First-Year Courses
This course examines the challenges facing our domestic public service and justice personnel in the context of a borderless world of globalization and technology. Attention is paid to problems of terrorism, incident management systems, violence incident response procedures, changing federal, state, and local response planning and security issues, mass casualty programs, crime scene operations, the evolving role of the intelligence community, and the balance of security and liberty.
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This course will provide a broad overall understanding of the nature and history of terrorism. Areas to be covered include the history of terrorism, domestic terrorism, the psychology of terrorism, the development of modern terrorism through bio-chemical hazards, narco-terrorism, religion-based terrorism, internal terrorism, and assassinations. Possible root causes and patterns of terrorism will be discussed. Additional topics to be included are counter-terrorism policies, the economics of terrorism, and the role of foreign policy.
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This course focuses on the nature of international law and how it differs from law within states. Topics covered include the role of the United Nations, treaties, enforcement mechanisms, international courts, human rights issues, the law of war, genocide, and the prospects for the future of international law.
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Surveys the socio-legal aspects of marriage, marital alternatives, and related modes of sexual expression. Laws in these areas have been changing dramatically, reflecting, if not causing, fundamental shifts in the values and norms surrounding intimate behavior. The following topics are covered: ceremonialized marriage, commonlaw marriage, "open" marriage, "contract" marriage, homosexual and transsexual "marriage", unwed cohabitation, annulment, separation, divorce, artificial insemination, test tube fertilization, abortion, illegitimacy, alimony and property settlements. Formerly LEGLST 1315
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This course will help you learn to understand, and to express yourself creatively in both spoken and written Amharic. You will acquire basic knowledge of everyday Amharic and of the country and culture of Ethiopia. We will focus on building communicative competence and conversational proficiency, while simultaneously building a solid foundation in Amharic grammar, writing, listening and reading comprehension skills. You will be expected to memorize vocabulary and utilize it in both speech and writing. In this course, you will learn the following thematic / cultural and grammatical topics: Thematic and Cultural Topics; Social interaction; Introducing oneself; Family members and housing; Activities and personal information; Foods; Time; Traveling; Holidays & Ceremonies; Daily routine; Nature Grammar Topics: Amharic alphabet & pronunciation; Pronouns & Indirect subjects; Verbs, Plural marker; Description & comparison; Subordinate Clauses; Preposition; Expressions
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This course will help you learn to understand, and to express yourself creatively in both spoken and written Haitian Creole. You will acquire basic knowledge of everyday Haitian Creole and of the country and culture of Haiti. We will focus on building communicative competence and conversational proficiency, while simultaneously building a solid foundation in Haitian Creole grammar, writing, listening and reading comprehension skills. You will be expected to memorize vocabulary and utilize it in both speech and writing. In this course, you will Talk about yourself (origin, age, appearance), your studies, activities and preferences; Ask others about their life, studies, activities and preferences; Describe where you live and with whom you live (home, family); Discuss present, future, and past events, and tell time; Read short passages on topics such as Haitians and Haitian culture
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Nothing characterizes human beings better than their ability to use language. One aim of this course is to introduce you to what languages are like, how they are used, and how they change. Another aim is to show you some connections between linguistics and other fields; psychology, anthropology, sociology and computer science. We will discuss how children learn languages, how brain damage can impair the ability speak, how animal communication compares with human language, and how programming languages are used to communicate with computers.
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This course is a survey of general linguistics, emphasizing the theory and methodology of the traditional central areas of the field--phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax- with special concentration on phonological and syntactic theories and analytical techniques. The remainder of the course will be devoted to phonetics, morphology, historical linguistics, semantics and pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.
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This course is designed for those planning to work or live in a situation which serves as an interface between two or more cultural groups, and also for those who are interested in matters of language and culture. The curriculum deals with aspects of culture as they interact with language, and specific topics (e.g. Dialects; language in situations of cultural contact; and the implications of cross cultural communication differences for education policy)
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First of a two-course sequence which covers the topics of linear equations and inequalities and their graphs, quadratic equations and their graphs, and systems of equations and their graphs. This course is intended for students who need to learn elementary algebra over an extended period of time.
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The course covers basic algebra skills. Linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions are included. Systems of linear equations are also covered.
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This course introduces the basic concepts of limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, maximization and minimization. Applications to the social sciences, especially business and economics, are stressed.
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This is the first half of a two course sequence (0125-0126). It will cover concepts such as limits, continuity, differentiation and integration. Maximization and minimization of functions will also be covered, with emphasis placed on applications in the social sciences, especially business and economics.
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A variety of topics are studied: functions, rational functions, logarithmic and exponential functions, graphs, asymptotes, inverse, conic sections, translation and rotation of axes, trigonometric identities and equations, and possibly vectors.
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The goal of the course is to fill the gap between Math 0120 Business Calculus and Math 0220 Calculus 1 in order for a student to fulfill Calculus requirement and/or meet a prerequisite for Math 0230 Calculus 2. The following topics are not covered in Math 0120 Business Calculus comparing to Math 0220 Calculus 1 and therefore will be covered by this course:-Trigonometric functions and their properties -Limits, derivatives, and integrals of functions that involve trigonometric functions -Linear Approximation -Indeterminate Forms and L'Hospital's Rule -Related Rates that involve trigonometric functions
PREREQUISITE: MATH 0120 with a C or higher
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