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ARW250 - Academic Research and Writing

ARW 250 focuses on developing the skills required for writing research essays and other academic papers in liberal arts fields. The course helps students to develop a strong command of MLA formatting and citation style, and builds the reading comprehension and analysis skills that students will need to engage with academic texts, including works of theory. Students will be introduced to the process of writing working theses, proposals, annotated bibliographies, and analytical research essays, as well as to strategies for finding and evaluating potential sources for academic research. 

FLS100 - Introductory French

This introductory course will integrate and focus on two key components:  the French language and Francophone culture.  Students will develop their spoken and written language skills and will have an opportunity to improve these skills while investigating the French-speaking regions of the world.   

SPN100 - Introductory Spanish

This introductory course will integrate and focus on two key components: the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. Students will develop their spoken and written language skills and will have an opportunity to improve these skills while investigating the Spanish speaking regions of the world.

HUM200 - Humanities: The Development of Western Thought II

HUM200 extends the themes and chronology introduced in HUM100 through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The course focuses in particular on the rise of Christianity and its influence on medieval thought and society, on feudal society, on the emergence of the Western European kingdoms, and on Renaissance Humanism. The multi-disciplinary approach, with various lecturing faculty members, continues in HUM200. Upon completing HUM100 and HUM200, students will be familiar with many of the elements that laid the foundation of the early modern world.

PSY291 - Foundations of Psychology II

In combination with Foundations of Psychology I, this course will provide students in the Liberal Arts program with an introduction to the discipline of psychology. This course continues the examination of the rich diversity of research methods, theories, personalities and practices in psychology that was begun in Foundations in Psychology I. In addition, Foundations in Psychology II gives consideration to divergences and commonalities across time and context promoting the student?s development of an integrated, appreciative and critical relation to the discipline. Lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments will facilitate students? utilization of psychological knowledge and perspectives within broader learning about themselves and their world, promote critical thinking and prepare them for further studies in the field.

SCL191 - Introduction to Sociology I: Social Inequality

This course examines selected theories, research and applied forms of sociology as well as the development of the discipline. It is designed for students in the Liberal Arts Program, and, in combination with Introduction to Sociology II: Social Institutions, will provide an introduction to the discipline of sociology, preparing students for ongoing study in the field. Students will also gain an understanding of sociology?s diversity, the history and nature of the discipline, and its relevance to some of the more interesting contemporary issues in our world. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments, this course will introduce students to some of the research methods, theories, major figures, and perspectives found in sociology. The course emphasizes the development of critical thinking skills, facilitates the practical application of student learning, and promotes the integration of course materials into students? understanding of themselves and their world.

YKC200 - Critical Thinking II

Critical Thinking II offers a critical overview of some of the major ideas that influence contemporary thought. While Critical Thinking I focuses on formal and informal logic which together form a main branch of philosophy, Critical Thinking II builds upon and ventures beyond this foundation and exposes students to other important areas in philosophy such as epistemology, metaphysics, political philosophy, and ethics. Through applying the analytical reasoning skills learned in YKC100 to selections drawn from a variety of primary philosophical texts, students will critically engage with the foundational ideas of Western philosophy. By highlighting the connections between today?s ideas and institutions, and their historical roots, an expansive cross-section of philosophers? works will be contextualized via their contributions to the evolution of ideas.