作文一强调流畅性, thesis-driven组织, 支持细节的使用, 研究技术. Writing is approached as a recursive process that includes pre写作 strategies, 起草, 修改, 和编辑. The course helps students shape 写作 to serve readers' needs and define a sense of purpose in their 写作. It also gives students strategies for reading college-level material.

先决条件: Appropriate placement score or equivalent.

This United States history course examines the country's Colonial experience, 革命时期, and 19th Century history through Reconstruction. 这门课程包括政治, 经济, 以及这一时期的social历史, as well as the development of American thought.

This course is designed to orient students to the college campus, 资源, 服务, 和期望. This course also provides a brief overview and practice of study skills and academic strategies.

作文二世 aims to review and extend 写作 principles learned in 作文我 to analytical, 好辩的, 以及研究型写作. This course emphasizes critical reading, evaluation, and precise and responsible source citation.

先决条件: 英语-105的最低成绩为D-.

This United States history course examines the period from the end of reconstruction to the present. Emphasis is placed upon industrialization and its impact, the development of a strong federal government, 咄咄逼人的外交政策, and a growing involvement in an international economy. 这门课程包括政治, 经济, 以及这一时期的social历史, as well as the development of American thought.

Western Civilization I traces the development of Western Civilization from prehistory to 1300 C.E.中世纪盛期的结束. 强调人文学科的作用. 本课程探讨重大政治问题, social, 经济, 科学, 知识, 文化, and religious developments contributing to Western societies. These include the significant events and contributions of early Middle Eastern civilizations, 古典希腊和希腊化希腊, 罗马帝国, 其继任者, 西方基督教会的兴起, 和中世纪的欧洲.

This course introduces students to the oral communication process and how it affects human interaction There will be an emphasis on developing interpersonal, 小组, 以及公众演讲技巧. 学生 will be involved in activities that provide opportunity for the understanding and improvement of their oral communication skills.

This course studies the fundamentals of public speaking, emphasizing the process of speech preparation and delivery in various contexts.

讲座时间: 48

Western Civilization II surveys the development of Western Civilization, covering the end of the High Middle Ages of Europe to the French Revolution. 强调人文学科的作用. The course will examine the major political, social, 经济, 知识, 文化, and religious developments contributing to the emergence of modern Western European Society. This includes the significant events and contributions of the Renaissance, 宗教改革, 哥伦布大交换, 科学革命, 和启蒙运动.

Western Civilization III will continue exploring the development of Western Civilization, covering the period from the French Revolution until the present. 强调人文学科的作用. The course will examine the major political, social, 经济, 知识, 文化, and religious developments contributing toward Western Society. Included are such major developments as the industrial revolution, 法国大革命, 浪漫主义, 欧洲殖民主义, 第一次世界大战, 二战, 冷战, 欧洲新秩序, and the world of the Twenty-first Century.

讲座时间: 48