Explores African-American history from the Colonial period to 1865. Highlights the development and perpetuation of slavery, the vibrancy of free black communities, the rise of antislavery leaders and movements, and social conditions experienced by African Americans.
Survey of social, political and religious institutions of the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations of the Sumerians, Babylonians, Hebrews, Assyrians, Hittites and Dynastic Egypt, with emphasis on cultural contributions.
Survey of culture and institutions of Europe from the 11th to the 16th centuries. Emphasizes the transformation of the Christian Church, the onslaught of the crusades, the impact of crises and the Black Death pandemic on medieval communities, and the cultural and artistic "renaissances" of the period.
Engage the history and historiography of a specific topic, period, country, region or theme. Under the guidance of the instructor, deploy and hone research, writing, critical thinking and communication skills, and produce a substantial research paper or project. Topics vary. (Required C or better.)
Covers principles and methods for monitoring implementation of health education programs and assessing their impact. Focuses on development and selection of valid and reliable measures and use of appropriate statistics.
Advanced information technologies for achieving knowledge about status, potentials and perspectives of a company out of heterogeneous and distributed data. Topics include data warehouse and OLAP, enterprise reporting, multidimensional data modeling, advanced data visualization, and predictive analysis.
Examines enterprise resource planning (ERP) information systems in greater depth through extensive hands-on use of ERP software to reinforce understanding of how these systems facilitate integrated business processes. Includes configuration of an ERP system.
The experiential portion of MLSC 105 where students are tested and exposed to leadership within simulated environments. Learn the basic fundamentals in being a member of a team through multiple venues, including drill and ceremony, land navigation, weapons familiarization, basic rifle marksmanship, medical tasks, individual movement techniques, engaging targets, introduction to the orders process, understanding Army acronyms, hand and arm signals, and radio protocol procedures. Learn basic leadership skills and master the fundamentals of being a follower.
Study, practice and evaluate adaptive leadership skills through challenging scenarios related to squad tactical operations. Receive systematic and specific feedback on personal leadership attributes and actions through experiential learning achieved in a two-hour laboratory component. Based on feedback, as well as self-evaluations, continue to develop personal leadership and critical thinking abilities. Plan, rehearse and lead basic course cadets through the program of instruction.
Introduction to vocal techniques through voice placement, breathing, tone production and diction. Recommended for the general student as well as students interested in music theatre and communication arts. Includes introduction to art song literature and musical theatre repertoire.
An introductory course on a special topic in music. Topics include emphases on specific genres and sub-genres such as Western classical, world music, folk music, jazz, rock, blues and other music history, musicology and interdisciplinary topics. Prior musical experience and/or knowledge is helpful but not necessary.
Introduction to traditional brass instruments and their development in Western culture. Basic cognitive and psychomotor techniques that involve embouchure, breathing, articulation, fingering combinations and tone production are discussed, practiced and demonstrated.
This experiential course introduces basic skills of flat water canoeing and whitewater kayaking while running rapids of moderate difficulty. Instruction covers paddling skills, equipment and selection, water reading, river tactics, trip planning, safety practices, rescue techniques, tides and currents, wind and weather and hypothermia. American Canoe Association Certification available. Course fees apply; contact minor coordinator. May not receive credit for both PHEC 220 and ODEL 220.
Study of the critically important period in Western philosophy between 1600 and 1800. Influenced by developments in science and mathematics, philosophers of this period rejected appeals to authority in favor of appeals to observation and reason. Focus on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume and Kant, and their accounts of what we can know about ourselves, God and the world.
Focus on two central questions: How does our manner of encountering nonhuman entities affect how they become meaningful for us? How might we best formulate our obligations to the earth's diverse ecosystems and the creatures populating them?
Examination of the philosophical issues that arise in thinking about the law, such as: What is the relationship between morality and the law? What kind of equality does the Constitution guarantee? What makes an act a crime? Classic and contemporary theories of law, as well as recent legal cases, are also discussed.
