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Introduction to the science underpinning clean, renewable, and low-carbon energy resources and their implementation in various contexts. The course covers fundamental energy science and math; climate change; national and global energy trends; solar, wind, and hydro resources; photoelectric effect; photosynthesis; geothermal; and nuclear. Explore decarbonization of the energy system and integration of distributed energy resources.

A first course in engineering mechanics: properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants; two- and three-dimensional force systems acting on engineering structures in equilibrium; analysis of trusses, and beams; distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, center of gravity, centroids, friction, and area and mass moments of inertia.

A project-oriented, hands-on course to introduce students to the practices and methodologies used in Engineering and Technology. Areas of focus are electronics, mechanical construction/fabrication and technical mathematics.

Engineering problem-solving using computer programming. Topics include problem-solving strategies, algorithm development, structured programming design, the interface of software with the physical world (e.g., the use of sensors or real world data), and the application of numerical techniques.

Introduction to team-oriented engineering design, problem solving processes, and the use of computers in the solution of engineering problems, including commercial spreadsheet applications and analysis/graphics applications. Emphasis on technical communication, teamwork, engineering design and problem solving methodologies. Multiple hands-on design projects.

The history and development of engineering as a profession. Engineering disciplines, job functions, educational requirements, transfer school information, academic success strategies, workplace skills, engineering ethics, sustainability principles applied to engineering, current and projected activities in the various branches of engineering.

As we face what is increasingly known as the climate crisis, reevaluating our relationship with nature is paramount. Our survival depends on it. This course focuses on literature as a medium for exploring humanity�s relationship with nature and the environment, from indigenous perspectives, to nineteenth-century Romanticism, to Environmentalism, to contemporary Cli-fi, to early 21st-century youth-led climate justice movements.

An introduction to the Bible in English--one of Western culture's most influential books and an important source for literature--through a study of its literary aspects, interpretative methods, and historical context.

A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present featuring significant fiction, poetry, and drama of the time, previously marginalized groups and authors, and the literary voices of the changing American nation.

College reading, writing, and critical thinking applied to literature, including poetry, drama, and fiction. Essay writing employing methods of literary analysis, academic research, and critical thinking.