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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Forensic linguistics explores the complex relationship between linguistics and the law. Th e course will consider critically the role of language and its power in the legal process. It will also examine how oral and written argumentation can be used or misused to the disadvantage of social groups and thus to the detriment of minorities, including women, children and nonnative speakers of English. Th e involvement of linguists as expert witnesses in the legal process will also be explored. One court visit is required. Th is course is especially helpful for forensic psychology majors. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, any 200-level English or literature course, and one of the following: PSY 101, SOC 101 or CRJ 101
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0.00 Credits
4 HOURS, 0 CREDITS Intensive teaching of basic writing, grammar and sentence structure. Two hours per week is recommended for mandatory tutoring.
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1.00 Credits
4 HOURS, 1 CREDIT Th is course introduces students to the elements of writing. Th is course will require intensive review of sentence structure and standard English usage. Techniques of paragraph development are emphasized. At least one hour per week of tutoring is required.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Th is course is equivalent to ENG 101. Th e course off ers the fundamentals of composition including sentence and paragraph development, dictation and style. Students will examine essay structure and development. Th ere will be assigned themes including such rhetorical forms as description, comparison and contrast, cause and eff ect, argumentation. Th is course will require incorporation of quoted material in essays, selective readings of multicultural nature and the use of the critical inquiry approach. ENGS 095/ENG 101 is a prerequisite for all courses at the 200-level.
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3.00 Credits
6 CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK, 9 LAB HOURS PER SEMESTER; 3 CREDITS Th is course introduces students to the literacy skills, habits, and conventions necessary to succeed at college-level work. While off ering students techniques and practices of invention and revision, the course also teaches the students the historical, educational, or literary aspects of literacy as a scholarly topic. For example, students may study issues of prison literacy, educational policies of literacy, or representations of literacy in literature. Practice ACT exams are also given throughout the course.
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6.00 Credits
6 HOURS: 3 HOURS LECTURE, 1 1/2 HOURS RECITATION, 1-1/2 HOURS LABORATORY; 4 CREDITS An introduction to environmental science including environmental toxicology. Th is course will provide an introduction to contemporary environmental problems such as solid waste, water and air pollution, climate change and habitat destruction. In addition, the course will examine the eff ects of pollutants, drugs and poisons on the human body. Prerequisite: NSC 107 or the equivalent (as listed in the general education requirements).
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS African Americans and the development of the United States from 1619 to the present. A survey course exploring the African origins of African Americans and examining slavery, the Abolitionist movement, the Civil War, Reconstruction, segregation, African-American migration from the South, urbanization, the Civil Rights movement, contemporary issues and events, and African-American cultural expressions, all within the context of American social history.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS An interdisciplinary and comparative study of Puerto Rican and other Hispanic peoples in American society and their contributions through an investigation of their history, culture and social dynamics.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS An introduction to the science of public fi re protection, with a review of the role, history and philosophy of the fi re service in the United States. Includes career orientation and a discussion of current and future problems in fi re protection. Note: Th is course is off ered as an internetbased class and as a classroom-based class.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS A study of fi re insurance and risk, with the consideration of the background of the fi re problem, insurance and fi nancial institutions, development of rates, underwriting, grading schedules, the FAIR plan and roles of both government and private enterprise in the insurance industry.
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