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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
HCTI 260-Hospitality Business Analysis (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: HCTI 255 or HOS 261
(formerly HOS 263)
Explores a new, multidisciplinary approach to
business analysis that utilizes revenue management,
blending together elements of marketing, operations,
and finance management. Students will learn the
various components of revenue management, and
how to use them when performing business analyses
and recommending business enhancements.
HCTI 265-HCTI Practicum (1)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: (HCTI 103 or
HOS 113) or (HCTI 255 or HOS 261)
(formerly HOS 265)
Provides students with supervised experience in
a hospitality/culinary/tourism setting. Includes
in-service training and practical experience, totaling
a minimum of 240 hours in an approved hospitality
operation, lodging, commercial or institutional food
service/restaurant, meeting planning, or the related
travel/tourism field. Focuses on the acquisition of
employability, business, hospitality, and/or culinary
technical and problem-solving skills that will give
students the tools to become successfully employed
in the hospitality, culinary, and tourism industry.
HIST: History
HIST 101-History of Western Civilization I (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HI 101)
Examines the ancient Greeks and Romans,
the rise and development of Christianity,
the medieval period, and the Renaissance.
This course, which focuses on the significant
political, economic, social, cultural, and
religious developments, is a survey of Western
Civilization from its foundation through 1500.
HIST 102-History of Western Civilization II (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HI 102)
Examines the Reformation, Absolutism, the
Enlightenment, the political revolutions of the
eighteenth century, the Industrial Revolution,
imperialism, nationalism, fascism, the World Wars,
the Cold War, and globalization. This course, which
focuses on the significant political, economic, social,
cultural, and religious developments, is a survey of
Western Civilization from 1500 through the present.
HIST 121-World History I (3)
• Gen Ed History, Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HI 121)
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.
HIST 122-World History II (3)
• Gen Ed History, Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
Examines global interactions during the post-
Bubonic Plague world, origins and development
of modernity, and contemporary history
after World War II. This course is a survey of
world history from 1450 to present.
HIST 201-History of the United States I (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 201)
Examines colonial America, the American Revolution,
the Constitution, the federal period, sectional
conflict, and the Civil War. This period lays the
foundation of the American experiment and includes
the study of political, constitutional, economic, social,
and cultural trends from the founding to 1865.
HIST 202-History of the United States II (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 202)
Examines industrialization, progressivism, World
War I, the Twenties, the Depression, the New
Deal, World War II, the Cold War, and post-war
America. This course emphasizes America's rise
to a world power and includes the study of
political, constitutional, economic, social, and
cultural trends from 1865 to the present.
HIST 212-Civil War (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 212)
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.
HIST 213-History of the South (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 213)
Explores the 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.
HIST 214-The Civil Rights Movement (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 214)
Explores the history of the Civil Rights movement
in twentieth-century America. It begins with
an overview of segregation, examines in detail
the efforts of the movement to overcome Jim
Crow discrimination, and concludes with an
assessment of the movement's legacy.
HIST 215-Constitutional History
of the United States (3)
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 215)
Examines the Constitution and its impact within the
context of the government, law, and politics. Topics
covered include the origins of the Constitution, the
development of judicial nationalism, the impact
of slavery, the conflict leading up to the Civil War,
reconstruction, the 1890s, the creation of the
modern state, the New Deal era, the 1960s, and the
movement toward a conservative constitutionalism.
HIST 217-African-American History (3)
• Gen Ed History, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 217)
Surveys African-American history from the
arrival of the first Africans in 1619 to the present.
Includes the major economic, political, and social
forces that have helped shape the role of the
African American in the history of America.
HIST 220-WorldWar II (3)
• Gen Ed Social Science
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 220)
Surveys the major military and social
developments of WWII through films
and selected readings. Multicultural and
multinational perspectives are included.
HIST 221-The Sixties (3)
• Gen Ed History
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HI 221)
Examines one of America's most turbulent
decades: the 1960s. This course explores the Civil
Rights Movement, the VietnamWar, the Anti-War
Movement, and changing cultural and social
mores. Emphasis will include an examination of the
history, politics, literature, and music of the era.
Course Descriptions
HLTH: Health Education
HLTH 100-Stress Management Techniques (1)
(formerly HE 115)
Introduces the basic concepts of stress
management and focuses on coping
strategies and techniques to reduce stress.
HLTH 110-CPR/AED and Basic First Aid (1)
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HE 120)
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® First Aid CPR AED certification.
HLTH 150-Health Education (3)
• Gen Ed Wellness
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73) OR Co-requisite: ENGL 75
(formerly HE 204)
Covers basic areas of health, including mental
health, fitness, nutrition, weight control,
sexual health, drugs and alcohol, disease and
consumer and environmental health.
HLTH 160-Stress Management (3)
• Gen Ed Wellness
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73) OR Co-requisite: ENGL 75
(formerly HE 201)
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.
HONR: Honors
HONR 201-Honors Applied
Leadership & Research (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors Coordinator
(formerly ACE 201H)
Provides returning Honors students with
the opportunity to serve as peer mentors or
leaders of first-year Honors students as they
explore current, real-world issues and further
advance their critical thinking, communication,
and research skills. Students will develop and
explore questions of local, national, and global
significance through multicultural contexts
while building relationships with the instructor,
classmates, and other college personnel.
Students will refine research and presentation
skills in preparation for academic conferences.
HUMN: Humanities
HUMN 104-Humanities in a Digital World (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HU 104)
Introduces tools, such as Instagram and other
storytelling platforms and digital mapping, that
are transforming the study of the humanities. It
also explores digital and social media (tweets,
Facebook posts, blogs, computer games, etc.)
as cultural artifacts. The course is project-based
and equips students to apply digital tools and
techniques to a variety of disciplines including
English, History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
HUMN 105-Cultural Studies: Latin America (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HU 105)
Introduces the cultural traditions of Latin
America focusing on the art, literature, dance,
music, theater, and film of Meso, Central, and
South America as well as the Caribbean.
HUMN 107-Cultural Studies: Asia (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75)
OR (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HU 107)
Introduces the cultural traditions of Asia focusing
on the art, literature, dance, music, theater, and
film of East Asia, India, and the Pacific Islands.
HUMN 204-World Religions (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73) OR Co-requisite: ENGL 75
(formerly PH 204)
Explores the spiritual practices, symbols, myths,
and beliefs of indigenous, eastern, and Abrahamic
faiths, as well as those of some emerging religious
movements such as Scientology. Students will also
examine the impact of religion on human culture.
HUMN 210-The Language of Hip Hop (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly HU 210)
Examines the role of language, both verbal
and non-verbal, in the aesthetics, intercultural
communication, and cultural practices of hip hop
through the study of the origins and evolution
of the culture, moving on to key topics including
authenticity, class, and language ideology. Students
will identify current and historical elements of hip
hop culture in the US. Through multimedia analysis,
critical reading and listening, and student led
discussion, students will develop skills necessary
to critically analyze and explore the language of
hip hop and survey its historical development,
political significance, and social influence.
HUMN 223-Classical Mythology (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 223)
Surveys Greek and Roman mythology, emphasizing
the impact it has had on Western literature,
art, music and human culture throughout
the ages. Attention will also be paid to the
sites of the ancient world that have gained
special significance through these myths.
HUMS: Human Services
HUMS 102-Human Relations (3)
• Gen Ed Human Services, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite: ENGL 70 OR Prerequisites or Co-
requisites: ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73)
(formerly HS 102)
Introduces students to the fundamentals of
interpersonal communication and examines
such communication in the context of culture,
ethnicity, gender, age, and race in particular. As an
experiential course, it seeks to increase the skills
and sensitivity necessary for successful human
relationships in a diverse global, national and
local community. The impact of the increasing
use of interactive technologies is also examined.
HUMS 103-Introduction to Social
Work and the Human Services (4)
Prerequisite: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or ESOL 72
(formerly HS 103)
Surveys the philosophies of the field of social
work and all of the human services. Examines
the historical and theoretical approaches to the
understanding of social work and the agencies
that deal with delivery of services to members of
society. Includes the interrelationship of human
services and examines the knowledge, values and
skills of the helping process. Particular emphasis
is placed on the concept of human diversity and
the impact of oppression and discrimination.
This course will highlight the human needs that
social workers address across the life span with
particular emphasis on the needs of older adults.
HUMS 104-Mediation Theory and Practice (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or ESOL 72
(formerly HS 104)
Explores mediation as a conflict resolution
method used in today's society. Students will
learn the skill set necessary to use the mediation
process in formal and informal situations.
HUMS 203-Introduction to Counseling
and Interviewing (3)
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
(formerly HS 203)
Presents an overview of counseling theory, with focus
on the development of specific helping behaviors.