EDU 4300 - Classroom Utilization of Instructional Technologies (3)
This course is designed for students in the teacher education program and has a focus on using technology in the classroom. The course addresses teacher requirements for the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS) developed by the International Society for Technology Education and adopted by North Carolina’s State Board of Education, which deal with the integration of technology into the curriculum. The course will focus on project-based, learner-centered computer applications for the classroom. Students enrolling in this course must demonstrate the basic computer skills taught in EDU 2800.
Internship experiences are an in-dept authentic experience completed for one year, two semesters or extended over a period of several semesters. This course if designed for students who have received a degree in a non-teaching area and is teaching with a provisional certificate. This experience provides opportunities for students to apply theory in an actual classroom setting; to work with various professionals in education for an extended period; and to reflect on the teaching learning process. Internship I provides opportunities which enhance and advance the student’s competency in teaching experience.
Internship experiences are an in-depth authentic experience completed for one year, two semesters or extended over a period of several semesters. This course is designed for students who have received a degree in a non-teaching area and is teaching with a provisional certificate. This experience provides opportunities for students to apply theory in an actual classroom setting; to work with various professionals in education for an extended period; and to reflect on the teaching learning process. Internship II provides opportunities which enhance and advance the student’s competency in the teaching experience.
This is a study of the functions and organization of guidance and counseling services. An overview of student needs, counselor roles, individual appraisal, group counseling, career planning, and the helping process is provided.
This course is an application of photographic skills emphasizing 35mm, digital, and instamatic type cameras in instruction and training with special emphasis on composition, visual language, and theories of non-verbal communication of visuals.
This is an overview of the development of the motion picture as an art form and as conveyor of information. The student develops competencies in editing, lighting, and programmed script development.
EDU 4700 - Preparation of Instructional Technologies (3)
This course provides an opportunity to develop the basic techniques and communication skills that lead to competencies in the design and development of instructional materials, including layout and design, illustration, color, dry mounting, hot and cold laminating, lettering, and large poster/blackboard design.
This is a survey of the physiological and acoustical aspects of speech production, its transmission, and reception. Specific information regarding the processes of respiration, phonation, resonation, articulation, and audition is covered.
This is an introduction to the theories, methods, and systems of developing, maintaining, and/or enhancing oral communication skills in children and adults with hearing impairments. Speech reading, auditory training, and amplification and other assistive listening devices are stressed.
This is an introduction to the study of the perception and production of the vowels, diphthongs, and consonants of spoken American English, employing an adapted version of the IPA. The focus is on broad transcription of normal and disordered speech.
(*Permission required.) These courses are designed to permit the independent pursuit of information on and solution of educational problems through library research and/or field work. The student desiring to take these courses must present a study proposal to the appropriate program coordinator for approval.
EDU 4902 - Independent Study in Elementary Education (1 to 3)
These courses are designed to permit the independent pursuit of information on and solution of educational problems through library research and/or field work. The student desiring to take these courses must present a study proposal to the appropriate program coordinator for approval. Permission of instructor required.
EDU 4903 - Independent Study in Counselor Education (1 to 3)
These courses are designed to permit the independent pursuit of information on and solution of educational problems through library research and/or field work. The student desiring to take these courses must present a study proposal to the appropriate program coordinator for approval. Permission of instructor required.
EDU 4905 - Independent Study in Middle Grades Education (1 to 3)
These courses are designed to permit the independent pursuit of information on and solution of educational problems through library research and/or field work. The student desiring to take these courses must present a study proposal to the appropriate program coordinator for approval. Permission of instructor required.
EDU 4906 - Independent Study in Special Education (1 to 3)
These courses are designed to permit the independent pursuit of information on and solution of educational problems through library research and/or field work. The student desiring to take these courses must present a study proposal to the appropriate program coordinator for approval. Permission of instructor required.
EDU 4907 - Independent Study in Speech Language Impaired (1 to 3)
These courses are designed to permit the independent pursuit of information on and solution of educational problems through library research and/or field work. The student desiring to take these courses must present a study proposal to the appropriate program coordinator for approval. Permission of instructor required.
EDU 4908 - Independent Study in Educational Technology (1 to 3)
These courses are designed to permit the independent pursuit of information on and solution of educational problems through library research and/or field work. The student desiring to take these courses must present a study proposal to the appropriate program coordinator for approval. Permission of instructor required.
These courses are an in-depth study of special areas of concern to educators. Because specific topic emphasis varies from semester to semester, the courses may be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor required.
A listening and speaking course to improve conversational English skills including: listening in academic contexts, practicing precise vocabulary, pronouncing clearly, and developing fluency. This course focuses on listening to native speakers, determining main ideas and supporting details of lectures, making inferences, and using cultural background information in order to understand a text. Students will improve speaking to prepare them to participate in classroom discussions and express their opinions confidently while practicing accurate and authentic language in a meaningful context.
An introduction to English grammar and usage. This course teaches basic English grammar, including parts of speech and sentence structure. It teaches students how to use idiomatic expressions correctly, how to use a dictionary, and how to write clear, grammatically correct sentences. This course also teaches students how to respond in writing to a variety of texts.
A reading and vocabulary course in which students improve their ability to comprehend newspapers, magazines, textbooks, and print and electronic research materials. This course focuses on understanding the logical relationships between ideas and determining the meaning of unknown vocabulary in context. Students will learn how to read material with greater fluency and speed, how to summarize more effectively, how to analyze claims and arguments, and how to organize a response paper. Prefixes, suffixes, Latin roots, synonyms, antonyms, cognates, and false cognates will be addressed.
Prerequisites: ENG 1010, ENG 1020, ENG 1030 or permission of instructor. A course designed to compare world cultures to various aspects of American culture. Using magazine articles and newspaper reports, the course will include daily discussions related to political topics, sociological debates, and current events. Students will read aloud, listen to the news, practice telling stories and jokes, learn about life-cycle celebrations, and research American hobbies.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. This course reviews the range of grammatical concepts necessary for the competent writer. It teaches students how to plan, organize, and develop the essay. It also teaches students how to paraphrase, summarize, and cite material accurately. This course enhances students’ ability to interpret a variety of texts and introduces them to strategies for proofreading their essays effectively.
(Fall, Spring) A study of the essentials of English composition and rhetoric with emphasis on expository essays. English majors and minors must earn a grade of C or better prior to enrolling in any ENG or MSCM course for which ENG 1110 is a prerequisite.
ENG 1120 - Freshman Honors Seminar: The Nature of Man (3)
Prerequisites: Admission into the University Honors Program. (Fall) An inquiry into the basic human structures and characteristics. In a given semester, the emphasis will be on rational, religious, psychological, cultural, biological, historical, social, or economic issues.
ENG 1130 - Freshman Honors Seminar: Independent Reading, Writing and Research (3)
Prerequisites: Admission into the University Honors Program. (Spring) A course that concentrates on reading, writing and research skills, offering the honors student the opportunity to pursue independent study in his or her field of interest.
Prerequisites: ENG 1110. A continuation of the study of the essentials of English composition and rhetoric. Emphasis on the reading of texts from literature, the sciences, and the social sciences; expository writing, documentation, and research in response to texts from a variety of disciplines. English majors and minors must earn a grade of C or better prior to enrolling in any ENG or MSCM course for which ENG 1210 is a prerequisite.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. A study of the practical and technical skills involved in the reading of literary genres. Specific focus will be placed on critical thinking and on analytical skills which enhance comprehension of various literary texts, especially poetry. English and Mass Communication majors and minors must earn a C or better prior to enrolling in any ENG or MSCM course for which ENG 1500 is a prerequisite.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. (Fall, Spring) A study of the tools and techniques of technical writing with individualized assignments pertaining to a student’s discipline. Emphasis on letters, instructions, memos, proposals, reports, and collaborative writing.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. (Spring) An overview of patterns and use of language. Includes discussion of elements of language (including sound systems, word formation, and syntax), historical change, and social/psychological elements (including social influences and language acquisition).
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. An examination of the social dimension of language use, focusing on principles and applications. Topics include styles, registers, social and regional dialects as well as such variables as age, social class, gender, and ethnic identity.
ENG 2200 - Sophomore Honors Seminar: A Historical and Comparative Study of Human Institutions (3)
Prerequisites: Admission into the University Honors Program. An introduction to and comparison of various political, economic, social, and religious institutions throughout history. Emphasis is placed on the importance of human institutions for the historical and social development of humankind.
ENG 2220 - Sophomore Honors Seminar: A Historical and Comparative Study of Human Institutions I (3)
Prerequisites: Admission into the University Honors Program. An introduction to and comparison of various political, economic, social, and religious institutions throughout history. Emphasis is placed on the importance of human institutions for the historical and social development of humankind.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. (Fall, Spring) An exploration of selected works by authors writing in English. This course focuses on a particular period, movement, genre, or engagement with a cultural or philosophical debate.
ENG 2410 - Sacred Texts and Traditions of South Asia (3)
This course employs philosophical and historical analysis to examine the sacred diversities of life in South Asia. Through a textual and social understanding of these diversities, the course introduces an increasingly key world region. In addition to shedding light on past and present socio-cultural life in South Asia, the course holds up a mirror to comparatively reflect on Western conceptions of the world, both sacred and secular.
ENG 2510 - Language, Culture, and Communication (3)
The anthropological study of language analyzes communication in light of socio-cultural diversity. This course focuses on the anthropology of language to illustrate how communication practices (as well as linguistic meanings and messages) are comparatively grounded in socio-cultural formations. It examines how language is both an individual and collective form of communication and focuses on how people socio-culturally negotiate, contest, and reproduce it over time.
Introduction to Creative Writing is a course designed to give students from all majors an opportunity to enhance their skills as writers through the writing of creative prose and poetry. The course will help students express their creative abilities as well as make them better writers by focusing on basic writing skills involving narration, description, and clarity.
Prerequisites: ENG 1110 Introduction to Creative Writing is a course designed to give students from all majors an opportunity to enhance their skills as writers through the writing of creative prose and poetry. This course will help students express their creative abilities as well as make them better writers by focusing on basic writing skills involving narration, description and clarity.
(or their equivalent) The upper-level course will introduce the rigors of legal writing to undergraduate and graduate students. The course will give students practical knowledge of the skill set required to successfully apply to and matriculate through law school. The process involves the integration of grammar and mechanics and the technical aspects of legal writing-the result being that students will have a more realistic view of the writing utilized in the legal profession. In an effort to illustrate the connectivity of fundamental writing skills to legal writing, the course will move the students through completing a LSAT writing sample, writing a personal statement for a law school application, and thereafter, completing some first-year law school legal writing assignments, while emphasizing the importance of proper grammar and mechanics.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. A study of forensic linguistics, including the main aspects of language crimes, language as evidence, forensic document examination, and forensic phonetics. In addition to theory, the course provides opportunities for practical application of forensic techniques.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites for undergraduates: ENG 2105. (Fall, Spring) A study of professional communication with practice in writing documents such as proposals and formal reports. Formerly offered as ENG 4105.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210 and junior classification. (Fall, Spring) A course that focuses on the writing of critical and informal essays and documented papers.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. This class explores civic reasons for writing that differ from academic and professional situations yet depend on similar resources to do effectively: critical reading; analytical, creative, and persuasive writing; and both primary and secondary research. Students will explore historical intersections of social change movements and writing, identify their own compelling social change projects of local or national/international significance, and learn effective writing strategies for communicating their social and political perspectives.
Prerequisites: ENG 1500. (Fall, Spring) An introduction to several of the techniques and approaches of literary criticism with concentrated study of a few authors.
Prerequisites: ENG 1500. (Spring) An investigation of special topics and problems in language and literature with emphasis on the writing of critical analyses.
Prerequisites: ENG 1500. (Fall, Spring) A survey of poetry, prose, and drama by major figures in African American literature from its inception through the Harlem Renaissance.
Prerequisites: ENG 1500. (Fall, Spring) A survey of poetry, prose, and drama by major figures in African American literature since the Harlem Renaissance.
ENG 3430 - Social Inequality in South Asia through Literature and Film (3)
This course employs literature and film to focus on culture and society in South Asia (i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal). By reading the stories of individuals and groups in social context and across genres, this course explores cultural forms of discrimination in South Asia and people’s strategies for bettering their everyday lives through social justice.
ENG 3440 - Social Inequality in South Asia Through Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENG 1210 - English Composition II The course employs literature and documentary film to focus on culture and society in South Asia (i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal). It Specifically addresses the issue of caste as a form of social inequality. By reading the stories of individuals and groups in social context and across genres,this course explores cultural forms of discrimination in South Asia and people’s strategies for bettering their everyday lives through social justice.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. (Fall/Spring) A writing-intensive introduction to critically reading and composing visual texts. Through analysis and production, students will learn the rhetorical conventions of various media, including digital, material, and bodily modes of communication.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. (Fall) Opportunities for students to develop their potential in various forms of creative prose with an emphasis on the short story.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. (Spring) Opportunities for students to develop their potential in writing various forms of poetry with an emphasis on the lyric.
ENG 3900 - Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction (3)
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. Opportunities for students to continue to develop their writing skills in the nonfiction genre with an emphasis on the short-story, essay, and memoir forms. This course provides intensive instruction and practice in the art of reading and writing creative nonfiction.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. Opportunities for students to continue to develop their writing skills in the nonfiction genre with an emphasis on the short-story, essay, and memoir forms. This course provides intensive instruction and practice in the art of reading and writing creative nonfiction.
ENG 4000 - The History of the English Language (3)
Prerequisites: ENG 1210 and ENG 3110. (Fall) An introduction to the study of the philological and historical development of the English language from the Old English period to modern times.
ENG 4105 - Internship in Professional & Technical Writing (3)
Prerequisites: ENG 1210 and permission of the instructor. This course provides an opportunity for practical workplace experience in professional and technical writing in a business, industry, or other professional organization.
Prerequisites: ENG 1500; ENG 2310, ENG 2320 or ENG 2330; ENG 3310 or ENG 3320; or permission of instructor. (Fall) A study of major novels by 19th-century writers with emphasis on British and American works.
Prerequisites: ENG 1500; ENG 2310 or ENG 2320; or permission of the instructor. (Spring) A study of 20th-century novels by major writers from a variety of cultures with emphasis on British and American works.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210 - English Composition II An introduction to writing for the sciences and technology. Students learn the basic requirements of analysis, argumentation, and documentation in scientific and technological field.
Prerequisites: Eng 1210 A study of the principles and practice of writing for, with, and about digital media. Emphasis on integration of content and design considerations in digital writing environments.
ENG 4210 - Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past (3)
This course addresses how contemporary film and fiction represent South Asia’s past. It combines writing and films to analyze questions about society, economy and power in South Asia. By highlighting such questions, the course explores people, events and historical processes in modern and early modern South Asia.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. (Fall/Spring) An advanced survey course on the Rhetorical Tradition. Through the study of Classical to contemporary texts, students will learn about the historical origins and development of rhetoric as a discipline. Students will apply rhetorical strategies to enhance persuasive writing skills.
ENG 4700 - Twentieth-Century British Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENG 1500 and one of the following: ENG 2310 or ENG 2320. An intensive study of 20th-century British poets and prose writers with emphasis on major figures of the Modernist period.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210, ENG 1500 and permission of the instructor. A specialized critical and detailed study of selected problems in English or American literature.
Prerequisites: Formal acceptance into the School of Education for English with Licensure. (Fall, Spring) A study of methods designed to prepare middle and high school language arts teachers to plan English curricula. Course content focuses on unit and lesson planning.
Prerequisites: ENG 1210. An advanced survey course introducing historical through emerging theoretical frameworks in the field of composition and rhetoric. Focuses on the relationship between theory and practice by demonstrating how theories of writing function in actual texts and rhetorical situations, including students’ own literate lives and classrooms.
ENG 4940 - Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past (3)
Prerequisites: ENG 1210 - English Composition II This course addresses how historical film and fiction represent South Asia’s past. It combines writing and films to analyze questions about society, economy and power in South Asia’s past. By highlighting such questions over time, the course explores people, events and historical processes in modern and early modern South Asia.
ENPH 3600 - Instrumentation and Measurement Lab (2)
Measurements are essential to quantitatively validate the predictions of theories in all branches of science and engineering. Nearly all of our current quantitative understanding of the natural and engineered world has come from the interplay between theory and measurement. Models and simulations of systems require experimental validation. Performance of engineered systems must not only be predicted, but also measured and tested. In this course, we will learn the basic tools of making physical measurements and conducting experiments. We will collect data, conduct basic error analysis, and design experimental systems. We will build the necessary supporting electronics and learn to collect data with computer based data acquisition systems.
ENSC 1000 - Introduction to Sustainable Planet (3)
Prerequisites: Freshman standing at NCCU. This course reviews multifaceted issues of the climate change with different angles including technical challenges and capacity, cultural influence, and societal values practiced in different regions of the world. This course also reviews how the impacts of climate change are manifested in different regions of the world. Additionally this course provides information about the most up-to-dated remediation technologies that can be practiced by individuals and industrial sectors for building a sustainable planet.
ENSC 2100 - Global Environmental Sustainability (3)
Prerequisites: One introductory level course in science and math. Concurrent enrollment is acceptable. Sophomore standing for EEGS majors or a consent from instructor. This course provides in-depth reviews of representative environmental issues around the globe that have caused catastrophic consequences to the local ecosystems and human health and how individual events ended up causing global issues. This course also presents various types of remediation technologies that have been made available and commercially used to slow down, halt, or even reverse the course of each event affecting local, regional, and/or global economies. Finally this course discusses conservation aspect of sustainability that individuals and local municipalities can practice without leaving environmental footprints.
Prerequisites: GEOG 2010GEOG 2100GEOG 2350 and ENSC 2100 This course is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in basic knowledge of environmental science. It covers natural chemical cycles, how human affect them, and strategies to ameliorate human impacts. This course involves studying major problems of pollution of the atmosphere, water,the land surface and the food chain. Emphasis will be placed on environmental pollution processes associated with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. The course includes lectures, hands-on lab exercises,and field trips.
Pre- or Co-requisite: ENSC 4000 Environmental Education and Outreach Practice or permission of the instructor. Concurrent enrollment is acceptable. This course will cover the foundation of the environmental justice movement, sociocultural, political and economic processes by which environmental inequities by race, socioeconomic status and gender are believed to have arisen and continue to persist. Environmental issues such as landfills, air pollution issues, water pollution issues, solid, chemical & hazardous waste disposal, nuclear & biological waste issues, global oil spill and coastal impacts and climate change issues. Environmental justice solutions will also be identified and examined.
This course will examine the spatial associations between the various agents within the food environment such as the cost of food, spending patterns, source locations (where people are traveling from) and destinations (where people are traveling to) to procure food, both healthy and unhealthy, in concert with socio-economic variables. Furthermore, this course will analyze how the social, economic and global health conditions impact food environment regarding availability, access, and affordability of foods across regions.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2110 General Physics I, MATH 1200 College Algebra and Trigonometry II This course provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts and terminology of fluid mechanics as used in scientific studies of environmental systems, with an emphasis on a physical understanding of how and why fluids behave as they do in environmental contexts. The goal is to give students a basis and vocabulary for understanding and learning to solve problems that involve fluid mechanics and environmental transport processes.
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 1200, PHYS 1000 or higher, CHEM 1200, and HEDU 3100; or consent of the instructor. Air Quality and Control is an upper-level course for students interested in understanding the overall impacts of air pollution in our life. The course will cover sources, effects, control systems, and regulations regarding air pollution.
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 1200, PHYS 1000 or higher, BIOL 1202, CHEM 1200, and HEDU 3100; or consent of the instructor. CHEM 3100 is useful. Water Quality and Control is an upper-level course for students interested in water quality management. Water quality management is based on scientific disciplines such as chemistry, microbiology, hydrology, engineering, and public health. This course will examine important water quality issues in order to identify quantitative solutions with optimum outcomes for the environment and public health.
ENSC 3900 - Environmental Sampling and Analysis (4)
Prerequisites: MATH 1410, PHYS 2110, CHEM 1200 and CHEM 3100; or consent of the instructor. Environmental Sampling and Analysis is an upper-level course designed to provide students with the ability and skills necessary to measure chemical and biological contaminants in environmental media. The course provides rigorous preparation for students interested in careers that will involve collection and analysis of environmental samples as well as students planning to pursue research careers.
ENSC 3950 - United States Environmental Policy and Regulation (3)
Prerequisites: Junior class standing. This course will examine the major set of actors and interests in environmental issues, focusing on the role of government and the body of law and regulation that responds to these issues. Major environmental legislation such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource and Conservation Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act will be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on the response to national laws and regulations in North Carolina.
ENSC 4000 - Environmental Education and Outreach Practice (3)
Prerequisites: ENSC 2100 - Global Environmental Sustainability or permission of the instructor. Concurrent enrollment is acceptable. This introductory environmental education course is designed to prepare students to implement environmental education opportunities in formal and non-formal education setting. This course provides exposure to central themes of environmental education. Finally, this course provides participants with opportunities to utilize the environment in their instructional program.
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor, CHEM 4500 highly recommended. This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and principles of the multidisciplinary science of toxicology. It is designed to provide a foundation for matriculation in advanced courses in toxicology. Students learn about routes and processes for entry, biotransformation, and elimination of toxicants from the body; toxicity mechanisms; and toxicity testing procedures.
ENSC 4300 - Principles of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety (4)
Pre- or Co-requisite: CHEM 1200, BIOL 1620, HEDU 3100, and ENSC 4200; or consent of the instructor. Principles of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety is an introduction to the science and art of the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace which may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers or among citizens of the community. By the end of this class, students should be able to give a basic assessment of the hazards present in an occupational environment and the appropriate control methods.
ENSC 4400 - Special Topics in Environmental Science (1 to 4)
The selected topics for each offering will vary depending on the expertise of visiting faculty and other resident expertise. Topics will be those not covered in other courses. Student participation will include written and oral presentations and laboratories when appropriate for the topic. Course may be taken two times for credit.