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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Special interest courses which may not be transferable are offered in response to student interest and demand. Among such topics are: Children’s Literature, Ethnic Literature, Fantasy-Science Fiction Literature, Mythology and Literature, Film as Communication, The Occult in Literature, Creative Writing, and other topics suggested by students.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an introduction to the ethical, historical, philosophical, political, and socioeconomic aspects of engineering. The student will also be introduced to engineering careers, personal computer operating systems, spreadsheets, statistics, technical communications, networking, engineering design, and problem solving.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to engineering graphics, visualization and design including sketching, line drawing, and solid modeling. Development and interpretation of drawings and specifications for product realization.
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4.00 Credits
The study of forces and moments on structures, frames, and machine parts. The equilibrium of force systems in two and three dimensions, centroids, moments of inertia, and friction are studied.
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3.00 Credits
The study of the mechanics of deformable bodies in compression, tension, bending, and torsion. Including axial stress and strain, thermal stress and strain, statically indeterminant systems, torsional stress and strain, power transmission in shafts, bending stresses in beams, beam deflections, combined stresses, and elastic buckling in columns.
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3.00 Credits
A seminar course that addresses the social, political, and cultural aspects of human ecological problems. As an introduction to the field of Environmental Studies, it examines both past and current human activities and their influence on our species and the physical environment, and explores the place of cultural elements in creating and solving environmental problems. Course meets the Area B institutional options requirement.
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3.00 Credits
A study of communication styles, strategies, and campaigns of participants in environmental policy debates (government, industry, environmentalists, scientists, the media, private citizens and anti-environmentalists). Students consider the various types of communication, the ways in which they shape and are shaped by different approaches to the environment and their interaction in a number of case studies. Students also reflect on their own environmental positions and arguments.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the evolving historical relationship between humans and the global environment from pre-historical times to the present. The focus of the course is on political, economic, and cultural themes at different historical epochs, and includes the examination of such issues as the rise and fall of civilizations, colonialism, industrialization, and the changing perception and understanding of the environment around the world at different times.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the relationships among people, health, and the environment. It examines such topics as: the relationship of illness to environmental concerns, effects of the distribution of medical resources upon health care, public health issues, and the use of GIS to understand patterns affecting health issues. The course looks at international, national, state, and local health concerns. Each student researches and presents his/her research in class on a proposed project reflecting some aspect of the interaction among health, the environment and humans; community-oriented projects are encouraged. Proposed projects may qualify for the student’s capstone requirement.
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the role of the environment in pre-historic/historic Native-American cultures and how it impacted the relationship between Native-Americans and Europeans. The course broadly examines Native-American history from the colonial age through the current era, focusing on academic areas which intersect environmental themes.
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