Course Descriptions

This course is designed to serve those interested in entering the workforce for advanced manufacturing, incumbent workers of local companies, secondary HS seniors for technical skills development and apprentices in the local area that are required to gain related instruction for their DOL Occupation. The content of this course prepares students to safely step into a production based workplace and enter into additional coursework for advanced manufacturing. The content for Maintenance Awareness includes: Performing preventative maintenance and routine repair, monitoring indicators to ensure correct operations, performing all housekeeping to maintain production schedule, recognizing potential maintenance issues with basic production systems, including knowledge of when to inform maintenance personnel about problems with electrical systems, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, machine automation systems, lubrication processes, bearing and coupling, belts and chain drives. Co-requisite: ADM-100

• Advanced Manufacturing
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3-2) Contact Hour(s)

A practical introduction to the composition and importance of soils. Topics covered: sampling, classifications and naming of soils with their various uses, nutrient components, analysis and management of nutrients, soil organisms, environmental and man-made damage to soils with discussions on mitigation. This course is foundational for a variety of environmental disciplines.

• Agronomy
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is a survey of human evolution-from the origin of humans up to and including the emergence of early civilizations. Our focus is on the introduction to early human biological and cultural variability emphasizing evolution, cultural adaptation, and cultural change within different environments using the subfields of physical anthropology and archaeology. This course carries SUNY General Education Social Sciences and World History and Global Awareness credit.

• Anthropology
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

An introduction to ethnology is the cross-cultural study of the diverse adaptive patterns human used to satisfy the requirements of life in specific natural and social-cultural environments including but limited to the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomous participation to past, current, or future social justice action. Data will be drawn from contemporary nonindustrial and urban industrial societies to illustrate how and why cultural variations exist in today's ever-shrinking world. This course carries SUNY General Education Social Sciences and Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice credit.

• Anthropology
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

Comparative Cultures is a survey of world cultures to examine how people achieve the necessary elements of hunting and gathering, matrilineage, big men, redistribution, and state-type societies. The courses starts with some very simple societies and compares them to very complex cultures like our own. This course will examine and describe the ways selected pre-literate and complex societies have used culture to adapt to their environments. Case studies drawn from American, Asian, African, and European societies will be the basis for engaging in cross-cultural studies.This course carries SUNY General Education Social Science and Diversity: Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice credit. Prerequisite: Take ENG-101 with a Minimum Grade of C-

• Anthropology
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is intended to be a survey in archaeology for undergraduates that will lead to further studies in anthropology including an archaeological field school. This course will provide the students with an introduction to archaeological design, methods and theories, analytical techniques and analyses. The intent is for students to understand how people lived in the past, what they valued, and what challenges they faced within their associated ecosystems. This course will include some hands-on, practical field/lab experiences.

• Anthropology
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course introduces students to the historical and cultural experiences of the various indigenous populations of North America. Additionally, special emphasis will be given to a number of specific indigenous groups within the 10 cultural regions of North America as we examine this topic from a compassionate yet unromanticized historiographical and cultural perspective. In short, we will work from the premise that Native Americans were active participants in producing that past, both before and after the European contact as opposed to being solely victims of oppression; we do this in order to gain a greater appreciation for their rich and diverse history and cultural status today. Through the lens of anthropology and history, this course will discuss and examine the various native cultures of North America including their origins and cultural development through time; the underlying similarities and the wide range of variability within these native societies; the impact of European cultural systems on these groups, and finally, we examine Native American societies as they are today. This course carries SUNY General Education World History and Global Awareness AND Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice credit. Prerequisite: Take ENG-101.

• Anthropology
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

ARC 105 Design Fundamentals I: provides the fundamentals of an architectural studio and the architectural profession with a focus on its primary medium of graphic presentations. This course is intended for Architectural Technology majors and students interested in design and drawing within the architectural profession. ARC 105 Design Fundamentals I introduce the fundamental concepts related to sketching, drawing, technical drafting, and design. Topics that will be explored through design projects include equipment, sketching, line weights, geometric constructions, orthographic, axonometric & isometric views, and perspectives. Students will design and create original work and study existing architectural works through sketching and the construction of diagrams, plans, and renderings. Additionally, students will gain an introductory understanding of the architectural profession including the path to licensure and the expectations of a graduate architect and that of a licensed professional. The class includes both lecture and laboratory time. Successful completion of this class will prepare students for ARC 106 Design Fundamentals II.

• Architecture
• 4 Credit(s)
• (2-4) Contact Hour(s)

This course is intended for Architectural Technology majors and students interested in digital drawing, design, and the architectural profession. Students will create two and three-dimensional digital drawings using a variety of industry-standard graphic software. Lectures, demonstrations, and labs in a variety of applications will enhance the student's CAD ability and professional development. Students will create original works and study existing architectural works through digital design and drafting. This class includes both lecture and laboratory time. Successful completion of this class will prepare students for ARC 205 Design Studio I. Prerequisite: Take ARC-105 with a Minimum Grade of C-

• Architecture
• 4 Credit(s)
• (2-4) Contact Hour(s)

Architectural History: Prehistory-1880 focuses on major architectural styles from inception to the late 19th century and the architects who helped to define those styles. The course will cover the major architectural styles prior to 1880 including Prehistoric and Classical Antiquity (Classical, Greek, Roman and Byzantine) through Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassicism. The course focuses on the symbiotic relationship between the built environment and culture. Students will learn about the various catalysts and historic contexts that resulted in the transition of styles and the details and intricacies that defined each style. The course is appropriate for students studying architectural design and any students interested in architecture as a Humanities elective, including art and liberal art students. This course carries SUNY General Education Humanities credit.

• Architecture
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)