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ENGL 226-Film as Literature (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 226)
Surveys selected films and their counterparts in
literature. Emphasizes narrative abilities of film.
ENGL 227-Multiculturalism and Literature:
Borders, Boundaries, and Belonging (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 227)
Examines the diverse views of humankind and the
human condition through the reading of selected
works from a variety of historically underrepresented
groups.
ENGL 230-African American Literature (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 230)
Surveys a wide variety of African American literature:
fiction, drama and poetry. Analyzes the elements of
each of the genres with emphasis on the literature
as a response to people and events affecting African
American life, culture and rights.
ENGL 231-English Language Studies (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 231)
Introduces English language studies through a
linguistics perspective, promoting a systematic
approach to the study of language. Focuses on
prescriptive versus descriptive approaches to
grammar and syntax; sub-disciplines of linguistics:
phonology, morphology, semantics, stylistics,
discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics; English
language variation, change, and development; and
the role of English language in a multicultural society.
ENGL 241-Journalism Publication Practicum (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Gen Ed Communications,
Cultural Competence
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN/CMM 241)
Provides instruction and laboratory experience in
writing, editing, designing, and publishing print and
digital content for The Commuter. Students receive
practical experience in journalistic and social media
content, curation, editing, design, photography, and
digital production using industry standard software.
Students will create and produce three journalistic
publications per semester.
ENGL 246-Writing for Online Media (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 246)
Introduces students to key elements of writing for
Web communities. Students will learn techniques
to create written content for promotional e-mails,
website pages, social media, and blogs. Students
will use multiple writing strategies, and draw
from expository, creative, and journalistic modes
of expression. Students will work with a client to
develop a digital content strategy for promoting
an idea, product, event, or service and complete
several pieces of original content to start building a
professional portfolio.
ENGR: Engineering
ENGR 100-Introduction to Engineering
Design (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100 AND (MATH 165 or MA 111)
(formerly EG 100)
Develops basic concepts of engineering approaches
to problem solving and the skills for the design and
timely fabrication of the designed product.
ENGR 110-Engineering Statics (3)
Prerequisites: ENGR 100 and (MATH 185 or MA 210)
(formerly EG 110)
Introduces static equilibrium of rigid bodies. Topics
include scalars and vectors, forces, free-body
diagrams, structural analysis, friction, center of
gravity, and moment of inertia.
ENGR 210-Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisites: (MATH 195 or MA 211) and (PHYS 151 or
PY 203)
(formerly EG 210)
Presents the analysis of systems of forces on a
deformable body. Topics include tension, stress, and
shear applied to beams, columns, shafts, and other
machine and structural parts.
ENGR 212-Engineerng Dynamics (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MATH 285 or MA 212
(formerly EG 211)
Examines the motion of bodies relative to each other
in two and three dimensions. Topics include force-
acceleration, work-energy, and impulse-momentum
relationships.
ENGR 214-Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisites: CHEM 102 and (ENGR 212 or EG 211) and
(MATH 285 or MA 212) and (PHYS 252 or PY 204)
(formerly EG 214)
Introduces engineering thermodynamics.
Topics include the laws of thermodynamics,
thermodynamic properties of materials, energy
transfer, thermodynamic cycles, and mixtures.
ESOL: English for Speakers
of Other Languages
ESOL LA-Language Acquisition (0) [3]
Accompanies ESOL 100 - English for Academic
Purposes.
ESOL 90-Communication Skills for Language
Learners (0) [2]
Prerequisite: Appropriate score on the College placement
tests; Co-requisite: ESOL 100 and COMM 101
Provides supplemental listening, speaking, and
writing support for students co-enrolled in
Introduction to Communication Studies (COMM
101). This course targets critical listening, note taking,
drafting, and presentation strategies necessary
for success in COMM 101 and other college-level
courses. Students learn to become effective,
independent learners in academic settings. Students
will also engage in case studies, role-plays, and
critical analysis of intercultural, interpersonal, and
professional communications.
ESOL 100-English for Academic Purposes (3)
Prerequisite: Appropriate scores on the College
placement tests
Designed for English language learners whose
competency is at the high intermediate level.
Includes integrated instruction in writing, reading,
listening, and speaking with a focus on conventions
consistent with academic standards. This course
focuses on expanding critical reading and writing
skills through extensive reading and analysis of
essays and academic texts and composition of
original essays and presentations. Additional focus is
placed on listening and speaking skills essential for
success in academic settings.
FEMA: Federal Emergency
Management
FEMA 101C-Environmental Health in Emergency
Response (1)
Introduces students to the concept of environmental
health in emergency response and the role of the
Environmental Health Responder (EHR). Covers basic
information on emergency environments an EHR
may encounter, principles of environmental health
that are likely to be applied in these environments,
and resources that define EHR procedures in
emergency scenarios. Prepares students for
continued study of Environmental Health Response
at the operational, planning, and managerial levels.
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