Humanities

This course is a survey of mathematics for students in those programs that do not require a mathematics sequence. It provides an appreciation of mathematical ideas in historical and modern settings. Topics include problem solving, logic, geometry, statistics, and consumer mathematics. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.

This course introduces probability and statistics. Topics include graphs, tables, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, normal distribution, correlation and regression, probability, and inferential statistics. This course is available in two formats: lecture only, or lecture plus laboratory using technology. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.

This course emphasizes conceptual understanding and practical applications of logic, sets, probability, matrices, and linear programming. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA108 Concepts in Mathematics.

This course is a survey of mathematics for students in those programs that do not require a mathematics sequence. It provides an appreciation of mathematical ideas in historical and modern settings. Topics include problem solving, logic, geometry, statistics, and consumer mathematics. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.

This course emphasizes conceptual understanding and practical applications of logic, sets, probability, matrices, and linear programming. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA108 Concepts in Mathematics.

This course introduces the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis is on interactions of individuals in their cultural, social, and economic environments as determined by their cognitive, behavioral, and emotional experiences and training.

This course gives an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed relate to humanity, its culture and society, and to those forces that contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces that contribute to conflict and social problems. Topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population, and patterns of social organization.

This course introduces economic theory and its relevance to daily life in a market economy. Topics include scarcity, supply and demand, choice, economic growth, taxation, and the role of government in the economy. Attention is given to current economic issues and their impact upon everyday life.

This course presents the biological and evolutionary history of humans. Basic concepts of evolutionary theory, human genetics, human biological adaptation and diversity, and the hominid fossil record are explored. It includes the behavior and ecology of living non-human primates.

This course develops musical perception, understanding, and appreciation. It features direct listening and live performances, and demonstrations in a variety of musical styles. It is appropriate for those with no formal musical training.

This course develops perception, understanding, and appreciation of the visual arts through an examination of the role of the artist in a diverse society. The artist is considered within cultural context through an introduction toWestern and non-Western art history.Materials and techniques of art are studied with emphasis on the fundamental elements of artistic expression. A field trip to a gallery exhibit is required. Skill in art is not necessary.

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, theWestern Hemisphere, and Africa. Attention is given to religion in these civilizations and on the rise of theWest to a position of world power during the Middle Ages.

This course introduces the history of art from prehistoric times through the Sixteenth Century. Topics include Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and non-Western examples of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Art is studied within its cultural context with a focus on the interrelationship among the Arts. A field trip to an art exhibit is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1: Composition.

This course involves the use of public speaking skills and techniques as an art form. It emphasizes the use of voice and body to interpret poems, passages from fiction, etc. in a public reading situation. Group readings of short plays or scenes from plays are included. Highly recommended for students considering teaching, broadcasting, acting and/or interpretive arts. Prerequisite: EN 150 Effective Speech or permission of the instructor.

This course explores the period of drama beginning in the middle of the 20th century and introduces major plays and playwrights from world theaters sinceWorldWar II. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course is a survey of the musical theater from the late Nineteenth Century to the present. Emphasis is placed on the American musical, its historical antecedents, and recent production trends.

This course requires hands-on participation in a variety of theater activities, including set construction, stage management, running crew work, performance, and others. Placement is made by the program advisor and technical director. Prerequisites: Instructional faculty approval,HU191 Acting 1: Principles of Acting or HU192 Acting 2: Characterization and Scene Study.

This course provides the opportunity to explore a specific area or topic in the theater. Flexibility regarding traditional boundaries of disciplines, genre, time periods, and media give fresh perspectives and knowledge of theater. Prerequisite: TH193 Introduction to the Theater.

This course introduces the history of art from the Seventeenth Century to the present. Topics include Baroque, Rococo,Neoclassicisms, Romanticism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism,Twentieth-Century, and non-Western examples of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Art is studied within its cultural context with a focus on the interrelationship among the Arts. A field trip to an art exhibit is required. Prerequisite: EN101 English 1:Composition.

This course is concerned with civilizations and their influences on each other in the modern world. It traces the rise of theWest 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.

This course involves the use of public speaking skills and techniques as an art form. It emphasizes the use of voice and body to interpret poems, passages from fiction, etc. in a public reading situation. Group readings of short plays or scenes from plays are included. Highly recommended for students considering teaching, broadcasting, acting and/or interpretive arts. Prerequisite: EN 150 Effective Speech or permission of the instructor.

This course explores the period of drama beginning in the middle of the 20th century and introduces major plays and playwrights from world theaters sinceWorldWar II. Prerequisite: EN102 English 2: Ideas &Values in Literature.

This course is a survey of the musical theater from the late Nineteenth Century to the present. Emphasis is placed on the American musical, its historical antecedents, and recent production trends.

This course requires hands-on participation in a variety of theater activities, including set construction, stage management, running crew work, performance, and others. Placement is made by the program advisor and technical director. Prerequisites: Instructional faculty approval,HU191 Acting 1: Principles of Acting or HU192 Acting 2: Characterization and Scene Study.

This course provides the opportunity to explore a specific area or topic in the theater. Flexibility regarding traditional boundaries of disciplines, genre, time periods, and media give fresh perspectives and knowledge of theater. Prerequisite: TH193 Introduction to the Theater.

This course introduces the many and varied facets of psychology. Emphasis is on interactions of individuals in their cultural, social, and economic environments as determined by their cognitive, behavioral, and emotional experiences and training.

This course gives an understanding of and a feeling for the society in which we live. The concepts and theories discussed relate to humanity, its culture and society, and to those forces that contribute to the smooth operation of this society as well as those forces that contribute to conflict and social problems. Topics include culture, socialization, stratification, population, and patterns of social organization.

This course introduces economic theory and its relevance to daily life in a market economy. Topics include scarcity, supply and demand, choice, economic growth, taxation, and the role of government in the economy. Attention is given to current economic issues and their impact upon everyday life.

This course presents the biological and evolutionary history of humans. Basic concepts of evolutionary theory, human genetics, human biological adaptation and diversity, and the hominid fossil record are explored. It includes the behavior and ecology of living non-human primates.