CO 218 - Oral Communications (SR)

This is a Sustainability-Related (SR)  course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
None

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

1. Identify the complexities of human communication;
2. Recognize and interpret nonverbal cues;
3. Analyze an audience in order to adapt to different styles of speaking;
4. Develop an appreciation for the impactful nature of words as an effective source of communication;
5. Speak with confidence before a group;
6. Listen with intention;
7. Effectively utilize group dynamics.

CO 219 - Media Production

1. Acquire a working knowledge of the complete field production process;
2. Identify and effectively utilize the components of a video production system;
3. Apply principles of visual storytelling, design, scripting, producing and directing single camera field productions;
4. Understand and apply principles of lighting, audio capture and image composition;
5. Edit several video compositions into a cohesive story;
6. Evaluate the content, aesthetic elements, and effectiveness of various video productions;
7. Develop a production and postproduction ethic;
8. Demonstrate professional-level skills of cooperation, collaboration, responsibility and teamwork within the framework of a video production.

CO 222 - Introduction to Film Studies

1. Identify and describe various film styles and genres;
2. Recognize and analyze specific constructive components of film;
3. Understand basic film tools and techniques used to help tell a visual narrative story;
4. Identify a film’s personal, political and social ideologies;
5. Analyze film in its entirety and present a comprehensive film critique;
6. Develop a more refined cinematic appreciation and aesthetic.

CO 302 - Media Law

1. Understand and appreciate the basis of the U.S. legal system;
2. Be able to discuss the legal environment of mass media;
3. Be able to articulate the strengths and potential weaknesses of the 1st. Amendment;
4. Appreciate the rule of law and its significance to our nation;
5. Understand the global reach and responsibilities of Internet communications.

CO 306 - Topics in Communications

1. Use design process to create digital products that communicate ideas;
2. Critique creative works of communication by describing their merits in oral critiques;
3. Apply new media technical skills to complete service and community projects that engage the public;
4. Employ best practices in career development in the communications and new media fields through resume and portfolio development;
5. Practice effective time management through completion of self-directed assignments.

CO 306 B - Topics in Commerce: Social Change

CO 307 - Sports Writing

CO 308 - Sports Broadcasting

CO 309 - Topics in Film Studies

1. Develop a greater appreciation for film as art, business, and entertainment;

2. Discuss the multifaceted aspects of directing, acting, and editing, as well as cinematic elements such as music and cinematography;

3. Identify a film’s voice through articulation of important issues within a particular context;

4. Speak and write effectively about films viewed for this class using critical thinking skills such as interpretation, analysis, comparison, and evaluation.Notes
Note: This course is offered once per year.

CO 315 - World Cinema

1. Develop an appreciation of diverse cultures, styles, and genres;

2. Identify a film’s voice through articulation of socially important issues within a particular historical and cultural context; 

3. Demonstrate understanding from a consumer perspective through recognition of film as a communicative system and global media product in which viewing activities may have various meanings and consequences;

4. Discuss the multifaceted aspects of nationalistic directing, acting, and editing, as well as music, cinematography, and other cinematic elements; 

5. Speak and write effectively about films viewed for this class using critical thinking skills such as interpretation, analysis, comparison, and evaluation.Notes
Offered once per year.

CO 330 - Adobe Production Design

1. Demonstrate an understanding of Adobe Design Suite applications, associated tools, and appropriate use;

2. Successfully plan, coordinate, and execute media production projects collaboratively with other students in a production team;

3. Develop and demonstrate basic design principles of print and electronic media;

4. Distribute, display, and broadcast media projects in a localized network and the Internet.Notes
Offered once per year.

CO 335 - Topics in Film

CO 350 - Politics and the Media (SR)

This is a Sustainability Related (SR) course.

Cross-listed
This course is cross-listed as PS 306.

CO 400 - Internship

1. Analyze and adapt to professional media organizations;
2. Gain first-hand experience in contemporary media settings;
3. Understand employment dynamics and positional responsibilities.

CO 403 - Communications Capstone

EC 203 - Economics

ED 100 - Educational Foundations

1. Discuss prominent educational issues of the day;
2. Analyze teaching from the pre-professional perspective;
3. Recognize effective teaching practices;
4. View school in terms of their effectiveness and culture;
5. Combine the ideals of equity and excellence to establish instructional context;
6. Reflect upon what it means to be a teacher;
7. Consistently update the type of teacher you strive to become.

ED 205 - Science and Technology Methods

1. Explore and inquire about the physical, life, earth and space sciences from the perspective of a child; understand the nature of science, relationships with technology, personal and social perspectives;
2. 2. Develop scientifically-based content explorations with accompanying assessments for students with diverse needs;
3. 3. Actively participate in collaborative and inquiry-based science learning with childhood students through designing, teaching, and assessing a lesson in the field.

ED 210 - Teaching and Learning

1. Create a learning environment that supports all learners.
2. Plan instruction that supports all learners. 

ED 235 - Human Growth & Development

1.   Identify elements of children’s growth in the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional domains;
2.   Describe a variety of theoretical perspectives of human development;
3.   Explain biological and cultural influences on development;
4.   Recognize a variety of factors influencing children’s development;
5.   Review current research in the field of human growth and development.

ED 315 - Reading Methods in Elementary Education

1. Use of a variety of reading instruction strategies, techniques, and concepts;
2. Demonstrate understanding of reading development, from early to advanced skills;
3. Demonstrate understanding of assessment of reading achievement;
4. Create plans and materials that demonstrate knowledge of teaching reading skills;
5. Integrate the effective use of technology in the teaching of reading.

ED 320 - Junior Internship

1. Develop skills in guiding student learning in a variety of classroom organizations (independent, guided whole group);
2. Develop skills in diagnosing, planning, and evaluating student learning;
3. Develop skills in managing student behavior within the classroom setting;
4. Develop skills in planning and implementing instruction;
5. Develop ability to teach through modeling, guiding, and facilitating;
6. Develop ability to use a variety of materials (audio-visual equipment, manipulatives, textbooks, and technology) to implement instruction.

ED 325 - Educational Psychology

1. Acquire knowledge, understand, apply, and synthesize diverse theories in Educational Psychology;
2. Apply the theories to various situations like: (a) the classroom, and (b) every day life;
3. Understand how learner motivation can be increased and the impact of that in the classroom;
4. Be able to relate the principles we learn to their own learning style.

ED 330 - Junior Internship

1. KNOWLEDGE

• Content Literacy related to appropriate general and professional knowledge specific to individual disciplines
• Technology Literacy related to state-of-the-art technologies employed to strengthen performance in all personal and professional areas.
• Cultural Literacy related to today’s diverse learners. This encompasses the behavioral knowledge, skills and abilities needed to effectively enable all learners to achieve.

     2. PEDAGOGY

• Instructional Strategies related to teaching effectiveness, learning outcomes and assessments. This includes skillful and varied methodology with diverse learners incorporating problem solving, critical thinking, and reflection.
• Management Strategies related to the curriculum and the orchestration of the learning environment. This includes facilitating classroom dynamics that model fairness and respect.

     3.  DISPOSITIONS

• Leadership Strategies related to personal and professional conduct. This includes professional development and a demonstrated commitment to continuous personal advancement.
• Affective Strategies related to modeling acceptance and collaboration. This includes recognition of self and student worth, and the importance of fostering social, emotional, moral, and spiritual growth.

ED 335 - Social Studies Methods in Elementary Education

ED 340 - Exceptionality

ED 345 - Collaborative Education Internship

1. Junior or Senior status unless special permission is granted by the Director of Teacher Education
2. 2.5 cumulative grade point average, and
3. An application form is required for evaluation by faculty of the Education Department.

ED 350 - Curriculum Design Practicum – Secondary Education

1. Identify and apply the ethical and moral dimensions of their particular field of study;
2. Demonstrate effective communication skills in both written and oral formats;
3. Demonstrate competency in programmatic content and career preparation through applied and/or experiential learning opportunities;
4. Engage in responsible citizenship, social justice, and environmental stewardship;
5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze and evaluate information from diverse sources and perspectives.

ED 355 - Teaching Methods in the Secondary School

1. Create effective lesson plans to accentuate student learning;
2. Construct comprehensive unit plans;
3. Unpack subject-matter standards to guide lesson and unit planning;
4. Model a variety of teaching methodologies; and
5. Appreciate the positive role of the teacher on students and society.

ED 415 - Elementary Student Teaching

ED 430 - Senior Seminar

1. Search, analyze, and synthesize academic research within the field of education;
2. Apply academic research to classroom methodologies;
3. Apply InTASC or CEC standards to personal academic learning and professional practice;
4. Reflect on a personal philosophy of education;
5. Engage with sources that enhance advanced professional practices.

ED 435 - Special Education Internship

ED 450 - Secondary Student Teaching

ED 555 - Measurement and Evaluation

1. Identify and apply the ethical and moral dimensions of their particular field of study;
2. Demonstrate effective communication skills in both written and oral formats;
3. Demonstrate competency in programmatic content and career preparation through applied and/or experiential learning opportunities;
4. Engage in responsible citizenship, social justice, and environmental stewardship;
5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze and evaluate information from diverse sources and perspectives.

EH 099 - Introduction to Academic Writing

EH 100 - Fundamentals of Writing

EH 101 - College Writing

1.  Develop writing processes pertaining to invention, revision, organization, drafting through multiple drafts, editing, and adjusting for rhetorical context (audience, purpose, persona);
2.  Produce final products that reflect appropriate textual conventions, with special emphasis on generating longer texts for the academic community;
3.  Share writing and reading with one another as a means of increasing awareness of rhetorical options and of practicing critical readings of both student and college level texts;   Emphasis is placed on readings drawn from a variety of nonfiction sources;
4.  Develop critical thinking processes, with special emphasis on the process of primary and/or secondary research (how to find, evaluate, and incorporate research).

EH 103 - Literary Research

1.  Engage in comprehensive library and online research;
2.  Develop a clear and focused thesis statement;
3.  Take efficient notes directly related to your thesis;
4.  Quote and paraphrase correctly;
5.  Outline a paper using a standard topic outline format;
6.  Correctly apply MLA guidelines to documentation;
7.  Prepare a list of works cited according to MLA guidelines;
8.  Compose and carefully revise a research paper;
9.  Prepare the final version of a paper in a manner that is both effectively developed and  consistent with MLA guidelines.

     Notes
Open only to English majors.

EH 113 - Children’s Literature

1. Identify the unique characteristics of the different genres of literature for children;
2. Evaluate the quality of visual and textual elements in children’s literature;
3. Design lessons to interest students in literature and promote positive reading habits;
4. Design and demonstrate ways to promote students’ curiosity about authors and writing styles.

EH 203 - American Literature I

1. A deeper understanding of the complexity within individuals and groups;
2. Increased appreciation for the skill and wisdom exemplified in some of the finest writing in American Literature;
3. Insight into the connection between the author’s lives and their writing;
4. Expanded imagination through identifying with characters and situations, which are often quite different from the student’s way of life, thus feeling the commonality of the human experience; 
5. An awareness of the universally human values in the literature we study;
6. Improved writing skills gained through continual exposure to beautifully written essays, stories and poems and through writing a paper which involves the critical thinking required for organizing, synthesizing and analyzing a specific aspect of one of the assigned writings;
7. Stronger listening and more confident speaking skills gained through the dynamics of class discussion;
8. An expanded vocabulary. The students will extend their vocabulary by writing down words they are unfamiliar with and learning their meaning.  These words will be taken from the literature we study.

EH 204 - American Literature II

EH 205 - British Writers I

1. Understand the major literary developments in British literature during the medieval and early modern periods;
2. Form your own interpretation of a literary work using close reading skills;
3. Construct convincing, nuanced, and well-supported interpretive arguments, and Synthesize the thematic and narrative concerns that span multiple works in this course.

EH 206 - British Writers II

1. Understand the major literary developments in British literature from the nineteenth century to the present day;
2. Form your own interpretation of a literary work using close reading skills;
3. Construct convincing, nuanced, and well-supported interpretive arguments;
4. Synthesize the thematic and narrative concerns that span multiple works in this course.

EH 209 - Creative Writing

1.  Compose effective poetry (in several genres), short stories, the text for children’s picture books, and short drama;
2.  Offer and accept constructive criticism;
3.  Evaluate the effectiveness of poetry, fiction, and drama;
4.  Identify appropriate markets for your work;
5.  Prepare manuscripts in a form suitable for submission to a publisher;
6.  Present a formal reading of your work.

EH 211 - Nonfiction Prose Writing

EH 213 - Nature and Application of English Grammar

EH 214 - Native American Literature

1. Interpret literary texts within their historical, cultural, and social contexts, both orally and in writing;
2. Identify and explain the function of figurative language in works of prose fiction (definitions attached);
3. Communicate to others regarding how the belief system of indigenous cultures living within the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska differ from those of ‘Western’ civilization;
4. Appreciate how Marshall, Erdrich, Alexie and other indigenous storytellers illustrate tribal perceptions of the porous boundaries separating all living creatures, the earth, the sky, and the elements;
5. Express empathy for the way historical and cultural events have directly led to the present trauma affecting indigenous peoples living in United States.  

EH 216 - The Catholic Literary Tradiiton

EH 217 - African-American Literature

EH 218 - Poetry of Popular Music

EH 220 - Language Arts and Writing Methods

1. Define the Language Arts;
2. Define writing process and writing product;
3. Identify “Best Practices” for teaching the language arts and writing;
4. Describe theories of language acquisition and evaluate the impact of those theories on instruction;
5. Describe theories of writing instruction and to evaluate the impact of those theories on instruction;
6. State the objectives of oral language instruction;
7. Develop competence with planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating instruction in the language arts and written communication;
8. To use formal and informal assessment procedures for improving instruction in the language arts and writing process;
9. Practice varying instructional strategies used to teach spelling, grammar, oral language, listening, vocabulary development, and handwriting in an elementary or upper elementary classroom;
10. Practice varying instructional strategies used to teach prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing, writing workshop, strategies and skills, and writing genre;
11. Describe and use multiple strategies for teaching language arts and the writing process to students with special needs and students whose first language is not English;
12. Write and improve personal skills in the writing process;
13. Describe and implement management systems which best facilitate learning through the language arts;
14. Write lesson plans accurately using the “Education Department Lesson Plan” required format;
15. Describe and understand and use the Common Core State Standards.

EH 300 - Women in Literature

EH 301 - Old and Middle English Literature

EH 303 - Shakespeare I

EH 304 - Shakespeare II: Tragedies

EH 305 - 16th- and 17th-Century British Literature

1. Understand the major developments in British literature from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth,;
2. Form your own interpretation of a literary work using close reading skills;
3. Construct convincing, nuanced, and well-supported interpretive arguments;
4. Synthesize the thematic and narrative concerns that span multiple works in this course.

EH 306 - 18th-Century British Literature

EH 307 - Romanticism

EH 308 - Victorian Literature

EH 310 - Topics in Literature

1. Understand the major developments in the history of the novel from the nineteenth century to the present day;
2. Describe and classify the different techniques fiction writers use to tell stories;
3. Form your own interpretation of a literary work using close reading skills;
4. Construct convincing, nuanced, and well-supported interpretive arguments;
5. Synthesize the thematic and narrative concerns that span multiple works in this course.

EH 311 - Advanced Creative Writing

1.  Compose poetry, fiction, or drama that in quality is at least close to publishable;
2.  Carry a major writing project through to satisfactory completion;
3.  Offer and accept constructive criticism concerning poetry, fiction, and drama;
4.  Identify appropriate markets for your work;
5.  Prepare manuscripts in a form suitable for submission to a publisher;
6.  Submit material for publication (required of Writing for Publication students);
7.  Effectively present your work in a formal reading in front of the class.

EH 312 - Modern Literature, Baseball, and Society

EH 315 - 20th-Century British Literature

EH 316 - Irish Literature

EH 318 - Russian Literature

EH 319 - Interpretive Nature of Cinema

EH 320 - Literature of the Vietnam War

EH 321 - Brave New Worlds: The Dystopian Novel

1. Describe and discuss dystopian fiction and its subgenres;
2. Identify existing forms of structural inequality that give rise to dystopian novels;
3. Interpret literary texts using the technique of close reading;
4. Construct convincing, nuanced, and well-supported interpretive arguments;
5. Analyze the respective storytelling techniques of novels and their filmed adaptations;
6. Design and execute your own creative or research project.

EH 322 - Literature of the 1960s and 1970s

EH 325 - Publishing in the Digital World

1. Be able to evaluate and discuss orally and in writing important facets of publishing in the twenty-first century;
2. Use online databases, websites, and other online resources for writers;
3. Demonstrate in writing and through personal use understanding of U.S. copyright laws, especially those relating to online research and publishing;
4. Demonstrate through classroom discussions and in writing knowledge of changing reading habits among the public and how those changes affect the world of publishing;
5. Research publishing opportunities;
6. Prepare and submit manuscripts for publication through both traditional  and online methods.

EH 401 - The English Language

1.  Demonstrate understanding of the systems that constitute language                                     (morphology, syntax, phonology, semantics, lexicon);
2.  Demonstrate understanding of how children acquire language;
3.  Demonstrate understanding of how and why language changes;
4.  Demonstrate knowledge of language diversity, e.g., types of dialects;
5.  Demonstrate basic understanding of the roles that the brain plays in language;
6.  Demonstrate understanding of how writing systems developed;
7.  Demonstrate understanding of the history of the English language from its                         origins to the present.

EH 402 - Senior Seminar in Literary Criticism

EH 403 - English Intern Program

EH 404 - 21st-Century Issues in American Culture

EH 405 - Literature and American Culture Intern Program

ES _09 - Special Topics in Environmental Science

ES 100 - Ecology and the Environmental Challenge (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)   course.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following: 

1.   Understand how ecologists explain ecosystem function;
2.   Inform all of us of the effects of our actions or inactions;
3.   Understand why conflicts and degradation exist when everyone wants a “clean environment”;
4.   Understand how science works to inform people, and how scientific uncertainty can lead to conflicting interpretations;
5.   Develop critical thinking skills to enable you to seek solutions to the pressing problems of today, and tomorrow, when you will be the leaders and decision makers of society. 

ES 109 - Special Topics in Environmental Science

ES 110 - Research Science on Sebago Lake (SR)

This is a Sustainability Related (SR) course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
None

Notes
Offered alternate years.

ES 115 - Biological Oceanography (SF)

This is a Sustainability-Focused (SF)  course.

Cross-listed
Cross listed as BI 115.

ES 120 - Field Research Methods in Environmental Science (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)  course.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will:

1. Attain methodological competence in field work, including experimental or study design,
2. Conduct accurate use of field sampling equipment and protocols,
3. Demonstrate the ability to analyze field-collected data, and
4. Communicate their results and conclusions effectively through science writing and presentations.

ES 130 - Physical Geography in the Southwestern U.S. (SR)

This is a Sustainability Related (SR) course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
None

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will:

1. Distinguish igneous rock types based on major mineral compositiion and make correlations between rock type and the origin of the magma in a tectonic context.
2. Identify clastic sedimentary rock types and infer the original mode and environment of deposition.
3. Knowledgeably discuss the major tectonic features of the US Southwest and relate them to Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonism.
4. Use a geologic field compass to measure both structural and sedimentologic planar and linear feaatures, such as fold axial planes and paleocurrent directions, and be able to represent those data on a map.
5. Explain the key features of the theory of plate tectonics and Earth’s structure,.
6. Present the societally relevant aspects of seismicity (earthquakes), volcanism, and other geological phenomena.
7. Recognize major groups of Paleozooic and Mesozoic fossils and their geological significance,

ES 210 - Climate Change and Glacial Geology (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)   course.

Frequency of Offering:
Offered every other fall semester - even years.  (Environmental Science Semester course)

ES 215 - Limnology (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)   course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
Prerequisites: ES 100, BI 120, CH 120, CH 130-131.

ES 220 - Field Oceanography (SF)

This is a Sustainability-Focused (SF)   course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
Prerequisite:  completion of CH131

Frequency of Offering:
Offered every other semester - even years (Environmental Science Semester course)

ES 230 - Hydrology (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)   course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
Prerequisites:  (1) an SJC chemistry course, and (2) ES100 or equivalent

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following: 

1. Explain, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the hydrologic cycle;
2. Properly use several collection and analytical tools employed by hydrologists;
3. Explain the primary processes responsible for global and local precipitation;
4. Interpret stream and river morphology in terms of river dynamics and likely flooding scenarios and depositional products;
5. Interpret river hydrographs in terms of watershed flood dynamics;
6. Perform analyses to quantify permeability and infiltration;
7. Model groundwater flow and watertable behavior at a basic level;
8. Explain the primary variables affecting evapotranspiration.

ES 240 - Marine Ecology (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)   course.

Cross-listed
This course is cross-listed as BI 240.

Frequency of Offering:
Offered every other semester - even years (Environmental Science Semester Course)

ES 245 - Environmental Chemistry (SF)

This is a Sustainability-Focused (SF)  course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
CH 130-131

Cross-listed
CH245

ES 260 - Aquaculture (SR)

This is a Sustainability-Related (SR)   course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
BI120, CH130 OR CH120

ES 301 - Seminar in Environmental Science (SR)

This is a Sustainability-Related (SR)   course.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

1. Develop and practice the skills of critical thinking to understand their field’s state of the art;
2. Discuss and critique current scientific work;
3. Propose alternative hypotheses and discuss their merits (suggest future research directions);
4. Present scientific concepts in a public forum, in a manner that is understandable to all. 

ES 335 - Fisheries Oceanography (SF)

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF) course.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following: 

1. understand the historical context of fisheries management;
2. develop a solid understanding of the oceanographic processes that govern natural fish population dynamics; 
3. understand how scientific principles are incorporated into management plan;
4. explain the bases for failures in management;
5. review alternative schemes that may improve future management.

ES 405 - Natural Science Internship (SR)

This is a Sustainability-Related (SR)   course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
Prerequisites:  Junior or Senior status, NS major or minor, minimum 2.5 GPA overall and in major, and permission of the supervising faculty member and the Department Chair.

ES 407 - Seminar & Research Thesis II

ES 420 - Senior Research I

ES 421 II - Senior Research

FI 301 - Business Finance

FI 303 - Investments

FI 304 - Money and Banking

1. Identify monetary vocabulary, formulas, and concepts;
2. Apply monetary concepts to understanding and explaining real-world business and government policies;
3. Use critical thinking to identify and differentiate central themes and theses;
4. Commumnicate in writing, including content, organization, style, grammar and mechanics, and understanding of topic;
5. Provide a strong foundation for graduate study, professional service, and career advancement.

FI 305 - Analyzing Financial Statements

FR 101 - Elementary French I