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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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EDUC 442 - Process Seminar in Early Childhood Education- Creative Media Level I (1.00)
This seminar involves experiential learning, using creative materials and activities appropriate for the early-childhood curriculum.
Course ID: 53524
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 445 - Field Experience in Early Childhood Education, Level II (1.00)
Teacher candidates work in supervised early-childhood classrooms two mornings a week. They are required to do a series of observations on the school and classroom, plan and carry out activities in specific curriculum areas (math, science, social studies) and to assist the teacher with the children’s daily routine.
Course ID: 53527
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Independent Study
Prerequisite/Corequisite: None
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EDUC 446 - Language, Literacy, and Intellectual Development of Young Children (3.00)
This course will focus on the processes and acquisition of literacy and ongoing relationship among the communication skills (listening, speaking, writing and reading) within young children’s lives in their families, educational settings and communities. Teacher candidates will study children’s development of language and literacy within diverse economic, ethnic and language contexts to better understand and appreciate their role in children’s early language and literacy development.
Course ID: 53528
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: None
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EDUC 447 - Teaching of Reading and Writing in Early Childhood Education (3.00)
Various philosophies of teaching reading are examined. Students study and develop specific techniques in teaching children decoding skills, comprehension skills, appreciation for reading as a lifelong habit and the relationship of reading to other language arts. Various curricular approaches to reading, word study, and writing are studied.
Course ID: 53529
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: None
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EDUC 448 - Phase I Internship (1.00)
Students work in supervised public school classrooms in grades 1, 2 or 3 in a professional development school two mornings a week. Each student is required to observe children in activities related to reading and to develop and carry out reading activities. This is Phase I of the internship.
Course ID: 53530
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 450 - Internship in Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education (10.00)
Teacher candidates have two placements in early-childhood classrooms in professional development schools. One placement is in a pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, the other in a primary grade. Through a process of increased responsibility, teacher candidates plan, implement and assess lessons and activities for the total classroom, becoming totally responsible for planning and implementation for at least two weeks in each classroom. Teacher candidates should expect to participate in the school for a period longer than one semester, for a total of 100 days, including the days completed in EDUC 448 . Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses in the program and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53531
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies
Attributes: Course Fee = $750.00
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EDUC 451 - Internship Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3.00)
A professional content course complementing the intensive clinical experience in which teacher candidates analyze the total instructional program and its context. Content includes assigned readings related to the curriculum and teacher candidates’ own planning and evaluation of their teaching. Teacher candidates will complete electronic professional portfolios consistent with NAEYC standards. Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53532
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies
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EDUC 452 - Student Teaching in the Elementary Schools (10.00)
Directed and evaluated teaching experience in selected classrooms. There is an increased emphasis on independent teaching, maintaining learning communities that serve the needs of diverse learners, an emphasis on discipline-specific planning, implementing and assessing instruction, and focus on academic and social outcomes. Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses required for certification and permission of the department and successful completion of Phase I.
Course ID: 53533
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies
Attributes: Course Fee = $750.00
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EDUC 453 - Elementary Internship Seminar (2.00)
The seminar provides a forum for discussing and processing field experiences and current issues/problems in teaching and learning. Topics that are addressed include classroom management, assessment strategies, the culture of schools and becoming a professional. The seminar provides a supportive arena to integrate theory, research and practice while preparing teacher candidates for the responsibilities of classroom instruction. Prerequisite: Completion of the Phase I internship and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53534
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 454 - Phase I Internship Seminar for Middle School STEM Teachers (2.00)
This seminar course provides a forum for discussing and processing Phase I Internship experiences and current topics/issues/trends in STEM middle school teaching and learning. The seminar has been designed to help teacher candidates analyze the many facets of teaching and to become a reflective practitioner. Students must be accepted into Phase I of Internship and have department permission to enroll in the course.
Course ID: 102410
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EDUC 412 and EDUC 412M with a “C” or better in both courses.
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EDUC 456 - Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools (10.00)
This intensive internship provides students with the opportunity to take progressive responsibility for teaching in their specialty area and developing professional teaching competencies in a Professional Development School with support from a mentor teacher and a university supervisor Prerequisite: Completion of all methods courses required for certification and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53536
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $750.00
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EDUC 457 - Secondary Internship Seminar (2.00)
The seminar provides a forum for discussing and processing field experiences and current issues/problems in teaching and learning. The seminar has been designed to help teacher candidates analyze the many facets of teaching and to become a reflective practitioner. Topics that are addressed include classroom management, assessment strategies, the culture of schools, developing evidence-based portfolio, and becoming a professional. Prerequisite: Completion of the Phase I internship and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53537
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Field Studies, Seminar
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EDUC 458 - Internship in P-12 Education (10.00)
This intensive internship provides students with the opportunity to take progressive responsibility for teaching in their specialty area and developing professional teaching competencies in a Professional Development School with support from a mentor teacher and a university supervisor.
Course ID: 53538
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 466 - School, Family, and Community Partnerships for Middle Grades STEM Success (3.00)
Students examine theories, research, and best practices related to school, family, and community partnerships, with a particular emphasis on strategies to support young adolescents’ success in STEM subject areas.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete AMST 200 and EDUC 412M with a C or better.
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EDUC 470 - Elementary School Curriculum (1.00 - 3.00)
This course provides an in-depth study of curriculum problems, including extensive reading, critical analysis of research and implications for teaching strategies in the various curriculum areas. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of the department.
Course ID: 53543
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 471 - Principles of Training and Development (3.00)
This course will examine key principles relevant to training and development, including the role of training in an organization, adult learning theory, needs assessment, training methodology, organizational support, resources and constraints, evaluation of training and managing the training function. Issues that influence training implementation, such as ethics and interpretation, also will be addressed.
Course ID: 53544
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete one from MGMT 210 or EDUC 300 or EDUC 301 or PSYC 355 or SOCY 310 .
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EDUC 480 - Secondary School Curriculum (1.00-3.00)
This course provides an in-depth study of curriculum problems, including extensive reading and the critical analysis of research and implications for teaching strategies in the various curriculum areas.
Course ID: 53549
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EDUC 485 - The Teaching of Writing (3.00)
An introduction to theories and techniques of writing instruction. Current theory and research is applied in the development of a repertoire of approaches to writing instruction and curriculum development. Students examine research that analyzes writing from linguistic, psychological and developmental perspectives. Direct experience in personal writing reinforces theoretical study of the processes of composition and enables prospective teachers to improve their own writing skills. Each student designs a model writing program or course, including a rationale for choices made, that demonstrates how specific features of the course or program will be taught.
Course ID: 50064
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: ENGL 485
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EDUC 489 - Advanced Special Topics in Education (1.00 - 3.00)
This course provides an examination of a selected topic in education. The specific topic to be considered is announced each semester that the course is offered. These topics, not offered elsewhere in the curriculum, focus on unique areas of interest, such as training in the institutional setting, the early adolescent learner, law- related education and foundations of multilingual/multicultural education. Variable credit course repeatable a maximum of 6 credits.
Course ID: 53554
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Top:Tchng Alg I,II,Geom, Sem Lit For Young People, Adv Special Topics:Educ, Gender Equity In Educ, Tchng Diverse Learners, Spec Educ Early Child, Top: Total Prog Design, Racially Mixed People/US, Appl Mathematic Strategy, Child Lit & Materials, Adv Top: Instr Systems, Adv Top: Tst/Evl In Trng, Adv Top: Adv ELS/Fl Meth, Design Sustain Environ, Adv Top:Testng/Eval-ELS, Adv Top: Qlty Cntrl, Adv Top:Prb Slv/Crt Thnk, Tchng Reading/Wrtg, Advanced Topics In Educ, Integration Or Context, Environmental Lit N-8, Secondary Reading II, Grounds For Teaching, Integrated Arts In Educ, Adv ELS & For Lang Mthds, Top: Wrtng Bilingual/ELS, Top: Instrctnl Systems, Leadership Develop II, Top:Strat Foreign Lang, Top:Tchng Writing ELS, Computer-Assisted Learn, Advanced Second Reading, Top: Instructnl Systems, Adv Top:Teach Innov Tech, Effective Questions, Devel Thinking Skills, Adolescent Psychology, Internet For Educators, The Immigrant Experience, Adv Special Topics Educ, Clinical Experience IV, Arts For Educators, Adv Top: Trng Crs Dsgn, Top:Mgmt Clsrm Instr Sys, Top: Innovative Technol, Top:Instructional Design, Top:Tutoring, Habitats For Children, Politcs/Society In Curri, Comp Assisted Lang Learn, Hollywood’s View of Teachers, Instructional Strategies for Teaching Art, Economics
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EDUC 490 - Individual Projects in Education (0.00 - 3.00)
The course is open to students with special projects who apply to the instructor who supervises the experience. A written request to register in the course must be submitted to the program coordinator for approval. The request must include a brief description of the project, number of credits sought and the instructor’s signature. Variable credit course repeatable a maximum of 6 credits.
Prerequisite: Consent of program coordinator.
Course ID: 53556
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Independent Study
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Senior standing.
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EDUC 499 - Practicum in Media Technology (8.00)
Course ID: 53566
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ELC 041 - Writing and Grammar for Academic Purposes, Level 4 (3.00)
This course is designed low-advanced English language students to develop academic writing skills. Students in this class will learn to write successful academic papers through outlining ideas, writing first drafts, peer editing and revising. Students write a variety of progressively longer essays with clear topic sentences, appropriate support materials and logical conclusions. Students also will learn about the different styles of academic writing. This course together with ELCA 402 partially fulfills UMBC’s conditional admission requirements.
Course ID: 57357
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ELC 042 - Reading and Vocabulary Development for Academic Purposes, Level 4 (3.00)
This course is designed for low-advanced English language students to improve reading comprehension and general language skills. Students will develop advanced comprehension skills, understand figurative language and recognize a writer’s intent. Texts include fiction and non-fiction materials gathered from a wide range of genres and disciplines, emphasizing reading for both information and pleasure. Students are encouraged to participate in discussions and prepare presentations for class. Students participate in class and online discussions, and prepare reading logs and presentations. This course together with ELCA 401 partially fulfills UMBC’s conditional admission requirements.
Course ID: 57358
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ELC 043 - Speaking and Listening for Academic Purposes, Level 4 (3.00)
This course is designed to increase the spoken fluency and listening comprehension of high-intermediate English students, and to introduce them to English appropriate to an academic environment. Students will develop their skills in taking lecture notes, comprehending academic lectures, creating presentations and participating in class discussions. This course partially fulfills UMBC’s conditional admission requirements.
Course ID: 57359
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ELC 051 - Advanced Writing and Grammar for Academic Purposes, Level 5 (3.00)
This course is designed to prepare advanced students to write in English with university-level competence and accuracy. Students further develop their skills with the writing process, academic vocabulary, advanced grammatical structures, presentation and analysis of research topics, and narrative and persuasive writing. Students learn to write for specific audiences and purposes and to produce a research paper. This course, along with our other Level 5 courses, satisfies conditional admission to UMBC. Successful completion of the objectives for this course will qualify students for ENGL 110 .
Course ID: 57360
Consent: Departmental Consent to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed ELC 041 and ELC 042 both with a grade of C or better.
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ELC 052 - Advanced Reading and Vocabulary for Academic Purposes, Level 5 (3.00)
This course is designed to help low advanced English learners develop advanced critical reading skills using a variety of source materials. Readings may include articles, non-fiction writing and data presentations. Students will be able to identify major points and types of support, separate fact from opinion and analyze vocabulary used in the text. Students are encouraged to participate in critical thinking exercises and class discussions. This course, along with our other Level 5 courses, satisfies conditional admission to UMBC. Successful completion of the objectives for this course will qualify students for ENGL 110
Course ID: 57361
Consent: Departmental Consent Required to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed ELC 041 and ELC 042 both with a grade of C or better.
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ELC 053 - Advanced Speaking and Listening for Academic Purposes, Level 5 (3.00)
This course is designed to help low advanced English learners master the spoken fluency and listening comprehension skills appropriate for an academic environment. Students will improve their skills in taking well organized lecture notes, comprehending a variety of listening texts, give presentations for different purposes, and discuss familiar and unfamiliar topics in formal and informal situations. The course includes practice in real UMBC academic settings. This course partially fulfills UMBC’s conditional admission requirements.
Course ID: 100006
Consent: Department Consent Required to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed ELC 043 with a grade of C or better.
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ELC 054 - Cross-Cultural Communication and University Life (3.00)
This course is designed to develop students’ English speaking and listening skills through the study of culture, especially as portrayed in media. Students discuss, debate, and analyze how cultural values and beliefs are demonstrated in society. Students further develop their intercultural communications skills through case studies, online discussions, and journaling. Students utilize technology to create a final class project on cross-cultural communication.
Course ID: 57363
Consent: Departmental Consent to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
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ELC 061 - Writing for Research and Professional Purposes, Level 6 (3.00)
This course is designed for students at the high-advanced level. Students develop and refine their own writing projects, while analyzing published materials in their disciplines and improving their understanding of their discipline’s professional expectations and audiences. Texts may be scholarly papers, research proposals, a thesis, or a dissertation. Topics include discipline-specific norms, organization of argument, rhetorical styles, advanced grammatical structures, and strategies and resources for academic and professional writing. Students work individually with the instructor, in groups, and as peer reviewers for each other’s work.
Course ID: 100007
Consent: Department Consent Required to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
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ELC 063 - Speaking and Listening for Research and Professional Purposes, Level 6 (3.00)
This course is designed for students at the high-advanced level. Students develop and refine their fluency of expression for the classroom, professional conferences, and other academic contexts. Topics include refining pronunciation and intonation, expressing complex and abstract ideas, analyzing lengthy speech, preparing individual and group presentations, interacting with faculty and peers, using academic language, discussing current issues, and developing strategies for challenges in advanced-level communication. Undergraduate students will interact with graduate students are also enrolled in the class to present topics to their peers relevant to their intended disciplines.
Course ID: 100008
Consent: Departmental Consent to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
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ELC 071 - Writing for Research and Professional Purposes, Level 7 (3.00)
This course is designed for students at the high-advanced level. Student develop and refine their own writing projects, while analyzing published materials in their disciplines and improving their understanding of their discipline’s professional expectations and audiences. Texts may be scholarly papers, research proposals, a thesis, or a dissertation. Topics include discipline-specific norms, organization and argument, rhetorical styles, advanced grammatical structures, and strategies and resources for academic and professional writing. Students work individually with the instructor, in groups, and as peer reviewers for each other’s work.
Course ID: 1
Consent: Departmental Consent to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
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ELC 073 - Speaking and Listening for Research and Professional Purposes, Level 7 (3.00)
This course is designed for students at the high-advanced level. Students develop and refine their fluency of expression for the classroom, professional conferences, and other academic contexts. Topics include refining pronunciation and intonation, expressing complex and abstract ideas, analyzing lengthy speech, preparing individual and group presentations, interacting with faculty and peers, using academic language, discussing current issues, and developing strategies for challenges in advanced-level communication. Undergraduate students will interact with graduate students also enrolled in the class to present topics to their peers relevant to their intended discipline.
Course ID: 100009
Consent: Departmental Consent to ADD and DROP
Components: Lecture
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ELCA -English Language Center Academic |
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ELCA 401 - Writing and Grammar for Academic Purposes Level 4 (Full Semester) (3.00)
The reading and composition courses offered at level 4 focus on the connection between academic reading and writing for upper-intermediate level ESL students. ELC 041 /ELCA 401 andELC 042 /ELCA 402 are taught together. These courses partially satisfy conditional admission to UMBC and are a prerequisite for ENGL 110 . To completely satisfy conditional admission and to take ENGL 110 , students must also complete the next set of courses,ELC 051 /ELCA 501 and ELC 052 /ELCA 502. In the writing component, students are introduced to the process approach for composition. Through brainstorming, free writing, preparing drafts, peer review and instructor feedback, students develop their English writing skills in order to write summaries and informative and persuasive essays. Written assignments provide opportunities to respond to readings while practicing writing skills. This course is repeatable a maximum of 9 credits or 3 attempts.
Course ID: 669511
Consent: Departmental Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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Electrical Engineering |
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ENEE 244 - Digital Logic Design (3.00)
Topics include gates, flip-flops, registers and counters, Karnough map simplification of gate networks, switching algebra, synchronous sequential systems, PLAS and elements of binary arithmetic units.
Course ID: 053907
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture, Discussion
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed ENES 240 with a C or better.
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ENEE 302 - Principles of Electrical Enginnering (4.00)
Not applicable in the electrical engineering and computer engineering major programs. Acceptable as prerequisite for some advanced ENEE courses. The course introduces fundamental principles and analysis of electrical engineering. Linear analog electrical circuits, Kirchoff’s laws, DC, transient and sinusoidal responses, transformers, frequency-selective circuits. It includes laboratory exercises on the subjects covered by the lectures.
Course ID: 053912
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete PHYS 122 or PHYS 122H or MATH 225 with a C or better. MATH 225 can also be taken concurrently.
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EHS 102 - Emergency Medical Responder (3.00)
The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) course is an entry-level emergency medical course that prepares the responder to assess and stabilize a medical or trauma patient prior to the arrival of an ambulance. Topics include introduction to EMS, roles and responsibilities, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, and special considerations. The course is appropriate for non-EHS majors working with at-risk populations, groups, in an institutional setting, or seeking an introduction to emergency medical care.
Components: Lecture
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EHS 115 - Medical Terminology (3.00)
An introduction to medical terminology and the structure of medical words including prefixes, suffixes, roots and combining forms. Course includes the study of pronunciation, spelling, and definitions of medical terms, as well as anatomical, pathological and surgical terminology as related to body’s systems. Note This course may be subject to a Course Materials Charge. The charge may vary by semester, depending on the course materials required. The Course Materials Initiative (CMI) was established to provide students with more affordable course materials, enhance the students’ experience on a common digital platform via Blackboard, and position UMBC to be ahead of the curve with digital content. More information is available at UMBC Bookstore’s website.
Course ID: 102063
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed ENGL 100 or ENGL 100Y with a C or better. Students can also take this course if they have LRC placement for ENGL 100 or ENGL 100Y .
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EHS 200 - Concepts of Emergency Health Services (3.00)
This is a survey course that provides an overview of the operation of emergency health service systems. The history of EMS, the interface of public and private organizations, and review of the various personnel who constitute these systems are examined in relation to their impact on the health care delivery system.
Course ID: 53698
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: EHS 200Y
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP)
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EHS 200Y - Concepts of Emergency Health Services (4.00)
This is a survey course that provides an overview of the operation of emergency health service systems. The history of EMS, the interface of public and private organizations, and review of the various personnel who constitute these systems are examined in relation to their impact on the health care delivery system.
Course ID: 100516
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Discussion, Lecture
Course Equivalents: EHS 200
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP)
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EHS 202 - Clinical Concepts and Practice I (3.00)
The first semester of a two-semester course covering patient care management, medical emergencies, basic cardiac life support, respiratory emergencies and pharmacological treatments. Includes the lecture and laboratory elements required for State of Maryland Emergency Medical Technician and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician certification course sequence.
Course ID: 53702
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 200 with a C or better.
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EHS 203 - Clinical Concepts and Practice II (3.00)
The second semester of a two-semester course covering trauma emergencies, triage, multi-casualty control, patient transportation, crisis management and inter-agency cooperation are stressed. Includes the lecture and laboratory elements required for State of Maryland Emergency Medical Technician and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician certification course sequence.
Course ID: 101769
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 202 with a C or better.
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EHS 204 - BLS Field Experience (3.00)
This EMT field internship is designed to integrate field and ambulance experience with knowledge, skills and techniques required for the emergency medical technician. Supervised experience is provided at local fire and EMS agencies with emphasis placed on patient assessment and exposure to medical and trauma emergencies. This elective course provides the student with an opportunity to evaluate and manage live patients in an emergency setting under direct supervision of a licensed professional. Recommended Preparation EHS 303 or EHS 203 or certification as an Emergency Medical Technician.
Course ID: 100642
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Clinical
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EHS 301 - Planning Emergency Health Systems (3.00)
Students will examine the economic, political and clinical characteristics of emergency health care systems and how these characteristics influence the planning and design of these systems. Strategic planning, balanced scorecards and other planning concepts will be presented. High performance systems will be studied with specific attention to the methods used to cost effectively produce clinical quality, reliable response times and excellent customer service. Recommended Preparation EHS 200 or permission of instructor.
Course ID: 53701
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive (GEP)
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EHS 310 - Seminar in Emergency Health Service Management (1.00)
The object of this course is to inform the student of current programs, problems and policy issues related to EHS systems. Federal, state and local problems; inter-agency collaboration; and other timely issues are explored in informal seminars.This course is repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits. Recommended Preparation EHS 200 or permission of the instructor.
Course ID: 53705
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EHS 311 - Stress and Burnout: Personal and Professional Issues (3.00)
This course provides detailed information on the types of stress that affect one’s personal and professional life. The causes and effects of stress and the recognition of stress symptoms in personal and professional settings is emphasized, as is a broad spectrum of stress-management strategies and stress control techniques. The course focuses on general stress, cumulative stress, critical incident stress (CIS) and post-traumatic stress disorder. Case examples from military, emergency services and other work settings enhance the course material.
Course ID: 53706
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Requirement Group: You must have completed EHS 200 or a 100-Level SOCY or ANTH or PSYC course with a C or better.
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EHS 320 - Disaster Management (3.00)
This course provides the student with the theoretical and practical foundations necessary to manage multi-casualty incidents under field conditions. Disaster and multi-casualty planning, system response to disaster, triage principles, EHS relationships with the media, medical evacuation procedures and scene control are taught in this upper-level course.
Course ID: 53707
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 200 with a C or better.
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EHS 330 - Management of Search and Rescue Operations (3.00)
This course provides classroom and field experiences designed to conduct effective search and rescue operations. Concepts explored include management of the emergent multi-organizational network, types of searches, resource management, incident command, shifting probabilities of area, probability density, mission reports, victim behavior, hazard mitigation, field communications, and search and rescue satellite-aided tracking.
Course ID: 53709
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 200 with a C or better.
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EHS 345 - Death and Dying (3.00)
This course is a broad multidisciplinary approach that examines the theoretical, philosophical and social origins of past and present death attitudes and behavior. Topics include death throughout the life cycle, suicide, euthanasia, grief and bereavement, funeral customs, and the impact of religion and culture on death perspectives.
Course ID: 50071
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
Same as Offered: SOCY 359
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EHS 350 - Supervision and Operations in Emergency Health Service Systems (3.00)
This course provides an introduction and study of principles and methods used in the supervision of personnel within EHS systems. Examines the supervisory process in relation to volunteers and career (paid) personnel, personnel with various levels of skill certification, medical control and the influence of the type of emergency health organization involved.
Course ID: 53710
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 200 with a C or better.
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EHS 351 - Financial Management, Budgeting and Resource Allocation for Emergency Health Administrators. (3.00)
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with the budgeting and financial management skills and understanding necessary to manage emergency health systems. Emphasis is on understanding the elements of financial reporting and integrating budget decisions and resource allocations into general management practices in the emergency health care field.
Course ID: 53711
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 301 with a C or better.
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EHS 352 - Microcomputer Applications in Health Services Management. (3.00)
This course emphasizes a synthesis between managerial functions in health care organizations and computer applications designed to facilitate these functions. Students develop spreadsheet and database microcomputer skills with emphasis on developing techniques for effective and efficient management. Lectures and exercises will involve topics such as materials management, productivity measurement, determination of staffing needs, special tracking and others.
Course ID: 53712
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 200 or HAPP 100 with a grade of C or better.
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EHS 360 - Instructional Concepts in Emergency Health Services (3.00)
This course prepares the student to make educational and/or informational presentations to a wide range of adult audiences including emergency services personnel, administrators, and the public. The focus of the course is on perspectives and methods of adult audience reception with communication, media and interpersonal communication.
Course ID: 53713
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 102 OR EHS 202 with a C or better.
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EHS 400 - Emergency Health Services Theory and Practice (3.00)
This course provides further development of theory and techniques central to EHS management - program development; organizational theory; management skills; program implementation; evaluation; and manpower, equipment and resource allocation.
Course ID: 53714
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 301 with a C or better.
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EHS 430 - Research Topics in Emergency Health Services (3.00)
Research is an essential tool to improve emergency health services effectiveness. This course focuses on basic research design and methods used in emergency health services, and it takes into account many of the barriers to research that are particular to the field. Research design theory is complemented by in-class experience in solving emergency health services research design problems.
Course ID: 53716
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 200 and STAT 121 or STAT 350 with a C or better.
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EHS 450 - Emergency Health Services Practicum and Seminar (3.00-15.00)
This intense course is a blend of fieldwork in emergency health services and integrating seminars. Supervised on-site experience in EHS management situations, actual work-related projects, are integrated with knowledge, skills and current issues through seminar sessions. Consideration will be given to students with significant EHS work experience or current employment to complete this required course with less than 15 hours. Placements and focus will be tailored to the needs of the registrants. Open to majors only. Variable credit course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
Course ID: 53718
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Practicum
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EHS 461 - Introduction to Paramedic Practice (3.00)
This is an introductory course to the paramedic track. Topics include roles and responcibilities of the paramedic, EMS systems and communications, documetation, ethics, ambulance operations, MCI command, rescue awareness, hazardous materials incidents, terrorism, and crime scene awareness. Note Current valid EMT certification will be evaluated on a case-by-case basic within the department.
Course ID: 102146
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 203 and BIOL 251 and BIOL 251L and BIOL 252 and BIOL 252L with a “C” or higher
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EHS 462 - Fundamentals of Patient Management (3.00)
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of prehospital patient management. Topics include the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of medications, administration techniques, and therapeutic communications. Additional topics include medication mathematics, intravenous fluid and oxygen administration, basic and advanced airway management, surgical and non-surgical airways, and pharmacologic adjuncts used in airway management and ventilation.
Course ID: 102213
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 203 and BIOL 251 and BIOL 251L and BIOL 252 and BIOL 252L with a C or higher.
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EHS 463 - Basics of Cardiology (3.00)
This is an intense course designed to discuss the principles of basic electrocardiography and cardiovascular disease. Topics include: 3-lead EKG rhythm strip interpretation, management of cardiovascular related illness, ischemic heart disease and failure, cardiogenic shock, pericardial disorders, and hypo- and hypertensive emergencies. Patient specific assessment and associated pharmacologic interventions will also be discussed. Note Current valid EMT certification will be evaluated on a case-by-case basic within the department.
Course ID: 102214
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 203 and BIOL 251 and BIOL 251L and BIOL 252 and BIOL 252L with a C or higher.
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EHS 464 - Advanced Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies (3.00)
This is an intense course designed to discuss the principles of advanced electrocardiography and respiratory system disease. Topics include: 12-lead EKG strip interpretation, introduction to Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and the recognition and treatment of illnesses related to the airway and respiratory system. Patient specific assessment and associated pharmacologic interventions will also be discussed.
Course ID: 102216
Consent: Deapartment Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Requirement Group: You must complete EHS 481 with a C or better.
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EHS 465 - Medical Emergencies I (3.00)
The medical emergencies I course focuses on assessing and managing patients with specific medical conditions. Topics include: neurologic emergencies, HEENT diseases, abdominal, genitourinary, and renal emergencies, toxicology, anaphylaxis, hematologic and immunologic emergencies, infectious disease, and home health care. Patient specific assessment and associated pharmacologic interventions will also be discussed. Recommended Preparation EHS 203
Course ID: 102217
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 481 with a C or better.
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EHS 466 - Medical Emergencies II (3.00)
The medical emergencies II course focuses on assessing and managing patients with specific medical conditions. Topics include: obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, pediatrics, gerontology, psychiatric and behavioral emergencies and patients with special challenges. Patient specific assessment and associated pharmacologic interventions will also be discussed. Recommended Preparation EHS 203
Course ID: 102218
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 481 with a C or better.
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EHS 467 - Introduction to Trauma Emergencies (3.00)
This course covers the pathophysiology, assessment and management of adult and pediatric patients with injuries involving various body systems, mechanisms of injury, and environmental emergencies. Successful completion of all written and practical skills may result in national certification.
Course ID: 102219
Consent: Department Consent required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 482 with a C or better.
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EHS 468 - EMS Capstone Experience (3.00)
This course serves as a capstone experience course at the end of the four semester paramedic program and prepares the student for sitting for national board examinations. Topics include: responding to the field cardiac arrest, ACLS and PALS certification, oral board examinations, cumulative practical skill evaluations, overview of the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT), and preparation for the National Registry written and practical paramedic examination. Recommended Preparation EHS 203
Course ID: 102220
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 483 with a C or better.
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EHS 470 - Emergency Response to Crisis (3.00)
This course teaches techniques of immediate intervention in various field crises,communication skills and history-taking techniques. Sample crises include alcohol and substance abuse, family emergencies, sexual assault, suicide, child abuse and other pediatric emergencies, multi-casualty situations, violence and crisis worker stress. Course activities include lectures, discussion groups, simulations and multimedia presentations.
Course ID: 53721
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EHS 481 - ALS Field and Clinical Experience I (3.00)
This field and hospital internship is an introduction to the clinical experience. Students will concentrate on patient assessment and intravenous access techniques while in the clinical setting. Students will also work on ALS skills and techniques in a laboratory setting. Appropriate treatment modalities will be stressed.
Course ID: 53732
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must be concurrently enrolled in EHS 461 with a C or better.
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EHS 482 - ALS Field and Clinical Experience II (4.00)
This field and hospital internship is designed to integrate clinical experience with knowledge, skills and techniques presented in EHS paramedic track course work. Supervised experience is provided in hospital and field settings. Emphasis is placed on patient assessment, trauma, respiratory pharmacology, cardiology, pediatrics, geriatrics and medical emergencies. Appropriate treatment modalities will be stressed.
Course ID: 53733
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete EHS 481 with a C or better.
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EHS 483 - ALS Field and Clinical Experience III (3.00)
This is the first course of a two-semester ‘capstone’ field and hospital internship designed to integrate clinical experience with knowledge, skills and techniques presented in EHS paramedic track course work. Supervised experience is provided in hospital and field settings. Emphasis is placed on patients in crisis and refining the skills to assess and appropriately treat patients experiencing a variety of medical and trauma-related illnesses.
Course ID: 53734
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 482 with a “C” or better.
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EHS 484 - ALS Field and Clinical Experience IV (6.00)
This is the second course of a two-semester ‘capstone’ field and hospital internship designed to integrate clinical experience with knowledge, skills and techniques presented in EHS paramedic track course work. Supervised experiences provided in hospital and field settings. Emphasis is placed on refining the skills to assess and appropriately treat patients experiencing a variety of medical and trauma-related illnesses. Additional internship time is spent with the local EMS agencies learning about the role of supervisors in the field environment.
Course ID: 53735
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed EHS 483 with a C or better.
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EHS 490 - Independent Study (1.00-3.00)
Students in this course will complete an individual project in a specific emergency health services area under the supervision of emergency health services faculty. Variable credit course is repeatable. Recommended Preparation Junior standing and consent of the instructor.
Course ID: 53736
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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EHS 498 - Financial Management and Decision Support for Health Service Organizations (3.00)
An introduction to the budgetary process, ongoing financial management skills at the department level, and decision support activities in independent, as well as, multi-organizational systems. Emphasis on understanding the reporting mechanisms and the accountability that is expected of the departmental manager with regard to resource allocation, including staffing alternatives, technology procurement, supply utilization, and department goal attainment.
Course ID: 50072
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Fin Mgmt/Dec Sup Hso
Same as Offered: HAPP498
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete HAPP 100 or EHS 200 or AGNG 200 and ECON 121 with a C or better.
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ENES 100 - Spatial Reasoning (1.00)
Students will develop the visual and spatial thinking and reasoning skills necessary to be successful in engineering and science. Hands-on techniques and computer software will be used to develop visualization in both 2-D and 3-D.
Course ID: 102110
Consent: Instructor Consent
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed the MATH placement with a 4 or 5.
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ENES 101 - Introduction to Engineering (3.00)
Introduction to engineering that covers dimensional analysis, data analysis, professional practice, and an introduction to engineering subjects such as statics, heat transfer, and linear circuits. Students must work in teams on a design project, which includes design, construction, evaluation, testing, modeling and presentation. Course includes an introduction to computer programming in MATLAB and basic skills in Computer Aided Design (CAD).
Course ID: 054008
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture, Discussion
Course Equivalents: ENES 101H , ENES 101Y
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must be concurrently enrolled in MATH 151 or have completed this course in a previous semester with a grade of “C” or better.
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ENES 101H - Introduction to Engineering (3.00)
Introduction to engineering that covers dimensional analysis, data analysis, professional practice, and an introduction to engineering subjects such as statics, heat transfer, and linear circuits. Students must work in teams on a design project, which includes design, construction, evaluation, testing, modeling and presentation. Course includes an introduction to computer programming in MATLAB and basic skills in Computer Aided Design (CAD).
Course ID: 054009
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture, Discussion
Course Equivalents: ENES 101 ,ENES 101Y
Attributes: Course Fee = $50.00
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must be concurrently enrolled in MATH 151 or have completed this course in a previous semester with a grade of “C” or better.
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ENES 101Y - Introduction to Engineering (3.00)
Introduction to engineering that covers dimensional analysis, data analysis, professional practice, and an introduction to engineering subjects such as statics, heat transfer, and linear circuits. Students must work in teams on a design project, which includes design, construction, evaluation, testing, modeling and presentation. Course includes an introduction to computer programming in MATLAB and basic skills in Computer Aided Design (CAD).
Course ID: 054010
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture, Discussion
Course Equivalents: ENES 101 , ENES 101H
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must be concurrently enrolled in MATH 151 or have completed this course in a previous semester with a grade of “C” or better.
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ENES 103 - Introduction to MATLAB for Engineering Applications (1.00)
Students will be introduced to the MATLAB computational software tool for engineering applications. Fundamental programming concepts will be covered including data types, arithmetic and Boolean operators, conditional statements, loops, scripts and functions. Additional topics will include plotting, input/output and engineering mathematical toolboxes.
Course ID: 102471
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENES 251 - Ethical Issues in Science, Engineering and Information Technology (3.00)
The primary focus of the course will be inquiry into the ethical responsibilities of scientists, engineers, and information technologists in today’s high-tech information oriented society. Students will be introduced to both historical and contemporary issues involving ethical and professional responsibility through an extensive discussion and analysis of case studies. The key feature of this course will involve learning how to apply this analysis to case study. Teams will be formed early in the semester so each group can meet and discuss in class and before written assignments are due. Each team will also be required to engage in an extended case-study project that will culminate in a team presentation of the case study in Power Point format.
Course ID: 100001
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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ENGL 099 - Basic English (0.00)
Intensive review of basic english skills, with emphasis on sentences and paragraph-level composition. Required (normally during the first semester in residence) of all students whose scores on the written portion of the UMBC freshman placement tests show they need further practice in the fundamentals of written English needed for a college-level composition course. Four institutional credits (not applicable to the degree) are awarded.
Course ID: 54025
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
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ENGL 100 - Composition (3.00)
A course in critical thinking, reading, and composing, with an emphasis on integrating academic research and documentation. Students read and produce work for a variety of purposes and audiences, focusing on strategies for researching, organizing, drafting, sharing, and revising. To satisfy the composition general education requirement, this course must be taken within a student’s first 30 credit hours of enrollment at UMBC.
Course ID: 54026
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: ENGL 100A , ENGL 100C , ENGL 100H , ENGL 100P , ENGL 100Y , ENGL 110
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Must have scored 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 on LRC English placement test to enroll in ENGL 100 or ENGL 100Y .
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ENGL 100A - Composition (4.00)
A course in critical thinking, reading, and composing, with an emphasis on integrating academic research and documentation. Students read and produce work for a variety of purposes and audiences, focusing on strategies for researching, organizing, drafting, sharing, and revising. To satisfy the composition general education requirement, this course must be taken within a student’s first 30 credit hours of enrollment at UMBC.
Course ID: 54027
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Course Equivalents: ENGL 100 , ENGL 100C , ENGL 100H , ENGL 100P , ENGL 100Y , ENGL 110
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Must have scored a 3 on LRC English placement test to enroll in ENGL 100A.
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ENGL 100C - Composition (3.00)
A course in critical thinking, reading, and composing, with an emphasis on integrating academic research and documentation. Students read and produce work for a variety of purposes and audiences, focusing on strategies for researching, organizing, drafting, sharing, and revising. To satisfy the composition general education requirement, this course must be taken within a student’s first 30 credit hours of enrollment at UMBC.
Course ID: 54029
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: ENGL 100 , ENGL 100A , ENGL 100H , ENGL 100P , ENGL 100Y , ENGL 110
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
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ENGL 100H - Composition (4.00)
A course in critical thinking, reading, and composing, with an emphasis on integrating academic research and documentation. Students read and produce work for a variety of purposes and audiences, focusing on strategies for researching, organizing, drafting, sharing, and revising. To satisfy the composition general education requirement, this course must be taken within a student’s first 30 credit hours of enrollment at UMBC.
Course ID: 100022
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: ENGL 100 , ENGL 100A , ENGL 100C , ENGL 100P , ENGL 100Y , ENGL 110
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must be admitted to the Honors College.
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ENGL 100P - Composition (4.00)
A course in critical thinking, reading, and composing, with an emphasis on integrating academic research and documentation. Students read and produce work for a variety of purposes and audiences, focusing on strategies for researching, organizing, drafting, sharing, and revising. To satisfy the composition general education requirement, this course must be taken within a student’s first 30 credit hours of enrollment at UMBC.
Course ID: 100023
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: ENGL 100 , ENGL 100A , ENGL 100C , ENGL 100H , ENGL 100Y , ENGL 110
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
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ENGL 100Y - Composition (4.00)
A course in critical thinking, reading, and composing, with an emphasis on integrating academic research and documentation. Students read and produce work for a variety of purposes and audiences, focusing on strategies for researching, organizing, drafting, sharing, and revising. To satisfy the composition general education requirement, this course must be taken within a student’s first 30 credit hours of enrollment at UMBC.
Course ID: 54031
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Course Equivalents: ENGL 100 , ENGL 100A , ENGL 100C , ENGL 100H , ENGL 100P , ENGL 110
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Must have scored 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 on LRC English placement test to enroll in ENGL 100 or ENGL 100Y.
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ENGL 106 - The Grammars of Speaking and Writing (2.00)
An introduction to speech/prose grammars, with an intensive review of grammatical forms and functions. This course will emphasize the structure of English as it is classified in traditional grammar.
Course ID: 54036
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENGL 107 - Grammar Lab I (1.00)
Introductory-level, self-paced grammar instruction. Students will complete exercises in the department’s writing lab and demonstrate their progress onseveral mastery tests and a cumulative final exam.
Course ID: 54038
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENGL 107E - Grammar Lab I for ESL Students (1.00)
Introductory-level, self-paced grammar instruction. Students will complete at least five essays and grammar exercises and have individual conferences with the instructor. A file will be kept on each student to record his or her progress.
Course ID: 54039
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENGL 108 - Grammar Lab II (1.00)
Intermediate-level, self-paced grammar instruction. Students will complete exercises in the department’s writing lab and demonstrate their progress on several mastery tests and a cumulative final exam.
Course ID: 54040
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENGL 108E - Grammar Lab II for ESL Students (1.00)
Intermediate-level, self-paced grammar instruction. Students will complete at least five essays and grammar exercises and have individual conferences with the instructor. A file will be kept on each student to record his or her progress.
Course ID: 54041
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENGL 109 - Grammar Lab III (1.00)
Advanced-level, self-paced grammar instruction. Students will complete exercises in the department’s writing lab and demonstrate their progress on several mastery tests and a cumulative final exam.
Course ID: 54042
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENGL 109E - Grammar Lab III for ESL Students (1.00)
Advanced-level, self-paced grammar instruction. Students will complete at least five essays and grammar exercises and have individual conferences with the instructor. A file will be kept on each student to record his or her progress.
Course ID: 54043
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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ENGL 110 - Composition for ESL Students (4.00)
A composition course for students whose first language is not English. Course work will emphasize academic essay patterns and writing techniques. Students may be assigned additional grammar work if necessary. Note ENGL 110 is the equivalent of ENGL 100 , a university graduation requirement. It must be passed with a “C” or better.
Course ID: 50080
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Course Equivalents: ENGL 100 , ENGL 100A , ENGL 100C , ENGL 100H , ENGL 100P , ENGL 100Y
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have scored a 9 on LRC English placement test to enroll in ENGL 110 or have completed ELC 051 & ELC 052 or ELCA 501 & 502 with a grade of C or better.
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ENGL 110Y - Composition ESL Students (4.00)
A composition course for students whose first language is not English. Course work will emphasize academic essay patterns and writing techniques. Students may be assigned additional grammar work if necessary. Note: ENGL110Y is the equivalent of ENGL 100 and ENGL 110 , a university graduation requirement. It must be passed with a “C” or better.
Course ID: 101980
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Laboratory, Lecture
Attributes: English Composition (GEP), English Composition (GFR)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have scored a 9 on LRC English placement test to enroll in ENGL 110 or have completed ELC 051 and ELC 052 or ELCA 501 and ELCA 502 with a grade of C or better.
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ENGL 190 - The World of Language I (3.00)
Language as a distinctive characteristic of the human species. In this course, we examine the structure of both written and spoken forms of language across cultures, comparing them with animal communication and human gestural systems. We explore language’s neurological basis, theories of origin, and first- and second-language learning.
Course ID: 50095
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: MLL 190H
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
Same as Offered: LING 190 , MLL 190
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ENGL 191 - The World of Language II (3.00)
Language as both a reflection and a determiner of social relationships. In this course, we examine the varying idioms of the scientist, the politician, the media, the poet, the child and the magician, and we investigate how language changes and how it marks social groups. Communication strategies and social taboos reflected in language are discussed for various cultures. Although this course continues work begun in The World of Language I, it is designed so that students can easily enter MLL 191 without having taken MLL 190 .
Course ID: 50073
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
Same as Offered: LING 191 , MLL 191
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ENGL 200 - Language and Scientific Value (3.00)
A study of language in selected major literary texts compared to the various media of scientific theory. We ask in what ways a poem, play or novel might be related to such creations of modern science as Newton’s mechanics, Darwin’s evolution, Freud’s psychoanalysis or Einstein’s relativity.
Course ID: 54044
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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ENGL 202 - Language and Aesthetic Value (3.00)
A study of language in its broad sense as a system that establishes and exchanges meaning. Students will examine the idea of aesthetic value and the organizational principles of discourse in terms of aesthetic standards of judgement such as proportion, coherence, process, balance and pleasure.
Course ID: 54045
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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ENGL 206 - Introduction to World Literature and History (3.00)
An introduction to major works in world literature from ancient times to the 20th century. The course will include readings from the Bible, Plato, Greek tragedy, Dante, Shakespeare and selected modern writers.
Course ID: 54046
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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ENGL 209 - American Literature for ESL Students (3.00)
Students whose first language is not English study American literature, especially contemporary novels and short stories, as a means to understand our culture and language better. The texts assigned for this course are not modified, though extensive vocabulary and grammar work may precede each assignment. Students interpret each reading and support their view in writing and during class discussions.
Course ID: 54048
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature (3.00)
An introduction to the conventions and characteristics of the major genres of literature - prose, poetry and drama. Some attention also may be given to film, television and other materials. This course is intended primarily for non-majors.
Course ID: 54049
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
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ENGL 218 - Remix Culture and Composing (3.00)
This course explores the remix as a transformative compositional practice. Though the concept of remixing is part of a long, artistic tradition, remix raises questions about originality, creativity, and the ethical and legal implications of twenty-first century forms of composition. Students will analyze and engage in remixing in order to cultivate an understanding of composing as always a process of recomposing.
Course ID: 102481
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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