R L Rayford CC: Where Learning Meets Oppurtunites!

 This course introduces the study of religion through a historical overview and comparison of the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism through readings in their sacred texts in translation. Attention will be focused on the concepts, categories, theories and methods used by the various religious disciplines and how each of them addresses basic issues of the human condition. Also included will be an examination of Sectarianism and contemporary sects in America and the World. HUM 1270 meets elective requirements in the Associate of Arts degree program and distributive transfer requirements in comparative studies, religion and philosophy. 

 A writing-centered course that recognizes linguistic and cultural diversity through course materials and activities. Assignments invite students to analyze the contexts of writing tasks and compose for different purposes, audiences, genres, mediums, and technologies. Students engage in critical questioning, reading, and researching as they plan, draft, review, revise, and reflect on their writing. The course helps students practice processes and habits of mind that they can apply to the diverse writing situations they’ll encounter in college and beyond. S-designated Service-Learning classes. Sections of this course are H-designated Honors classes. 

 This course is a survey of the culture, ideas, and values of human civilization in western world from their origins through 1648. Emphasis is on the achievements of the Ancient Middle East, Classical Greece and Rome, the Christian and Islamic Middle Ages, the Renaissance era, and the Protestant Reformation. Students are exposed to historical methodologies and analysis through the reading of primary and secondary sources. 

 This course is an introduction to the world of mythology through the study of myths from Greece and Rome. The course explores some of the religious ideas, traditions and values that distinguish one civilization from another, while also indicating universally shared themes. Attention will be given to cultural expression of mythical themes in literature and art. 

 The course examines art, architecture, and design from prehistory through the 15th century CE. Students will explore and analyze significant works of art and visual culture within their historical, global, and cultural contexts. 

Introduction to critical thinking and the methods of inductive, deductive and symbolic logic. 

 This course is a survey of the culture, ideas, and values of human civilization in the western world from their origins from 1648 to the present. This course focuses on the rise of modern science, the Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, and the the theories of Karl Marx and Charles Darwin. The growth of ideologies--liberalism, socialism, capitalism, nationalism, and imperialism--will be explored. Contemporary issues and political movements will also be discussed. Students are exposed to historical methodologies and analysis through the reading of primary and secondary sources. 

 The course examines Western art, architecture, and design from the 15th century to the present. Students will explore and analyze significant works of art and visual culture within their historical, global, and cultural contexts. 

An introduction to the basic techniques of freehand drawing. Emphasis is on media, concepts, drawing from observation and develop- ment of technique. Course meets elective requirements in the Associate of Arts degree program and distributive transfer requirements in the Arts. 

An introduction to the basic concepts of two-dimensional design: line, shape, space, hue, value and texture. Course covers the use of various media in a variety of problem-solving projects leading toward an awareness of the principles of visual organization.

Course aimed at developing the student's basic understanding of three-dimensional visual communication through the exploration of three- dimensional principles. Students learn through the process of solving visual art problems. Solutions to these problems are achieved through the fabrication of three-dimensional art objects. Various techniques and media that are common to this area of study are systematically addressed. 

 This course emphasizes verbal and nonverbal communication in public contexts with a particular focus on extemporaneous speaking. Research, organization, style, and delivery of presentations will be covered along with active listening, analysis, and audience engagement