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  • 3.00 Credits

    Topics will vary according to student interest and professors' areas of expertise. This course will allow students to examine a specific area of literary study in depth. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to) American Transcendentalists, contemporary poets, Shakespeare, Romanticism, the nineteenth-century British novel, the epic, mythology, classics, creative writing, regional literature, and specific authors. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or 230 or instructor's permission.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will study literature as it has been influenced by the world's major religions. Students will read and interpret literary works (poems, novels, and plays) with special attention to the religious issues they address and/or the way they engage the Bible. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or 230 or instructor's permission.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A survey of the historical development of English from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, including a consideration of the concept of language, the Indo-European system, lexicography, and issues of American English. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or 230 or instructor's permission.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This guided research project culminates in a presentation to the graduating class and faculty near the end of the student's final semester. Offered annually. Prerequisite: Open only to majors in their final year.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introductory class for students with a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Human movement will be related to anatomical structure and mechanical principles; kinesiological analysis by means of a motor skills classification system and an outline for a systematic analysis that includes description, evaluation, and prescription will be explored. Emphasis will be on the respiratory, cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems in terms of their involvement during exercise and their adaptation to different types of training.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Basic principles and foundations of physiology as related to fitness and performance. Biochemical pathways of metabolism as related to exercise, fuel selection, body temperature regulation and acid base balance, exercise programs for special populations, training for performance, neuromuscular conditioning, in depth analysis of muscle structure and function, adaption of muscle to weight training, endurance training. Additional concepts such as flexibility, muscle regeneration, and muscle reaction to injury will be explored.EXSC 410 Biomechanics (3) Mechanical laws and principles will be applied to motion of the human body; forms of motion, linear and angular kinematics and kinetics; Topics include analyses of projectile-related activities, aerodynamics in sport, balance related activities, throw and push patterns, and qualitative and quantitative analysis of sport activities.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course, along with IDS 101 Engaging American Thought and Culture and BTH 101 Engaging with the Bible, comprises part of the "Cornerstone Experience" for all first year students at NCC. This course focuses on thedevelopmental stages and tasks that students typically experience, both as they enter into the developmental stage termed "Young Adulthood" and as they enter college. The intent of the course is to first identify and then strengthen personal skills that assist students in making a successful transition to a four-year college. This component of the Cornerstone is designed to not only help students adjust to their new educational environment, but to lay the foundation for a productive and successful educational program at NCC. Students will meet throughout the semester in small groups with their Core Advisors to address these transitional issues that students typically encounter, e.g., time management, study skills, interpersonal skills and the re-defining of self-identity that so often occurs during college.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Study of interrelationships between cultures, political units, and geographical boundaries. A comprehensive worldwide coverage with particular attention given to problem areas in world politics.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course explores how rocks and minerals are made, how the earth is structures, and how plates interact to cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building. Lab work typically includes describing minerals and rocks, using earthquake data, and interpreting simple geologic structures and geologic maps.
  • 2.00 Credits

    A survey of the history of the Earth throughout geologic time. Topics covered include sedimentation, fossils and fossilization (along with the geologic history of North America.), recognizing fossils, interpreting age relationships, using geologic maps and cross-sections as tools to interpret Earth history.
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