Cazenovia College 2012-2013 Academic Catalog

achieve maximum integration of
knowledge, skills and values that have
been explored through previous
courses. Senior Human Services majors
will complete a research project about a
particular human service problem.
They will complete a literature review
on their topic, collect and analyze data,
and write a research report. (Offered
annually) Prerequisites: HS 343
Intervention Strategies, and eligible for
graduation upon completion of the
course, or permission of the instructor
program. Placement is based upon an
entrance reading test. Ordinarily,
students are expected to complete this
course by the end of their first year of
college (September to September or
January to January). Students who
participate in Summer College (August)
prior to their first year of school must
complete this course by the end of that
academic year (May). Students who fail
this course twice will be dismissed from
the College. (Offered on an ―as
needed‖ basis)
Humanities
HU 099 Foundations of Reading
3 non-degree credits
Students will develop technical and
college-level vocabulary while
practicing textbook attack strategies
and critical comprehension skills. This
course prepares students for HU100
Fundamentals of College Reading.
Placement is based upon entrance
reading test. The grade for this course
will not be calculated into the GPA;
however, students who fail this course
will be dismissed from the College.
(Offered during Pre-Freshmen Summer
College Only)
HU 100D Fundamentals of College
Reading
3 non-degree credits
Students will develop critical thinking
and logic skills while improving
comprehension and cognition skills
through the use of effective reading
strategies in preparation for collegelevel
reading assignments in various
disciplines. This course provides three
college credits which are factored into
the GPA. However, these credits are
taken in addition to the total credit
requirements of the student's major
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HU 160 Introduction to Philosophy
3 credits (AS)
This course introduces the central
problems of philosophy and their
cultural and intellectual foundations. It
considers solutions proposed by some
of the greatest thinkers of the Western
philosophical tradition, and some from
non-Western traditions as well. The
material covered includes selections by
both current and historically important
philosophers and explores basic
questions concerning the scope and
limits of human knowledge, the
fundamental nature of reality, and the
personal and moral dimensions of
human existence. The course fulfills the
General Education Cultural Literacy
requirement. (Offered fall term)
HU 165 Critical Thinking:
Language and Logic
3 credits (AS)
Students are introduced to and develop
a range of critical thinking and
reasoning skills necessary for effectively
analyzing the assorted claims with
which life confronts them. The course
covers the basics of informal logic,
specific types of argument, common
errors in reasoning, and the keys to
evaluating and constructing extended
arguments. These tools are then applied