Area B Institutional Options – 4 to 5 hours

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• Introduction to Human Communications
  • A critical thinking based course designed to introduce students to various communication contexts. Special emphasis is placed on adapting communication style and content to diverse cultural audiences. The course includes practice in public address and small group communication. This class fulfills the oral communication requirement. Prerequisites: READ 0099 and ENGL 0099.

Select one from the following elective courses:

• Contemporary Global Issues
  • This course is designed to illuminate the scientific, historical, political and psychological perspectives in understanding contemporary global issues. Particular emphasis is placed on the analysis of such current global phenomena as population, disease/poverty and prejudice. This course fulfills the requirements for Area B in the Core Curriculum.

• Film and Culture
  • An Area B course, CINE 1502 examines the relationship between film and culture. Students will build a vocabulary to discuss film content and theme. Both American and International films will be discussed. Prerequisite: READ 0099.

• Introduction to Information Technology
  • An Area B course to introduce students to useful computer applications and current technological and ethical issues. As information technology advances, new applications and concerns will emerge and particular topics in this course may change. Students completing this course will be able to make basic informed decisions on current information technology issues and will be familiar with some of the basic tools of information technology. Prerequisite: MATH 0099, READ 0099, and ENGL 0099. Students cannot receive credit for CISM 1502 and CISM 2201.

• Intercultural Communication
  • This course introduces the student to the study of communication, culture, and intercultural communication. Students will become aware of the ability of culture to shape and modify personal views or reality through differing perceptions of world view, family experiences, history, and verbal and nonverbal message systems. How diverse cultures communicate in business, educational, and health settings will be addressed. Application of intercultural communication theory and principles will be practiced throughout the course. Note: COMM 1502 may not be substituted for COMM 1100, Introduction to Human Communication, the 3 credit hour Area B course requirement of all Gainesville College students. Prerequisites: READ 0099 and ENGL 0099.

• Introduction to Computer Technology
  • An Area B course to introduce students to current topics in computing, including computer architecture and history, algorithms and programming languages, data organization, artificial intelligence, and the theory and future of computing. Prerequisite: MATH 0099, READ 0099, and ENGL 0099.

• Studies in Diversity Issues
  • A focus on issues involving diversity and multiculturalism from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. The course features a specific issue each semester, and the issues differ depending on faculty teaching the course. Particular emphasis is on the U.S. experience but may include issues of a global nature as they impact the U.S. or allow a cross-national comparative study of a particular area. Prerequisite: READ 0099.

• Field Ecology
  • Ecology 1000 is a two-semester hour credit course that is designed to meet requirements in Area B for all students. The course incorporates a series of intensive field trips and lab activities in various locations to introduce the students to the principles of ecology. Students are required to travel to the designated locations and spend a week or more in the field and lab activities. Prerequisite: READ 0099, an introductory college level course in biology, chemistry, or geology, and permission of instructor.

• Consumer Economics
  • An introduction to personal financial management. This course is designed to provide the student with the tools necessary to make effective financial decisions and includes budgeting, retirement planning, making savings and investment decisions, purchasing insurance and real estate, tax planning and consumer protection. This course may be used in Area B. Prerequisite: MATH 0099. Corequisite: READ 0099.

• Human Ecology
  • A seminar course that addresses the social, political, and cultural aspects of human ecological problems. As an introduction to the field of Human Ecology, it examines both past and current human activities and their influence on our species and the physical environment, and explores the place of cultural elements in creating and solving environmental problems. Course meets the Area B institutional options requirement. Prerequisite: READ 0099; ENGL 0099.

• Environmental Issues
  • Environmental Issues is an interdisciplinary course that explores the many facets of current environmental issues. Using a variety of sources, students will examine these issues from both historical and scientific perspectives. Concepts will be presented in the context of the natural laws and ecological processes which govern the outcome of human-environmental interactions. Prerequisite: READ 0099.

• Introduction to European Union
  • This course is an introduction to European integration and the European Union (EU). The diversity of opinion over Europe’s future is a focus of the course. The course prepares students for 1) more advanced coursework in international political economy, international politics, and comparative policies; 2) participation in intercollegiate simulations of the EU; and, 3) international careers (including business). The course must be completed by students who apply to participate in the EU Certificate Program sponsored by the University System of Georgia. Course meets the Area B institutional options requirement. Prerequisite: READ 0099.

• American History Through Film
  • An Area B course that examines topics in American history through the use of film. Prerequisites: READ 0099, ENGL 0099, and HIST 2111 or HIST 2112.

• International Perspectives - Special Topics
  • This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the culture of the target country or countries to be visited as part of a study abroad program, an understanding and appreciation of the importance of the specific sites visited, and practical advice for the inexperienced traveler.

• Leadership Development
  • This Area B course has as its central focus the development of leadership skills. The course is designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of leadership and group dynamics theory and to assist the student in developing a personal philosophy of leadership, an awareness of the moral and ethical responsibilities of leadership, and an awareness of his or her own style of leadership. The course integrates readings from the humanities, classic works of literature and contemporary multi cultural writings, and experiential learning exercises with readings and discussions of traditional leadership theories. Prerequisite: READ 0099.

• Foreign Language Readings
  • In this Area B course the student prepares a dossier of Spanish or French articles from various publications, particularly on-line journals and newspapers that pertain to and illustrate a chosen topic of relevance to the social science or speech class.

• Foreign Language for Professionals
  • In this Area B course the student will study the oral and written foreign language appropriate to the needs of a particular profession. Appropriate use will be made of applicable software and the Internet. This course will include lab work. Prerequisite: the 1002 level of the language.

• The Intellectual Foundation of Modern Science
  • An examination of the nature of the scientific process, tracing the development of the scientific world view from medieval times to the present, the nature of both science and social science and the implications of scientific progress for the human condition.

• Research Strategies
  • This interactive hands-on course is an introduction to the critical thinking and computer searching strategies required in today’s information based society. It acquaints students with various types of resource materials, familiarizes them with key tools, and assists them in learning to acquire, evaluate, and organize information. Prerequisites: READ 0099 and ENGL 0099.

• Research Strategies and Technology
  • This interactive hands-on course investigates modern information structures. It acquaints students with various types of resource materials; familiarizes them with key tools; and assists them in learning to acquire, evaluate, organize and present data collected via a variety of media. The knowledge and skills gained in this course creates a foundation for academic success and lifelong learning. Prerequisite: READ 0099. Not open to students with credit in RSCH 1501.

• Orientation to Science and Technology in Society
  • This course will provide an integrated introduction to the esthetic, ethical, historical, philosophical, political, and socioeconomic aspects of science and technology. This course seeks to help students better understand the world in which they live and the broader implications of science and technology in society. Additionally, students will survey state of the art applications in science and technology.

• Survey of Science Ethics
  • An introduction to the concept of service learning and the philosophy and principles that serve as its foundation. It provides students with the opportunity to participate in service learning and to integrate this experience with personal and societal values surrounding important issues and problems in American society. The student is expected to complete a service learning project during the semester at a designated agency. This course meets the Area B institutional options requirement. Prerequisite: READ 0099.

• Chance
  • An area B course in which students will examine applications from a broad range of topics. By reading and discussing current news stories and journal articles, students will examine how statistics and statistical thinking are used in a variety of applications and activities. As needed, articles will be supplemented with readings from the text on basic concepts in probability and statistics. Prerequisites: MATH 0099, READ 0099 and ENGL 0099.

• Service Learning
  • An introduction to the concept of service learning and the philosophy and principles that serve as its foundation. It provides students with the opportunity to participate in service learning and to integrate this experience with personal and societal values surrounding important issues and problems in American society. The student is expected to complete a service learning project during the semester at a designated agency. This course meets the Area B institutional options requirement. Prerequisite: READ 0099.