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The course provides an understanding of how higher education functions within the larger context of public policy; how political processes and systems influence higher education; and how higher education may influence political processes and systems through various means such as policy-oriented research, lobbying, or student and faculty activism.

Ethics and the role of the nurse are used as the contexts for the development of writing skills. The techniques of specific types of writing are learned through writing assignments, peer editing and instructor feedback.

This first semester of a year-long course introduces the basics of Modern Standard Arabic, also known as Classical Arabic. It begins with a coverage of the alphabet, vocabulary for everyday use, and essential communicative skills relating to real-life and task-oriented situations (queries about personal well-being, family, work, and telling the time). Students will concentrate on speaking and listening skills, as well as on learning the various forms of regular verbs, and on how to use an Arabic dictionary.

The Sociology of Love looks at a subject that we all take for granted, but none of us understand. Love is both a physiological state and a socially constructed experience. We will examine the major bio-chemical, psychological, and sociological theories that have attempted to explain the causes and nature of love and attraction. We will also look at the social construction of love through Western history, as well as in other cultures, and at the complex relationships that exist between love, "courtship", marriage, and sexuality.

Fundamentals of thermodynamics, conservation of mass and energy, control volume analysis. Heat engines, heat pumps, Carnot cycles, entropy, process efficiencies. Heat transfer mechanisms. Applications to civil engineering facilities.

This course serves as an introductory exploration of the field of disability studies. It asks: how do we define disability? Who is disabled? And what resources do we need to properly study disability? Together, students investigate: trends in disability activism, histories of medicine and science, conceptions of "normal" embodiment, the utility of terms like "crip" or disabled" and the representation of disability in culture. Enrollment limit of 20. (E)

Identification, morphology and use of landscape plants including annuals, perennials, woody shrubs and trees, evergreens and groundcovers. Topics include horticultural practices including pruning, division, pollination, bulb planting, plant identification and landscape design. Field trips are an important component of the course. Course requirements include a design project and field guide. Students who have already taken BIO 120/121 are not permitted to take BIO 125. Enrollment limit of 15 per section.

Identification, morphology and use of landscape plants including annuals, perennials, woody shrubs and trees, evergreens and groundcovers. Topics include horticultural practices including pruning, division, pollination, bulb planting, plant identification and landscape design. Field trips are an important component of the course. Course requirements include a design project and field guide. Students who have already taken BIO 120/121 are not permitted to take BIO 125. Enrollment limit of 15 per section.

Limited enrollment.