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LA&S Humanities & Social Science AA
65Students in this program develop the skills of learning, thinking, and communicating for the purpose of deepening their knowledge of the humanities and broadening their knowledge of the other disciplines. In keeping with these aims, the students use writing as a means for thinking about and understanding subject matter. The program may serve as an initial preparation for entry into the professions, such as education and law. The complete program is available on the Utica and Rome campuses. Prerequisites for program acceptance are High School Math Course 1 and 2 or their equivalent, and one year of a laboratory science.
Goal 1 To develop a range of skills including critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative learning
- Students will identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments as they occur in students’ own or other’s work
- Students will develop well-reasoned arguments
- Students will function productively in groups
- Students will demonstrate knowledge and an understanding from an international perspective about the human condition.
- Students will demonstrate openness toward diverse points of view when participating in classroom discussions.
- Students will demonstrate a proficiency in a foreign language.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of distinctive features of the culture(s) associated with the foreign language they are studying.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to decode social cues.
- Students will demonstrate an awareness of global economic issues
- Students will demonstrate an awareness of global historical perspectives
- Students will demonstrate an awareness of global social issues, and/or
- Students will demonstrate an awareness of global environmental developments
- Students will prepare and competently deliver oral proposals and reports
- Students will compose clear and coherent written reports and essays
- Students will use visual aids effectively in their reports and/or presentations
- Graduates will transfer to a four-year institution with junior status
- Students may transfer general education courses towards upper level programs in other institution before completing a degree.
- Students who do not transfer will secure employment in a related field
- Graduates will have taken sequences of courses in the humanities, such as languages, literature, and the arts
- Graduates will have taken courses in a variety of other subjects, such as social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences
- Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology
- Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information
First Semester
1.0
This course is an opportunity for students to develop the skills necessary to be successful in college. Students learn the importance of the faculty-student and advisor-advisee relationship, develop time management techniques, apply effective study skill techniques, recognize the implications of living in a diverse society, utilize college resources, and explore career and transfer requirements. Collaborative projects are included. Students matriculated in a degree program must take this course in their first term of study. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course focuses on several kinds of writing-self-expressive, informative, and argumentative/persuasive, and others. A minimum of five essay compositions are required. The course emphasizes the composition of clear, correct, and effective prose required in a variety of professions and occupations.Prerequisites: The required developmental reading (DS050 Developmental Reading, DS051 Essential Reading & Study Skills, or DS080 Study Reading), or SL115 ESL4: Advanced Reading, and/or writing courses (EN099 Introduction to College English or SL116 ESL4: Advanced Composition) or permission of the instructor or designee. See when this course is offered ...
(a) For completion of the two semester Social Science requirement students must choose two courses from the following: PS101American National Government, SO101 Introduction to Sociology, PY101 Introduction to General Psychology, BM101Survey of Economics, and AN101 Biological Anthropology.
(b) For the completion of the two-semester mathematics requirement, students must choose two of the following courses: MA108 Concepts in Mathematics; MA110 Elementary Statistics; or MA131 Finite Mathematics. The requirement may also be fulfilled with one of the above courses, along with one higher-level mathematics course approved by the Humanities Department; or with two higher-level mathematics courses approved by the Humanities Department.
(c) For students in this program, the foreign language consists of a six hour sequence within the same language. The following students are exempt from the requirement: 1) those who have completed four years of the same language on the senior high school level, grades 9-12; 2) those who have completed three years of the same language on the senior high school level, grades 9-12, with superior performance; or 3) those with other appropriate language experience. For those who are not exempt from the requirement, placement in language and level is determined at the beginning of the academic year. Those who are exempt must replace language credits with six credits in approved electives. All languages are offered contingent on enrollment and the availability of competent instructors.
3.0
This course introduces the nature and study of history, and covers the emergence and development of Eurasian civilization to about 1500 A.D. in the Near East, India, China, Europe, the Western Hemisphere, and Africa. Attention is given to religion in these civilizations and on the rise of the West to a position of world power during the Middle Ages. See when this course is offered ...
.5 cr
A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance. See when this course is offered ...
Second Semester
3.0
This course encourages a deeper understanding of human nature and the human condition through the study of ideas and values expressed in imaginative literature. Emphasis is placed on the use and development of critical thinking and language skills. Library-oriented research is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN106 English 1: Composition and Reading. See when this course is offered ...
(a) For completion of the two semester Social Science requirement students must choose two courses from the following: PS101American National Government, SO101 Introduction to Sociology, PY101 Introduction to General Psychology, BM101Survey of Economics, and AN101 Biological Anthropology.
(b) For the completion of the two-semester mathematics requirement, students must choose two of the following courses: MA108 Concepts in Mathematics; MA110 Elementary Statistics; or MA131 Finite Mathematics. The requirement may also be fulfilled with one of the above courses, along with one higher-level mathematics course approved by the Humanities Department; or with two higher-level mathematics courses approved by the Humanities Department.
(c) For students in this program, the foreign language consists of a six hour sequence within the same language. The following students are exempt from the requirement: 1) those who have completed four years of the same language on the senior high school level, grades 9-12; 2) those who have completed three years of the same language on the senior high school level, grades 9-12, with superior performance; or 3) those with other appropriate language experience. For those who are not exempt from the requirement, placement in language and level is determined at the beginning of the academic year. Those who are exempt must replace language credits with six credits in approved electives. All languages are offered contingent on enrollment and the availability of competent instructors.
3.0
This course is concerned with civilizations and their influences on each other in the modern world. It traces the rise of the West to a position of world dominance and its impact on non-Western societies. Emphasis is placed on the major forces that have shaped the contemporary world - industrialization, urbanization, nationalism, militarism, imperialism, democracy, and communism. See when this course is offered ...
.5 cr
A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance. See when this course is offered ...
Third Semester
(d) For completion of the two-semester Literature requirement, students must choose any two courses from among the following: EN248, EN249 American Literature; EN271, EN272 British Literature; EN280, EN281 Dramatic Literature, EN282 Contemporary Drama; and EN255, EN256 World Literature.
(e) Once enrolled in General Studies or Liberal Arts, students may not take Human Life Science (BI103, BI104) to satisfy the science requirement.
3.0
This course is an introduction to public speaking. It emphasizes the fundamentals of preparing, organizing, supporting, and delivering the speech based on factual material. It includes topic selection, audience analysis, fact vs. opinion, outlining, supporting material, and visual support. Informative, demonstrative, and persuasive speeches are presented. Elements of interpersonal communication, logic, and persuasion are discussed. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition or EN106 English 1: Composition and Reading. See when this course is offered ...
.5 cr
A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance. See when this course is offered ...
Fourth Semester
(d) For completion of the two-semester Literature requirement, students must choose any two courses from among the following: EN248, EN249 American Literature; EN271, EN272 British Literature; EN280, EN281 Dramatic Literature, EN282 Contemporary Drama; and EN255, EN256 World Literature.
(e) Once enrolled in General Studies or Liberal Arts, students may not take Human Life Science (BI103, BI104) to satisfy the science requirement.
.5 cr
A wide variety of credit courses including but not limited to swimming, fitness center, badminton, tennis, golf, bowling and aerobic dance. See when this course is offered ...
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