World History - This course examines the main currents of American political, social, cultural, and economic life in the context of the counry's historical evolution, starting with its colonization and progressing through its Civil War and Reconstruction to its Progressive Era, emergences as a world power, and recent role in the Middle East. The course focuses not only on the historical events in the text but also on their relevance to current issues. Students must fulfill several requirements, including daily reading assignments, frequent essays, and occasional projects. Art Appreciation - The emphasis in this course is on art history, concepts and techniques, and philosophies of art and artists. Psychology - Emphasis will be on the scientific and theoretical aspects of psychology, including biological bases of behavior,development, learning and adaptive behavior, sesation and perception, measurement, and statistical methods.
Material is presented through textbook reading, lectures, discussions, and demonstration.
Students will become aware of their own habits as writers through writing essays, interviews, and other forms of non-fiction. They will discuss and practice the process of writing from gathering information through organization, analysis, and revision. Technical Writing - This course is designed to introduce students to the field of technical writing. Students will learn research techniques and format requirements for writing research and position papers. This course will address the rocess and style of incorporating research in formal writing, including brainstorming and topic formation, organization, analysis, and revision of works produced.