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  • CMNS 112: Composition, Research And Rhetoric

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    The primary purpose of this course is to conduct research and write an argumentative college-level research paper. Students examine interdisciplinary materials related to citizenship and community for ideas and information relevant to their research. Students focus on thesis development, source selection and evaluation, supporting evidence, organization, and proper documentation for research papers. Prerequisite: ENGL 110. Learning Outcomes: Writing and Information Literacy.
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  • CMNS 200: Advanced Composition, Research And Rhetoric I

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course serves students who have successfully completed freshman writing courses or demonstrated an equivalent level of skill, but who desire further writing instruction. The course requires that students explore research methods and types of documentation and offers focused practice in using them. Themes related to community and citizenship are emphasized in the readings and assignments for the course. Written assignments for this course include a short, documented, critical essay and a more lengthy research paper with multiple sources. Students select a research topic and develop an individual thesis, from which the research paper and a research presentation evolve. Learning Outcome: Writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 111 or permission of the instructor. Offered on demand.
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  • CMNS 251: Theory And Practice of Citizenship

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course examines the process of democratic social change where citizens interact as individuals seeking the common good. It examines how we think about the communities we choose (theory) and how we work within them (practice). Through readings and fieldwork, it explores how institutions, groups, organizations, and communities function; through readings and reflection, it engages in moral reasoning about how these bodies should function and how citizens can work toward the common good. This course also serves as an introduction to service-learning. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Learning Outcomes: Analytical Reading, Civility and Self-Knowledge.
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  • CMNS 330: Hebrew And Christian Traditions

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This interdisciplinary course presents the Hebrew and Christian scriptures as testaments to humanity's spiritual yearning and hope for justice in this world. We will examine the dominant themes of the books of the Old and New Testament, the process through which they become canonical, and the historical struggles over their meaning and relevance for issues of social ethics. Required of all students unless they take RELG 101 and 102. Learning Outcomes: Analytical Reading and Writing.
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  • CMNS 351: Service- Learning Practicum

    2.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    2 semester hours. This option is available during the summer and may be carried out in the student's home community or elsewhere. Students will get experience putting the civic arts into practice by working at least 50 hours in service roles with governmental or non-profit community organizations with undeserved populations, environmental or other social justice goals. Academic class sessions held on three afternoons in Block 8, writing assignments and regular contact with the instructor prepare students to gain the most benefit from their service placements. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. Offered every summer.
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  • CMNS 354: Service- Learning in Northeast Tennessee

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    Students may engage in a variety of service activities within the Greeneville/Greene County or Tri-Cities area. These activities involve issues of social justice, economic opportunity, environmental protection or restoration, education, or health and wellness. They may use community-based research techniques to identify community needs and help accomplish community goals. Readings, class sessions, journals, and writing assignments will help the students learn from their service experiences. This is a one block course. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. Offered every year.
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  • CMNS 356: Service- Learning Imersion

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course centers on travel to a setting outside Northeast Tennessee, where students will be immersed in a service experience. Travel may be to sites involving another culture. Working through a host organization, students will put in 70-100 hours of service. The service needed may involve issues of social justice, economic opportunity, environmental protection or restoration, education, or health and wellness. Readings and research before and after the trip will help students understand the issues they confront and the setting where they are offering service. Discussion and writing assignments will help students reflect on and learn from their service experiences. The process of living and working together and making collective decisions will be a laboratory for the practice of civility. Students should register for this course, but final participation is determined through an application process. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Ethics of Social Responsibility, and Self-Knowledge. This is a one block course. Offered at one or two sites every year.
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  • CMNS 380: The Political Traditions of The West

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This interdisciplinary course explores the intellectual foundations, historical development, and contemporary importance of the republican traditions of virtuous citizenship and the individualist tradition of rights and freedoms. We will study the interplay between these two traditions and examine their continuing influence on American political, cultural and social life. The course will also consider the relevance of our political values for societies outside the Western world. Learning Outcomes: Analytical Reading and Writing.
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  • EDUC 200: History, Philosophy And Principles of Education

    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course is designed to introduce preservice teachers to the historical, philosophical, and cultural foundations of the American educational system. Additionally, the course embodies the promotion of an understanding of the role of teachers on all levels enabling preservice teachers to begin formulating a personal philosophy of education. Practicum experiences included. Learning Outcome: Writing. Prerequisites: SPED 101 and PSYC 101. Offered every year.
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  • EDUC 301: Tesol Curriculum I

    20.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course provides a working knowledge of the basic theories and instructional models and materials for teaching skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening to students who are learning English as a second language in the classroom setting at the PreK-5 level. Issues such as identification of students, testing, and policies regarding inclusion will be discussed. The preservice teacher will demonstrate ability to plan, implement, and assess curriculum that includes current technology, materials, and community resources, giving special consideration to cultural, psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic variables that affect second language learning. Preservice teachers will also complete a practicum of at least 20 hours in an English as a Second Language classroom setting at the elementary level. Learning Outcome: Reading. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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