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Two-Dimensional Design for Non-Design Majors
ADN 111 Sec. 001 --- MWF 10:15-12:00
ADN 111Lab Sec. 201 --- T 4:10- 7:00

Ms. Kathleen Rieder -Want to think like a designer? Ms. Rieder has a 100% track record.

Why do some pages look good and others are a mess?   Can I design pages that are interesting, attractive, expressive, communicative and even creative?
ADN111 is an introduction to the fundamentals of design studies. In it students learn basic principles and language of design through two-dimensional problems and explore these elements in abstract and applied problems through design issues. **This course is not open to College of Design students.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)- Philosophy, Religion, Visual & Performing Arts

Chemistry and Society
CH 100 Sec. 002 --- MWF 2:35-3:25

Dr. Alton Banks - Dr. Banks reacts chemically and energetically, and liked chemistry enough to marry another chemist.

We are surrounded by invisible atoms and molecules that react in mysterious patterns. Why can’t we exist without them?
CH 100 is an introduction to the marvels of chemistry. Designed for students who think they "hate" chemistry.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Natural Science

Introduction to Public Speaking
COM 110 Sec. 022 -----  T TH 8:05-9:20

Ms. Sandra Stallings - Ms. Stallings says you CAN get over your public speaking anxieties.

Why did you vote for one candidate and not another? Why does your best friend support a position entirely opposite of yours?
Though many answers are possible, communication analysts advise you to look at the speaker (the candidate), the audience (those for whom and to whom the speech is addressed), and the occasion (the reason for the speech). In this course, we examine each of these and explore the explanations for the many possible answers. You (the speaker) have opportunities (occasions) to contrive speeches for your class (the audience) to make yourself understood. An exciting semester awaits!

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Advanced Writing and Speaking

Introduction to the Honey Bee and Beekeeping
ENT 203 Sec. 002 --- T TH 9:50-11:05

Dr. John Ambrose --This professor makes delicious snacks from  insects and serves them with pride.

Did you know that honey bees are essential to our existence?
Introduction to honey bee biology and a fundamental understanding of bee keeping management including crop pollination by bees. Examination of the relationships between honey bees and humans from prehistoric through modern times and the behavior and social system of one of the animal world's most complex and highly-organized, non-human societies.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Natural Science Other, and Science, Technology and Science (STS)-STS perspective

Intermediate French I
FLF 201 Sec. 005 --- T TH 9:50-11:05

Dr. Michele Magill -- Outside the classroom, Dr. Magill writes poems and short stories for fun and enjoys reading Southern literature.

How can I learn to say what I really mean in French?
This third of four consecutive courses develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and emphasizes communication skills in a cultural context. Class activities include discussions and oral presentations of French culture.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Advanced Writing and Speaking

Intermediate German I
FLG 201 Sec. 003 --- T TH 11:20-12:35

Dr. Helga Braunbeck --- Dr. Braunbeck can make a German speaker out of anyone but not a German beer drinker!

How can I learn to say what I really mean in German?
In this intermediate-level course we concentrate on communication skills that are truly practical in the real world. Class activities emphasize oral communication, both conversational and presentational, in a cultural context. Out-of-class exercises include a computerized lab program and Internet activities.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Advanced Writing and Speaking

Intermediate Spanish I
FLS 201 Sec. 023 --- T TH 8:05-9:20

Dr. Jorge Mari --- A native of Barcelona, Spain, Dr. Mari loves Mediterranean food and Spanish cinema, not necessarily in that order!

Intermediate Spanish I
FLS 201 Sec. 024 --- T TH 9:50-11:05

Dr. Ana Kennedy --- Dr. Kennedy dreams in Spanish on Monday, Wednesday & Friday, in English on Tuesday & Thursday and both on Sunday !

How can I learn to say what I really mean in Spanish?
In this intermediate-level course we concentrate on communication skills that are truly practical in the real world. Class activities emphasize oral communication, both conversational and presentational, in a cultural context. Out-of-class exercises include a computerized lab program and Internet activities.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Advanced Writing and Speaking

Ancient World to 180 A.D.
HI 207H Sec. 003 --- T TH 9:50-11:05

Dr. Thomas Parker --- Dr. Parker is just back from an archaeological dig in Jordan. To him nothing is ever "lost." It just hasn't been found yet.

Why are we what we are?
After a brief look at human origins, we examine three ancient civilizations with enormous influence on the later western world: Ancient Near East (including Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Israel), Greece, and Rome. These great civilizations come to life by reading various ancient sources written by the ancient people themselves. Major themes include the impact of the natural environment, the economy, government, and society of each culture, and the origins of religion, including Judaism and Christianity.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History

The World in the 20th Century
HI 233 Sec. 001 --- MWF 11:20-12:10

Dr. David Ambaras --- An historian of modern Japan, Dr. Ambaras enjoys comparative studies.

"Where do you want to go today?" What exactly is globalization? What forces have shaped, fragmented, and reshaped the global order over the course of the last century? Have there been winners and losers in this process? How does globalization affect people’s everyday lives? Where do I fit into the global system?
In recent years, "globalization" has become a catchword for explaining various political, economic, and cultural dynamics, from trade relationships to identity formation. Examination of industrialization and imperialism, labor and consumption, war and revolution, problems of developing nations, urbanization, and reactions to globalization.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History

The World in the 20th Century
HI 233 Sec. 002 --- T TH 9:50-11:05

Dr. Gerald Surh --- Dr. Surh keeps you on your toes with his sharp mind and wit.

What were the key problems of the 20th Century and how did they shape my life, IDEAS, and assumptions?  Why did a period of so many technological marvels also WITNESS the massacre of so many people?
An in-depth consideration of five problems in the history of the century just past such as European colonization of the "Third World," Hitler's Germany, the end of European empires, the Cold War.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History

Themes in Early American History
HI 251 Sec. 001 --- MWF 10:15-11:05

Dr. Nancy Gustke --- Dr. Gustke also directs the NC State London Experience Program.

What were the major movements in the founding of the United States from before European exploration through the Civil War?
Examination of the events leading to the founding of the United States from before European exploration through the Civil War. Major themes of investigation include the clash and mix of cultures in the colonial period, the generation of an "American" consciousness, federalism and democracy in national politics, expansion and immigration, and racial and sectional division with an overall theme of how land /environment influenced the development of American culture. Primary documents are the main text material.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History

**Themes in Early American History
HI 251 Sec. 002 --- MWF 12:25-1:15

Dr. Nancy Gustke --- History is her "middle name!"

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**Composition and Reading
ENG 113 Sec. 002 --- MWF 1:30-2:20

Ms. Jackie Gray --- Just say "yes" to literature.

**HI and ENG classes meet consecutively with both professors participating. Students must register for both classes.

What were the major movements in the founding of the United States from before European exploration through the Civil War? How did the literary works of the era reflect and influence the shaping of the nation?
An unusual opportunity to study American history linked with English composition. Students in English 113 write both informal and formal responses to challenging texts such as literature, historical documents, films, and painting. Emphasis on formal expository and argumentative writing for academic audiences. (To be eligible for English 113 students must have an SAT verbal score of at least 670 or an AP score of 4.) History 251 covers events in the founding of the United States from before European exploration through the Civil War. Examination of clash and mix of cultures in the colonial period, the generation of an "American" consciousness, federalism and democracy in national politics, expansion and immigration, and racial and sectional division.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled -Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History (HI 251), and Composition and Rhetoric (ENG 113)

Modern American History
HI 252 H Sec. 15 --- T 6:00-8:50

Dr. Nancy Mitchell --- Dr. Mitchell attempts to explain - but not excuse - U.S.foreign policy.

How can we solve problems in a pluralistic society?
Discussion and analysis of the impact of war on American foreign and domestic policy and the repercussions of industrialization and economic modernization. Examination of the continuity and change in American institutions and values.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)- History

Elements of Calculus
MA 121 Sec. 006 --- MWF 11:20-12:10

Dr. Tom Lada --- Dr. Lada cannot force you to like Math, but chances are you will!

What is calculus?….and why is it everywhere?
For students who require only a single semester of calculus, this course emphasizes concepts and applications of calculus, and basic skills. Algebra review, functions, graphs, limits, derivatives, integrals, logarithmic and exponential functions, functions of several variables, applications in management, applications in biological and social sciences.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Mathematical Sciences

Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A
MA 131 Sec. 008 --- MWTHF 1:30-2:20

Ms. Marilyn McCollum

What is calculus?….and why is it everywhere?

First order finite difference models; derivatives - limits, power rule, graphing, and optimization; exponential and logarithmic functions - growth and decay models; integrals - computation, area, total change; applications in life, management, and social sciences.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Mathematical Sciences

Calculus I
MA 141 Sec. 006 --- MWF 10:15-11:05
MA 141Lab Sec. 206 --- TH 10:15-11:05

Dr. Robert Martin --- After ten years as Math Department head, Dr. Martin is happy to be back in the classroom and teaching again.

What is calculus?….and why is it everywhere?
First of three semesters in a calculus sequence for science and engineering majors. Functions, graphs, limits, derivatives, rules of differentiation, definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, applications of derivatives and integrals. Use of computation tools.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Mathematical Sciences

Environmental Ethics
MDS 201 Sec. 003 --- MW 3:40-4:55

Dr. Erin Malloy-Hanley --- A friend to all, Dr. Malloy-Hanley developed and has been teaching this award-winning course for twenty-three years.

What ought to be our relationship with the environment? How can we learn to think in ethical terms about global environmental issues reflected locally and daily in our lives?
Our responses to these questions underpin and influence major human solutions to issues such as pollution, population, food, energy, and uses of water, land, air, plants and animals. This course, interdisciplinary in nature, considers ways in which personal and cultural values contribute toward solving or compounding global environmental problems. Students learn to use worldviews as frames-of-reference and to participate in an ethical decision-making process conscious of diversity of culture, religion, ethnicity, gender and class.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled -Science, Technology and Society (STS)

**Environmental Ethics
MDS 201 Sec. 004 --- TTH 2:35-3:50

Mr. Philipp Tavakoli --- Mr. Tavakoli recently returned from the mountains of Nepal & the deserts of Egypt where he probed environmental issues.

What ought to be our relationship with the environment? How can we learn to think in ethical terms about global environmental issues reflected locally and daily in our lives?
Our responses to these questions underpin and influence major human solutions to issues such as pollution, population, food, energy, and uses of water, land, air, plants and animals.
**This course will be partially delivered through the Internet.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled -Science, Technology and Society (STS)

Special Topics in Multidisciplinary Studies: "Eating Through American History"
MDS 295D Sec. 001--- T TH 9:50-11:05

Dr. Sarah Ash ---  "Are you what you eat?" Just ask Dr. Ash!

What's so American about apple pie? .....How can we be, at the same time, the most weight-obsessed and overweight society in the world? If a gene from a cow could make chocolate fat-free, would we eat it? What are the forces, cultural as well as scientific, that have and continue to shape our eating behaviors, attitudes towards food and food preferences?
This course asks students to think about eating -- an activity that is typically taken for granted -- in a way that will raise awareness about the central and unique roles that food plays in society.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled -Science, Technology and Society (STS)

Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values
MDS 302 Sec. 004 --- T TH 1:05-2:20

Dr. Janice Odom --- Second to kayaking with her family, Dr. Odom's favorite place to be is in the classroom - with her favorite population -First Year Students.

Cloning, Cell Phones, The Internet…What are they doing to me?
Emerging technologies are rapidly reshaping our world. Through campus field trips, readings, service, and group projects, we explore the connections between science and technology and their impact on our lives.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled -Science, Technology and Society (STS)

Humans and the Environment
MDS 303 Sec. 003 --- T TH 11:20-12:35

Dr. Patti Clayton --- A poster person for higher education, Dr. Clayton earned three undergraduate degrees as well as an M.S. and Ph.D.

The Natural World --- Am I a participant or a spectator?
Drawing on the perspectives of ecology, art, ethics, and law, MDS 303 explores our interdependence with the natural environment. We consider why human-environment interaction is being re-thought today, and we examine several "real world" examples of the fascinating relationships we have with the natural world. Includes field trips and personal journals.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled -Science, Technology and Society (STS)

Understanding Music
MUS 200 Sec. 001--- T TH 1:05-2:20

Dr. Jonathan Kramer --- Dr. Kramer has played the cello all over the world and collects indigenous music from his global travels.

What do I hear when I hear music? Why does music matter?
In this course, students examine a wide range of musical examples from various perspectives. The course is structured in four sections, the first dealing with basic concepts and the establishment of a working vocabulary for musical investigations. In the other sections, we explore the relationship of music with the sacred, with identity, and with narratives.No musical training required.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)- Philosophy, Religion, Visual & Performing Arts

Problems and Types of Philosophy: "The Moral Community"
PHI 205 Sec. 020 --- MWF 11:20-12:10

Dr. Christine Pierce --- Dr. Pierce raises students' awareness of moral issues regarding gender, race and the environment.

What is a moral community? What does it mean to struggle for respect and freedom?
The course reviews some of the continuing struggles for equality and freedom in America considered in relation to the larger historical context out of which they have arisen. Have the struggles gone too far or not far enough? What do I have in common with them?

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)- Philosophy, Religion, Visual & Performing Arts

Dr. Daniel Graham --- Political Philosopher/Activist and Little League Coach, Dr. Graham helps students develop paths to knowledge & wisdom.

Why has the United States been a beacon of freedom and democracy abroad, while sometimes denying freedom and full democracy to many of its own people on the basis of class, religion, gender, race, and ideology ?
Introduction to U.S. Government explores this contradictory reality as it has developed through foundational principles, governing institutions, policy debates, and current events.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)- Politics and Government

Controversial Issues in Psychology
PSY 201 Sec. 001 --- MWF 9:10-10:00

Dr. Samuel Pond --- Dr. Pond is a jazz-band musician with a psychologist's beat.

Does viewing television increase a child's aggression? Does genetic testing have negative psychological effects? Do diagnostic labels for psychological disorders hinder treatment?

We live in a complicated world where the problems we encounter and the decisions we must make often involve complex psychological considerations. One purpose of this course is to introduce students to psychological issues pertinent to various contemporary social topics. Be advised: There are no easy answers to the problems we will investigate.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)- Psychology

Conceptual Physics
**PY 131 Sec. 002 --- MWF 11:20-12:10  **Students must register for accompanying lab

Dr. Phillip Stiles --- Former Provost of NC State, he is back in the "trenches" - and loving it!

Why Doesn't the Universe Fall Apart?
Fundamentals of physics from a conceptual rather than a mathematical viewpoint. Applications of physics to everyday phenomena and experiences. Demonstrations and discovery-based lab.. Mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light and relativity. Designed for non-science majors.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Natural Science

Conceptual Optics
PY 133 Sec. 001--- T TH 1:05-2:20
PY 133 Lab Sec. 201---  M 3:40-4:30

Dr. Michael Paesler - An innovator in Physics Education nationally, Dr. Paesler says his class is designed for poets, as well as scientists.

What in the world is light? What does light tell us about our surroundings?
PY 133 introduces students to basic physical principles through investigations of light. Conceptual rather than problem-solving in nature, the course covers such topics as "Light as a Wave," "Color,"
"Rainbows, Halos and Mirages" and "Light in the Cosmos." Take-home activity-oriented laboratories are featured. Lab and lecture must be taken in the same semester. Designed for non-science majors.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Natural Science

Sociology of the Family
SOC 204 Sec. 011 --- T TH 1:05-2:20
SOC 204 Sec. 012 --- T TH 11:20-12:35

Dr. Maxine Atkinson --- No family is complete without Maxine!

What is family? Are families important?
SOC 204 is an introductory course that serves as a prerequisite for all higher-level sociology courses. We question which social factors differentiate families. We ask and answer questions from scientific perspectives and ask how we know what we know.

General Education Requirement Fulfilled - Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)- Sociology

 ............................"The Important Thing Is To Not Stop Questioning" …..Albert Einstein

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