Clinton Community College
Summer 2009 Humanites Offerings
FROM THE HUMANITIES DIVISION
SUMMER SEMESTER 2009
If you’re looking for courses that fill general education silos, satisfy degree requirements, or provide some interesting electives, here they are!
ENGLISH
ENG 101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION
This course is designed to help students acquire the skills they will need for academic success. They will learn to produce essays that are clear, concise, and unified. The writing process is emphasized. Students write papers both out of class, at least one of which requires outside sources and documentation, and in class. Near the end of the course, students will complete a final in-class essay which will be evaluated by the English Department to assess the writer’s preparedness to move on to other college-level writing courses.
OFFERED: MWF 10:30-12:15 (May 27-July 22), TTH 6:00-8:45 (May 26-July 16)
ENG 102 LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
This course introduces students to a variety of poetry, fiction, and drama, and students respond to literature in oral and written analysis.
OFFERED: M-TH 8:00-10:15 (May 26-June 29), TTH 6:00-8:45 (May 26-July 16)
HUMANITIES AND “THE ARTS”
ART 111 PHOTOGRAPHY I
This is a lecture/laboratory course in which the beginner learns the use and function of the camera and lens. Basic darkroom techniques, including film processing, printing and print finishing are taught. The course explores the aesthetics of photography, and good photographic technique. (Students must provide their own cameras and will have to purchase film and photo paper.)
OFFERED: M-TH 1:00-3:15 (July 6-August 7)
MUS 101 MUSIC APPRECIATION
The course presents a basis of intelligent music listening with a series of listening experiences. Students gain knowledge of music technicalities, and learn information relating to the historical/cultural aspects of music, develops sensitivity to the art. A wide variety of music from ancient through contemporary styles, including representative masterpieces which form an important part of our musical tradition, is explored.
OFFERED: Online (May 26-August 4)
THE 110 THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
This course is an introduction to theater as an art form, which will be addressed through a broad overview of the history of theater. Work in the course will focus on the fundamentals of acting and the relationship established between performer and audience. Students will prepare and perform individual, duo, and group scenes. In addition, students will learn about the process and theory of directing and production.
OFFERED: M-TH 10:30-12:45 (May 26-June 29)
BASIC COMMUNICATION
Eng 101 fills the Basic Communication general education silo, and so does Com 101.
COM 101 PUBLIC SPEAKING
This is an introductory course that offers the student the opportunity to understand and to improve public communication skills by writing and delivering a minimum of four speeches during the semester. These may include (but are not limited to): speaking to inform, speaking to persuade, speaking for special occasions, and speaking in small groups. At least one of these speeches must include the use of visual aids. Students will learn theories and techniques of writing effective speeches that are audience-centered, and they will participate in the performance, observation, and critical evaluation of public speaking presentations.
OFFERED: M-TH 1:00-3:15 (May 26-June 29, July 6-August 7)
. . . AND THERE ARE EVEN MORE GREAT ELECTIVE COURSES FROM WHICH YOU CAN CHOOSE:
ENG 234 ADIRONDACK LITERATURE
This course examines Adirondack-based literature from contemporary writers spanning the past 25 years. Using a variety of genres - including fiction, poetry, essays and literary nonfiction - students will identify and examine the diversity and complexities of the Adirondack Park, including a brief history of the Adirondack Park Agency. Students will read and respond to writers who live in their communities and will recognize how literature can play an important role in their everyday activities. Since ENG 102 is a prerequisite for this course, students are expected to have acquired the skills necessary to write essays in response to literature and to actively participate in class discussions of the readings.
OFFERED: M-TH 8:00-10:15 (May 26-June 29)
ENG 235 TECHNICAL WRITING
This course focuses on the forms of written communication required to obtain and hold a job, to participate in business, and to report in technical and investigative fields and to serve in community or professional organizations. Students will receive instruction and practice in writing summaries, correspondence, instructions, publicity releases, reports, brochures and proposals. Students will also learn to choose a format and style appropriate for their audience and purpose.
OFFERED: Online (May 26-July 21)
ENG 240 LITERATURE & NATURE
This course examines the work of writers – traditional and contemporary-who respond to nature in ways that are scientifically informed, but also carry a personal voice and a concern for literary values. Students will read and respond to the writing of authors who record their observations of natural details, promote an appreciation of the natural environment, and relate a sense of human responsibility in the natural world. Since English 102 is a prerequisite for this course, students are expected to have acquired the skill necessary to write essays in response to literature and to actively participate in class discussions of the readings.