Swahili I is the first part of a four-part elementary course sequence in Swahili (Kiswahili). The course is offered through the Five College Mentored Language Program. The course format includes small group conversation sessions and individual tutorials. Students studying Swahili develop speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural etiquette skills needed for study abroad in East Africa (especially Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and to support course work in African Studies.

Hindi I is the first part of a four-part elementary course sequence in Hindi. The course is offered through the Five College Mentored Language Program. The course format includes small group conversation sessions and individual tutorials. Students studying Hindi develop speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural etiquette skills needed for study abroad in India and to support course work in South Asian Studies.

Urdu I is the first part of a four-part elementary course sequence in Urdu. The course is offered through the Five College Mentored Language Program. The course format includes small group conversation sessions and individual tutorials. Students studying Urdu develop speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural etiquette skills needed for study abroad in Pakistan or India and to support course work in South Asian Studies.

Indonesian I is the first part of a four-part elementary course sequence in Indonesian. The course is offered through the Five College Supervised Independent Language Program. The independent study format includes small group conversation sessions and an evaluation by an outside evaluator. Students studying Indonesian develop speaking, listening, and basic literacy skills needed for study abroad in Indonesia and to support course work in Southeast Asian Studies.

Modern Greek I is the first part of a four-part elementary course sequence in Modern Greek. The course is offered through the Five College Supervised Independent Language Program. The independent study format includes small group conversation sessions and an evaluation by an outside evaluator. Students studying Modern Greek develop speaking and listening skills needed for study abroad in Greece and to support course work in European Studies.

Underrepresented minorities only make up 17% and 7% of bachelor of science (B.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degrees in STEM, respectively. Thus, the overall goal of this course is to develop and implement a food science program that is customized to underrepresented school underrepresented minorities (8th grade +) to increase their knowledge and interest in STEM-related fields within sustainable food systems and food science. To do this, we need students to help develop an interactive, hands-on learning programs to inspire learning and career pathways within STEM!

To understand the biological significance of food. This course will cover basic physiology and pathology of significant diseases and describe foods or food components that can be used in disease prevention. Prerequisites: Food Chemistry, Biochemistry

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Overview of the chemical, physical, and biological properties of food components including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and pigments. Consequences of the properties of food components and their reaction products to health and nutrition also emphasized. Prerequisite: organic chemistry.