2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

Reading American HistoryRDNG 0093 4 CreditsThis reading course focuses on the broad storyof American History by studying the concept offreedom while developing textbook processingand college learning skills. Students willdevelop learning strategies as well as usefulbackground knowledge for college-levelAmerican History as well as other socialscience and humanities courses. ReadingAmerican History 93 fulfills the Reading 90requirement.Prerequisite: RDNG 0080 with a grade of “C”or higher, or appropriate assessment score.Critical Reading and Thinking for CollegeRDNG 1000 3 CreditsCritical Reading and Thinking for Collegeis a college level course in reading whichemphasizes critical reading and thinkingskills using focused questioning. This courseprimarily presents and applies strategies forcritical analysis and evaluation of collegeleveltexts. Students will develop strategiesto adjust reading rate based on need andpurpose to enhance more effective textbookstudy and to increase college level vocabulary.Prerequisite: Appropriate assessment scoreor completion of RDNG 0090 with a grade of“C” or higher.Renewable EnergySystemsSolar Energy BasicsRENW 2020 3 CreditsThis course provides the student withan overview of the theory and practicefoundational to the technologies of solarthermal and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.Topics include current and potential methodsof harnessing solar radiation as an energysource, solar thermal theory and application,and solar photovoltaic theory and application.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement inRDNG 0090 or completion of RDNG 0080 witha “C” or better. Assessment score placementin MATH 1015 or equivalent with a “C” orbetter.SociologyIntroduction to the Social and BehavioralSciences: ANTH, PSYC and SOCSOC 1000 3 CreditsThis course serves as a broad introduction tothree of the social and behavioral sciences:Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology. Thecourse provides an overview of the history,theories, research methods, and researchpublications of each discipline. The courseis designed to help students to acquire theknowledge and skills that will enable them tosucceed in the introductory courses in thesethree disciplines.Prerequisite: Assessment score placementin RDNG 0090, or completion of RDNG 0080with a grade of “C” or higher or consent of theinstructor. Restriction: May not be taken forcredit if credit has been earned in ANTH 1000or PSYC 1000.Introduction to SociologySOC 1020 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 07This course is a survey of sociology’s majortheoretical perspectives and researchmethods. Basic concepts include culture,socialization, groups, organizations, deviance,social institutions, change, and inequalitiesbased on class, race, and gender. Studentslearn how sociological research is conductedusing concepts, theories, and methods as wellas the significance of a global perspective forunderstanding social behavior.Prerequisite: Assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above, or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in ENGL 1021, or completion ofENGL 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Sociology of Families in CrisisSOC 1033 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 07How are individual family problems connectedto broader social systems? This courseexplores the social forces that influence familycrises. It covers a variety of issues, such aspoverty, family violence, and contemporarysocial problems that affect families. Relevantsocial policy debates are also discussed.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement in7 Course DescriptionsRDNG 1000 or above, or completion of RDNG0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Sociology of Social ProblemsSOC 1041 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 09This course is a survey of the sociology ofa selected set of social problems in theU.S. and globally, e.g. crime and violence,poverty, unemployment, war and terrorism,environmental degradation, and populationgrowth. The social-structural and culturalsources of these problems are criticallyanalyzed, and structural and cultural solutionsfollowing from such analyses are examined.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement inRDNG 1000 or above, or completion of RDNG0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Introduction to the CriminalJustice SystemSOC 1080 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 09This course provides an overview of thecriminal justice system in US society, includingthe role of the police, courts, and corrections.Sociological perspectives are applied to ananalysis of crime and victimization, ethics, andthe concept of justice.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement inRDNG 1000 or above, or completion of RDNG0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in ENGL 1021, or completion ofENGL 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Sociology of the FamilySOC 2031 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 07This course examines the family as a socialinstitution, focusing on how family life bothshapes and is shaped by larger social forces,including the economy and public policy. Thediversity of family forms and experiences, andhow these change over time, will be examinedalong the lines of gender, race, class, andsexual orientation. The course will alsoaddress the gendered nature of family rolesand experience, i.e. the way that individuals’actions may conform to, or challenge,dominant cultural expectations of women andmen in families.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement inRDNG 1000 or above, or completion of RDNG0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.651.779.3300 191