2017-2018 Catalog 
    
    Apr 27, 2024  
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

French

  
  • FREN 4851 - Study Abroad

    3 Hours
  
  • FREN 4980 - Independent Study

    3 Hours
    Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
  
  • FREN 4981 - Independent Study

    3 Hours
    Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.

Health

  
  • HEAL 1110 - Health and Wellness

    3 hours
    This course is designed to promote an appreciation for health, and wellness and its importance for the individual. The course includes knowledge, principles, and activities regarding nutrition, weight management, cardio respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition, reproductive choices, chronic disease, and substance abuse. The course includes an integrated physical activity component that counts for a percentage of the overall grade for the course. These activities will help the student create a personal fitness program in order to develop and maintain a high level of lifetime fitness.  When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • HEAL 1115 - First Aid

    3 hours
    This course is concerned with the problems and practical applications of first aid. Emergency care of the suddenly ill and the injured is combined with safety measures and accident prevention. This is an American Red Cross course and certification in first aid and community CPR may be received.

History

  
  • HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I C

    3 hours


    This course provides a survey of human social, economic, political, intellectual, and religious developments from the pre-literate age to the mid-16th century. Early civilization institutions developed in the Near East are examined, followed by studies of transitions from Greek, Roman, Medieval European, Byzantine, Arabic and Turkish Empires, to the Western European Renaissance. 

     When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly

  
  • HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II C

    3 hours
    This course is a survey of major religious, political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural developments in the western world from 1500 to the present. The emphasis is on “modern” Europe, but interactions and exchanges with other world empires are included. The content of this course satisfies the state legislative requirements in United States and Georgia history.When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • HIST 2111 - American History I

    3 hours
    This course examines pre-Colombian history to developments within the United States, including the causes and outbreak of America’s Civil War (1860 to 1865). Emphasis begins with pre-contact civilizations, but primarily focuses upon American colonies, the formation of the new nation, and both positive and negative aspects of national expansion. The content of this course satisfies the state legislative requirements in United States and Georgia history.When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • HIST 2112 - American History II

    3 hours
    The course provides information on U.S. history since 1865. Topics include Reconstruction, western frontier outcomes,  industrialization, World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression, World War II, the onset of the Cold War, civil rights, and globalism. The content of this course satisfies the state legislative requirements in United States and Georgia history.When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • HIST 2850 - Study Abroad

    3 hours
  
  • HIST 2851 - Study Abroad

    3 hours
  
  • HIST 2980 - Independent Study

    3 hours


    Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.

     

  
  • HIST 2981 - Independent Study

    3 hours
    Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
  
  • HIST 2996 - Special Topics in History

    1-3 hours
    Courses on selected topics in the discipline.
  
  • HIST 2997 - Special Topics in History

    1-3 hours
    Courses on selected topics in the discipline.
  
  • HIST 2998 - Special Topics in History

    1-3 hours
    Courses on selected topics in the discipline.
  
  • HIST 3001 - Modern Britain CI

    3 hours
    This course covers British history from 1660 to the present. Topics include the Restoration, industrialization and the rise of the middle class, growth and decline of the British empire, World Wars I and II, and the formation of a British national identity in the modern era. When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 3002 - Modern France CI

    3 hours
    This course is a survey of modern French history and political, economic, social, and political developments. It includes the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the creation of the Third Republic, France during World Wars I and II, and postwar France.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3003 - The Third Reich and the Holocaust CI

    3 hours
    The purpose of this course is to examine political, social, ethnic, and cultural factors that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism in interwar Germany. Topics to be covered include the decay of the Weimar Republic, the Nazi Revolution, anti-Semitism, World War II, the Holocaust, and the de-Nazification of Germany.When Offered: Fall, Spring or Summer Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3004 - Modern Russia CI

    3 hours
    The course will introduce the history of Russia from the late 17th century to 1860s. Topics will include westernization, Enlightened Absolutism, and the Russian War of 1812When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3005 - 19th Century European History CI

    3 hours
    The course will cover the 19th century histories of France, Britain, the Hapsburg Empire, Russia, Germany and Italy after their respective unifications, the legacy of the French and Industrial Revolutions, and the shaping of political, social, intellectual, and cultural paradigms of the era.When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 3006 - 20th Century European History CI

    3 hours


    This course surveys major European events of the 20th century such as the Great War, the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism and the Axis powers, World War II, the collapse of European empires, the Cold War, and the creation of the European Union.

     When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years

  
  • HIST 3007 - The First World War and its Aftermath in Memoirs and Films CI

    3 hours
    The First World War, or the “Great War” became a watershed in world history; the destruction of many cities, the death of millions of men on the battlefields of the war and the sufferings of the millions of civilians were unprecedented. After the end of the war, contemporaries including many war veterans became engaged in the construction of the memories of the Great War. Depending on ways how the Great War was remembered in interwar decades, different political choices were made, choices that led to the Second World War and deeply affected the lives of millions people.When Offered: Fall, Spring or Summer Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3008 - World War ll: The Epoch of Catastrophes I

    3 hours
    The course will investigate the origins of the Second World War, its political, social, and cultural aspects, the Holocaust, and its outcomes,primarily in Europe and the United States. In addition, the course will analyze the global nature of military conflict in Europe, Japan, China, French Indochina, North Africa and other non-European regions. The impact of the wars on women’s lives will be one of the important focuses of the course.When Offered: Fall, Spring or Summer Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3010 - Classical Greece & Rome C

    3 hours
    The course provides an overview of the histories of the ancient Greek and Roman empires. Themes discussed include the Greek “Dark Ages,” the rise of city-states Athens and Sparta, Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Greece, the expansion of Rome, the Roman republic and transition to imperial Rome, and the emergence of Christianity.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3011 - Late Antiquity C

    3 hours
    This course covers the “Christian Rome” era. Topics include the rise of the Christian Church as political authority, the fall of the Roman Empire, the emergence of the medieval world in western Europe, the eastern influences of Byzantine Rome, and conflicts between Christianity and Islamic empires.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3012 - Medieval Europe C

    3 hours
    This is an overview of medieval European history to 1500. Topics covered deal with political, social, religious, and cultural manifestations of this era, including the role of the Christian church and monasticism. The Crusades, the rise of nation-states, the Black Death, the Renaissance, and the transition to the Age of Exploration are studied.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3020 - Modern Middle East C

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 1111  or have permission of instructor. The course examines the history of the Middle East into the mid-20th century, from Islam’s beginnings through various empires such as the Ottomans and Safavids, the Middle East in the two World Wars, European interference, and the Pan-Arabic movements of the 1950s and 1960s. When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3030 - History of China C

    3 hours
    This course is a broad survey of Chinese dynastic origins, culture, society, and institutions. Emphasis is placed upon the major sources, ideas, and transitions in China, up to the establishment of Communist China in 1960.
  
  • HIST 3031 - History of Japan C

    3 hours


    This course is a survey of Japanese history from 1859 to the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the two World Wars, and the rise of Japan as postwar global power.  Emphasis is placed on Japanese economic, social, and political developments over this time period.

     

  
  • HIST 3040 - Africa since 1918 C

    3 hours
    This course is a study of sub-Saharan African history from the end of World War I to modern times. Emphasis is placed upon the impacts of western imperialism, nation-building during the anti-colonial period following World Wars I and II, and contemporary issues of modern Africa.
  
  • HIST 3050 - Introduction to Latin America CI

    3 hours
    This course is a broad-based survey of the social, intellectual, political, and cultural formations of numerous Latin American nation-states, from 1492 contact through colonialism, independence movements, and modernization efforts of the 20th century. When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3051 - Latin American Radicalism CI

    3 hours
    This course continues the study of many nations that constitute Latin America, but with an emphasis on the radicalization of political factions and populist uprisings.  The topics will include civil wars, class wars, urbanization, communism and military dictatorships, guerrilla insurgencies, human rights, and Latin American relations to nations of the world.
  
  • HIST 3059 - Colonial America to 1763

    3 hours
    This course traces developments in North America from the arrival of the Europeans to the end of the French and Indian War of 1763. Colonization and tensions will be viewed through the historical events affecting Native Americans, Euro-Americans, and African Americans.  When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3060 - Revolutionary America 1763 to 1800

    3 hours
    This course begins at the end of the French and Indian War and continues to the Election of 1800. The causes and consequences of the American Revolution will be studied, including implications for colonists, native inhabitants, and a growing slave population. The formation of an independent republic will be included, as well as the cultural and social impacts of revolutionary ideology, the forming of a national government, and the rise of political parties.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3063 - The Cold War I

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 2112 , or permission of instructor. The course is a survey of the causes of the Cold War between the U.S and the U.S.S.R, as well as consequences for the world and its nation-states. Particular emphasis will be placed on the period from 1945 to 1989, American foreign policy and containment warfare, and domestic manifestations for the United States during that time period.When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 3064 - Presidents from 1968-1988 I

    3 hours
    Prerequisites:  HIST 2112 ,or permission of instructor. This course covers ideologies, elections, and policies of American presidents from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan. Topics will include domestic social, cultural, and technological events, as well as presidential responses to events of the Cold War.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 3065 - Vietnam War: Lessons Unlearned

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 2112 , or permission of instructor. This course explores the political, military, and social history of American Cold War containment efforts in Vietnam from 1954 (Dienbienphu) through America’s exit (1973 to 1975). Domestic unrest and political fallout will be essential topics covered in this course as well.When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 3066 - Georgia History

    3 hours
    This course provides a chronological study of the history of Georgia from its colonial origins through the 21st century. Emphasis includes “Old South vs. New South” transitions, social and cultural shifts, and Georgia’s current positions sociologically and politically.When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 4001 - European Intellectual History CI

    3 hours
    This course is designed to present relevant ideologies of European intellectual history, including conservatism, liberalism, nationalism, socialism, fascism, and feminism. Students will study the works of Locke, Montesquieu, Burke, de Tocqueville, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, and other noted intellectuals.When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 4002 - The French Revolution and Napoleon CI

    3 hours
    Topics in this course include French absolutism, the French Revolution of 1789, the constitutional monarchy, the Sans-Culottes, the Vendee, the rise and fall of Robespierre, and the rise of Napoleon and his empire. The Congress of Vienna and subsequent events will be studied as well.When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 4003 - Technology and Culture in the Modern World CI

    3 hours
    This course analyzes the relationship between technology and culture in Europe, and their roles in shaping European identities. The topics will illustrate how railways, airplanes, cars, telephone, media, and cinema have redefined everyday life of Europeans, and brought new social and cultural manifestations.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4004 - The Russian Revolution and Stalinism CI

    3 hours
    The course is designed to explore various historiographical traditions of the Russian Revolution and Stalinism. Topics to be covered: Russian autocracy, the February and October Revolutions, communism and the “new economic policy,” the rise of Stalin, collectivization, industrialization, purges, World Wars I and II, and the origins of the Cold War.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4005 - Colonialism and Imperialism CI

    3 hours
    This course examines the history of interactions between European and non-European peoples from the Age of Exploration to the early 20th century. The course will address the rise and fall of European empires, national and geographic boundaries of various imperial expansions, decolonization, and politics in post-colonial states.When Offered: Occasionally
  
  • HIST 4010 - Ancient Greece C

    3 hours
    This course will examine the history of Greece with particular emphasis on the birth of the polis (city-state), the phenomenon of tyranny, the rise of Sparta and Athens, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world, and Greek cultural heritage.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4011 - The Roman Empire C

    3 hours


    This course examines Roman history from the death of Julius Caesar to 476 AD.  Topics to be covered include the Pax Romana, the structure of Roman government and law, the urbanization and Romanization of the western provinces, the spread of Christianity, and the fall of Rome.

     When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years

  
  • HIST 4030 - Southeast Asia C

    3 hours
    This course broadly presents the geographic, political, social, and cultural experiences of various regions. The primary emphasis will be on transitions involving imperialism, nationalism, wars, and subsequent national identities of the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  • HIST 4050 - American Early National Period

    3 hours
    This course provides an in-depth study of the years known as the American Early National Period, from the 1787 Constitutional Convention through the Jacksonian Era of the 1830s. Topics will include the new American federalism, first political parties, expansion, and various presidencies.  Significant discussions of class, race, religion, and ethnicity in the time period will be included.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4051 - American Civil War

    3 hours
    The course is a study of the causes leading up to the American Civil War, with particular emphasis on the growth of slavery, sectionalism, expansion of slavery and the movements west, and the tumultuous decade of the 1850s. The social and political events of secession, Lincoln’s election, and the actual outbreak of war will include a focused study of the five year conflict.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4052 - Reconstruction I

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 2112  or permission of instructor. This course presents a study of the re-unification of the nation during the post-Civil War period. The political framework and outcomes in the South will be viewed from inception in 1865 through the abandonment of Reconstruction in 1877, with a preview of the “Redemption” or “Jim Crow” era in the South, which lasted into the middle 20th century.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4060 - The Radicalization of the American Civil Rights Movement I

    3 hours
    Prerequisites:  HIST 2112 . or permission of instructor. This course traces the American Civil Rights movement’s transformation from non-violent origins in the 1950s to the confrontational, often violent approaches of various groups throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.   The background of 1960s national crises, which include the antiwar movement, assassinations, and major conflict between generations will be emphasized as well. When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4061 - The Great Depression and the New Deal I

    3 hours
    Prerequisites:  HIST 2112  or permission of instructor. This course is a study of the causes, escalations, and responses to the nation’s worst economic collapse. The details and controversies of FDR’s New Deal will be emphasized, as well as social and cultural outcomes for the American people.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4062 - American Film History I

    3 hours
    This course traces the rise of the American film industry from its East Coast origins through the fading of the studio era by the early 1960s and 1970s. Emphasis will be placed upon the creative and technological developments of film in general, with a chronological and topical study of Hollywood’s output.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4063 - The 1950s in America I

    3 hours
    The odd mix of American postwar prosperity with Cold War anxiety will be addressed in this course. Conformity mixed with underlying fear produced a society with a dual nature, which was reflected in the social, political, and cultural landscape of the decade. When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Three Years
  
  • HIST 4064 - The 1960s in America I

    3 hours


    This course examines one of the most tumultuous decades in American history, which was affected by the antiwar movement and subsequent youth rebellion against all trappings of “conformity.” Beyond this, however, the entire decade was rife with events and tragedies that illustrate an entire nation deeply separated by political but also cultural and racial divides.

     When Offered: Occasionally

  
  • HIST 4850 - Study Abroad

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing, completed application, résumé, and permission of the department chair. Co-requisite: HONR 4101 , LSTP 1127 . A study abroad experience is a planned educational experience in a country outside the United States. It is as opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained in your studies in a real-world setting in another culture, gaining firsthand knowledge of the global work environment.
  
  • HIST 4851 - Study Abroad

    3 Hours
  
  • HIST 4980 - Independent Study

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 1111  HIST 1112  HIST 2111  HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor of have permission of instructor. Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area.When Offered: As needed
  
  • HIST 4981 - Independent Study

    3 Hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 1111  HIST 1112  HIST 2111  HIST 2112 . Must be a History major or minor of have permission of instructor. Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.When Offered: As needed
  
  • HIST 4990 - Historiography/Methods; Senior Presentation SW

    2 hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 1111  HIST 1112  HIST 2111  HIST 2112 . Senior History majors only. This course presents methods of historical research and writing, the philosophy and interpretation of various historical schools ( historiography), and a final paper presentation by each student on a topic that includes both historical and historiographical detail. When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • HIST 4996 - Special Topics in American History

    3 hours
    These courses feature study in the area of American history selected by the instructor.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Two or Three Years
  
  • HIST 4997 - Special Topics in European History C

    3 hours
    These courses feature study in the area of European history selected by the instructor.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Two or Three Years
  
  • HIST 4998 - Special Topics in World History C

    3 hours
    These courses feature study in the area of World history selected by the instructor.When Offered: Fall or Spring Every Two or Three Years

Honors

  
  • HONR 1101 - Honors Seminar

    1 hour
    Often interdisciplinary, these seminars on varying topics will investigate a field of study not addressed - at least not in much detail - within the framework of the normal curriculum. These seminars will be suitable for students in all majors.When Offered: Fall Yearly
  
  • HONR 1102 - Honors Seminar

    1 hour
    Prerequisites: Member Honors Program. Often interdisciplinary, these seminars on varying topics will investigate a field of study not addressed - at least not in much detail - within the framework of the normal curriculum. These seminars will be suitable for students in all majors.When Offered: Spring Yearly
  
  • HONR 2101 - Honors Seminar

    1 hour
    Often interdisciplinary, these seminars on varying topics will investigate a field of study not addressed - at least not in much detail - within the framework of the normal curriculum. These seminars will be suitable for students in all majors.When Offered: Fall Yearly
  
  • HONR 2102 - Honors Seminar

    1 hour
    Prerequisites: Member Honors Program. Often interdisciplinary, these seminars on varying topics will investigate a field of study not addressed - at least not in much detail - within the framework of the normal curriculum. These seminars will be suitable for students in all majors.When Offered: Spring Yearly
  
  • HONR 3101 - Honors Seminar

    1 hour
    Often interdisciplinary, these seminars on varying topics will investigate a field of study not addressed - at least not in much detail - within the framework of the normal curriculum. These seminars will be suitable for students in all majors.When Offered: Fall Yearly
  
  • HONR 3102 - Honors Seminar

    1 hour
    Prerequisites: Member Honors Program. Often interdisciplinary, these seminars on varying topics will investigate a field of study not addressed - at least not in much detail - within the framework of the normal curriculum. These seminars will be suitable for students in all majors.When Offered: Spring Yearly
  
  • HONR 4101 - Honors Seminar

    1 hour
    Prerequisites: Member Honors Program. This course is designed to help seniors in the Honors Program develop their capstone project proposals.  Honors Program students take two one-hour seminars designed to help them develop and execute the capstone project. The first seminar is taken during the semester prior to the semester in which the student will graduate.  This is usually the fall semester of a student’s senior year.  By the end of the semester, the student will have completed a proposal for his or her capstone and submitted it to the Honors Program committee for approval.When Offered: Fall Yearly
  
  • HONR 4102 - Honors Seminar

    1 Hour
    Prerequisites: HONR 4101   This course is designed to help seniors in the Honors Program develop and complete their capstone projects.  Honors Program students take two one-hour seminars designed to help them execute the capstone project.  This course is the second of the two courses.  In this course, Honors students develop, complete, and present the projects they proposed in HONR 4101. When Offered: Spring Yearly

Humanities

  
  • HUMI 2240 - Humanities/Honors Seminar

    3 hours
    The study of a particular literary, historical, artistic or social issue from the perspectives of various academic disciplines. A different topic will be selected for each offering. The course is designed for honor students and involves significant independent research. Offered periodically in the spring semester.
  
  • HUMI 2298 - Foreign Study/Travel Seminar

    3 hours
    This course is a travel seminar to selected foreign countries. It is designed to supplement and enrich courses in such areas as art, music, literature, and history. 15 hours of seminars and an individualized directed study project will be conducted on campus prior to the student tour. During the tour, lectures will take place at the various important sites visited. A post-tour evaluation will be administered.
  
  • HUMI 2299 - Foreign Study/Travel Seminar

    3 hours
    This course is a travel seminar to selected foreign countries. It is designed to supplement and enrich courses in such areas as art, music, literature, and history. 15 hours of seminars and an individualized directed study project will be conducted on campus prior to the student tour. During the tour, lectures will take place at the various important sites visited. A post-tour evaluation will be administered.

Interdisciplinary Studies

  
  • DISC 2000 - Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 1101   This course introduces students to fundamental concepts and methodologies in interdisciplinary scholarship. Through various readings across the disciplines, students will learn to identify effective and insightful interdisciplinary responses to complex problems.When Offered: Fall yearly
  
  • DISC 4990 - Capstone SW

    3 hours
    Students completing a Discover Degree will take this capstone course in their last semester in which they apply knowledge from their interdisciplinary experience to a professional internship, service learning, or thesis project.  Each proposed capstone project should establish a clear interdisciplinary purpose that adequately recognizes all academic areas the student has completed as part of the degree and receive prior approval from the Discover Degree Committee.  As part of the project, Discover Degree students are required to identify a supervising faculty member from one of their emphasis areas. The faculty supervisor must be a full-time member of Young Harris College with a minimum rank of Assistant Professor. The faculty supervisor will assist in the development of the capstone project and will evaluate the outcome of the project.  For students who select a professional internship or a service learning project, the faculty supervisor will evaluate the student’s performance in collaboration with the internship/service learning sponsor.  That can be accomplished with a performance evaluation from the sponsor.

Leadership and Community Engagement

  
  • LDPS 1101 - Pers Leadership Dev

    1 hour
    This course examines fundamental leadership practices. Focus is on developing practical knowledge and skills to enhance one’s leadership ability. Emphasis is placed on the importance of self-knowledge, self-improvement, and recognizing one’s passion.
  
  • LDPS 2200 - Foundations of Leadership

    3 hours
    This course examines the nature of leadership in the context of rapidly changing society. Individual and group dynamics necessary to the relational process of leadership are explored. Community and organizational systems are discussed.
  
  • LDPS 2201 - Leadership for the Common Good

    3 hours
    This course explores personal and collective responsibilities as citizens in service to society and the role of leadership dedicated to the growth and development of others and commitment to building value-based institutions that contribute to creating a sustainable, just, and caring society.
  
  • LDPS 2205 - Transformational Leadership

    1 hour
    This course examines individual, group, and community values that are necessary to the transforming process of change. A capstone project that addresses a contemporary societal/community need and highlights the connection between leadership and the primary academic discipline of the student is incorporaed into the course.

Mathematics

  
  • MATH 0090 - Review of Mathematics

    3 hours
    This course is designed for all beginning freshmen students found deficient in basic mathematics as determined by SAT/ACT scores or a math placement test. Areas covered include number systems, equations and inequalities, polynomials, exponents, factoring, rational expressions, graphing linear equations, linear systems, and roots and radicals. (Institutional credit is given, but the credit may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.)
  
  • MATH 0090I - Intensive Math Course

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: Test Score. Co-requisite: MATH 1101I . This course is designed for all beginning freshmen students found deficient in basic mathematics as determined by SAT/ACT scores, or math placement test. Areas covered include number systems, equations and inequalities, polynomials, exponents, factoring, rational expressions, graphing linear equations, linear systems, and roots and radicals. (Institutional credit is given, but the credit may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.)
  
  • MATH 0099 - Basic Skills for College Algebra

    1 hour
    Co-requisite: MATH 1101   This course is designed for all students found deficient in basic mathematics as determined by SAT/ACT scores. This course serves as a supplement to College Algebra. It is a review of topics and skills necessary for successful completion of College Algebra. Students will meet for this class two hours a week and as deemed necessary by the instructor, may be required to meet with the instructor for one office hour per week. This will be a pass/not pass course.When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • MATH 1001 - Math Modeling

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: An appropriate score on SAT/ACT or math placement exam. This course uses graphical, numerical, and symbolic techniques to describe and explore real-world data. Emphasis is on the use of elementary functions (linear, quadratic exponential, logarithmic, and polynomial) to construct useful mathematical models, and to analyze them critically. This course is not meant to prepare students for other mathematics courses.When Offered: Spring Every Odd Year
  
  • MATH 1101 - College Algebra

    3 hours


    Prerequisites: An appropriate score on SAT/ACT A study of algebra, including solutions of linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, radical, and absolute value equations; solutions of linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, and absolute value inequalities; functions, function composition, and inverse functions; graphs of basic equations, functions, and their transformations. 

     When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly

  
  • MATH 1101I - College Algebra Intensive

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: Test Score. Co-requisite: MATH 0090I . Second half of MATH 1101 /MATH 0090  intensive course. Meets the second half of the semester. A study of algebra, including exponents, polynomials, factoring, radicals, complex numbers, equations and inequalities, functions and their graphs, function inverses, zeros of polynomials, systems of equations and matrices.
  
  • MATH 1113 - Precalculus

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: A grade of “C-” or better in MATH 1101  or appropriate score on SAT/ACT This course is an intensive study of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric function, and applications. When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • MATH 2000 - Elementary Statistics I

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: Any 1000-level or 2000-level MATH course A basic elementary course in statistics at a level which does not require a knowledge of calculus. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, random variables, sampling distributions, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, linear regression, and correlation.When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • MATH 2201 - Calculus I

    4 hours
    Prerequisites: A grade of “C-” or better in MATH 1113  or appropriate score on SAT/ACT This is a first course in one-variable calculus. Topics include limits, continuity, differentiation, some applications of those concepts, an introduction to integration, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
     When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • MATH 2202 - Calculus II

    4 hours
    Prerequisites: A grade of “C-“or better in MATH 2201   A continuation of Calculus I. Topics include integration of one-variable functions, comparison theorems for integration, methods of integration, some applications of integration, sequences, series, and power series.
     When Offered: Fall & Spring Yearly
  
  • MATH 2203 - Calculus III

    4 hours
    Prerequisites: A grade of “C-” or better in MATH 2202  .  A study of the calculus concepts for functions of several variables. Topics include limits, continuity, partial derivatives, integration, and an introduction to vector calculus.
     When Offered: Fall Yearly
  
  • MATH 2420 - Discrete Mathematics

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: A grade of C- or better in MATH 2201 . This course provides an introduction to discrete structures, which are applicable to computer science. Topics in this course include number bases, logic, sets, Boolean algebra, and elementary concepts of graph theory.
  
  • MATH 2450 - Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

    3 hours
    Prerequisites: A grade of “C-“ or better in MATH 2201   The purpose of this course is to facilitate students’ transition to higher level math courses. Emphasis will be placed on using a variety of techniques to construct valid proofs concerning: basic set theory, number systems (natural, integer, rational, real), countability, and convergence of sequences.
     When Offered: Spring Yearly
  
  • MATH 2850 - Study Abroad

    1 hour
  
  • MATH 2851 - Study Abroad

    1 hour
  
  • MATH 2980 - Independent Study

    1 hour


    Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.

     

  
  • MATH 2981 - Independent Study

    1 hour
    Students enrolled in Independent Study will work in close contact with a sponsoring faculty member to investigate a discipline facet not covered within the College curriculum.  Independent Study Courses are designed in concert with the student and the sponsoring faculty member and are offered to provide increased opportunity for individualized learning in a well-defined area of study.
  
  • MATH 2996 - Special Topics in Math

    1-3 hours
    Courses on selected topics in the discipline.
  
  • MATH 2997 - Special Topics in Math

    1-3 hours
    Courses on selected topics in the discipline.
  
  • MATH 2998 - Special Topics in Math

    1-3 hours
    Courses on selected topics in the discipline.
 

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