HMCS Department Course Descriptions

COMMUNICATION

32 COMM172
Fundamentals of Speech Communications. 3 ug.cr. An introduction to speech composition, delivery, audience analysis, and handling of audiovisual equipment.

32 COMM 192
Speeches that Changed History: Words from Politicians, Warmongers and Peacemakers. 3 ug.cr. Reading speeches by Lincoln, Twain, Gandhi, Churchill, et.al. Student will discover the power of language and rhetoric to change history.

32 COMM 341
Managerial Communications. 3 ug.cr. A study of process of communication focusing on the purpose of communicating and the best strategy for accomplishing that purpose in national and international settings. HU

32 COMM 371
Technical and Professional Presentations. 3 ug.cr. Oral presentation of technical information supplemented by analysis of interpersonal and group communication. HU

32 COMM 382
Graphics I 3 ug.cr. An intensive, comprehnsive course in computer graphics: it encompasses the conceptual, technical and historical aspects of graphics design and visual presentation in the digital domain. DC HU

32 COMM 383
Communication in the Modern World. 3 ug.cr.Survey of communication ranging from face-to-face to electronic interaction via satellites and computers. Examines theories that attempt to explain the reasons for and methods of communication.

32 COMM 384
Graphics II. 3 ug.cr. An advanced course in computer graphics that offers students the opportunity to extend their knowledge and practice of creating professional-level composit graphic images and digital effects for the synthesis of color, surface, geometric form, texture and overlay. HU DC

32 COMM 388
New Media Studies 3 ug.cr. An overview of the theoretical and cultureal constructs that define new communication media, interactive moving images, and simple algorithm-based computer graphics. HU DC

32 COMM 398
Communication in the Electronic Age. 3 ug.cr. An exploration of the role and scope of communication through personal and mass electronic media, ranging from personal computers to teleconferences via satellites. Prereq.: Honors or Perm. of Instructor. HU

32 COMM 480
Science and Technology in the Mass Media. 3 ug.cr. The study of dissemination of scientific and technological information through the mass media of television, radio, and print media, such as newspapers, magazines and books. SE

32 COMM 484
Trends in Global Communication. 3 ug.cr. The emergence of a geoeconomy and the pursuit of global culture based on technology and commercial discourse are having mixed results on the local scale, including adaptation of resistance. Global Communication is approached from three perspectives. HU DC

ECONOMICS

32 ECON 141
Principles of Economics: Micro 3 ug.cr.
Introduction to our economic system; supply and demand; pricing under competitive and noncompetitive market structures.

32 ECON 142
Principles of Economics: Macro 3 ug.cr.
Introduction to national product and national income, and to monetary and fiscal policies for stability and growth.

32 ECON 286
Survey of Economics. 3 ug.cr. Study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Relations between the economy, society and government. SS

32 ECON 386
Economic Analysis. 3 ug.cr. Asset valuation, depreciation and depletion, investment and operation costs, taxes, inflation, production economics, break-even analysis, value analysis, economic service life. Relations between economy and society. Prereq.: Surv.of Econ. SS

ENGLISH

32 ENGL 071
Skills and Problem Solving. 4 ug.cr. Individual and group instruction in skills important to successful college work. Additional emphasis on activities to enhance critical and analytical problem-solving abilities.

32 ENGL 074
Preparatory Reading and Writing: Effective Reading and Writing Skills. 3 ug.cr. Review of reading and writing skills necessary for success in English Composition I. Heavy emphasis on effective reading strategies.

32 ENGL 097
Preparatory Reading and Writing. 3 ug.cr. Review of reading and writing skills for success in English Composition I. Heavy emphasis on effective reading strategies.

32 ENGL 099
Preparatory Composition. 3 ug.cr. Review of skills necessary for success in English Composition 1.

32 ENG 101
English Composition 1. 3 ug.cr. A study of college level writing, including strategies for pre-writing, writing, revising, and editing that focuses on audience and purpose, and introduces concepts of critical thinking, reading, writing, and information literacy. Portfolio used for University Exit Exam. Prereq.: Placement Exam.

32 ENGL 102
English Composition II. 3 ug.cr. An introduction to researching and writing in the technical professions with a focus on fundamentals of argument and continued emphasis on information literacy from English Comp I resulting in writing of a major research paper on a technical subject, together with a study of memos, letters, proposals, and reports. Prereq.: Eng. Comp I.

32 ENGL 103
English Composition III. 3 ug.cr. Final course in English Composition sequence, emphasizing further development of critical thinking, reading, and writing skills and strategies, through the study of literature including fiction, poetry, and/or drama. Prereq.: English Comp.II.

32 ENGL 234
Contemporary Literature: Drama. 3 ug. cr. Focuses on the work of Contemporary Playwrights.Prereq.: English Comp.II. LT

32 ENGL 240
Biographies of Eminent Scientist. 3 ug.cr. We will read biographies of Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and Stephen Hawking. Prereq.: English Comp. I. LT

32 ENGL 250
British and American Mystery Story. 3 ug.cr. Examines British and American mystery and detective stories as fictional puzzles, and explores the way puzzles/crimes solved. LT

32 ENGL 270
Contemporary Mystery and Spy Story. 3 ug.cr. The contemporary mystery and spy story: P.D. James, John LeCarre, John Grisham, Sara Paretsky, and Jonathan Valin. Prereq.: English Composition III. LT

32 ENGL 272
Money and the American Dream 3 ug.cr.
This course is designed to improve your appreciation for as well as your reading, writing, and critical thinking about treatment of the theme of the American dream in American literature. We will trace this theme from the Jazz Age of the 1920’s to the big money of today’s corporate world.

32 ENGL 341
Technical and Professional Writing 1. 3 ug.cr. Technical writing forms, emphasis on research, style, and use of graphics. HU

32 ENGL 342
Technical and Professional Writing II. 3 ug.cr. Emphasis on writing manuals, professional articles, and technical correspondence. HU

32 ENGL 350
The Spy Story: International Esplonage and Politics. 3 ug.cr. Explores ways that the spy in fiction mirrors closely the complexities of international politics and warfare in the 20 th century. LT

32 ENGL 360
Selected Comic, Satiric, and Bawdy Poetry and Prose. 3 ug.cr. We will read selections from Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dryden, Pope, Swift, Byron and Ogden Nash. We will also spend time on the limerick. Prereq.: English Composition III. LT

32 ENGL 370
Technical Publications: Layout, Design and Production. 3 ug.cr. This course is a study of the practices, and principles of design, editing, and production of technical and organizational publications, or the "technical magazines" of business and industry, with emphasis on integrated editing, the merging of graphics and text into an organizational publication for distribution to a large audience. Prereq.: English Composition III. LT

32 ENGL 372
Film As Art. 3 ug.cr. An Introduction to films with a concentration on those which have become classics. Research critiques required. Prereq.: English Composition III. HU

32 ENGL 375
Entering the Global Conversation. 3 ug.cr. The course looks at the conditions of developing countries through the voices of their writers, musicians, and filmmakers, concentrating on the day to day events that occupy a majority of the world's people. LT DC

32 ENGL 382
Utopian and Science Fiction Novels. 3 ug.cr. Study of selected science fiction with focus on technology's effect on man's search for a better society. LT

32 ENGL 383
Literature of Science and Technology. 3 ug.cr. Study of selected scientific literature. LT

32 ENGL 384
American Short Story. 3 ug.cr. An examination of the evolution and tradition of the American short story, including the process through which stories are created. Prereq.: Eng. Comp. Or Perm. of Instr. LT

32 ENGL 385
Technology, Holocaust and Text. While no course can review every technological element related to the holocaust, this one will examine various texts in literature, film, and television to discern the role technology played initially and continues to play concerning this important historical moment. The class will also consider ethical questions at the heart of recording, investigating, and dispensing such material. LT SE

32 ENGL 393
The African American Literary Tradition 3 ug.cr.
This course presents key issues and themes in African American literature from the Slave Era to the present. The course is comprised of important texts in multiple genres: poetry, drama, short fiction, essays and novels which have both contributed to and shaped the major foci of African American culture.

32 ENGL 395
Nobel Prize for Literature: Globalization, Nationalism and Post-Colonialism. 3 ug.cr. As readers we will try to understand the reasons for the awarding of the Nobel Prize to authors from diverse cultural, ethnic, religious and political backgrounds to see if Nobel's request that the prize be awarded to the author whose work "benefited humanity most in given years. LT DC

32 ENGL 396
Nobel Prize for Literature: Ireland's Four Laureates. 3 ug.cr. As readers we will try to understand the reasons for the awarding of the Nobel Prize to authors from diverse cultural, ethnic, religious and political backgrounds to see if Nobel's request that the prize be awarded to the author whose work "benefited humanity most in given years. LT DC

32 ENGL 397
Nobel Laureates in Literature: Post and Present Prize Winning Authors (1909-1993). 3 ug.cr. An exploration of the writings of nobel laureates in literature in a cultural and political context. Honors/Perm. of Instr. LT

32 ENGL 460
Senior Project Communications I. 3 ug.cr. The first communication course in the senior project sequence focuses on development of an oral presentation of the Project Management Plan; and a written interim report on the progress of the senior project at mid-year. Prereq.: Sr. Proj. Comm.I. HU

32 ENGL 461
Senior Project Communications. II. 1 ug.cr. The second communication course in the senior project sequence focuses on development of an oral presentation of the Project Management Plan; and a written interim report in the progress of the senior project at mid-year. Prereq.: Sr. Proj. Comm.I. HU

32 ENGL 462
Senior Project Communications III. 3 ug.cr. Third communication course in the senior project sequence develops student expertise in the oral, graphic, and written documentation of their project work. Students will plan draft, and deliver a formal oral presentation. Prereq.: Sr. Proj. Comm. II. HU

32 ENGL 483
Modern Fiction 3 ug.cr. Study of selected late 19th century and early 20th century fiction. Prereq.: Composition sequence. LT

FINE ARTS

32 FAA 272
Regional Art. 3 ug.cr. This course introduces students to visual arts by visiting local galleries, visits and interaction with local artists in their studios and examination of the work in prgress as well as finished work of each artist. FA

32 FAA 384
Digital Art I: Theory and Practice. 3 ug.cr. Digital art is burgeoning in networked (Web) cyberspace and new museums of art and technology. This course offers students an introduction to digital art innovations. It contextualizes digital art in relation to twentieth and twenty-first centry art historical trends. FA DC

32 FAA 386
Digital Art II Interactive Book Design. 3 ug.cr. In the interactive book, words meet images in complex cyberspace media and online information environments. How can the form and structure of an interactive book intensify its content? This course offers students an in-depth study of digital interactive design. FA DC

32 FAA 388
Documentary Photography. 3 ug.cr. A comprehensive, introductory course that explores the theory and practice of digital photography and image-making, documentary photograpy and video, media representation in visual research and visual ethnography. FA DC

HISTORY

32 HIST 230
American History to 1880. 3 ug. cr. This course is an historical analysis of the political, cultural, economic, and social development of the United States from 1880 to the present. It will assist students in understanding the evolution of the American national identity through an examination of America's past. HP HU

32 HIST 231
American History Since 1880. 3 ug. cr. This course is an historical analysis of the political, cultural, economic, and social development of the United States from 1880 to the present. It assists studes in understanding the evolution of the American national identity through an examination of America's more recent past. HP HU

32 HIST 273
Battling Empire. 3 ug.cr. Course charts turbulent relations between British Empire and her colony Ireland. Focus on Ireland's efforts to break free from the UK. SS HP

32 HIST 275
American Trailblazers. 3 ug.cr. Americans whose discoveries, inventions and innovations influenced the direction of American life to 1900. SS HP

32 HIST 276
20th Century Trailblazers. 3 ug.cr. Americans whose discovers, inventions and innovations influenced the direction of 20 th century life. SS

32 HIST 301
History of American Culture. 3 ug.cr. Historical events and representative literature, art and music. 1865 to present. SS HP

32 HIST 320
World History to 1900. 3 ug.cr. The movement toward globalization the last several years has made it imperative that students contextualize the events taking place around them into a global understand of world history and politics. This course examines world history from 1700 to 1900. HP HU

32 HIST 322
World History II. 3 ug.cr. The class provides students the opportunity to explore modern world history and understnd how events, advances, and individuals, continue to shape the 21st century. The class will start with an understand of the importance of 1885 Berlin Conference. HP HU

32 HIST 363
Native American History 3 ug. cr. The class provides students an opportunity to study the history of Native Americans, the interactions between indigenous peoples and the larger American culture/society. The course examins the historical, political, social and economic relations between Native Americans, the federal government, and American society in general. HP HU

32 HIST 372
History of Technology. 3 ug.cr. The evolution of technology in modern Europe and the United States and its influence on social change. SS HP

32 HIST 373
Tyrants and Peacemakers. 3 ug.cr. Exploration of Nobel Peace Prize and focus on figures such as Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, etc. and ways in which private intiative triumphed over tyranny and warmongers. HP

32 HIST 380
Investigating Historical and Professional Perspectives. 3 ug.cr. This course investigates the professional development of archivists and the multiple perspectives of historiography. The class provides students an opportunity to explore the theoretical foundations of archival technologies. HP HU

PHILOSOPHY

32 PHIL 182
Contemporary Moral Issues. 3 ug.cr. Philosophical and ethical issues underlying major controversies of the day: rights, freedom and punishment; sex, euthanasia, abortion, and others. BoK:HU,SE.

32 PHIL 301
Logic - Induction. 3 ug.cr. A consideration inductive (probable) inference. Topics include: language, definitions, fallacies, analogical and causal reasoning, science and hypothesis, probability. BoK:HU,QR.

32 PHIL 302
Logic - Deduction. 3 ug.cr. A consideration of deductive (certain) inference. Topics include: categonical propositions and syllogisms,
symbolic logic, methods of deduction, quantification theory. BoK:HU,QR.

32 PHIL 371
Ethics and Social Issues in the Workplace. 3 ug.cr. This course explores the various philosophical and social theories, issues, and documentation produced in workplace setting, considering questions of ethics and values likely to arise in the course of professional careers. SE

POLITICAL SCIENCE

32 POL 251
Constitutional Law. 3 ug.cr. SE

32 POL 323
Contemporary Global Issues. 3ug.cr. An examination of major problems confronting the world. SS DC

32 POL 324
Technology Space and Global Cities. 3ug.cr. The ongoing globalizations o markets and culture has transformed the modern cityscape. The objective of this course is to examine the integration of politcs, usage, and innovative technologies on the urban landscape through a series of global case studies. HP HU

32 POL 397H
Global Urban Politics & Space Usage. 3 ug.cr. The objective of this course is to examine the integration of politics, space usages, and innovative technologies on the urban landscape. The course facilitates students' re-conceptualization of urban landscapes, politics, and economics. HP HU

32 POL 398H
International Politics and the Technological Frontier. 3 ug. cr. This course investigates the establishment of national and international technology policies using a series of case studies. The fundamental question underlying this class examines is what are the basic political, social , and economic rationales for the promotion of specific technologies in particular communities. HP HU

PSYCHOLOGY

32 PSYC 171
General Psychology. 3 ug.cr. An Introduction to psychology. Topics include learning motivation perception and personality. Practical application of principles of psychology supplement text. SS

32 PSYC 181
General Psychology Laboratory. 1 ug.cr. Laboratory instructions for General Psychology (32 PSYC 171). SS

32 PSYC 271
Learning and Problem Solving. 3 ug.cr. The first half of the course will focus upon how human and other animals learn. The behavior analytic perspective will be emphasized, however cognitive approaches and other current learning theories will be addressed. The second half of the course will cover basic problem strategies. Students will be presented with several varied problem solving approaches as well as how to avoid common problem solving errors. SS

32 PSYC 274
Behavioral Technology. 3 ug.cr. The course emphasizes the application of the science of behavior analysis. Students will learn about the various behavior analytic techniques that are applied in a variety of settings including classrooms, institutions, business and industry, homes, etc. In addition, students will learn to apply behavioral technology in their own lives relative to parenting skills, training, social skills, stress management, time management, motivation, working with animals, etc. SS

32 PSYC 275
Social Psychology. 3 ug.cr. The focus will be upon human behavior in social situations. Various psychological perspectives will be presented in discussions of social behavior. SS

32 PSYC 371
Psychology of Work Teams. 3 ug.cr. An experiential approach to participative decision making including quality circles, socio-technical committees, and other applications of Theory Z. SS

32 PSYC 373
Managerial Psychology. 3 ug.cr. Study of concept and practices applicable to managing human behavior in the business and industrial setting, using case studies and game simulations. SS

SOCIAL SCIENCE

32 SOSC 342
The World of Tea. 3 ug.cr. This course examine the role tea plays in various cultures. The history, technology, biochemistry, and traditions provide a lens through which to examine its role in society from 2700 B.C. to the 21st century. Prereq.: 32 ENGL 103. Prereq.: English I,II, and III. BoK:SS,DC.

32 SOSC 371
Ethics And Social Issues In The Workplace. 3 ug.cr. This course explores the various philosophical and social theories, issues, and documentation produced in the workplace setting, considering questions of ethics and values likely to arise in the course of professional
careers. BoK:SS,SE.

32 SOSC 471
Technology and Society. 3 ug.cr. Political, social, and ethical consequences of technology in the twentieth century. SS

32 SOSC 498
Special Topics in Social Sciences. 1-3 ug.cr. Periodic instruction of important topics in the social sciences. SS

32 SOSC 499
Independent Study in Social Sciences. 1-3 ug.cr. Individualized program in reading and research development jointly by the student and instructor. SS