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EDU 517 - Introduction to Special Education Research and Practice
Prerequisites: EDU 501 and EDU 503
This course examines the research regarding the assessment and intervention of special education students. Course participants become familiar with Public Law 94-142 “mainstreaming” though the most current initiatives affecting the educational practice of inclusion. Instructional strategies and student mediation activities suitable for special needs students placed in a regular (inclusion) setting are emphasized. Participants are also taught to read Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) and participate in a school environment observing or intervening on the behalf of a special needs student with an IEP. Students must also demonstrate competence in using instructional technology.
3 credits
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EDU 518 - Research and Practice in the Inclusive Classroom: A field-based Experience
Prerequisites: None
This course examines the civil liberties of students with disabilities, and the legal obligations of their schools and teachers. The characteristics of students with the most prevalent disabilities-and the full continuum of placement options and services available to them-will receive considerable attention. Central to our discussions will be case studies that highlight many of the ethical dilemmas teachers invariably face, as they try to balance the social and academic needs of children with federal law, state policy, and local school practice. Our primary emphasis, however, will be on how to plan, manage, and evaluate learning effectively in diverse classroom settings.
4 credits
Winter Intersession
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EDU 520 - Studio Experience: Methods and Materials in Art Education
Prerequisites: None
This course is taught in a studio setting and is designed to introduce students to the visual arts through looking at, discussing, and making art. Visual arts are an integral part of life and essential to an individual’s education. The arts can promote attitudes of understanding, respect, and tolerance. They provide insight into cultures and foster appreciation of the accomplishments and multiple perspectives of others. The artistic and conceptual development of children will be covered as students engage in a series of workshop experiences with a range of materials. Each class will focus on a particular theme and introduce artists, concepts and techniques. Students will learn to translate and transfer these experiences into their own teaching. Strategies for integrating art with other disciplines will also be covered in this course.
2 credits
Spring
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EDU 521 - The Thematic Elementary Curriculum: Social Studies and Literacy
Prerequisites: None
This final methods course is designed to be a culmination of all elementary education MAT course work and supports students’ continued development toward teaching in a global and culturally diverse world. Participants explore theoretical principles and procedures which lead to the instructional practice of social studies in the elementary school. In addition, literacy across the curriculum practices are once again reviewed to bring participants to a clear understanding of how literacy is integrated throughout the school day. Current standards for literacy are revisited and National Standards for Social Studies are reviewed. Field experiences include working in a multicultural setting. Students must also demonstrate competence in using instructional technology.
3 credits
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EDU 522 - Multicultural Children’s Literature
Prerequisites: None
This course examines children’s multicultural literature for emerging multicultural practitioners. Students will study and utilize multicultural literature for children from first through sixth grade. Various genres will be critically examined in relation to visual literacy and the social implications of characterization and authorial voice for specific grade levels. An introduction to selective bibliographic tools and review media will be included to provide students with the skills to become effective evaluators and teachers of multicultural literature. Class presentations and media resources will provide background for discussions of various literary genres represented in contemporary writings for children and their applications for classroom use.
2 credits
Fall
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EDU 526 - Internship and Seminar I
Prerequisites: None
The internship and accompanying seminar form the backbone of the year-long teacher residency experience. This experience is divided into Fall (EDU 526) and Spring (EDU 606 ) segments. In EDU 526, student interns work in classrooms with their cooperating teachers four full days/week. Weekly seminar meetings provide a framework for examining the philosophical underpinnings necessary for making meaning of everyday classroom experiences and teaching practices. The curriculum is based on the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards (RIPTS) and the Gordon School Guiding Principles of Multicultural Practice, and progress is measured using the continuum of teacher development. Time is built in for reflection and guided inquiry, applications of theory learned in course work, and discussion of data and other forms of evidence gathered in classrooms. Interns are encouraged to pose and answer questions, and develop and refine their practice.
4 credits
Fall
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EDU 533 - Technology in the 21st Century Classroom
Prerequisites: None
This course is required of all students in the MAT and Gordon MAT programs. EDU 533 addresses all of the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). The course covers technology productivity tools for teachers, legal and ethical issues in technology, assistive technology, and the use of a wide variety of hardware and software applications.
1 credits
Fall, Spring, Winter Intersession
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EDU 534 - Multimedia for the 21st Century Classroom
Prerequisites: None
This course is required of all students in the MAT and Gordon MAT programs. EDU 534 addresses all of the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). The course covers applicable legal and ethical issues in technology and assistive technology, the integration of multimedia in the curriculum, and the use of a wide variety of hardware and software applications for creating multimedia.
1 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer I, Winter Intersession
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EDU 535 - Technology Curriculum Development and Field Experience
Prerequisites: None
This course is required of all students in the MAT program. EDU 535 addresses all of the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). The course applies the knowledge and skills learned in EDU 533 and EDU 534 for the purposes of lesson planning and curriculum development. This course includes a teaching field experience.
1 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer I, Winter Intersession
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EDU 541 - Young Adolescent Development
Prerequisites: None
This course provides students with an opportunity to examine the key physical, psychological, and social needs changes that characterize the developmental stages of young adolescence. Emphasis is placed on understanding issues related to the complexities of this unique phase of development within the context of middle school classroom environments.
3 credits
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EDU 542 - Middle School Curriculum and School Organization
Prerequisites: None
This course investigates contemporary middle school curricula, programs, and policies. Emphasis is placed on the creation and implementation of developmentally appropriate organizational and curricular practices. Students also examine the underlying philosophy and mission of middle school education.
3 credits
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EDU 543 - Applied Middle School Instruction and Assessment
Prerequisites: EDU 541 and EDU 542
Middle level teaching and learning strategies are discussed. Topics include interdisciplinary instruction, working in collaborative teams, and mentorships. Emphasis is placed on the design, development, and implementation of standards-based instruction and performance-based assessment. Students complete a 60-hour supervised field placement.
3 credits
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EDU 601 - Graduate Practicum in Elementary Education
Prerequisites: Completion of Course Work
This course is designed to prepare pre-service teachers for student teaching. Students are introduced to the continuum of teacher development and are placed in a public school for a minimum of 100 hours of in-class participation. Students perform several teaching activities during the semester, and University Clinical Supervisors visit participants in their school settings. Toward the end of Practicum, students prepare an oral presentation, reviewing their growth as prospective teachers and demonstrating their readiness to student teach. The presentation is made before a review panel composed of faculty members and field-based professionals.
3 credits
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EDU 603 - Graduate Student Teaching in Elementary Education
Prerequisites: Completion of Course Work and EDU 601
Student teaching takes place over one full semester of at least 14 weeks. University supervisors meet students in seminars, and collaborate with field-based practitioners to mentor, support, and finally to evaluate student performance.
12 credits
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EDU 604 - Graduate Student Teaching Seminar
Prerequisites: Completion of Course Work and EDU 601
This course is designed to complement the student teaching experience, and is a required component of that experience. Students examine their practice in relation to the continuum of teacher development and the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards (RIPTS) as they reflect upon their student teaching practice.
3 credits
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EDU 606 - Internship and Seminar II
Prerequisites: None
The Spring Internship and Seminar form the second part of the year-long teacher residency experience. Students continue to examine their practice in relation to the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards (RIPTS) and the Gordon School Guiding Principles of Multicultural Practice, and use the continuum of teacher development as they reflect upon their practice. Weekly seminar meetings and course work offer a framework and the philosophical underpinnings necessary for making meaning of everyday classroom experiences. Course assignments are connected to experiences in the classroom, enabling interns to apply what they have learned and receive immediate feedback. With time built in for reflection and guided inquiry, interns will apply theory, collect evidence, pose and respond to questions, and develop and refine their practice. Guest speakers will provide knowledge of professional organizations and other opportunities for continued professional development.
4 credits
Spring
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EDU 607 - Exceptionality Research
Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Lecture
In this course, students review, analyze, and interpret research in atypical human growth and development. Our central focus will be on the academic literature related to the etiologies and characteristics of students with the most prevalent disabilities (i.e., learning disabilities, disorders of attention, speech and language disorders, mild intellectual disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disabilities).
3 credits
Special Offerings
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EDU 608 - Legal and Ethical Foundations of Special Education
Prerequisites: None
In this course, students will uncover the most salient social, historical and legal foundations of special education and examine current issues confronting the field, such as full inclusion, disability rights, and professional ethics. Our initial concern will focus on the civil liberties of students with disabilities, and the legal obligations of their schools and teachers. Central to our discussions will be case studies that highlight many of the ethical dilemmas teachers invariably face, as they try to balance the social and academic needs of children with federal law, state policy, and local school practice.
3 credits
Summer
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EDU 610 - Introduction to Literacy Research
Prerequisites: None
This is the first course offered in the Master of Arts Literacy Program and must be taken before any other courses. Students learn how to read, interpret, and analyze qualitative and quantitative research while surveying the historical and current perspectives of literacy research and practice. This course takes a scholarly look at the field of literacy through the lenses of the fields of language, literacy, cognitive psychology, and cultural anthropology.
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 612 - Collaboration, Co-Teaching, and Consultation
Prerequisites: None
Delivery: Lecture
Virtually every classroom in the United States contains at least one child with a disability, a fact that presents both challenges, and great promise for general education classroom teachers and children alike. The primary emphasis of this course is on how to plan, manage, and evaluate learning effectively in diverse classroom settings, as special educators are increasingly asked to design, consult, and collaborate with general education classroom teachers who must often educate students with disabilities in inclusive settings. To this end, we will review research-based instructional practices appropriate for students with disabilities who are included in general education classroom environments.
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 613 - Cultivating Pro-Social Behavior
Prerequisites: None
In this course, students will examine current theories of social-emotional development as well as the most prevalent disorders of emotional control and behavioral self-regulation. Our primary focus, however, will be on research-supported strategies for facilitating the development of pro-social behavior in children who struggle with low self-concept, behavioral inhibition, social isolation, and/or reciprocal social interaction.
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 614 - Developing Language and Literacy
Prerequisites: None
This course surveys research and practice in regard to developmental language acquisition as well as development of the school/ communication processes. Implications of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural differences among learners for language learning are emphasized.
3 credits
Summer
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EDU 616 - Research-Based Literacy Practices I: Writing Across the Curriculum, K-12
Prerequisites: EDU 610
In this course, students analyze current research on K-12 writing instruction and the essential link between reading and writing practices. The primary learning outcomes are the best practices related to writing instruction, intervention and assessment of the following: 1) narrative and expository genres; 2) a process approach to writing; and 3) the English Language Arts conventions. Participants also explore writing workshop discourse communities as defined by constructivist literature as well as best practices for the English language learner (ELL).
3 credits
Spring
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EDU 618 - Literature for Children and Young Adults
Prerequisites: None
This is a survey course of literature for children and young adults. Students study literature for children beginning with young toddlers through adolescents. Various genres are examined in relation to aesthetic criteria, social implications, and appropriate audiences. An introduction to selective bibliographic tools and in review media is included. Class presentations, guest lectures, and media resources provide background for discussions of various literacy genres represented in traditional and contemporary writings for children and young adults and their application to classroom use.
3 credits
Summer
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EDU 620 - Research-based Literacy Practices II: Reading Across the Curriculum, K-12
Prerequisites: None
This course connects research to practice relative to the principles of reading instruction and intervention in content area reading. Specific emphasis is on cognitive strategy instruction and the effect it has on K-12 students’ metacognition of reading comprehension processes. Learning outcomes inside research-based best practices in the teaching of vocabulary and comprehension of expository text. Accommodations for the English language learner are examined.
3 credits
Summer
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EDU 622 - Research-Based Literacy Practices III: Preparing Strategic Readers, K-12
Prerequisites: None
This course connects research to practice relative to the principles of reading instruction and intervention. Students will demonstrate understanding of current research and best practices of strategic reading instruction in the following areas: phonological awareness, phonetic awareness, phonics, fluency, and comprehension of narrative text. Students survey the principles of emergent literacy; a balanced literacy program; and the components of a literature environment. Accommodations for the English language learner are examined.
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 634 - Assessment of Reading and Writing Difficulties
Prerequisites: None
This course addresses the fundamental principles of instruction and assessment for learners with difficulties in reading and writing and focuses on assessment, evaluation and interventions. Topics include observation techniques, the running record, portfolios, the administration and interpretation of individual and group tests, formal and informal assessment instruments, the development of individual informal instruments, and intervention strategies. Students are required to work with two learners who have demonstrated difficulties in reading and writing: one child and one young adult.
3 credits
Spring
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EDU 635 - Assessment and Planning
Prerequisites: None
This course examines how assessment practices and data from diagnostic testing are used to inform curriculum and instructional approaches for children with mild/moderate disabilities. Students will learn how to administering, score, and interpret, a variety of tests of cognitive ability and academic achievement. The course will include an examination of formal and informal assessment strategies, including the use of individually administered norm-referenced instruments, curriculum-based assessments, interview techniques, behavioral observation, and functional behavioral assessment.
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 638 - Clinical Experiences in Literacy Education
Prerequisites: None
This course offers students clinical experience with school-age children and adults with difficulties in reading, writing, and related language arts. Students examine and utilize methods of assessment and intervention. They also learn how to adapt commercially prepared testing materials and intervention techniques to the developmental level, diagnosed needs, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds of pupils. Students document procedures and progress and write detailed case studies.
6 credits
Summer
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EDU 640 - Interventions in Mathematics & Content Areas in Special Education
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Admittance into the MA in Special Education Program
Delivery: Lecture
This course will prepare special education graduate candidates to support students with exceptionalities through mathematics and content area interventions. The course will highlight evidence-based instructional approaches that support students with exceptionalities and students receiving instruction in the Response to Intervention (RTI) process. Time will be spent learning about explicit instructional strategies used in mathematics, social studies, and science instruction. Candidates will become familiar with instructional and assistive technologies as well as accommodations and modifications to support students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Minimum Passing Grade: Following the Roger Williams University Graduate Program policy, graduate students must receive at least a B- in a course for it to be considered a passing grade (see RWU Course Catalog). Repeatable: Yes
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 642 - Special Education Practicum
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Admittance into the MA in Special Education Program
Delivery: Practicum
This course is designed to prepare special education graduate candidates with special education teaching experience in a school. Candidates are placed in an urban school and must complete a minimum of 100 hours in the clinical field. During this experience candidates will collaborate with their school-based clinical educator, co-plan and co-teach culturally responsive lessons, provide small group interventions, observe a standardized assessment as part of the eligibility for special education process, and learn about the collaborative roles required of special education teachers. A university clinical educator will observe the candidate in the field. Minimum Passing Grade: This course is a Pass or No Pass course. Students must receive a PASS. Repeatable: Yes
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 644 - Post-Secondary Transition Planning
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Admittance into the MA in Special Education Program
Delivery: Lecture
This course will prepare special education graduate candidates at the secondary level for the knowledge and skills needed to support students in post-secondary transition planning. The course will highlight post-secondary transition practices related to: a) data-based decision making, b) post-secondary employment, c) college planning, d) daily functional living skills, e) person-centered planning, f) caregiver/family involvement, g) federal and state laws, and h) interagency collaboration. Candidates will become familiar with transition assessment, developing transition Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and planning supports for students transitioning out of high school. Minimum Passing Grade: Following the Roger Williams University Graduate Program policy, graduate students must receive at least a B- in a course for it to be considered a passing grade (see RWU Course Catalog). Repeatable: yes
2 credits
Fall
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EDU 650 - Leadership for Literacy Professionals (including Professional Practicum)
Prerequisites: None
This course addresses the basic responsibilities of the reading consultant/specialist. Topics include organization and supervision of reading and language arts programs; selection of instructional materials; evaluation of classroom instruction; planning and implementing staff development; working with teachers to organize and manage language arts classrooms; and consulting with various groups within the school community. Students are required to spend a minimum of 35 hours in an approved field experience working directly with a reading consultant.
3 credits
Fall
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EDU 651 - Special Education Internship
Prerequisites: None
Under the direction of the school principal and special education supervisor, the special education intern will provide direct instruction as well as instructional support to students with mild-moderate disabilities in individual and small group settings. Interns will also work collaboratively with parents, general education teachers, instructional aides, and other professionals as appropriate in order to plan, deliver, manage, and evaluate the instruction of students with disabilities in mainstream settings. Interns will also assist in the development of Individual Education Programs (IEP) and participate in special education meetings and in the preparation of required special education paperwork.
9 credits
Spring
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EDU 652 - Special Education Capstone
Cross-Listed with: N/A
Prerequisites: Admittance into the MA in Special Education Program.
Corequisite: N/A
Pre- or Co-requisite: N/A
N/A
Delivery: Lecture
This course is designed to prepare special education graduate candidates for the various instructional, supervisory, consultative, and collaborative roles required of special education teachers. The course will require candidates to engage in reflection and evaluation of professional practices required of special educators. Candidates complete a culminating capstone project that utilizes evidence-based practices to assess the effectiveness of their teaching. Minimum Passing Grade: Following the Roger Williams University Graduate Program policy, graduate students must receive at least a B- in a course for it to be considered a passing grade (see RWU Course Catalog). Yes
3 credits
Spring
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EDU 654 - Advanced Literacy Research Seminar
Prerequisites: None
This course focuses on current issues in reading, writing, and language though the development of comprehensive tasks. Students work on individual tasks under the guidance of the seminar professor(s).
4 credits
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EMS 101 - Introduction to Health Professions
Prerequisites: None
Prepares the student for an administrative position as a high level, or chief officer, in an EMS agency. This course will cover aspects of government structure, strategic planning, leadership, marketing, risk & human resource management, and financial management.
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EMS 121 - EMT Basic
Prerequisites: Completion of a 6-hour American Heart Association for Health Care Providers or the Red Cross Professional Rescuer and consent of the SCS Dean
Students will learn Skills in Basic Life Support, Respiratory Emergencies, Trauma Emergencies, vehicle extrication, and a new section on Terrorism awareness as it pertains to EMS. There will also be sections on medication administration, use of Automated External Defibrillators, and ambulance operations. Students will also be required to document 8 hours of observation time in a hospital Emergency Room.
6 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer I
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EMS 211 - EMT Paramedic I
Prerequisites: EMT 121 and consent of the SCS Dean
Note: This course is part one of the four part sequence required for students to sit for the National Paramedic Certification Exam
This Program consists of over 172 hours of classroom lecture/didactic and the start of 50 hours of clinical setting training and demonstration of skill. In addition a significant time is spent riding on an approved 911 rescue. It also requires several hours of hospital internship. Persons must be currently certified as a Basic EMT to be accepted in this course. This Paramedic course builds on basic EMT training and helps prepare students for certification as a paramedic.
6 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer I
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EMS 212 - EMT Paramedic II
Prerequisites: None
Note: This course is part two of the four part sequence required for students to sit for the National Paramedic Certification Exam
This Program consists of over 172 hours of classroom lecture/didactic and the start of 50 hours of clinical setting training and demonstration of skill. In addition a significant time is spent riding on an approved 911 rescue. It also requires several hours of hospital internship. This Paramedic course helps prepare students for certification as a Paramedic.
6 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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EMS 301 - Health Information Systems and Technology
Prerequisites: None
Prepares the student for an administrative position as a high level, or chief officer, in an EMS agency. This course will cover aspects of government structure, strategic planning, leadership, marketing, risk & human resource management, and financial manage.
3 credits
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EMS 302 - Public Health Culture and Diversity
Prerequisites: None
Prepares the student for an administrative position as a high level, or chief officer, in an EMS agency. This course will cover aspects of government structure, strategic planning, leadership, marketing, risk & human resource management, and financial management.
3 credits
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EMS 303 - Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Prerequisites: Junior Standing
Prepares the student for an administrative position as a high level, or chief officer, in an EMS agency. This course will cover aspects of government structure, strategic planning, leadership, marketing, risk & human resource management, and financial management.
3 credits
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EMS 311 - EMT Paramedic III
Prerequisites: EMS 211
Note: This course is part three of the four part sequence required for students to sit for the National Paramedic Certification Exam
This Program consists of over 172 hours of classroom lecture/didactic and the start of 50 hours of clinical setting training and demonstration of skill. In addition a significant time is spent riding on an approved 911 rescue. It also requires several hours of hospital internship. This Paramedic course helps prepare students for certification as a Paramedic.
6 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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EMS 312 - EMT Paramedic IV
Prerequisites: EMS 311
Note: This course is part four of the four part sequence required for students to sit for the National Paramedic Certification Exam
This Program consists of over 172 hours of classroom lecture/didactic and the start of 50 hours of clinical setting training and demonstration of skill. In addition a significant time is spent riding on an approved 911 rescue. It also requires several hours of hospital internship. This Paramedic course helps prepare students for certification as a Paramedic.
6 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer I
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EMS 370 - Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers
Prerequisites: None
This course provides students with an introduction to the principles of emergency management including the federal guidelines of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the standards of the Incident Command System (ICS), and provides a clear up-to-date understanding of how an EOC should operate within the guidance of various federal and national programs.
3 credits
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EMS 401 - EMS Administration I
Prerequisites: None
Prepares the student for an administrative position as a high level, or chief officer, in an EMS agency. This course will cover aspects of government structure, strategic planning, leadership, marketing, risk & human resource management, and financial management.
3 credits
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EMS 402 - EMS Administration II
Prerequisites: EMS 401
Prepares the student for an administrative position as a high level, or chief officer, in an EMS agency. This course will cover aspects of government structure, strategic planning, leadership, marketing, risk & human resource management, and financial management.
3 credits
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EMS 482 - Evacuation, Mass Care, and Sheltering
Prerequisites: EDU 370
This course provides students with an emphasis in planning for human care in disasters, examines specific disaster scenarios, such as pandemics, that requires mass care, mass evacuation, or the need for temporary short or long term sheltering.
3 credits
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EMS 483 - Recovery and Continuity of Operations
Prerequisites: EMS 482
This course provides students with a look into governmental efforts at long-term community recovery from a natural disaster. In most cases, this consists of rebuilding the physical aspects of the community such as vital community services and infrastructure and creating housing to replace that which has been lost. The course teaches us how to understand how communities develop and/or decay in an extreme natural hazard event. The course will study how the appreciation of community dynamics and the consequences of extreme events enables us to identify critical points for policy intervention at appropriate levels of government.
3 credits
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EMS 499 - EMS Capstone
Prerequisites: None
Prepares the student for entry in to the Emergency Medical Service career by reviewing and reinforcing concepts, demonstrating practical application using research and critical decision making in such positions as a high level, or chief officer, in an EMS agency. This course will culminate with a presentation to peers and professionals in the EMS field.
3 credits
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ENGR 110 - Engineering Graphics and Design
Prerequisites: None
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 136
An introduction to the engineering design process and SolidWorks. Student teams engage in the conception, design and construction of a working engineering project.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENGR 115 - Computer Applications for Engineering
Prerequisites: ENGR 110
Formulation, analysis and solution of typical engineering problems using computers. Topics include spreadsheet problem solving, algorithmic process, flow chart development, and programming.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENGR 210 - Engineering Statics
Prerequisites: MATH 207 or MATH 213 and PHYS 109 or PHYS 201
This is a sophomore-level course in which we study static equilibrium of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. To do this, we use vector algebra, free-body diagrams, and centroids. The theory is applied to simple structures.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 220 - Engineering Dynamics
Prerequisites: ENGR 110 , and ENGR 210
Corequisite: MATH 214
Topics include: kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies in plane motion; work-energy and impulse-momentum principles.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 240 - Circuit Theory and Lab
Prerequisites: ENGR 115
Corequisite: MATH 317 and PHYS 202
This course deals with the analysis of DC and AC electric circuits. Students will learn basic laws, analysis techniques, and circuit theorems. This course has an integrated laboratory experience that reinforces classroom content with hands-on experiments. The course also makes extensive use of computer-tools for circuit analysis.
4 credits
Fall
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ENGR 260 - Engineering Electronics and Lab
Prerequisites: ENGR 240
Topics include: semiconductor materials and devices; energy bands and conduction phenomena in semiconductors; PN junction diodes; power supply design; design and analysis of single-stage transistor amplifiers; small signal modeling and frequency response of transistor amplifiers. Laboratory experiments in electronics.
4 credits
Spring
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ENGR 270 - Digital Systems Design and Lab
Prerequisites: MATH 221 or permission of the instructor
Introduction to design and analysis of digital circuits. Students will learn the basics of number representation and conversion, Boolean algebra, combinational circuit design and optimization techniques, sequential circuit design techniques, and application of digital systems. The course examines register transfer level design, systems level CPU design and specification, data and control path design, and basics of digital systems design using CAD. Students will participate in a weekly laboratory where they will apply techniques developed in class to the design and implementation of small systems.
4 credits
Fall
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ENGR 300 - Mechanics of Materials and Lab
Prerequisites: ENGR 210 and MATH 214
Delivery: Lec/Lab
Emphasizes stresses and strains due to axial bending and torsional loading; shear and bending moment diagrams; combined stresses; Mohr’s circle; deformations and deflections.
4 credits
Spring
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ENGR 305 - Fluid Mechanics and Lab
Prerequisites: ENGR 210
Investigates the properties and behaviors of fluids; hydrostatic forces and the basic equations governing fluid motion; principles of conservation of mass, energy and momentum; flow in open channels and pipes; compressible and incompressible flows.
4 credits
Spring
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ENGR 310 - Materials Science
Prerequisites: CHEM 192 and ENGR 300
Delivery: Lecture
Study of mechanical and physical properties of metallic and nonmetallic materials with emphasis on the relationship between structure and properties. Phase diagrams, engineering alloys, plastics, and ceramic materials.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 313 - Structural Analysis
Prerequisites: ENGR 300
Considers design loads and combinations; shear and bending moment diagrams; determinate trusses, beams, frames cables, and arches; deflection by direct and geometric methods; simple indeterminate structures analysis by classic methods.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 320 - Environmental Engineering
Prerequisites: MATH 214 and CHEM 192
Provides an in-depth examination of the state of the environment and its interrelationship with the practice of engineering. Topics include: the interrelationships of energy, ecosystems, and the environment; mechanisms of environmental degradation; and, pollution and control of air and water resources.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENGR 330 - Thermodynamics
Prerequisites: MATH 214
Examines the transformation of heat into mechanical energy. Properties of ideal gases, steam and other mediums are discussed in the context of thermodynamic processes. The development and application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics are investigated. Power cycles, to include the Rankine, Otto, Diesel, and Brayton cycles, as well as the Vapor Compression Refrigeration cycle are presented in depth. Psychrometric analysis and total air conditioning are also examined.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 332 - Machine Design
Prerequisites: ENGR 300
Applies engineering mechanics to the design of mechanical components and systems. Topics include stress, deflection, and buckling analysis; static, impact, fatigue, and surface failure theories; heuristic and formal methods for mechanical synthesis; fits and tolerances; fastening and joining techniques; as well as the analysis and specification of common machine elements such as screws, springs, bearings, gears, shafts, and belts.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENGR 335 - Engineering Economic Analysis
Prerequisites: CIS 101, CNST 116 or ENGR 115
This course provides the student with a working knowledge of the economic factors affecting different types of engineering decisions. In addition, students will become proficient in using a range of analytical approaches and modern computer tools for evaluating and analyzing engineering projects. Topics covered include the time value of money, equivalence and equivalence calculations, cash flow analysis, evaluation of replacement and retirement alternatives, uncertainty and risk analysis, sensitivity analysis, inflation and interest rate calculations, capital budgeting cost/benefit analysis and tax accounting.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 337 - Finite Element Analysis
Prerequisites: ENGR 300 and MATH 214
Fundamental finite element formulation and its applications to civil and mechanical engineering problems; emphasis on one and two dimensional element types, mathematical concepts, numerical integration techniques, shape functions, triangle and rectangle elements; algorithm development using MATLAB.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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ENGR 340 - Sustainable Energy Systems
Prerequisites: MATH 214 and PHYS 201
This course will examine, in-depth, sustainable energy sources. Topics to be studied will be chosen by the instructor from the following: solar, wind, biofuels, hydropower, and others. The basic science and technology pertaining to each topic studied will be presented along with design and implementation considerations. Environmental problems associated with energy systems will be briefly examined. Software tools will be used to assess the performance of the different energy systems.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 350 - Theory and Design of Mechanical Measurements
Prerequisites: ENGR 300
Explores both theory and practice behind making measurements. Topics covered in various levels of detail include: measurement methods, characteristics of signals, measurement system behavior, probability and statistics, uncertainty analysis, analog electrical measurements and devices, computerized data acquisition, temperature measurements, pressure and velocity measurements, flow measurement and strain measurement. Students will also learn how to use LabVIEW Software.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENGR 360 - Signals and Systems
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: ENGR 240 and MATH 317
This course deals with signals, systems, and transforms from the theoretical mathematical foundation to the practical implementation in circuits and computer programs. Students will explore time-domain and frequency domain analysis of systems and signals, and will employ computer tools for system analysis. This course serves as the bridge between Circuits and more advanced classes such as Digital Signal Processing and Dynamic Modeling and Control.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 370 - Microprocessors
Prerequisites: ENGR 270
This course deals with the electrical and physical design, construction and working of a microprocessor. Topics include chipsets and motherboards, memory hierarchy, processor and technology roadmaps, cache organization, CMOS technology, lithography and CMOS physical design.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 401 - Engineering Senior Seminar
Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of the instructor
This seminar will meet once each week and will include all seniors majoring in engineering. Topics pertaining to the practice of engineering will be covered, including engineering ethics, professional licensure, graduate education, and business practices and procedures. Speakers will be drawn from the business, government and academic communities.
1 credits
Fall
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ENGR 405 - Air Pollution and Control
Prerequisites: CHEM 192 or consent of instructor
Detailed study of the status of air pollution, atmospheric physics and chemistry, and methodologies of pollution control. Topics include emissions from stationary and mobile sources, air quality standards, major pollutants, chemical behavior of pollutants on animals and plants, design of pollution control equipment, and air dispersion modeling.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 407 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Prerequisites: CHEM 192 or consent of instructor
Addresses environmental consequences of and control processes of solid and hazardous wastes. Topics include domestic solid wastes collection and disposal, sludge treatment, landfill methods, classification and characteristics of hazardous wastes, toxicology, hydrochemical models, remedial control of sites, surface controls, groundwater controls and direct treatment methods, disposal of treated sludge and toxic wastes, recycling methods, resource recovery, radioactive and biomedical wastes.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 409 - Structural Design
Prerequisites: ENGR 313
Delivery: Lecture
Presents an integrated approach to designing steel and concrete structures. Current codes, standards and the LRFD method are used to design steel elements in tension, compression, bending and connections; and concrete beams, slabs and columns.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 412 - Water Resources Engineering and Lab
Prerequisites: ENGR 305 or permission of instructor
Considers hydrologic aspects of water availability from surface and groundwater sources. Flood flow analysis, surface and groundwater supply, transmission and distribution systems including pumping.
4 credits
Fall
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ENGR 413 - Advanced Structural Analysis
Prerequisites: ENGR 313
Considers deflection by energy methods; flexibility and stiffness approaches to higher order indeterminate structures; matrix and finite element analyses of beams, trusses and frames; applications to high rises, long span bridges, plates, shells and space frames; computer based analyses.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 414 - Geotechnical Engineering and Lab
Prerequisites: ENGR 300
Addresses soil as a foundation for structures and as a material of construction. Topics include: soil gradation, classification, physical and mechanical properties, soil compaction, stress description, consolidation, and shear strength. Includes design of footings for stability and settlement.
4 credits
Fall
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ENGR 415 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: ENGR 320
In-depth coverage of physical, chemical, and biological processes used in drinking water and wastewater treatment both for domestic and industrial wastes. Topics include treatment processes such as coagulation/flocculation, sedimentation, aeration, activated sludge, filtration, adsorption, sludge digestion, and disinfection. Topics also include innovative techniques such as wetlands, facultative ponds, and wastewater reuse. Experimental analysis is performed with respect to parameters involved in the operations and processes of water and wastewater treatment systems.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 418 - Construction Engineering
Prerequisites: MATH 315
This course provides students with an introduction to the construction industry and the role of civil engineering in construction. Areas covered include construction management fundamentals such as project scheduling, project control, estimating, and construction contracts. Also covered are topics in civil engineering related to construction, including material characteristics and testing, earthwork operations, formwork, foundations, and temporary structures. Also discussed are issues related to the overall industry, such as safety, quality, and productivity.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 419 - Highway Bridge Design
Prerequisites: ENGR 409
Civil Engineering specialization elective.
Delivery: Lecture
Design steel, reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete bridge superstructure elements using the LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. Other topics include: bridge failures, bridge aesthetics, bridge types, load rating, inspection techniques and tools, and evaluating statically indeterminate structures. Minimum Passing Grade: 70% Repeatable:Yes
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 420 - Transportation Engineering
Prerequisites: ENGR 300
This course provides students with an introduction to the principles of transportation engineering with a focus on highway engineering and traffic analysis. Areas covered include: vertical and horizontal alignment, curve fundamentals and design, principles and design of flexible and rigid pavement, binder grading systems, traffic flow theory, queuing theory, and simulation for traffic modeling.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 424 - Digital Signal Processing
Prerequisites: MATH 317 and ENGR 360 or COMSC 210
Analysis and design of digital systems using difference equations, the Z-transform, and the Discrete Fourier Transform. Course provides an introduction to digital filter design and computer vision techniques. Course makes extensive use of computer-aided simulations, analysis, and design techniques.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 430 - Special Topics in Engineering
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
Selected topics determined by student needs and/or the availability of appropriate instruction.
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ENGR 431 - Mechanical Vibrations
Prerequisites: ENGR 220 and MATH 317
A study of periodic motion in single and multiple degrees of freedom systems with and without damping. Free, forced, and transient vibrations. Vibration instrumentation.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 432 - Manufacturing and Assembly
Prerequisites: ENGR 305 and ENGR 433 and MATH 315
Introduction to manufacturing processes and systems, including machining, injection molding, sheet metal forming, casting, and assembly. Applies engineering science to model manufacturing phenomena. Emphasizes Design for Manufacture and Assembly, including cost estimation and tolerance analysis.
3 credits
Annually
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ENGR 433 - Heat Transfer
Prerequisites: ENGR 330
Corequisite: ENGR 305 and MATH 317
The study of the three modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation. Both steady and transient systems are presented. Special topics include extended surfaces, lumped heat capacitance and approximate and numerical methods. Heat exchanger performance and design techniques are presented.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 437 - Acoustics
Prerequisites: MATH 317
Corequisite: ENGR 305
This course will investigate various aspects of acoustics, but begins with a general review of vibrations. A broad introduction to acoustics will be covered including modeling the propagation of plane and spherical waves in media and their interaction with boundaries, simple resonant systems such as pipes and Helmholtz resonators, and simple sources. Several applied acoustics topics will be covered as well, such as acoustic levitation, room acoustics, loudspeaker design, outdoor sound propagation, underwater sound propagation, ultrasound imaging/high intensity focused ultrasound and sonoluminescence.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 442 - Biomechanics
Prerequisites: ENGR 220 and ENGR 300
Applications of engineering mechanics to musculoskeletal problems such as human movement, orthopedic injury, fracture fixation, and artificial joints. Topics may include: indeterminate force systems, anisotropy, viscoelasticity, composite beam theory, beam on elastic foundation theory, shear lag, torsion of non-circular sections, Hertz contact theory, tribology, and biomaterials.
3 credits
Spring, Alternate years
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ENGR 445 - Dynamic Modeling and Control
Prerequisites: ENGR 240 and MATH 317
Analysis and design of linear time-invariant control systems using frequency and time domain techniques. Course makes extensive use of computer-aided simulation, analysis and design techniques.
3 credits
Spring
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ENGR 450 - Mechatronics
Prerequisites: None
Pre- or Co-requisite: ENGR 240 or COMSC 210
Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and software engineering. Course topics include mechanics, electronic sensing and actuation, and software design for real-time control. Students will program small electromechanical robots to perform a specified task autonomously. “Mechatronics” is a portmanteau of “mechanics” and “electronics.”
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENGR 460 - Electromagnetic Theory
Prerequisites: None
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 214 and PHYS 202
The study of electrostatics, magnetostatics, and time-varying magnetic fields and the analysis of transmission lines, motors, generators, transformers, and other electric machines. Introduces applications of vector calculus and linear algebra.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 490 - Engineering Design I
Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of the instructor
This course provides experience in the integration of math, science, engineering and computer science principles into a comprehensive engineering client-based design project. Open-ended problems emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to total system design providing multiple paths to a number of feasible and acceptable solutions that meet the stated performance requirements. Design teams are required to generate alternatives, make practical approximations, perform appropriate analysis to support the technical feasibility of the design and make decisions leading to an optimized system design.
3 credits
Fall
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ENGR 492 - Engineering Design II
Prerequisites: ENGR 490
A continuation of Engineering Design I, students will be expected to develop a working prototype. Working closely with a faculty advisor, student teams will conduct periodic review presentations for their client ensuring the design meets the clients’ needs and expectations. The course objectives include the delivery of a successful project to the client by the end of the semester.
3 credits
Spring
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ELI 401 - Academic Preparation (Listening/Speaking)
Prerequisites: None
Focuses on strengthening and improving listening and speaking skills needed for full participation in college-level academic courses. Enhances the ability to listen, take notes, conduct interviews, participate in discussion, and give presentations. Vocabulary development and pronunciation are addressed.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ELI 402 - Advanced ESL Reading for Interdisciplinary Core
Prerequisites: None
Provides reading practice and applies strategies for efficient reading and writing including vocabulary development, drawing on the content of an Interdisciplinary Core course. Extensive reading including course assignments and discussion build fluency, reinforce conceptual learning, and build confidence with academic texts.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ELI 403 - Advanced Composition
Prerequisites: None
Focuses on strengthening and improving skills in using complex English grammar and college-level writing. Vocabulary development, critical thinking skills, and learning to build sound arguments are addressed through selected reading and discussion. Intensive in-class composition practice and individual work with the instructor and tutors provides additional feedback.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENG 100 - Introduction to Literature
Prerequisites: Enrollment in or successful completion of WTNG 102
Fulfills a course requirement in the English Literature Core Concentration
Through the study of poetry, short fiction, novel, drama, creative nonfiction, and film, students identify literary elements including plot, character, theme, imagery, and acquire critical vocabulary. This introductory course emphasizes active, responsive reading; close, attentive textual analysis; and lively class discussion. Because the course also emphasizes the importance of writing as an extension of reading, students learn how writing deepens understanding and how both reading and writing are part of a coherent, rich experience.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ENG 110 - Serpents, Swords, and Symbols
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the English Literature Core Concentration
How did we get to this point? What is the genesis of our current relationship with the environment? Has our current situation always reflected that relationship? Using the natural world as a point of departure, students learn the universal language of symbols from ancient cultures to the present as they document and assess the evolution of the relation between human beings and the natural world, once perceived as reciprocal and interdependent, now distinct and isolated. Students analyze interdisciplinary and cross-cultural literary and visual works that address environment and place and the evolution of the relations between the human and non-human both directly (in non-fiction and natural history) and indirectly (in literature and film). In investigating both visual and written artifacts, students also learn the historical context for the shifts in literary attitudes toward the environment from around the world and across time.
3 credits
Annually
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ENG 199 - The Prof. John Howard Birss Memorial Lecture Text
Prerequisites: None
Does not fulfill a course requirement for the English Major, Minor or Core Concentration
This course affords students of all majors the opportunity to receive academic credit for reading, discussing, and writing about literary texts selected for the annual John Howard Birss Memorial Lecture. Previously selected texts include Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, Elie Wiesel’s Night, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This course will include a discussion of the text in its historical context and will require completion of an end of semester project that may be entered in the annual FCAS Birss Memorial Lecture. Essay/Creative Project competition. This is a variable topics course. The course, but not the topic, may be repeated for credit.
1 credits
Fall, Spring
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