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  • 3.00 Credits

    This writing-intensive course engages students in reading, research, and analysis of a selected literary genre. Particular attention will be given to the politics, theories, and contexts of literary form. Specific topic will vary by instructor and may include: the sonnet, historical fiction, or realist drama. Students can expect to read and write theoretically on the chosen genre, conduct research on relevant cultural and historical matters, and present their advanced, independent work in frequent written analyses, sustained analytic papers, and other forms or presentations that reflect professional or graduate-level understanding and communication skills.. This course is not available for graduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This writing-intensive course focuses on a sustained and in-depth analysis of a problem, theme, concept, theory, and/or historical aspect of one or more identities otherwise not covered by an existing course. Specific content will vary according to the instructor. Some topics might include theories of cultural and racial formation, literature of gender and sexuality (focused on women or LGBTQIA+), globalization and local culture, or social media and identity. Students can expect to read and write theoretically on the chosen identity, conduct research on relevant cultural and historical matters, and present their advanced, independent work in frequent written analyses, sustained analytic papers, and other forms or presentations that reflect professional or graduate-level understanding and communication skills. This course is not available for graduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on a sustained and in-depth analysis of systems of social organization (such as race, gender, or sexuality) from a cultural studies perspective, in particular, how literature imagines the limits and possibilities of change and resistance. Specific content will vary by instructor. Students will propose, prepare, and manage independent research to produce a writing-intensive critical project that will support their professional development. This class is not available for graduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The writing-intensive course focuses on theories of literary criticism. Specific content will vary by instructor. Some topics might include: psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, and critical race theory. Students can expect to read and write theoretically, conduct research on relevant cultural and historical matters, and present their advanced, independent work in frequent written analyses, sustained analytic papers, and other forms or presentations that reflect professional or graduate-level understanding and communication skills. This class is not available for graduate credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Following completion of the majority of required English courses, students will demonstrate their professional skills through practical work experience in multiple subfields (librarianship, editing, technical writing, publishing, alternative certification for teaching, etc.), or advanced knowledge through writing graduate-level work. Students will be introduced to a number of different career paths open to English majors, and will create a resume, CV, and/or portfolio to demonstrate their strengths. Students will likewise practice skills necessary for the workforce and for job seeking. This class is not available for graduate credit.
  • 1.00 Credits

    The goal of this course is to prepare the student for study in an engineering discipline. This will include general skills for achieving success in college, in addition to an introduction to the engineering disciplines and the engineering development process.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to programming, modeling physical systems, and simulating them using MATLAB. Topics will include basic programming topics such as: variables, conditionals, loops, and functions. Other topics will include vectors, matrices, visualizing data, reading and writing data files, and vectorizing code. Students will model collect data and model physical systems as spring-damper systems, and use open- and closed-loop systems. Prerequisite:    Math Placement Test Score of 6 or Higher
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to programming for electrical engineers. This course is a highly focused introduction to programming in C language. It covers the basics of programming including procedures, variables, types, loop, and control structures. The course introduces basic computing resources, and introduces algorithmic solutions to common engineering and numerical problems. Co-Requisite: MAT212; Prerequisite: Math level 6. Prerequisite:    CMSC 104, CMSC 110, CMSC 120, ENGR 110, SWEN 100, or ITAN 240 (All With Grade of C or Higher)
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is focused on the tools that teams use to engineer solutions together. Participation in a team project will help the students learn about and apply current team coordination tools for project management, configuration management, and personal improvement.
  • 1.00 Credits

    The goal of this course is to prepare the student for upper class courses and entering the workplace. Career preparation will include strategies for finding internships and full-time positions and preparing for the hiring process (building a resume, writing a cover letter, and interviewing). Academic preparation will be focused on how to find and read journal publications on a given topic.