Spring, 2010

(Course Descriptions Below)

Course Number	Time	Faculty	CRN
ART 262	TR 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.	E. Devine	30783
ART 457	M 6:15 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.	K. Cushman	30804
BIOL 122	Lecture: TR 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lab: M 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	M. Lehman	31153
ECON 218	MWF 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.	D. Lehr	31190
EDUC 260	T 6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	S. McGowan	31097
EDUC 430	MW 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.	B. Williams	31096
ENGL 203	MWF 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.	C. Challender	31155
ENGL 400	MWF 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.	R. Lynch	31156
ENGL 400	MWF 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	R. Lynch	31252
GNED 261	Lecture: TR 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Lab: M 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.	A. Fink	31154
HLTH 210	TR 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	C. Kosarchyn	30840
HIST 110	MWF 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.	J. Munson	31150
HIST 222	TR 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	L. Fergeson	31151
HONS 202	W 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.	A. Fink	30756
MATH 171	MWF 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	M. Lunsford	30081
PHIL 308	MWF 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	E. Moore	31152
PSYC 322	Lecture: TR 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Lab: M 2:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.	S. Buchert	31149
SOCL 320	TR 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	L. Bidwell	31148

 

Course Descriptions

ART 262. History of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern. This course is a chronological survey of western art and architecture from the fifteenth through the late nineteenth century. Prerequisite: ART 261, or permission of instructor. 3 credits.

ART 457. Editions. This course integrates papermaking, printmaking, bookbinding, image and text. Students will develop content, form paper, create images, and produce multiples resulting in contemporary book forms or sculptural installations. Emphasis is on sequential design and examining alternative possibilities to conceptualizing the artist book form. Editions offers a continued exploration in the diverse medium of the contemporary print world. 3 Credits. Course can be repeated for up to six credits.

BIOL 122. The Diversity of Life. The second of a two-semester introduction to Longwood-level study of biology for biology and health pre-professional majors. Major topics include eubacteria and archaea; protists; fungi; plant structure, reproduction and development; major animal phyla; animal reproduction and development; and ecological relationships, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Open only to biology majors and minors, environmental sciences minors, and health pre-professional majors. Biology majors must earn at least a C- in this course before taking advanced courses. 3 lecture and one 2-hour lab periods. 4 credits.

ECON 218. Principles of Economics (Macro Emphasis). Study of the economy as a whole. Topics include the etermination of a general price level for the economy, determinants of inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and Gross Domestic Product. For example, this course addresses how the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy to manipulate economic activity, inflation, and interest rates. 3 credits.

EDUC 260. Introduction to the Teaching Profession. An overview of teaching and schooling that addresses the foundations of education and the professional aspects of teaching. Emphasis on the history and philosophy of education; school organization; governance; legal and financial issues; teacher preparation; professional development; practicum preparation; and lesson planning. 2 credits.

EDUC 430. Teaching Reading in the Content Area. An analysis of skills and practices required in the content areas required for reading comprehension in middle and secondary grades 6-12, including question strategies in literal, interpretive, critical, evaluative comprehension, and techniques for fostering an appreciation of a variety of literature and independent reading. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Preparation Program. 2 credits.

ENGL 203. American Literature. A theme-centered study of significant movements and traditions in fiction and poetry by major United States authors such as Bradstreet, Emerson, Melville, Douglass, Dickinson, Hemingway, Faulkner, Hughes, Eliot, and Morrison. May not be used to satisfy the Humanities requirement for the BA, BM, or BFA. Prerequisite: ENGL 150. 3 credits.* Fulfills General Education Goal 3.

ENGL 400. Active Citizenship: An Advanced Writing Seminar. Develops rhetorical skills needed for citizenship in a democracy. Includes interdisciplinary inquiry into and analysis of at least one significant public issue across all sections. Prerequisite: Fulfillment of General Education Goals 2 and 3; 75 credit hours or permission of the Chair of the General Education Committee. 3 credits. Fulfills General Education Goal 14.

GNED 261. Exploring Science in Our World. An interdisciplinary science course designed to involve students in learning science concepts related to world problems and studying issues important to our local community. 4 credits.* Fulfills General Education Goal 6.

HLTH 210. World Health Issues. An examination of the physical, psychological, social, and environmental dimensions of health as encountered in a variety of cultures with a particular emphasis on those in the non-Western world. 3 credits.*

HIST 110. Modern Western Civilization. A survey of the development of Modern Western Civilization from the Age of Absolutism to the present, with emphasis upon the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual attributes that have marked its rise to world-wide influence in the twentieth century. 3 credits. * Fulfills General Education Goal 7.

HIST 222. United States History. A survey of American life from 1877 to modern times, with emphasis upon the political, cultural, diplomatic, and societal forces which have shaped its development. 3 credits. * Fulfills General Education Goal 8.

HONS 202. Fundamentals of Citizen Leadership. This course will investigate the responsibilities of citizens to their communities in confronting and acting on common needs, such as protection of the environment and the provision of adequate food, shelter, and medical care to those living in it. Students focus on a single need in the local community, investigate the nature of that need, and, working with an appropriate local agency, develop a plan to direct their own personal effort as well as community efforts to address that need. 1 credit.

MATH 171. Statistical Decision Making. An elementary statistics course designed to give students a working knowledge of the ideas and tools of practical statistics and their usefulness in problem solving and decision making. Topics include graphical displays of data, measures of central tendency and variability, elementary probability concepts, the normal distribution, correlation and regression, and confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for means and proportions. Special emphasis is placed upon the proper use and interpretation of statistics in real life situations. 3 credits. * Fulfills Goal 5

PHIL 308. Introduction to Ethics. An introduction to ethical theories and their applications to moral issues. This course has three major components: (1) a survey of the main normative and metaethical theories; (2) a detailed examination of the method of philosophical analysis; and (3) the application of ethical theories and philosophical analysis to contemporary moral issues. 3 credits. * Fulfills General Education Goal 13.

PSYC 322. Cognitive Psychology. Examination of theories and research dealing with verbal learning, concept learning, short-term and long-term memory stores, cognitive encoding and search strategies, and transfer. Prerequisites: PSYC 233 and 234. Lecture and one double-lab period. 4 credits.

SOCL 320. Sociology of Education. Sociology of Education examines the structure and process of education in contemporary society. The primary focus is on U.S. public education. Topics include the contribution of sociology to understanding education and teaching; the relationship of education to other institutions such as the family, government, religion, and the economy; demographic changes that effect education; the effect of social class on student achievement and teaching; formal and informal positions, roles and processes in schools; and consideration of current issues such as school funding, compensatory and special education programs, race and gender issues, and educational reform movements. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. 3 credits.