2018-2019 Residential Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Undergraduate Residential Courses
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Game and Digital Media Design |
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GD 2350 - 2D Game Development
This course covers the fundamental structure of a game team, and the design and execution of a complete 2D game. Students work together in teams in order to simulate a real-world game development project. Prerequisites: GD1010 (4 credits)
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GD 2410 - 3D Modeling for Game Design
This course will give students a basic introduction to 3D modeling software. Students will create models from primitives, apply textures, colors, skins and otherwise modify objects and characters they create. Emphasis is on learning modeling techniques to build assets for an object database. In addition, the course utilizes the creative process to brainstorm, conceptualize, produce, and refine high quality, original art to be included in a portfolio. Students will participate in critiques of their own work and the work of others. Prerequisites GD 1010 and GD 1270 (4 credits)
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GD 2470 - Character Modeling for Game Design
This course covers the process of 3D game character creation using the industry standard 3D modeling software. Students will produce a portfolio-worthy character by using the professional workflow typical of the game design industry. Topics to be covered in this course include modeling techniques, UV mapping, sculpting, texturing and refining a game character. Students will participate in critiques of their own work and the work of others. Prerequisites: GD2410 (4 credits)
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GD 3210 - 3D Animation
In this course students will learn 3D animation techniques using the 3D software package Autodesk 3ds Max. Topics to be covered include creating bones, hierarchical linking, skinning and varying weights to create different walk cycles and animation systems. Additional topics covered in the course include keyframing, and animating cameras. Topics covered include creation of original game documents as well as the design and development of objects, characters, and environments. Students work together in teams, this time executing a 3D game, and complete their second full game portfolio piece. Prerequisites: GD2410 (4 credits)
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GD 3360 - 3D Game Development
In this course students will work independently and in teams to plan, create, and refine an original 3D game level using Autodesk 3ds Max. Topics covered include creation of original game documents as well as the design and development of objects, characters, and environments. As in GD 2350, students work together in teams, this time executing a 3D game, and complete their second full game portfolio piece. (4 credits)
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GD 4250 - Capstone Project and Portfolio I
Game Design and Digital Media/Game Programming Project Lab may be completed senior year after 300-level GDDM or 300-level GP core requirements are completed. Students will propose, design, and refine independent Game Design and Digital Media/Game Programming projects to include in their portfolio. Prerequisites: completion of 300-level GDDM or 300-level GP core requirement. (4 credits)
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GD 4260 - Capstone Project and Portfolio II
Students will refine existing Game Design and Development projects, complete a resume, create a digital portfolio, and pitch for their skill set in order to find a job within the video game industry or associated fields. (Requires significant work in computer code.) Prerequisite: GD 4250 4
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GD 4910 - Internship/Game Design and Digital Media
Internship in Game and Digital Media Design 1-16
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History |
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HS 1110 - Western Civilization to 1500
An introductory survey of European history from ancient time to the recent past, the themes of this course include the development of civilizations, the classical age of Greece & Rome, the Middle Ages, and the development of Europe during the Renaissance, the Reformation, Absolutism, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Industrialization, Romanticism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and global conflicts. (4 Credits) Not open to students who have taken HS1120.
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HS 1120 - Western Civilization Since 1500
An introductory survey of European history from ancient time to the recent past, the themes of this course include the development of civilizations, the classical age of Greece & Rome, the Middle Ages, and the development of Europe during the Renaissance, the Reformation, Absolutism, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Industrialization, Romanticism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and global conflicts. (4 Credits) Not open to students who have taken HS1110.
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HS 1130 - Evolution of American Democracy
This survey of American history derives its narrative from the perspectives of political thought & process, as well as the concurrent developments in economics and culture. The course begins amidst the turmoil of the early modern Scientific Revolution and the Protestant Reformation and traces the development of the sovereignty of the people from 16th century Europe to the electoral landscape of 21st century America. (4 Credits)
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HS 1150 - World Civilization
Despite the apparent success of the West in the last half millennium, much of the world’s achievements began or were sustained in non‐Western cultures. The pre‐Columbian Maya and Inca, the succession of peoples along the banks of the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile and of course China have all made remarkable contributions to the modern world as we know it long before Europeans could read or write. (4 Credits)
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HS 2230 (AR 2230) - History of American Art and Architecture
What is “American” about American art? How do the political, social and cultural events and ideals of an era shape the art and artists that emerge from it? This course will examine the visual culture of the United States from the colonial period through the early twentieth century. We will study art and architecture made in America as a reflection of its social, political, economic and cultural values. (2 Credits)
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HS 2980 - Historical Methods
This course awakens the apprentice historian to the various methodologies of the historical profession. We will also explore conversations and controversies within history and the variety of theoretical interpretations of the concept of history in general. Research and writing skills will be honed and an awareness of historiography will emerge. (4 Credits)
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HS 2990 - From Acorn to Oak
Exploring the study of intimate history: family, community, neighborhood, town or institution, we will then urge the student to make connections from the local to the global. (2 Credits)
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HS 3010 - Conversations in Early America 1485‐1783
From the Age of Discovery to the battlefields of the French & Indian War and the American rebellion this seminar examines the tumultuous careers of explorers and promoters, scholars and pirates, witches and settlers, merchants and slaves. Problems and ideas in gender, race, environment, war, popular culture, politics and more will be explored through various modes of historical inquiry and analysis. Travel is involved. (4 Credits)
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HS 3030 - Revolutionary Republic 1783‐ 1809
Framing the new constitution and implementing it dominated the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth. This seminar explores the creation of the new republic from the beginning of American independence to the end of the Jefferson administration. Travel is involved. (4 Credits)
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HS 3065 - Franklin Pierce, Ted Williams, Steven Tyler and Adam Sandler Slept Here - New Hampshire History & Culture
Our primary purpose is to provide the student with an overview of the narrative of New Hampshire history from discovery to the very near past. Recognizing the survey nature of the course and the enormous wealth of detail that our time-span will encompass, and aware that the marvels of modern technology have placed libraries of data at our fingertips, the essence of this course is not memorization. We will instead concentrate on ideas and causal relationships that have moved our history from birth to maturity. Nevertheless, it is essential that a citizen of a nation and the world gain a working knowledge of the cultural vocabulary that enables the citizen to function. Certain terms are critical to that vocabulary and thus some long-term storage {in your memory} of those terms is required.
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HS 3080 - Major Problems in Modern America
This seminar will examine the various themes and problems in American history and culture from the end of Reconstruction to the very near past. Problems and ideas in gender, race, environment, war, popular culture, politics and more will be explored through various modes of historical inquiry and analysis. Each student, in concert with the faculty mentor, will design and complete a problem‐based individual learning plan. (4 Credits)
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HS 3200 - America at War
Born in revolution, sustained despite internal conflict, expanded by conquest and raised to superpower status by cataclysmic world wars, America has been called a “country made by war.” This seminar explores an American war, from the Revolution to Vietnam, one war explored per term. (4 Credits) May be repeated for credit under different topics.
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HS 3450 - Europe Since World War I
Through a mix of readings, discussions and lectures this course will explore the political, social, military and cultural factors that contributed to the changes that occurred in European society during the 20th century. Topics will include the rise and fall of Communism, World War II and the Holocaust, the Cold War and the emergence of international terrorism. (4 Credits)
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HS 3490 - Seminar in European History
In this course, we will focus on particular aspects or events in European history. Possible topics include but are not limited to the Great War, World War II and the European Theater, the Holocaust, religious movements, nationalism and the “Other,” and gender in European society. (4 Credits) May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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HS 3510 - Hands‐on History
In this course students will explore the past by actually attempting to replicate the tasks that our ancestors undertook. From constructing a working medieval trebuchet to learning colonial settlement skills, this course seeks to bring the words and images of history to life. Variable Credits 2‐4 May be repeated for credit under different topics.
Variable Credits 2‐4 |
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HS 3590 - Seminar in Global History
As technology brings all corners of the world closer together, we increasingly realize the interconnectedness of historical developments and our own daily lives. In this course, we will examine a variety of global trends and movements from the twentieth and twenty‐first centuries, and learn about how they inform our lives today. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, war, terrorism, environmental concerns, social justice, migration, and struggles for human rights. (4 Credits) May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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HS 3990 - Topics in History
From the immediacy of the headlines to the enduring problems of our age, this course provokes inquiry into special topics driven by student demand or the current research interest of the instructor. Variable Credits 2‐4 May be repeated for credit under different topics.
Variable Credits 2‐4 |
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HS 4810 - Directed Study in History
Guided by a faculty member, the student will explore in great depth a particular topic in history. Contract required. Variable credit (1‐4)
Variable credit (1‐4) |
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HS 4820 - Individually Designed Learning Plan
Confronted with the many problems facing our world, a student (or group of students) may undertake (in cooperation with a faculty mentor) an advanced project involving formulation of a research plan involving numerous sources on and off campus designed to lay out in detail the history and nature of the problem and one or more potential solutions, based on extensive evidence. Public presentation of the project and its outcome is expected. Contract required. Variable credits (2‐16)
Variable credits (2‐16) |
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HS 4830 - Independent Study in History
Advanced, independent study of a specific topic arranged with a faculty member. Contract required. Variable credit (1‐4)
Variable credit (1‐4) |
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HS 4910 - Internship in History
An internship is required of history majors who exhibit strong emotional maturity, a strong sense of responsibility and are approved by the history faculty. The student is expected to work on‐site for a term and to fulfill academic requirements of the internship (research, written assignments, seminar attendance, etc.). Up to 4 internship credits may count toward the 24 credits of electives in the History major. Contract required. (4 credits)
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HS 4930 - Senior Thesis I
The senior thesis is the summation of the history major’s career at NEC. The thesis is a work of original scholarship which demonstrates clearly the student’s grasp of a topic, mature understanding of it, and the ability to clearly and emphatically express that understanding and grasp to others. The senior thesis will normally conclude in the senior spring. This seminar will begin the thesis project. Topic selection, research, bibliography and outline are intended results. This course is required of all history majors Offered spring or summer. (2 Credits)
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HS 4940 - Senior Thesis II
The process continues with another seminar. In this term apprentice historians will begin to write the thesis. A significant draft is expected. This course is required of all history majors and is offered every fall term. Prerequisites:HS 4930 (PO 4930). (2 Credits)
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HS 4950 - Senior Thesis III
The process culminates in the senior spring with a significant piece of original written work and a public defense. In extremely rare cases, another form of capstone project may be substituted with advisor’s permission. (2 Credits)
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Homeland Security |
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HSS 1210 (CJ 1210) - Critical Infrastructure Protection
In this course students will be exposed to the sixteen critical infrastructure protections that are the focus of the US Dept. of Homeland Security. Students will work to identify natural and non-natural events and the overall impact they would have on specific vulnerabilities. The course will also examine mitigation efforts and protective considerations to ensure that students are able to identify means of success when faced with national security related challenges. (4 Credits)
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HSS 1230 (CJ 1230) - Introduction to Homeland Security
Throughout the fifteen week semester students will be exposed to the development of the Department of Homeland Security and its overall progression since 2002. The Department of Homeland Security and its agencies will be further analyzed throughout the semester to show the efforts that have developed in regards to anti-terrorism efforts, immigration, policy, and emergency management. This course is designed to provide a strong foundation in the concept of homeland security as it has developed since 2002. (4 Credits)
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HSS 2220 (CJ 2220) - Women and Terrorism
This course will explore the development of women in terror organizations, including an examination of the role they play in both domestic and international groups. The course will also examine the leadership aspects and historical development of women becoming larger players in radical groups, and, case studies on terror attacks carried out by women. (4 Credits)
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HSS 2230 (C 2230) - Legal Issues in Homeland Security and Terrorism
Throughout the semester students will be exposed to current aspects of laws that are directly impacting homeland security and anti-terrorism efforts. Students will analyze the USA PATRIOT Act and adjustments that have occurred since its inception. Foundational aspects of law as applied to current prosecution and investigative efforts are also to determine overall legalities of operations. (4 Credits)
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HSS 2240 - Emergency Management
To be developed (4 Credits)
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HSS 3220 (PO 3220) - International Security
This course examines international security in a broad context. Beginning with notions of national security and domestic sources of foreign policy, it will expand to include analysis of timely security issues such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missile defense, arms control and disarmament, arms sales, and the military industrial complex (4 Credits)
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HSS 3230 (PO 3230) - Terrorism and Homeland Security
In this course, students will be exposed to the history of terrorism and how it has progressed to current issues throughout the world. Both domestic and international groups will be expanded upon to show both the law enforcement side of the issue and the perspective of terror groups. The Department of Homeland Security and its agencies will be further analyzed throughout the semester to show the efforts that have developed in regards to anti-terrorism efforts, immigration, policy, and emergency management. This course is designed to provide a strong foundation in terrorism terminology, theory, and the concept of homeland security as it has developed since September 11, 2001. (4 Credits)
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HSS 3240 (PO 3240) - Regional Politics and Terrorism
This course will introduce students to the historical development of government and politics in a specified geographical region. The course will consider such topics as colonialism, nationalism, international economics, and international security. Using the comparative approach, the governments of the major states of the region will be discussed as well. (4 Credits)
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HSS 3250 - Concepts in National Security Intelligence
Through intelligence gathering, analysis, processing, and dissemination, the United States seeks to protect itself from terror-related activities and attacks. This course examines concepts of intelligence and the process of using raw data to determine potential issues throughout the world. Students will gain an advanced knowledge of intelligence concepts and the overall process of using human or non-human intelligence to ensure national security. (4 Credits)
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Italian |
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IT 1110 - Beginning Italian I
Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure, and reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Designed for those whose study of Italian has been interrupted for a significant amount of time and for those who have had only two years of high school Italian or no previous experience. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits) Students who have had more than one year of high school Italian are encouraged to take Beginning Italian II or an appropriate intermediate level course.
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IT 2110 - Intermediate Italian I
Complete literary texts; review of language structure; and oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Italian. Prerequisites: IT 1120 or equivalent. Offered upon sufficient demand (4 Credits) Open to students who have passed both semesters of Beginning Italian or who have had three years or more of high school Italian.
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IT 2120 - Intermediate Italian II
This class is a continuation of Intermediate Italian I. Students can expect to read complete literary texts; review of linguistic structure; oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Italian. Prerequisites: IT 2110 or equivalent. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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Integrated Studies in Philosophy and Literature |
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PL 1100 - Making Sense of the World: An Introduction to Great Works in Philosophy and Literature
The stories we tell are a reflection of our self-understanding. They present us with who we believe ourselves to be and create a context for interpreting the experiences that are definitive of the human condition. All knowledge begins with this process, as does our search for meaning and our need for purpose. Bringing together the great philosophic and literary narratives of cultures, this course will demonstrate how the literary imagination, in concert with philosophical reasoning, serves as a compass for navigating the landscape of experience as we continue to explore the boundaries of morality and the contours of our own humanity. Is there a place for story telling in philosophical exploration? Can literature offer us philosophical insight? What is the role of metaphor in human expression? What is the difference between myth and truth? Through a selection of texts central to a given theme, students will gain a deeper understanding of the nature of truth as it appears in its many rich and varied forms. (4 Credits)
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PL 2991 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of ancient philosophy and literature. particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 2993 - Topics in Modern Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of Modern philosophy and literature. Its particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 3050 - Ancient Philosophy & Literature
A survey of the origins of Western Philosophy and Literature in Ancient Greece, beginning with Homer and the Greek tragedians. Tracing the shift from the mytho‐poetic to the philosophical works of the Pre‐Socratics, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, topics to be discussed will include the origin and composition of the cosmos, the nature of divinity, the possibility and extent of human knowledge, the basis for morality, the nature of the soul and its relation to the body, the development of political theory, and the meaning of life and human excellence (4 Credits) Not available for students who have taken PA 3050
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PL 3992 - Topics in Renaissance Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of renaissance philosophy and literature. Its particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 3994 - Topics in Contemporary Philosophy and Literature
This course is an intensive examination of one specific area of Contemporary philosophy and literature. Particular focus is dependent upon the needs and interests of students and faculty. (4 Credits) Since topics change, it may be repeated for credit.
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PL 4300 - Imagining the World: The Poetic Mind in the Digital Age
One of the most significant and powerful shifts in human thought began in Europe around the 15th century. With the rise of modern sciences, a reimagining of the world took hold, one that, in a relatively short time, has shifted our way of thinking about ourselves in radical and significant ways. Today we refer to ourselves as hard‐wired and study brain function to explain what, not so long ago, was considered the unique and mysterious phenomenon of mind or soul. As our understanding of the world becomes more and more available to us through the objective language of the sciences it becomes increasingly important to ask what is the place of the poetic in an age defined by scientific rationalism? Are there some truths that might simply not be amenable to the methodology of science? What is the relationship between the rational and the poetic? This course will examine the ways in which the poetic mind remains an essential requirement for any genuine understanding of ourselves and our experience. (4 Credits)
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Kinesiology |
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KI 1110 - Introduction to Kinesiology
This course will introduce the student to the discipline of kinesiology (the study of human movement), and examine its varied sub-disciplines. It is designed to serve as a foundation course for the development of potential career goals and/or directions, as well as to provide the theoretical and practical application of this multifaceted field. The student will survey and review the profession from the perspectives of history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, exercise science, current trends and issues, as well as examine factors which influence career choices and professional preparation. In KI 1110 students are introduced to the various fundamental (“big picture” or “big idea”) aspects of the discipline. Majors in Kinesiology are strongly recommended to take this course in the first year of study. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 1170 - Positive Coaching of Youth Sports
This introductory level course presents aspects of coaching pertinent to today’s youth coach and the youth coaches of the future. Emphasis is placed on positive leadership in three critical areas; 1) character building and sportsmanship, 2) the physical, social, and emotional capacities and limitations of the specific age group, and 3) coaching principles and philosophies as well as the rules and strategies of the sport. Positive Coaching promotes the value and importance of sports and physical activities in the emotional, physical, social, and mental development of youth through participation, which is meant to develop important character traits and social skills for every child involved. This can be done only if the adults involved have proper training and information. Throughout the course, students will examine the ideas behind positive coaching, introduce coaching ideas into real‐life situations, and reflect on personal sport and coach experiences. Offered every other year. (2 Credits)
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KI 1510 (SM 1510) - Introduction to Sport and Recreation Management
This introductory‐level course is an overview of the theoretical disciplines and professions in sport and recreation management. Using lecture and discussion following a course text, students also will engage in in‐class and out-of‐class projects covering the diverse areas of the non‐profit and for‐profit sport industries. The course will survey: the history of modern U.S. sport; introduction to management, supervision, and leadership theories; legal aspects of sport and recreation including negligence, contracts, and risk management; sport in society; recreation facilities management; the NCAA and collegiate administration; marketing and services; accounting and budgeting; sport psychology; and more. (Students majoring in Sport & Recreation Management should take this course during the first year.) Offered every semester (4 Credits)
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KI 2010 - First Aid/CPR/AED
This activity based course combines procedures for basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills. Topics include prevention, treatment, and recognition of injuries, open and closed wounds, burns, musculoskeletal injuries, and sudden illness, as well as skills and procedures for cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies and notifying the Emergency Management System (EMS). Use of the AED will be introduced. Practical hands‐on work is required as part of the course, as well as both written and practical exams. Students may choose to seek American Red Cross (ARC) certification in Basic First Aid, and adult, child, and infant CPR upon successful completion of all course requirements meeting minimum ARC standards. This external certification includes a cost to be paid by the student. Offered every semester. (1 Credit) ARC (American Red Cross) Certification includes a cost to be paid by the student.
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KI 2020 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for the Professional Rescuer
This required core course for kinesiology majors provides instruction and practice in the American Red Cross procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Topics include prevention, treatment, and recognition of injuries, as well as dealing with cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies and notifying EMT. Instruction and practical training in the use of the AED will be included. Practical hands‐on work is required in the course, as well as both a written and practical exam to earn Red Cross Certification. Offered every year. (1 Credit)
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KI 2110 - Care and Prevention of Injuries
An introductory course for the prospective physical educator, coach, personal trainer, physical therapist or athletic trainer designed to focuses on the prevention, care, and management of sport and physical activity related injuries. Because initial decisions and subsequent actions are critical in determining the outcome of sports injury, this course will present key concepts in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner that will assist future professionals in making the correct decisions when confronted with an activity-related injury in their scope of practice. Specific domains of athletic training are introduced, predominantly those of prevention, recognition and treatment of athletic injuries. Essential anatomy is reviewed as it applies to injury mechanisms. Basic evaluation and rehabilitation skills are illustrated and practiced in the required lab section, as well as basic bandaging, taping and emergency care procedures. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 2112 - Movement Instruction: Creative Movement
This skills‐based course provides instruction and application of key principles and fundamentals of physical movements in rhythms and basic gymnastics. Particular focus is placed on the skill progressions appropriate in school physical education programs, after school programs, and recreation programs. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess a variety of rhythmic movements, and fundamental gymnastics skills such as tumbling. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2114 - Movement Instruction: Team Sports
This skill‐based course provides instruction and application of pedagogical principles related to fundamental skill movements in a variety of team sports, as well as understanding and teaching of skill progressions and assessment in the specific sport movements encountered. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess varied motor and sport skill techniques and progressions designed for settings including physical education, after school, recreation, and youth sports programs. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2116 - Movement Instruction: Fitness Activities
This skill‐based course provides instruction and application of pedagogical principles related to fundamental skill movement s in a variety of fitness based activities. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess varied exercises and fitness activities with appropriate progressions and designed for application in settings including physical education, after school, recreation, and youth sports programs. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2118 - Movement Instruction: Individual and Lifetime Activities
This skill‐based course provides instruction and application of pedagogical principles related to fundamental skill movement s in a variety of recreational activities, both competitive and non‐competitive, as well as planning and teaching of specific motor skill progressions and assessment in the specific sport and physical activity movements encountered. Activity examples include tennis, ultimate frisbee, orienteering, badminton, and golf. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to lead, facilitate, teach, demonstrate, and assess varied motor and sport skill techniques and progressions designed for settings including secondary physical education, after school programs, and youth and adult recreation programs. Significant practice opportunities are provided to students in each course section. Kinesiology majors are required to complete a minimum of two Movement Instruction courses. Prerequisites: KI 2140 . Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2130 (PS 2230/SM 2130) - Psychology of Sport and Movement
This course explores the influence of psychological skills on sport/movement performance as well as the reciprocal influence of participation on the individual. The general areas examined include motivation, confidence, stress/arousal/anxiety, attention, personality, anxiety, coping, social influences, and psychobiological aspects. Prerequisites: Minimum of 30 credits earned. Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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KI 2140 - Motor Behavior
This course provides an overview of motor development, motor learning, and motor control. Specific focus is placed on how the brain and nervous system control movement and how new movements are learned and improved. Development of fundamental movement skills as well as applications of motor control and development to teaching and coaching of movement activities will be explored. This course includes practical components to apply key concepts introduced to the learning, evaluation, and assessment of sport and movement skills. Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 2150 - Wellness Concepts
This course enables the student to better understand, identify, analyze, and experience the role of wellness from the perspective of personal behaviors and those of a broader community or society. Various components of wellness will be explored and using self-assessments, reflections, and shared discussions, students will identify theoretical and applied knowledge of wellness related to physical activity, nutrition, and fitness and exercise. Students will examine and contrast the components of health related fitness and sport performance fitness. Recommendations for positive health-supportive activities and behaviors as well as strategies for influencing others around these behaviors and consequences will provide students with opportunities to examine individual behaviors and goals. This content will also prepare the kinesiology major and those in other related majors with information and tools to engage in leading, facilitating, teaching, and promoting healthier behaviors in all aspects of wellness. Students will evaluate their personal movement/fitness based behaviors, and construct a personal action plan for improved wellness. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 2420 - Women in Sport: Historical and Contemporary Issues
The course introduces students to the history of women in sport and explores the timeline of key events in this history as well as contemporary issues and events influencing the role of girls and women in sport. It will provide students with the opportunity to gain understanding and knowledge of the dramatic changes that have taken place in North America and around the world with regard to women in the sporting arena. In addition, students will have the opportunity to recognize that this “sporting arena” not only affects women and men with regard to competitive sport, but also impacts social, economic, and psychological arenas as well. Perceptions, attitudes, and the roles of women have been in constant change throughout history and in this class students will learn how “sport” has had a dramatic impact on this constant change. Prerequisites: Minimum of 30 credits earned. Offered every other year. (4 Credits)
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KI 2750 (SM 2750) - Organization and Administration of Sport and Recreation
This sophomore‐level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of theoretical and practical components of administration in various sport and recreation venues. Utilizing a course text, current research, class discussion, guest speakers, and numerous hands‐on projects, the students will analyze organizations (including interscholastic and intercollegiate programs, conferences, and other sport groups) and methods and theories of administration and budgeting. Student projects include: budget development & presentations, games management for a New England College athletic contest, administration of an NEC Homecoming event, sponsoring an intramural event for Recreation Sports, planning and organizing a pep rally for NEC Athletics, and debates. Prerequisites: SM 1510 or KI 1110 . Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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KI 3120 (SM 3120) - Sport in the Global Society
This course explores the ways in which sport both reflects and shapes culture around the world. It examines the extent to which sport reinforces and/or resists dominant values in the United States and in other countries around the globe. In this course, students will examine the history of modern sport, as well as social theories used to analyze sport in its broadest context. Students will analyze the connections and challenges surrounding sport at various levels, including youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional, and international. Specific sub topics will include the relationship of sport to violence, politics, economics, gender, race and ethnicity, deviance, and media relations. The overall goal is to assist students in a cultural and social analysis of sport, and to illustrate how sport and society both influence and challenge human conditions. This upper level and writing intensive course also serves as a LAS 7 in the Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum, meeting both the outcomes of the departments of Kinesiology and Sport and Recreation Management, as well as those of the LAS curriculum. Prerequisites: Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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KI 3150 - Fitness Programming and Assessment
This course addresses the interaction of basic foundation courses such as anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, wellness, and nutrition, in order to develop effective and developmentally appropriate exercise programs for various populations. The process of evaluating, creating, and implementing exercise programs will be the focus of this course, which will include both theoretical investigation, as well as experiential work in leading and assessing fitness activities and exercise programs. Students interested in personal training as a possible career path will benefit from this course. This course is particularly relevant for students in kinesiology, physical education, health science, and coaching Prerequisites: BI 2030 , KI 1110 , Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every year. (2 Credits)
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KI 3180 - Biomechanics
This course provides a combined theoretical and practical experience in the application of the mechanical principles of movement. Students explore and apply the mechanical principles of physics to human movement. Particular attention is given to how one develops efficiency in various movements and to the mechanical principles for instruction of physical motor skills. The focus is on the applied science as it relates to the teaching, coaching, and training of various physical skills and activities. Students will participate in the scientific analysis of movement. The course integrates athletic and health‐fitness perspectives on movement training and enables students to critique and design appropriate movement skill progressions for sport or exercise. A thorough understanding and background in anatomy is essential for successful integration into this course content. Prerequisites: BI 2030 . Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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KI 3190 - Adaptive Physical Activity
This course provides an understanding and application (in revised simulations) of the integration of individuals with varying disabilities, learning differences, and conditions in physical activities. Students will examine and analyze various mental and physical disabilities more often found in the general population, as well as those most commonly identified in children in school settings (grades K‐12). Special focus is placed on the planning process, goal setting, and modification of activities in fitness, recreation, physical education, and adaptive competitive sports, to accommodate varying disabilities and allow for participation by all individuals. These outcomes are achieved by a combination of theoretical discussion and a series of practical experiences in a gymnasium or outdoor setting. Prerequisites: KI 1110 or SM 1510 . Additional prerequisite for Physical Education majors is ED 1030. (4 Credits)
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KI 3510 - World Medicine
This course examines the conceptual frameworks of major healing systems from around the world, some of which are ancient and some of which are contemporary. These systems include the following: Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Greek Medicine, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, and Conventional Modern Medicine. We will explore the philosophies of these systems as they relate to the body, illness, disease, health and healing. Prerequisites: Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every other year. (4 Credits)
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KI 3610 (OE 3610/SM 3610) - Theory of Outdoor Education
This course examines the theoretical basis of experiential and outdoor education and the educational, psychological, and historical underpinnings. Emphasis is given to each student’s philosophical development of leadership and education. The philosophies of outdoor education programs and leaders are researched and discussed in this course. This course is considered to be a writing intensive course and students will work on researching and processing of foundations. Students will participate in one extensive group experience. Successful completion of this course prepares students to design and lead experiential education activities both indoors and out. Prerequisites: OE 1110 or KI 1110 or SM 1510 , Minimum of 30 credits earned. (4 Credits)
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KI 3720 - Coaching Education Seminar
Coaching certification is a crucial issue in today’s sport education arena. This course will provide a comprehensive training for students interested in coaching from the youth to college levels. The content will focus on multiple aspects of coaching including physical training, sport psychology, risk management and legal liabilities, administrative roles within coaching, teaching technical and tactical skills, and ethics related to coaching. The required materials cover coaching competencies included in national certification coaching programs, such as the “American Sport Education Program” (ASEP). Prerequisites: Minimum of 30 credits earned. Offered every other fall. (4 Credits)
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KI 3850 - Field Experience in Kinesiology
This practical experience is designed to offer experiential learning in a student’s area of interest or to broaden a student’s understanding and exposure to various settings related to kinesiology. Students actively participate and assist in determining the placement setting, which may include coaching, recreation and intramural programs, fitness center instruction or management, event management, physical activity instruction and leadership, athletic training, sports nutrition practices, or other related areas in sport, wellness, recreation, and/or physical activity. Students taking this course will engage in hands on experiences supervised by a professional in the specific area of expertise, will establish personal learning objectives for the experience, will reflect and self‐assess on demonstrated skill development and the transferability of learned skills and concepts to other future experiences. Students will work closely with the advisor and/or field experience faculty supervisor to determine an appropriate experiential opportunity which is consistent with the student’s goals and interests. It is strongly recommended that the kinesiology major enroll in the first field experience in the sophomore year. Prerequisites: KI 1110 , Minimum of 24 credits earned. Variable Credits (1‐4) May be repeated for credit with varying site experiences.
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KI 3990 - Topics in Kinesiology
Examination of selected topics in kinesiology. Offered upon sufficient demand. Variable Credit (2‐4) May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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KI 4000 - Senior Seminar in Kinesiology
This capstone course focuses the kinesiology student on the challenges and responsibilities of professional practice in the fields within Kinesiology. Interdisciplinary research, ethics, leadership, current issues and controversies, market trends, and in depth exploration of career planning and skill development and implementation for transitioning from the student to the professional are major components. An extensive research project (including a paper, oral presentation, and poster presentation) is the culminating outcome of this course. Open to kinesiology majors only. Prerequisites: Minimum of 90 credits earned. Offered every spring. (4 Credits)
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KI 4410 - Exercise Physiology
Students explore the physiological principles related to the development of strength, flexibility and endurance and learn how to most efficiently condition the human body for physical activity. The course integrates athletic, occupational and health‐fitness perspectives on training and enables students to critique and design training or exercise programs for varied populations. Students will participate in lab‐based activities, designed to illustrate key concepts and provide practice in applying techniques, which integrate exercise physiology principles in simulated and variable movement activities. Prerequisites: BI 2030 , Minimum of 60 credits earned. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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KI 4710 (SM 4710) - Legal Issues in Sport and Recreation
This course will familiarize students with basic legal concepts and relevant legal issues pertaining to athletics, sports, physical education, outdoor education, recreation, and leisure activities. Through text and case law readings, lecture, and discussion the course will focus on negligence within activity itself and with equipment, facilities, supervision, and employees, with the ultimate objective of minimizing and managing legal risks within the industry. Additionally, diverse legal issues will be covered such as contracts, business structures, standards of practice, arbitration and mediation, criminal behavior, emergency care, products liability, and more. Class members also take a field trip to a large event (usually the Boston Marathon) to identify the numerous legal issues involved at such an event. Prerequisites: Minimum of 60 credits earned. (4 Credits)
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KI 4810 - Directed Study in Kinesiology
This is a course of study to be arranged between faculty and student in the field of Kinesiology. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐4) May be repeated for credit with varied topics.
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KI 4830 - Independent Study in Kinesiology
This study course allows for advanced, independent study of a selected topic arranged in collaboration with a faculty member. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐4)
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KI 4910 - Internship in Kinesiology
The internship is an opportunity for the kinesiology major to explore an in depth experience at a placement site on or off campus which is related to the discipline of kinesiology. An application is required and the student will present the internship proposal to kinesiology faculty prior to approval. Prerequisites: KI 3850 , Minimum of 60 credits earned. Contract required. Variable Credits (1‐16)
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Legal Studies |
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LS 1110 - U.S. Legal System
This course provides an introduction to the American Legal System, including its history, philosophy, and practices. Students will consider the structure and function of the legal system, several substantive areas of the law (e.g., torts and contract law), and the dynamic relationship between law and social policy. (4 Credits)
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Liberal Arts & Science |
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LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World
An Introduction to the Art of Questioning
In LAS 1 students will be asked to become attentive to the natural world as more than a backdrop to human activity. By understanding nature as a living community of which we are a part, we can begin to appreciate how our relationship to it is vital, not only for our material survival, but for the recognition of our own humanity.
For this first seminar in the Liberal Arts & Sciences, students will engage in the kind of open‐ended thinking that defines the liberal arts and sciences, thereby gaining a foundation for the kind of critical and reflective skills they will need as they continue their course of study in the LAS Core Curriculum and their majors. Using a multidisciplinary approach, seminars will explore the sciences, literature, art, and philosophies of nature in order to better understand our place in the Natural world.
Within the framework of a developmental pedagogy, writing will be intensive, but the emphasis will be formative. Students will be assessed with a set of criteria that are developmental in nature. LAS 1 is designated as a writing‐intensive General Education seminar. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values
An introduction to understanding the values and ideals of democratic thought and the challenges of pluralism.
In this seminar students will begin the work of how to understand the differences in human culture, values, customs, in the context of a shared humanity. With a focus on the civic environment this seminar works toward an understanding of diversity that strengthens an appreciation for democratic values and institutions as understood and articulated in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. LAS 2 is designated as a writing-intensive General Education course. (4 Credits)
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LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts
Seminars in the Creative Arts expose students to the innovative, imaginative side of human experience; are experientially based, promoting individual creativity, aesthetic awareness, and artistic appreciation. These courses embrace the process of conception, execution, and analysis. Students will leave having created and presented a portfolio of related works. (4 Credits)
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LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences
The social sciences are concerned with relationships among individuals in, and to, a broader societal structure. Born of the Age of Enlightenment, the social sciences seek truth, through critical thinking and the use of scientific methodology, to gain a deeper understanding of the human experience. Social scientists in the disciplines of criminal justice, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology strive to explain the human experience with the goal of improving the social condition. (4 Credits)
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LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences
A laboratory science seminar in the natural and biological sciences designed to expose students to the scientific process through laboratory investigation and experimentation, and its application to a specific field of study. (4 Credits)
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LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities
The humanities entails study in the academic disciplines relating to the human condition, including (but not limited to) literature, philosophy, the fine arts, art history, history, and religion. This seminar bolsters students’ analytical and critical thinking skills, while cultivating an appreciation of beauty and elegance in the search for truth. (4 Credits)
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LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) is the final seminar in the LAS Core Curriculum, bringing issues that affect the natural and civic environments into global perspective. Building on previous LAS seminars, it is the culminating course within the general education program, and will involve high levels of analysis and critical reflection on global issues that impact the human race and the biotic community of which we are a part. While LAS 7 may take its direction from a particular discipline, the seminar will include a multi‐disciplinary approach to finding local, as well as national and global solutions to our most pressing challenges. LAS 7 is designated as a writing-intensive General Education seminar. Prerequisites: LAS 5 (4 Credits)
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LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning
This two‐credit course introduces students to a range of experiences that will facilitate their transition to the academic, social, and community life at New England College. During the course, students will be asked to engage in a variety of activities: group discussions, self‐assessments, reflective writing, and other interactive experiences, including a Bridges project. These experiences will connect students to NEC’s community resources and encourage them to think more about their life, skills, goals, and what it means to live and learn in the context of our rich liberal arts environment. (2 Credits)
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LAS 1110 (LAS 1) - The Natural Environment
This seminar is designed to introduce students to the meaning and purpose of an education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences by presenting the fundamental question that reverberates throughout the program’s curriculum, “What does it mean to be human?” LAS 1 seminars represent a variety of disciplines and topics related to the seminar theme. Regardless of instructor or disciplinary focus, each LAS 1 seminar prompts students to think about what it means to be human, individually and collectively. Students will consider what our shared obligations and responsibilities are as human beings, despite differences in race, class, gender, ethnicity, or other factors. (4 Credits)
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LAS 1120 (LAS 2) - The Civic Environment
This course grows out of the foundation provided in LAS 1110 . LAS 2 seminars, ideally taken in the second semester, will address human nature in context. Students will ask, what constitutes community and how can diverse communities coexist in a pluralistic world? In addition, the seminar allows for consideration of the role of the ‘outsider’ or ‘other’ within communities and society as a whole. With a focus on American culture these seminars will explore how different communities can both succeed within and challenge the principles of democratic society. From the meaning of social identity and difference to the significance of political, professional and religious affiliations, to the facts of disability, discrimination, and prejudice, these seminars will look at the social construction of difference and the challenges and opportunities of diversity. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2110 (LAS 3) - The Creative Arts
LAS 3 covers the Creative Arts, exposing students to the innovative, imaginative side of human experience; these seminars are experientially based, promoting individual creativity, aesthetic awareness, and artistic appreciation. These courses embrace the process of conception, execution, and analysis. Students will leave having created and presented a portfolio of related works. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2120 (LAS 4) - Social Sciences
The social sciences are concerned with relationships among individuals in, and to, a broader societal structure. Born of the Age of Enlightenment, the social sciences seek truth, through critical thinking and the use of scientific methodology, to gain a deeper understanding of the human experience. Social scientists in the disciplines of criminal justice, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology strive to explain the human experience with the goal of improving the social condition. (4 Credits)
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LAS 2140 (LAS 6) - Humanities
These courses develop the student’s ability to appreciate beauty and elegance in the search for truth and encourage the ability of the student to connect discrete fields of study by analyzing context and connections. Exposure to the interrelated nature in the fine arts, as well as the performing arts, literature, philosophy, art history, and history enhances the student’s understanding of our shared humanity as ethical and creative beings. (4 Credits)
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LAS 3110 (LAS 7) - Global Perspectives
By addressing global issues that impact the human race and the biotic community of which we are a part, student awareness and critical skills will be heightened in the interest of finding answers to global challenges, and inspiring further inquiry. Ultimately, the purpose of LAS 7, in combination with all previously taken LAS seminars, is for students to engage multiple perspectives in their quest to understand and define what it means to be human, both individually and collectively, in order that they may demonstrate, in whatever field they pursue, an open‐minded, well‐informed critical, creative, and ethical perspective - one capable of transforming themselves and others for the greater good as they go on to become citizens of the world. (4 Credits)
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Mandarin Chinese |
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MCH 1110 - Beginning Mandarin I
Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure, and basic reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Emphasis is on oral practice and conversational Mandarin. Designed for those whose study of Mandarin Chinese has been interrupted for a significant amount of time and for those who have had only two years of high school Mandarin Chinese or no previous experience. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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MCH 1120 - Beginning Mandarin II
This class is a continuation of Beginning Mandarin Chinese I. Emphasis is on oral practice, review of basic linguistic structure and reading and writing to develop an active command of the language. Prerequisites: MCH 1120 or equivalent. Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits)
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MCH 2110 - Intermediate Mandarin I
Complete literary texts; review of language structure; and oral and written expression of ideas. Discussion and papers in Mandarin. Prerequisites: MCH 1120 Offered upon sufficient demand. (4 Credits) Open to students who have passed both semesters of Beginning Mandarin or who have had three years or more of high school Mandarin.
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