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current trends observed, documented, and researched.
HC 410 Health Care Planning
3 credits (CS)
This course is focused on the development and knowledge of
those skills necessary to plan and implement health
promotion/wellness in a variety of settings. Issues of interest
to health professionals such as health care management and
cost containment, goal setting, assessing organizational needs,
program evaluation, and marketing program intervention are
addressed.
History and Government
HG 101 World Civilization to 1550
3 credits (AS)
This course covers the period from the origin of human
civilizations to the Renaissance. Through a thematic and
comparative approach to world history, it is expected that
by focusing significantly on the non-western regions of
the world, but not excluding European cultures, it is
hoped that the student will reach a greater understanding
of and respect for the diversity of cultures around the
world. (Offered fall term)
HG 102 World Civilization 1550 to Present
3 credits (AS)
This course covers the history of civilizations around the
world from the Renaissance to the present day. Utilizing a
thematic and comparative approach to world history, this
course exposes students to the global structures, issues
and events that shape the contemporary world. (Offered
spring term)
HG 121 U.S. History to 1877
3 credits (AS)
Through an examination of the New World’s
development from the coming of the Norsemen to
Reconstruction, the student is expected to develop a more
complete understanding of the factors that have made us
what we are today. (Offered fall term)
HG 122 U.S. History 1877 to Present
3 credits (AS)
Through an examination of America’s past, from the
Gilded Age through to the present, the student develops a
greater understanding of the factors that contributed to
America’s growth as an urbanized industrial society.
(Offered spring term)
HG 132 Microeconomics
3 credits (AS)
This course examines the behavior of consumers and
firms in markets. Topics include supply and demand,
elasticities, competition, product markets, resource
markets, labor markets, income distribution and
government policy. Emphasis will be placed on
developing the student’s ability to analyze the economy
and economic policies. (Offered each semester)
HG 141 Government and Politics
of the United States
3 credits (AS)
This course is an examination of the national government
and the American political system, and how the two
differ. The course seeks to place contemporary
governmental problems in their historical framework.
Students examine the functioning and interrelationships
of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of
government as well as political and interest groups.
(Offered annually)
HG 143 State and Local Government
3 credits (AS)
State and Local Government is an issue-oriented
introduction to the world of government close to
home.ǁ‖ There is coverage of how laws are created (from
idea through the entire legislative process), the
relationship between the federal, state, and local
governments, and the big players on the state and local
front. In addition, the course focuses on real problems
that many students will encounter in their own lives and
careers such as: how to secure government funding for
programs they are working on (child abuse, drug abuse,
the arts, education); how to be effective at town meetings
(taxation, school sports, local traffic); how education is
funded; how communities bring jobs to their area
(economic development); and election campaign issues.
HG 206 History & Sociology of the American Family
3 credits (AS)
This is a social history course, which uses sociological
concepts to examine historical changes in the functions of
American families and the lives of family members.
Inquiries will address questions about rapid social change
as it relates to (1) changes in the structures and functions
of American families, (2) changes in the roles assumed by
and role-conflicts experienced by children and adult
family members, and (3) changes in the life cycles of
family members. Students will examine the impact of
major societal transformations – from hunting and
gathering to sedentary agrarian to urban
industrial/technological – upon family functions and
upon the social experiences and development of children,
adolescent and adult family members. (Offered on a
rotating basis) Prerequisite: EN 101 Academic Writing I
or permission of the instructor
HG 131 Macroeconomics
3 credits (AS)
This course examines the economy considered as a whole.
Topics include national income accounting,
unemployment, inflation, determination of total output,
monetary and fiscal policy, and the international economy.
Emphasis will be placed on developing the student’s
ability to analyze the economy and economic policies.
(Offered annually)
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