Catalog of Courses

Introduction to the basic aesthetics and techniques in contemporary creative writing within a variety of genres. Introduction to the analytical concepts and terminology necessary to understand, interpret, and enact contemporary creative writing. Facilitation of writing practices and evaluation. Introduction to literature's role in society. Prerequisites: None.

Prewriting (invention and discovery); writing; analyzing and evaluating (in workshop); and revising to practice manipulating various elements of poetry, critique one's own and the poetry of others, and produce a portfolio of finished, marketable poems. Prerequisites: None. CRW150 recommended but not required.

Practice in writing fiction through a process of prewriting (invention and discovery), writing, analysis and evaluation (in workshop), and revision; practice in manipulating various elements and forms of fiction. Prerequisites: None. CRW150 recommended but not required.

Number systems, conversion methods, binary and complement arithmetic, Boolean switching algebra and circuit minimization techniques. Analysis and design of combinational logic, flip-flops, simple counters, registers, Read Only Memory (ROMs), Programmable Logic Device (PLDs), synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuits, and state reduction techniques. Building physical circuits.

General Education Designations: CS

Note: This course has differences between current terms. Please see advisement for specific information.

Introduction to circuits and devices. Component models, transient analysis, steady state analysis, Laplace transform, and active and passive filter networks.

Introduction to procedural programming (C/C++) and hardware description language (VHDL).

Assembly language programming including input/output (I/O) programming and exception/interrupt handling. Register-level computer organization, I/O interfaces, assemblers, and linkers. Processor organization and design, data path, control, pipelining, and input/output. Memory organization with cache and virtual memory.

Note: This course has differences between current terms. Please see advisement for specific information.

Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on expository writing and understanding writing as a process. Establishing effective college-level writing strategies through four or more writing projects comprising at least 3,000 words in total.

General Education Designations: FYC

ENG1101

Supplemental instruction for composition courses. Focus on developing effective writing processes to address a range of rhetorical situations.

Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on persuasive, research-based writing and understanding writing as a process. Developing advanced college-level writing strategies through three or more writing projects comprising at least 4,000 words in total.

General Education Designations: FYC

ENG1102

Emphasis on critical analysis of various genres of literature; includes study of necessary terminology, introduction to methods of literary criticism, and practice in interpretation and evaluation.

General Education Designations: HU, L

Interdisciplinary studies of selected issues confronting the individual and society and overall human experience. Critical inquiry of specific themes from a wide variety of academic viewpoints. Comprehensive and interdisciplinary review of global, historical, and cultural trends, supplemented by readings and discussion. Varied content due to changing honors forum themes and issues.

General Education Designations: HU

Interdisciplinary study of leadership focusing on development of leadership skills.

General Education Designations: SB

Non-European musical traditions including the study of music in rituals, musical instruments and the impact of cultures on musical styles. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, HU

History of Rock music and how cultural, social, political, and economic conditions have shaped its evolution. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: H, HU

A history of Hip-Hop's musical and artistic elements and how cultural, social, political, and economic conditions have shaped its evolution.

General Education Designations: C, HU, L

A survey of physics emphasizing applications of physics to modern life.

General Education Designations: SQ

Includes motion, energy, and properties of matter.

General Education Designations: SQ

PHY1111

Includes electricity, electromagnetism, and modern physics.

General Education Designations: SQ

PHY1112

Kinematics, Newton's laws, work, energy, momentum, conservation laws, dynamics of particles, solids, fluids, mechanical waves, and sound.

General Education Designations: SQ

PHY1121

Electric charge and current, electric and magnetic fields in vacuum and in materials, and induction. AC circuits, displacement current, and electromagnetic waves.

General Education Designations: SQ

PHY1131

Heat, entropy, and laws of thermodynamics; wave propagation; geometrical and physical optics; introduction to special relativity.

Overview of the study and methods of psychological science. Includes an introduction to subfields such as biopsychology, learning, memory, development, social, and psychological disorders. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

PSY1101

Presents current knowledge about human diversity in behavior and culture using examples from a variety of contexts within western and global societies. Highlights topics in cross-cultural psychology, such as intergroup relations, diverse cognitive styles, ethnocentrism, gender, personality, emotion, language, communication, work and health. The role of enculturation throughout the lifespan will be explored to increase awareness of how behavioral and cognitive principles affect interactions in a multicultural world. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: C, G, SB

An introduction to basic concepts in descriptive and inferential statistics, with emphasis upon application to psychology. Consideration given to the methods of data collection, sampling techniques, graphing of data, use of statistical software, and the statistical evaluation of data collected through experimentation. Required of psychology majors.

General Education Designations: CS

Human development from conception through death. Includes biological, physical, cognitive, emotional, and sociocultural development across various ages.

General Education Designations: SB

Distinguishes between healthy psychological functioning and psychological disorders. Includes topics in psychopathology such as problems with anxiety and depression, eating disorders, substance-use, schizophrenia, sexuality, and personality. Also covers causes and treatments of psychological disorders.

General Education Designations: SB

Biological foundations of sensation, perception, motivation, emotion, cognition and psychopathology. Designed for students in the life sciences.

General Education Designations: SG

Planning, execution, analysis, and written reporting of psychological research using American Psychological Association guidelines (APA). Surveys the literature, procedures, and instruments in representative areas of psychological research.

General Education Designations: L, SG

PSY2290

Emphasis on reading study strategies for any introductory class in any subject area. Introduction to Learning Management System (LMS), how to successfully read course textbooks and assessments, how to navigate information technology and development of academic vocabulary.

Safety practices in theatre and film production. Includes Focus on national safety organizations and production practices of theatre stages and soundstages, theatrical rigging, electrical, scenic construction, paint and chemical handling, automation, special effects, welding, and personal safety practices. Prerequisites: None