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| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-057 | Introduction to the Humanities | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-085 | Social and Cultural Geography | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-158 | English Composition | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-200 | College Algebra | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-336 | World Religions | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-370 | Ethics | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-460 | Art Appreciation | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-584 | Pre-Calculus | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-825 | Human Biology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-902 | World History | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-066 | Fundamentals of biological and cognitive psychology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| P-655 | Foundations of psychology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| P-851 | Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDP-136 | Adult Development | 6 Credits | View Details |
| EDP-202 | Educational Psychology in Learning | 6 Credits | View Details |
| EDP-380 | Introduction to Child Development | 6 Credits | View Details |
Introduction to the Humanities
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The art of thinking critically.
- Apollonian reason, dionysian intuition.
- Myth.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Literature.
- Art.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Music.
- The theater.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The musical stage.
- Television.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The cinema.
- Religion.
- Happiness.
- Morality.
- Life and death.
Social and Cultural Geography
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mash-ups using google maps hand-held navigation devices
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mexican perspectives on undocumented immigration
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Building barriers in the middle east
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Using air photos to make the case for war applying the concept of scale to war in iraq
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Wal-mart in china
- Locating car parts plants
- Market segmentation
English Composition
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing to learn
- Critical thinking, reading, and viewing.
- Preparing.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Composing.
- Rewriting.
- Formulating arguments.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Using the internet for research
- Evaluating electronic and print sources.
- Apa documentation format.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Cms and cse formats.
- Writing in the disciplines
- Writing in the humanities
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing in the natural sciences.
- Writing in the social sciences
- Design principles
College Algebra
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Review of the real number system
- Linear equations, inequalities, and applications
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs, linear equations, and functions
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Systems of linear equations
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Exponents, polynomials, and polynomial functions
- Factoring
- Rational expressions and functions
- Roots, radicals, and root functions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Quadratic equations and inequalities
- Additional graphs of functions and relations
- Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Conic sections and systems of inequalities
- Further topics in algebra
World Religions
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Characteristics of basic religions
- Native american religions
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- African religions
- Hinduism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Sikhism
- Chinese religions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Zoroastrianism
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
Ethics
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is morality?
- Consequentialist -teleological- theories of morality
- Nonconsequentialist -deontological- theories of morality
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Virtue ethics
- Absolutism versus relativism
- Freedom versus determinism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Reward and punishment
- Setting up a moral system: basic assumptions and basic principles
- The taking of human life
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing.
- Abortion
- Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Morality, marriage, and human sexuality
- Bioethicsethical issues in medicine
- Business and media ethics
- Environmental ethics
Art Appreciation
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Understanding art
- Visual elements
- Organizing principles of design
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Drawing
- Painting
- Printmaking
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Graphic design
- Photography and filmmaking
- Digital art
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Sculpture
- Crafts
- Product and clothing design
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Architecture
- Designed settings
- Historical styles in western art
- Understanding art on all levels
Pre-Calculus
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs
- Function and models
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Exponential and logarithmic function
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Trigonomatic function
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Analytic trigonometry
- Polar coordinates; vectors
- Analytic geometry
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Sequences; induction; the bionomial theorem
Human Biology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Why study biology?
- Basics of biology, anatomy, and physiology.
- Determinism, biology, culture, and the ecological perspective.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Biological development and the human lifespan.
- Genetics, evolution, and human behavior.
- Human biology and intellect.
- The human genome project
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The biology of disability, health, illness, and treatment.
- Biology and mental illness
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Biological elements of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
- Human sexuality and sexual orientation.
- The biology of aging.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Public health and biology.
- Critical thinking and human biology
World History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- From human prehistory to the rise of agriculture
- Early civilization
- Nomadic societies
- Classical civilization: china
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Classical civilization: india
- Classical civilization in the mediterranean: persia, greece and rome
- The classical period: directions, diversities, and declines by 500 c.e.
- The rise of islam: civilization in the middle east
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- India and southeast asia under the impact of islam
- Africa and islam
- East european civilization: byzantium and russia
- Western civilization: the middle ages
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The spread of east asian civilization
- Centers of civilization in the americas
- The mongol interlude and the end of the postclassical period
- The west and the world: discovery, colonization, and trade
- Western civilization changes shape in the early modern centuries
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The rise of eastern europe
- The ottoman and mughal empires
- East asia: vital trends in politics and trade
- The first industrial revolution: western society, 17801914
- World economy and western imperialism: africa and south asia
- The settler societies: the west on frontiers
- The development of latin american civilization
- The middle east and china in the imperialist century
- Russia and japan: industrialization outside the west
- World war i and the end of an era
- The west in the contemporary period
- Eastern european civilization
- East asia in the 20th- 22nd centuries
- India and southeast asia
Fundamentals of biological and cognitive psychology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Cognitive psychology : an introduction
- The cognitive science approach
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Perception and pattern recognition
- Attention
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Short-term working memory
- Learning and remembering
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Knowing
- Using knowledge in the real world
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Language
- Comprehension: written and spoken language
- Decisions, judgments, and reasoning
- Problem solving
Foundations of psychology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The science of psychology
- The biological basis of behavior
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Sensation and perception
- States of consciousness
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Learning
- Memory
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Cognition and mental abilities
- Motivation and emotion
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Life-span development
- Personality
- Stress and health psychology
- Psychological disorders
- Therapies
- Social psychology
Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Introduction
- Structure and functions of cells of the nervous system
- Structure of the nervous system
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Psychopharmacology
- Methods and strategies of research
- Vision
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Audition, the body senses, and the chemical senses
- Control of movement
- Sleep and biological rhythms
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Reproductive behahvior
- Emotion
- Ingestive behavior
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Learning and memory
- Human communication
- Neurological disorders
- Schizophrenia and the affective disorders
- Anxiety disorders, autistic disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and stress disorders
- Drug abuse
Adult Development
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Introduction to adult development
- Physical changes
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Health and health habits
- Cognitive abilities
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Social roles
- Social relationships
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Work and retirement
- Personality
- The quest for meaning
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Stress, coping, and resistance
- Death and bereavement
- The successful journey
Educational Psychology in Learning
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Perspectives on learning
- Learning and the brain
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Behaviorism and classical conditioning
- Instrumental conditioning
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Applications of instrumental conditioning
- Social cognitive theory
- Introduction to cognition and memory
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Long-term memory i: storage
- Long-term memory ii: the nature of knowledge
- Long-term memory iii: retrieval and forgetting
- Developmental perspectives on cognition
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Metacognition, self-regulated learning, and study strategies
- Transfer and problem solving
- Social processes in knowledge construction
- Motivation and affect
- Cognitive factors in motivation
Introduction to Child Development
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Studying early childhood development in a diverse world.
- Historical perspectives and research in early childhood development.
- Theories of child development.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Genetics, prenatal development, and birth.
- The newborn.
- Infant physical growth and brain development.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Cognitive development in infancy.
- Infant language and literacy.
- Infant social and emotional development.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Preschool physical and motor development.
- Cognitive development in the preschool years.
- Symbolic thought, play, language, and literacy in the preschool years.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Social and emotional development of preschoolers.
- Physical growth and motor development in the primary years.
- Cognition and schooling.
- Language, literacy, and schooling.
- Social and emotional development in the primary years.
- Parents, families, and children: a multicultural perspective.
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