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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 122 This course introduces students to the analysis of plays as literature. Beginning with the Greek dramatists and ending with the contemporary scene, students will read full-length plays and the comments of playwrights, directors, actors and critics. They will analyze drama from psychological, historical, philosophical, structural and dramatic perspectives. Students will write essays demonstrating their understanding of the works studied. This course is taught in the fall semester only. 3 hrs./wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 In this survey course, the student will study British literature written up to 1800, ranging from the Anglo-Saxon to the Augustan eras, including works by major authors, such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Swift. The course will emphasize the relationships among influential writers, their lives and times. Additionally, the student will explore the literary differences between the British culture and one other culture that was governed by the British Empire. Such non-British literary works may be from Australia, India, Asia, and various regions of Africa, or the Middle East. 3 hrs. lecture/wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 In this survey course, the student will study British literature written from 1800 to the present. Major authors from the Romantic, Victorian and Modern eras, such as Austen, Blake, Wordsworth, the Shelleys, Dickens, Tennyson, the Brownings, Eliot, and Woolf, will be included. The course will emphasize the relationships among influential writers, their lives and times. Additionally, the student will explore the literary differences between the British culture and one other culture that was governed by the British Empire. Such non-British literary works may be chosen from the traditions of Australia, India, Asia, various regions of Africa, or the Middle East. British Literature I is NOT a prerequisite for this course. 3 hrs. lecture/wk.
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Prerequisite or corequisite: ENGL 122 This course examines the literature of science fiction, especially from 1960 through the present. Students explore the unifying concepts of science and technology, depicted through imaginative narratives of the past, present and future. Students read short stories and/or novels, view science fiction films and discuss key science fiction concepts. 3 hrs. lecture/wk. This course may be offered as a Learning Communities (LCOM) section, see current credit schedule for LCOM details.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 232 Writing Literature for Children is a continuation of Introduction to Children's Literature aimed primarily at those students interested in writing and publishing literature for children. The students will review children's needs and interests, research topics and collect data for possible books. Then students will write and assemble a variety of children's literature. Students will critique their own work and that of their peers and revise their work accordingly. Finally, students will compose all correspondence typically required by publishers. 3 hrs./wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 World Masterpieces introduces students to literary study using major literary works composed from the times of Homer to Shakespeare that have been influential in shaping and expressing values of Western culture. Students will read selections representative of the epic, tragic, comic and lyric traditions primarily to gain knowledge of the works assigned. In addition, students will analyze the assigned texts as literary works and as cultural artifacts and influences. Finally, students will compare and contrast contemporary understandings of the individual and society with those expressed in the works studied. In completing the course objectives, students will learn the conventions of writing about literature and become familiar with general reference materials useful in studying literature. 3 hrs./wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 This course examines the development of cinema from the early experiments in the late 1800s up to the present day, presenting the history and art of both American and international cinema. Students read the textbook, view short and full-length films, and discuss important cinematic techniques and concepts. Students verify their judgments by summarizing and analyzing these important concepts, using discussions, and writing effective, well-organized essays in response to cinematic presentations and explanations. 3 hrs./wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 American Poetry presents a planned reading schedule and directed discussion of poems that reflect the attitudes of American poets and American culture. By grappling with the ideas and characterizations presented in these poems, students can develop meaningful insights into the attitudes and human conditions that have influenced America's national literary identity. 3 hrs./wk.
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2.00 Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to describe careers in engineering and use fundamental concepts in engineering problem solving. Topics include engineering disciplines, aptitude and academic requirements, professional responsibilities, problem definition and solution, engineering design, and terminology. Students will meet professional engineers during field trips to engineering companies and work sites. The primary intent of this course is to introduce students to the engineering problem-solving process and to help each student make the best career decision. 2 hrs. lecture/wk.
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4.00 Credits
Corequisite: MATH 133 or MATH 171 or MATH 172 or MATH 173 or MATH 241 Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to apply graphic principles used in the engineering design process. The student will master graphics concepts using computer-aided drafting (CAD) software. Topics include 2-D and 3-D CAD commands; geometric construction; multi-view, orthographic projection; sectional views; isometrics; dimensioning; and descriptive geometry. 3 hrs. lecture, 4 hrs. lab/wk.
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