This course is a prerequisite to all subsequent social work courses. The course is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive introduction to the broad framework of social welfare activities and to social work as a profession. Students are introduced to the philosophy, values, and methods of the social welfare system.
SOCW 3420 - Social Policy and Community Resources (3)
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410. This course examines the processes and issues associated with decision-making within the social welfare sector. The essential focus of the course is on various conceptual approaches to the solution of human problems within a market economy resulting from the unequal distribution of resources.
SOCW 3500 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410: An examination of bio-psycho-social determinants of behavior at each stage of the life course. This course focuses on the varying life course stages and levels of environmental influence on behavior.
SOCW 3600 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410, SOCW 3500. This course employs systems theory and social entities such as culture, communities, and formal organizations. Groups and families are conceptualized as macro, mezzo, and micro systems that form the social environment of the individual. The course is based on the social work principle that human behavior and problems are determined by interaction between individuals and macro, mezzo, and micro systems by which they are surrounded.
SOCW 3610 - Interventive Methods in the Helping Professions (3)
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410, SOCW 3420, SOCW 3500, SOCW 3600. Students must be fully admitted into the BSW program to enroll in this course. An introduction to the practice methods component of the social work concentration. The knowledge, skills, and value orientations acquired serve as a basis for the field placement practicum. The course focuses upon the nature of social work as a field of study and its methods of intervention. The student is expected to develop a beginning conceptualization of the generic knowledge, values, and skills essential to the practice of social work.
SOCW 3620 - Interventive Methods in the Helping Professions II (3)
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410, SOCW 3420, SOCW 3500, SOCW 3600, SOCW 3610. Students must be fully admitted into the BSW program to enroll in this course. A continuation of SOCW 3610. This course, which is taken simultaneously with SOCW 4110, serves as a technical laboratory for the integration and application of theory and practice for planned change.
SOCW 3700 - Human Diversity and Social Work Practice (3)
This course aims to provide students with knowledge and skills for social work practice with disadvantaged and oppressed people. Such people in the United States typically include people of color, women, people with disabilities, gay and lesbian people, and poor people. Students should leave this course with a better understanding not only of themselves but also diverse groups and human behavior in the social environment (HBSE).
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410. This course is designed to introduce students to the field and practice of child welfare. The primary focus is upon the history, conceptual base, and practice skills essential to the field. Child welfare services are viewed as helping to support and stabilize families and, where this is not possible, provide healthy placements for children through foster care and adoption. The course is approved by the State Division of Social Services the North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative.
, SOCW 3420, SOCW 3500, SOCW 3600, SOCW 3610, SOCW 3620, SOCW 3700: The two segments of this course provide a structured milieu through which the social work practice theory acquired in the classroom is applied to real people and problems. The student, via this practice experience, is expected to begin to take on the role of the professional social worker. The process of socialization into this role is expected to cause the student to experience considerable growth as a person and as a professional social worker. The student is engaged in the process of assessing and integrating knowledge, values, and ethics germane to the practice of social work.
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410, SOCW 3420, SOCW 3500, SOCW 3600, SOCW 3610, SOCW 3620, SOCW 3700: The two segments of this course provide a structured milieu through which the social work practice theory acquired in the classroom is applied to real people and problems. The student, via this practice experience, is expected to begin to take on the role of the professional social worker. The process of socialization into this role is expected to cause the student to experience considerable growth as a person and as a professional social worker. The student is engaged in the process of assessing and integrating knowledge, values, and ethics germane to the practice of social work.
Prerequisites: SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410, SOCW 3420. This course provides students an opportunity to build upon and sharpen the knowledge and skills acquired in lower-level courses. As an upper-level course, it is structured as a classroom-based, supervised practicum in the design and implementation of research focused on issues relevant to social work practice. Classroom activities involve the analysis of topics germane to the implementation of social research, ethical guidelines, developing research questions, and formulating hypotheses related to relevant social problems. Students will be expected to write a research proposal that will meet the ethical standards of social work and an institutional review board.
SOCW 4310 - Introductory Statistics for Social Work (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a firm foundation in descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The course focuses upon the application of basic statistical concepts to issues related to social work theory and practice. Students will be introduced to the computer software SPSS and will learn how to code, enter, and analyze data.
Prerequisites: SOCI 4600, SOCW 2500, SOCW 3410, SOCW 3420, SOCW 3500, SOCW 3600, SOCW 3610, SOCW 3620, SOCW 3700, SOCW 4300, SOCW 4310, SOCW 4400. This course has a focus on macro systems while demonstrating the synergy between all levels of systems (micro, mezzo, and macro). The essential focus is upon the impact of social services programs, community, and organizations and activities related to minorities and at risk populations. Students will engage in a community project that will have an impact on organizations that serve individuals, families, or communities.
SPAN 1000 - Introduction to Contemporary Spanish Culture, Civilization, and Language (3)
Designed for the non-major who wants to understand modern Spain and use a few practical expressions. The major emphasis is on cultural distinction and patterns of daily living in Spain. Taught in English.
SPAN 1020 - Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Culture, Civilization, and Language (3)
Designed for the non-major who wants to understand modem Latin America and to learn a few practical Spanish expressions. The major emphasis is on the cultural distinction and patterns of daily living in the Latin American republics. Taught in English.
An introduction to the basics of the Spanish language. This course provides an introduction to the language and cultures of the Hispanic world. Students develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary to communicate about self, family and daily life, as well as basic survival needs. Students also explore cultural and subcultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world.
Prerequisites: SPAN 1191 or the equivalent. Students expand knowledge of grammar and syntax and continue to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary to communicate about self, family, and daily life, as well as abstract concepts such as feelings and emotions. Exposure to cultural and subcultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world is expanded. This course will prepare students for intermediate-level Spanish courses and satisfies the NCCU Foreign Language Requirement.
SPAN 2010 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature before 1898 in English Translation (3)
A historical and critical study of selected masterpieces of Spanish literature in English translation. Designed to acquaint the student lacking Spanish reading skills with the literary resources of the language. No knowledge of Spanish needed.
Prerequisites: SPAN 1192 or equivalent. Development of skills in spoken and written Spanish with attention to fundamental structures. Includes listening to authentic language samples, readings of short journalistic and/or literary texts.
Practical introduction to the vocabulary and situations encountered by doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. Emphasis on the skills of speaking and listening.
Practical business vocabulary and terminology. Emphasis on everyday spoken and written Spanish. Reading and discussions of cultural differences affecting international relations.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2100 or equivalent. Development of skills in spoken and written Spanish with attention to fundamental structures. Includes listening to authentic language samples, readings of short journalistic and/or literary texts.
SPAN 2300 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or equivalent. Guided reading of literary texts illustrating a variety of genres, periods, and movements. Composition and discussion in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or equivalent. Progressive development of writing skills. Stress on fundamental grammatical, syntactical, and lexical concepts. Integration of writing and other skills.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. Practical speaking and listening. Emphasis on broadened vocabulary, use of idioms, and communication strategies in both spoken and written expressions.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. A survey of Spanish culture. The development of Spanish history, thought, art, and literature is stressed. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 3120 - Latin American Culture and Civilization (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. A survey of Latin American culture. The development of Latin American history, thought, art, and literature is presented. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 3210 - Survey of Spanish Literature from Beginning to 1700 (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. Examines the main periods, trends, genres and most representative works of Spanish peninsular literature from its beginning to the end of the Golden Age. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 3220 - Survey of Spanish Literature Since 1700 (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. Examines the main periods, trends, genres, and most representative works of Spanish peninsular literature from the early 19th century to the Spanish post-Civil War period. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 3300 - Introduction to African-Hispanic Literature (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2200 or permission of Department. Study of the African element as an important theme in modern Spanish American literature in selected plays, poems, and stories by Hispanics of African ancestry. Given in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN 3080 or permission of Department. Integration of the formal aspects of language within the context of written expression. Diverse written assignments.
Prerequisites: SPAN 3100 or permission of Department. Intensive practice in the spoken and written language. Emphasis on systematic study and use of new vocabulary through oral reports and class discussions based on contemporary life and topics of interest.
SPAN 4210 - Survey of Latin-American Literature I (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2300 or permission of Department. A survey of writers and movements from the conquest to modernism. Includes works by Hispanics of African ancestry, indigenous, mestizo, and women writers. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 4220 - Survey of Latin-American Literature II (3)
Prerequisites: SPAN 2300 or permission of Department. Continuation of the survey from modernism to the contemporary period. Includes works by Hispanics of African ancestry, indigenous, mestizo, and women writers. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN 2300, SPAN 3110 or permission of Department. Focused study on a topic or theme related to Hispanic literature and/or culture, such as literature of the Mexican Revolution, Chicano literature, Feminist literature, etc. May be taken two times for credit each time.
The development of the Spanish drama with critical readings of selected plays by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderon, Rojas Zorilla, and Alarcón. Conducted in Spanish.
Techniques of translation studied through comparative language patterns. Two-way translation using various types of written prose is emphasized and oral translation of the spoken language is introduced.
Techniques of translation studied through comparative language patterns. Two-way translation using various types of written prose is emphasized and oral translation of the spoken language is introduced.
SPAN 4800 - Senior Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3)
Advanced seminar treating a special topic in Hispanic literature and/or culture chosen by the instructor. May be designed around topics such as Women Writers, Literature of Revolution, Testimonial Literature, Postmodern Fiction, Magic Realism, the Fantastic, or Film. Required of majors.
Prerequisites: Permission of the Department. Individual work under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of study and determines the means of evaluation. May be taken two times for credit each time.
Prerequisites: Permission of the Department. Designed to assist graduate students in preparing for the foreign language examination. Successful completion of the course fulfills the graduate foreign language requirement.
STEM 1000 - Rediscovering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) through Entrepreneurial Thinking (2)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. This is a research and laboratory experience and project course that introduces basic science and engineering principles and applications and connects to entrepreneurship. It is specially designed for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to provide hands-on experiences and practice in applied research and development (R&D) and provides guidance and exercise in applying the core principles of entrepreneurial thinking in STEM learning and discovery. The course will present STEM foundational principles through real world practice and explore creative, entrepreneurial thinking tools and techniques.
STEM 1100 - Freshman STEM Project Design Course I (1)
Pre- or Co-requisite: Freshman Physical Science STEM majors (Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry) or permission of instructor for other majors. An immersion course in Project Based Learning (PBL) that engages students in STEM from their freshman year. Student will work in teams and design STEM-based solutions for projects inspired by real-life applications that have a social impact. Selection of projects will vary and instructors will play a key role in selecting projects. This is part 1 of 2-semester sequence.
STEM 1105 - Freshman STEM Project Design Course II (1)
Pre- or Co-requisite: Freshman Physical Science STEM majors ( Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry) or permission of instructor for other majors. An immersion course in Project Based Learning (PBL) that engages students in STEM from their freshman year. Students will work in teams and design STEM-based solutions for projects inspired by real-life applications that have a social impact. Selection of projects will vary and instructors will play a key role in selecting projects. This is part 2 of 2-semester sequences.
STEM 1200 - Scientific Decisions in Everyday Life (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of one 1000-level science course and one 1000-level mathematics course. This course places emphasis on both the use of scientific information in everyday life and on the interdisciplinary nature of scientific inquiry. This course provides interdisciplinary, practical examples and demonstrations of how science is encountered and operates in daily life; prepares students to develop proficiency in logical arguments by examining the top logical fallacies in public arguments that could employ scientific methods to resolve; and requires students to demonstrate an understanding of the process of science. These topics, across the STEM and non-STEM disciplines, will have significant emphasis on oral and written communication, taking a process education approach to small group analysis, presentation, and feedback on sample modules.
Pre- or Co-requisite: DSC 3020 - Statistical Analysis The goal of this course if to provide background in the R and how this scientific programming lanuage can be successully applied in the Business Analytics and related disciplines. We start from the basics of downloading, installing and running simple algorithms in R and go further building the necessary skills and capabilities for the student to be able to perform successful Data Analysis. We will touch in topics such database construction and handling, visualization and exploratory data analysis. We will also cover basic preparation of datasets, and introduce students to simple examples that can be solved using the algorithms designed during the course. The main purpose here is to provide the audience with knowledge and skills for writing structured computer programs that will be helpful to handle practical programs.
STQM 4010 - Modeling and Optimization for Analytics (3)
Pre- or Co-requisite: DSC 3020 - Statistical Analysis This course will provide a broad perspective along with a systematic approach to practical problem analysis and optimization. The overall goal is to provide an introduction to the use of mathematical concepts and models in the managerial decision making. Operations research techniques are presented in the context of planning, operations, marketing, management and other areas. In this course students will learn how create mathematical models and solve them using linear programming, network programming, integer programming and other methods for dealing with deterministic and stochastic problems.
Pre- or Co-requisite: STQM 4000 - Data Analytics in R This course will focus on time analysis, modeling and forecasting, with emphasis on practical applications in business and other areas. Throughout the course we will use real data sets from various sources. This course will use R or another professional software for most of the applied statistical analysis. Data analysis usually involve getting data, parsing the data and transforming the data to a state where you can actually apply time series analysis. Upon completion of course, the students will be able to carry out basic Time Series analysis and fit a model to data. Our goal is to enable students to learn from data in order to gain useful predictions and insights.
STQM 4030 - Computational Statistics using SAS (3)
Pre- or Co-requisite: DSC 3020 - Statistical Analysis The course presents material on SAS programming and its use to conjunction with some intermediate statistical methods in dealing with some business problems. By the end of the course, student should be able to formulate business problems, write SAS programs, conduct some common statistical procedures (using SAS), and report the findings.
Pre- or Co-requisite: DSC 3020. This course covers applied regression and other multivariable methods in data analysis. Topics include: Simple linear regression, multivariable regression, inference, transformations, correlation, dummy variables, regression diagnostics, polynomial regression, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, selecting best model.
Pre- or Co-requisite: STQM 4420. This course covers methods of data analysis for data which is categorical in nature. Topics include: Contingency tables (2x2 table, sets of 2x2 tables, 2xr, and sx2 tables, sxr tables), association, Mantel-Haenzel test, observer agreement, rank ANOVA, logistic regression.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Permission of Instructor A course in which content may vary each offering. Interested students must consult with instructor or department chair prior to enrolling. Topics include: statistical computing, simulation, survival analysis, cluster analysis, factor analysis, nonparametic statistics, econometrics. May be repeated for credit.
TACP 1000 - Cooperative Learning for Teaching Artists (2)
Prerequisites: Acceptance into Teaching Artist Certificate Program or Approval by Instructor. The purpose of this online eight-week mini-course is to provide arts specialists with a basic understanding of cooperative learning as a best practice and tool used in the Teaching Artist environment. Cognitive, language, social/emotional and motor domains are examined. Consideration is given to the ways teaching artists can create environments with language communication that promote effective student learning and to the application of learning theories within instructional settings for youth and adults, from pre-K-12 classrooms to community-based sites.
TACP 1001 - Foundations of Learning Theory for Teaching Artists (2)
Prerequisites: Acceptance into Teaching Artist Certificated Program or Approval by Instructor. This course explores the history and philosophy of various learning theories and the evolution represented in present-day practices. Theoretical models from pre-20th century through current brain research are examined in relation to the teaching of the arts, specific toward application of theory to practice.
TACP 2002 OL - Business of Art Teaching Artists (3)
This course focuses on the practical and business skills needed to support and sustain a career as a working professional teaching artist. In this course, the student learns to identify the resources and is trained in the job readiness and entrepreneurial skills one must know as a teaching artist. It addresses specific demands outside of working in the field or studio and making art. In addition to examining current trends and transitions in the field, students develop traditional presentation materials, when are central when applying for residencies. Tills includes writing artist statements and cover letters, shooting digital images and other variables of a presentation packet. Through lectures, student research projects, trips to venues and class discussions, students examine best practices for grants and residencies, taxes, contracts, record keeping, and basic dos and don’ts. Guest speakers from the local arts community as well as master teaching artists are scheduled to discuss different aspects of the profession.
TACP 2003 OL - Practical Applications for Teaching Artist (3)
Pre- or Co-requisite: Pre-requisites are required to take this course,but students must be accepted into the Teaching Artist Certificate program, or be a student in one of the programs in the Department of Art, Department of Music or Department of Theatre and Dance, in the Interdisciplinary Degree program with a concentration in Art, Music, Theatre and Dance, or have written permission of the instructor. Designed to guide the arts specialist to build a bridge from theory into practice. Includes development of a knowledge base of state and federal arts and humanities standards, a familiarity with pre K-12 core curricula and an alignment of arts skills within the curriculum. The course content also aids the arts specialist to build an understanding of best practices in the Teaching Artist field in community settings, including gauging the culture of the community and working across generations. Activities help one to build and implement an array of methodologies and instruments to assess student learning through strategies appropriate for residencies. A core focus of the course content includes how to design, implement and assess arts residency programs and program success.
TACP 3004 OL - Arts Integration & Collaboration for Teaching Artist (2)
This course focuses on integrating the arts across the curriculum to drive learning in a through the arts across the curriculum to drive learning in and through the arts. It also develops the collaboration skills of teaching artist to co-plan and co-teach with classroom teachers in preK-12 classrooms and community sites. Guest speakers and veteran teaching artists are featured as they present methods to incorporate and apply arts across the curriculum. Models of collaborative work developed between both classroom instructors and professional artists in visual and performing arts are studied in relation to academic standards and effective student learning projects.
TACP 4005 OL - Program Management & Assessment for Teaching Artists (2)
Students learn strategies for managing all aspects of a teaching artist residency, auditorium performance and/ or arts education workshops, including how to facilitate program collaboration. This course focuses on integrating evaluation with project planning, assessing residency programs, identifying challenges and barriers, and developing strategies for success in working with cultural arts organizations, planning strategies with stakeholders, e.g staff and administrators, arts presenters, preK-12 classroom teachers and community sites.
TACP 4006 OL - Capstone Residency for Teaching Artist Certificate (2)
Prerequisites: This class is for Teaching Artist Certificate students only; successful completion of all required certificate classes is mandatory prior to taking this course. This last course in the Teaching Artist Certificate program is designed to facilitate students’ application of theory into practice. Through field placements, students observe and assist master artists in a residency setting. Simultaneously, students design and implement a mock 15-session arts-integrated project under the supervision of a residency mentor in a school or community site. The course culminates in the student being able to demonstrate managing, planning and implementing a model lesson plan that can be used in a future teaching artist residency, auditorium performance and /or arts-integrated workshop.
The purpose of University 1100 is to help new students make a successful transition to North Carolina Central University. As a requirement for graduation, this course is designed primarily to introduce students to college life and develop skills necessary for their success. It serves to promote scholastic attainment, the value of education, self-actualization, involvement in the campus and local community, and leadership skill development. The course focuses on the mastery of study skills, writing skills, critical thinking, health issues, and related issues. Students who enter NCCU at age 24 and older, or transfer to NCCU with at least sophomore status (30 credit hours) are exempt from the course. Exempt students are not awarded credit for the course and may need to take additional credits to replace the course in their major program.
UNIV 1101 - First Year Seminar - Early College (3)
The purpose of University 1101 is to help new students make a successful transition to North Carolina Central University. As a requirement for graduation, this course is designed primarily to introduce students to college life and develop skills necessary for their success. It serves to promote scholastic attainment, the value of education, self-actualization, involvement in the campus and local community, and leadership skill development. The course focuses on the mastery of study skills, writing skills, critical thinking, health issues, and related issues to high school students in dual enrollment programs.
UNIV 1200 - Academic Success Seminar and Enrichment Seminar (1)
This course is designed to help you learn and use practical strategies and skills, in combination with campus resources to help you succeed at North Carolina Central University. The purpose of this course is to help you improve your academic skills and to become an active, responsible and successful college student. Additionally, this course will establish an environment that nurtures the development of self confidence, lifelong learning, personal responsibility and the ability to visualize and achieve success. Topics include time management, learning styles, study techniques, academic expectations, resources and goal setting.
WGST 2200 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
This course will introduce students to the key historical and contemporary issues, themes, and debates about gender issues and women’s lived experiences within the discipline of women’s studies. Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies provides a context for understanding the world through diverse experiences of women in America and throughout the world and how the construction of gender, race, class, sexuality and other identities form both interlocking oppression and privilege.
WGST 3610 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
(Fall, Spring) A course on selected topics in women’s and gender studies. Course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. May be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.