Elective Courses

(Also SOC 369)This course seeks to examine Black families in the United States by exploring the social and cultural factors that have shaped them. It begins with an overview of the historical and anthropological roots of Black families, and then focuses on an in-depth analysis of their contemporary formations.

(Also AFS 369) This course seeks to examine Black families in the United States by exploring the social and cultural factors that have shaped them. It begins with an overview of the historical and anthropological roots of Black families, and then focuses on an in-depth analysis of their contemporary formations.

This course introduces game theory concepts and critical analysis with a focus on European game mechanics.

(Formerly JOU 370) The purpose of this class is to help students understand the need for ethics in society especially as it pertains to the media. They will also learn how to make ethical decisions using the principles they have learned.

In modern scholarship, the term “myth” refers to a range of sacred stories told by cultures through the ages to describe the origins of the universe and the human place in that cosmic structure. These stories are not just about gods and goddesses. This course will survey different ways of studying mythology, consider myths from different culture, and explore the ongoing roles of myth in modern literature, games, and religion.

This course provides the web site Creative Director with a working knowledge of the latest Internet technologies necessary for sophisticated interactivity and business-related functions. Topics include managing a web server, DHTML, XML, Java Script, CGI, FTP, Telnet, and databases. This course will keep pace with the most recent developments in the field.

A continuation of Introduction to Acting. Students work extensively with texts, both classic and contemporary. The course develops practical skills in script analysis, developing a character, study and training methods, working with a director, rehearsal technique, and performance.

(Formerly CAT 334 Character Animation II) This course continues with the latest industry standard software exploring more advanced 3D modeling construction along with a strong emphasis on the theories and principles of motion for animation.

(Formerly JOU 375) This course is designed to help students learn the different research approaches used in mass media research and to apply those approaches to a research project.

As U.S. journalism and mass communications programs revamp to prepare you to succeed in today's rapidly evolving media landscape, there is no better place to embrace and refine nearly every skill you will need to know than learning about media entrepreneurship and innovation. In the course of envisioning, prototyping and launching, you will integrate multimedia production, social media distribution, design thinking, data collection and analysis, and audience engagement strategies.      

This course focuses on the nature end processes of organizational change, and how to be an effective leader. change agent, and recipient of change. It emphasizes forces of change, change implementation process, qualities and skills of successful change leaders, and theories and management practices of how individuals and organizations change.

A semester-long internship required of CAT majors in their junior year: Placement will be in professional settings appropriate to the student's area of specialization and where the student will have ample opportunity to actually use their new skills: theatres, art galleries, music production companies, television, video, and radio studios, design firms, service bureaus, publishing houses, community service organizations, small businesses, and corporations. Field placement is required.  

Politics and Religion explores theories focused on the relationship between religion and politics. It focuses on the impact of religion on socio-political issues. This course looks into how religion has been used as an ideology to shape policies dealing with issues such as abortion, gender, marriage equality, and voting rights.

This course relies on a scientific methodologies and examines the relevance of religion in society as well as the idea of religion is a pervasive socio-cultural phenomenon that influences social processes. It delves into the symbolic representations of religion and how they shape practitioners' and non-believers' perceptions on the divine and society.

(Formerly JOU 390) Field study in newspapers, television and radio stations, advertising and public relations firms, and other communications institutions. Field placement required.

(Also CHM 390) This course is a combined work-study experience in which students work in an approved scientific environment doing relevant job-related functions. Students will also attend seminars in which they report on their work assignments, discuss experiences, study employment demands, and receive counsel. A faculty committee assesses the internship report.

This is an elective course designed to provide field experience in establishing, maintaining, and troubleshooting local area networks. Placements may include business settings, school districts, and the College’s laboratories, administrative systems, and Advanced Technology Institute. Prerequisite: NTW 200 or current CCNA certification. May be repeated once for credit. Credit may not be earned by life learning assessment.

In stimulating workshop atmosphere, students are free to experiment and to combine their work in mixed media: traditional and digital. The goal of the course is to create works that expand and eventually represent the student's creative outlook. There will be frequent individual and group critiques. Experimental, collaborative, and interdisciplinary projects are possible and are encouraged. Highly recommended as a pre-Capstone prep elective for CAT majors. This course may be repeated once for credit.

Continuation Of CAT 299. Course may be repeated for credit.

This course provides and opportunity for students to demonstrate what they have learned about historical thinking, historical research, and historical writing. History majors and Eduction co-concentrations will develop and complete a research project that requires a (25-35 page) paper based on both primary and secondary sources in their concentration. While the course will be taught by one professor, students are required to consult the head of their concentration in planning and carrying out their research. All students will present the results of their project to the college community. This course is the final major requirement undertaken by History majors and Education co-concentrations.

This is an advanced imaging/print production class, designed to prepare students to conceptualize a Capstone project. Students tackle advanced creative challenges, acquire advanced production skills, and write and gain approval of a Capstone proposal.

The purpose of this course is to understand the conceptual and empirical issues underlaying the political economy of global poverty and human rights. What is poverty? What are the global dimensions of poverty? How does the discourse of human rights relate to underlying political economy of global capitalism? How does the discourse of human rights relate to the underlying causes of inequality and poverty in the world? In order to do this, we will look at the relationship between human rights, economic growth, poverty and inequalities in several different dimensions. After an initial exploration of these issues we will focus on the more recently developed social capabilites approach developed by Amartya Sen and others. We will explore the limits of policies under the existing institutional arrangements and examine the need for fundamental changes in the global political economy

A capstone course which stresses the basic concepts of strategic planning and strategic management, the strategic planning process, and why it is necessary. Students will analyze situations from a top management viewpoint and determine recommended solutions to organization-wide problems through the use of actual company cases and a simulation game.

(Formerly CAT 321) Students lean the history, musical impact, and technical fundamentals of electronic music with an emphasis on analog synthesizers and their digital counterparts. Through directed listening, reading, and sonic experimentation, students become conversant in the history of electronic music and skillful in the exploration of sonic possibilities.

(Also CHM 401) The course presents proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates from the perspective of organic functional group chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and biochemistry. The acid-base properties, kinetics, thermodynamics and reactions of these biomolecules will be covered. Structure correlated to function will be integral component of the discussion. The course consists of lecture and recitation.