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GIS: Geographic
Information Systems
GIS 101-Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems with ArcGIS (3)
Introduces the principles of geospatial technologies
and the use/application of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) software and data. Develops
student understanding of the fundamental
concepts and applications of GIS, spatial data,
and GIS software packages including Esri’s ArcGIS
Desktop Suite. Discusses the need for skills in data
management, conversion, and compilation using
GIS software and provides practice in a computer
lab environment. Note: Students taking the course
should be proficient with the use of personal
computers in a Windows operating environment.
HE: Health Education
HE 102-Nutrition in a ChangingWorld (3)
• Gen Ed Wellness
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or
EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR
(ESL 72 and ESL 73) OR Corequisite: EN 75
Presents the basic principles of human nutrition
with emphasis on the nutrients and factors
that affect their use in the human body.
HE 110-Nutrition Basics (1)
Applies a basic knowledge of nutrition to enable
the students to make good dietary decisions.
Provides a basis for discerning healthy diets.
HE 115-Stress Management Techniques (1)
Introduces the basic concepts of stress
management and focuses on coping
strategies and techniques to reduce stress.
HE 120-CPR/AED and Basic First Aid (1)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Introduces the student to the basics of emergency
first aid treatment and safety. Students successfully
completing this course will receive the American
Heart Association (AHA) HeartSaver certification
in First Aid, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR),
and Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
HE 130-Advanced Tai Chi -
Cultural Perspective (3)
• Cultural Competence
Introduces the traditional Chinese meditative
exercise known as Tai Chi. While participating in
the low intensity physical skills that comprise Tai
Chi, students will be introduced to the culture,
philosophy, history, and practice of the exercise.
HE 200-Principles and
Application of Nutrition (3)
Prerequisites: One semester of college biology
either BI 100, BI 101, BI 103 or BI 107
Introduces the principles of nutrition for the
maintenance of good health throughout the
life-cycle. Applications of nutritional principles
are presented via the connection between diet
and the prevention and treatment of disease.
Investigates the socioeconomic, ecological and
political factors that shape national nutritional
policy and ultimately affect personal health.
HE 201-Stress Management (3)
• Gen Ed Wellness
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or
EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR
(ESL 72 and ESL 73) OR Corequisite: EN 75
Examines current theories regarding the
nature and sources of stress in life. Students are
introduced to the physiology and psychology
of stress. A variety of stress management
techniques and coping strategies are explored.
HE 204-Health Education (3)
• Gen Ed Wellness
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or
EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR
(ESL 72 and ESL 73) OR Corequisite: EN 75
Covers basic areas of health, including mental
health, fitness, nutrition, weight control,
sexual health, drugs and alcohol, disease and
consumer and environmental health.
HI: History
HI 101-History of Western Civilization (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Surveys the development of Western
civilization from ancient times to 1500.
HI 102-History of Western Civilization (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Covers Western history from 1500 to the present.
HI 106-Introduction to Historic
Preservation (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides a general overview of the different
aspects of historic preservation, including
downtown revitalization, historic site management,
preservation legislation and education, historic
architecture, and the history of historic preservation
in the United States. Research methodologies
will include using library resources, public
records, maps, historic documents, images, oral
histories, and folklore. Students will make on
site visits to historic preservation projects.
HI 107-Introduction to Archives
and Manuscripts (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Provides an introduction to the role of archives
and manuscript repositories in preserving and
providing access to historical records, and will
present an overview of the theory and practice of
archives management. The student will approach
research from the other side of the reference desk
and learn how primary source material is arranged
and made available to researchers. The course will
also cover such research-related topics as copyright,
privacy, fair use, and ethical standards. This course
will benefit those interested in a potential career
as an archivist, manuscripts curator, or special
librarian, as well as those public historians likely
to utilize archival collections in their work.
HI 121-World History I (3)
• Gen Ed History; Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Examines the rise and development of agriculture,
the development of primary states, secondary
states and empires, and the origins and spread
of monotheistic culture. This course is a survey of
World History from its foundation through 1500.
HI 201-History of the United States (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Examines the economic, political and social forces
that have shaped the patterns of life, institutions and
thought in the United States through the Civil War.
HI 202-History of the United States (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Covers United States history from
Reconstruction to the present.
HI 212-Civil War (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Examines the causes of the Civil War, the
constitutional crisis confronting the Union,
the conduct of the war by both the Union and
Confederacy, the economic and social conditions of
the homefront, the status and condition of African
Americans and the wartime origins of Reconstruction.
HI 213-History of the South (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
A history of the South from the Colonial period
to the present. Examines the Golden Age
of the Chesapeake, antebellum society, the
institution of slavery, development of a regional
identity, the War for Southern Independence,
Reconstruction, readjustment of racial patterns
and the rise of the New South and the Sun Belt.