Course List

Credit Hours: 3

The course examines the scientific approach toward understanding human social behavior. The course focuses on the perspective of the individual-how people think about, influence, and relate to one another within their situational and cultural contexts. Topics include social cognition, aggression, prejudice, altruism, persuasion, and relationships.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIL: Information Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

The course will familiarize students with the interrelationship between leisure and western culture. Specifically, students will be introduced to the many effects leisure has on society including, but not limited to the economic impact on leisure, leisure as a modifier of culture, and leisure as it relates to life stages and health.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDWH: Wellness & Personal Health

Credit Hours: 3

Explore how people interact in social contexts shaped by inequality, health, gender, climate, race, technology, and class. Discover knowledge produced by sociologists working in research, business, advocacy, human services, and education. If you really want to change the world, you must first understand it.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIL: Information Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed for the student without previous knowledge of Spanish who wishes to achieve a command of language fundamentals. Acquisition of speech skills in the classroom is reinforced in the language laboratory. Progressively greater emphasis is placed on reading and writing.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide information and skills necessary for accommodating exceptional learners in a variety of school arrangements. The primary focus is foundations and characteristics of special education and students with exceptionalities and collaboration/consultation for the successful inclusion of students with exceptionalities into the inclusionary classroom.

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on wellness and health promotion. Emphasis is on healthy behaviors in each of the five “Dimensions of Health:” mental, physical, social, emotional, environmental. The course stresses skills and application of health knowledge for optimal wellness and disease prevention. Active learning experiences included.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDWH: Wellness & Personal Health

Credit Hours: 3

This course offers a foundation for ethical decision making and moral significance of sport. Students will apply ethical reasoning and critical thinking skills to help solve dilemmas and conflicts in sport. Issues ranging from fair play, sportsmanship, discrimination, accessibility, and performance enhancement will be explored.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

General Education - Competencies:

• GCER: Ethical Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the basic concepts of statistics through intuitive approaches and stresses applications. Topics include: descriptive measures, regression, elementary probability, the normal distribution, sampling, the Central Limit Theorem, hypothesis testing, estimation, and statistical software packages.

Prerequisite:

MATH 1010 or MATH 1020 or MATH 1030 or MATH 1110 or MATH 1210 or MATH 1220 or MATH 1410 or MATH 2320 or MATH 2410 with a C- or better, or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces world languages and highlights major differences in linguistic features and their cultural implications. Students will gain fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for navigating multicultural spaces and constructing intercultural conversations in public and professional settings. Taught in English.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFOC: Oral Communication

Credit Hours: 3

The purpose of this course is to expose the student to the various historical, analytical and aesthetic elements of music, thereby providing an opportunity to broaden and enrich personal enjoyment. This exposure to music is made through the use of visual aids, audio recordings, radio, television, films and concerts.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

Explores the personal financial planning process and its effect on achieving financial goals and improving personal financial wellness. Emphasizes personal financial data gathering, financial goal setting, risk management and insurance, investment strategies, income tax planning, retirement planning, and estate planning.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDWH: Wellness & Personal Health

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to introduce students to normative ethical theories and controversial moral issues. Theories may include deontology, utilitarianism, feminist ethics, and virtue ethics, among others. Issues may include abortion, recreational-drug legalization, gender privilege, racial-justice issues, and LGBTQ issues, among others.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

General Education - Competencies:

• GCER: Ethical Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

The course will explore the basic principles of physical science which describe the world we live in and the universe that surrounds us. Topics will vary related to the physical science discipline prefix including concepts in chemistry, physics, geology, meteorology and climate science, geography, and mathematics.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a comprehensive introduction to American politics and constitutional government.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Topics covered in the course include the biological basis of behavior, research methods, learning, memory, human development, personality, social psychology, abnormal behavior, and the treatment of mental disorders.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of digital media technology and typical components including hardware, software, peripheral devices, conventional photography/scanned images, digital photography, bit-mapped and vector based image creation and editing, web pages, video, animation, 3D images, and audio. The application of digital media in business, marketing, education, entertainment and training will be explored. Practical hands-on assignments will be used to reinforce learning. Two-lecture hours and three laboratory-hours per week. 

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

Teacher candidates will become competent in NAEYC and PDE standards, applying their knowledge, skills, and dispositions as they design instruction based on characteristics of the age group, 0-5. They will plan early learning environments, explore materials and approaches to care and curriculum.

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an introduction to the fundamental methods and concepts of economics, including the basic elements of microeconomics and macroeconomics. The course emphasizes the application of economic analysis to relevant issues.

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on explaining the economic choices made by individuals, households and firms. Topics to be covered will include consumer choice, supply and demand and markets, production and costs, economic efficiency, and market structure.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the study of the economy as a whole, including the determination of national income, inflation and unemployment, and economic growth. Simple models to study the macroeconomy will be introduced and used to study key variables. Emphasis is placed on the roles of monetary and fiscal policy in the conduct of macroeconomic policy.

Prerequisite: ECON 2100

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

Offers practice for students in exploring the processes of composition in various genres. Introduces composing strategies with an emphasis on developing and structuring ideas for specific audiences and purposes, recognizing and editing grammatical and mechanical errors, providing constructive peer feedback, and revising.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

Emphasizes the practice and process of composition with a focus on research, inquiry, and exploration of the genres of argument, analysis, and narrative. Offers the strategies, structures, and conventions for composing in a variety of modalities and provides foundational skills for evaluating, summarizing, and synthesizing academic sources.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFWC: Written Communication

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an overview of three major literary forms (drama, poetry, and prose fiction) with particular emphasis on their fundamental formal elements and conventions. Readings illustrate these elements and conventions, as well as afford students the opportunity to discuss, appreciate, analyze and write about literature.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introductory overview of fitness and the fitness industry. Students will be exposed to current practices within the fitness industry. Students will also gain an understanding of wellness and the wellness lifestyle. This course serves as a prerequisite for all courses within the curriculum.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide students content related to the ever-growing specialization in speed training. Students will be exposed to content from the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE), and at the close of the course will be prepared to sit for their certification to become a Speed and Explosion Specialist. All aspects of speed training will be explored, including mechanics, training, and program design. The course will provide an entry-level understanding of biomechanics and exercise physiology as they pertain to improving athletic performance. Additionally, practical applications will be presented pertaining to proper warm up procedures, drills and exercises and sample programs that can be immediately applied upon completion of the course.

Credit Hours: 1

Enables students to develop a fitness and conditioning program to fit their individual needs through knowledge gained in areas such as nutrition, use of conditioning equipment, weight control, and fitness tests.

Credit Hours: 3

The first of a two-course sequence involving the study of the structure and function of the human body. This course surveys the integumentary, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, reproductive, and urinary systems. Emphasis will be placed on the effect of exercise and fitness on each system and human wellness.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

The second of a two-course sequence involving the study of normal structure and function of the human body. This course surveys the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Particular attention will be focused on human movement and the integration of these systems into exercise and wellness activities.

Prerequisite: EXSC 1310 or HLSC 1100

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides basic knowledge in the area of strength and conditioning, especially as it relates to athletic populations. Students are introduced to a variety of concepts related to strength and conditioning programs for a variety of athletes at different time points in regard to the competitive season.

Credit Hours: 3

This introductory course uses geographic perspectives to examine the economic, political, cultural, and environmental aspects of the human experience. The course emphasizes the concept of place and spatial relationships in examining root causes and sustainable solutions to socially relevant issues, from local to global scales.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

Diverse places from around the world are examined from both a regional geography perspective and through the lens of globalization. Principles of geographic study are emphasized, including physical geography, human geography, and geopolitics.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIF: Intercultural Fluency

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the world ocean from an Earth System perspective, providing an overview of ocean science. Topics discussed include geological, physical, chemical and biological oceanography and the role oceans play in global atmospheric circulation and the Earth’s climate system.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

United States history from Pre-Columbian America to the age of modern industry: the colonial heritage, American Revolution, the emergence of a new nation, westward expansion, Civil War and postwar Reconstruction.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

The emergence of modern United States; its achievements and its problems; prosperity and depression, war and social unrest, Reconstructon through the Vietnam era and beyond.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the process and interplay of the major world cultures in their evolution. Civilizations include Indian, Muslem, East Asian (China, Korea, Japan), Slavic, Western European, Latin American, and African.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the history of Pennsylvania from colonial times to the present. The changes involved in social, economic, and political life are treated from internal and external points of view.

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides study in mathematical representations and problem solving. Students analyze and solve problems in areas such as set theory, mathematics of finance, probability, and statistics. Students will apply mathematics to build financial strategies as they make purchases and investments throughout their lives.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

This course will cover how to apply mathematics to real world situations such as determining methods of voting and apportionment, finding the shortest path between two vertices, scheduling meetings, determining the best return on investments, and collecting data to show patterns.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course will prepare health science students for the mathematics applications within the healthcare field and certification exams. Topics include: algebra (fractions, ratios, proportions, percentages), relationships among systems of measure, scientific notation, logarithms, calculation of dosages, basic geometry, graphing, and statistics.

Prerequisite: MATH 201 or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

This course helps students develop a deep understanding of the underlying concepts of elementary school mathematics. Topics include number systems, set theory, an extension of the natural numbers, algorithms for performing operations, various numerations systems, number theory, equations, and functions. This is the first in a two-part series.

Prerequisite: MATH 201 or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

This course helps students prepare for more advanced mathematics courses. The topics include: polynomial, rational, and radical expressions (with an emphasis on algebraic manipulations and the solving of equations), exponents, graphing, functions, and relations. (Course does not count as General Education.)

Prerequisite: MATH 201 or ALEKS placement test

Credit Hours: 3

This course develops properties of functions and their applications. Topics include rational expressions, linear equations, complex numbers, functions and their graphs, linear and quadratic inequalities, systems of equations, exponential functions, and logarithmic functions.

Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the trigonometric and circular functions along with their relationships and applications. It includes graphing of functions, trigonometric identities, trigonometric equations, inverse trigonometric functions, and the solution of triangles.

Prerequisite: MATH 1220 with a C- or better, or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the theories and structures of mathematics needed for the study of computer science. Topics include: set theory, formal logic, introduction to proof writing, mathematical induction, Boolean algebra, number theory, matrix algebra, combinatorics, probability, algorithmic analysis, recursion, relations, graph theory, and trees.

Prerequisite: MATH 1220 with a C- or better, or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

Forensic science applies scientific principles and techniques to the field of criminal justice. This introductory survey course is designed to expose students to the broad scope of forensic science. Special attention is paid to the collection, preservation, and analysis of physical evidence in criminal investigations across various scientific disciplines, as well as the introduction and presentation of evidence in a court of law. Topics discussed include: (a) the history of criminalistics; (b) crime scene documentation and investigative practices; c) the properties, collection, and categorization of physical evidence; e.g. fingerprints, bodily fluids (serology), DNA, hair, soil, plants, fiber, tool marks, firearms and projectiles (ballistics); (d) the analysis of documents, voice, and digital evidence; (e) biometric identification systems; (f) scientific instruments used in crime labs; (g) forensic evidence in judicial proceedings; and, (h) careers in the field of forensic science.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the law enforcement system in America, which is the gateway to the criminal justice process, this course covers topics such as the historical foundations of police processes, occupational roles and tasks of law enforcement, and the nature and designs of typical, as well as innovative, police systems. Perennial problems of policing, particularly as it relates to community interaction, are also essential components of the course.

Credit Hours: 3

This introductory production course in basic animation techniques includes a historical overview related to current animation trends in education, industry, entertainment, and independent/experimental production. It allows practical aesthetic and technical experiences in the fundamental principles and physics of motion. This class provides an analysis of action and basic physical laws through the study of movement and time. It serves as a foundation for all subsequent animation courses.

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the interaction between extreme geologic and atmospheric phenomena and humans. It focuses on aspects of the near-surface Earth system that are hazardous, processes, factors and effects that make them hazardous, occurrences, mitigation, and applications of concepts and techniques to understand these phenomena.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces the fundamental principles of biology including cellular chemistry and energy conversions, cell structure, cell replication, genetics, evolution and organismal diversity, population dynamics and ecology, and environmental issues.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on the biology of the human organism with recent scientific and medical advances as they relate to the development of public policy. Topics include examining the major body systems and their interrelationships.

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces non-business students to a variety of business concepts with an emphasis on the ethical, global, inclusive, and collaborative nature of contemporary business practices. Students will develop analytical, technical, and personal skills for academic and career success.

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides insight into the applications of information systems used by business professionals. It stimulates the system techniques allowing students to analyze complex technologies, abstract behavioral concepts, and applications in business areas, such as marketing, human resource management, finance, accounting and operations.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers basic chemistry with special attention to the elements and reactions that occur in biological systems. Topics include stoichiometry, solutions, acids, bases, and nuclear chemistry.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

First semester of a one-year sequence introducing students in the Allied Health Sciences to the principles of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, including atomic theory, the periodic table, chemical bonding, physical and chemical properties, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, the laws of thermodynamics, and nuclear chemistry.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

The course will explore and apply scientific principles that describe and explain interesting current topics in the environmental sciences. Topics will be related to the environmental science discipline prefix including concepts in biology, meteorology and climate science, geology, geography, chemistry and physics.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the role and value of information systems (IS) to businesses and society, technological and non-technological components of IS and managing information and data resources. Students learn to use software and systems for analysis, modeling and retreival of data, and for managing processes and projects.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the student to website development by covering topics of: the Internet and its architecture, standards effecting websites, website design issues, and the building and publishing of a website. Students will put to use the skills learned by creating a small website.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an in depth study of the application of spreadsheet software for data analysis. Students will work individually and collaboratively to analyze data from various domains. Emphasis will be placed on documenting and presenting solutions.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course familiarizes students with the use of PC productivity software (word processing, spread sheet management, file management, and presentation software) and its effects on society.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces students to the knowledge and skills necessary for developing effective oral communication. Course topics include audience analysis and research, organization, language use, style, and delivery that facilitate effective communication with a variety of audiences. Students are responsible for delivery of multiple speeches.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFOC: Oral Communication

Credit Hours: 3

Explores the concepts and theories used in planning and creating a social media campaign. Topics include current and past social media, message creation across media, strategies for successful social campaigns, industry terms and professional use of social media. Students will create, analyze, and evaluate social media content.

Credit Hours: 3

Explores American mass communication. Topics include historical development, organizational structure, functional and operational characteristics and contemporary uses of mass media. Students will review the impact of books, newspapers, magazines, movies, recordings, radio, TV, internet and new media in American society and beyond.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIL: Information Literacy

Credit Hours: 2

This course will familiarize students with health care organizations, the health care system, and the clinical environment in relationship to the student’s role as a future health care practitioner. Topics will include the structure, organization, and function of hospital systems and staff; documentation and medical records; professional development and professionalism; the role and function of professional societies and membership; safety and emergency response; body mechanics; HIPAA; infection control; communication in the health care environment in relationship to continuum of care; ethical and legal responsibilities of health care practitioners; current trends in health care; and employment opportunities for health care professionals.

Credit Hours: 3

A study of two-dimensional design concepts and their applications. Emphasizes the principles and elements of design. Required of all art majors.

Credit Hours: 3

This introductory studio course focuses on the development of perceptual, organizational, and visual problem-solving skills, as well as the tools, materials, and techniques of drawing. Still life, landscape, and the human figure are observed in order to develop a broader understanding of composition and illusionistic space.

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the concepts and basic principles of designing in space, and develops an awareness of spatial problems and sensitivity to designing with materials.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

This course description introduces ceramic hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Both creativity and craftsmanship will be addressed in each assignment. High-fire and low temperature glazing processes will be employed as students learn to load gas and electric kilns. Students study examples of historical and contemporary ceramic art as they learn to express aesthetic ideas in their own creative work.

Credit Hours: 4

This is an introductory lecture/lab course on properties of atmosphere and weather phenomena. The effects of the physical controls as they alter the weather elements are emphasized. The construction and analysis of weather maps and weather forecasting is an integral part of the laboratory component of the course.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

General Education - Competencies:

• GCQA: Quantitative Application
• GCAM: Applied Methodologies

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the interaction between extreme geologic and atmospheric phenomena and humans. It focuses on aspects of the near-surface Earth system that are hazardous, processes, factors and effects that make them hazardous, occurrences, mitigation, and applications of concepts and techniques to understand these phenomena.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces non-business students to a variety of business concepts with an emphasis on the ethical, global, inclusive, and collaborative nature of contemporary business practices. Students will develop analytical, technical, and personal skills for academic and career success.

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers basic chemistry with special attention to the elements and reactions that occur in biological systems. Topics include stoichiometry, solutions, acids, bases, and nuclear chemistry. There are three hours of laboratory per week.

Credit Hours: 3

This course will provide the student with basic literacy of computers, present problem solving heuristics and structured programming techniques, present language independent data types, compose operations and programming constructs, introduce arrays and linked lists, and implement fundamental programs using an appropriate programming language.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course builds on CMAC 1200. It gives the student a thorough understanding of the presently adopted language so that the student will develop the ability to program in the language. Emphasis is placed on efficient software development using structured programming techniques. Students are required to write, test and run programs.

Prerequisite: CMSC 1200 or CMAC 1200 with a C- or better

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the role and value of information systems (IS) to businesses and society, technological and non-technological components of IS and managing information and data resources. Students learn to use software and systems for analysis, modeling and retreival of data, and for managing processes and projects.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces programming concepts within business and technological context. Topics include programming basics (control structures, loops,data types, operations and methods), computer organization, algorithmic thinking and social and professional issues.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course will provide the student with basic literacy of computers, present problem solving heuristics and structured programming techniques, present language independent data types, compose operations and programming constructs, introduce arrays and linked lists, and implement fundamental programs using an appropriate programming language.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course builds on CMSC 1200. It gives the student a thorough understanding of the presently adopted language so that the student will develop the ability to program in the language. Emphasis is placed on efficient software development using structured programming techniques. Students are required to write, test and run programs.

Prerequisite: CMSC 1200 or CMAC 1200 with a C- or better

Credit Hours: 3

This course develops computational problem solving and programming skills using Python for students in non-computing majors. Students will learn programming constructs and how to develop different solutions that involve analyzing, processing and visualizing data. The course includes hands-on programming activities.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

Object Oriented Programming- This course teaches object-oriented programming. Object-orientated programming offers a natural method for designing software systems that build on the concepts of data abstraction, information hiding and modularity. Students will design and implement solutions to problems using an object-oriented programming language.

Prerequisite: CMSC 1240 or CMAC 1240 with a C- or better

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces students to the knowledge and skills necessary for developing effective oral communication. Course topics include audience analysis and research, organization, language use, style, and delivery that facilitate effective communication with a variety of audiences. Students are responsible for delivery of multiple speeches.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFOC: Oral Communication

Credit Hours: 3

Explores American mass communication. Topics include historical development, organizational structure, functional and operational characteristics and contemporary uses of mass media. Students will review the impact of books, newspapers, magazines, movies, recordings, radio, TV, internet and new media in American society and beyond.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIL: Information Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

Explores conversation on controversial subjects with emphasis on recognizing conflict and engaging in constructive modes of interaction. Topics include civil discourse as the foundation for democratic institutions, sustainable relationships and collaborative decision-making. Students will construct, arrange and deliver oral presentations.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFOC: Oral Communication

Credit Hours: 3

The course covers the nature, scope and impact of crime in the United States; independent and interdependent operations and procedures of police, courts and corrections; and introductory theories of crime and delinquency. The course introduces the justice model in a systematic way whereby students delve into the numerous components of the justice system, including law enforcement, legal and judicial process and correctional operations. Career opportunities will be fully covered throughout the course.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

The various dimensions of security include physical, personal, and operational measures. Security professionals must not only prevent unauthorized access to equipment, installations, material, and documents; and safeguard against espionage, sabotage, damage, and theft, but protect VIPs from kidnapping and assassination and employees from discussing operational plans from the workplace. All public, private, corporate, and government agencies face new and complex security challenges across the full spectrum of operations. Globalization and new security threats challenge security operations, and could include the control of populations, information dominance, multinational and inter-agency connectivity, anti-terrorism or counter terrorism, target hardening, VIP protection and the use of other physical-security assets as a versatile force multiplier. This course will prepare the security and justice professional to operate in any environment that requires a need for complex coordination and security measures.

Credit Hours: 3

Introduces students to communication disorders. Encompasses the problems humans may have in speech, language, and hearing. Focuses on their causes, their impacts on people, methods for their evaluation and management. Includes an overview of cultural effects on communication and an orientation to the professions of speech pathology and audiology.

Credit Hours: 3

Covers a comprehensive review of the theories of manual communication, including an introduction to the major manual communication systems. Students learn to sign and finger spell for use in communicating with and rehabilitation of the deaf and hard of hearing.

Credit Hours: 3

This course offers students an opportunity to understand the practical applications of electronic file preparation as it relates to print production. It covers image design, file conversion, image carrier preparation, image transfer and finishing techniques. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of digital media technology and typical components including hardware, software, peripheral devices, conventional photography/scanned images, digital photography, bit-mapped and vector based image creation and editing, web pages, video, animation, 3D images, and audio. The application of digital media in business, marketing, education, entertainment and training will be explored. Practical hands-on assignments will be used to reinforce learning. Two-lecture hours and three laboratory-hours per week.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

Focuses on the domains, principles, and theories of child development. Provides an overview of planning and preparation, classroom environment, instructional delivery, professional conduct, assessment, and knowledge of diverse learners. Introduces PA standards and examines professional codes of conduct aligned with the PA Dept. of Education and NAEYC.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the study of the economy as a whole, including the determination of national income, inflation and unemployment, and economic growth. Simple models to study the macroeconomy will be introduced and used to study key variables. Emphasis is placed on the roles of monetary and fiscal policy in the conduct of macroeconomic policy.

Prerequisite: ECON 2100

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

An entry-level course for prospective teachers designed to begin their professional development. Different instructional activities will allow the student to become proficient in the theories of modern secondary education instructional development, basic history and philosophy of secondary education and of pedagogy in general.

Credit Hours: 3

Educational Psychology introduces, from the educational perspective, psychological components associated with teaching and learning from PK-12. These include such topics as critical constructivism, developmental psychology, social psychology, moral development, and the selection, administration and evaluation of psychological tests.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

A cultural view of deafness instead of a disabilty view is the foundation of this full immersion language course. Basic sign lexicon and syntax structure of American Sign Language (ASL) is the foundation. Each unit focuses on Deaf culture, history, values, social norms and how the language impacts the Deaf community.

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIF: Intercultural Fluency

Credit Hours: 3

Offers practice for students in exploring the processes of composition in various genres. Introduces composing strategies with an emphasis on developing and structuring ideas for specific audiences and purposes, recognizing and editing grammatical and mechanical errors, providing constructive peer feedback, and revising.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

Emphasizes the practice and process of composition with a focus on research, inquiry, and exploration of the genres of argument, analysis, and narrative. Offers the strategies, structures, and conventions for composing in a variety of modalities and provides foundational skills for evaluating, summarizing, and synthesizing academic sources.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFWC: Written Communication

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces engineering technology fields such as computer, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mechatronics and robotics and their relation in sharing a common set of foundation concepts and skills. Through hands-on projects, student will be introduced to problem-solving using technology and modern software tools used in engineering. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introductory overview of fitness and the fitness industry. Students will be exposed to current practices within the fitness industry. Students will also gain an understanding of wellness and the wellness lifestyle. This course serves as a prerequisite for all courses within the curriculum.

Credit Hours: 3

The first of a two-course sequence involving the study of the structure and function of the human body. This course surveys the integumentary, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, reproductive, and urinary systems. Emphasis will be placed on the effect of exercise and fitness on each system and human wellness.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with a practical understanding of essential technologies enhancing productivity in personal and professional settings. Special emphasis will be placed on utilizing technology for measuring human movement, assessing fitness, managing data, and communicating professionally.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This introductory course uses geographic perspectives to examine the economic, political, cultural, and environmental aspects of the human experience. The course emphasizes the concept of place and spatial relationships in examining root causes and sustainable solutions to socially relevant issues, from local to global scales.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a scientific study of Earth’s geologic systems. The course includes the origin and identification of minerals and rocks, geologic time, examination of Earth systems, cycles and processes, and causes and consequences of geologic phenomena, especially those related to environmental issues, hazards, and resources.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

General Education - Competencies:

• GCAM: Applied Methodologies

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines the world ocean from an Earth System perspective, providing an overview of ocean science. Topics discussed include geological, physical, chemical and biological oceanography and the role oceans play in global atmospheric circulation and the Earth’s climate system.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course presents the basic knowledge required to work with digital maps. It is an introduction to the geo-technologies Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and Remote Sensing. The potential uses of those technologies in the areas such as environmental studies, marketing, and demographics are also presented.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFTL: Technological Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

United States history from Pre-Columbian America to the age of modern industry: the colonial heritage, American Revolution, the emergence of a new nation, westward expansion, Civil War and postwar Reconstruction.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

Describes health science/care professions, their histories, their education, licensing requirements, employment trends, earnings potential and career paths. Professional healthcare providers share their personal stories, introduce you to how they work with the healthcare system, and describe what a typical day looks like thru collaboration.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to convey information concerning the individual’s role in establishing a healthful lifestyle as well as encouraging a sense of responsibility about that role. The current health framework encompasses topics such as basic fitness and nutrition, the prevention of disease, as well as a focus on healthful living.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDWH: Wellness & Personal Health

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides the students associated with PennWest an overview of the profession of athletic training and an introduction to basic knowledge and skills utilized within the profession. Student will be provided with the basic concepts and skills related to the current domains of the athletic training profession including hands-on skills.

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an introduction to the role of the paralegal within the American legal system. Students are introduced to the structure and operation of the court system and tasks managed by paralegals. The ethical obligations of the paralegal is emphasized.

General Education - Competencies:

• GCER: Ethical Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides study in mathematical representations and problem solving. Students analyze and solve problems in areas such as set theory, mathematics of finance, probability, and statistics. Students will apply mathematics to build financial strategies as they make purchases and investments throughout their lives.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

This course helps students develop a deep understanding of the underlying concepts of elementary school mathematics. Topics include number systems, set theory, an extension of the natural numbers, algorithms for performing operations, various numerations systems, number theory, equations, and functions. This is the first in a two-part series.

Prerequisite: MATH 201 or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

Credit Hours: 3

This course helps students prepare for more advanced mathematics courses. The topics include: polynomial, rational, and radical expressions (with an emphasis on algebraic manipulations and the solving of equations), exponents, graphing, functions, and relations. (Course does not count as General Education.)

Prerequisite: MATH 201 or ALEKS placement test

Credit Hours: 3

This course develops properties of functions and their applications. Topics include rational expressions, linear equations, complex numbers, functions and their graphs, linear and quadratic inequalities, systems of equations, exponential functions, and logarithmic functions.

Prerequisite: MATH 1210 or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the trigonometric and circular functions along with their relationships and applications. It includes graphing of functions, trigonometric identities, trigonometric equations, inverse trigonometric functions, and the solution of triangles.

Prerequisite: MATH 1220 with a C- or better, or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides the background necessary for the successful study of calculus. Topics include: analyzing polynomial, rational, trigonometric, and exponential functions with their graphs and applications. Radical/root/power functions and conic sections are also explored. (This course fully covers material from both MATH 1220 and MATH 1230.)

Prerequisite: ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the theories and structures of mathematics needed for the study of computer science. Topics include: set theory, formal logic, introduction to proof writing, mathematical induction, Boolean algebra, number theory, matrix algebra, combinatorics, probability, algorithmic analysis, recursion, relations, graph theory, and trees.

Prerequisite: MATH 1220 with a C- or better, or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course explores the fundamental properties of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying principles involved, as well as applications. Topics include: points, line, geometric shapes in two and three dimension, measurement, similarity and congruence, proof techniques, and geometry in nature and art.

Prerequisite: MATH 1010 or MATH 1020 or MATH 1110 or MATH 1410 or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 4

This course introduces the student to the theory and applications of the concepts of limit, continuity, derivatives, and integration. Emphasis is placed upon the study of polynomial, rational, and trigonometric functions.

Prerequisite: MATH 1230 with a C- or better, or MATH 1410 with a C- or better, or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

For the beginning level students interested in achieving facility at the piano. Includes playing of major and minor scales, patterns and fingerings, and chords (I, IV, V) in both major and minor keys followed by their inversions and the common tone chord sequence pattern. A student completing the course should be able to play simple songs by combining melody with chord accompaniment. It is expected that students will be at an entry level in keyboard experience.

Credit Hours: 4

Introduces students to the concepts of multiple dimensions of patient centered care with the healthcare environment. Emphasizes the nursing process as the basis for collaborative, patient centered care. Provides the theoretical foundation for the development of cognitive, psychomotor, and communication skills necessary to function effectively within nursing and Inter-professional teams that provide care for clients based on open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision making to achieve quality patient care.

Credit Hours: 2

This course introduces professional nursing by examining the history of nursing and the role of nursing today. Communication, cultural sensitivity, ethics, safety, and quality are emphasized. Health promotion and disease prevention are explored.

Credit Hours: 2

Teaches students beginning skills in assessing the health of clients through health histories and physical examinations. Provides students with opportunities to practice assessment skills. Required of all ASN students. Open to any student with permission of the instructor. Fall, annually.

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides students with an overview of the PGA of America and the California campus/PGMT educational program. Students will be introduced to the PGA’s qualifying level and the California campus/PGMT curriculum, which will enable them to become more informed about the educational requirements to become future PGA members and what is expected in California campus/PGMT Level I. In addition, students will be introduced to the working intricacies of the PGA of America.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to such major philosophical issues as the nature of knowledge, reality, religion and morals.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDAH: Arts/Humanities

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines epistemic barriers to cooperative public discourse and agreement and proposes Socratic dialogue and method as a promising strategy for overcoming those barriers.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFOC: Oral Communication

Credit Hours: 3

The course will explore the basic principles of physical science which describe the world we live in and the universe that surrounds us. Topics will vary related to the physical science discipline prefix including concepts in chemistry, physics, geology, meteorology and climate science, geography, and mathematics.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course is the first course in a two-semester sequence of algebra-based physics for students seeking an understanding of physics at a relaxed mathematical level. The course is an analytical study of classical mechanics, including energy, momentum and mechanical waves, and thermodynamics. PHYS 1510 Laboratory must be taken concurrently.

CoRequisite: PHYS 1510

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 1

This course is the laboratory which accompanies the first course in a two-semester sequence of algebra-based physics. Topcis will include Newton’s Laws governing force, work, energy, momentum, and gravitation; linear and rotational motion, fluid mechanics, harmonic motion, waves, and heat flow. PHYS 1500 lecture must be taken concurrently.

CoRequisite: PHYS 1500

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 1

This course is the laboratory which accompanies the second course in a two-semester sequence of algebra-based physics. Topics will include current flow, electrical potential, electromagnetic and electrostatic fields, and optics.

CoRequisite: PHYS 1600

General Education - Competencies:

• GCQA: Quantitative Application
• GCAM: Applied Methodologies

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to key ideas, institutions, processes, and actors in politics. Students consider approaches to analyzing and evaluating political issues.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a comprehensive introduction to American politics and constitutional government.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

Explores conversations on controversial subjects with emphasis on recognizing conflict and engaging in constructive modes of interaction. Topics include civil discourse as the foundation for democratic institutions, sustainable relationships and collaborative decision-making. Students will construct, arrange and deliver oral presentations.

General Education - Foundations:

• GFOC: Oral Communication

Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Topics covered in the course include the biological basis of behavior, research methods, learning, memory, human development, personality, social psychology, abnormal behavior, and the treatment of mental disorders.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an overview of the discipline of physical therapy and the role and function of the PTA within the physical therapist - physical therapist assistant team. Topics include common interventions and data assessment for physical therapy. Applied discipline-based social science knowledge and methods are also included.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

Credit Hours: 3

Explore how people interact in social contexts shaped by inequality, health, gender, climate, race, technology, and class. Discover knowledge produced by sociologists working in research, business, advocacy, human services, and education. If you really want to change the world, you must first understand it.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDSS: Social Sciences

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIL: Information Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course explores the social, political, economic and historical dimensions of poverty and welfare services in the U.S. It complements other beginning courses in the social sciences by integrating this knowledge in a fashion which aids in the comprehension of welfare services while establishing a basis for movement toward higher-level courses.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide information and skills necessary for accommodating exceptional learners in a variety of school arrangements. The primary focus is foundations and characteristics of special education and students with exceptionalities and collaboration/consultation for the successful inclusion of students with exceptionalities into the inclusionary classroom.

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide an introduction and overview of the competitive and dynamic sports industry today. Students will learn the skills and competencies required to pursue diverse career opportunities in sport and become acquainted with professional resources to support their future endeavors.

General Education - Competencies:

• GCIL: Information Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on wellness and health promotion. Emphasis is on healthy behaviors in each of the five “Dimensions of Health:” mental, physical, social, emotional, environmental. The course stresses skills and application of health knowledge for optimal wellness and disease prevention. Active learning experiences included.

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDWH: Wellness & Personal Health

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the basic concepts of statistics through intuitive approaches and stresses applications. Topics include: descriptive measures, regression, elementary probability, the normal distribution, sampling, the Central Limit Theorem, hypothesis testing, estimation, and statistical software packages.

Prerequisite: MATH 1010 or MATH 1020 or MATH 1030 or MATH 1110 or MATH 1210 or MATH 1220 or MATH 1410 or MATH 2320 or MATH 2410 with a C- or better, or ALEKS placement test

General Education - Foundations:

• GFQR: Quantitative Reasoning

General Education - Discoveries:

• GDNS: Natural Sciences and Technology

Credit Hours: 3

A practical and useful course for the performer or anyone who wants a flexible, strong, controlled voice. The focus of the course is the natural way in which the body produces vocal sounds and primarily studied for clear and articulate speech, which is free of regional qualities, affectation, imitation and annoying physical habits. An introduction to phonetics (IPA) and to voice production and control, with exercises to develop adequate quality, loudness, pitch, rate, and articulation will be utilized to achieve desired results. An Introduction to the Estill Voice Craft will be introduced to demonstrate the production of various vocal qualities.

Credit Hours: 3

An introduction to the basic tools of the actor’s craft and personal discipline for the student through the use of acting exercises, sensitivity exercises, theater games and improvisation.

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the Veterinary Technology profession, medical terminology and record keeping. The technicians role in veterinary ethics, legal regulations, the veterinary team, and the human animal bond will be emphasized throughout the course. Common animal breeds, general principles of behavior, hospital care, handling equipment, and hospital management are presented. This course includes a 45 hour clinical experience observing in an animal hospital.