2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbers

Courses numbered 100 are open to all students without prerequisites. Ordinarily, courses numbered 200, 300, and 400 have prerequisites and may not be taken by freshmen. Consult the individual department course listing for exceptions to this general policy.

Students are advised to check the course offerings before each advisement period.

The following courses may be offered during the 2018-2019 academic year—including Summer, Fall, Intersession, and/or Spring semesters/sessions/trimesters at both SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island, unless otherwise noted. Not all of these courses will be available at night or on weekends at SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island. Consult the semestral course offerings for more specific information, including the SJC Long Island Weekend College Trimester Program.

Online Courses: Academic departments offer courses in an online format. Check the semester course offerings for details.

 

 

Criminal Justice

  
  • CJ 333 - Quantitative Applications for Criminal Justice


    This course examines descriptive, inferential and multivariate statistics employed in criminal justice research about the nature of crimes, criminals, and the criminal justice system. Basic hand style calculations are employed in the course
    to aid students in the proper understanding and interpretation of key statistical techniques commonly employed in the field.



     

    CJ 158  
    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • CJ 342 - Internship in Criminal Justice


    The internship is designed to give Criminal Justice majors, in their senior year, an experience working with a professional in a criminal justice agency. Students are placed in agencies congruent with their interests. Students are expected to work a minimum of 8 hours per week during the semester. Additional requirements include a journal of activities and completion of a major paper. Weekly seminar meetings will be held.

    Prerequisite: CJ 158 . Majors Only. With Criminal Justice Department Approval.
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring.
  
  • CJ 359 - Independent Research Project in Criminal Justice


    The course will offer an opportunity for students in unique situations to engage in advanced study in a specialized area of Criminal Justice pursuant to their interest.  Students will work directly with an individual faculty member who will monitor their theoretical or field research project.  Requires weekly contact with the faculty member.  Outcome- a final research project or paper.

    3 credits.
  
  • CJ 370 - Special Topics In Criminal Justice


    This course will examine specialized issues in the criminal justice field, which are not covered in depth in the existing course offerings. It will allow professors in one of the multi disciplines within Criminal Justice to teach their area of expertise to students and facilitate interaction between faculty and students. Such topics may include (but not be limited to) DNA and Exonerations, the Supreme Court throughout the Eras, Psychology of the Criminal Mind, etc.

    Prerequisite: CJ 158  
    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • CJ 377 - Inside Out Prison Exchange Program


    ENG 377  

    The Inside Out Prison Exchange Program is a unique and dynamic partnership in which outside students (SJC) and inside students (incarcerated men and women) study as peers behind walls exploring together issues of crime and justice.  Our course “Voices from the Inside” engages students through discussion and written reaction to writings of diverse incarcerated people from different eras, countries, and races.  The social, political and economic contexts of these writers will be examined as well as an analysis of the constraints on the voices of the incarcerated.  Through course activities and a final group project, students are engaged together in a dialogue about justice while bridging the disciplines of Literature and Criminal Justice.

    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • CJ 400 - Capstone Seminar in Criminal Justice


    The senior capstone course is based on readings and discussion of major works in the field of crime and the adminstration of justice. Original works are discussed in the context of the history of ideas, political ideologies, and contemporary developments. Seminar paper required.

    Prerequisite: CJ 158 . Majors Only.
    This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum
    1 semester. 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring.
  
  • CJ 402 - Evidence Based Practice and Policy


    This course will discuss and analyze the evolution of evidence based practices and policies within the core components of the criminal justice system. Evidenced based practices are essentially using prior research and empirical outcomes to implement policy. This
    course will analyze how research has been implemented in policing, the courts, sentencing and corrections and how that research has impacted policy and how successful quantitative and qualitative outcome measures were operationalized and assessed.








     

    CJ 158  
    1 semester 3 credits.

Dance

  
  • DAN 101 - Technique and Sources of Modern Dance (SJC Long Island)


    A comprehensive course designed to provide students with an understanding of both the physical and creative aspects of dance. Emphasis on movement training in modern dance techniques. An introduction to dance as an art form: history and criticism, elements of choreography, the relationship of dance to other arts.

    1 semester. 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • DAN 103 - Dance Through The Ages


    An overview of the historical and social aspects of dance from early ballet to the present day. Various forms of dance will be performed. In addition, the development of dance as an art form will be studied. No previous dance experience required.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall
  
  • DAN 104 - Introduction To Hip Hop Dance


    (PE 104 )

    This course will introduce students to the movement fundamentals of the hip hop dance vocabulary. In addition, it will develop general movement skills, coordination and improve overall conditioning. Open to all levels.

    1 semester 1 credits.
    Fall
  
  • DAN 105 - Introduction to the Dance Experience (SJC Brooklyn)


    A comprehensive course designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the creative and physical aspects of dance as an art form.  Examining works through the eyes of the audience member, dancer and choreographer, the student will develop analytical viewing and articulation skills, as well as become acquainted with 20 & 21rst century choreographers, the elements of choreography and the fundamentals of modern dance movement technique.

    1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • DAN 107 - Introduction To Latin Dance


    (PE 107 )

    This course will introduce students to the movement fundamentals of the varied forms of Latin dance. In addition, it will develop general movement skills, coordination and improve overall conditioning. Open to all levels.

    1 semester 1 credit.
    Fall
  
  • DAN 110 - Dance Movement I


    (PE 122 )

    This class will focus on the fundamental techniques of dance movement, emphasizing expression and form. Exploring movement in space and the fundamentals of rhythm, the class will develop general movement skills, coordination and improve overall conditioning. Open to all levels.

    1 semester 1 credit.
    Spring 2014
  
  • DAN 112 - Introduction To Tap Dance


    (PE 129 )

    This course will introduce the student to the technique and fundamentals of tap dancing. Students will develop their skills as well as strengthening their tap sounds and quality. In addition, it will develop general movement skills, coordination and improve overall conditioning. Open to all levels.

    1 semester 1 credit.
    Fall
  
  • DAN 113 - Introduction To Theater Dance


    (PE 130 )

    This class will introduce the student to theater jazz with a focus on technique, style, and performance. A range of Broadway musicals and choreographers from classic to modern will be covered. Open to all levels.

    1 semester 1 credit.
    Fall
  
  • DAN 118 - Introduction To Afro-Caribbean Dance


    (PE 118 )

    This course will explore the fundamentals of movement in Afro- Caribbean Dance. Students will develop skills in isolations and polyrhythmic movement as well as developing general movement skills and coordination. Open to all levels.

    1 semester 1 credit.
    Spring
  
  • DAN 205 - Making Dances: Choreography I


    Replaces DAN 201

    This course will focus on basic choreographic principles such as shape, space, time and structure. Emphasis will be on the development of individual movement vocabulary through improvisation and as expressed in the performance of solo phrases, duets and group work. Further consideration will be  given to the ideas and choreography of influential choreographers. Student work, as well as that of noted choreographers, is critiqued in classroom discussion and written work.

    1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • DAN 210 - Dance in a Global Context


    This course will examine the dances (ritual, social and concert) of selected global cultures firmly rooting it in the context of that culture.  The course will utilize lecture, viewing, reading, writing, discussion and movement as tools for its exploration. Emphasis will be on the dance of Africa, the Hispanic world and India.

    1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • DAN 220 - Dance Performance Studies I


    This course focuses on the creation and performance of a new work choreographed by faculty and/or guest choreographers.  Students will be part of the creative team that brings the work to life either through performing or designing other aspects of the production. In the process of developing the new work, students will read, conduct research, write, and/or participate in an art/music project as appropriate for the topic of the work.  The new work will be presented in a public performance. 

    1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • DAN 260 - Independent Study in Dance


    A course developed to provide an opportunity for a student to do individualized work in a specialized area in dance. Open to juniors and seniors with the approval of the department.

    1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • DAN 270 - Special Topics in Dance


    This course will include various issues in dance not covered in depth in the regular course offerings of the department. It will enable students to take advantage of faculty expertise in areas of interest to both faculty and students.

    1 semester 3 credits.

Earth Science

  
  • ESC 110 - Introduction to Astronomy (SJC Long Island)


    A study of the universe from the super-immense to the subatomic, emphasizing the moon, planets, comets, meteors, asteroids, stars, and galaxies. The origins of the contemporary universe and the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe will also be considered. A constellation study and a planetarium experience will be an integral part of the course.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
    Lab fee-$30
  
  • ESC 111 - Introduction to the Solar System (SJC Long Island)


    A detailed introduction to the solar system. Topics include the historical development of astronomy, the formation of the solar system, characteristics of its planets, moons, comets, and asteroids. Current findings of planetary probes and the identification of celestial objects will be an ongoing study, by way of evening observations and planetarium presentations.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
    Lab fee-$30
  
  • ESC 112 - Introduction to Stellar Astronomy (SJC Long Island)


    An introduction to the study of the universe beyond the solar system. The focus includes the role of electromagnetic radiation in discovering the tremendous distances to the stars, the classification and study of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, white dwarfs, black holes, neutron stars, and pulsars. Theories such as the evolution of the universe, possibility of space travel, and potential for life elsewhere will be discussed. Evening observations, planetarium trips will enhance these theories.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
    Lab fee-$30
  
  • ESC 113 - Science in Science Fiction (SJC Long Island)


    A practical introduction to many basic scientific principles can be effected by way of a film course in science fiction. The film-based course offers thought-provoking scenes related to topics in physics, astronomy, the greenhouse effect and nuclear phenomena. The course will be tailored each semester to investigate current events and technology.

    Prerequisite: MAT 105  or equivalent
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ESC 120 - Introduction to Geology (SJC Long Island)


    A study of the earth with a view to understanding the mysteries of its forests, fields, glacial valleys, rocks, minerals, waterways, and fossils. Laboratory experiences provide opportunities to investigate these secrets of our planet.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
    Lab fee-$30
  
  • ESC 130 - Introduction to Meteorology (SJC Long Island)


    A study of the natural and man-made factors which affect weather patterns on our planet and in our geographic area. This course offers the opportunity for students to investigate the long range climatic effects of such phenomena as the greenhouse effect, volcanic emissions, and depletion of the rain forests of the Amazon. The use of satellites and other modern equipment for weather analysis will be investigated.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
    Lab fee-$30

Economics

  
  • ECO 120 - Macroeconomics


    (BUS 120 )

    National economic policy; inflation and unemployment in the business cycle; output and income determination; government expenditures and receipts; fiscal policy and monetary policy; Federal Reserve System and the banking system; variations in stabilization policy; the impact of capital-labor relations.

    This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
    3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ECO 127 - Comparative Economic Systems


    BUS 127  

    Study of the philosophic and ideological basis of economic systems, how they solve various economic problems, and the current state of these systems. Attention will be focused on the variations in modern economic systems: capitalist, state capitalist, market socialist, socialist, and traditional. Individual countries will be used as case studies for analysis of these various economic systems.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Offered Sproradically on the Long Island Campus
  
  • ECO 161 - International Economic Problems


    BUS 161 

    Survey of current problems covering international trade, international finance, the relations between technologically advanced and less-developed nations, and various international institutions. Focus on current issues of international economic policy.

    3 credits
    Fall
  
  • ECO 221 - Labor Economics


    (BUS 221 )

    A study of the political economy of labor market demand and supply, the labor process and the philosophic foundations of various theories of labor. The course surveys the historical and current problems of labor organization and unions as well as the impact of race, gender and class on labor and income distribution.

    Prerequisite: ECO 120  
    3 credits
    Offered Sproradically on the Long Island Campus
  
  • ECO 222 - Statistics


    (BUS 222 )

    Collection and tabulation of statistical data. Simple correlation and regression analysis. Probability. Random variables. Normal distribution. Sampling and sampling distributions. Statistical inference. Use of Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet program, integrated into the course.

    Prerequisite: MAT 113  or MAT 200  
    This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
    3 credits
    Fall - SJC Brooklyn. Fall and Spring - SJC Long Island
  
  • ECO 223 - Money and Banking


    (BUS 223 )

    The roles of money and credit, financial markets and institutions, and central banking in the U.S. economy. The banking system and its relationship with the Federal Reserve System, as well as international banking issues and problems, will also be analyzed and explored.

    Prerequisite: ECO 120 
    3 credits
    Spring
  
  • ECO 226 - Microeconomics


    (BUS 226 )

    Marginal analysis of demand and supply, the individual firm, and market microstructure. Consumer behavior and producer behavior. Alternative models of price determination and profit maximation. The relation between input and output markets.

    Prerequisite: ECO 120 
    This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
    3 credits
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ECO 240 - Health Economics


     

    The course provides an introduction to key concepts in health economics theory, and an overview of the variety of approaches different countries have taken to the delivery and financing of health care. It emphasizes the role economic theory plays in debates over health policy, including debates over the appropriate role of markets, patient cost sharing, physician and hospital payment reforms, and the Affordable Care Act. 

     

     

     

    3 credits.
    Spring

  
  • ECO 270 - Game Theory


    MAT 170  

    This course is an introduction to game theory fundamentals with special emphasis on problems from economics and political science. Primary focus will be on games of complete information and the concept of Nash equilibria. Additional topics also include: Sequential games, Coalitions, Voting Theory, Bargaining, and games of incomplete information.

     

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    MAT 111  or MAT 113  or departmental approval.
    3 credits.
    Fall

  
  • ECO 278 - Economic Geography


    BUS 278  

    Geographic distribution of the economic activities of production, distribution, and exchange of goods and services. Particular attention is given to the location of economic activity as a function of unequal factor endowment.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Every Fall and Spring on Even Years on the Long Island Campus
  
  • ECO 280 - Industrial Organization


    The course introduces key concepts of industrial organization and the determinants and effects of market structure. It examines the strategic decisions of firms regarding price, level of advertising, and mergers and acquisitions, and how these decisions affect other firms in the same supply chain. Upon completion of this course, students will be familiar with the basic types of market structure and how firms’ competitive behavior is affected by the market structure in which they operate. They will have gained insight into anti-competitive strategies of firms and understanding of the rationale of government regulations and policies designed to promote competition and protect consumers.

     

    ECO 226  or ECO 270  
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall

  
  • ECO 295 - Internship in Economics


    This course will provide students with an opportunity to intern in various areas related to economics. These areas include, but are not limited to, working in businesses or government agencies on subject matter requiring economic analysis; interning with social service agencies, non-profit organizations, think tanks, or advocacy groups; and other similar experience.

    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • ECO 328 - History of Economic Thought


    A survey of the development of economic theory; issues and problems of the classical economists; Marx’s critique of classical political economy; the roots of contemporary schools of thought. Selected primary readings are integrated into the course. Emphasis will be placed upon analysis of the relationship between value and price.

    Prerequisite: ECO 120  
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall
  
  • ECO 350 - Applied Statistics


    SOC 350  

    An examination of statistical principles and techniques in the analysis of social science data. Application of computer software packages for statistical analysis will be emphasized.

    SOC 212 , ECO 222  or permission of the department.
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall
  
  • ECO 359 - Independent Study in Economics


    An opportunity for students to do advanced work in a specialized area in Economics. Students will work with an Economics faculty member in studying and analyzing economic issues and topics of interest. Open to juniors and seniors with departmental approval.

    Prerequisites: ECO 120  and ECO 226 
    3 credits
  
  • ECO 370 - Special Topics in Economics


    This course will include economic issues, developments or problems not covered in depth in the regular course offerings. It will enable students to take advantage of faculty expertise in diverse areas which are of interest to both faculty and students. With departmental approval

    3 credits
  
  • ECO 400 - Seminar in Economics


    Seminar student selects jointly with instructor an economic topic to be researched; findings are reported in a formal paper; weekly meetings with instructor.

    Prerequisites: at least 12 credits in the social sciences, and approval of the department.
    3 credits
    Spring

Education

  
  • EDU 115 - Educational Psychology


    An introduction to the psychological foundations of education, aimed at developing basic competence in the understanding of growth and development, the psychology of personality and adjustment, the assessment and handling of individual differences, and the psychology of learning. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required. Usually taken in sophomore year.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
  
  • EDU 121 - Teaching Adolescents with Exceptionalities


    An introduction and overview of the human development of persons with the full range of disabilities and special health care needs. Emphasis will be placed on the teaching of adolescents with exceptionalities, including the gifted, and the effect of those disabilities on learning and behavior at that age level. The importance of networking, collaboration, and assistive technologies will be highlighted. Concerns regarding cultural diversity and inclusion will be addressed. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork in a special education setting or an inclusion classroom is required. Usually taken in sophomore year.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
  
  • EDU 180 - Self Exploration and Career Search I


    An interdisciplinary approach to expanding the knowledge of oneself in relation to the choice of a career. Sources of information include the evaluation of one’s values, skills, aptitudes and abilities and how they pertain to a future profession. Suggested for sophomores and juniors.

    1 credit.
    Offered when there is sufficient demand.
  
  • EDU 200 - edTPA Field Placement Mentorship Course


    CS 200  

    This course is designed for teacher education program graduates who must complete an edTPA portfolio for NYSED teacher certification purposes.

    1 semester. 2 credits.
    Fall and Spring.
  
  • EDU 234 - Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education


    CS 211  

    An inquiry into the process of education as seen by the historian, the sociologist, and the philosopher. Examination of selected contemporary problems within an historical context, with emphasis on the needs of the urban school and a multicultural society. The effects of socioeconomic factors, violence/abuse, and health and safety issues on student learning. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required. Usually taken in junior year.

    EDU 115  
    1 semester. 3 credits. Effective Fall 2017
    Fall, Spring.
  
  • EDU 240 - Adolescent Literacy


    This course will provide an introduction to teaching literacy in its broadest sense, the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently. Emphasis will be placed on the teaching of reading and writing at the secondary level content areas, with the integration of instructional technology. Students will learn to develop strategies for working with students with diverse needs and learning styles, including English Language Learners.

    Prerequisite: EDU 115  
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • EDU 250 - Introduction to Middle School


    Participation in this course will extend the knowledge and expertise of prospective secondary level educators in middle-level school philosophy. The middle school child requires an educational program developmentally responsive to the needs and characteristics of young adolescents that is appropriate and tailored for their academic, physical, and psychosocial development. The historic evolution of middle level education, the NYS Essential Elements of Middle School, as well as the academic structure and organization of middle schools shall form the core of this course.

    Prerequisite: EDU 115  
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • EDU 251 - Literacy Acquisition: Middle School Years


    This course introduces students to different theories of literacy acquisition/development at the middle school level. The following topics are also introduced: the evolution of American reading instruction, language acquisition, linguistic universals, emergent literacy, creating classroom environments that facilitate literacy acquisition/development, formal vs. informal literacy assessment practices, specific reading/writing approaches in the content area, and assessment and instructional strategies that address different aspects of the reading process. Each of these topics will be viewed through the lens of the middle school adolescent perspective.

    Prerequisite: EDU 115  
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • EDU 340 - Foundations, Theory and Practice of Bilingual General and Special Education


    CS 340  

    The purpose of this course is to provide the history, philosophy and legal/judicial underpinnings of bilingual/multicultural and TESOL general and special education in America.  It will examine principles, policies, court decisions and legislation at the local, state and federal levels as well as provide a review of relevant program designs, models, research and practices that focus on high quality standards-based education for linguistically diverse learners at the early childhood, elementary, middle grade and secondary education levels.

     

     

    Ten Hours of Fieldwork Observation. 1 semester. 3 credits.

  
  • EDU 341 - Curriculum, Assessment and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language in General and Special Education


    CS 341  

    This course examines the methods, materials and assessment criteria used to teach English as a second language to limited English proficient students, including those with disabilities, at the elementary and secondary levels to meet the English as a Second Language Learning Standards (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and the assessment requirements in the state of New York.

     

    Ten Hours of Fieldwork Observation. 1 semester. 3 credits.

  
  • EDU 342 - Curriculum, Assessment and Methods of Teaching Native Language Arts in General and Special Education


    CS 342  

    Methods, material and assessment criteria used to teach native language arts to limited English proficient students, including those with disabilities, at the elementary and secondary levels to meet the Native Language Arts Standards (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and assessment requirements in the state of New York.

    Ten Hours of Fieldwork Observation. 1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • EDU 343 - Methods of Teaching Core Subject Areas in the Native Language and English in General and Special Education


    CS 343  

    Methods, materials and assessment criteria used to teach core subject areas in the native language and English to limited English proficient students, including those with disabilities. Focus will be given to meet the language arts modalities (listening, speaking, reading and writing) for Native Language (NL) and English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction in the content areas of Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, as indicated in the NYS Common Core Learning Standards for grades K-12.

    Ten Hours of Fieldwork Observation. 1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • EDU 344 - Assessment Strategies in Bilingual Special Education


    CS 344  

    Develop competencies in appropriate multidisciplinary assessment techniques for limited English proficient (LEP) children with disabilities.  Course performance outcomes will include formal and informal assessment strategies, as well as the development of instructional planning for Individualized Education Program (IEP) objectives and Present Level of Educational Performance (PLEP) statements.

    Ten Hours of Fieldwork Observation. 1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • EDU 360 - Methods of Secondary Education


    A combined college-field course, seeking to develop competence in areas of common concern to secondary school teachers: curriculum, methods, materials of instruction, planning, assessment, content reading strategies, classroom management, study skills, and technology. Microteaching and classroom observation and practice. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required.

    Prerequisites: Departmental approval, EDU 115 , EDU 121 EDU 234 EDU 240  and PSY 220  
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall, Spring
  
  • EDU 361 - Methods of Teaching English in Secondary School


    A study of aims, curriculum, methods, and materials for the teaching of the language arts: composition, literacy, language, technology, literature, and reading. Observation and practice in teaching. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required.

    Prerequisite: Departmental approval; Corequisite: EDU 360  
    1 semester 2 credits.
    Fall, Spring
  
  • EDU 363 - Methods of Teaching History and Social Studies in Secondary School


    A study of objectives, values, and problems of teaching history and social studies; curriculum and materials; classroom strategies and techniques including written, oral, and performance-based assessment; content reading and technology. Observation and practice in teaching. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required.

    Prerequisite: Departmental approval; Corequisite: EDU 360  
    1 semester 2 credits.
    Fall, Spring
  
  • EDU 364 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School


    A study of objectives and methods of teaching mathematics; recent curricular developments in pedagogy, content reading, and technology and their impact on methodology; assessment techniques. Observation and practice in teaching. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required.

    Prerequisite: Departmental approval; Corequisite: EDU 360  
    1 semester 2 credits.
    Fall, Spring
  
  • EDU 365 - Methods of Teaching Modern Language in Secondary School


    A study of varied approaches to language learning; integration of culture and language; curriculum, materials, and planning for teaching. Observation and practice in teaching. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required.

    Prerequisite: Departmental approval; Corequisite: EDU 360  
    1 semester 2 credits.
    Fall
  
  • EDU 366 - Methods of Teaching Science in Secondary School


    A study of aims, methods, and materials for teaching the physical and biological sciences. Content reading, technology and application of assessments for both lab and written work. Observation, demonstrations, and practice in presenting lessons. A minimum of 20 hours of fieldwork required.

    Prerequisite: Departmental approval; Corequisite: EDU 360  
    1 semester 2 credits.
    Fall
  
  • EDU 473 - Supervised Teaching in Secondary Schools


    Observation and supervised practice teaching, a minimum of five mornings a week, in a secondary school for a full semester. Students will have experience in grades 7-9 and 10-12. Concurrent group and individual conferences, reports, self-evaluation, content reading strategies, drug and alcohol education, as well as workshops in Child Abuse and SAVE. Student teaching can only be entered into after the satisfactory completion of all coursework and fieldwork.

    Prerequisites: Two approved speech courses; approval of Faculty Recommendations.
    1 semester 6 credits.
    Fall, Spring

English

CO-CURRICULAR WORKSHOP IN YEARBOOK may be offered for academic credit in accordance with the policy that “students may earn 1/2 credit per semester for a total of two credits toward the degree for participation in co-curricular activities approved for credit by the faculty.” Consult the Moderator of the Yearbook.

  
  • ENG 102 - Basic Writing Skills


    Usually geared to the needs of the professional, this course is an introduction to the basic principles of effective writing. Special attention is given to spelling, punctuation, tenses, cases, agreement, subordination, categorization, and modification. Idiomatic expression, vocabulary development, dictionary skills, sentence structure, and paragraph construction are stressed. Competence in all these areas is required.

    This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Only Offered at SJC Brooklyn
  
  • ENG 103 - Writing for Effective Communication


    Analysis and application of the principles of effective writing. Skill development in the performance of various writing tasks. Research techniques also implemented.

    This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall
  
  • ENG 105 - Creative Writing


    An introduction to the practice of written expression in prose, poetic, and dramatic forms; students develop greater skill through the experience of various literary structures and discover how to think as literary citizens of the world.  

    Prerequisite: ENG 103  or written permission of the chairperson.
    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • ENG 106 - Dramatic And Visual Writing


    A course in script-writing designed to give students an opportunity to develop skill in the writing of short and/or long works for stage and/or screen. Students will also be expected to read work in progress and respond to each other’s writing in class.

    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • ENG 107 - Fiction Writing


    A creative writing course that focuses on the practice of fictional prose forms, both long and short. Students write from various narrative prompts and/or develop independent works-in-progress. They also gain experience in responding to literature through writing, leading to greater skill in their own creative work.  

    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • ENG 109 - Analytical Writing


    Emphasis on increasing student skill in the use of logical progression, clarity, analysis, and illustration in writing. Attention to grammar, sentence and paragraph structures, punctuation, and usage as backdrop to effective exposition, argumentation, and editing of written material.

    Prerequisite: ENG 103  or equivalent.
    This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 110 - Communication for Professionals


    This course is designed to provide students with communication theories and proficiencies needed in professional organizations. Students will study the structural principles of this type of communication and its specialized writing techniques and formats, strengthen critical and editing skills, polish grammar and vocabulary, examine verbal and non-verbal communication modes, develop expertise in speaking and listening effectively.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 111 - The Language of Film


    A study of what is probably the most current and most popular form of communication. Film lectures will center on the history and development of film as an art form; class sessions will also include the viewing of selected short and feature films as well as discussion and written evaluation.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 113 - Introduction to Drama


    Reading and discussion of plays representative of the richness in varying cultures and periods of World Drama designed to ask and answer the question: “What is the underlying, basic notion of the dramatic form?” Consideration of plays in historical contexts.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 114 - Introduction To Poetry


    A study of the richness of poetic language across a diverse cultural and historical range; students will be introduced to language of poetry criticism (explication, scansion, etc.)

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 115 - The Short Story


    Definition, characteristics, developmental history, and stylistic trends of the short story as a literary form in different cultural traditions. Reading and interpretation of representative modern short stories both in English and in translation.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 117 - The New York Scene in Literature


    A study of the extraordinarily diverse New York “scene,” from the 19th century to now, as reported and reflected in texts set in and around the environs of New York City. Works of authors like Irving, Whitman, Melville, James, Wharton, O. Henry, Crane, Cather, Fitzgerald, Runyon, Hurston, Cahan, Yezierska, Larsen, Powell, E.B. White, Frank O’Hara, Ellison, Capote, Baldwin, Morrison, Roth, DeLillo, Hijuelos, Chang-Rae Lee, and Colson Whitehead are included.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 119 - A Rainbow of Voices


    This course explores the ethnic richness which characterizes American literary history. Emphasis is placed on African-American, Native-American, and Asian-American literature, as well as on the Chicano and Puerto-Rican contributions to this complex and yet closely woven tapestry.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • ENG 120 - Poetry Writing


    An introductory creative writing course examining poetic traditions and contemporary poets as a means of fostering students’ own writing. Students will review one another’s drafts in workshop format, producing a portfolio of poems by the end of the semester. A term paper is also required.


     

    1 semester. 3 credits.
  
  • ENG 123 - Fictional Narrative (SJC Brooklyn)


    An introductory survey of fictional narrative as exemplified in the novel and short story. Salient examples of each genre will be read and discussed.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Only offered at Bishop Kearney High School in Brooklyn.
  
  • ENG 124 - Poetry And Drama (SJC Brooklyn)


    An introductory survey of poetic and dramatic forms. Exemplars will be chosen from diverse periods in literary history.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Only offered at Bishop Kearney High School in Brooklyn.
  
  • ENG 125 - An Introduction to Magazine Writing


    This course will focus on longer-length, non-fiction articles; it is not a course in creative writing. Students will read and analyze articles in mainstream consumer and trade publications, receiving feedback from professional freelance writers. Included are tips for breaking into the field of freelance writing, as well as the different types of rights pertinent to authors and publishers. Covered also are the writing of query letters, the formal proposal of article ideas, source lists, and the conducting of interviews.

    1 semester 3 credits.
  
  • ENG 130 - World Literature I


    This course covers ancient texts from around the world: The Epic of Gilgamesh from south-west Asia; the Ramayana and the Bhagavad-Gita from India; the Greek and Roman epics of Homer and Virgil; the Greek tragedies of Sophocles and Euripides; and the Hebrew Bible. We will be reading texts that show how diverse cultures from the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe have variously attempted to come to an understanding of themselves and their relationships with other peoples and with the natural and spiritual worlds. All texts will be read in translation.

    This course replaces ENG 112  

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring

  
  • ENG 140 - Miracles and Massacres


    (SPN 140 )

    “Miracles and Massacres: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Early English and Spanish Literature,” examines ethnic, racial and religious identity as represented in English and Spanish literature of the 12-16th centuries. In addition to enduring questions of conflict, diversity, and cross-cultural exchange, the course explores political and social relations among the religious communities particular to the medieval world and the Renaissance. The course includes an active online component and culminates with a study abroad experience in southern Spain.

    1 semester 3 credits
    Spring
  
  • ENG 199 - Supervised Internship


    Designed to give professional experience in a business organization whose activities require the communication and research skills developed by English majors. The student is expected to work 100 hours with or without remuneration during the internship, keep a log, and submit a paper applying the skills developed in various English courses to the internship assignment. A member of the English faculty will supervise the internship and will receive and consider the evaluations made by a representative of the business in assessing student performance.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 201 - Introduction to Reading Literature Critically


    This course helps students to develop skills for the close reading of literature, including poetry, drama, and novels. Every section introduces students to essential literary terms and critical vocabulary, aiming to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed for success in the major. Both in-class discussions and student essays will provide opportunities for students to formulate original and analytic interpretations of the primary readings. This course approaches reading, writing, and thinking as interdependent skills that ground the interpretive process. Required of all Majors as soon as possible after the major is declared.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 202 - Literature and the Writing Process


    This course extends the process of English composition by introducing students to literary genres and methods of writing essays in relation to them. Students will read poetry, drama, and fiction as part of the course content. As a writing-intensive course, students will produce regular informal journal assignments, short essays, and one research paper. Required of all concentrates by the end of their junior year.

    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 203 - Advanced Expository Writing


    This course is designed to provide students an opportunity to develop critical voices in expository writing. Emphasis is placed on the academic writing process, organizational patterns and development of rhetoric. Students will be able to create coherent writing whose purpose is to inform and explain. instructors will also help students to understand and employ the basic elements of persuasive argument writing. This course includes a research component.

    Prerequisite: ENG 103 
    1 semester. 3 credits.
    Fall, Summer.
  
  • ENG 205 - Advanced Creative Writing


    In this course, students will explore more advanced literary forms, building upon the practice introduced in our 100-level creative writing courses.  Students will also have an opportunity to present and develop works-in-progress, whether poems, essays, short stories, plays, or parts of a novel (though works-in-progress are not required).

    ENG 105  , ENG 106  , ENG 107  or ENG 120  
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • ENG 211 - Film/Media Genre


    Focused study of the history, criticism, and theory of genre (Westerns, gangster films, musicals, melodramas, science-fiction films, etc.) as the concept relates to film and media then and now. Approaches will vary among studies of Hollywood and of other selected national cinemas, periods, movements, and filmmakers.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 212 - Film/Media Authorship


    Focused study of the history, criticism, and theory of authorship as the concept relates to film and media then and now. Approaches will vary among studies of the processes of adaptation and/or the work of creative figures (directors, writers, producers, stars, etc.) within Hollywood and other selected national cinemas, periods, and movements.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • ENG 213 - Film/Media and Society


    Focused study of the history, criticism, and theory of film and media as social practices, with an emphasis on historical contexts and cultural ideologies, then and now. Approaches will vary among studies of Hollywood and other selected national cinemas, periods, movements, and filmmakers.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 214 - Film/Media Form


    Focused study of the narrative, dramatic, and poetic formal practices of film and media, with an emphasis on analyzing storytelling style among Hollywood and other selected national cinemas, periods, movements, and filmmakers.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 218 - Medieval Imaginations


    (FORMERLY Medieval Literature)

    This course provides an inclusive introduction to medieval literatures and cultures, surveying a range of texts and topics that situate medieval English literature within its global context. Readings will include Middle English literature as well as translations from Anglo-Saxon, Arabic, and European literatures produced between 500 and 1500AD. The instructor will focus the syllabus around major genres, questions, problems, or themes at his/her discretion.

    Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • ENG 219 - Literature of the English Renaissance


    Nondramatic literature of the English Renaissance as exhibited in the more important works in verse and prose of such representative writers as More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, and Shakespeare.

    Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall and Spring
  
  • ENG 221 - Seventeenth Century Literature


    The prose and poetry of the seventeenth century with religious, political, and social backgrounds; the Puritan, the Cavalier, and the Metaphysical writers of the century; the Restoration and its literature.

    Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • ENG 230 - World Literature II


    This course covers medieval and early modern texts from  South-West Asia and Continental Europe: The Thousand and One Nights  from the Middle East; The Song of Roland and Chretien de Troyes’s Arthurian Romances from France; Dante’s Inferno, Petrarch’s sonnets, and Boccaccio’s Decameron from Italy; and Cervantes’s Don Quixote from Spain. We will explore how cultures located close to each other in terms of both geography and historical period can nevertheless produce very different worldviews, but also how texts produced in one part of the world may influence those produced in  another.  All texts will be read in translation.

     

    This course replaces ENG 303  

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring

  
  • ENG 233 - Prose and Poetry of the English Romantic Movement


    A study of the works, including poetry and prose, of the six major Romantic poets: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.

    Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Fall
  
  • ENG 237 - Modern American Drama


    A study of the major American dramatists of the twentieth century. Students will read approximately one play per week, with screenings of adaptations as assigned by the instructor.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • ENG 238 - Modern European Drama


    A study of the development of modern European drama from Ibsen to the Theater of the Absurd.

    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
  
  • ENG 253 - Modern Poetry


    A detailed study of Modernist American and British poets of the early 20th century and their influence on post-war English-language poets.  Poets studied normally include Frost, Eliot, Yeats, and Hughes, with shifting emphasis on Moore, Williams, Stevens, Graves, Auden, Rich, Heaney, Brooks, Plath, and others.

    Prerequisite: a 100-level literature course
    1 semester 3 credits.
    Spring
 

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