0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab This is the required clinical course associated with RAD 103. (See the RAD 103 course description for details.) Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 213, RAD 100, RAD 101 Concurrent Requirement:Pre-Requisites that may be met concurrently: BIO 214, RAD 102 Co-Requisites:RAD 103, RAD 103L
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This is the required lab course associated with RAD 103. (See the RAD 103 course description for details.) Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 213, RAD 100, RAD 101 Concurrent Requirement:Pre-Requisites that may be met concurrently: BIO 214, RAD 102 Co-Requisites:RAD 103, RAD 103C
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab Clinical experience for development of competencies involving general radiographic procedures in an affiliated hospital or health care facility. Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Summer session Pre-Requisites:RAD 102, RAD 103
4Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Physics of radiographic equipment, including fundamental electronics, x-ray production, the x-ray tube, image intensification, digital fluoroscopy and related circuitry and preventative maintenance. Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:RAD 102, RAD 104 Co-Requisites:RAD 202
7Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. Instruction and practice in positioning techniques involving the skull, facial bones, and advanced radiographic procedures. Clinical application of advanced positioning techniques with emphasis on the skull and facial bones. Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 214, RAD 104 Co-Requisites:RAD 202L, RAD 202C, RAD 201
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 15 Lab This is the required clinical course associated with RAD 202. (See the RAD 202 course description for details.) Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 214, RAD 104 Co-Requisites:RAD 202, RAD 202L, RAD 201
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This is the required lab course associated with RAD 202. (See the RAD 202 course description for details.) Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 214, RAD 104 Co-Requisites:RAD 202, RAD 202C, RAD 201
4Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Presentation of the various medical and surgical diseases and their relationship to radiologic procedures. Introduction to radiographic examinations involving surgical procedures and specialized equipment. This also includes the basics of computed tomography. Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:RAD 201, RAD 202, RAD 202L, RAD 202C Concurrent Requirement:Pre-requisites that may be met concurrently: RAD 212, BIO 246 Co-Requisites:RAD 204, RAD 204L, RAD 204C
7Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. Principles and techniques of quality assurance testing through emphasis on laboratory experiments. Major emphasis on digital and computed radiography imaging systems providing minimal patient exposure along with optimal radiographic information presented. Clinical assignments devoted to the application of radiographic procedures in an affiliated hospital or health care facility. Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:RAD 201, RAD 202 Concurrent Requirement:Pre-requisites that may be met concurrently: RAD 212, BIO 246 Co-Requisites:RAD 204L, RAD 204C, RAD 203
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 15 Lab This is the required clinical course associated with RAD 204. (See the RAD 204 course description for details.) Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:RAD 201, RAD 202 Concurrent Requirement:Pre-Requisites that may be met concurrently: RAD 212, BIO 246 Co-Requisites:RAD 204, RAD 204L, RAD 203
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This is the required lab course associated with RAD 204. (See the RAD 204 course description for details.) Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:RAD 201, RAD 202 Concurrent Requirement:Pre-Requisites that may be met concurrently: RAD 212, BIO 246 Co-Requisites:RAD 204, RAD 204C, RAD 203
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab Clinical experience for development of competency for an entry level radiographer. Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Summer session Pre-Requisites:RAD 203, RAD 204 Concurrent Requirement:Pre-requisites that may be met concurrently: RAD 212, BIO 246
1Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. Preparation of the technical report and its organization for both written and oral presentation. Readings in current literature and journals involving trends in radiography. General topics include pediatric radiography, trauma, surgical radiography, career placement in radiography, MRI and Mammography. Restricted to Radiologic Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:RAD 201, RAD 202, RAD 202L, RAD 202C Concurrent Requirement:Pre-requisites that may be met concurrently: BIO 246 Co-Requisites:RAD 203, RAD 203L, RAD 203C, RAD 204, RAD 204L, RAD 204C
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. An introductory course that will cover mammographic positioning, breast anatomy and physiology, and modifications for positioning of non-routine patients. Usually offered Summer session Pre-Requisites:RAD 104 or Licensed Radiologic Technologist
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. History, theory, and philosophy of play, recreation, and leisure; implications for individuals and groups in changing society. To introduce the nature, scope, and significance of play, recreation, and leisure in our culture. We will explore definitions, philosophies, and theories applicable to the field as well as the historical events, places, and people which shaped contemporary American leisure and recreation. This course serves as an introduction to recreation and leisure delivery systems and professional practice. Students will learn the language of the field of recreation, understand the power and role of leisure in contemporary society, and recognize the implications for development of their own lives and communities. Usually offered Fall semester
REC 225 - Programming in Parks, Recreation, Leisure Service
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Introduction to programming principles and techniques for educational, leisure, and other human service settings. Particular focus on the design and implementation of recreation programs for leisure-related services.
Pre-Requisites:REC 200
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Leadership principles for educational, leisure, and other human services settings at the micro, meso, and macro level. Involves practical experiences in the community. Usually offered Spring semester
1Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab Field experience which introduces the student to various recreation programs and/or facilities. The field experience component entails placement for direct observation and participation in a combination of 25 on-campus and 20 off-campus hours. On-campus hours may be accrued in one of the following areas: Intramural/Recreation, Outdoor Ropes Course, Athletics or other instructor approved venue. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites:REC 200
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is designed to provide a general understanding of the properties of sign language, basic vocabulary, basic understanding of deaf culture and their interrelatedness. Usually offered Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL). SLA is accepted only for programs in education, health, or social services, where there is likely to be significant contact with the hearing impaired.
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will expand the student’s ability in both expressive and receptive sign language and finger spelling. Knowledge of social/cultural and academic implications of deafness will be discussed. Usually offered Fall, Spring and Summer semesters Pre-Requisites:SLA 101 General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL). SLA is accepted only for programs in education, health, or social services, where there is likely to be significant contact with the hearing impaired.
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Sociology is a social science that studies human behavior at the group or societal level. It examines how people interact, how groups or societies differ and how the groups or societies people belong to affect human behavior. No matter how personal our experiences are, they are influenced by social forces, forces that arise from the society of which we are a part; they exist outside of the individual. In this course, students become familiar with basic concepts of sociology and develop their sociological imagination - the ability to see the interplay between biography and history, individual and society; the ability to understand the connections between public issues and private troubles. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Social Science (SS)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. The social organization of work is the set of relations among people at work. The intellectual backbone of the course concerns the process through which work becomes more and more specialized, the transformation of specialization into stratification and inequality and the organizational context of work. This framework informs the course as it further explores such topics as the impact of the microelectronics revolution, the rapidly changing roles of women at work and the constantly evolving world economy. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:ENG 099 or waiver through testing
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Analysis of several major social problems in contemporary society. Questions explored include how a situation becomes defined as a social problem and how social problems can be analyzed and understood. Major theoretical perspectives in sociology are introduced and applied to the empirical study of social problems. The historical context of the development of social problems is examined and the potential for solutions to social problems is explored. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites:ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Social Science (SS)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is a cross-cultural sociological analysis of the institution of the family with an emphasis on the new challenges to relationships in our rapidly-changing technological society. Topics include research on dating, marriage preparation, cohabitation, marriage adjustments, pregnancy and parenting, divorce, remarriage, life cycle changes and enrichment programs. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites:ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Social Science (SS)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is about the social processes through which male and female biology is transformed and institutionalized within society to gender. Discussions focus on ‘maleness/masculinity’ and ‘femaleness/femininity’ in their current, cross-cultural and historical forms. The origins, the implications and the social reproduction of gender are examined. How gender norms are both constructed and challenged in social institutions like the family, the economy, the political system, education, religion and the media are addressed. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:ENG 099 or waiver through testing
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Tostudy community is to study people living in and identifying with a particular place and to give special attention to the type, quality, and basis of their interaction. Such a broad definition includes much of the subject matter of sociology, so it is not surprising that community theory and research have played a major role in the development of American Sociology. Sociology has at its core a foundation for understanding community. This course examines the concept of community, different approaches to understanding community, community and the quality of life, and studying the community. Offered Fall and Spring semesters, and Summer online Pre-Requisites:ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Social Science (SS)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Through an interdisciplinary lens using psychological, sociological, historical, queer, feminist, poststructural, anthropological, and cultural studies perspectives we will explore the role that gender plays in society (the macro level) and our everyday lives (the micro level). This course seeks to analyze and discuss gender as a historical, contextual, and intersectional concept that lies at the crossroads of race, class, sexuality, citizenship, age, size, and ability. We will explore the status of women and men in today’s society using race, class, sexual orientation, and religion. Students will examine the social institutions and cultural representations affecting gender today by taking a brief look at how both men and women’s roles have been socially and culturally constructed. Usually offered Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. The course is a study of the structure of the Spanish language and the development of the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course serves as an introduction to the culture of Spanish speaking countries. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. SPA 102 is sequential to SPA 101, Elementary Spanish I, and a continuation of the study of the structure of the Spanish language and the development of the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course serves also as an introduction to the culture of Spanish speaking countries. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites:SPA 101 or permission of the instructor General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. SPA 203 focuses on the development of audiolingual skills and the review of Spanish grammar. The course serves also as a reinforcement of reading skills through selected prose. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:SPA 102 or permission of the instructor General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. SPA 204 is sequential to SPA 203, Intermediate Spanish I, and serves as continued development of audio lingual skills and review of Spanish grammar. The course will also provide students with an opportunity to improve their reading and writing skills through selected prose and writing assignments. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:SPA 203 or permission of the instructor General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL)
SPA 301 - Spanish Conversational and Composition I
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. SPA 301 is a course designed to offer students who have completed Intermediate Spanish the opportunity to study the grammatical structure of the target language more thoroughly, to improve the skills of listening and speaking and to develop reading and writing skills at a more advanced level. Occasionally offered Pre-Requisites:SPA 204 or permission of the instructor General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL)
SPA 302 - Spanish Conversational and Composition II
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. SPA 302 is sequential to SPA 301, Spanish Conversation and Composition I, and offers the students the opportunity to master the more complex grammatical structures of the target language, to write adequately developed narratives and essays, to optimize their listening comprehension and to engage in conversation with a near native fluency. Occasionally offered Pre-Requisites:SPA 301 or permission of the instructor General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Foreign Languages (FL)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course provides the student with a practical introduction to the theories and practices of effective oral communication. Emphasis is placed upon understanding the general principles of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and public communication. The student is provided the opportunity to examine, develop and apply his/her own oral communication skills in varied communication situations. Course content includes: the human communication process, verbal and nonverbal communication, understanding self and others, listening, interpersonal skills, and organizing and presenting effective informative and persuasive speeches. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Basic Communication (BC)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is devoted to developing effective public speaking skills. Students will be provided with opportunities to prepare and deliver different types of speeches (informative, persuasive, special occasion) in a variety of modes (manuscript, memorized, impromptu, extemporaneous). Special attention will be paid to the art of preparing and delivering speeches through the study of the techniques of good delivery and composition. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Basic Communication (BC)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. A practical introduction to current and traditional theories and practices of interpersonal communication. The course will include experiences in such interpersonal speech communication situations such as: interviewing, effective listening, interpersonal conflicts, and nonverbal communications. Emphasis will be placed upon understanding the principles of interpersonal communication, and the student will be provided the opportunity to examine and develop his/her own communication skills. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Basic Communication (BC)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course concentrates on the physical production of vocal sounds. It is designed to enable students to analyze their vocal production and develop a plan for improvement. Topics to be covered include: the physical process of voice production; vocal health issues; vocal characteristics of pitch, rate, volume, and quality; articulation; pronunciation; International Phonetic Alphabet, dialects, and accents. This course is designed to develop vocal abilities for career and everyday communications. Also available as THA 134. Usually offered Spring semester
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the unique genre of human communication known as argumentation or debate. Students in the course will be provided with training which will allow them to think quickly as well as critically, organize and integrate many arguments into a coherent whole, and investigate ideas which, when played out on the battlefield of the spoken word, can be effective instruments of persuasion. It is hoped that the competitive nature of debate will be used to stimulate and motivate members of the class and create an electric atmosphere which will enhance learning. Usually offered Spring semester in alternate years General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Basic Communication (BC)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will introduce the concepts and issues of management and organization as they relate to sport and recreation organizations. Topics will include the historical, philosophical and social aspects of sport in society, organizational and management theory and the business of sport. The course will evolve into an analysis of the segments of the sport and recreation industry and the application of management practices in those segments. Finally, the course will explore opportunities for careers and professional development in sport management. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will examine the various regulatory agencies that govern individual sport organizations and expose students to the management activities needed to operate effectively within those agencies. Students will learn how individual sport organizations fit into a greater industry and the power that lies within segments of the industry. The course is designed to integrate management theory with governance and policy development. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:SPM 101
4Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 This course introduces the roles of various surgical team members and the organization the surgical suite. Students will identify and develop the responsibilities of scrub, circulating, and second assisting surgical technologists before, during, and after surgery. The focus will be on the development of knowledge and skills related to surgical asepsis and patient care concepts in the didactic, laboratory, and clinical practice. Students will participate in the on-campus practice laboratories and hospital based clinical experiences. Restricted to LAS/Surgical Technology Concentration Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 213 E/L, MED 134, ENG 101 (or to be taken concurrently) Co-Requisites:AHP 100L
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 This is the required lab course associated with AHP 100. (See AHP 100 course descriptions for details.) Restricted to LAS/Surgical Technology Concentration Students Usually offered Fall semester. Pre-Requisites:BIO 213 E/L, MED 134, ENG 101 (or to be taken concurrently) Co-Requisites:AHP 100
6Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course introduces the roles of various surgical team members and the organization of the surgical suite. Students will identify and develop the responsibilities of scrub, circulating, and second assisting surgical technologists before, during, and after surgery. The focus will be on the development of knowledge and skills related to surgical asepsis and patient care concepts in the didactic, laboratory, and clinical practice. Students will participate in the on-campus practice laboratories and hospital-based clinical experiences. Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:Successful completion of all Academic Foundation courses. Current CPR for the Professional Rescuer required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. BIO 213 E/L Co-Requisites:SUR 100C, SUR 100L, MED 134, PSY 110, SUR 160
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab This is the required clinical course associated with SUR 100. (See the SUR 100 course description for details.) Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:Successful completion of all Academic Foundations, current CPR for the Professional Rescuer required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. BIO 213 E/L Co-Requisites:SUR 100, SUR 100L, PSY 110, MED 134, SUR 160
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This is the required‚ lab course associated with SUR 100. (See the SUR 100 course description for details.) Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:Successful completion of all Academic Foundations, current CPR for the Professional Rescuer required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. BIO 213 E/L Co-Requisites:SUR 100, SUR 100C, PSY 110, MED 134, SUR 160
7Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 This course continues to demonstrate the various functions of the surgical team. Psychomotor skills and the application of sterile and aspetic technique are evaluated at the affiliated hospital facility. Performance and practice of basic surgical intervention will be emphasized. Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:AHP 100 E/L, BIO 213 E/L Co-Requisites:SUR 104C, BIO 214 E/L, CIS elective
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab This is the required lab course associated with SUR 104. (See the SUR 104 course description for details.) Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Ususally offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:AHP 100 E/L, BIO 213 E/L Co-Requisites:SUR 104, BIO 214 E/L, CIS elective
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. A study of basic patient care, nursing techniques, approaches and intervention for non-nursing students. Topics include safe patient care; hygiene and patient comfort, nutritional needs, vital signs, positioning and observation of the patient, special techniques and medical records. Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester
7Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course emphasizes the Surgical Technologist’s role to perform and facilitate safe and effective conduct. It is vital to anticipate the surgeon needs, pass instruments, and provide sterile items in an efficient manner. Clinical practice will employ intermediate surgical interventions. Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 214 E/L, SUR 104 E/C, CIS 100 Concurrent Requirement:BIO 221 E/L, PSY 110 Co-Requisites:SUR 200C
SUR 200 - Surgical Technology III (Eff. Fall 2018)
7Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course emphasizes the Surgical Technologist’s role to perform and facilitate safe and effective conduct. It is vital to anticipate the surgeon needs, pass instruments, and provide sterile instrumentation, supplies, and equipment in an efficient manner. Clinical practice will employ general and various surgical specialties. Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:SUR 104 E/C, BIO 214 E/L, CIS elective Co-Requisites:SUR 200C, BIO 221 E/L, PSY 110
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab This is the required lab course associated with SUR 200. (See SUR 200 course description for details.) Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:SUR 104, BIO 214, CIS 100 or MAT 106, PHA 160 Co-Requisites:SUR 200, BIO 221, ENG 101, PSY 110
SUR 200C - Surgical Technology III Clinical (Eff. Fall 2018)
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 This is the required clinical course associated with SUR 200. (See the SUR 200 course description for details.) Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:SUR 104 E/C, BIO 214 E/L, CIS elective Co-Requisites:SUR 200, BIO 221 E/L, PSY 110
7Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course of the Surgical Technology program possess expertise of theory and mastery of sterile and aseptic technique. The combination of basic sciences, knowledge of surgical procedures, and implementation of tools and technologies facilitates the surgeon’s performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Clinical practice exposure is advanced surgical intervention. Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:BIO 221 E/L, SUR 200 E/C, ENG 101, PSY 110 Co-Requisites:SUR 204C, ENG 102, PSY 210, HED elective
SUR 204 - Surgical Technology IV (Eff. Spring 2019)
7Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course possesses expertise theory and mastery of sterile and aseptic technique. The combination of basic sciences, knowledge of surgical procedures, and implementation of tools and technologies facilitates the surgeons’ performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Clinical practice exposure is advanced surgical intervention. Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:SUR 200 E/C, BIO 221 E/L, PSY 110 Co-Requisites:SUR 204C, PSY 210, ENG 102, HED elective
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab This is the required lab course associated with SUR 204. (See SUR 204 course description for details.) Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:SUR 200, BIO 221, ENG 101, PSY 110 Co-Requisites:SUR 204, ENG 102, SOC 101
SUR 204C - Surgical Technology IV Clinical (Eff. Spring 2019)
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab This is the required lab course associated with SUR 204. (See SUR 204 course description for details.) Restricted to Surgical Technology Students Ususally offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:SUR 200 E/C, BIO 221 E/L, PSY 110 Co-Requisites:SUR 204, PSY 210, ENG 102, HED elective
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is intended to be an introductory, interdisciplinary exposure to the visual, verbal, and performing arts. The basic elements of many art forms will be investigated, as well as concepts each form has in common with the other. Distinctive characteristics of music, painting, sculpture, architecture, theatre, dance and photography will serve as focal points. The course is also available as ART 100 and MUS 100. Pre-Requisites:AAC 042 and ENG 099 General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for The Arts (AR) and for Western Civilization (WC). This course appears in more than one category and can be used to satisfy at most two requirements.
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 2 Lab A lecture-demonstration-laboratory course. A basic survey of the introductory principles of acting for the general liberal arts student. The contents include study of the history of acting, aspects of character, action/objective, and improvisation techniques. Practical experience is provided through participation in laboratory experiences and final performance project. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for The Arts (AR)
1Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. The Theatre Arts Success Seminar is designed to help students acquire essential skills needed for academic success. The topics covered will include, but are not limited to: Orientation to College Life, Theatre Arts Program Requirements, setting short term and long term education and career goals, college survival skills, critical thinking, and the creative process. This course makes extensive use of the Blackboard Course Management System for accessing course materials. Restricted to Theatre Arts Students Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 2 Lab A lecture demonstration laboratory course. An introduction to basic acting skills and terminology. Practical experience is provided through participation in classroom exercises, improvisations, and a final performance project. Usually offered Fall semester General Education:Meets SUNY General Education requirement for The Arts (AR)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 2 Lab A lecture-demonstration laboratory course. Continued study of basic acting technique with emphasis in the physical aspects of acting. Practical experience is provided through participation in classroom exercises, improvisations, and a final performance project. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites:THA 105 or permission of the instructor General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for The Arts (AR)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. A laboratory-demonstration-lecture course. The content includes background of theatre types, theatre structure, scene painting, production organization, rigging, and safety. Practical experience is provided through participation in one or more College productions. Usually offered Fall semester Co-Requisites:THA 107L
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lab Lab activities corresponding to THA 107. (See course description for THA 107.) Usually offered Fall semester Co-Requisites:THA 107
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. A continuation of THA 107. Topics include color in the theatre, scenic design, lighting, sound and special effects. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:THA 107 or permission of the instructor Co-Requisites:THA 108L
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lab Lab activities corresponding to THA 108. (See course description for THA 108.) Usually offered Spring semester Co-Requisites:THA 108
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. A survey of African-American Theatre and motion picture companies, personages, and major events which comprise the history of African-American drama and film from the twentieth century to the present. The course will also explore the development of performance techniques and themes that speak to the needs of African-American audiences. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:AAC 042, ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for The Arts (AR) and Humanities (H)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is a survey of styles, methods, techniques, personages, and major events which comprise the history of theatre from Antiquity through the Baroque period. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites:AAC 042, ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for The Arts (AR) and Western Civilization (WC)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. An exploratory course which invites the beginning student to take a broad view of the major forms of theatre. Topics will include the play and playwright, script analysis, actor and acting technique, director and production style and elements of theatrical design. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for The Arts (AR)
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. A lecture-demonstration course designed to instruct the student in the duties, responsibilities, and techniques of a successful stage manager. The student will learn to prepare all materials needed to run a rehearsal and maintain a performance as the stage manager. Usually offered Spring semester General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for The Arts (AR)
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab A theatre performance course offering credit for theatre production experience. The student will be assigned one area of theatre production upon which to concentrate (acting, directing, scene design, stage managing, sound or light design) and carry this aspect through a college production. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab Second semester of participation in Drama Production. A theatre performance course offering credit for theatre production experience. The student will be assigned one area of theatre production upon which to concentrate (acting, directing, scene design, stage managing, sound or light design) and carry this aspect through a college production. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course concentrates on the physical production of vocal sounds. It is designed to enable the student to analyze their vocal production and develop a plan for improvement. Topics to be covered include: the physical process of voice production; vocal health issues; vocal characteristics of pitch, rate, volume, and quality; articulation; pronunciation; International Phonetic Alphabet, dialects, and accents. This course is designed to develop vocal abilities for career and everyday communications. Also available as SPE 106. Usually offered Spring semester
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course focuses on the actor’s body as a physical instrument of expression. It is designed for students to analyze the ways in which they currently use their bodies for performance, then foster a plan for improvement, in order to enhance performance training and character development. Usually offered Spring semester
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 4 Lab This is a lecture-demonstration-laboratory-performance and operation course. The content areas include responsibility of an audio engineer, principles of sound, equipment, all aspects of audio production from pre-production through post-production. The practical experience would be provided through participation in one or more of the productions presented in the theatre spaces (not limited to theatre productions) and any other available relevant audio related productions that may happen throughout the semester. Also available as MUS 150. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 2 Lab A lecture-demonstration-laboratory-performance operation course. The content areas include responsibility of the technician, principles of light and color, fixtures, controllers, intelligent lights, aspects of lighting design from pre-production through post-production. The practical experience would be provided through participation in one or more of the productions presented in the theatre spaces (not limited to theatre productions). Usually offered Spring semester
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. This course will be the culmination of the student’s experience in the Theatre Arts program. Students will use this course to assemble a repertoire and/or portfolio of the work they have produced in their courses. Faculty will provide students with guidance in methods of presentation and organization of the repertoire and/or portfolio. Students will be expected to develop both a print and electronic resume for inclusion in their portfolio. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Co-Requisites:THA 106
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. A lecture, discussion, presentation course designed to enhance the student’s ability to read, analyze and interpret dramatic literature for the purpose of theatrical production. Students interested in acting, design, stage management and direction will develop their understanding of how dramatic literature can inform the creative decision-making in all areas of production. Works in a variety of theatrical genre and styles will provide the student with a broad base for analysis. Usually offered Fall semester
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 2 Lab This course will include study of the skills and sensibilities associated with communication through speech, the physical appearance and structure of the vocal articulators, the implementation of the Laban effort actions and their relationship to the development of a character and the use of improvisation as a tool for creating and evaluating narrative structure. Practical experience is provided through participation in laboratory experiences and final performance projects. Open to non-majors. Usually offered Fall semester General Education:Meets SUNY requirement for Basic Communication (oral)
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab Third semester of participation in Drama Production. A theatre performance course offering credit for theatre production experience. The student will be assigned one area of theatre production upon which to concentrate (acting, directing, scene design, stage managing, sound or light design) and carry this aspect through a college production. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab Fourth semester of participation in Drama Production. A theatre performance course offering credit for theatre production experience. The student will be assigned one area of theatre production upon which to concentrate (acting, directing, scene design, stage managing, sound or light design) and carry this aspect through a college production. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 3 Lab. Introduction to Viticulture targets novice farmers and those interested in exploring career in viticulture. During this course, students will acquire a basic understanding of viticulture, including a mentorship at a local winery. Topics include vineyard site selection, site preparation, grape cultivar selection, soil preparation, trellis selection, vine pruning and training, pest management, disease control and sustainable practices.
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 lecture, 2 laboratory This course will provide students with practical vineyard experience for the winter season. Students will participate in a mentorship at a local vineyard to gain hands-on experience. Pre-Requisites:VIN 111, may be met concurrently
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 2 Lab. This course will provide students with practical vineyard experience for the spring season. Students will participate in a mentorship at a local vineyard to gain hands-on experience. Pre-Requisites:VIN 111, may be met concurrently
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 2 Lab. This course will provide students with practical vineyard experience for the summer and fall season. Students will participate in a mentorship at a local vineyard to gain hands-on experience. Pre-Requisites:VIN 111, may be met concurrently
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will serve as an introduction to the machinery used within the agriculture industry. Emphasis will be on machinery dedicated for vineyard management from pest control to harvesting through bottling. Students will learn the history of mechanical integration into agriculture production and the benefits it can bring to the vineyard manager.
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. This course will focus on issues related to pest and disease problems in vineyards. Students will receive an overview of management practice which they can utilize to develop an integrated pest management (IPM) program for any vineyard.
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. This course is a study of the wine growing regions within the continental United States. Topics include climate, cultivar selection, irrigation, grapevine nutrition, canopy management, vine growth, winter hardiness, fruit load management and harvesting decisions based on wine region. Pre-Requisites:VIN 146 Concurrent Requirement:Pre-requisite that may be met concurrently: CHE 100
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 3 Lab. The course covers soil types, soil preparation, soil testing, soil nutrients, grape vine nutrient requirements, and sustainable practices. Soils for Viticulture is intended for anyone interested in planting or working in a vineyard. Students will gain hands on experience during a mentorship at a local vineyard.
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 3 Lab. This course will introduce each student to the concepts and principles of welding as a skill and as a career. The students will also be instructed on basic blueprint reading as it is needed in the career of welding. Weldment design factors are also covered as well as the specification and use of welding symbols.
4Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 6 Lab. This course provides proficiency in oxy-acetylene welding procedures, including the theory and use of electric arc welding Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW).Topics include welding ferrous and nonferrous metals in all positions and the theory of pipe design and cutting. Co-Requisites:WLD 110L
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab. This is the required lab course associated with WLD 110. (See the WLD 110 course description for details.) Usually offered Fall and Spring Co-Requisites:WLD 110
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 3 Lab. This course provides the theory, methods, and use of acetylene equipment to oxy-weld and cut in various positions. Plasma ARC cutting is also covered and applied. Co-Requisites:WLD 120L
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab. This is the required lab course associated with WLD 120. (See the WLD 120 course description for details.) Usually offered Fall and Spring Co-Requisites:WLD 120
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 3 Lab. This course is designed to provide a student with the training in US government Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970 (OSHA). Federal mandates that are designed to minimize health-related hazards as well as safety hazards are covered.
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 3 Lab. This course covers the theory and application of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW) of ferrous as well as non-ferrous metals. The student will apply these processes in all relevant welding positions. Pre-Requisites:WLD 100, WLD 110, WLD 120, WLD 130 Co-Requisites:WLD 140L
0Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab. This is the required lab course associated with WLD 140. (See the WLD 140 course description for details.) Co-Requisites:WLD 140
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 3 Lab. This course covers the fundamental knowledge and understanding of metallurgy as applied to welding. Laboratory work includes heat testing, physical testing and metallography. Pre-Requisites:WLD 100, WLD 110, WLD 120, WLD 130
3Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 3 Lab. This course covers the theory and application of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). It includes the welding of ferrous as well as non-ferrous metals in various welding positions. Pre-Requisites:WLD 140, WLD 150
2Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 3 Lab. This course covers weldment design factors. Topics include the interpretation of trade drawings as well as the specification and use of welding symbols. Pre-Requisites:WLD 140, WLD 150