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HIST 2110 - Europe Today
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
Europe today is an introduction to the major themes in modern European history and political science. The focus will be on the roots of contemporary Europe, European politics and economics, ethnic and religious conflict, citizenship and immigration, European culture and Europe’s place in the world and relationship with the United States. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2140 - U.S. Economic History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
This course will take a panoramic view of the economic history of the United States, surveying the course of U.S. history from the early European settlement of the 1600s and 1700s up until the contemporary age of globalization, all from the perspective of and with an emphasis upon the economic matters that informed that history. This course is cross-listed as ECON 2140 . CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2150 - 20th-Century Germany
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course surveys the history of modern Germany from the origins of the Weimar Republic and National Socialism through German reunification. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2155 - Nazi Germany: Hitler’s Rise and Fall
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
The course is a detailed inquiry into the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. Examining the Weimar Republic, the course will analyze how Hitler and the Nazis gained power. Analysis of the Nazi dictatorship will focus on how Hitler maintained power, how the Nazi years shaped German society, Nazi wars of aggression and the total defeat of Nazi Germany. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2160 - Holocaust
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
This course surveys the Holocaust, examining the experience of victims, perpetrators bystanders and survivors. HIST, CTW, GDC
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2170 - Armenian Genocide
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
In 1915, Armenians, men, women, and children, were forced out of their homes in Turkey, slaughtered, and driven across the desert in a genocide that preceded the Holocaust by more than two decades. Despite the enormity of the crimes carried out against Armenians, this genocide was generally overlooked for many years. This course will examine the long and short-term causes of genocide, the implementation of genocide and the legacy of the Armenian genocide. CWT, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2225 - Honors Seminar History
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered annually.
Leadership Academy students will be introduced to key historical issues and methods. Students will engage in intensive study of a historical topic or theme to be selected by the instructor. This course is cross-listed as HON 2225 . CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2290 - The Silk Roads in History and Culture
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
This overview of cultural and economic exchange across Eurasia associated with the “Silk Roads” from earliest times through about 1500. It explores the physical, cultural, and political geography of Inner Asia, interactions between sedentary and nomadic peoples, the spread of religion, culture, and technology, and, most particularly, the mechanisms and products of East-West trade. This course examines a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, as well as material culture, to assess the world historical significance of the Silk Roads in the human experience. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2300 - African-American History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
The course is an investigation of the African-Americans in the United States from their African origins to the present. Emphasis is placed on the role African-Americans play in the economic, political and social life of the United States. This course is cross-listed with AAST 2300 CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2420 - Italian American History: Immigration and Identity
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course examines the history of Italians in America and seeks to explain the causes and consequences of immigration, both at the national level and a personal level. Topics will include an examination of the unification of Italy and the conditions which impelled mass migration, regional differences and various responses to economic development in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the experience of migration and the adjustment to life in America. HIST, CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2490 - Women in U.S. History to 1870
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course is a multicultural examination of women of all roles and class in the pre-colonial era through 1870. The lady and the mill-girl polarity in the antebellum era, the emergence of the women’s rights movement and women in Victorian culture are covered. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2500 - Women in U.S. History: 1870 to the Present
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
The course studies women in America, including the struggle against discrimination and for the ballot, as well as the history of various women’s groups. Emphasis is placed on women of all roles, class and ethnicity. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2501 - Culture and Society of India
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This course explores developments in India’s cultural heritage, historical epochs, religious traditions and socio-political movements from antiquity to the present. Class work involves numerous readings of articles on select topics and writing. This course is cross-listed as IDIS 2500 CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2530 - The European Middle Ages
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
This course examines European history from the collapse of the Roman Empire to about 1500. It investigates the Christianization of the Roman world, the crisis and disintegration of the Roman West, the new syntheses of the Byzantines, early Muslim empires, and the Franks in the Carolingian era, social, economic, and religious developments following the demise of the Carolingians, the resurgence of Europe and the Crusades, the rise and fall of the papal monarchy, medieval kingship, and the end of the medieval era. This course explores primary sources, secondary sources, and material culture to assess the significance of the medieval era to European history and the human experience. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2650 - Young America 1815-1848
3 cr. 3 hr. Once every two years
This course examines an era of remarkable change in American history. Within a single generation, the country embarked on a dramatically new course of development, shedding many elements of its colonial past. Democratic political culture emerged, giving rise to a new political system and increased voter participation and popular engagement. Industrialization transformed work in American society both in growing cities and the countryside. The market economy stimulated geographic expansion, consumer culture and supported the reorientation of politics. Canals and railroads fostered new communities and connected them to centers of commerce. As they experienced these changes, Americans engaged in passionate debates over slavery, religion, and the rights of the individual, among many others. They did so in diverse forums ranging from the pervasive print culture to riotous streets and alleys. Throughout this vibrant and tumultuous period, Americans laid the foundation of modern American society.
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2700 - History of Mexico
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
Surveys pre-Columbian times to the present-day, beginning with indigenous background and continuing through conquest, colonialism and the century of social unrest that began with the struggle for independence in 1810. Concludes by considering the Mexican Revolution and its implications for Mexico’s contemporary political and social stability and economic development. CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2722 - Comparative Slavery
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course introduces students to the evolution of slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic World from its roots in the Mediterranean region and Africa to its transformation in the Caribbean basin as a forerunner of modern industrial production. The approach of the course will be comparative in the sense that students will see how slavery has changed over time, and how it differed from place to place and from plantation to plantation. CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2745 - Women in Latin American History
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
In this course students will utilize the concept of gender to explore the changing role of women in Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the twentieth century. They will focus on the activities and status of women in Aztec and late medieval Spanish society and examine the changes that occurred during the following eras and events: the Spanish conquest, the colonial era (1550-1810), the independence wars, and the national era (1820-present). CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2760 - The Conquest of America
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course is an introduction to the societies, individuals and legal and moral issues involved in the European conquest of the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere to roughly 1650. The path of conquest is traced chronologically to provide an understanding of the Ibero-Mediterranean milieu that produced the early explorer-conquerors and the dominant indigenous civilizations of the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and coastal Brazil. CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2770 - Latin American Revolutions
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course will address the following questions through a survey of 20th century Latin American revolutions: What is revolution? What are its causes? Why do some revolutions succeed, while others fail? What do the revolutions of 20th century Latin America tell us about the specific countries in which they occurred, and about the region as a whole? CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2850 - Modern Far East
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course covers the major developments in China and Japan from the 19th century to the present. It highlights the socio-economic and political transformations under the challenges of imperialism and nationalism. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 2920 - Middle East History Since 1500
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course covers political, cultural, religious and military history of the modern nation states of Middle East. The rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire is also covered. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3000 - Modern Italian History: Risorgimento to Today
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
Surveys the political and social development of modern Italy from the origins of the Risorgimento in the 1840s through the end of political unification in 1870, immigration and the diaspora of late 19th century, post WWI instability and the rise of Mussolini’s fascist regime, post W.W.II economic resurgence, and concludes with a survey of contemporary political and social issues. HIST, CTW, GDC
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3001 - Life in the Roman City
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every 2nd/3rd Summer as a Study Abroad course.
HIST 3001 investigates aspects of ancient Roman society and culture, including private and public life, spectacles and entertainments, trade and exchange, and religion. Students will read and discuss specially selected primary and secondary sources in order to assess what it was like to live in an ancient Roman city. CTW, GDC, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or AMST 1800
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HIST 3003 - History by Design
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year
In this team taught class, students in interdisciplinary teams will conduct historical research, interpret the past, and design virtual game exhibits for historical sites. Faculty in both history and game design will teach the basics of historical interpretation and design and how to apply them for public history. GAME 3003 CTW, HIST
Prerequisite/Concurrent Courses: COMM 1105 or GAME 2000 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100
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HIST 3006 - American Religious History
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year.
In this course, we will explore the development of uniquely American religious institutions from the earliest colonial settlements through present day. We will follow patterns chronologically through a narrative text, topically by reading historical essays, and by reading primary sources critically. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or AMST 1800
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HIST 3007 - Native American History
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year.
This course covers native American history from their prehistoric migration to North America to present day. We will contend with new ways of thinking by analyzing questions: how do diverse Native American groups understand the past? How have historians constructed native pasts, and how should they in the future? CTW, GDCN, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or AMST 1800
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HIST 3010 - Methods of Teaching History (5-12) I
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every spring semester.
This is the first of two methods courses and will focus on content pedagogy of history at the middle and secondary level. Teacher candidates design and implement standards-based instruction and assessments that are aligned with best practices for teaching and learning in history. Special emphasis is placed on employing a variety of instructional practices and classroom management strategies that provide learning opportunities for diverse student populations and enhance multicultural pluralism. Disciplinary literacy is particularly emphasized to enhance reading, writing, speaking, and listening in history. A pre-practicum of 25 hours is required.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 2021 and SPED 3800
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HIST 3040 - America in the Nuclear Era: 1945-1968
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year.
This course will cover United States history from 1945 to 1968 and focus on developments in politics, culture, international affairs, and the economy. Topics will include the rise of suburbia, the politics of the welfare state, the grassroots civil rights movement and feminism, and the influence of Cold War tensions, television, and economic prosperity on American life. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or AMST 1800
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HIST 3050 - America Since 1968
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year.
This course will cover United States history from 1968 to the present and focus on developments in politics, culture, international affairs, and the economy. Topics will include the rise of cultural nationalism and second wave feminism, the transformation of politics and culture after the domestic and international upheavals of the 1970s, the conservative movement, the relationship between media and politics, and the culture wars. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or AMST 1800
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HIST 3130 - Oral History and Fitchburg State University’s Past
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered once every two years beginning spring 2015.
This course is intended as a practical, “hands-on” introduction to oral history. Oral history is the process of interviewing people to record their memories of events that occurred in the past and to analyze the meaning and value of those memories. These skills are applicable to multiple academic and vocational disciplines and non-history majors are encouraged to enroll. Students will use what they learn in the course to make their own concrete contribution to history by working on an oral history of Fitchburg State University. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HIST 1000 or HIST 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or AMST 1800
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HIST 3160 - The Civil Rights Movement
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course examines the modern Civil Rights Movement in the larger historical context of the African-American freedom struggle, from its roots in abolitionism and Reconstruction through the period of legalized racial discrimination to the dismantling of legal segregation to the ongoing persistence of white privilege. This course is cross-listed as AAST 3160 /AMST 3160 /POLS 3160 . CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3200 - India Since 1500
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course discusses India’s traditional society and religion as also the legacies of the Mughals, the British and the nationalist movement. By addressing the dramatic cultural and economic changes set in motion since the 16th century, it examines the impact of Islamic, colonial and nationalist politicians in modern India. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3420 - The French Revolution
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course treats the Revolution not simply as an event, but also as an idea. Thus, we examine the origins and various manifestations of the revolutionary spirit between 1789 and 1815. Heavy emphasis is placed on primary sources, as well as theoretical and historiographical issues. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3500 - American Colonial History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course covers the exploration, settlement patterns, imperial system, social structure, rise of representative government in America and the 18th century wars for empires. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3550 - The American Revolution
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course covers the coming of the Revolution, war tactics and strategy, problems of the Confederation period and the American Constitution. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3600 - U.S. Civil War
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The course examines politics, slavery, and abolitionism. Political, military, and diplomatic aspects of the war and the failure of reconstruction is also covered. CTW, HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3655 - U.S. Gilded Age and Progressive Era
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
The major movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in United States history are studied in this course, including rise of middle class culture, populism, urbanization, trade unionism, consumerism and progressivism. HIST, CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3700 - U.S. Interwar Period
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course covers topics in American politics, economics and society from 1920-1945, with special emphasis on the development of liberalism, cultural and media developments, the great Depression and World War II. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3710 - Urban America
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course examines the growth and development of cities in the United States from the late 19th century to the present, focusing on four broad, overlapping subjects: growth and differentiation within urban systems and city-regional relations, the built environment, urban society and group relations, and civic life. CTW, HIST
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HIST 3740 - Vietnam: A Century of Conflict
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
Vietnam and its history is examined from a variety of international perspectives: Vietnamese resistance to colonialism in the Chinese, French, and Japanese periods, along with the emergence of nationalism and the First Indochina War (1945-54) between France and Vietnam, and then the origins of American involvement during the Cold War era. The course concludes with an examination of how the war has been memorialized and post-1975 political changes in Vietnam including the resumption of U.S.-Vietnam relations. CTW, HIST, GDCN
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3750 - Cold War: A Global History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
This course examines the impact of the Cold War in global perspective. Major themes include the developing U.S.-Soviet conflict in Europe, nuclear weapons proliferation, Third World revolutionary nationalism, detente, the collapse of the USSR and post-war globalization. I, HIST, CTW, GDCN
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3760 - China Since 1900
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually. Also offered evenings.
This course will address major themes in China’s tumultuous but dramatic transformation, from being a humiliated nation with an enormous debt (at the time of the Boxer Rebellion) to becoming a technological and economic power house in the world, between 1900 to the present. China’s history has been molded by a myriad of actors, circumstances, ideologies, internal and external forces. It will utilize a variety of primary sources and the most recent scholarship on this period. CTW, GDCN
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3850 - U.S. In World Affairs: 1898 to the Present
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The class examines America as a global power. Events covered are World War I, the era of isolation, origins of World War II, American involvement and wartime diplomacy, breakdown of East-West relations, the Cold War, and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts and the post Cold War world. HIST, CTW
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 3900 - Frontier in American History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year.
The frontier is studied as a historical, social, economic, and psychological process to determine its impact on American development.
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 4012 - Practicum Seminar (5-12)
3 cr. 3 hr. Spring semesters concurrent with the practicum.
This course is taken in conjunction with the practicum. Using peer collaboration and self-reflection, teacher candidates explore strategies to improve instruction, promote positive student behavior and social-emotional growth, and provide leadership at a school-wide level. The course also serves as a culminating experience in which candidates produce a Teacher Work Sample (TWS), a multi-step performance assessment that models the planning-teaching-assessment cycle of the professional educator, and that provides evidence of the candidate’s readiness to teach. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 4012 , CHEM 4012 , ENGL 4012 , MATH 4012 , ENGT 4012 , SCI 4012
Prerequisite(s): Stage II Review.
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HIST 4015 - Genocide in World History
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered in the Summer only. Also offered evenings.
The class investigates the definition and different possible origins of genocide in world history. The class examines major cases of cases of genocide including the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, Cambodia, and Rwanda. The class concludes by focusing on genocide today and the prevention of genocide. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 4100 - Technology and American Society
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every other year. Also offered evenings.
This course will explore the history of the U.S. through the lens of technology. Topics to be covered include the pre-industrial era, industrialization, transportation revolutions, urbanization, the rise of engineering, technological systems, the impact of the automobile, the communications revolution and the ethics of technology. HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 4200 - History of Political Theory
3 cr. 3 hrs. Day course offered every other year.
This course traces the development of political philosophy from the early modern up to the birth of the modern. In a series of readings we will examine such concepts as the “state of nature” and its concomitants natural law, natural rights, civil society, the “primitive,” the right to property (private or otherwise) as well as the material foundations of social and political arrangements, warfare and its role in the state of nature and/or civil society, the power of the executive, and even slavery. By its very nature this course is interdisciplinary, as it is both an introduction to the history of ideas and a survey of political philosophy. Cross listed with HIST
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 4500 - Senior Seminar
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
The seminar provides guided readings and research on a specified topic. It is designed to enrich research and analytical skills of future teachers and those desiring to enter graduate or other professional schools.
Prerequisite(s): or or or or or
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HIST 4850 - Methods in Teaching History (5-12) II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
This is the second part of the methods course that focuses on history pedagogy at the middle and secondary level. Teacher candidates continue designing and implementing standards-based instruction and assessments that are aligned with best practices for teaching and learning in history. Special emphasis is placed on employing a variety of instructional practices and classroom management strategies that provide learning opportunities for diverse student populations and enhance multicultural pluralism. Moreover, teacher candidates will gain knowledge in using technology to facilitate teaching and learning appropriate for the needs of diverse learners and across varied subject areas. This course also addresses select history subject matter knowledge (5-12) required by ESE. A pre-practicum of 25 hours is required.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 3010
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HIST 4861 - History Practicum Seminar
1 cr. 1 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
One credit course taken in conjunction with the student teaching experience designed to support candidate completion of major practicum assessments: the Teacher Work Sample and Pre-Service Performance Assessment.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the practicum. or or or or or
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HIST 4900 - Independent Study in History
The Independent Study is open to students majoring or specializing in History with the permission of the supervising instructor and the department. Meeting times and credit are arranged upon approval.
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HON 1005 - Human Behavior: Introduction to Personal and Social Contexts
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
This course introduces students to a variety of psychological and sociological explanations of both individual and group behaviors. The primary goal of the course is to establish the foundation for a critical understanding of individual responsibility and of societal constraints on personal decisions and actions. The focus is on how, through our everyday interactions with one another in our current socio-historical context, we construct our realities and our understandings of the realities we create. B, CTW
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HON 1020 - Current Events and Service Learning
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
Honors students will be introduced to key selected current issues and use these as a platform for service learning. The course combines analysis of political and social issues with practice in the form of service learning oriented toward these issues. CTW
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HON 1050 - Honors English I
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
This course encourages the development of each student’s writing, independent reading and research abilities. Concepts and expressions of leadership in the classical and romantic traditions in literature and the fine arts will be emphasized. Fictional and non-fictional literature will be examined from various class, cultural, gender, historical, literary and political perspectives. ART
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HON 1070 - Mozart to Modernism
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
Students will be introduced to the arts, the study of exemplary artists and composers, writers and/or philosophers from the eighteenth century through the modernist era of the twentieth century. Students will gain an understanding of major movements from the late eighteenth through the early twentieth century and the relationship of these different disciplines to each other in each period. Topics will include Neoclassicism/Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. ART, GDA, AOM
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HON 1151 - Wellness in Today’s World
3 cr. 3 hr.
This course will introduce students to various factors that influence overall physical and emotional wellness, including physical activity, nutritional practices, and stress. Additionally, students will learn how to critically evaluate health-related information to make informed lifestyle choices and examine the personal, social, and environmental influences on lifestyle choices, and ultimately, wellness. HAF, SMT
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HON 1200 - Honors English II
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
This course is a continuation of Honors English I and emphasizes writing, independent reading and research. Students examine varieties of leadership in the personal narratives of cultural, intellectual and political leaders, and in the analyses of social critics and theorists and in works of fiction. We will examine works from various class, cultural, gender, historical, literary and political perspectives. The diversity of texts affords students opportunities to develop strategies for the interpretation and analysis of different kinds of source material and to evaluate the concept of leadership in many contexts. ART
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HON 1600 - Honors Biological Issues and Inquiry
4 cr. 5 hr. Day course offered in the Fall.
This course will address current issues such as population growth, environmental concerns, genetic testing, the human genome mapping project, and the spread and control of disease. Each of these topics requires a clear understanding of the scientific research, mathematical principles and technological advances behind these biological questions. A case study approach and investigative activities that use laboratory experiments and computer simulations in concert with more traditional presentations will provide the focus for addressing these topics. These investigations will illustrate biological concepts while engaging the students in problem solving, planning, decision making and group discussions. SMT, Q, LAB
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HON 1700 - Honors Applied Statistics
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every spring semester
This course develops student skills in communication about and analysis of situations that can be described statistically. Foundational quantitative methods are introduced, developed, and applied to current social, political, and scientific contexts.Communication will include appropriate verbal, graphical, and numerical descriptions and analysis will focus on current best-practices in quantitative research. Statistical software will be used for computations. (Computer required for this course). SMT
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i. Adjusted high school GPA of 2.7 or higher (associated with a high school graduation no more than two years from semester of enrollment) OR
ii. ‘passing’ score on Quantitative and Analytical Skills or Advanced Algebra and Functions Accuplacer placement exam OR
iii. Successful completion of MATH 0300 [Quantitative Prep.] or MATH 0500 [Algebraic Prep.] OR
iv. Successful completion of a credit bearing mathematics course
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HON 2100 - Honors Seminar Literature
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually
Honors students will be introduced to the study and analysis of literature through a topic to be selected by their instructor. Students will be developing an understanding of the historical background and the popular culture at the time when the book was written. ART, LIT
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HON 2150 - Honors Seminar Contemporary Issues in Humanities
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually
Students will have an opportunity to reflect on the positive and negative aspects of the arts in our society today and the impact of the arts in their lives. Topics may vary depending on the instructor and/or students enrolled. The instructor will provide a list of possible topics and additional topics will be generated by students throughout the course of the semester depending on current events and interests. ART, GDA
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HON 2225 - Honors Seminar History
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually
Honors students will be introduced to key historical issues and methods. Students will engage in intensive study of a historical topic or theme to be selected by the instructor. This course is cross-listed as HIST 2225 . CTW, HIST
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HON 2250 - Honors Seminar in Environmental Science
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every spring
This course will introduce students to the study of the natural world through a focus on a major topic in Environmental Sciences. This course is cross-listed as GEOG 2250 . SMT
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HON 4990 - Senior Thesis/Project/Research
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
The course is for Honors students completing the senior requirement. Topics are approved by the thesis committee, coordinator, and advising professor. The course of study, meetings and credit are arranged with the advisor.
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HON 4991 - Senior Thesis/Project/Writing
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This course is the continuation of the Honors Thesis project begun in HON 4990. Topics are approved by the thesis committee, coordinator, and advising professor. The course of study, meetings and credit are arranged with the advisor.
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HMSV 1001 - Mediation
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every fall.
This course will provide the student with 36 hours of mediator training (topics include alternative dispute resolution, conflict styles, the mediation process, and ethics, for example) and the application of mediation training to civil and criminal cases in the courtroom or the administration of a mediation services office. There are no prerequisites for this course. Cross-listed with CJ 1001
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HMSV 1100 - Introduction to Human Services
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This core course serves as an introduction to the breadth and nature of human services work. Students will become acquainted with a variety of human service agencies at local, state and federal levels (i.e., their organization and administration, potential as hiring placements, and scope of services). The course facilitates students’ awareness of the theoretical perspectives, issues and ideological dilemmas in the field of human services. The required supervised practicum experience (30 hours within a ten week time span) allows students to “shadow” human service workers in local agencies as they go about their daily activities, thereby gaining firsthand understanding of the nature of the work and the realities of a profession in the discipline of social welfare. This course is a prerequisite for most other Human Services courses.
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HMSV 2005 - Social and Cultural Diversity in Human Services
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
This course is an introduction to the diversity encountered in human services, and the impact socio-identities have on individuals and groups. Students will examine privilege, racism, sex/genderism, ageism, ableism, etc., and how their individual and societal beliefs, myths, stereotypes, and biases impact the helping relationship and overall service provision. Human Services majors must receive a minimum grade of 2.5 in this course.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100
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HMSV 2050 - Research Methods in Human Services Practice
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This core course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to use research to inform practice in human services. Students will learn the basic ideas governing scientific inquiry in applied settings, including the formulation of research questions and review of related scientific literature. Emphasis will be placed on the basic skills, including appropriate statistical techniques, required to understand and participate in community needs assessments, program evaluations, consumer satisfaction studies and similar practical research projects. Students will develop an understanding of both the ethical considerations (including the role of institutional review boards) and the issues related to human diversity involved in performing, evaluating and using research with human participants.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 .
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HMSV 2400 - Crisis Intervention
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
This course focuses on the concepts and techniques of crisis intervention. Many individuals are faced with crisis situations, such as job loss, unwanted pregnancy, divorce, medical procedures, death and dying and so forth. Students are exposed to the specialized short-term techniques that have been developed to help people in these situations. Students will have the choice of completing the agency-based practicum or completing a comparable alternative assignment.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 , HMSV 2500 , PSY 2350 .
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HMSV 2500 - Interviewing Techniques
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This course is designed to help the student, whose goal is to be involved in a helping profession, learn about the problems and processes of interviewing while developing basic skills needed to become an effective interviewer. The course includes assigned readings, class discussions, audio and videotaped simulated interviews, demonstrations and practice sessions. Students’ self-evaluations of their performance in videotaped simulated interviews serve as primary learning tools. Human Services majors must receive a minimum grade of 2.5 in this course.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 . Students must pre-register in the semester prior to the course.
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HMSV 2900 - Group Work
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This core course focuses on group work in human services agencies and exposes students to the theories and techniques of working with clients in groups. Students have opportunities to observe and co-lead simulated groups. A supervised practicum (30 hours) in an agency is required. Human Services majors must receive a minimum grade of 2.5 in this course.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 , HMSV 2500 .
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HMSV 2950 - Addictive Behaviors
3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every other year.
This course is designed for students who plan a career in the helping professions (including education), or who wish to understand the cognitive, emotional, social and biological correlates of alcohol and other drug abuse, or other addictive behaviors. A framework is presented for viewing such compulsive behaviors as part of a continuum from “normal” to “dysfunctional,” and controversies in the field are discussed. Students will be exposed to models of addiction, a classification of drugs, prevention of alcohol and other drug abuse, and information necessary to work with clients who are affected by addiction, including assessment and diagnosis, modalities of treatment, the role of support groups and relapse prevention. In addition to lectures and class discussions students are required to attend community support group meetings and to participate in a community prevention project (e.g., the Great American Smokeout).
Prerequisite(s): .
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HMSV 3000 - Managing the Non-Profit Agency
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered in the Fall. Also offered evenings.
This course examines administrative functions and their relationship to organizational effectiveness and efficiency. The internal and external politics of agency survival are addressed, and theoretical concepts of management and leadership styles are explored. Lectures and class discussion are supplemented by discussions from practicing professionals, field-based classes, and current journal research. A supervised practicum (20 hours) in an agency is required.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 .
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HMSV 3410 - Building Community Supports for Persons with Disabilities
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered annually.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to issues, policies, laws and methods and emerging practices regarding educational and community services for persons with disabilities. The student will become acquainted with the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities and their families when planning for educational and adult life “Transition” from school to the human services systems and building individual futures will be examined. Fiscal and policy issues confronting educational and community supports such as home, work, recreation, medical services, transportation and interpersonal/family relationships will be discussed.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100
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HMSV 3500 - Abuse and Neglect within the Family
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
This course provides students with an overview of the abuses of power within the family and within interpersonal relationships. Students will learn about the symptoms of major types of maltreatment, the impact of abuse and neglect on child development and adult functioning, and the dynamics of abusing/neglectful families. They will explore the role of substance abuse and domestic violence on the integrity of individual family members. Students will examine the forms of abusive and neglectful practices against family members of all ages, from the prenatal period to elders. Students will become acquainted with protective agencies, including DCF, DPPC, and Elder Affairs, and will learn how to file reports, assess cases, and provide case management and treatment options. In addition to being exposed to didactic material, students will be challenged to examine their own attitudes, prejudices and reactions to abused and neglected individuals and the systems that try to help them, including protective and legal.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 and .
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HMSV 3600 - Assessment and Intervention
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This core course expands on Interviewing Techniques and further provides practical experience in assessment skills and intervention strategies. The course approaches clients in context as members of families, schools and other groups. Special focus is given to (1) understanding family systems theory and how it can be applied to interventions with families and within schools and agencies; (2) developing a working understanding of the DSM classification system for mental disorders, including the ethical issues involved in diagnosing and choosing treatments for clients; (3) designing behavioral interventions; and (4) applying a culturally sensitive perspective to working with clients. Repeated presentations of case studies will give students an appreciation of the experience of working with ongoing cases.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 , HMSV 2500 , PSY 1200 , PSY 2350 .
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HMSV 3700 - Professional Issues in Human Services
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester
This core course is designed to develop student awareness of the professional issues that affect the roles and responsibilities of human service workers, with particular emphasis on the supervisory relationship. Students explore the dilemmas and challenges that face the practitioner within the context of legally and ethically responsible human service work. A stronger knowledge is gained of the rights and responsibilities of client, human service worker and supervisor. Human Services majors must receive a minimum grade of 2.5 in this course.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 and junior status.
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HMSV 3800 - Case Management
4 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester
This core course focuses on the process of case management in a variety of human service settings. It is designed to provide the knowledge and practical skills necessary to collect, organize, interpret, and report on information related to clients’ needs, functioning and progress, to establish and monitor service plans, to broker services, and to evaluate service provision. Examples of case management in schools, courts, hospitals, clinics, and other human service agencies will be provided. A supervised practicum (90-hours) in an approved setting is required. During this practicum, students will become familiar with the agency’s philosophy and operation, including procedures and formats for data/information gathering; case reporting; case conference; record storage, release and transmittal; and procedures to ensure security and confidentiality of all case materials. This course meets the LA&S requirement for Writing for the Human Services major. Human Services majors must receive a minimum grade of 2.5 in this course.
Prerequisite(s): HMSV 1100 , HMSV 2500 , , PSY 2350 , and senior status.
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HMSV 4870 - Internship in Human Services
6 cr. 15 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Students work in an agency 15 hours per week throughout the school year (6 credits per semester for two semesters). This placement begins only in September.
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HMSV 4880 - Internship in Human Services
6 cr. 15 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Students work in an agency 15 hours per week throughout the school year (6 credits per semester for two semesters). This placement begins only in September.
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HMSV 4890 - Internship in Human Services
12 cr. 30 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This option is a block placement of 30 hours per week for one semester, either Fall or Spring (12 credits, one semester). Internship is the structured experience that allows senior Human Services majors to integrate and apply skills and theory in a field-based setting under the supervision of a qualified professional. Placements may be direct service or administrative. Examples of the wide variety of settings include mental health agencies, social services, hospitals, prisons, family service agencies, probation departments, residential programs, nursing homes, community advocacy organizations, crisis centers, and human resource departments in businesses and other organizations. While in placement, students participate in a weekly seminar on campus, in which they share their experiences and develop a heightened awareness of their placement site and the larger system of human services.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all core courses in Human Services and successful completion of the Internship eligibility requirements. Students must have completed their prerequisites at least one semester before taking Internship and must pre-register with the Field Placement Office at the beginning of the semester before they plan to start placement.
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HMSV 4900 - Independent Study
1-6 cr. 3-18 hr.
Independent Study is offered by request to outstanding students of junior or senior standing and requires approval of the professor, the Human Services Review Committee, and the chairperson of the Behavioral Sciences Department. Independent Study may take the form of special advanced readings or projects, or of problem formulation and research. Under no circumstances is Independent Study substituted for regularly scheduled courses.
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ITEC 1000 - Electric Systems and Circuits
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This is an introductory course providing an overview of electrical technology with respect to electric production, transmission, control and use. Basic electrical concepts are covered in a lab setting.
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ITEC 1100 - Electronics I
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
This course introduces the principles and techniques used to analyze and design linear circuits with an emphasis on DC circuits. Accompanying laboratory exercises support the material presented in class and introduce experimental techniques.
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 1000 .
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ITEC 1200 - Engineering Design: Fabrication Systems I
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
The course studies mass production theory, systems and procedures in metalworking and includes engineering design and leads to prototype development.
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ITEC 1210 - Design Skills in Industrial Technology
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every semester.
Design Skills in Industrial Technology introduces design as an important element within technology and engineering technology. The course familiarizes students with the design process, expands a student’s basic technical design skills, and develops the ability for strong graphic communication and presentations.
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ITEC 1300 - Engineering Design: Fabrication Systems II
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Fundamental woodworking techniques are studied as they relate to construction and manufacturing. Procedures are practiced through selected laboratory experiences. Emphasis is placed on design principles and are applied to prototype development.
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ITEC 1310 - Materials Testing
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
This class provides an overview of selected materials and their properties, including laboratory experiences designed to give students an understanding of materials testing.
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ITEC 1320 - Construction Systems I
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
The course will provide an overview and lab experience in selected construction standards of the construction industry. Through focused lab experiences, students will develop competencies in using equipment, instruments and techniques essential in the selected areas.
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ITEC 1400 - Technical Drawing
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Fall.
This course includes lettering, dimensioning, orthographic projection, symbols, sectioning, isometric and auxiliary views. Problem development and blueprint reading is stressed.
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ITEC 1450 - Architectural Graphics
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
The course is an introduction to the techniques and understandings involved in the use of drawing as a way of communicating and developing architectural ideas. Drawing is studied as a tool of visualization, exploring and documenting architectural form, organization, the setting of buildings in the land and the quality of light.
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ITEC 1600 - Energy Systems I
3 cr. 4 hr. Day course offered in the Spring.
The course studies solar and other forms of energy to supply household needs. Students build and test both commercial and laboratory made devices.
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ITEC 1650 - Energy Resources and Environment
3 cr. 4 hr. This course may be offered less than once every two years.
The Energy Resources and Environment course offers in-depth knowledge of energy supplies and sources. The course treats, in detail, topics as how rate of formation is slow than replacement, how energy sources could be best utilized and to identify the technology associated with energy resources. The course will include some field trips.
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ITEC 1710 - Technical Analysis
3 cr. 3 hr. Day course offered every Semester.
Applications of mathematics to a variety of technical areas including electronics and mechanics are explored. Topics covered include complex numbers, Lissajou figures, vectors, curve fitting, error analysis and computer methods.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1300
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