Course Catalog
| Course ID | Course Name | Course Description | Textbook | Credit Hours | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RENG303 | Writing Non-Fiction | Writing Nonfiction is by definition a writing intensive course, but students will also read essays written by professional nonfiction authors and discuss their structure. There are no paradigms or special formulas for writing nonfiction essays, so the best way to learn how to structure a particular essay is to read published works of the same genre. The structure of the course seeks to replicate a face to face writing workshop. Therefore, the basic rhythm of the course repeats throughout; for example, students will read, take a selfcheck quiz, discuss the reading, write, share, conference, revise, and submit final drafts. Another difference between this course and any other course that students have taken is that they get to decide which writing projects they want to complete, and then make a commitment by signing a contract to that effect. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | There are no textbooks required for this course. | 3 | Syllabus |
| RENG304 | Women's Literature | In Women’s Literature students read, watch, and listen to texts by woman writers from Colonial America to 21st century India. By comparing texts written by individuals from all over the world, students not only learn about different cultures and geographic regions, but gain a deeper understanding of their own values by comparing them to those held by people from different cultural and religious traditions. By analyzing texts by women from earlier historical periods, students develop a more nuanced understanding of contemporary gender roles because these early texts reveal the ways our society has constructed these roles over time in response to political, cultural, and technological change. Like any Humanities course, Women’s Literature addresses other broad issues related to the human condition, such the conflict between individual desire and social obligation, the human being’s place in the world, and the quest for transcendence or spiritual insight. | Title: Pride and Prejudice Title: Bride and Prejudice Title: To the Lighthouse Title: Aphra Benn - The Rover | 3 | Syllabus |
| RENG305 | Literature of Health and Healing | In this course students will explore issues of physical, psychological, and spiritual health and healing within fiction and nonfiction texts. Readings will reflect classical, traditional, and nontraditional medical treatment and healing experiences within thematic studies (i.e. Historical/Cultural Period, Gender, etc.). Students will be required to communicate their critical ideas by applying skills in reading, writing, and research in the humanities through discussions, journal entries, written essays, and exams. Required reading includes: Generation of Animals - Aristotle (Kindle Book 99cents) A link for a free copy is available in Module One’s Content; Timaeus – Plato (Free Kindle Book) A link for a pdf is available in Module One’s Content; The Awakening and Other Short Stories – Kate Chopin (Free Kindle book); Physica - Hildegard Von Bingen (Kindle Book $13.99); An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time (1859) – Benjamin L. Hill (Free Kindle Book); Native American Healing: The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Healing your Body Through Native American Medicine – Mary Addiler (Free Kindle Book); Hysteria (Sony Pictures 2012) Netflix or Amazon Rental; Health & Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health - Andrew T. Weil, M.D. (Kindle Book $9.99). Excerpts from other novels and short stories will be included in the Course Content. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: Health and Healing | 3 | Syllabus |
| RENG306 | Texting the World | This class “brings together literary and nonliterary texts and considers how the same theme plays through them via analysis, evaluation, and creation of said texts.” When you walk into a bookstore, you see books shelved in neat categories; most obviously, you see books classified as fiction and as nonfiction. But how can we categorize the personal narratives that fall somewhere in between the cracks of those two tidy categories? In this course, we will be reading, analyzing, and arguing about creative nonfiction texts that blur the lines between fiction and nonfiction, that exist somewhere in the murkiness. English 306 is a 3-credit hour course that introduces students to literary and non-literary texts. This course is designated as both a critical thinking (CT) course and a writing intensive (WI) course. In this course, you will read nonfiction narratives in a variety of genres. You will be asked to think rhetorically about these texts, and in various academic and nonacademic genres, you will be asked to analyze those texts and think critically about the subjects addressed in nonfiction narratives. | Title: Lying Title: In Cold Blood Title: The Things They Carried Title: Reading Autobiography | 3 | Syllabus |
| RENG307 | Ancient Romance Novels | In this course students read ancient romance novels and analyze them for cultural understanding of the ancient and modern worlds. Romance novels were the most popular form of literature in the ancient world. Nonetheless, they had the same low status as romance novels today. By looking at these ancient stories we can investigate two phenomena: why what people like is not what is seen as important; how definitions of ‘love’ and ‘romance’ have changed over time. Since love is seen as a primary human emotion, seeing how expressions of love differ from one culture to another can reveal otherwise hidden social structures. By analyzing ancient romance novels along the axes of culture and emotion, we will more deeply understand both the ancient and modern worlds. Optional/Required Course Materials (QM Standard 4.6) Chariton: Chaereas and Callirhoe Achilles Tatius: Leucippe and Clitophon Longus: Daphnis and Chloe Heliodorus: An Ethiopian Romance You do not need to get a specific edition of these works, any will do. You can find free, online editions of all of them on WikiSource or Archive.org. If you find these translations difficult to understand, you may wish to pick up Reardon’s Collected Ancient Greek Novels. It has more modern translations, and has been in print for a long time so you can find used copies on Amazon or Half.com for about $15. | There are no textbooks required for this course. | 3 | Syllabus |
| RFIN300 | Personal Finance | This course examines the financial problems encountered by the individual in the management of his/her own affairs. Areas covered include budgeting, consumer borrowing, real estate, investments, insurance, taxes, and estate and retirement planning. | Title: Personal Finance | 3 | Syllabus |
| RFIN400 | Venture Finance & Analysis | Students will develop a plan to research, identify, and acquire the financial resources required for successful funding of the new venture. Funding the new venture will require students to examine business valuation, deal development,debt planning and structure, and the acquisition of venture capital from government agencies (Small Business Administration for example) or interested investors. A clear and succinct plan for funding the new business venture will be paramount to the successful acceptance of the new venture business plan by interested parties such as investors, stakeholders, bankers, or angel funds. Upon completion of the course, students will have a detailed financial plan that can be presented to investors and other interested parties. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: Entrepreneurial Finance | 3 | Syllabus |
| RGEO300 | Environmental Geography | Environmental issues have great psychological, political, and economic significance, and all of the world’s citizens need to be aware of these interactions so they can make informed decisions. In this course we will examine the biological and chemical background processes of environmental issues to understand why and how they are occurring. We will spend even more time studying the connections between natural science and psychological, economic, political, and other international obstacles that hinder us from applying solutions. | There are no textbooks required for this course. | 3 | Syllabus |
| RGEO301 | Appalachian Geography | This course provides a foundation of the importance of cultural geography as a unique way of studying the past and current issues/trends Appalachia from a geographic perspective to create an awareness and understanding of changes in the region over time and the human consequence of change as well as the impact that change has on culture. | There are no textbooks required for this course. | 3 | Syllabus |
| RHIS300 | African American History | This course examines the broad range of experiences of African Americans from the 16th century to the present. We will explore both the relationship of African Americans to the larger society and the inner dynamic of the black community and the black experience in America. We will devote particular attention to the origins and development of slavery in America, the abolition of slavery in the North, the development of free black communities, the development of the plantation system, slave insurrections and rebellion such as occurred in West Virginia at Harper’s Ferry, the controversy regarding the extension of slavery, African American participation in the Civil War, Reconstruction, black migration, the emergence of Jim Crow, strategies of protest and accommodation, the Modern Civil Rights Movement, and the importance of race and social class as it relates to the struggle for equality in America. The skills embraced in the course are reading intelligently, writing effectively, and processing information through thoughtful analysis. Students will demonstrate proficiency in these skills by interpreting historical events through discussions, quizzes, online exams, and essays. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry Title: The African-American Odyssey | 3 | Syllabus |
| Course ID | Course Name | Course Description | Textbook | Credit Hours | Syllabus |