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Fall 2017 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Students should consult with their curriculum chair or counselor when selecting courses to satisfy program requirements. Please note: The honors versions of courses satisfy the same requirements as the non-honors versions.
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Education |
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EDU 103 - Teaching in Today’s Diverse Classroom 3 credits
This course explores the social context of today’s schools, responding to the diverse cultural and multicultural landscape as well as the complexities of children’s lives in today’s society. Students will consider how to differentiate instruction as well as work closely with the diverse families in today’s schools.
Pre or Corequisites: EDU 101 - Introduction to Schools and Teaching and ENG 101 - Writing and Research
every fall and spring
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EDU 200 - Schools in America: Organization and Issues 3 credits
In this course, students will examine issues faced by teachers, administrators, children and families in schools today. Students will consider the relationships and interactions between and among students, families, teachers and administrators. Special attention will be paid to collaborative curriculum planning, school governance, and professional development. Current issues and trends in education will also be considered.
Pre or Corequisites: EDU 101 - Introduction to Schools and Teaching and ENG 101 - Writing and Research
every fall and spring
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EDU 202 - Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives 3 credits
This course provides an overview of working with children with a range of disabilities and differences. Topics include the historical, philosophical, and legal foundations of special education. Students will explore teaching strategies, modifications and accommodations. Current issues in education will be explored.
Prerequisites: EDU 101 - Introduction to Schools and Teaching and ENG 101 - Writing and Research
every fall and spring
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Electrical Technology |
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ELEC 104N - Electrical Circuits - Verizon 4 credits
In this course students learn to analyze DC and AC passive circuits using Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s laws. RC and RL circuits are analyzed for impedance and phase angles. These topics will provide a foundation for the learning of telecommunications applications circuits in subsequent courses. Troubleshooting, analysis by computer simulation using simulation software, and telecommunication applications are stressed throughout.
Prerequisites: MATH 158N Technical Mathematics 2 and COMSC 114 Computer Applications and Telecommunications .
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ELEC 120V - Network Fundamentals 4 credits
Students learn to understand and use accurate network data linkage approaches, contemporary network connections services and the security requirements of the data network industry. Students will be able to describe the underlying concepts implemented in today’s data networks as they analyze and describe the functionality of the ISO/OSI network architecture. Students will be able to identify the current Ethernet standards and how they are used and why as well as identifying a wide range of network devices and the services they provide. Students will work in a contemporary network lab and with computer simulation software throughout to complement and reinforce faculty lectures and discussion.
Corequisite: ELEC 124V Electronics for Telecommunications .
Prerequisites: ELEC 104N Electrical Circuits - Verizon .
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ELEC 121V - Network Infrastructure 4 credits
Students practice the analysis and application of physical level services and methodologies as applied to the telecommunication industry. Students will define and apply the essential components of data, voice, and video systems. They will also define the characteristics of the major wired and wireless media technologies and the characteristics of analog and digital transmission. Students will build a model of a Local Area Network (LAN). They will also define cellular technologies and understand the evolution from 1G to 4G devices and LTE connections and their importance. Finally students will review the operation of smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices and their importance in computer networking. Troubleshooting and analysis will be done by lab exercises on physical equipment or computer software simulation.
Corequisite: ELEC 125N Electronic Systems 2 .
Prerequisites: ELEC 120V Network Fundamentals and ELEC 123V Advanced Networking .
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ELEC 122N - Digital Systems 1 - Verizon 4 credits
Notes: This course presents topics in hardware and systems as used in the telecommunications industry. Electrical and digital circuits are explored. Binary numbers systems are discussed as applied to telecommunications equipment. Students will explore hardware to the modular level and will demonstrate and simulate digital circuits.
Prerequisites: MATH 130 College Algebra: Functions & Models and COMSC 114 Computer Applications and Telecommunications .
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ELEC 123N - Digital Systems for Telecom 2 4 credits
In this course students will be working with hardware and software installation with an introduction to personal computer fundamentals. The course will cover managing and supporting Windows, configure user-related issues and customization, learning how to maintain a computer, and troubleshooting fundamentals. Students will connect a personal computer to a network and install and set up a printer. An optional topic covers Home Technology Integration including surveillance, home automation, and cabling. The course is composed of lecture and in-class demonstration.
Prerequisites: ELEC 122N - Digital Systems 1 - Verizon
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ELEC 123V - Advanced Networking 4 credits
Students will understand and use switches and routers in simple and complex networks. Emphasis is provided on the use and operation of a wide range of network products. Additional exposure is given to a selection of traditional wide area network services which are used in today’s network infrastructure. Students will be able to describe in detail the layered approach to networking and define in detail Layer 2 switching processes and protocols. Students will come to understand and use all TCP/IP protocols including IPv6. They will also define how VLANS fit into the network environment as well as other topics within the field. To understand how the network works, students will work in a networked lab and use computer simulation projects to construct their own WAN environments.
Prerequisites: ELEC 122N Digital Systems 1 - Verizon .
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ELEC 124V - Electronics for Telecommunications 4 credits
The course provides the students with a basic understanding of telecommunications electronics. Topics include frequency response, filters, analog and digital modulation techniques, and transmission line concepts. Students will be able to describe how any type of information is transmitted and the techniques utilized for information transmission and reception. Students will be able to express a signal in the frequency domain and time domain and describe the attributes of an electromagnetic waveform. To meet the objectives of the course the students will work in a lab or with computer software simulation packages to demonstrate and describe their understanding of the topics covered.
Prerequisites: ELEC 104N Electrical Circuits - Verizon and PHYSC 131 Physics for Telecommunications/Verizon .
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ELEC 125N - Electronic Systems 2 4 credits
Students practice the analysis and application of advanced electronic circuits as applied to the telecommunications industry. Topics include frequency modulation, communication techniques (digital, wired, and wireless), transmission lines, antennas, and fiber optics. Troubleshooting and analysis by computer simulation software is stressed throughout.
Prerequisites: ELEC 124V Electronics for Telecommunications .
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ELEC 128 - Electrical Circuits 3 credits
An introduction to electric circuit fundamentals, including Ohm’s Law and Kirchoff’s Law. Students analyze serial, parallel and combinations of circuits using circuits theorems, Thevinin, Norton and superposition. Introduction to AC circuits is included using simulation and hands-on laboratories.
Corequisite: MATH 93 Beginning Algebra .
Prerequisites: High School Algebra or MATH 93 Beginning Algebra .
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ELEC 129 - Digital Logic 3 credits
Binary number systems and codes, fundamentals of Boolean Algebra, algebra simplifications; BCD, ASCII and parity codes. Basic gates and OR, invert, NAND, NOR and XOR, XNOR Comparators; flip flops: Sequential circuits; parallel adders; Counter Design; registers, decoders, encoders, Multiplexers and Demultiplexers. Emphasis on Integrated circuits.
Prerequisites: High School Algebra or MATH 93 Beginning Algebra .
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ELEC 134 - Power Circuit Analysis 3 credits
This course provides the electrical power student the capability to work with power circuits using electrical analysis methods and simulation and analysis tools. Topics include phasor analysis, three-phase circuits, real, reactive, and apparent power analysis, symmetrical components, and transformer action. An introduction to electronic devices as applied to power circuits is included. Emphasis is on SCR and TRIAC devices on three-phase circuits and applications.
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ELEC 135 - Voice/Telephone Telecommunications 4 credits
This module covers in detail the principles, terminology, and basis for electronic communication. Voice communication is presented in detail. Included are public and private networks, including voice over Internet. Telecommunication equipment, switching and transmission technology are presented. The frequency spectrum, modulation methods, and multiplexing techniques are examined. Lectures, interactive learning and demonstrations are employed.
Offered spring semester.
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ELEC 136 - Data Telecommunications 4 credits
An introduction to the technique, principles, and terminology of Data Communication are presented. Transmission media, communication interfaces, network topologies, and packet transmission techniques are presented. Practical companions to the OSI model are discussed. Data Communication equipment, basic network configurations, multiplexing, and interactive learning demonstrations are included.
Offered fall semester.
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ELEC 137 - Alternating Current and Non-Sine Waves 3 credits
Alternating current circuits and different waveforms are analyzed: Sine/usoidal, exponential, rectangular, square, triangular and mixed waveforms. Average and effective values are calculated. Complex number algebra is used. Impedance, reactance, conductance, admittance and reactance concepts are studied. The laws of circuit analysis are applied to AC excitation. RL, RC, RLC circuits are studied; simulation and hands-on laboratories to illustrate theory.
Corequisite: MATH 135 College Algebra with Trigonometry .
Prerequisites: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits .
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ELEC 140 - Voice/Data Cabling Basics 3 credits
This course is designed for students interested in the physical aspects of voice and data network cabling and installation. The course focuses on cabling issues related to data and voice connections and provides an understanding of the industry and its worldwide standards, types of media and cabling, physical and logical networks, as well as signal transmission.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
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ELEC 160 - Electronics 3 credits
Provides a basic knowledge of electronics using semi-conductor devices. A wide range of practical applications is studied. Experiments use discrete and integrated circuits. Basic circuit configuration using diodes, transistors, optical devices and operational amplifiers are studied. The course discusses trouble shooting techniques that are applicable to electronic circuits.
Prerequisites: High School Algebra or MATH 93 Beginning Algebra .
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ELEC 204 - Electrical Machinery 3 credits
Electromagnetic induction; characteristics and analysis of DC generators and motors, shunt series, and compound efficiency i voltage regulation; torque; speed regulation starting a DC motor; standards and rating; polyphase system; characteristics and analysis of the alternator; synchronous impedance, power factor, correction, and applications. Different motor designs are presented.
Prerequisites: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits .
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ELEC 207 - Instrumentation and Control Systems 3 credits
This is a course on electronic measurement and control techniques that are PC and processor based. An introduction to various sensors is given with associated electronic interfacing. Data acquisition methods are studied with PC monitoring and control software used. An introduction to programmable logic controllers is given with ladder logic programming. Control systems are studied and applications given to utility systems and supporting subsystems.
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ELEC 208 - Computer Systems 3 credits
A combined lecture and laboratory course with hands-on exercises. Introduction to microcomputer operation. Function of motherboard components and I/O devices are covered. Personal computer networking with hardware and software components. Skills required to install, configure and upgrade microcomputer modules and peripherals are covered. Troubleshooting of common module problems and system malfunction. Structure and function of major DOS and Windows operating system components are covered.
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ELEC 211 - Photovoltaic System Design 3 credits
This course covers the theory and design of (primarily residential) photovoltaic systems. The operations of subsystem components are explained, including PV modules, charge controllers and inverters, and battery systems. Methods of electrical interconnection, disconnects, over-current protection and grounding following NEC codes are outlined. Solar radiation, system sizing, and mechanical integration topics are included. The course provides hands-on installation training using industry equipment.
Prerequisites: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits .
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ELEC 218 - Introduction to Microprocessors 3 credits
This course introduces microprocessor architectures and microcomputer systems including memory type and organization. Topics include: buses architecture, serial/parallel I/O systems, memory systems, instruction set, timing operation, programming, and applications. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze programs and trouble-shoot basic microprocessor circuits.
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ELEC 221V - Broadband Services 4 credits
Students will understand and use a range of upper level services supported by TCP/IP protocols and broadband transmission services. Emphasis is given to the design and operation of Voice over IP (VoIP) and Video over IP applications. Students will define VoIP architectures, protocols, and formats and evaluate and use VoIP, PC-based servers. Students will use IP phones and understand and configure soft phones. In Video over IP, students will describe a range of video basics and codecs and understand video compression technology. They will evaluate and select video players and describe and use different video delivery processes. They will also understand the evolution of the Internet, and its impact on network needs and technologies. Students will work in a networked environment with VoIP phones to set up an enterprise-level phone system as well as work with computer software simulations to model their system.
Prerequisites: ELEC 121V Network Infrastructure .
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ELEC 222V - Telecommunications Seminar 4 credits
Emerging technologies, by their nature, change over time. In this course, students will learn, research, and evaluate techniques needed to understand a wide range of technologies and their future roles in the telecommunications industry. This is a capstone course through which students will demonstrate the capacity for lifelong learning by researching emerging technologies, trends, and issues - building upon prior learning. Class activity will include research papers, whitepapers, hands-on projects, and team work.
Prerequisites: ELEC 221V Broadband Services .
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ELEC 223 - Digital Logic and Switching Circuits 4 credits
This is a transfer-oriented comprehensive course. A review of basic digital chips is performed. A review of computer arithmetic is performed. Boolean Laws are emphasized and studied. Combinational circuits are analyzed from given logical diagram; combinational circuits synthesized (built) from given logic algebraic equation. Sequential circuits analyzed with memory devices studied. Adders, counters, registers, etc. are analyzed. Encoders and decoders, multiplexing and generation of digital waveforms are studied. Solid state switching circuits are investigated. Simulated and hands-on experimentation performed.
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ELEC 224 - Network Telecommunications 4 credits
This course is designed to train students in the organization, architecture, setup, maintenance, hardware and software aspects of computer networks. Topics include: Introduction to Networks, LAN to WAN topologies. TCP/IP networks are included. Material for certification is presented; including Intra- and Inter-Network devices, network operating systems, peer-to-peer and client server. The student is introduced to wireless networks. This course is modified as new Networks emerge. Lecture and demonstration are employed.
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ELEC 227 - Electrical System Analysis 3 credits
Discussion of transients in electrical systems, first, second, and higher order systems; constant, exponential, sinusoidal, and multiple excitations; Introductory and intermediate circuit concepts reviewed. Computer solutions to problems illustrated. Time constants and transient intervals investigated. RC, RL, LC, RLC circuits analyzed and laboratory experiments performed. Complete electrical systems with multiple switching analyzed.
Prerequisites: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits .
Offered fall and spring semesters.
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ELEC 228 - Energy Conversion & Power 3 credits
Provides a basic knowledge of electrical distribution system principle and construction of a transformer. Losses, efficiency and transformer rating. Study method of control, electro-mechanical control, solid state control and microprocessor control. Basic concept of programmable controller and applications.
Not offered every semester.
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ELEC 239 - Analog Circuits 3 credits
Covers several integrated circuit operations, including operational amplifiers, voltage regulators, phototransistors and selected IC devices. The course includes summing amplifiers, Opamp applications. The course includes trouble shooting, analog circuits, analog-digital and digital-analog conversions.
Prerequisites: ELEC 160 Electronics .
Offered fall semester.
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ELEC 240 - Advanced Electronics 3 credits
Review of diodes and transistors. Diode clipping and clamping. Small signal amplifiers using math models. Cascaded amplifiers, large signal analysis, class A, B amplifiers, FET amplifiers. Study of high, low and band pass filters. Laboratory experimentations.
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ELEC 244 - Advanced Passive and Active Laboratories 1 credits
Laboratory experimentation in Capacitors, Inductors & Diodes in DC & AC Circuits, AC Function Generator, Diodes and rectification, Transformer operations, the Oscelloscope, Operational Amplifiers, Measuring in Steinmetzian Domain voltages and current, Time Constants and Transient Analysis, BH Magnetization Curve, Lissajous Patterns, RL, RC, and RLC Circuits, determination of impedance and admittance, series and parallel resonance, AC power measurements, frequency selective circuits; also computer simulation to illustrate concepts. This lab course is associated with corse ELEC 267.
Corequisite: ELEC 267 Advanced Circuits for Engineers .
Offered spring semester.
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ELEC 255 - Circuits for Engineers 3 credits
Circuits involving: Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s laws, voltage and current divider rules, superposition, Thevenin’s theorem, mesh and nodal analysis. Circuits involving resistance, capacitance and inductance, phasors.
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ELEC 258 - Computer-Based Instrumentation 3 credits
A laboratory-oriented course enabling the technology student to gain familiarity using the computer as a versatile test instrument with its inherent ability to automate measurement taking and control processes. Principles of signal acquisition and storage are covered and proficiency in use and interconnection of measurement equipment is gained. Applied topics include: programming techniques, instrument control, sensors and transducers and interconnection standards.
Prerequisites: ELEC 129 Digital Logic .
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ELEC 261 - Computer Diagnostics 3 credits
A combined lecture and lab course with hands-on exercises. Introduction to microprocessor operation with coverage of common PC architectures and various data transfer modes on system buses. Skills required to install, configure and upgrade microcomputer modules and peripherals are covered. Diagnose and troubleshoot common module problems and system malfunctions. Structure and function of major operating system components covered.
Prerequisites: ELEC 129 Digital Logic .
Not offered every semester.
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ELEC 264 - Emerging Technologies 4 credits
This course stresses the emerging technologies in electronics and telecommunications. Some of the topics include IR transmission, wireless details, cordless phones, cell phone and satellite communication. The growth in optical and video transmission are included. This course is modified as new technology emerges. Interactive demonstrations are employed.
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ELEC 271 - Special Project/Independent Study - A 1 credits
Special projects, independent study or technical paper in electrical technology. Supervised, evaluated, and adapted to the needs and interests of the especially qualified electrical technology student. Content and evaluation determined by the faculty sponsor, chairperson, and members of the Electrical Technology Department.
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ELEC 272 - Special Project/Independent Study - B 2 credits
Special projects, independent study or technical paper in electrical technology. Supervised, evaluated, and adapted to the needs and interests of the especially qualified electrical technology student. Content and evaluation determined by the faculty sponsor, chairperson, and members of the Electrical Technology Department.
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ELEC 273 - Special Project/Independent Study - C 3 credits
Special projects, independent study or technical paper in electrical technology. Supervised, evaluated, and adapted to the needs and interests of the especially qualified electrical technology student. Content and evaluation determined by the faculty sponsor, chairperson, and members of the Electrical Technology Department.
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ELEC 282 - Electronic Communication 3 credits
This course covers the basics for and understanding of communications systems and circuits. Circuit components include filters, amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, phase locked loops and analog/digital converters. Various analog and digital modulation and multiplexing techniques are presented with emphasis on current technologies. System comparisons using information capacity relations , signal quality, as well as modulation and multiplexing methods are studied using time and frequency domain concepts. Wired and wireless data networks are studied (including LAN and WAN networks using the OSI model functionality) and explored using current networking devices.
Prerequisites: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits .
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ELEC 285 - Emerging Digital Technology 3 credits
This course covers topics currently of interest in emerging digital technology. Examples include robot controls and circuitry that augments microcomputer control, and includes sensors and connections to microcomputers.
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ENG 91 - Writing for College 1 0 credits
Students are assigned to Writing for College 1 based on the results of their writing placement entrance exam. This course is designed to address the needs of students who require intensive review of grammar and syntax. By completing exercises and assignments that teach sentence skills, paragraph structure, paragraph linkage, and test-taking skills, students will improve their writing proficiency and gain skills necessary for success in ENG 101 - Writing and Research Students are encouraged to gain additional support in the Writing Tutorial and the Academic Support Center. A writing competency exam will be administered during the semester.
Prerequisites: Appropriate course placement.
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ENG 99 - Writing Studio 0 credits
This is a 0-credit course that supports a linked section of ENG 101 , offering students additional instruction, peer interaction and time-on-task in an active, workshop-based environment. Additional instruction, activities, and assessments support (rather than supplement) students’ work in ENG 101 and include: instructor and peer conferencing, draft workshops, contextual grammar and style instruction, and discussions of how to succeed in ENG 101 and college in general.
Notes: Enrollment in this course is based on the results of a student’s placement test scores.
Corequisite: ENG 101 - Writing and Research
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ENG 101 - Writing and Research 3 credits
Students in this class conduct research and write proposals, annotated bibliographies or literature reviews, and research essays. They develop research topics and questions; identify, summarize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize relevant sources; and present arguments based on their findings. Students document where information and ideas come from by using MLA style. They enter academic conversations by doing research that builds upon existing knowledge.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of prerequisite course ENG 92 - Writing for College 2 or ESL 122 - Introduction to Academic Writing 2 ; a grade of “A” in ENG 91 - Writing for College 1 ; or appropriate course placement.
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ENG 101H - Writing and Research - Honors 3 credits
An enhanced Honors version of ENG 101 . Students conduct research and write proposals, annotated bibliographies or literature reviews, and research essays. They develop research topics and questions; identify, summarize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize relevant sources; and present arguments based on their findings. Students document where information and ideas come from using MLA style. They enter academic conversations by doing research that builds upon existing knowledge.
Prerequisites: Placement essay score of 9 and Honors permission.
every fall and spring
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ENG 102 - Writing and Literature 3 credits
The second semester of a two-semester English sequence. Students are introduced to literary terminology and methodology. They demonstrate in writing and discussion the ability to understand, analyze, and interpret works representing (but not limited to) the genres of drama, fiction, and poetry. Students enter broader conversations about literature by conducting research, evaluating sources, and documenting where information and ideas come from using MLA style.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research or equivalent at another college.
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ENG 102H - Writing and Literature - Honors 3 credits
An enhanced Honors version of ENG 102 . Students are introduced to literary terminology and methodology. They demonstrate in writing and discussion the ability to understand, analyze, and interpret works representing (but not limited to) the genres of drama, fiction and poetry. Students enter broader conversations about literature by conducting research, evaluating sources, and documenting where information and ideas come from using MLA style.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research (or equivalent from another college) and department concent.
every fall and spring
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ENG 113 - Reading and Writing Poetry 3 credits
A writing workshop which includes extensive reading in the traditions and current practices of poetry. Self-directed projects. Emphasis on growth of critical and poetic expression.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research or permission of instructor.
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ENG 115 - Creative Writing 3 credits
Students will gain an introduction to genres of creative writing, including fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Students will read, analyze, and write creatively in each genre, producing a final portfolio of creative and critical work demonstrating an understanding of both practice and process. Instruction will include workshops, exercises in craft, and student readings.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research or permission of instructor.
Not offered every semester.
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ENG 116 - Life Writing 3 credits
Over the last three centuries, life writing has emerged as a dominant literary genre in western culture and has taken a variety of forms, including autobiographies, memoirs, personal essays, diaries, and journals. This course is designed for students who are interested in writing self-narratives and wish to expand their writing and creativity skills through self-expression. Assignments for the course will include guided written assignments, self-directed projects, peer workshops, and various autobiographical readings.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research .
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ENG 200 - American Literature to 1865 3 credits
Studies of American literature from early texts of indigenous peoples to 1865. Students will study a variety of texts that may include: oral traditions, pilgrim diaries, colonial texts, writings of the founders, slave narratives, and the transcendentalists. Authors may include: Bradstreet, Edwards, Paine, Jefferson, Hawthorne, Poe, Douglass, Dickinson, Thoreau, Twain, Whitman, and others. Students are expected to compose critical essays and conduct research.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
Not offered every semester.
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ENG 201 - American Literature from 1865 3 credits
Students will read a variety of texts that may include: novels, poems, essays, short stories, film, and drama. The cross-cultural selection of authors may include: James Hemingway, Hurston, O’Connor, Kingston, Baldwin, Kerouac, DeLillo, Diaz, and major poets and playwrights. Students are expected to compose critical essays and conduct research.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature
Not offered every semester.
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ENG 202 - Children’s Literature 3 credits
An overview of major genres, periods, and themes of children’s literature. The focus is on writing done in English, but the class also considers some international developments in the history of children’s literature. In addition to books, other media is studied, including film and the Internet. This course also strengthens a student’s competence and confidence in literary analysis, scholarship, and writing. It also may satisfy a common requirement for undergraduate programs in teacher training.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
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ENG 203 - African American Literature 3 credits
Studies in African-American literature and backgrounds, including slave narratives and autobiography. Emphasis is on the best writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including many recent writers. Readings include novels, plays, essays, short stories, and poems.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
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ENG 204 - Literature of New York 3 credits
A selective history of the great literary accomplishments of New York, from its beginnings as Dutch trading post to its present status as unrivaled world capital. Students study stories, poems, and historical documents and learn how American values such as liberty, diversity, and religious tolerance had their origins in a city founded on principles of commerce. Includes visit to New York Historical Society.
Notes: May be taken for honors credit.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature
Offered fall semesters.
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ENG 206H - Cambridge Literature Studies - Honors 3 credits
Cambridge Studies in Literature - Honors is an advanced literature course that involves two weeks of intensive study at Cambridge University. Students register for and attend two specialized seminars per week, in addition to morning plenary and evening lectures. All written work is submitted to and graded by a Westchester Community College instructor. Students receive an official Certificate of Completion from Cambridge University and three Westchester Community College Honors English/Humanities credits.
Notes: Students register for two specialized seminars in Literature Summer School at Cambridge and attend two classes per day, in addition to morning plenary and evening lectures. All written work is submitted to and graded by the Westchester Community College instructor. Certificate of Completion from Cambridge University; four Westchester Community College Honors English/Humanities credits.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research , ENG 102 - Writing and Literature , and Honors permission.
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ENG 208 - Literature of the Americas 3 credits
A survey of Anglophone literature(s) produced by key Chicano, Mexican, Asian-American, Asian-Canadian, Caribbean, Native-American and Native- Canadian authors. Focus is on the relationship between the cultures that these authors come from and the dominant white northern European culture that emerged from the early conflicts in the settlement of the American continent. A broad range of cultural and historical viewpoints are exposed through the diversity of the readings and attendant discussions.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
Not offered every semester.
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ENG 209 - Studies in the Short Story 3 credits
The development of the short story as a literary form. Reading, discussion, and analysis of short stories by major writers such as Chekhov, Gilman, Joyce, Hemingway, Wright, O’Connor, Baldwin, Carver, Oates, and others, in relation to their social and intellectual milieu.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature
Offered most semesters.
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ENG 210H - The American Dream - Honors 3 credits
Examination of political, social, and economic visions of America based on a selection of literature from the “discovery” of America to the present (Columbus, Bradford, Franklin, Douglass, Clemens, Yezierska, Fitzgerald, Ellison, Miller, Kingston, etc.)
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature
Offered fall semesters.
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ENG 211 - Modern Drama 3 credits
Modern drama focuses on contemporary plays, 1940’s to present. Studies include critical reading, discussion, and writing about plays as they relate to particular social and intellectual contexts. Attention focuses on issues of class, race, ethnicity, and gender whenever relevant. Students write interpretive essays and response papers, as well as their own original plays, based on elements of drama.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature
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ENG 215 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3 credits
An appreciation of Shakespeare’s plays as poetry and theatre, Shakespeare’s development as dramatist and poet, the intellectual milieu of Elizabethan England and its influence on Shakespeare’s use of dramatic forms and techniques.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature
Not offered every semester.
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ENG 217H - Holocaust Studies - Honors 3 credits
This course studies the Holocaust in particular and racism in general. It examines a number of major questions such as, “How could a ‘cultured’ people, the nation of Beethoven, commit such barbaric crimes?” Special attention is given to the roles of silence, complicity, and personal responsibility. Students complete a three-part project in which they investigate an aspect of the Holocaust. Guest speakers and films complement the material.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
Offered fall semester.
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ENG 218 - Literature and the Environment 3 credits
This course requires students to read, analyze, and write about novels, poems and prose that relate to our environment in order to explore American attitudes about current environmental issues and conditions. Through these readings students will examine how literature illuminates, influences, and reflects our environment.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
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ENG 226 - Leadership and the Humanities 3 credits
This is an interdisciplinary humanities course that examines leaders and leadership issues. The course will include: study of classic and current leaders as seen in a variety of literary, philosophical and historical readings and films; readings in leadership theories, case studies in leadership, and experimental learning exercises; a mentoring program and service learning projects.
Notes: May be taken for Honors credit.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
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ENG 227 - Contemporary Global Literature 3 credits
An in-depth exploration of the best contemporary poetry, drama, and fiction. Emphasis is on the close study of texts and authors, in particular those works that present provocative comparisons across cultures and history.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
Not offered every semester.
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ENG 227H - Contemporary Global Literature Honors 3 credits
An enhanced Honors version of English 227, offering in-depth exploration of contemporary literature, including poetry, drama, and fiction. Emphasis is on the close study of texts and authors, in particular those works that present provocative comparisons across cultures and history. Students will write analytical research essays that require an understanding of the political, historical, and/or cultural settings of the literature.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature and admission into the WCC Honors College.
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ENG 240 - Studies in American Poetry 3 credits
Studies in American poetry with reading, discussion, and analysis of major poets, among them Eliot, Frost, Hughes, Bishop, Ginsberg, as well as a number of contemporary poets, in relation to their social and intellectual milieu and considering the influences of earlier poets such as Whitman and Dickinson.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
Not offered every semester.
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ENG 241 - Latin-American Literature 3 credits
In this course students will read a variety of texts that may include: novels, poems, essays, short stories, film, and drama produced by Latin American writers living in Latin America and in diaspora. Students will pay close attention to how history and politics, geography of Latin America influence it’s literary past and present. Students are expected to compose critical essays and conduct research.
Notes: May be taken for Honors credit.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
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ENG 242 - Caribbean Literature 3 credits
In this course, students read novels, poems, essays, short stories, songs, film and drama produced by Caribbean artists living in the Caribbean and in diaspora. We will pay close attention to the ways in which the history and geography of the Caribbean influence its literary past and present. Students read and analyze a variety of literary texts and write critical essays, as well as conduct research.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
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ENG 243 - Coming to America - Immigrant Lit 3 credits
In this course students read novels, poems, essays, short stories, and narratives written by immigrants to the United States. The course begins with the works of the earliest immigrants, the pilgrims, and advances through the centuries to present day. Students read and analyze a variety of literary texts, do research, and write critical essays.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 - Writing and Research and ENG 102 - Writing and Literature .
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ESL 94 - Introduction to Academic Writing 1 0 credits
This course is intended for nonnative speakers of English whose English writing proficiency must increase before they are able to take ENG 101 - Writing and Research and academic subjects that require essay examinations and term papers. Through practice in sentence structure and in planning, writing, and revising essays, students will continue to improve writing proficiency in English.
Prerequisites: Appropriate course placement.
Offered every semester.
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ESL 122 - Introduction to Academic Writing 2 3 credits
This course is intended for nonnative speakers of English whose English writing proficiency must increase before they are able to take ENG 101 Writing and Research and academic subjects that require essay examinations and term papers. Through practice in sentence structure and in planning, writing, and revising essays, students will continue to improve writing proficiency in English.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of prerequisite course ESL 94 Introduction to Academic Writing 1 or appropriate course placement.
Pre or Corequisites: Two hours per week of tutorial work in the Academic Support Center are required.
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FASH 105 - Introduction to the Fashion Industry 3 credits
This survey course covers the history, characteristics and global interrelationships of all segments of the fashion industry. The course explores how fiber, textile and apparel producers, retailers and home furnishings companies, merchandise and market their products within the industry and to the ultimate consumer.
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FASH 108 - History of 20th Century Fashion 3 credits
This course surveys the evolution of dress from 1800 to present day, analyzing the impact of social, economic, environmental, and political circumstances, globally and locally, past and present. Students will process this information and research and develop future trends based on the current climate as it relates to our studies of historical fashion.
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FASH 115 - Fashion Design Technology 3 credits
This course involves the study of form, line, balance, tone, shade, value, and pattern with reference to the human figure and its costume. The computer-based hands on assignments utilize Design CAD and Fashion Illustration software to produce textile designs, and color stories for merchandising and design presentations.
Notes: Was RET 115 previous to Fall 2010.
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FASH 120 - Garment Construction 3 credits
Students learn the fundamentals of design room sewing techniques used in the fashion industry; including the construction skills needed to execute designs in a professional manner. A sample garment is developed through the use of a basic pattern. Emphasis is on basic sewing construction skills, including fundamentals in the selection of fabrics, patterns, fit, and construction techniques. Students develop a sample library as well as a professionally finished garment.
Notes: Prior sewing experience recommended, but not required. Material costs and lab fees apply.
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FASH 150 - Flat Pattern Making and Design 3 credits
Students learn the fundamentals of patternmaking through development of foundation slopers including a basic bodice, sleeve, two-dart skirt, and pant. Variations on these slopers will then be applied to original design projects which will follow the design process from concept to paper pattern to finished garment in fashion fabric, to be shown at the departmental fashion show. Material cost and laboratory fees apply.
Notes: Material costs and lab fees apply.
Corequisite: FASH 120 Garment Construction
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FASH 205 - Textiles in the Global Marketplace 3 credits
The course addresses the fundamental knowledge of textiles, including the study of natural and manmade fibers, practical applications of textiles in the industry and in the arts, properties that affect fabric performance, and methods of production as they relate to yarns, dyes and finishes of the final product. Traditional techniques as well as advancements in technology utilized in the textile industry are emphasized.
Prerequisites: FASH 105 Introduction to the Fashion Industry for Merchandising or FASH 108 - History of 20th Century Fashion for Design
Offered fall and spring semesters.
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FASH 206 - Visual Merchandising and Display 3 credits
This course introduces the basic elements of design related to promoting fashion merchandise. Topics include exterior and interior display, their coordination with other related departments, the use of color, equipment and display materials, lighting and sources of supply. Store fixtures, design fundamentals, and display principles are studied throughout analysis of interior and exterior displays and to give shape and substance to student ideas by the planning, installation, and evaluation of a series of displays.
Notes: Was RET 206 previous to Fall 2010.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
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FASH 207 - Retail and Fashion Internship 3 credits
A work-study arrangement between the department and business/industry, retail stores, buying offices, and ad agencies, among others. Approval and recommendation of Curriculum Chair required. All hours are completed off-campus at the job location.
Notes: Was RET 207 previous to Fall 2010.
Prerequisites: Requires departmental consent.
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FASH 215 - International Fashion Buying 3 credits
This capstone management course explores the management of the human system as it relates to organizations, society, and the global market. The functions of strategic planning, organizational engineering and structuring, directing, and controlling are applied to the management decision-making process especially through the use of teams and the theory of The Learning Organization. Self-managing teams develop and critique real business problems and situations via case studies using the resources of the sophisticated technologically advanced management learning environment. Students may use financial ratios. Students document their learning through portfolios.
Prerequisites: FASH 105 - Introduction to the Fashion Industry or FASH 108 - History of 20th Century Fashion
Offered fall and spring semesters.
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FASH 220 - Apparel and Design 1 3 credits
Students learn to drape intricate garments. Projects include draping rousers, notch and shawl collar jackets, dolman sleeves, and skirt variations. Original design is executed from a sketch and a sample garment is constructed. Material costs and lab fees apply.
Notes: Material costs and lab fees apply.
Prerequisites: FASH 120 - Garment Construction
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FASH 221 - Apparel and Design 2 3 credits
Continuation of more advanced draping problems. Includes draping in a variety of fabrics. Original designs for lingerie, knitwear, tailored jacket and term garments are draped and constructed in fabric. Material costs and lab fees apply.
Notes: Material costs and lab fees apply.
Prerequisites: FASH 220 - Apparel and Design 1
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FASH 230 - Fashion Illustration Techniques 3 credits
Fashion Illustration Techniques aims to develop the skills necessary to communicate fashion visions involved in the development of fashion products from concept to design. This course provides basic knowledge of drawing the fashion figure and the illustration of apparel products, as well as the development and exploration of the art and history of the fashion illustration and its place in the design process. Students will master the ability to build and render garments while exploring the expression of drama, attitude, and style using traditional and nontraditional art materials.
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FASH 231 - Fashion Product Development 3 credits
Fashion Product Development is a comprehensive course outlining the step-by-step process of developing concept into product within the apparel industry culminating in the completion of a portfolio of work exhibiting this experience. Students will analyze and experience different fashion professional careers as they operate within an apparel company, including taking on such roles as design, production, merchandising, marketing, etc., examining how the environment, socio-economic, and political atmosphere affect the industry.
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FILM 100 - Introduction to Film 3 credits
An introduction to the language of film, this course familiarizes students with the key elements of cinema: narrative, cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, and sound. Focusing primarily on fictional narrative films, the course explores the ways in which filmmakers employ the basic elements of cinema to reveal character, convey plot and theme, and create meaning. Both “Classical” Hollywood style and alternative styles are discussed. Students learn to critically analyze films and effectively communicate their ideas in writing. In addition to a mid-term and a final exam, there are weekly assignments and one paper.
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FILM 101 - Film 1895 to 1945 3 credits
An historical and critical survey of the art of the motion picture from its inception through the Hollywood studio years and on into the 1950’s. The focus is on pioneers and innovators, such as Griffith, Chaplin, Keaton, Lang, Von Sternberg, Sturges, and Ford. The course will introduce students to techniques and aesthetics of filmmaking, as well as major styles and genres. Historical development of film as an art form will be explored. Emphasis will be on teaching students the skills necessary to critically analyze films.
Pre or Corequisites: FILM 100 - Introduction to Film
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FILM 102 - Film 1945 to Present 3 credits
An historical and critical survey of films from the 1950’s to the present. The emphasis will be on American cinema with some discussion of various national cinemas. Students will explore the language of cinema and gain an understanding of the techniques used by filmmakers to convey plot and theme and to create meaning. The focus will be on skills necessary for the critical analysis of films. Topics covered will include: narratology, mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing. The course will examine works by filmmakers such as Hitchcock, Kazan, Godard, Nichols, Scorsese, Lynch, Lee, Coppola, Campion, Fincher, Tarantino, Leigh, Almodovar, Cronenberg, Forman, Zhang, Park Chanwook, and the Coen brothers, among others.
Pre or Corequisites: FILM 100 Introduction to Film
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FILM 103 - The Great Directors 3 credits
An in-depth exploration of the major works of the world’s most esteemed film directors, examining their art in comparison with their contemporaries. In different years, the focus is on such directors as Bergman, Renoir, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, and John Ford.
Not offered every semester.
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FILM 109 - Film — American Cinema 3 credits
Students approach film as an art form, an industry, and a system of representation and communication. They study the important role of movies in our culture, learning how Hollywood has helped to reflect and shape our national image throughout history.
Notes: May be taken for Honors.
Not offered every semester.
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FILM 113 - Film Study — World Cinema 3 credits
This course introduces students to the aesthetics and discipline of film study. Students are expected to master critical and analytical skills which aid in the analysis of specific films as works of art. Feature films are screened and discussed.
Not offered every semester.
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FILM 114H - World Cinema — Honors 3 credits
This is an honors-level seminar on the movies as an art form and as an international multicultural phenomenon. Students will engage in a focused exploration of the technical and formal elements that make the movies a unique and powerful means of human expression, one that finds its definition in diverse cultural contexts. The course will provide students with a window onto the rich cultural landscape beyond their own, exposing them to cinematic accomplishments that extend beyond the conventional American model and their own experience and introducing them to the national cinemas of Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America, India and the Middle East, with their distinctive perspectives, attitudes, values and beliefs. The course will concern itself with culture and its impact on film as a work of art, with culture as shaper of both content and form. Methods include class discussion, oral and written reports, individual and group class presentations, readings, and critical viewing of selected films and videos.
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FILM 115H - American Cinema —Honors 3 credits
This honors-level course is a focused investigation of movies in America. Students approach film as an art form, an industry, and a system of representation and communication. They study the important role of movies in our culture, learning how Hollywood has helped to reflect and shape our national image throughout history. Instructional methods include independent research projects, collaborative presentations, readings, class discussion, and critical viewing of selected films and videos.
Offered fall semester.
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FILM 120 - Filmmaker’s Workshop 1 3 credits
An intensive, production lab course which introduces the technical and aesthetic aspects of film style single camera shooting, while utilizing video cameras and equipment. Students conceive, shoot, and edit several short projects that are screened, reviewed, and critiqued.
Not offered every semester.
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