create, maintain, modify and enact pre-fire plans regarding a variety of building occupancies and facilities. Using CAD technology, students learn to create graphic depictions of buildings and fire access routes, plot locations of fire stand-pipes and hydrants, charge emergency egress routes throughout building interiors, and plan for the deployment of firefighting equipment.

Additional Course Fees: $85

FYE 101 - First Year Experience

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces first-year students to ideas and strategies required for college-level academic inquiry and college success, including critical thinking, communication, cultural competence, problem-solving, data interpretation, and institutional knowledge. Students develop college preparedness skills such as time management, note taking, study methods, test taking, information literacy, and an understanding of academic integrity. Students apply critical thinking and communication skills to areas such as cultural diversity, media literacy and financial literacy and gain an understanding of campus and community resources. Students create an appropriate academic plan, financial plan, and career/transfer plan in the course of the semester. Students in degree programs requiring FYE 101 must enroll in the course within the first 12 credits.

Academic Major Restrictions:

Students must be in one of the following academic degree programs to take this course:

Art & Design
ASL/INT
Black Studies
Communication Studies
Creative Writing AC
English
International Studies
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts: Honors
Mass Media

Course Offered Online: Yes

GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the basic concepts of physical geography that will involve the examination of the physical systems and processes which create many types of landforms and shape the earth's environment. In addition to introducing students to the concepts relevant to the physical world patterns, such as those relating to the makeup of the earth, weathering and mass movement, ocean currents and wind interaction, glaciation and periglaciation, this course also helps them understand the creation of the physical world as a systematic rather than a random formation.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

GEOG 103 - Introduction to Human Geography

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Human Geography examines the relationships among people, culture, and space. It is the study of spatial variations among cultural groups and the spatial functioning of societies at local, regional and global scales both within the United States and throughout the world. This course focuses on describing, analyzing and comparing the ways in which human attributes, cultural characteristics and structures, including population, demographics, migration, language, religion, popular and folk cultures, race, ethnicity, gender roles, political and economic systems, levels of development, resource management, and land use and urbanization, remain constant or vary around the world. Students examine the relationships among cultural and human patterns, economic activities, and the physical environment, analyze and interpret information from primary sources, and develop skills in writing appropriate for geography and the social sciences.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

GEOG 180 - Urban Geography

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Examines cities and their surrounding regions from the perspective of a geographer, a social scientist searching for order in the way people organize and use the space they inhabit, through an analysis of physical, economic and social patterns within the urban areas of the United States and the world.

HEBR 101 - Elementary Hebrew I

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

HIST 121 - World History: The Distant Past

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this course students examine the remote past to understand the roots of contemporary social institutions. The development of complex societies in Africa, Eurasia, the Americas and the Pacific will be explored, along with the growth of empires, long-distance trade networks, and religious traditions. Students identify and interpret archival materials and primary sources, with a focus on themes, patterns, processes, and events prior to the sixteenth century.

NOTE: History 121 and 122 may be taken in any order.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HIST 122 - World History: The Recent Past

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this course, students examine the recent past to understand the roots of contemporary phenomena such as the nation-state, international law, social movements, and global networks of trade and technology. Students identify and interpret archival materials and primary sources, with a focus on themes, patterns, processes, and events from the sixteenth century onward.

NOTE: History 121 and 122 may be taken in any order.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HIST 142 - Food History

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this course, students will study the historical relationship between human beings and the food they consume, as well as the social institutions that have evolved around the production and consumption of food across cultures and time periods.

Course Offered Online: Yes

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course places the themes of race, ethnicity, gender, class and religion in a historical context from pre-Columbian America through colonial and revolutionary North America and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It strives to be culturally inclusive and intellectually encompassing, emphasizing the actual experiences of ordinary citizens as well as those of extraordinary individuals.

HIST 170/RS 170 - Religion in American History

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the origins, beliefs, practices and cultural significance of religious traditions and movements in American history, including but not limited to Native American religious traditions, Protestant denominations, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, African American religions, and religious movements founded in the United States such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and the Seventh-Day Adventists. Close reading and interpretive analysis of primary texts constitute the major course activities.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HIST 176/ADC 176 - Philadelphia History: Architecture and Planning

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HIST 180 - Women and History

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The role of women in a multi-cultural context studied historically. Special emphasis on women's cultural and social roles in diverse societies in different periods.

HIST 220 - African American History to 1877

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Making use of primary texts, this course surveys the social, cultural and political history of African Americans from enslavement through the Civil War and the post-war period, Reconstruction. Beginning in West Africa, the course examines three centuries of North American slavery, as well as the initial experiences of African Americans with emancipation and the promises of Reconstruction.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HIST 221 - African American History After 1865

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course surveys the cultural, social and political history of African Americans after the Civil War. Especially through close reading of primary texts, the course examines the experiences of African Americans during emancipation, urbanization, and the modern Civil Rights and Black Power eras.

Course Offered Online: Yes

ENGL 101 may be taken concurrently

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HUM 101H - Cultural Traditions: Ancient to the 13th Century (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Interdisciplinary study of the humanities, from the ancient world to the 13th century, including literature, philosophy, art and history. Crucial themes of continuing importance, such as justice, the hero and the concept of the self will be examined in both Western and non-Western cultures. Course will emphasize oral and written analysis of primary works. May be taken concurrently with any Honors course.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HUM 102 - Cultural Traditions: 14th Century to the Present

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Interdisciplinary study of the humanities, from the 14^th century world to the present, including literature, philosophy, music, art and history. Crucial themes of continuing importance, such as justice, duty, the concept of the self, and the relationship between the individual and society, will be examined in both Western and non-Western cultures. The course will emphasize oral and written analysis of primary works.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 may be taken currently

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HUM 102H - Cultural Traditions: 14th Century to the Present (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Interdisciplinary study of the humanities, from the 14thcentury world to the present, including literature, philosophy, music, art and history. Crucial themes of continuing importance, such as justice, duty, the concept of the self, and the relationship between the individual and society, will be examined in both Western and non-Western cultures. The course will emphasize oral and written analysis of primary works. May be taken concurrently with any Honors course.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

HUM 120 - Introduction to Chinese Culture and Civilization

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This interdisciplinary humanities course studies Chinese culture and civilization through art, music, philosophy, literature and history. Close reading of texts, class discussion and writing is required.

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The study of the American deaf community and its culture from a sociological and intercultural point of view. Students will explore the meaning of culture, intercultural communication, American deaf and American hearing cultures, attitudes and prejudices toward the deaf community, diversity in deaf culture, communication access, as well as deaf art, literature and folklore.

Restricted to INTR Majors

Prerequisite

INT 105 with a grade of "C" or better.

INT 240 - Introduction to the Field of ASL/English Interpreting

3-0-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

Overview of both traditional and contemporary perspectives on interpretation and interpreters. Topics include history of interpreting, cognitive models of the interpreting process, factors influencing the interpreted interaction, settings for employment, professional ethics and the business of interpreting. Interpretation is studied as an intercultural, as well as an inter-lingual, process. Field observation to observe working interpreters on the job is a required part of this course.

Restricted to INTR majors.

Prerequisite

ASL 230, ASL 231, and INT 105 with a grade of "C" or better.

Co-requisites

ENGL 101 with a "C" grade or higher.

Course Offered Online: Yes

INT 242 - Introduction to Interpreting Processes

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the cognitive processing skills that are components of the complex process of interpretation. Students perform exercises and activities that help develop the ability to translate and consecutively interpret texts in both ASL and English. Students are first introduced to individual processing skills which are later combined in the complex act of interpretation. Major skill areas developed include: visualization, shadowing, listening and comprehension, abstracting, structuring, paraphrasing, dual task, cloze and sight translation.

Restricted to INTR majors.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

ASL 230 and ASL 231 with a grade of "C" or better.

Co-requisites

INT 240 (pre- or corequisite) with a grade of "C" or better.

INT 251 - ASL/English Interpreting I

2-2-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course allows students to learn best practices for interpreting in a variety of settings, including, but not limited to, legal, medical, mental health, deaf-blind, Deaf interpreting, performing arts, and vocational rehabilitation. Students will learn the requisite skills, knowledge and ethical considerations critical to working effectively in these unique situations. Field observation to observe working interpreters on the job is a required part of this course.

Restricted to INTR majors.

Prerequisite

INT 240 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

INT 297 - Internship in Interpreting

3-0-10-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course offers students supervised practice in ASL/English interpretation in actual work situations. It is the final, integrative course of the ASL/English Interpreting program. Students are placed at a minimum of two different work situations during the semester and must complete a minimum of 120 hours of successful internship experience. At weekly seminars and individual meetings with the instructor, students address topics related to the profession of interpreting, discuss progress and skill development and explore career options.

Restricted to INTR majors.

Prerequisite

INT 252 and INT 255 with a grade of "C" or better.

ITAL 101 - Elementary Italian

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

Elementary Italian 101 introduces basic written and spoken Italian to students who have little or no previous knowledge of the language. Through the lens of Italian culture, the four fundamental aspects of language learning, listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are learned simultaneously. Communication skills and vocabulary are emphasized through oral performance and basic reading knowledge.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

ITAL 102 - Elementary Italian

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

Elementary Italian 102 is a continuation of spoken and written Italian for students who have successfully completed Elementary Italian 101. Additional vocabulary and grammar concepts are introduced. The four fundamental aspects of language learning-comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing-continue to be developed. Additional aspects of Italian culture are presented.

Prerequisite

ITAL 101

Course Offered Online: Yes

JUS 101

Course Offered Online: Yes

JUS 122 - Race and Justice

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course will explore the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, crime and the functioning of the criminal justice system, more specifically law enforcement and the courts. Students will examine the impact of race and ethnicity on the type of criminal activities and the response or reaction particularly of law enforcement as a representative of our society. Students will analyze other factors (such as social status, circumstances, and resources) and how they intersect with the system. Students will review the research that exists dealing with the topic of race, ethnicity, and crime to analyze integral parts of the social construction of "criminality."

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

JUS 131 - Technology in Criminal Justice

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the use of technology in the criminal justice field. The course will provide students with hands-on, practical experience using software programs developed for criminal justice. The course will also address legal and ethical considerations in the use of technology. Prerequisites: JUS 101, which may be taken concurrently.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

JUS 151 - Police Operations

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The study of line activities of criminal justice agencies. Topics studied include patrol functions, crime prevention, traffic, criminal investigations and specialized units such as juvenile and vice.

Prerequisite

JUS 101

JUS 171 - Juvenile Justice

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Problems of delinquency, interdisciplinary communication and diversion of selected juvenile offenders from the formal justice system. Each component of the system—police, courts, probation and community corrections—is analyzed and recommendations for improvement are considered. The community and the schools and their role in delinquency prevention.

Course Offered Online: Yes

JUS 181 - Community Relations

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The numerous and complex factors in human relations and their effects on the justice system. Prejudice and discrimination and their effects and implications for police, courts and corrections in a changing and interactive society. History and development of civil rights and liberties.

FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 completed or placement in FNMT 118 or higher

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 150 - Introductory Data Analysis

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction to statistical thinking. Visual presentation of data, summarizing of data, probability, sampling and simulation. Evaluation of inferences drawn from a variety of statistical material and generation of reports summarizing and communicating statistical results. Students whose curriculum requires ECON 112/114 may not substitute MATH 150.

Prerequisite

FNMT 017 or FNMT 019 completed or placement in FNMT 118 or higher

MHT 101 - Medium and Heavy Truck Maintenance Fundamentals / Intro to Medium and Heavy Truck Service

2-4-3

Credit Hours: 3

This is an introductory course in basic medium and heavy truck maintenance and service that prepares students to take the ASE T8 Preventive Maintenance Inspection exam.

MHT 101 and MHT 112, which may be taken concurrently

MKTG 131 - Principles of Marketing

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students study the essentials of marketing within the framework of real-time digital information sources and the transformational impact these recent technological developments have had. Students examine the role of marketing in society as well as specifically within business organizations. The "four Ps" of marketing (product, price, place and promotion) are explored as well as ethical responsibilities.

Prerequisite

MNGT 121 may be taken concurrently.

Course Offered Online: Yes

MLT 102 - Phlebotomy

2-3-8-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides students the skills and knowledge required to work in specimen collection in a healthcare setting. Emphasis is on venipuncture procedures, professionalism, the operation of the clinical laboratory, and specimen processing. Clinical practice is included.

Additional Course Fees: $175

Prerequisite

English Level V; FNMT 019 or FNMT 017 placement or higher and approval of department head or MLT curriculum coordinator.
Applicants must be 18 years of age on or before the first day of the semester

CHEM 110 and CHEM 118 or CHEM 121 and CHEM 122, BIOL 108 or BIOL 109 + BIOL 110, FNMT 118 or MATH 118, MLT 205.

Course Offered Online: Yes

MLT 245 - Clinical Microbiology

3-3-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

Continuation of BIOL 241. Isolation and identification of clinically significant pathogenic bacteria from all types of clinical specimens. Serologic procedures and an introduction to mycology and parasitology.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

BIOL 241, MLT 205, CHEM 110 and CHEM 118 or CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 all with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Offered Online: Yes

MLT 265 - Current Topics in Medical Laboratory Sciences

3-0-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

MUS 100 - Music Reading

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction to music reading and elementary music theory: notation, terminology, key and time signatures, rhythm, meter, major scales, diatonic and chromatic intervals and triads and inversions.

Course Offered Online: Yes

MUS 101 - Piano I

1-0-1

Credit Hours: 1

This course is designed to help the student acquire the basic skills needed for piano playing proficiency. Notation, fingerings, keyboard awareness, treble and bass clef reading, major scales, root position triads, rhythms and time signatures will be studied and incorporated in classroom performance. Self-disciplined daily practice is also needed to achieve the course goals.

Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, or ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education.

Prerequisite

ENGL 071 and ENGL 081/ENGL 091 or higher placement.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 102 - Piano II

1-0-1

Credit Hours: 1

This course is a continuation of studies begun in Music 101, to further develop skills needed for reading and performing piano music. Students will master compositions in which each hand simultaneously plays an independent part, in order to build left hand-right hand coordination, a necessity for piano performance. Students will also study ten minor scales. In addition, students will learn root position triads for harmonic minor scales, to be played in sequence, ascending and descending, with both hands simultaneously.

Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, or ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education.

Prerequisite

MUS 101, ENGL 071 and ENGL 081/ENGL 091 or higher placement.

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 103 - Introduction to Music

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the art and science of listening to music with engagement and understanding, presuming no prior musical knowledge or experience. Students will learn how to listen to music actively and critically, with emphasis on instrumentation, musical form, function, performance practices, cultural influences, and aesthetics. Examples from Western and world music will be used to engage students in discussion and study.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

MUS 105 - Music of the Baroque and Classical Eras

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A survey of music in western civilization focusing on Western music written between 1600-1825, including works by Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

MUS 106 - Great Romantic Music

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A survey of music in Western civilization from the nineteenth into the twenty-first century: Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel and others. Students analyze songs, tone poems, symphonies, sonatas, operas, ballets, concerti, nationalism and impressionism and connect these elements to modern-day composition.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

MUS 108 - Guitar I

1-0-1

Credit Hours: 1

Guitar I covers the basics of guitar playing: free stroke, rest stroke, note reading, left and right fingering on the strings, arpeggios, strumming patterns and chord progressions. Weekly performance assignments include right and left hand fingering development, note and tablature reading, strumming patterns, arpeggios, chords in major and minor keys, counting and rhythms. Student must provide their own instruments.

Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, or ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education.

Prerequisite

ENGL 071 and ENGL 081/ENGL 091 or higher placement.

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 109 - Guitar II

1-0-1

Credit Hours: 1

Guitar II continues basic guitar technique, building on the techniques learned in Guitar I. Weekly performance assignments include more advanced right and left hand fingering, note and tablature reading, strumming patterns, arpeggios, chords in major and minor keys, counting and rhythms. Students must provide their own instruments.

Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, or ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education.

Prerequisite

MUS 108, ENGL 071 and ENGL 081/ENGL 091 or higher placement.

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 115 - Introduction to Music Technology

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This hands-on course teaches students how to create, edit, and manipulate MIDI files in order to layer various tracks to create finished MIDI sequences. Students will learn compositional and editing skills using industry-standard computers and digital audio hardware and software. They will learn how to properly connect various pieces of audio and MIDI hardware and how to set up music applications. In addition to the hands-on curriculum, students will learn about the history of analog and digital synthesis and the evolution of the technology, focusing on the relationships between past and present technologies.

Additional Course Fees: $85

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 116 - Theory I

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

A first-level coordinated study of practical musical literacy (sight-reading and musical dictation) and musical grammar and structure (harmony), demonstrating and reinforcing the common language between the two aspects of musical discipline.

Prerequisite

MUS 100

MUS 118 - Theory II

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

An intermediate coordinated study of practical musical literacy (sight-reading and musical dictation) and musical grammar and structure (harmony), reinforcing the common language between the two aspects of musical discipline.

Prerequisite

MUS 116

MUS 120 - Music of African-Americans

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course consists of a survey of music that evolved from the African-American experience in America: folk music, blues, gospel, jazz, rhythm and blues, and concert music. This course also discusses the instruments, singing style and performance practice of traditional West African music.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

MUS 121 - Modern American Music

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A survey of music in 20th and 21st century America including examples from both popular and concert traditions: jazz, musical theater, opera, ballet and popular music.

NOTE: Music majors will supply their own instruments for all applied music courses.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

MUS 141 - Applied Music I

.5-0-9-2

Credit Hours: 2

Seven and a half hours of private music instruction: technique, repertoire and professional performing skills. MUS 244 applied music instruction includes a final recital as well as a repertoire paper to be handed in and disseminated to faculty one week prior to the student's recital.

Students may not audit Applied Music courses and no Applied Music course can be repeated if the student earns a grade of "C" or better in the course.

Part-time students may enroll in one, sequential Applied Music course per term.

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Additional Course Fees: $200

MUS 142 - Applied Music II

.5-0-9-2

Credit Hours: 2

Students may not audit Applied Music courses and no Applied Music course can be repeated if the student earns a grade of "C" or better in the course.

Part-time students may enroll in one, sequential Applied Music course per term.

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Additional Course Fees: $200

Prerequisite

Student must satisfy the Music Performance major audition requirements, be accepted, and enroll in the program. Student must see department chair prior to enrolling. Students may not audit Applied Music courses and no Applied Music course can be repeated if the student earns a grade of "C" or better in the course.

To be eligible to enroll in an applied course, students must also be registered for at least one additional course during the term unless there are no other courses being offered during that term that are required for the program or certificate of study.

Part-time students may enroll in one, sequential Applied Music course per term.

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

MUS 143 - Applied Music III

.5-0-9-2

Credit Hours: 2

Students may not audit Applied Music courses and no Applied Music course can be repeated if the student earns a grade of "C" or better in the course.

Part-time students may enroll in one, sequential Applied Music course per term.

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Additional Course Fees: $200

Prerequisite

Part-time students may enroll in one, sequential Applied Music course per term.

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

MUS 144 - Applied Music IV

.5-0-9-2

Credit Hours: 2

Students may not audit Applied Music courses and no Applied Music course can be repeated if the student earns a grade of "C" or higher in the course.

Part-time students may enroll in one, sequential Applied Music course per term.

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Additional Course Fees: $200

Prerequisite

Part-time students may enroll in one, sequential Applied Music course per term.

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

MUS 170 - Audio and Music for Interactive Media

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This hands-on course provides students with the fundamental audio, music and recording skills associated with video game audio and nonlinear interactive media. Students will study various aspects of sound design and nonlinear music and will gain experience in the recording, editing and signal processing of audio assets for video game implementation. Additionally, students will learn about the various audio roles in the development of video games.

Additional Course Fees: 85

MUS 180 - Music Business

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The course introduces students to the business of music, including the inner workings of record label contracts, publishing deals, production agreements and an overview of various career opportunities. Students learn essential skills in artist management, concert promotion and touring, and merchandising and branding; as well as trends in social networking, new media and emerging technologies that are applicable to the music industry.

Course Offered Online: Yes

MUS 196 - Ensemble I

0-2-4-1

Credit Hours: 1

Music 196, 197, 296 and 297 teach music majors skills needed to play with vocal, jazz, guitar, percussion, orchestra and chamber groups: sight-reading, ensemble performance skills, rehearsal techniques, performance etiquette and recital production.

Course Number Appendix	Course Title
B	Brass Ensemble I
C	Chamber Music Ensemble I
E	Electronic Ensemble I
G	Jazz Guitar Ensemble I
H	Hip Hop Ensemble I
J	Jazz Ensemble I
P	Pop & Rock Ensemble I
SA^*	Soprano/Alto Ensemble I
TB^*	Tenor/Bass Ensemble I

* Note: SA & TB Students must complete three one-credit courses (MUS 101, MUS 102, MUS 108, MUS 109, or ensemble courses) to meet the Oral Communication/Creative Expression requirement for general education.

Additional Course Fees: $85

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 197 - Ensemble II

0-2-4-1

Credit Hours: 1

Course Number Appendix	Course Title
B	Brass Ensemble I
C	Chamber Music Ensemble I
E	Electronic Ensemble I
G	Jazz Guitar Ensemble I
H	Hip Hop Ensemble I
J	Jazz Ensemble I
P	Pop & Rock Ensemble I
SA^*	Soprano/Alto Ensemble I
TB^*	Tenor/Bass Ensemble I

Additional Course Fees: $85

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 215 - Advanced Music Technology and Multimedia

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

A continuation of studies begun in MUS 115, this course focuses on advanced concepts in music technology and their application to multimedia. Students learn how to score for film and synchronize multimedia with advanced sound design, sampling, and production techniques.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

MUS 115

MUS 216 - Theory III

Full-time students may enroll in two, sequential Applied Music courses concurrently, during the Fall and Spring semesters.

MUS 260 - Sound Reinforcement and Recording Session

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course prepares students for the techniques and practices used in a professional recording studio. It includes learning various studio hardware, signal processing, mixing board console navigation, signal flow, microphone designs and how they are used for recording sound, and where they are typically placed. Students learn how to run a live recording session and the best way to record, edit and master that session.

Prerequisite

MUS 215

MUS 270 - Game Audio Implementation

4-0-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of audio implementation techniques in video game development using Wwise middleware coupled with the Unity game engine. Students will implement audio and music in an interactive, nonlinear, in-game environment and will spend the term gradually compiling a game build, culminating in a final project that can be used to start a suitable demo reel for employment in the gaming industry and other nonlinear sound design and music applications. This course is apt for both aspiring game audio professionals and game developers seeking to improve their game audio skills.

MUS 280 - Music Entrepreneurship, Licensing and Marketing

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A continuation of studies begun in MUS 180, this course focuses on entrepreneurship in the music industry: marketing music projects, contracts and licensing, royalty reporting and other technological competencies necessary for a successful entertainment industry business. Students work on artist release projects from the College's record label, Spring Garden Records, designing promotional campaigns for press and promotion.

Prerequisite

MUS 180

General Education Fulfillment: Technological Competency

MUS 290 - Music Internship

1-10-2

Credit Hours: 2

This course is the final step in the course sequence of the Sound Recording and Music Technology A.A.S. degree program. Students in the course perform a minimum of 120 hours of on-site internship experience in a professional environment. In addition, students attend a weekly seminar to discuss their internship experiences with the class. In this seminar, students also discuss industry current events, the most recent changes to technology in the field, and highlight employment preparation skills. Students perform their on-site internship in an audio-related field consistent with their career goals and interests.

Prerequisite

MUS 180 and MUS 260, which may be taken concurrently.

MUS 296 - Ensemble III

0-2-4-1

Credit Hours: 1

Course Number Appendix	Course Title
B	Brass Ensemble I
C	Chamber Music Ensemble I
E	Electronic Ensemble I
G	Jazz Guitar Ensemble I
H	Hip Hop Ensemble I
J	Jazz Ensemble I
P	Pop & Rock Ensemble I
*SA^a**	Soprano/Alto Ensemble I
TB^*	Tenor/Bass Ensemble I

Additional Course Fees: $85

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

MUS 297 - Ensemble IV

0-2-4-1

Credit Hours: 1

Course Number Appendix	Course Title
B	Brass Ensemble IV
C	Chamber Music Ensemble IV
E	Electronic Ensemble IV
G	Jazz Guitar Ensemble IV
H	Hip Hop Ensemble IV
J	Jazz Ensemble IV
P	Pop & Rock Ensemble IV
SA	Soprano/Alto Ensemble IV
TB	Tenor/Bass Ensemble IV

Additional Course Fees: $85

NURS 101 - Nursing I

4-2-12-7

Credit Hours: 7

Introduction to the knowledge, skills and abilities associated with nursing practice. Concepts of physiological integrity; psychosocial integrity; a safe, effective care environment; and health promotion/maintenance are examined. The nursing process provides a framework to help the learner think critically, assess factors that influence safe and effective care delivery, and integrate theory with care of clients and families. Offered fall semester only.

Additional Course Fees: $345

Prerequisite

NUTR 106 - Nutrition for Healthy Lifestyle

3-0-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Discover the science of nutrition and learn to live a healthier lifestyle. This course teaches students to incorporate fundamental scientific nutrition concepts, enabling them to make sound decisions to improve health and wellness and support disease prevention. Students utilize a variety of tools, guidelines, and techniques, empowering them to make intelligent applications of sound nutrition principles.

Course Offered Online: Yes

NUTR 111 - Introduction to Nutrition

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Aspiring nurses and other healthcare professionals will obtain foundational knowledge in human nutrition science and evaluate lifestyle behaviors as determinants of health, wellness, and prevention of chronic disease. The course will provide evidence-based recommendations for nutrients and energy throughout the lifecycle. Learners will identify the consequences of inadequate and excess consumption of nutrients and will explore the influence that food behaviors, environment, culture and physical activity have on health and wellbeing.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 and BIOL 109 with a "C" or higher.

Course Offered Online: Yes

PEH 105 - Principles of Fitness and Wellness

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide instruction and experience in the basic areas of nutrition and physical fitness. Topics include dietary analysis, body composition, flexibility, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular fitness and disease risk assessments, and stress management.

Additional Course Fees: $85

PEH 120 - Introduction to Weight Training

0-3-2

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the knowledge and skills necessary to train safely and effectively with free weights and weight machines. Musculoskeletal anatomy, physical training principles, program design, and various weight training exercises are emphasized. Students will design and participate in a personalized weight training program. Nutritional considerations and weight training for special populations will also be discussed.

PEH 220 - Functional Training

0-3-2

Credit Hours: 3

Functional Training (FT) is designed to provide practical, hands-on experience learning and performing exercises using one's own body weight, dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, and medicine and stability balls. Students learn both how to perform the exercise and how the exercise relates to movement patterns associated with everyday activities and/or athletic skills. Additional discussions regarding training principles and program design will assist students in the development of FT exercise programs.

Prerequisite

PEH 120 with a grade of "C" or better.

ENGL 101, which may be taken concurrently.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHIL 111 - Critical Thinking

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Principles of thinking and problem solving, deductive and inductive logic and fallacies. Includes the analysis of formal and informal arguments.

Course Offered Online: Yes

PHIL 151/RS 151 - World Religions

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction to many of the worlds major religious traditions (including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam) as well as other selected ancient and modern religious traditions. The course will also consider the nature and significance of religious experience, the impact of religion on culture, basic approaches to the study of religion, and different theories used to interpret religious beliefs and practices.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHIL 152/RS 152 - Philosophy of Religion

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Systematic and historical analysis of philosophical problems of religion, such as the problem of evil and theodicy, the conflict between religion and science, the relationship between faith and reason, the nature of religious language, and arguments about the nature and existence of God.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHIL 202 - Philosophy of Love

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Philosophical exploration of love, including concepts of love from Plato to contemporary thinkers and types of love, including romantic and sexual love, as well as love in friendship, family and religious devotion. Discussion of selected topics may include what love is, the place of desire in love, the role of love in a good life, and the ethics of love.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHIL 211 - Ethical Problems

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A study of theories of morality and values and their application to selected topics in personal and social ethics such as euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, sex and marriage, human and animal rights, the environment, hate speech, world hunger and poverty and censorship.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHIL 215 - Social and Political Philosophy

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces some of the issues of central importance in the study of social and political philosophy. A variety of perspectives are considered, including a range of historical and contemporary writings. Theoretical and applied problems within the field are explored. Topics include the nature of law, morality, and duty. Special attention is given to the concepts of justice, freedom, property, and civic responsibility.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHIL 297H - Philosophy in the Context of Intellectual History: Ancient and Medieval (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Ancient and medieval philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the Reformation with special attention to its relationship to intellectual history and contemporary intellectual problems.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHIL 298H - Philosophy in the Context of Intellectual History: Modern (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Modern philosophy from Descartes and Hobbes to the 21st century with special attention to its relationship to intellectual history and contemporary intellectual problems.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHOT 100 - Practical Photography for the Beginning Photographer

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Through a series of practical camera-based exercises, this course provides beginning-level camera owners with (a) an overview of equipment available, (b) creative project ideas to explore with their camera, (c) compositional and technical skills beyond novice levels, and (d) a vision of useful and career-enhancing projects and possibilities beyond the class.

Prerequisite

ENGL 072 and ENGL 082/ENGL 092 or higher placement

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

PHOT 101 - Introduction to 35mm Film Camera and Darkroom Techniques

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

Introduction to black and white photography using 35mm film and printing in a traditional B&W darkroom. Students will learn the use of the 35mm film camera, film and print processing in the B&W darkroom and gain an aesthetic sense of the photograph while producing a high quality B&W print portfolio. ($200)

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

ENGL 073 and ENGL 083/ENGL 093 or higher placement

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

PHOT 103 - Architectural and Landscape Photography

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

Use of the 4X5 large format traditional film camera and specialized digital camera and lenses for architectural and landscape photography. Introduction to the zone system of exposure control and fine printing. Location photography. Printing in the darkroom and computer lab. ($300) (camera supplied by Department)

Prerequisite

PHOT 101 or PHOT 105 with a grade of "C" or better or permission of the department head.

PHOT 104 - Introduction to Video Production

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Development of basic location video skills including pre-production, camera, lighting, and editing on computer. Introduction to techniques and equipment through lecture and demonstrations, exercises, individual and small group production. Emphasis on non-fiction film format with some opportunity for narrative filmmaking. Non-linear computer-based editing with Adobe Premiere. ($100.) (all equipment is supplied by Department)

Additional Course Fees: $85

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

PHOT 105 - Introduction to Digital Photography

2-4-4

Credit Hours: 4

This course is an introduction to digital photographic technique and the aesthetics of photography. Through a series of practical demonstrations and shooting assignments, the course provides students with an overview of digital camera operation, digital imaging principles, techniques in composition and aesthetics, and a foundation in photography that will prepare students for more advanced courses and career opportunities in photography.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

PHOT 111 - History of Photography

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course will cover historical photographic movements and the technical development of photography from the inception of photography to the present and examine the impact the invention of photography has on our society, culture, and art. Students will investigate the historical events and cultural circumstances that have shaped the evolution of photographic expression and analyze significant photographic work.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHOT 113 - Digital Technology, Art, and Culture

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This is a lecture course in art and cultural history that examines the impact of digital technology on art and on the way society interacts with culture. Survey topics include the history of digital visual art, digital moving images, and digital music/sound art. Students will also examine critical theory that addresses the relationship between technology and art.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PHOT 151 - Techniques in Photo Editing (Photoshop I)

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 3

Use of Adobe Photoshop. Introduction to digital imaging, image enhancement and manipulation and archival print restoration. This course does not require a camera. ($100)

Additional Course Fees: $85

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Oral Communication/Creative Expression

PHOT 152 - Introduction to Color Photography and Digital Printing

2-2-3

Credit Hours: 4

An exploration of color photography, its materials and processes. The major components of the course are: color theory, techniques of color photography, color management systems, output devices, and archival issues and techniques. Practical experience will be gained in digital color printing and color management including monitor calibration and printer profiling. Assignments will be shot digitally, enhanced and corrected with Adobe Photoshop and digitally printed. A high quality digital camera is required for the course. Archival concepts and presentation topics will also be included.($225)

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

PHOT 151, which may be taken concurrently.

PHOT 101 or PHOT 105

PHOT 291 - Internship

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

FNMT 118 (or higher) placement or a passing grade in FNMT 017 (or higher) are required.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

PHYS 106 - Matter and Energy

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

An optional continuation of PHYS 105. The structure of matter, chemical energy, nuclear energy, energy conversions, energy resources of the world, relationships between pollution and energy utilization. A two-hour laboratory per week is required.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

PHYS 105 or permission of the department head.

PHYS 107 - Matter and Energy

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The course content is the same as that of PHYS 106, but without the laboratory. A general elective course suitable for students who do not require a laboratory science.

PHYS 108 - Descriptive Astronomy

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces students to discoveries of astronomy and physics, from ancient times to the present day. More specifically, the course focuses on the history of astronomy and science. Students learn about the birth of the universe; the stars, planets, galaxies and constellations; the possibility of life on other heavenly bodies; as well as radiation, magnetism, nuclear reactions, and other aspects of physics. Topics such as relativity, gravity, quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, black holes, supernovas, gamma-ray bursters, quasars, neutron stars, spectroscopy, light, heat and heat transfer, dark energy and dark matter, string theory and conceptual physics are also discussed.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

MATH 171. (It is suggested that students who have never had a physics course take PHYS 111 before PHYS 140.)

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Scientific Reasoning

PHYS 241 - Electricity, Magnetism and Light

4-2-5

Credit Hours: 5

Continuation of PHYS 140. Includes electricity, magnetism, geometric and physical optics.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

PHYS 140, MATH 172 or permission of the department head.

PHYS 242 - Modern Physics

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

Is a calculus-based course in modern physics for students in the Engineering Science curriculum. It is also suitable for students who wish to take additional physics beyond PHYS 140 and 241, such as those interested in biology, chemistry, mathematics or physics.

Additional Course Fees: $105

Prerequisite

PHYS 241

PJMT 110 - Foundations of Project Management

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students learn how to approach project management, including essential concepts from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Students will learn the basic tools needed to plan, control, organize, and allocate resources and how to optimize results while managing the triple constraints: budget, scope, and time.

Course Offered Online: Yes

1-15-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides work experience related to students' career interests in a supervised environment. Students are expected to recognize the relationship between principles taught in the Project Management curriculum and apply those principles to practices in the workplace. Employer evaluation and students' reports are required and provide the basis for evaluation of student performance. Prerequisite: PJMT 220.

PLS 101 - Intro to Paralegal Studies

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

A general introduction to the field of legal assistance with specific emphasis on the variety of tasks performed by paralegals in different employment settings, as well as the ethical obligations of paralegals.

Course Offered Online: Yes

PLS 111 - Legal Research and Writing I

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This foundation course is an introduction to the field of legal research and writing. It provides students with an overview of the legal research process, the various legal source materials—both primary and secondary—and the basics of drafting a legal memorandum.

Additional Course Fees: $265

PLS 121

Course Offered Online: Yes

PLS 251 - Real Estate Law for Paralegals

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The course engages students in analysis of legal concepts and procedures related to real estate transactions, such as consideration of deeds, the use of notes and mortgages in real estate financing, title examinations, title insurance, and real estate closings, as well as critical examination of relevant ethical considerations involving individuals and institutions who, as clients, expect paralegals to aid in the solution of legal problems.

Prerequisite

PLS 111

PLS 255 - Business Organizations for Paralegals

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the legal concepts relating to the different business formats such as sole proprietorships, partner-ships, limited liability companies and corporations. The course will specifically focus upon the skills such as drafting, legal research and analysis, which are critical to success in this specialty field.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101 and PLS 111

PLS 111

Course Offered Online: Yes

PLS 281 - Environmental Law

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

An introductory analysis of federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations and their application in the practice of environmental law.

Prerequisite

PLS 111

Course Offered Online: Yes

PLS 285 - Immigration Law

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Immigration Law will provide an overview of immigration law in the United States, with an emphasis on the practical application of that law in a law firm or corporate environment. Students will learn the skills needed to deal with a deadline-oriented caseload for a diverse clientele. Topics will include the basics of immigration employment and family-based immigration, refugee law and the procedures for applying for citizenship and asylum.

Prerequisite

PLS 121

PLS 295 - Legal Internship

1.5-7-3

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

American Government (Honors) provides students with the opportunity to learn broadly about the institutional framework, the United States Constitution, and the process of American Government. In addition, students will read, engage, debate, and write critically about the various underlying theoretical elements central to the American political system. This course will place a heavy emphasis on seminal academic works that examine the competing political traditions within American political culture. Students will also read original works and speeches written and delivered by American historical figures as well as prominent scholarly works. Students will debate and write critically about those materials. In addition, students will examine contrasting theories in regard to institutional behavior.

Prerequisite

ENGL 101, which may be taken concurrently.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

POLS 112 - Introduction to International Relations

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

The course will cover the theories of international relations (IR) and apply them to the broader context of global politics. Students will learn key concepts and ideologies. They will make comparative analyses of the types of political systems and ideologies found in both the developed and developing countries and identify patterns of political behavior. These patterns can then be linked to theories, concepts and ideologies that have been studied. The contents of this course will be placed in historical and socio-cultural contexts.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

POLS 117 - City and State Government and Politics, with Cases from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Using a case study and problem solving approach, this course introduces students to the institutions and complex processes of city and state government and politics, with special attention to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. By examining rules, practices and issues in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, students learn basics about how city and state governments are structured, financed and managed; how political power is sought, maintained and allocated; and how services are organized and delivered to citizens. The course surveys the governmental structures as well as the parties and other organizations involved in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania politics, and examines their constituencies, agendas and modes of operation. Students also study and discuss current major local issues and the policies that are being proposed to address them. Comparisons are made to similar and contrasting features and issues in other American cities and states.

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

In this course students survey the research and theories of the science of human behavior with a particular focus on human mental processes. Among the topics discussed are development, learning, memory, perception, personality, motivation, social behavior, abnormal behavior and therapy. Also included is an introduction to the various careers associated with psychology. Key to the study of psychology is the scientific method and how it is applied to the analysis and measurement of individuals and groups.

Course Offered Online: Yes

General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation

PSYC 101H - 101H Introduction to Psychology (Honors)

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to Psychology. This course focuses on the scientific study of human and animal behavior, including mental process. Among the subjects studied are the effect of the body on behavior, how people think and learn, what motivates individuals, how children grow and develop, and what makes people behave abnormally. In addition, the course requires participation in seminars, the close interpretive reading of primary texts, and the writing of academic essays that focus on the interpretation of primary texts. May be taken concurrently with any Honors course.

Course Offered Online: Yes

PSYC 110 - Descriptive Research Methods in Psychology

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course will introduce students to the scientific method as it applies to answering questions about human behavior through non-experimental research methods such as survey and observation. Topics include the ethical and practical limitations of collecting data in applied settings via surveys, interviews, and observation. Students will be introduced to basic descriptive statistics which they will use to evaluate data.

Course Offered Online: Yes

PSYC 167 - Foundations of Statistical Methods for Social and Behavioral Sciences

3-0-3

3-0-3

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course explores current research findings and significant theoretical perspectives on the biosocial, psychosocial and cognitive domains of human development across the life span. A major theme of the course is the interaction between nature and nurture in human development. In addition, the Honors course requires participation in seminars, the close interpretive reading of primary texts, and the writing of academic essays that focus on the interpretation of primary texts.

Prerequisite

PSYC 101 or BIOL 109 or PSYC 101H

RE 105 - Real Estate Practice

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Introduction to all facets of the real estate business, including a survey of fields of specialization. Emphasis will be on the role of a real estate agent in the field of residential brokerage. This course will acquaint the student with the basic techniques, procedures, regulations and ethics involved in a real estate transaction along with a working knowledge of the forms and documents used, including the related mathematics. This course, together with RE 101: Real Estate Fundamentals, prepares the student to be a candidate for the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission sales license.

Prerequisite

RE 101, which may be taken concurrently

Course Offered Online: Yes

RE 110 - Real Estate Finance and Investment

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Coming Soon

RE 115 - Real Estate Development

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Coming Soon

RE 120 - Real Estate Property Management

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Coming Soon

RE 125 - Real Estate Law

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Credit Hours: 3

Critical, sociological analysis of intimate, personal interactions, relationships, roles and social selves as major features of the dominant patterns of marriage and family in the United States. Cross-cultural comparisons and the historical development of marriage and family structures are also discussed.

Prerequisite

SOC 101 or ANTH 112

Course Offered Online: Yes

SOC 215 - Criminology

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Examination of the contemporary and historical nature and extent of crime. Specific attention is given to various forms of crime in our society, including white collar crime, delinquency, organized crime and violent crime. Contemporary theories and research related to crime causation and the methods, past and present, of dealing with offenders; the police, courts and prisons also are discussed.

Prerequisite

SOC 101 or ANTH 112

Course Offered Online: Yes

SOC 230/POLS 230 - Activism & Movements

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the elements involved in political activism, social movements, interest groups, party activity, and institutional transformation. The course will explore political activism and methods of political activity historically through various eras of American history. The course will engage specific social movements within each era, examining the underlying causes for their collective action in light of concepts such as power, organization, justice, and the common good.

Prerequisite

SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

Elementary Spanish 102 is a continuation of spoken and written Spanish for students who have successfully completed Introductory Spanish 101. Additional vocabulary and grammar concepts are introduced. The four fundamental aspects of language learning-comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing-continue to be developed. Additional aspects of Hispanic cultures are presented.

Prerequisite

SPAN 101

Course Offered Online: Yes

SPAN 111 - Elementary Spanish for Healthcare I

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

Elementary Spanish for Healthcare I introduces students to the spoken and written Spanish language as used in medical settings as well as to various aspects of the Spanish and Hispanic cultures. Designed specifically for students in the health care curricula or health care profession who have had little or no previous Spanish, this course focuses on language commonly used in health care settings and enables students to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

SPAN 112 - Elementary Spanish for Healthcare II

3-1-3

Credit Hours: 3

A continuation of Spanish 111, Elementary Spanish for Healthcare II focuses on the spoken and written Spanish language in medical settings as well as to various aspects of the Spanish and Hispanic cultures. Designed specifically for students in the health care curricula or health care profession who have already taken Spanish 111, this course centers on language commonly used in health care settings and enables students to continue developing their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

SPAN 202 or demonstrated proficiency in Spanish, as determined by department head

STS 101 - Introduction to Science, Technology and Society

3-2-4

Credit Hours: 4

Topical lecture series supported by laboratory experiences to expose students not enrolled in science curricula to the scientific method and the application of technology. Scientific and technical areas including astronomy, biology, chemistry, electronics, physics and others will be introduced.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

MATH 118 or FNMT 118 or higher placement.

Course Offered Online: Yes

THM 112 - Introduction to Tourism

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to travel and tourism at levels from local to international. The scale, scope, and organization of the industry are discussed. The development and management of natural, cultural, heritage, and recreational resources of tourism is emphasized. Issues related to the economic, technological, and political aspects of tourism are identified.

Prerequisite

THM 110, which may be taken concurrently.

THM 110

Prerequisite

THM 110

THM 278 - Hospitality Marketing

3-0-3

Credit Hours: 3

Students learn and apply principles of marketing and selling products and services with specific reference to hospitality and leisure industries. Students create a marketing plan for a hospitality business.

THM 285 - Dining Room Management

2-3-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on the elements of creating a favorable guest experience in a restaurant setting. Students incorporate management practices in running the front of the house of a restaurant. Dining room organization, from place settings to communicating with the back of the house to operating a Point of Sale system and managing the reservations for a meal, are included. Students learn to troubleshoot customer service issues while working in a team setting, both as a leader and as a team member.

Additional Course Fees: $85

Prerequisite

THM 110 and THM 276 or CULA 171.

THM 290 - Tourism and Hospitality Management Work Experience

1-15-3

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides work experience related to students' career interests in a supervised environment. Students are expected to recognize the relationship between principles taught in the Tourism and Hospitality Management curriculum and practices in the workplace. Employer evaluation and students' reports are required and provide the basis for evaluation of student performance

Prerequisite

THM 180 and THM 285

Course Offered Online: Yes