FC1: Dimensions of Communication: Speaking, Writing, Film

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Explore effective speaking, writing, and the visual imagery of film while learning how to analyze the messages communicated in our media-driven world. You'll learn all these skills by focusing on one of history's most successful communication campaigns: the US Civil Rights Movement.

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

COMM 1851 - Introduction to Film (3 hrs)

COMM 2381 - Oral Communication (3 hrs)

INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (2 hr)

Total: 11 hrs.

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FC2: Leonardo's Legacy: Where Science Meets Art

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Leonardo da Vinci was both an artist and a visionary scientist. Discover how art and science meet and how they continue to influence and inspire creativity and invention. Examine how science and art have overlapped to give history some of its greatest inventions.

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

PHYS 1010 - Introductory Physics (3 hrs)

INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)

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MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation (3 hrs)

DANC 1151 - Introduction to Dance (3 hrs)

Total: 10 hrs.

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FC6: Race, Diversity, and the Global Community

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

How and why do individuals and societies act as they do toward people of different ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and religious backgrounds? Learn how those reactions impact your life, the lives of others, and history and politics around the globe.

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

AAAS 2100 - Introduction African and African American Studies (3 hrs)

HIST 1110 World Civilization I (3 hrs)

INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)

Total: 10 hrs.

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FC7: Entry to Engineering

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

For future engineers only. Along with fulfilling some basic coursework in math and English, you'll learn about career paths in the areas of engineering and technology.

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MATH 1730 - College Algebra and Trigonometry (4 hrs)

ACAD 1100 - Introduction to the University (3 hrs)

Total: 7 hrs.

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FC8: Honors STEM

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

For University Honors students thinking about a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, this one's for you. You will meet your freshman Honors requirements for calculus and English, learn about the social impact of science on the world, and also explore career paths for yourself.

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UNHP 1100 - The Honors Forum (1 hr)

UNHP 1102 - Honors Soc. Sci./Global Challenge (3 hrs)

Total: 4 hrs.

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FC9 and FCA: Connections for Future Teachers

BOTH SECTIONS OF THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAVE FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

This community is an introduction to the teaching profession. Discover where education has been and where it is going, while developing the essential communication skills you'll need in the classroom.

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

ACAD 1100 - Introduction to the University (3 hrs)

COMM 2381 - Oral Communication (3 hrs)

LEAD 2010 - Teaching and Schools in Urban Settings (3 hrs)

Total: 12 hrs.

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FCB: Mythology

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Thousands of years after they were recorded, the myths and epics of Greece, Rome, and the East still influence the way we understand our world. This community combines courses in English, history, and classical mythology to illuminate the hold these stories have on our imagination.

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

CLAS 2481 - Mythology (3 hrs)

HIST 1110 - World Civilization I (3 hrs)

INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)

Total: 10 hrs.

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FCD: Values and the Modern World

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Talk of "competing value systems" colors our national and international politics. Our own personal and social values dictate the ways we think about our lives and how we treat others. This community explores basic social and ethical questions, and asks how responses to those questions impact others.

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

PHIL 1102 - Values in the Modern World (3 hrs)

HIST 1120 - World Civilization II (3 hrs)

INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)

Total: 10 hrs.

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FCG: Law and Order

THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

A society's sense of law and order is central to its identity. It underlies the very structuring of laws, and therefore behavior in groups and as individuals. This community will explore politics and the views of other nations with different legal systems and different concepts of "order."

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

CJUS 1100 - Intro to Criminal Justice (3 hrs)

POLS 1102 - Intro to Modern Political Thought (3 hrs)

INTD 1000 - Freshman Seminar (1 hr)

Total: 10 hrs.

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FCH and FCI: Pre-Health

BOTH SECTIONS OF THIS LEARNING COMMUNITY HAVE FILLED FOR FALL 2008 AND ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

This community is for students considering a career in the medical or allied health fields. An introduction to Psychology will help you learn more about yourself, your patients, and your own beliefs regarding illness and wellness. You will also learn about the many opportunities available in the health fields and meet a variety of health care professionals.

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ENGL 1010 - English Composition (3 hrs)

PSYC 1200 - Intro to Psychology (3 hrs)

ACAD 1100 - Intro to University (3 hrs)

Total: 9 hrs.

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