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ECON 2106 - Principles of Micro-Economics
Credits: 3
An introduction to concepts that enable students to understand and analyze the structure and performance of the market economy.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1111
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EDUC 1103 - First Year Experience for Future Educators
Credits: 2
This course is designed to support students who aspire to work in the field of education with the information and skills to achieve the academic and social transitions for success at Savannah State University and in an educator preparation program. Students will be provided with the tools needed to develop an individualized plan that can enable them to successfully meet the requirements of a professional program in education, the standards of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC), and the expectations of a career as an educator.
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EDUC 2000 - Technology in Teaching and Learning
Credits: 3
Technology in Teaching and Learning explores technology that has been designed for use in technologyrich Pre-K-12 environments. The course provides hands on experiences that integrate technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge to support clearly defined student learning outcomes. Students create, design, and publish technology-enhanced learning tools to promote collaboration, creativity, communication, and higher-order thinking skills in the classroom. Students will also explore contemporary topics related to educational media and technology trends in education.
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EDUC 2100 - Reading and Writing Strategies
Credits: 3
Knowledge and skill to apply effective reading and writing strategies in content area subjects can have a direct impact on student success. This course will provide pre-service teachers with best practices and instructional strategies to use in the classroom with future students, as well as personal skill development. Focus areas include pre-, during, and after-reading skills and application of the writing process in informational and scientific writing.
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EDUC 2103 - Educational Psychology
Credits: 3
This course introduces psychological principles, theories, and methodologies to issues of teaching and learning in schools and investigates the primary issues and problems in educational psychology. Major theories will be examined in these realms and how we can apply these theories to become better teachers and learners. With a focus on P-12 learners, this course explains human growth and development, cognitive and linguistic development; personal, social, and moral development; individual and group differences; behaviorist views of learning; social cognitive views of learning; motivation; instructional strategies; classroom management; and assessment.
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EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education
Credits: 3
In this course, students will investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings in Georgia and the United States. Students actively examine the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both within and outside the school. There are 10 field experience credits in this course. The course cannot be passed without completion of the field experience credits. Verification of professional liability insurance and a clear criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDUC 2120 - Socio-cultural Influences in Teaching and Learning
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to fundamental knowledge of culture essential for effective teaching in increasingly diverse classrooms. Designed as a foundation course for subsequent courses focused on the preparation of culturally responsive teachers, this course examines 1) the nature and function of culture; 2) the development of individual and group cultural identity; 3) definition and implications of diversity; 4) the influences of culture on learning, development and pedagogy, and 5) an introduction to English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL). Includes 10 hours of field experience. Time documentation, evaluation forms and reflection papers are required.
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EDUC 2130 - Exploring Teaching and Learning
Credits: 3
This course examines the knowledge, skills and dispositions of effective teachers. Course topics include characteristics of effective teachers; knowing your diverse students; instructional planning; differentiating instruction; teacher-centered and student-centered instructional strategies; strategies to promote student understanding, thinking and engagement; managing lesson delivery; classroom management and discipline; assessing and reporting student performance; and working with colleagues and parents. Current use of technology will be integrated as communication and instructional tools. There are 10 field experience hours in this course. Verification of professional liability insurance and a clear criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement. Time documentation, evaluation form, and reflection paper is required.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
Equivalent
EDUC 5130
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EDUC 2140 - Exploring Global Issues in Education
Credits: 3
This course is a guided field experience designed to immerse students in global issues challenging the educational community worldwide, from both academic and experiential perspectives. Through guided studies and field experiences abroad, students will gain a greater appreciation of the challenges faced by emerging nations that include the effects of poverty, exceptionality, race, ethnicity, language and gender on access to quality education and equitable life chances. By studying and completing a field experience abroad, students will gain insights into linkages between education and national development, as well as the impact of national, multinational, NGO organizations and global civil society’s role in nation building.
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EDUC 3030 - Teaching Exceptional Learners
Credits: 3
This course is designed to prepare candidates to meet the educational, social, and behavioral needs of diverse students, including those with a full range of disabilities and gifted students. Current information on legislative mandates for serving exceptional students, characteristics of exceptionality, and best practices in teaching exceptional individuals will be addressed. There are 60 field experience hours required in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
Equivalent
EDUC 5030
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EDUC 3040 - Classroom Management & Ethics of Teaching
Credits: 3
This course engages students in the design of effective instruction that supports classroom management to maximize learning. Communicating clear expectations, responding to behaviors, and effectively managing and maintaining a safe learning environment are addressed. The ethics and dispositions required for the teaching profession are a focus of this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Equivalent
EDUC 5040
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EDUC 3200 - Curriculum and Assessment
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the foundation of curriculum and assessment with a focus on alignment of instruction and assessment to learning outcomes. Formative and summative assessments and documenting and interpreting student achievement data through the use of technology will be studied. There are 60 field experience hours required in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
Equivalent
EDUC 5200
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EDUC 3300 - Teaching the Four Skills: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking
Credits: 3
Students will examine the teaching of reading, writing, listening, and speaking with a focus on the application of the critical components of reading instruction and the use of diagnostic assessment practices to differentiate instruction based on literacy needs. Students will apply strategies to design and adapt instruction for English as a Second Language (ESOL).
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EDUC 4000 - Special Topics
Credits: 1-13
This course focuses on topics in education or topics in the major content area of education.
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EDUC 4475 - Student Teaching/Clinical Practice
Credits: 10
Student teaching is a 630-hour field-based capstone requirement for teacher certification and BSED candidates. Requirements for entry, grade level and/or content placement, and teaching experiences at the assigned school adhere to the most recent rules for teacher certification mandated by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC). Students must meet all requirements for eligibility and have the approval of the department and field and clinical experience coordinator to register for this course. Supervision in the field will be under the director of an assigned cooperating teacher and university supervisor(s).
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
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EDUC 4476 - Student Teaching Seminar
Credits: 2
This seminar, taken with EDUC 4475 Student Teaching/Clinical Practice, provides students with structured support to meet final teacher preparation program requirements mandated by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) for teacher certification. Completion of GACE assessments and submission of a teaching portfolio to edTPA are required to complete this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
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EDUC 5030 - Teaching Exceptional Learners
Credits: 3
This course is designed to prepare candidates to meet the educational, social, and behavioral needs of diverse students, including those with a full range of disabilities and gifted students. Current information on legislative mandates for serving exceptional students, characteristics of exceptionality, and best practices in teaching exceptional individuals will be addressed. There are 60 field experience hours required in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
Equivalent
EDUC 3030
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EDUC 5040 - Classroom Management & Ethics of Teaching
Credits: 3
This course engages students in the design of effective instruction that supports classroom management to maximize learning. Communicating clear expectations, responding to behaviors, and effectively managing and maintaining a safe learning environment are addressed. The ethics and dispositions required for the teaching profession are a focus of this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Equivalent
EDUC 3040
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EDUC 5130 - Exploring Teaching and Learning
Credits: 3
This course examines the knowledge, skills and dispositions of effective teachers. Course topics include characteristics of effective teachers; knowing your diverse students; instructional planning; differentiating instruction; teacher-centered and student-centered instructional strategies; strategies to promote student understanding, thinking and engagement; managing lesson delivery; classroom management and discipline; assessing and reporting student performance; and working with colleagues and parents. Current use of technology will be integrated as communication and instructional tools. There are 10 field experience hours in this course. Verification of professional liability insurance and a clear criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement. Time documentation, evaluation form, and reflection paper is required.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
Equivalent
EDUC 2130
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EDUC 5200 - Curriculum and Assessment
Credits: 3
This course focuses on the foundation of curriculum and assessment with a focus on alignment of instruction and assessment to learning outcomes. Formative and summative assessments and documenting and interpreting student achievement data through the use of technology will be studied. There are 60 field experience hours required in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
Equivalent
EDUC 3200
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EDUC 5201 - Literacy in the Content Areas
Credits: 3
This course examines effective strategies to address literacy and adapt instruction in multiple contexts to meet the needs of diverse learners with a focus on ESOL students and students with reading challenges.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
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EDUC 5310 - Introduction to Urban Education
Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to urban learners, urban teaching, and urban school systems using case studies and first-person accounts of teaching and learning in an urban environment. The course also examines: the history of urban education in the United States; current issues facing urban P-12 students, teachers, schools, districts, and communities will be discussed; society’s responsibility to urban schools; and the roles that teachers and schools play in increasing student achievement and leading school improvement.
GaPSC Standard 1, 6
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EDUC 5320 - Multicultural Education in Urban America
Credits: 3
This course explores the cultural, social, political, and economic realities of our complex pluralistic society in relation to our education system. The history of multicultural education will be examined along with current understandings of culturally responsive pedagogies. Through course readings and online discussions, students will understand the role of critical, analytic and evaluative abilities to deal with racism, sexism, value clarification, power and access in schooling.
GaPSC Standard 3, 5
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EDUC 5330 - Culturally Relevant Classroom Management and Language Engagement in Urban Classrooms and Communities
Credits: 3
This course is designed to help teachers create and maintain caring, respectful classroom communities in which learners feel safe, valued, cared about, respected, and empowered. The course includes a strong emphasis on developing knowledge about the culture and backgrounds of children and families in order to establish positive interactions within the classroom community. When teachers create these kinds of environments learners are academically engaged. This course also introduces the study of multilingualism, language development, and language engagement methodologies for teaching in linguistically and culturally diverse educational settings and communities
GaPSC Standard 2, 4, 5
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EDUC 5400 - Methods in Education with Practicum
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with research, standards-based planning, instruction, and assessment strategies differentiated by the grade range and certification field. Practicum hours are required in a school setting in the specific content area(s) and in the grade range.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
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EDUC 5475 - Student Teaching/Internship with Seminar
Credits: 3
Teacher candidates will engage in this culminating school-based, content-specific teaching experience at the certification grade level(s) under the supervision of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor. A Georgia pre-service certificate is required prior to registration. Completion of GaPSC mandated GACE and edTPA requirements are required to complete and pass the course.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
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ESED 2000 - Introduction to Educational Studies
Credits: 3
This course introduces the study of education within an interdisciplinary framework both within and outside formal educational settings. The resources, structures, and socio-economic contexts influencing educational opportunities and outcomes in the United States contrasted to other countries are studied. Theories of learning are examined as are competing educational goals and their underlying assumptions regarding social justice and democracy.
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ESED 3200 - Workforce Education
Credits: 3
This course will provide students with the opportunity to learn and use a range of work analysis techniques and to apply this information in service to an organization for identifying job standards, designing training programs, and performance support systems, evaluating work performance, and perhaps most importantly improving performance.
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ESED 3210 - Diversity in Workforce Development
Credits: 3
This course will enable trainers and managers in business and industry to effectively recognize and understand diversity in work settings. Activities focus on understanding the nature of diverse populations, their unique learning needs, and potential collaborative efforts between workforce educators and work place personnel.
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ESED 3220 - Training Systems Design
Credits: 3
Instruction and practice in the selection, organization, and preparation of content for instructional programs in business and technical settings will be studied. A theoretical orientation to instructional design will be coupled with the opportunity to experience the instructional design process as it applies to business and technical settings through the development of instructional materials.
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ESED 3300 - Foundations in Language and Literacy
Credits: 3
This course will focus on reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The emphasis will be on creating environments conducive to developing all skills in the four language arts areas using research-based instructional strategies. The course also focuses on differentiating instruction for varying literacy levels.
Prerequisite(s): ESED 2000
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ESED 3302 - Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems in Technology Education
Credits: 3
This course introduces the basic components, functions and theories of hydraulic and pneumatic power systems used in Engineering and Technology Education Programs. Topics include pumps, control valves, control assemblies, and switching and control devices. Upon completion, students should be able to understand the operation of a fluid power system, including design, application, and troubleshooting as well as integrating hose components into teaching strategies in P-12 Engineering Technology Education Programs.
Prerequisite(s): ETED 3000 .
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ESED 3310 - Integrating Language, Literacy, and Technology
Credits: 3
This course prepares students to infuse technology into language and literacy instruction. Students will develop technology skills and knowledge based on sound pedagogical principles that reflect research and theory in language and literacy acquisition, with a focus on second language acquisition, and the application of practical and theoretical knowledge to instructional situations.
Prerequisite(s): ESED 2000
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ESED 3320 - Teaching Language and Literacy Skills to Adult Learners
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the instructional needs and challenges of adult learners who are learning English or developing literacy skills. A variety of theories, issues, procedures, methods, and approaches for use in bilingual, English as a second language, and adult literary learning environments will be examined and applied.
Prerequisite(s): ESED 2000
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ESED 3400 - Introduction to International Education
Credits: 3
This course presents education within a global context and the political, cultural, societal, and economic influences in education. Theories of comparative education and global trends and contemporary practices in international education will be examined.
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ESED 3410 - Issues in Global and International Education
Credits: 3
This comparative and international education course will address education policy issues that transcend national boundaries and have implications for educators in fostering social justice and global awareness. The course explores theoretical approaches to understanding the role of education internationally and comparatively in diverse settings.
Prerequisite(s): ESED 2000
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ESED 3420 - Education and International Development
Credits: 3
This course examines the debates and issues surrounding international development and the role education plays in that development, including the possibilities of global cooperation as well as the complexity of educational accountability in disparate societies. Educational development, as influenced by increasing access to technology, and the impacts of educational interventions will be analyzed related to their implications for students, nationally and internationally.
Prerequisite(s): ESED 2000
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ESED 4100 - Internship Capstone with Seminar
Credits: 3
This internship option can serve as a culminating learning experience for BIDS and BIDS Educational Studies students. This experience gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired through academic preparation, while learning the skills of an entry-level practitioner. Experience at an internship site will provide the practical application of course work from the fields of study while developing professional skills.
Prerequisite(s): ESED 2000 or BIDS 3000
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ELET 3101K - Electric Circuit I
Credits: 4
The concept of current, voltage, power, and resistance. The course deals with units, basic electrical laws, series and parallel circuits, network theorems, and instruments. AC sources, capacitance, inductance, and magnetism are introduced. Circuits are analyzed using PSPICE Laboratory work parallels class work and include the use of various AC and DC instruments.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1113
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ELET 3111K - Electric Circuit II
Credits: 4
The second part of the electric circuit sequence. The course deals with impedance and admittance in sinusoidal circuits. Resonant circuits, three-phase circuits, harmonics and transformer theory are also studied. Circuits are analyzed using PSPICE. Laboratory work parallels class work.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3101K
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ELET 3201K - Electronics I
Credits: 4
A study of discrete electronic devices. Semiconductor diodes, BJTs and FETs are studied with emphasis on characteristic curves. BJT and FET amplifiers are studied in-depth and various configurations of small and large signal amplifiers are studied. Circuits are analyzed using PSPICE. Laboratory work parallels class work.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3101K
Corequisite(s): ELET 3111K
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ELET 3211K - Electronics II
Credits: 4
A study of the characteristics, performance, and application of the most common linear integrated circuits. The emphasis of this course is on operational amplifiers, comparators, multipliers, oscillators, voltage regulation, oscillators, phase-locked loops and data converters. Applications will illustrate use, and laboratory exercises will enhance learning.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3201K
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ELET 3301k - Digital Systems I
Credits: 4
A comprehensive study of binary and hexadecimal numbers, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Karnaugh maps, and combination logic using basic gates. Flip-flops, counters, registers, encoders, and decoders are also presented. Circuit simulation software is used in both classroom and laboratory work.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3101K
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ELET 3311K - Digital Systems II
Credits: 4
A thorough study of sequential design. Techniques and issues relevant to design will be covered in-depth and project work will emphasize the use of LSI, MSI, and SSI circuits in the application and design of complex digital systems. Analog-to-digital converters (ADC), digital-to-analog converters (DAC), programmable logic devices (PLDs), and introduction to microprocessors are also studied. Circuit simulation software used in both classroom and laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3301k
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ELET 3401K - Microcomputer Interfacing
Credits: 4
A study of microprocessors and microcomputer systems. Related hardware and software issues will be covered. The course also covers memory systems, input/output devices and interfacing mechanisms. Classroom instruction is enhanced by laboratory work.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3301k
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ELET 3411K - Microcontrollers
Credits: 4
A comprehensive study of micro controller hardware and software. System architecture includes the CPU, timer, serial, and parallel I/O ports, RAM and ROM. The software portion of the course covers assembly language. Classroom instruction will be enhanced by laboratory work.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3301k
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ELET 3412K - Cyber Security & Embedded Systems
Credits: 4
This course prepares students to understand the security of embedded systems. The course covers the critical system software and hardware issues that must be considered when designing secure embedded systems.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3411K
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ELET 3501K - Control Systems
Credits: 4
Analysis and design of linear feedback control systems are studied. Nyquist’s and Routh’s stability criteria, Bode plots, transient behavior, static error coefficients, and the steady-state behavior of various system types are presented. The root-locus method and block diagram representation and simplification are also included. Classroom instruction will be enhanced by laboratory work.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3111K and MATH 2111
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ELET 3511K - Electrical Machinery
Credits: 4
An introductory course in the characteristics and application of basic electric machinery. Three phase distribution systems, transformers, DC generators, AC generators, DC motors, and AC motors are studied. Laboratory work parallels classroom instruction.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3111K
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ELET 3701K - Data Acquisition Systems
Credits: 4
An introduction to the techniques for interfacing the basic measurement and instrumentation circuitry and systems to monitor physical characteristics such as temperature, pressure, strain, and distance by using data acquisition system. Typical instrumentation and measuring problems will be solved in the laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3101K
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ELET 4101k - Programmable Logic Controllers
Credits: 4
PLC, ladder logic, programming, installation, and troubleshooting of PLC systems. Sensors and their wring, I/O modules and wiring, and fundamentals of plant communications are studied. Laboratory work parallels classroom instruction.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3301k
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ELET 4401K - Industrial Electronics
Credits: 4
A study of the necessary background for understanding the concept and utilization of various electronics devices, circuits and systems which are essential in industrial control and automation. Recent development and practices in industry are presented. Students apply the knowledge from Electronics II and Digital Systems II to develop application-oriented systems.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3211K , ELET 3311K
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ELET 4402K - Network Defense & Counter Measures
Credits: 4
This course prepares students to protect networks against attacks by implementing hands-on protection measures and by responding to active and potential threats. The course covers multiple techniques for network defense, including firewalls, intrusion-detection systems, VPNs, encryption, and process of securing system configuration and settings to reduce surface of vulnerability.
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 3385K
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ELET 4412K - Instrumentation and Measurement
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to provide students with basic understanding of instrumentation, sensors, analog and digital signal conditioning. Students will gain experience in designing basic measurement systems ad will become proficient in using laboratory based instrumentation and measurement devices.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3411K
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ELET 4611K - Fiber Optics
Credits: 4
A study of the basic understanding of optics systems, fiber optics, types, and characteristics related to computer communication. Additional coverage includes fiber optic couplers, multiplexes, demultiplexes, and distribution system. Laboratory work parallels classroom instruction.
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 3385K
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ELET 4612K - Industrial Automation and Process Control
Credits: 3
An introduction to Industrial Automation and Process Control. The course will provide comprehensive and accessible coverage of the evolving field of mechatronics for electrical engineering technology students. Students will explore programmable logic controllers, sensors, robotics, process control, and computer numerical control machines - all which are fundamental to the understanding of Industrial Automation and Process Control.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 4101k
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ELET 4621K - Digital Communications
Credits: 4
Sampling, coding, decoding, and digital multiplexing. The course will also cover the networking essential concepts, with emphasis on Microsoft Networking system.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 3311K
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ENGL 0999 - Composition Support I
Credits: 1
This course is designed to support students who are enrolled in ENGL 1101 . ENGL 0999 provides students with support and skill development to improve their readiness for the college-level writing in the co-requisite ENGL 1101 . Students in ENGL 0999 will practice grammar, mechanics, usage, organization and the writing process, as well as receive individualized assistance with writing assignments for ENGL 1101 . A grade of “C” or higher in ENGL 1101 indicate the student has completed requirements for the course. Students who do not successfully complete the requirement for ENGL 1101 , must re-enroll in ENGL 0999 and ENGL 1101 the next semester (Institutional Credit Only).
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ENGL 1101 - English Composition I
Credits: 3
A course designed to develop college-level reading and writing skills. Focuses on vocabulary, analysis of readings, grammar, mechanics, and the steps of the writing process. Introduces documented research and various patterns of organization and development. Minimum passing grade is “C. “
Prerequisite(s): Regular admission or corequisite with ENGL 0999
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ENGL 1102 - English Composition II
Credits: 3
A course designed to further develop college-level reading and writing skills. Includes analysis of literary texts and specialized application of the research and writing skills learned in ENGL 1101 . Minimum passing grade is “C. “
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101
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ENGL 1104 - Exploring the English Major
Credits: 1
This introductory course to the English major or minor is designed to showcase what is interesting and exciting about the critical study of writing, literature, film, and other language arts, as well as introducing the undecided student to the broad range of careers available to the English major. Corequisite recommended: ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2104 - Advanced Composition
Credits: 3
Extensive practice in composition forms and stylistic techniques. This course requires peer and self-evaluation and frequent conferences with the instructor to guide extensive revision of compositions. Students develop a final portfolio illustrating their expertise in writing.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2105 - Introduction to Literary Studies
Credits: 3
An introduction to theories and techniques of literary analysis, with practice in reading literary and critical texts, in writing critical essays, and in doing literary research. Includes a survey of critical approaches to literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2111 - World Literature I
Credits: 3
A survey of important works of world literature from ancient times through the mid-seventeenth century.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2112 - World Literature II
Credits: 3
A survey of important works of world literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2120 - British Literature Survey for Majors
Credits: 3
ENGL 2120 is a survey of important works of British literature from the Old English period through the twentieth century. It is intended for English majors and provides a foundation in textual analysis, close reading, the conventions of literary study and terminology.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 or consent of instructor
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ENGL 2121 - British Literature I
Credits: 3
A survey of important works of British literature from the Old English period through the eighteenth century.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2122 - British Literature II
Credits: 3
A survey of important works of British Literature from the Romantic period to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2130 - American Literature Survey for Majors
Credits: 3
ENGL 2130 is a survey of important works of American literature from the time of contact with the first European explorers to the present. It is intended for English majors and provides a foundation in textual analysis, close reading, the conventions of literary study and terminology.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 or consent of instructor
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ENGL 2131 - American Literature I
Credits: 3
A study of the main currents of literary thought and expression in America from the colonial period to 1865.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2132 - American Literature II
Credits: 3
A study of the main currents of literary thought and expression in America from 1865 to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2140 - Introduction to African American Literature
Credits: 3
Survey of important works of African American literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 2220 - African American Literature Survey for Majors
Credits: 3
ENGL 2220 is a survey course designed to introduce and engage English majors and minors in in-depth study of representative works of African American literature, providing a foundation in textual analysis, close reading, the conventions of literary study and terminology.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 or consent of instructor
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ENGL 2322 - Imaginative Writing
Credits: 3
A course designed to provide valuable writing and reading experience for all majors who are interested in expanding their understanding and practice in the area of creative writing and literary analyses. It will enhance their understanding of classroom-learned concepts and practices by providing instructed guidance on the application of their reading, writing, and analyzing skills as they relate to Imaginative Writing (multi-genre creative writing).
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 .
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ENGL 2521 - Introduction to Film
Credits: 3
Introduction to reading and interpreting the language of film through an understanding of filmmaking techniques, cinematic conventions and active viewing practices. The influence of key genres, movements, and figures, both American and international, will also be discussed.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 .
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ENGL 3010 - Literary Theory and Criticism
Credits: 3
A course designed to give English majors guided opportunities to acquire effective methods of writing literary analyses informed by current literary criticism and cultural theories. Required for English majors. ENGL 3010 is a pre- or co-requisite for all upper division courses in literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2130 , & ENGL 2220 or consent of the instructor.
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ENGL 3011 - Medieval English Literature
Credits: 3
A study of the literature of medieval Britain, from the beginnings to approximately 1500. Addresses texts such as Beowulf, “The Dream of the Rood,” and Arthurian legends as well as authors such as Chaucer and Bede.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2121
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3012 - Renaissance British Literature
Credits: 3
A survey of British Literature of the Renaissance, addressing the prose, poetry, and drama of the long sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Students will engage with writings of authors such as Francis Bacon, Edmund Spenser, Philip Sidney, Christopher Marlowe, John Donne, Ben Jonson, and William Shakespeare, in light of the historical context from 1485 to 1660.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2121
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3014 - Romantic British Literature
Credits: 3
The genesis of Romantic theory and the beginning of the Romantic revolt in English; significant literary aspects of the movement as shown in the works of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats; in the prose writing of Hazlitt, DeQuincey, Hunt, Lamb, and Scott.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2122
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor.
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ENGL 3015 - Victorian British Literature
Credits: 3
Literature during the reign of Queen Victoria, showing the merging of the Romantic tradition into the era of modern doubt. Includes such writers as Carlyle, Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Ruskin, Meredith, the Rossettis, Swinburne, Pater, Hopkins, and Wilde.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2120 or ENGL 2122
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3016 - Modern British Literature
Credits: 3
Literature from the Edwardian period through the two world wars and decolonization to the present. Includes such writers as Hardy, Shaw, Conrad, Yeats, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, Eliot, Graves, Auden, Thomas, Beckett, Osborne, Pinter, and Stoppard.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2122 or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3031 - The British Novel
Credits: 3
A study of the rise and development of the novel in English. Includes writers such as Samuel Richardson, Laurence Sterne, Walter Scott, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Joseph Conrad, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys, Bernardine Evaristo, A. S. Byatt, and Michael Frayn.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2120 and ENGL 3010
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ENGL 3105 - Introduction to Playwriting
Credits: 3
This course explores dramatic writing including study and practice in writing for the modern stage. Students will gain a greater understanding through reading plays, analyzing dramatic structure, and producing of writing assignments.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 3121 - The Bible as Literature
Credits: 3
Critical survey of the various forms of literature found in the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3122 - The Bible as Literature II
Credits: 3
An introduction to the literature of the New Testament and to the religious writing contemporary with the Bible known as the Apocrypha. Using the tools of literary and rhetorical analysis, we will explore the meanings the Biblical and Apocryphal texts held for their communities, and the strategies by which the texts construct and convey those meanings.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 or consent of the instructor.
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ENGL 3211 - African-American Drama
Credits: 3
A survey of African-American drama from the early nineteenth century through the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary theatre, examining its relationships to the oral tradition and to literary, social, and political influences. Includes such writers as James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, Alice Childress, Pearl Cleage, Langston Hughes, Suzan-Lori Parks, Ntozake Shange, Anna Deavere Smith, August Wilson, and George C. Wolfe.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2140
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 or permission of the instructor
Equivalent
AFRS 3212
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ENGL 3212 - African-American Oral Literature
Credits: 3
Studies African-American folklore, preaching and speaking, and the lyrics of spirituals, blues, and rap in relation to African roots, historical conditions, and literary practice.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2140 or permission of the instructor
Equivalent
AFRS 3212
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ENGL 3216 - African-American Poetry
Credits: 3
A survey of African-American poetry from the nineteenth century through the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary poetry, examining its relationships to the oral tradition and to literary, social, and political influences. Includes such writers as Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, and Rita Dove.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2140 or permission of the instructor
Equivalent
AFRS 3216
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ENGL 3217 - African-American Fiction
Credits: 3
A critical survey focusing on leading themes and techniques in the short stories and novels of such authors as Charles Chesnutt, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ishmael Reed, Alice Walker, and Gloria Naylor.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2140
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 or permission of the instructor
Equivalent
AFRS 3217
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ENGL 3219 - African-American Nonfiction
Credits: 3
A study of African-American nonfiction including slave narratives, political speeches, cultural essays, memoirs, and other life writing. It may cover such authors as W. E. B. DuBois, Ida B. Wells, Alex Haley, Alice Walker, Barack Obama, Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Edgar Wideman, and others.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2140
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 or permission of the instructor
Equivalent
AFRS 3219
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ENGL 3310 - American Literature from Contact Period and Colonial Period
Credits: 3
An examination of the development of literature produced in North America from the earliest contact between Native peoples and European explorers to the dawn of the American Revolution.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 or ENGL 2131
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3311 - American Literature from Revolution to Civil War
Credits: 3
A study of literary works written in the United States by writers active between 1776 and 1861.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 or ENGL 2131
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3312 - Realism and Modernism in American Literature
Credits: 3
Examines significant works in the three major genres of fiction, poetry, and drama from 1860 to 1950 in American literature, especially works exemplary of realism and modernism. Includes writers such as Mark Twain, Willa Cather, Kate Chopin, Gertrude Stein, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Tennessee Williams.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 or ENGL 2132
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3313 - Postmodern American Literature
Credits: 3
An examination of significant literary works produced in the US since 1950, with an emphasis on writers who push the boundaries of conventional literary practice.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 or ENGL 2132
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3321 - Introduction to Language Study
Credits: 3
A general survey of linguistics, with emphasis on sociolinguistics, the historical development of the English language, and the structure of contemporary English.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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ENGL 3331 - American Novel
Credits: 3
A survey of the history and major currents of literary expression in America as represented in the American novel. Intended for English Majors and will provide further practice in textual analysis, close reading, and the conventions of literary study and terminology.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 or ENGL 2132
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3332 - American Short Story
Credits: 3
A genre-based survey examining the development and contexts of the short story as a literary form in American Literature. Includes such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, Ernest Hemingway, Eudora Welty, Flannery O’Connor, John Updike, and Tim O’Brien, as well as contemporary authors of short fiction.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 or ENGL 2132
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3335 - American Poetry
Credits: 3
A study of poetry written in America, with an emphasis on significant themes, techniques, and movements.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 or ENGL 2132
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3339 - American Drama
Credits: 3
A study of the variety and development of drama in America, focusing both on theatre as a mode of national expression and on theatre as a reflection of humanity that readily crosses national boundaries. The course will situate modern and contemporary American drama in relationship to American theatre from the eighteenth century to the present.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2130 or ENGL 2132
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010 , or consent of the instructor
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ENGL 3416 - Creative Nonfiction
Credits: 3
Guided practice in the writing of various forms of nonfiction (memoir or autobiography, personal essays, travel writing, cultural criticism) that are distinguished by the use of personal perspectives and literary techniques. Students will study and discuss examples by professional writers and other students, submit frequent writing projects, and hold frequent conferences with the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102
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