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• ECE 232: Child Development

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  A broad study of child development theory and concepts, the course covers developmental milestones, sequences, and expectations in cognitive, language, physical, and social-emotional domains from birth through age 10 in typical and atypical children.
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• ECE 234: Physical and Cognitive Development of Infants and Toddlers

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  The course emphasizes the sequence of developmental milestones expected for children from birth to 36 months old. Sensory, fine and gross motor, language, and other cognitive development concerns for typical and atypical children from birth to 36 months are explored.
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• ECE 240: Co-Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  In many Early Childhood classrooms, teams of educators work together to seamlessly provide care, instruction, and behavioral support. In this course, students will overview and practice various models of co-teaching within both childcare settings and elementary schools. Additional topics in the course will include strategies for planning, communication, and support between co-teachers. Prerequisite:    ECE 120 Corequisite:    ECE 120
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• ECN 220: Microeconomics

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  This course develops the techniques necessary for an understanding of basic economics from a microeconomic standpoint. The specific topics explored include the concepts of scarcity (paucity), supply and demand, cost-production decision making, the operation of a firm in the product market under varying assumptions of competition, monopolistic competition, monopoly, and oligopoly, plus the operation of the firm in the factor market.
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• ECN 225: Macroeconomics

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  This course develops tools for an understanding of macroeconomic issues and theory, including application to current social issues, such as unemployment, economic growth, and inflation. The role of money and financial institutions is examined, along with the use and effectiveness of economic policy to control the macroeconomy.
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• ECS 245: Meeting Learning Needs for Children with Exceptionalities

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  This course examines the educational programming for PreK through third grade for children with delays or exceptionalities. Pre-service teachers explore historical legislation and current legal issues in special education; the concept and processes involved in early intervention; the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and the Individual Education Plan (IEP); and best practices in teaching, managing, and supporting children with exceptionalities in the educational environment. Best practices for behavioral intervention approaches of behaviors typically associated with exceptionalities are explored.
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• ENG 110: Writing I

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  This course develops effective written communication knowledge, skills, and abilities by approaching writing as a process consciously controlled and changed by the writer to meet goals and objectives in various personal, academic, and professional contexts. This course progressively builds writing expertise from basic composition to argumentation with emphasis on organization, clarity, sentence structure and fluency, sensitivity to audience and purpose, and construction of a logical progression of ideas in development and support of an idea, opinion, or thesis. Corequisite:    See NPRC Placement Standards for English
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• ENG 115: Writing II

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  This course further develops effective written communication knowledge, skills, and abilities; progressively builds upon the concept of writing as a process; and applies the concept to argumentative, analytical, and research writing required for upper-level college coursework across the curriculum. The course places a high emphasis on the use of digital library and technical resources, proper use of sources and citations, synthesis of source material, and advanced revision and editing skills. Prerequisite:    ENG 110
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• ENG 210: Business and Professional Communication

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  This course develops advanced communication skills used in professions, business, and industry. The course progressively builds upon the concept of writing as a process and applies the concept to career-related writing and oral presentation skills for internal and external audiences within an organization with a focus on revision, organization, clarity, sensitivity to audience and purpose, editing and grammar, and the logical progression of ideas in such projects. In addition, this course develops research skills, the proper use of sources and citations, and requires the completion of a research paper. This course is aligned with NPRC Career Services Outcomes. Prerequisite:    ENG 110
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• ENG 220: Introduction to Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

  
  This course develops an appreciation of literature as it reflects human experience in diverse cultural contexts and an understanding of the essential elements of prose, drama, and poetry. Students will compare, contrast, and evaluate a variety of readings from different genres, time periods, and cultural contexts. Though multiple assessment measures may be used, students will be required to draw on research and writing skills from ENG 110. The completion of a research paper will be required. Prerequisite:    ENG 110
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