UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

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CMDS 340 Aural Rehabilitation:
A study of the effects of hearing loss on the speech, language, academic, and communication
abilities of children and adults; principles and techniques of rehabilitation, including the use of
counseling, hearing aids, cochlear implants, lip-reading, and auditory training; and implications
for educational and vocational development. Prerequisite: CMDS 257. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
CMDS 355 Language Science:
This course will familiar students with the way in which linguistics relates to speech-language
pathology. Course content is designed to introduce students to the five levels of natural
languages: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Additional topics
(second language acquisition, bilingualism, sociolinguistics, bidialectalism, American Sign
Language linguistics, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics) will be incorporated into the
course. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
CMDS 498 Clinical Process III:
A preliminary clinical experience in the Mercy Speech and Hearing Center. Students will
participate in the development and implementation of the treatment plan for communication
disordered clients. Course topics will include a review of communication disorders,
professional report writing, session planning, standardized test review, and sharing a
client with a graduate student clinician. (Previously titled CMDS 498 Clinical Practicum).
Prerequisites: CMDS 210 and CMDS 215. $75 lab fee. 2 sem. hrs. 2 crs. (Enrollment in this
course requires proof of immunization).
Computer Arts + Design
CART 110 Foundation: Drawing + Design
An introduction to the basic principles and processes of drawing and two-dimensional visual
composition. Majors must pass with a minimum grade of C+ in order to continue in the major.
Prerequisite: Portfolio review admission into major or permission of the Chair. 3 sem. hrs. 1.5
hrs. studio/lab per week. 3 crs.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CART 120 Foundation: Digital Theory + Skills
An introduction to the basic vocabulary and principles of communication and media theory,
including the various roles and digital tools, skills and techniques of the computer arts and
design industry. Majors must pass with a minimum grade of C+ in order to continue in the
major. Prerequisite: Portfolio review admission into major or permission of the Chair. 3 sem.
hrs. 1.5 hrs. studio/lab per week. 3 crs.
CART 200 Drawing I:
An introduction to basic principles and processes of drawing, with an emphasis on direct
observation. Students work from still life, nature, and the imagination towards an understanding
of the perceptual aspects of visual forms. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C+ in CART 110 and
120. 3 sem. hrs. 1.5 hrs studio/lab per week. 3 crs.
CART 214 Drawing II:
Further exploration and understanding of drawing elements with an emphasis on drawing process,
pictorial structure, and personal expression. The course includes an introduction to drawing the
human form. Prerequisites: CART 200. 3 sem. hrs. 1.5 hrs. studio/lab per week. 3 crs.
CART 215 (ARTT 215) History of Art I:
This course is the first half of a yearlong survey of the history of art, with specific emphasis
on the examination of the representation of ideas in terms of the science of interpretation
(hermeneutics) and the language of signs (semiotics). This examination is specifically geared
to those for whom the study of the history of art is a prelude to a life of design. The course