2021-2022 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Apr 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Catalog and Student Handbook [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions


Explanation of Code following each course description:
(C) This course is part of the TBR Common Course Curriculum Library. The course is not designed for transfer except to institutions offering similar level Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) or certificate programs.
(NT) This course is not designed to transfer.
(T) This course is part of the Tennessee Transfer Pathway.
(TE) This course is a transfer course that may apply as an elective by a receiving institution.
 

TN eCampus Courses

  
  • ENGL 0810 - Writing Support for English Composition I


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    This co-requisite course addresses the TBR-approved writing competencies, including instruction in the writing process, purpose, audience, organization, support, language skills, grammar, and punctuation. Final grades of A, B, C or F will be assigned. There are no D grades in this class. This class will post to your transcript and may affect financial aid.

    Corequisite(s): ENGL 1010  
  
  • ENGL 2045 - Introduction to Literature


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    Reading and analysis of a variety of literary types as forms of cultural and creative expression; emphasizes themes and experiences common to human existence; specific topics are determined by the instructor, but the focus is on literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020  
  
  • ENGL 2116 - Writing for the Web


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    Topics include critiques of current Web pages, how to convert business documents into web content that is fresh, and essential skills for 21st century business writing.

  
  • ENGL 2120 - Modern American Literature


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    A survey of American masterpieces from the Civil War to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010  and ENGL 1020  
  
  • GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology with Lab


    Credits: 4

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    A study of the composition of rocks and minerals, landscape development, earthquakes, the earth's interior and exterior weather and climate, the nature of mountains and their development, and the drift of the continental and ocean crusted plates.

  
  • HIST 2060 - African American History


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus

    This course will examine the history of Africans and their descendants in the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present, investigating topics from emancipation to the ongoing struggle for Civil Rights. Connections between this history and the issues and concerns facing all Americans in the present will be explored. Students will be asked to acquire factual information but the mere memorization of facts is less important than the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of those historical facts.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Learning Support competencies or acceptable placement scores are required. HIST 2020 and English Composition are encouraged.

  
  • HLSC 2100 - Wellness Concepts and Practices


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    Stressing individual responsibility for achieving optimal well-being, this course emphasizes preventive health practices which promote healthful lifestyles and reduce risk factors associated with disease.

    This course does not meet the new Social Sciences requirement.

  
  • HSC 190 - Introduction to Human Pathophysiology


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    This course is designed to assist the student in understanding the relationship of normal body functioning and the physiologic changes that occur as a result of disease processes, as well as how the body compensates for those changes brought about by disease. All body systems are explored. These courses must be taken before pathophysiology so that the student has a basic understanding of normal body functioning in order to be able to relate the changes that occur as a result of disease.

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2020  
  
  • MATH 0810 - Learning Support for Introductory Statistics


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    This co-requisite course contains topics which directly support the content in MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics. It contains the five TBR approved mathematical competencies which include: the study of real numbers and operations, operations with algebraic expressions, graph analysis, equations solving, modeling and critical thinking. Note: This course is equivalent to MATH 0530 Support Course for Probability and Statistics.

  
  • MATH 2050 - Calculus Based Probability and Statistics


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    This course is an introduction to probability and statistics. Data analysis, probability and statistical inference are introduced in this course. The inference material covers means, proportions, and variances for one and two samples, one-way ANOVA, regression and correlation, and chi-square analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 1830  or MATH 1910  
  
  • MUS 1002 - Fundamentals of Music Theory


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    A college-level course designed to introduce the basic fundamentals of reading music and music theory for students with little prior experience. The course may be required for students with insufficient background; used as an elective for non-music majors. It may not be used to satisfy music theory requirements for programs requiring music theory.

  
  • PHED 1140 - Walking for Fitness


    Credits: 2

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    A course designed to improve each student's level of cardiovascular fitness without the possible risks sometimes associated with higher intensity exercise. The ROCKPORT FITNESS WALKING TEST will be utilized in order to design individualized walking programs based on existing levels of cardiovascular fitness.

  
  • PHYS 1030 - Survey of Physics with Lab


    Credits: 4

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    This is an introductory physics course for nonscience and non-engineering majors. Emphasis is placed on understanding the nature of physics and applying basic physics concepts in one's everyday life experience and work. The use of mathematics is limited to basic algebraic manipulations required to understand and apply physics concepts. Topics covered include mechanical motion, energy, temperature and heat, fluids, electricity, magnetism, wave motion and light.

    Prerequisite(s): The student should have the mathematical competence level necessary to perform basic algebraic manipulations required to solve for an unknown variable in an algebraic equation: operations involving decimal fractions, ratios, percentages and scientific notation; and vector addition using graphical methods.
  
  • READ 0810 - Reading Support for Communications


    Credits: 3

    Course only offered through TN eCampus
    This co-requisite course, Reading Support for Speech, contains topics that directly support the Speech course and covers the Tennessee Board of Regents approved reading competencies. These competencies consist of the following skills and strategies: Determining stated and implied main ideas, recognizing supporting details, identifying organizational patterns, using context to develop vocabulary, and reading critically as well as strategically.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite of ACT Reading score 13-18 or equivalent.
    Corequisite(s): COMM 2025  

Elective Courses

  
  • Elective 1hr - (an elective can be any college-level course)


    Credits: 1

  
  • Elective 2hrs - (an elective can be any college-level course)


    Credits: 2

  
  • Elective 3hr - (Unspecified)


    Credits: 3

  
  • Elective 3hrs - (an elective can be any college-level course)


    Credits: 3

  
  • Elective 4hrs - (an elective can be any college-level course)


    Credits: 4

  
  • Elective 6hrs - (an elective can be any college-level course)


    Credits: 6

 

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