The evolution and behavior of human beings as cultural animals are the focus of this course. Students are introduced to the basic concepts and methods of the major divisions of anthropology: physical, social and cultural; archeology and linguistics. Emphasis is placed on preliterate societies to facilitate the study of the interrelation of various aspects of culture.

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This course introduces students to the world beyond the earth. The methods of astronomy and our knowledge of the structure of the universe are presented as an ongoing human endeavor that has helped shape modern man as he/she takes his/her first steps into space.

This course introduces students to the world beyond the earth. The methods of astronomy and our knowledge of the structure of the universe are presented as an ongoing human endeavor that has helped shape modern man as he/she takes his/her first steps into space.

Business and industry in the United States are surveyed broadly in this course. Emphasis is placed on the historical development, objectives, methods of operation, and the interrelationships of management, labor and government. Included is the study of new developments and trends in business administration and the problems they engender in the total management process.
Required of all Business Management Students.

BUS 104 is a survey course that examines a wide variety of business topics, ranging from economics, to unions, to marketing, to human resources and to financial markets. The course textbook is up to date with examples from current business events, and the online materials include a wide range of student created slide presentations. To meet Prof. Conway, click here.

This course covers the total structure and character of modern business from initial organization through grouping of essential functions into operating departments. Management and the decision-making process, financing, operations and marketing considerations are studied, with actual cases used to illustrate problems in small and big businesses.

This is the second semester of a two-semester course sequence that involves the study of chemical principles including atomic and molecular theories, molecular structure, and reactivity. The Laboratory will include experiments illustrating the chemical principles. Two terms required. Required in A.S. )Science) and A.S. (Engineering Science). Fulfills science requirements for A.A. (Liberal Arts).

Prerequisite for CHE 201: MAT 056; or permission of the Science department.

This course identifies the various handicapping conditions and special needs of young children, including the gifted. The course defines emotional, intellectual, physical, visual, hearing, orthopedic, speech and/or language impairments. In addition, techniques and strategies for mainstreaming these children within the early childhood educational environment are included.

Prerequisite: ECE 102

This is a fieldwork course focusing on the observation of
children, requiring supervised participation in an
assigned early childhood education setting, such as a day
care center, pre-kindergarten, Head Start, infant care,
private school, etc. The student spends a minimum of 60
hours in the field.

Prerequisite: ECE 202

This course is intended primarily for those students who intend to pursue professional careers in fields such as economics, finance, management and administration. It is also open to highly motivated students in other areas. Topics include: national income and national product; saving, consumption, investment, the multiplier theory, fiscal policy, inflation, employment and business cycles. The student will also be acquainted with money, banking, and central bank monetary policies, as well as some of the more significant theories of international trade and economic development.

Professor Bishop introduces the subject of Microeconomics and the topics of the course.

This course is intended primarily for those students who intend to pursue professional careers in fields such as economics, finance, management and administration. It is also open to highly motivated students in other areas. Topics include: national income and national product; saving, consumption, investment, the multiplier theory, fiscal policy, inflation, employment and business cycles. The student will also be acquainted with money, banking, and central bank monetary policies, as well as some of the more significant theories of international trade and economic development.

Meet Prof. Duncan and find out more about taking ECO 201.

This course is designed principally for those students who intend to pursue professional careers in fields such as economics, accounting, finance, management and administration. It is also opened to highly motivated students in other areas. The course will focus on price theory in conjunction with: the laws of supply and demand, the analysis of cost, profit, market structure, production theory, and the pricing of productive factors. Significant contemporary economic problems will also be investigated.

Professor Bishop introduces the subject of Microeconomics and the topics of the course.

This course is a continuation of English 101. It helps the student develop the ability to write longer expository essays. Students continue to focus on the writing process as they are introduced to literary genres such as the short story, play, poem or novel. These help the student develop some awareness of literary form and provide the basis for continued exposition. Students are expected to complete a research project that involves library research, documentation, and the use of source material in a thesis-centered essay.

Prerequisite: ENG 101

This course provides further opportunities for students to explore journalism. Students conduct interviews, cover stories around the city and write journalistic articles. Opportunities are provided for specialized coverage in areas such as politics, consumerism, science, education, finance, the arts, social change and family life. Topics include layout, headline composition and basics of journalism law.

In this course film adaptations of 19th and 20th century fiction are compared to their original versions to determine differences and similarities between literary and cinematic technique. Films based on novels include such award-winning movies as “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Clockwork Orange,” and “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Also included are film adaptations of stories by writers such as Richard Wright, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ambrose Bierce, and Ernest Gaines. Students will learn terms to describe cinematic effects and techniques. Prerequisites: ENG 101 and 201, or ENG 121

This course examines how science fiction literature envisions the impact of machine technology on the individual and society. The human/machine interaction will be traced from early myths to contemporary science fiction, including works by Asimov, Clarke, Delaney, Gibson, Lem, Orwell, Vonnegut and Zelazny.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 and 201 or ENG 121

Though English 381 is not a prerequisite, this course begins where 381 leaves off and covers select fiction and poetry from the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century to the present. Students study major writers and literary movements; and an effort is made to place literature in its cultural context. Works by such writers as Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, T.S. Eliot, Richard Wright, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Toni Morrison may be included.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 and 201 or ENG 121

This reading intensive course begins its survey of American literature before the civil war with the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Prof. Pace describes the progression of the course and the themes that tie the works you will study together.To meet Prof.Pace, click here.

This course includes masterpieces of literature from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Readings will include works of such writers as Shakespeare, Rabelais, Cervantes, Moliere, Voltaire, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Kafka, and Pinter. ENG 391 is not a prerequisite for this course.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 and 201 or ENG 121

This course provides students with a basic understanding of the interrelationships between the physical, intellectual, social and psychological aspects of the aging process in contemporary society. Problems particular to aging are explored as well as policies and programs which have been developed to deal with them.

This course follows the same format as HUM 301, Field Experience in Human Services I. Remaining in the same field placement, the student deepens his/her knowledge and strengthens his/her skills through continued practice and supervision. This course is open only to students enrolled in the Human Services curriculum.

Prerequisite: HUM 301

Meet Prof. Rose and find out more about taking HUM 401.

This course will introduce the student to the study of language in multicultural urban settings. The course will introduce related topics, such as bilingual/bidialectal families and bilingual education, language and gender, literacy in a changing, technological society, child language acquisition, and different dialects and registers of English. The readings will draw on works in linguistics, literature and related fields. Students will work on critical reading and produce writing based on the readings in connections with their own experiences and backgrounds.

What to expect from Intro to Linguistics.

The marketing system is described, analyzed and evaluated, including methods, policies and institutions involved in the distribution of goods from producer to consumer. Emphasis is placed on the means of improving efficiency and lowering distribution costs.

Professor Campos discusses the purpose, requirements, and organization of the course

This course covers computations and measurements essential in the health science professional fields. Topics include: units and measurements, ratios, solutions and dosages.

This course covers basic statistics, including: measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphs, correlation, the regression line, confidence intervals, the significance of differences, and hypothesis testing, including z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests.

Click here to find out more about what you'll learn by taking MAT 150 from Prof. Morgulis.

This course covers basic statistics, including: measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphs, correlation, the regression line, confidence intervals, the significance of differences, and hypothesis testing, including z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests.

This course covers basic statistics, including: measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphs, correlation, the regression line, confidence intervals, the significance of differences, and hypothesis testing, including z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests.

The course aims to teach students how to think competently about quantitative information. Students learn how to take real world problems, translate them into mathematics, and solve them. Topics include thinking critically, numbers in the real world, financial management, statistical reasoning, probability, and mathematical modeling.

This course covers fundamental mathematical topics associated with computer information systems, including: numeration systems; sets and logic; Boolean algebra, functions, and elementary switching theory; combinatorics; mathematical induction; permutations; combinations; binomial coefficients; and distributions.

This course will satisfy the math requirement for students in Business Administration, Computer Operations, Computer Programming, Computer Science or Accounting. Prerequisites to this course should be taken in the first semester or as early as possible.

This course covers basic algebraic and trigonometric skills, algebraic equations, and functions. Topics include: mathematical induction, complex numbers, and the binomial theorem. Prerequisites: MAT 012 or MAT 051, if needed; also MAT 056. Consult the department chairperson if you are in doubt about prerequisites. Recommended for mathematics- and science-oriented Liberal Arts students.

This course covers statistical concepts and techniques with applications. Topics include probability, random variables, the binomial distribution, the hyper-geometric distribution, measures of central tendency, the normal distribution, precision and confidence intervals, sample design and computer projects.
Prerequisite: MAT 206

Meet Prof.Han and find out more about taking MAT 209.

This course is designed to teach beginning students the fundamentals of operating a computer keyboard using the touch approach. Proper techniques for learning the alphabetic, numeric and symbol key locations will be taught. Emphasis will be given to one of the primary purposes of leaning to keyboard which is to input quickly and accurately personal business letters, reports and tables in proper format. Speed requirements will be 20 to 30 words per minute for five minutes. At registration, students will be assigned a one-hour per week lab space in order to facilitate the completion of homework assignments.

Professor Campos discusses the requirements for learning Computer Keyboarding. Click here to meet Prof.Campos.

This course is designed to train students to plan, organize, write, edit, and rewrite business correspondence.

Prerequisites: OFF 100 or 101 and 110, or departmental approval.

Note: Not open to students who have completed OFF 115

The study of philosophy helps students develop analytic skills and gain an appreciation of the general philosophical problems with which human beings have grappled throughout Western civilization. Basic philosophic problems such as free will and determinism, the criteria which justify ethical evaluations, the philosophical considerations which are relevant to belief or disbelief in God, and knowledge and illusion are examined during this course.

Professor Foster discusses the major philosophical problems and questions this course addresses, as well as the course tasks. Click here to meet Prof. Foster.

In considering ethical positions ranging from animal rights to environmental philosophies of radical ecology, and studying the impact of new reproductive technologies and other biotechnologies on the (so-called) Third World, students learn about advances made by working scientists and feminist philosophers in contextualizing science and technology. A special attempt will be made to study cultural factors as class, gender and race in order to understand the responsibilities of scientists and technologists for the uses of their knowledge; the ethics of scientific research; and truth and fraud in science and engineering.

Find out how the class will give you an opportunity to think about the role of technology in our lives, using both philosophical theory and contemporary issues. Click here to meet Prof. Foster.

This course stresses adaptive human behavior in relation to the environment. Topics considered include: origins and methods of psychology, neuropsychological bases of behavior, maturation, motivation, emotion, learning frustration and conflict.

Human behavior, as shaped by the processes of social interaction, is studied in this course. Data, around which the fundamental topics are presented, are drawn from experimental and case studies dealing with the events of the social environment: socialization, communication and persuasion, attitudes and beliefs, group behavior and leadership. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or SOC 100

A systematic examination is made of the behavioral changes which occur during principal stages of the life span, their flexibility and stability. Attention is given to genetic, physiological and social forces affecting human development. Prerequisite: PSY 100

Click here to find out more about what you'll learn by taking Developmental Psychology from Prof. Walters.

This course involves the interpersonal and institutional socialization of women in contemporary American society and the effect of these processes on individual personality through an examination of existing roles and exploration of alternatives. Prerequisite: PSY 100, SOC 100 or SSC 100

In this course physiological, motivational, emotional and intellectual aspects of behavior from birth to adolescence are studied. Students are taught how individual, social and cultural factors affect children's development. Prerequisite: PSY 100

In this course physiological, motivational, emotional and intellectual aspects of behavior from birth to adolescence are studied. Students are taught how individual, social and cultural factors affect children's development. Prerequisite: PSY 100

Orientation Package

This course discusses the causes, diagnoses, treatment and prevention of various types of maladjustment and mental disorders. The relation of neuroses and functional psychoses to current conceptions of normal personality functioning is discussed. Prerequisites: PSY 100 and permission of the Instructor.

Find out more about what you'll learn by taking Abnormal Psychology from Prof. Walters

A critical overview of the major concepts of personality development as applied to perspectives of self, status and role in black communities is presented. Field trips to selected agencies are arranged. Prerequisite: PSY 100

Professor Caceres-Dalmau explains the major themes and African-centric perspective of the course. Click here to meet Prof. Caceres-Dalmau.

This course examines the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, including an analysis of the entrepreneur and exploration of business opportunities, and an investigation of the technical/conceptual creation of products and services. The emphasis will be on the acquisition of knowledge and the analysis of small business creation for the present and future entrepreneur. Corequisite: BUS 104

Click here to meet Prof. Palit and find out more about taking SBE 100-981.

This course analyzes the structure, processes and products associated with group living. Attention is focused on the concepts of social organization, culture, groups, stratification, major social institutions and significant trends in group living.

This course analyzes the structure, processes and products associated with group living. Attention is focused on the concepts of social organization, culture, groups, stratification, major social institutions and significant trends in group living.

The aim of this course is to develop effective skills in speech communication. The student examines how to generate topics and organized ideas, masters elements of audience psychology and practices techniques of speech presentation in a public forum. All elements of speech production and presentation are considered. Required of all students.

The focus of this course is to provide an understanding of the influence and impact on our lives and society by the mass media. The course examines the history, law, technology, economics and politics of the mass media through independent study, field trips, etc. Students are encouraged to be aware of techniques of influence used by the mass media to influence and determine social and political values. In addition, students learn to develop tools for critical analysis of and standards for discriminating consumption of the mass media. Prerequisite: SPE 100 or permission of department

This course is for students who have had no previous background in Spanish. Grammar is taught inductively and simple texts are read. Speaking, reading and writing are emphasized.

In this continuation of Spanish I, grammar, composition, oral comprehension are developed and supplemented by readings of Spanish texts. Prerequisite: SPN 101 or departmental approval.

Professor Barrero welcomes you (in Spanish and English) to Spanish 102.

This course introduces students to a representative sampling of Latin American women writers from the colonial period to the twentieth century. The course will disseminate a body of literature, which is represented minimally in Hispanic literature courses. Feminism, machismo, motherhood, sexual and political activism and the role of women as writers are some of the issues that will be explored and discussed during the semester.

Prerequisites: SPN 210 or departmental approval, or SPN 4xx except SPN 476