Course Descriptions
BIOLOGY
BIO 21
3 lect 3 lab 4 cr
The Human Body
Anatomy and physiology of the integumentary, digestive, nervous, circulatory, excretory,
respiratory, endocrine and reproductive systems of the human body; special senses.
Prerequisites: RDL 02 and ENG 02 if required.
Required Core - Life and Physical Sciences
COMMUNICATION
COMM 20
3 rec 3 cr
Public Speaking and Critical Listening
Principles and practice of contemporary forms of public speech communication; informative, persuasive, inspirational, and entertaining; principles and practice of critical listening; analysis and evaluation of public communication.
Prerequisites: ENG 1 and RDL 1, if required.
Co-requisite: ENG 2 or ENG 10 or RDL 2, if required.
Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity
COMM 41
3 rec 3 cr
The Theory of Language Development
This course in the theory of language development includes study of phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic sequences and processes in speech and language acquisition as well as multicultural and multilinguistic language acquisition.
Prerequisite: COMM 11.
COMM 42
3 rec 3 cr
The Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
This course in the anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism includes study of the anatomy and physiology of respiration, phonation, articulation, hearing, a discussion of speech acoustics and an introduction to the nervous system.
Prerequisite: COMM 11.