Course Offerings

 

*AML 2010 American Literature to 1865 (P)
This course provides an introduction to American literature based upon selected verse and prose masterpieces from colonial times to 1865. Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written work.  Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor and student must score into college-level reading on placement test.


*AML 2020 American Literature after 1865 (P)
This course provides an introduction to American literature based upon selected verse and prose masterpieces from 1865 to present. Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written work. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor and student must score into college-level reading on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.

 
CRW 2001 Creative Writing I (P)
This course teaches creative writing skills under workshop/lab conditions of group analysis and discussion. Specific techniques in both prose and poetry are discussed.  Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor.

CRW 2002 Creative Writing II (P)
This course is a continuation of Creative Writing I (CRW 2001).  A significant project/class presentation is required as well as at least two additional written works of high quality.  Prerequisite: CRW 2001 or permission of instructor. 

CRW 2003 Creative Writing III (P)
This course is a continuation of Creative Writing II (CRW 2002). A significant project/class presentation is required as well as at least two additional written works of high quality.  Prerequisite: CRW 2002.

CRW 2007 Creative Writing IV (P)
In this advanced writing course students produce a major piece of original writing of high quality, such as a collection of 2-3 short stories, an collection of 5-6 poems, or a full 3-act play. Prerequisite: CRW 2003.

*ENC 1101 English Composition I (P)
This course presents the rhetorical principles of modern and classical essays, which in practical application enable students to compose college level expository and argumentative essays.  This course contains a required speech component.  Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written work. Prerequisite: Student must place in college-level reading on placement test and have placement scores or ENC 0001 with a grade of “C” or higher.

This class is available in traditional class format, online, and blended.

*ENC 1102 English Composition II (P)
This course emphasizes critical thinking through the study of literature and develops skills in writing research essays for analytical, argumentative, and expository purposes.  Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written work.  Prerequisite: ENC 1101 and student must place into college-level reading on placement test.

This course is available in traditional class format, online, and blended.


*ENC 1135 Advanced College Writing (P)
This course develops critical thinking through analysis of writings in history, literary theory, philosophy and ethics, psychology, sociology, science, and technology.  As an alternative to ENC 1102, this Gordon Rule course requires text analysis, argumentation, and research-based writing totaling 6,000 words.  Prerequisite: ENC 1101 and student must score into college-level reading on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.


*ENL 2012 English Literature to 1798 (P)
This course provides an introduction to English literature based upon selected masterpieces from Beowulf to Samuel Johnson. Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written material. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor and student must score into college-level reading on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.


*ENC 2022 English Literature after 1798 (P)
This course provides an introduction to English literature based upon selected masterpieces from the Romantic Movement to the present.  Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written material. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor and student must score into college-level reading on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.


FIL 2100 Writing for Film and Television (P)
This course examines the fundamentals of scriptwriting, including dialogue, characterization, scene and act, effective visualization, format, and marketing. Prerequisite: Student must score into college-level English on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.

FIL 2102 Film and Television Scriptwriting (P)
This course examines advanced techniques of scriptwriting, including dialogue, characterization, scene and act, effective visualization, format, and marketing.  Students work as part of a production team to produce a movie/television scene.  Prerequisite: Student must score into college-level English on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.


*HUM 1541 Humanities Literature (P)
This course is designed to introduce students to the major influences in the development of Western Culture and to help students understand philosophical and artistic approaches to life. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor.

*LIT 2110 World Literature: Homer to Renaissance (P)
This is an academic survey of significant authors and their works from Homer to the Renaissance with emphasis on literary trends, forms, and appreciation.  Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written material. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor and student must score into college-level reading on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.


*LIT 2120 World Literature: Renaissance to Present (P)
This is an academic survey of significant authors and their works from the Renaissance into the 20th Century. Student must produce 6,000 words of acceptable written material.  Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or permission from instructor and student must score into college-level reading on placement test.


*LIT 2330 Current Children’s Literature (P)
This course presents an overview of literature for adults who work with children, as well as ways literature can be used to further literacy and appreciation for literary heritage. Prerequisite: Student must score into college-level English and reading on placement test.

This class is available in traditional class format and online.


**SPN 1120 Elementary Spanish I (P)
This course facilitates the students’ acquisition of communicative competencies in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing Spanish. This course concurrently focuses on enriching students’ cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENC 1101 or permission of instructor.

 A specialized version of this course includes a service learning component.


**SPN 1121 Elementary Spanish II (P)
This course continues the students’ acquisition of communicative competencies in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing Spanish begun in SPN 1120, with a continuing focus on enriching the students’ cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: SPN 1120 or permission of instructor.


**SPN 2200 Intermediate Spanish I (P)
This course continues the students’ acquisition of communicative competencies in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing Spanish begun in SPN 1120 and SPN 1121, with a continuing focus on enriching the students’ cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: SPN 1121 or equivalent.

SPA 1612 American Sign Language I (P)

This course teaches conversational ability in American Sign Language and develops an awareness and appreciation of deaf people. It focuses on the basic grammatical features of ASL and strengthens the student’s receptive and expressive skills through various activities. Prerequisite: student must score into college-level English and reading on placement test.

SPA 1613 American Sign Language II (P)

This course teaches the intermediate level of grammatical features in American Sign Language and conversational skills with an expanded vocabulary. Perquisite: SPA1612.

SPA 1620 Sign Language I (O)*

This course is intended to enable educators, family members, and friends to communicate more effectively with the hearing impaired. This introductory course focuses primarily on the practice of the Amslan function sign language, the American manual alphabet, and elementary vocabulary. Also included are discussions of the hearing mechanism, the psycho-social impact of hearing loss, social and educational organizations which aid the deaf, and mechanical communication devices.

SPA 1622 Sign Language II (O)*

This course emphasizes additional vocabulary and the ability to communicate with sign. Prerequisite: SPA 1620 or equivalent.

SPA 2614 American Sign Language III (P)              

This course emphasizes additional principles of American Sign Language at the intermediate level and an additional 500 sign concept. Prerequisite: SPA 1613.

SPA 2615 American Sign Language IV (P)              

This course teaches linguistic principles of American Sign Language at the advanced level beyond those taught in SPA 1614. Perquisite: SPA 1614.

SPA 2616 Conversational Sign Language (O)*

This course is for the student already familiar with sign language and the American Alphabet focusing on conversational signing, communicating clearly and fluently by combining fingerspelling with body language and facial expressions. Taught primarily in sign (without voice), the course encourages the development of the student’s receptive and expressive skills through group interaction. Prerequisite: SPA 1622 or permission of the instructor.

FRE 1000 French for Daily Use I (O)

This course is for non-French speaking students. Students are introduced to the French alphabet, basic vocabulary, expressions, set phrases, and simple sentences.

FRE 1120 Elementary French I (P)*

This course teaches fundamentals of speaking, reading, and writing. The course also focuses on introducing students to the cultures of the French-speaking world. This course is for the students who have had less than 2 years of high school French. Prerequisite: Student must score into college-level English on placement test.

FRE 1121 Elementary French II (P)*

This course is beginning college level for students who have had 2 years of high school French. It is a continuation of FRE 1120 and further develops students’ communicative competencies in the four skills areas. Perquisite: FRE 1120 or permission of instructor.

FRE 2202 Intermediate French I (P)*

This course is a continuation of FRE 1121, with review of first-year grammar included. The course includes several short reading selections. It is designed for students who have had at least 3 years of high school French. Prerequisite: FRE 1121 or permission of instructor.

FRE 2221 Intermediate French II (P)*

This course is a continuation of FRE 2202. It is for college-level students who have had at least 3 years of high school French. It features an increased emphasis on literature and written expression. Prerequisite: FRE 2220 or permission of instructor.

*Gordon Rule Course

**This course can be used toward the foreign language requirements for university admission.

(P) Courses applicable only to Associate of Arts Degrees.