3 Credits
Presents techniques that help students cope successfully with the demands of college. Enlarges the student's awareness of self with respect to academic and personal goals, and assists each person to gain the necessary skills to succeed in college.
3 Credits
Introduces the physical and human geography of the world. Examines the major physical/environmental, cultural, political and economic characteristics of each world region.
3 Credits
Introduces the physical and human geography of the world. Examines the major physical/environmental, cultural, political and economic characteristics of each world region. Particular attention is paid to social structures and linguistic discourses in the analysis of a range of social justice issues.
3 Credits
Introduces the connections between human activities and the physical environment. Examines environmental processes, human impact on the global environment, diverse perspectives on the contested concept of sustainability, and solutions to environmental problems. Emphasizes social science models, theories and perspectives as frameworks for thinking critically and creatively about a range of sustainability issues.
1 Credits
Presents CPR skills and AED essentials for the professional rescuer. Provides information on a total community approach to reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and respiratory emergencies. American Red Cross certification available upon satisfactory completion of course requirements.
3 Credits
Examines the symptoms, and physical, pharmacological, psychological, and social effects of addiction as a disease and the impact on society. [Note: The New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services has reviewed this course and finds that it is consistent with established standards for the CASAC-T credential.]
2 Credits
Catalog Description: Presents the four major components of the mandated New York State Education Department (NYSED) requirements. Focuses on SAVE Legislation (Safe Schools Against Violence in Education), Child Abuse Workshop (identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and maltreatment), alcohol and tobacco, and signs and symptoms of drug use. Includes safety education-identifying dangerous environments, preventing child abduction, fire and arson. Certification in SAVE Legislation and Mandated Reporter available. Two class hours.
3 Credits
Emphasizes strategies and behaviors which contribute to a healthy lifestyle and overall wellness. Discusses topics such as the dimensions of wellness, stress, drug use and abuse, nutrition, weight control, the human microbiome, fitness, healthy relationships, infectious diseases and safety education. Additional course components include New York State certifications in Child Abuse Mandated Reporter, Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) and School Violence Prevention (SAVE).
3 Credits
Presents emergency techniques used to maintain health, alleviate suffering and sustain human life under conditions during which professional care and/or normal health services are unavailable. Studies safety and prevention as they relate to home, school, industry, and the highway. Provides Red Cross certification in Responding to Emergencies and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer upon successful completion of requirements and payment of Red Cross fees.
3 Credits
Introduces a series of interactive exercises and activities designed to study Health Sciences as they apply to coaching interscholastic sports in New York State. Presents the definitions of selected principles of biology, anatomy, physiology, kinesiology related to coaching, risk minimization, mixed competition, legal implications for coaches, and the NYSED Selection Classification program. Specific information will be given regarding current health issues facing athletes (i.e. Concussion/head trauma, the Female Athlete Triad, drug use and abuse, etc).
3 Credits
Examines the social, political, economic, environmental, religious and intellectual influences on the rise and fall of world civilizations prior to 1500 CE. Presents history from a global perspective, with an emphasis on the beliefs and contributions shaping the whole of the human community. Emphasizes developing and implementing the skills of the historian.
3 Credits
Examines the social, political, economic, environmental, religious and intellectual influences on the rise and fall of world civilizations from 1500 CE to the present. Presents history from a global perspective, with an emphasis on the beliefs and contributions shaping the whole of the human community.
3 Credits
Examines the political, social, economic and intellectual development of Western society from antiquity to 1500 CE. Explores the ways that ancient, classical and medieval societies shaped the development of contemporary Western thought and institutions. Emphasizes developing and implementing the skills of the historian.
3 Credits
Examines the political, social, economic and intellectual development of Western society from 1500 CE to the present. Explores how modern historical and cultural issues shaped the development of contemporary western thought and institutions. Emphasizes developing and implementing the skills of the historian.
3 Credits
Surveys American history through the thematic lenses of disease, disability and death. Examines how these themes have influenced the political, social, cultural and economic landscapes through time paying special attention to voices long marginalized in traditional history narratives.
3 Credits
Examines the political, social, economic and intellectual development of Western society from antiquity to 1500 CE. Explores the ways that ancient, classical and medieval societies shaped the development of contemporary Western thought and institutions. Emphasizes developing and implementing the skills of the historian.
3 Credits
Examines the political, social, economic and intellectual development of Western society from 1500 CE to the present. Explores how modern historical and cultural issues shaped the development of contemporary western thought and institutions. Emphasizes developing and implementing the skills of the historian.
3 Credits
Surveys United States history from Pre-Columbian America through the Civil War. Focuses on the ideas and issues that shaped the emergence of the United States including institutional development, cultural transformation, and political evolution. Themes examined include: exploration and colonization, early America's relations with the British empire; the American Revolution; establishing the new republic, Jacksonian Democracy, the technological and economic development of the young nation, social and cultural life, westward expansion, the sectional crisis, and the Civil War. Introduces techniques of historical research and critical writing about the early history of the United States.