ENC 1101: Expository and Argumentative Writing

• This course prepares students to write expository-argumentative prose and to analyze discourse in contemporary culture. ENC 1101 is designed to help students improve their grasp of standard written English, library research, critical analysis and creative thinking.

• A general education course which includes an introduction to logic and set theory, algebra, probability and statistics, an elementary introduction to linear programming and game theory, and a review of geometry and measurement.

• An interdisciplinary course exploring a range of dynamic interactions in human communication. Topics will include pre- and post-natal communication, development of speech, parent/child communication, vocal/nonvocal communication, noise pollution and prosthetic devices. Normal and abnormal aspects of communication processes will be covered.

• Fundamentals of visual arts and of music needed by classroom teacher for teaching art and music in the elementary school. Students with sufficient background may exempt the course by examination.