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Spring 2010 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Students should consult an academic advisor when selecting courses to satisfy program requirements. Program Core Curricula require a combination of specific courses and elective courses. Click for details about how to select course that will Satisfy Core Electives . Click for a listing of the current SUNY General Education Requirements . |
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E.M.T. - Paramedic |
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EMS 217 - Legal Aspects of EMS 3 credits
This course introduces the EMS professional to the legal aspects of Emergency Medical Services. Students explore issues in malpractice, consent and refusal of treatment, OSHA, employment issues, and risk management. EMS students gain insights into the legal liabilities in Emergency Medical Services through discussion, readings, and case studies.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: EMS 101 Emergency Medical Services I or permission from department chair.
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EMS 221 - Paramedic III 9 credits
This course examines the assessment and treatment of several medical emergencies facing the pre-hospital paramedic. In a systematic manner, a comprehensive survey of Respiratory, Cardiac, Endocrine, and Neurological emergencies is presented. In addition, the student learns to assess and treat the Acute Abdomen, Anaphylaxis, Toxicological emergencies, as well as Infectious Diseases. Environmental Emergencies, Geriatrics, and Pediatrics are also discussed. A clinical component to this course permits the paramedic student to interact with patients in the field setting. This course follows the suggested guidelines of Division 4 of the U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard Curriculum for Paramedic.Class Hours: 9Lab Hours: 2Clinical hrs. 10Prerequisite: EMS 121, 122 Paramedic I & II.Corequisite: EMS 222 Paramedic IV.Offered spring semester.
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EMS 222 - Paramedic IV 3 credits
This course examines obstetrical emergencies facing the pre-hospital emergency medical caregiver. Emergency childbirth and neo-natal resuscitation are covered in depth. In addition, Behavioral emergencies are also presented to the student. The clinical component to this course allows the student to interact with patients in the field. This course follows the guidelines of Division 5 and Division 6 of the U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard Curriculum for Paramedic.Class Hours: 3Lab Hours: 2Clinical hrs. 15Prerequisite: EMS 121, 122 Paramedic I & II.Corequisite: EMS 221 Paramedic III.Offered spring semester.
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Early Childhood |
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HSERV 135B - Foundations of Early Childhood 3 credits
This course examines the historical, philosophical, and cultural roots of the Early Childhood Education movement and their influences on contemporary practices. The course is designed to help students develop a set of beliefs that will enable them to create environments that nurture investigation and foster a sense of community. Consideration is given to the important role of families in education and the teacher parent relationship. Emphasis is placed on responding to the call for culturally and ethnically sensitive teaching practices within the full range of human differences.Class Hours: 3
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HSERV 140 - Infant/Toddler Environments 3 credits
This course emphasizes research about infant/toddler development as a framework for group care that supports the young child’s needs for safe exploration, responsive routines, continuity with family and culture, and experiences that guide them in making sense of their world.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: HSERV 209 Early Childhood Development, HSERV 135B Foundations of Early Childhood, HSERV 202A Observation and Assessment, HSERV 216 Early Childhood Field I.Corequisite: HSERV 218 Early Childhood Field II.
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HSERV 202A - Observation and Assessment 4 credits
Observing children is at the core of Early Childhood Education. Through documentation of teacher’s observations and the works of the child using the Prospect Center Descriptive Review of the Child and the Description of Children’s Work, the student comes to understand how a particular child makes meaning. Through shared recollections of their own learning experiences students gain a larger perspective of teaching and learning. Emphasis is placed on collaboration and sharing observations in developing knowledge about teaching.Class Hours: 4Corequisite: HSERV 216 Early Childhood Field I.Prerequisite or Corequisite: HSERV 135B Foundations of Early Childhood.
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HSERV 209 - Early Childhood Development 3 credits
This course explores the process of change from birth through the pre-school years, emphasizing the interaction between social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Major development theories and the ways that they inform childrearing and educational practices are critically examined. Focus is placed on how history, culture, class, and gender identification, influence the young child. Themes include the child as a maker of meaning, nature versus nurture, and temperament. Students use a variety of research methods in completing course assignments.Class Hours: 3
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HSERV 216 - Early Childhood Field I 3 credits
This weekly 9-hour field experience accompanies the course: Observation & Assessment in Early Childhood. The student learns how Early Childhood Practitioners become researchers by systematic observation of children’s behaviors and works in a group setting. Students practice techniques of recording and assessment of a child’s development which culminates in a portfolio and descriptive review of a child.Prerequisite: HSERV 209 Early Childhood Development and HSERV 135B Foundations of Early Childhood.Pre- or Corequisite: HSERV 202A Observation and Assessment.
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HSERV 218 - Early Childhood Field II 3 credits
The Field Experience accompanies the Infant/Toddler Environments course and requires 9 hours a week in an infant/toddler setting. The student learns the ways in which his/her early childhood program meets the physical, intellectual and social needs of the children as well as their parents. Students have an opportunity to practice, under professional supervision, the methods studied in the linked courses.Prerequisite: HSERV 216 Early Childhood Field I.Corequisite: HSERV 140 Infant/Toddler Environments.
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HSERV 220A - Early Childhood Curriculum 3 credits
This course is designed to prepare students for planning and implementing culturally and developmentally relevant curriculum for children N-2nd grade. Emphasis is placed on the emergent curriculum, project work and documentation. Student teachers explore how children represent their understanding through language, dramatic play, art, blocks, sand and water and manipulatives. Most sessions are workshops that provide students with opportunities to explore materials first hand.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: HSERV 209 Early Childhood Development, HSERV 135B Foundations of Early Childhood, and HSERV 202A Observation & Assessment.Corequisite: HSERV 222 Early Childhood Field III.
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HSERV 222 - Early Childhood Field III 3 credits
The Early Childhood Field course III is taken with Early Childhood Curriculum. Students have an opportunity to explore and translate theories of curriculum development into classroom practice. Students are required to spend 9 hours a week in an Early Childhood classroom.Prerequisite: HSERV 218 Early Childhood Field II.Corequisite: HSERV 220A Early Childhood Curriculum.
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Economics |
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ECON 101 - Macroeconomics 3 social science credits
This course is designed to introduce students to both the basic principles used in economic theory and to the institutional details of the organization of economic systems in the United States and other countries. In addition, the course helps students understand the ways in which different economies are linked and the effects of economic interactions within and between countries. The contents of the course include demand and supply analysis, national income accounting, economic growth, monetary and fiscal policies, as well as, global economic issues such as international trade and capital flows. Various contemporary policy issues are also analyzed.Class Hours: 3
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ECON 101H - Macroeconomics-Honors 3 social science credits
This course is designed to introduce students to both the basic principles used in economic theory and to the institutional details of the organization of economic systems in the United States and other countries. In addition, the course helps students understand the ways in which different economies are linked and the effects of economic interactions within and between countries. The contents of the course include demand and supply analysis, national income accounting, economic growth, monetary and fiscal policies, as well as global economic issues such as international trade and capital flows. Various contemporary policy issues are also analyzed. The course develops a conceptual framework to help students independently analyze economic policy issues.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: College-level Algebra and Composition and Literature I.
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ECON 102 - Microeconomics 3 social science credits
This course provides an analysis of the basic market forces of demand and supply, and economic outcomes under different market structures such as competitive, imperfectly competitive and monopolistic markets. The labor and capital markets are also analyzed. In addition, the economics of the public sector emphasizes tax policy, externalities, monopoly power and the provision of public goods. The course examines contemporary social issues such as income distribution, poverty and the welfare system as well as global issues such as international trade and protectionism.Class Hours: 3
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ECON 102H - Microeconomics-Honors 3 social science credits
This course provides an analysis of the basic market forces of demand and supply, and economic outcomes under different market structures such as competitive, imperfectly competitive and monopolistic markets. The labor and capital markets are also analyzed. In addition, the economics of the public sector emphasizes tax policy, externalities, monopoly power and the provision of public goods. The course examines contemporary social issues such as income distribution, poverty and the welfare system as well as global issues such as international trade and protectionism. This course is meant for the student who is already familiar with economic analysis and develops a conceptual framework to help students independently analyze economic policy issues.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: Macroeconomics, College-level Algebra and Composition and Literature I.
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ECON 110 - Personal Finance 3 elective credits
Personal Finance provides a solid presentation of the concepts and principles necessary to successfully manage finances and avoid common pitfalls. Topics include: budgeting, time value of money, tax strategies, consumer credit, identity theft, savings and brokerage accounts, insurance, home buying and selling, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement planning and estate planning. This is a practical course designed to familiarize the student with personal financial issues.For elective credit only. This course cannot be used to satisfy Behavioral Science core requirements.Class Hours: 3
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ECON 215 - International Economics 3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to both the basic principles of international trade theory and various international policy issues. The content of the course includes an analysis of international trade policy, foreign exchange rates, balance of payments, open-economy macroeconomics, and international macroeconomic policy. Throughout the course there is an emphasis on comparing economic outcomes with and without international trade. International institutions such as the World Trade Organization, the European Union and regional trade pacts such as NAFTA are studied. The course is meant for the student who is already familiar with economic analysis.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ECON 101 Macroeconomics.
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Electrical Technology |
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ELEC 119 - Basic Electricity 3 credits
Theory of Electricity. Basic DC circuits. Fundamental electrical laws. Magnetism. Concept of alternating current. Meter measurements and circuit simulations. Circuit components – resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers. Basic electronics – diodes and transistors. Lecture and laboratory integration using simulation and hardware.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: High School Algebra or MATH 003, MATH 003T Beginning Algebra.Corequisite: Beginning Algebra Math 003.
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: High School Algebra or MATH 003, MATH 003T Beginning Algebra.
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ELEC 130 - Co-op Education in Electrical Technology I 3 credits
Co-op courses are designed to promote career awareness through cooperative work experience in the specific field. Students integrate classroom theory with a monitored and supervised work experience. Periodic meetings with faculty advisor and written assignments are required.225 work hours required.Prerequisite: Approval of Curriculum or Department Chair; GPA of 2.5 or higher; 9 earned credits in curriculum-required courses and 3 credits in ENG 101 or equivalent for a total of 12 credits; and a major declared in this specific curriculum.
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ELEC 131 - Co-op Education in Electrical Technology II 3 credits
Co-op courses are designed to promote career awareness through cooperative work experience in the specific field. Students integrate classroom theory with a monitored and supervised work experience. Periodic meetings with faculty advisor and written assignments are required.225 work hours required.Prerequisite: Approval of Curriculum or Department Chair; GPA of 2.5 or higher; 9 earned credits in curriculum-required courses and 3 credits in ENG 101 or equivalent for a total of 12 credits; and a major declared in this specific curriculum.
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits.Corequisite: MATH 110A College Algebra with Trig.
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ELEC 138 - Intro Telecommunications 4 credits
This course introduces the student to the techniques, principles, terminology, and technology of telecommunications. Comprehensive coverage of current analog and digital data communications is featured, along with an extensive discussion of emerging technologies. For example, high-speed communications using xDSL, cable modems, satellites, ATM, and fiber are discussed. A study of LANS, WANS, and wireless networks is covered. The course material is taught through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.Class Hours: 4Offered fall semester.
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Offered 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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: High School Algebra or MATH 003, MATH 003T 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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits.
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2
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ELEC 212A - Emerging Electronic Applications 3 credits
This course presents techniques in electronics as emerging applications develop. Students are taught the use of electronics in many areas such as health, biomedical, optical technologies, microwaves and other applications as they appear.Class Hours: 4Lab Hours: 4
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ELEC 217B - Electronic Devices and Test Equip. Lab 2 credits
A range of electronic devices are investigated and characterized, both discrete and integrated. Properties of analog circuits including gain, frequency response, loading effects, ringing and pulse response are studied. Students learn the proper use and familiarity of electronic test equipment such as the oscilloscope, signal generator, digital voltmeter, frequency counter, and function generator. Proper measurement techniques are explained.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ELEC 128 Electrical Circuits, and ELEC 137 Alternating Current and Non- Sine Waves.
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2
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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.Class Hours: 4Lab Hours: 4
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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.Class Hours: 4
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: 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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Not 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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: 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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2
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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.Lab Hours: 2Corequisite: ELEC 267 Advanced Circuits for EngineersOffered 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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Corequisite: MATH 115A Technical Mathematics with Calculus.
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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.Class Hours: 4Lab Hours: 4Prerequisite: 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.Class Hours: 4Lab Hours: 4Prerequisite: ELEC 129 Digital Logic.Not offered every semester.
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ELEC 262 - Telecommunications Lab 1 credits
Experiments to reinforce the lectures on Telecommunications are performed. Requires at least two previous Telecommunication Modules or permission of the instructor to be admitted to this course.Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: Two telecommunications modules from: ELEC 135, 136, 224, 264.Offered annually.
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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.Class Hours: 4
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ELEC 265 - Network Transformation Analysis 3 credits
Network theorems and mesh and nodal analysis are performed, using determinants to solve simultaneous equations. The Laplace transforms and Fourier Series also introduced. Hands-on experiments are performed.Class Hours: 4Lab Hours: 4Prerequisite: MATH 110A College Algebra with Trigonometry.Corequisite: Math 115 Precalculus or MATH 115A Technical Math with Calculus.
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ELEC 266 - Computer Applications for Electronics 2 credits
Basic computer orientation; a variety of software packages related to the workplace in the creation of documents, memos, spreadsheets, graphs, databases; utilization of Electronic Mail and technical web sites, imeasurement, and analysis; use of the computer to simulate electrical circuits to simulate circuit operations.Class Hours: 1Lab Hours: 2Not offered every semester.
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ELEC 267 - Advanced Circuits for Engineers 3 credits
Network theorems, mesh and nodal analysis, matrix solutions to circuit problems, the transformer, mutual inductance, magnetically coupled circuits, network topology, polyphase circuits, two-port networks and their interconnections, the Laplace Transform, Laplacian domain analysis, pole-zero plots, unit step, unit ramp, impulse function, doublet function, initial value theorem, final value theorem, translation techniques, the transfer function, introduction to the Fourier Series and the Fourier Transform.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: ELEC 255 Circuits for Engineers.Corequisite: ELEC 244 Advanced Passive and Active Laboratories.Offered spring semester.
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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 281 - Electrical Layout Laboratory 1 credits
Electrical drawing related to symbols, schematic diagrams, logic diagrams, highway, baseline and lineless diagrams, PC boards. Experimentation related to: diodes, zenes diodes, LEDs, transistors and biasing. Laboratory sessions and circuit simulations are used.Lab Hours: 2
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ELEC 282 - Electronic Communication 3 credits
This course covers the basics for an understanding of communication systems and circuits. Time and frequency domain concepts are explained. Circuit components include: filters, tuned amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, phase locked loops and frequency synthesizers. Transmission media such as wire, radio and microwave and fiber optic connections are studied and compared. Analog and digital communication methods are compared along with modulation and multiplexing techniques. Emphasis given to current technologies.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2Prerequisite: ELEC 129 Digital Logic, ELEC 137 Alternating Current and Non-Sine Waves.
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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.Class Hours: 2Lab Hours: 2
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English |
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ENG 001A - Basic Writing I 0 credits
Students are assigned to Basic Writing I 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 improve their writing proficiency and gain skills necessary for success in ENG 101 Composition & Literature I. Students are encouraged to gain additional support in the Writing Center and the Academic Support Center. A writing competency exam is administered during the semester.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: A score of 4 or below on Placement Essay Exam.
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ENG 002 - Basic Writing II 0 credits
Students are assigned to Basic Writing as a result of the incoming student placement test results. The course is designed to for students who have entered college but who need to strengthen their writing skills in order to enroll and succeed in the first year English courses (Composition & Literature I & II) without a distinct handicap. Students are expected to do additional work in the Writing Center. Upon successful completion of a writing exam, students may enter Composition & Literature I.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: A score of 6 on Placement Essay Exam or Basic Writing 1 Exit Exam.
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ENG 101 - Composition and Literature I 3 credits
The first semester of a two-semester sequence of reading and writing. Readings include essays and may also come from other forms of literature. Students write essays which demonstrate their ability to articulate personal response, to draw inferences, to synthesize, and to express informed opinion. Research and its proper documentation are included in this process.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: A score of 8 on Placement Exam or passing grade in ENG 002 Basic Writing II or ESL 122 Intro to Academic Writing II.
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ENG 101H - Composition and Literature I-Honors 3 credits
Expository and argumentative writing is the focus of this course. Students read and discuss prose essays which present significant issues and respond to them in scholarly form and language. Research and its proper documentation are included in this process.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: Placement essay score of 9 or better.
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ENG 102 - Composition and Literature II 3 credits
The second semester of a two-semester sequence of reading and writing. Students augment those skills emphasized in the first semester by writing essays which demonstrate their ability to read, to analyze, to interpret, and to evaluate works from different genres of imaginative literature, different historical periods, and different cultural traditions. Students are introduced to literary terminology and to the methods of literary analysis. Research and its proper documentation are included in this process.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101 Composition and Literature I or equivalent at another college.
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ENG 102H - Composition and Literature II-Honors 3 credits
Composition and Literature II introduces students to literary genre (short story, poetry, drama, novel). This course presents masterpieces in each of these forms which students read, discuss and write about in their journals and in critical essays. Some research is required.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101 Composition and Literature I.Offered spring semester.
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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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101 Composition and Literature I or permission of instructor.
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ENG 113H - Reading and Writing Poetry-Honors 3 credits
Reading and Writing Poetry-Honors integrates critical and creative modes of thought and expression. Students read extensively while working on their own poetry. The complementary acts of reading and writing poetry offer students a full experience of poetry as scholarly endeavor and creative practice. Writing exercises, discussion, workshop groups and individual conferences are designed to make poetry a more familiar language for students as they explore new imaginative territory.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I and II.Offered spring semester.
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ENG 115 - Creative Writing 3 credits
For students who enjoy the act of writing and want to expand the range of their expression through experimentation in various imaginative forms. Guided assignments, self-directed projects, peer workshops.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101 Composition and Literature I or permission of instructor.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 117 - Women in Literature 1 credits
Centers on works by women about women and includes authors of novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and non-fiction. Works are studied in terms of content and form and, in addition, students examine their own responses to questions raised and issues confronted. Students are expected to attend some individual conferences. They submit a short paper which relates to this course. There are no exams.Class Hours: 1Not offered every semester.
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ENG 124 - Professional and Technical Writing 3 credits
Students work on writing projects designed to simulate real-world challenges. Writing tasks may include text for online media, presentations, proposals, instructions, and résumés. Students can expect valuable feedback on their writing, with emphasis placed upon communicating to readers, being clear and concise, and effective document design.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: A score of “8” on Placement Exam or Passing Grade in ENG 002 Basic Writing/Westchester Community College.
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ENG 125 - Writing for Film 3 credits
This course teaches the technical and esthetic foundations of screen writing. Students learn standard screenplay formatting as well as techniques for writing flashbacks, montages, parallel actions and telephone conversations. In addition, the course provides a foundation in narrative theory, in particular three-act structure. Presentations, exercises and demonstrations focus on visual narratives and dialog. Students produce one short group screenplay and one 15-page individual screenplay.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101 Compositions and Literature I. ENG 125H Writing for Film-Honors
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ENG 125H - Writing for Film-Honors 3 credits
Writing for Film-Honors is an intensive screenwriting workshop that incorporates critical as well as creative modes of expression. Students compare literary texts with motion pictures in order to gain a deeper understanding of the similarities and differences between the two art forms. They then engage in a variety of writing exercises before composing their own screenplays. As part of the course requirements, students engage in a group screenwriting project that ultimately leads to the production of a student video.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I and II.
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ENG 126H - Readings in Human Rights - Honors 3 credits
The study of significant literary, historical and other texts related to human rights. Students read works that raise essential questions of social justice, individual conscience and human dignity. International in scope and interdisciplinary in approach, this course explores the role of writing in the development of human rights. Students supplement their reading through independent projects and participation in human rights activities.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101 Composition and Literature I.
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ENG 200 - American Literature Through the 19th Century 3 credits
American literature from the Pilgrim diaries and Native American legends through the 19th Century poets, philosophers, and writers, among them Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson, Whitman, Douglass, and Twain.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II. Not offered every semester.
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ENG 201 - Modern American Writers 3 credits
Studies of American writers from the 20th century to the present. The rich cross-cultural selection of authors may include fiction writers such as James, Hemingway, and Hurston, contemporaries such as Russell Banks and Toni Morrison, as well as major poets and playwrights.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.
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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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.
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ENG 204H - Literature of New York-Honors 3 credits
The greatest city in the world is in our backyard. How much do you know about it? Take a “bite” out of the Big Apple with this fascinating Honors course. Learn about the rich and important history of New York City as you read stories, poems and novels by New Yorkers and about New York.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Offered fall semesters.
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ENG 205 - British Literature I 3 credits
Studies in English literature from Beowulf in the 8th century through Pope in the 18th. Although the major approach to the course is historical, attention also focuses on issues of class, race, and gender whenever relevant. Readings include novels, essays, and poetry. Students write interpretive essays.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Offered fall semester.
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ENG 206H - Cambridge Literature - Honors 3 Honors English/Humanities credits
This course consists of ten days of intensive study with Cambridge University professors and an on-site, Westchester Community College Honors instructor. Students register for two specialized seminars in Literature Summer School at Cambridge and attend two classes per day, in addition to morning plenary lectures. All written work is submitted to and graded by the Westchester Community College instructor. Students will receive a Certificate of Completion from Cambridge University.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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II, and Honors permission.
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ENG 207 - British Literature II 3 credits
Studies in English literature from Blake in the late 18th century through T.S. Eliot in the 20th. Although the major approach to the course is historical, attention also focuses on issues of class, race, and gender whenever relevant. Readings include novels, essays, and poetry. Students write interpretive essays.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Offered spring semester.
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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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 209 - 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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.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.)Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Offered fall semesters.
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ENG 211 - Modern Drama 3 credits
The development of modern drama from Ibsen to the 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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.
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ENG 214 - Special Topics in Literature 3 credits
This course offers students an opportunity for specialized literary study. The topic of the course will change from semester to semester; at the instructor’s discretion. The focus of the course may be a particular time period or genre, a specific literary theme, a single author or group of authors, the literature of a region or nation (not examined in other courses), or other topics. The topic to be listed each semester within the semester course listings.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 102 Composition and Literature II.
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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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 215H - Introduction to Shakespeare - Honors 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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II; permission of the Honors Program and the instructor.
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ENG 216H - Cambridge Shakespeare-Honors 4 credits
Three-week intensive study with Cambridge University professors and an on-site Westchester Community College Honors instructor.Students register for two specialized seminars in Shakespeare 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 college instructor. Certificate of Attendance from Cambridge University.Class Hours: 4Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II and Honors permission.
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ENG 217 - Perceptions of the Holocaust 3 credits
Examination of various authors’ perceptions of the Holocaust from the points of view of both victims and perpetrators. Consequently, many forms of behavior during a low point in human history are studied. Students read widely in Holocaust literature. There are guest speakers when available.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.
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ENG 219 - Fiction Into Film 3 credits
This course approaches film as literature, one of the most popular and important forms of storytelling in our culture today. Students learn about the elements of fiction that link filmmaking to traditional literature as well as the technical and artistic features that make film so distinctive. By examining the heroes, stories, and cultural values at work in the movies, students learn how to become more informed, critical, creative viewers of fiction film.Add May be taken for Honors.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 220H - Literature Into Film 3 credits
This course explores film as a form of literature. Students study the similarities and differences between filmmaking and other forms of storytelling. They learn about the element of fiction common to movies and traditional literature as well as the technical and aesthetic features that make cinema so distinctive. By examining the heroes, stories, and cultural values at work in the movies, students learn how to become more informed, critical, creative viewers of feature films.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101 Composition and Literature I and acceptance into the Honors program.
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ENG 221 - Literature and Society 3 credits
An elective course that explores interrelationships between literature and its social and cultural context. Selected readings include fiction as well as related non- fiction that serves as a key to interpreting literature.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 222 - Writing Projects Seminar 3 credits
This course is an opportunity for students to develop their own writing while helping other writers in a supportive student-centered environment. Students keep individual journals, work on a variety of writing projects of their own choosing (fiction or non-fiction), and contribute to a publication of their best writing. They work in small response groups, learning how to give constructive criticism while coming to understand what their writing means to a variety of readers. All students receive practical training and experience in tutoring. The seminar meets two to three hours a week for tutor training, reading, writing, and discussion. In addition, each student is scheduled for two hours of tutoring experience a week in the Writing Center.Class Hours: 3Tutoring hrs. 2Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 224H - Great Books — Honors 3 credits
This course offers students the opportunity to read and to engage in intensive study and discussion of classic literary texts—works of enduring influence that stand among the sources of our intellectual tradition and have shaped the development of Western culture. Readings may include the works of Homer, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Dante, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Moliere, Voltaire, Goethe, Shelley, Austen, Flaubert, Dostoevski, Tolstoy, Joyce, Woolf, Hurston, Camus, Ellison, Achebe.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II and Honors permission.
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ENG 225 - World Literature I 3 credits
World Literature I is an introduction to acknowledged classics and lesser known masterworks from antiquity to modern times. Interrelations among works in their historical and cultural contexts guide our study. Selections in poetry, drama and fiction are drawn from a wide range of authors and eras, with emphasis on issues students raise through their own reading and inquiry.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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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.Class Hours: 3Service componant.Prerequisite: ENG 102 Composition and Literature II
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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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 239 - Modern Irish Literature 3 credits
Explores the literature of this small nation, which has made a significant contribution to modern world literature. Focus is on major modern writers (James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, John Synge, Sean O’Casey) and contemporary writers. Readings are organized to reflect modern history and culture of Ireland.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 240 - Modern 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.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.Not offered every semester.
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ENG 298 - Women Writers 3 credits
This course explores gender issues in novels, plays, poems, short stories, and essays written by women. Readings are primarily from modern American and British literature, with global literature in translation, along with historical and cultural perspectives. Students read and analyze literary texts, write critical essays, and relate the history and culture of women to the texts.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II.
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ENG 298H - Women Writers-Honors 3 credits
This course explores gender issues in novels, plays, poems, short stories, and essays written by women. Readings are primarily from modern American and British literature, with global literature in translation, along with historical and cultural perspectives. Students read and analyze literary texts, write critical essays, and relate the history and culture of women to the texts.Class Hours: 3Prerequisite: ENG 101, 102 Composition and Literature I & II. Offered fall semester.
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ESL 004 - Introduction to Academic Writing I 0 credits
This course is intended for non-native speakers of English whose English writing proficiency must increase before they are able to take Composition and Literature I and academic subjects that require essay examinations and college-level proficiency in writing. Through practice in sentence structure, and in planning, writing, and revising essays, students improve academic writing proficiency in English.Class Hours: 5Prerequisite: A score of 5 or 6 on the Placement Essay Exam.
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