General and Liberal Education

Courses

GLE101: First-Year Inquiry Freshman Seminar

Credits 3

First Year Inquiry is a required course for all first-year students at Franklin Pierce University. Students select one of approximately twenty academically-engaging, inquiry-based topics based on their interests. Each section, regardless of theme, works on improving students' academic skills, and addresses three goals of a Franklin Pierce Education -- information literacy, inquiry and analysis, and career exploration. Readings, writing assignments, and activities are used to stimulate thinking about inquiry and decisions about students' possible career opportunities. Students may not withdraw from the course; they may repeat it in the spring of the freshmen year. Students must pass this course to demonstrate proficiency in the skills coded for this course. The course instructor is the student's academic advisor. Students who earn a D or lower in the course may take GLE103 as a substitute for GLE101. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Career Exploration, Inquiry & Analysis and Information Literacy

GLE103: Career Image, Planning & Management

Credits 3

In today’s world of work, it is critical that students understand the dynamics of the employment marketplace and the importance of self-direction. This course will focus on self-assessment, managing personal and professional change, exploring various career options, conducting an effective job campaign, enhancing work performance and maintaining a balance between work and family life. Students will gain skills in self-awareness, networking, portfolio construction, resume writing, interviewing and planning and directing their own careers. Students will develop a degree and career map that identifies learning outcomes essential to their academic and professional success. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Career Exploration (CX) and Applied Learning (AL).

GLE110: First Year Composition I

Credits 3

First Year Composition I is the first in a series of two courses for those who must excel in reading and writing at the college-level. The central question is, “How well does the writing respond to the needs of audience(s)?” Students will learn to attend to the context and purpose for the writing and select credible, relevant sources to develop ideas as well as refine the ability to analyze and comprehend texts. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Critical Reading (CR) and Written Communication (WC). Some sections of GLE110 are designated as T-sections, Composition I Tutorial, designed to give students the support they need to succeed in GLE110 and move on to succeed in GLE230, Composition II. GLE110 T-sections include 3 hours of class time, MWF. Attendance at one tutoring session with the class-linked tutor four times during the semester is required. All writing projects, consisting of at least three drafts, will also include direct instruction on vocabulary and grammar for each of the 4-5 class papers.

GLE112: Integrated Science I

Credits 4

A multi-disciplinary introduction to the sciences from an environmental perspective, presenting basic concepts and controversies with discussions on biology, chemistry, energy, geology, natural resources interconnect with the environment. These courses are designed to improve the scientific and technical literacy of students not majoring in a scientific discipline. Students become familiar with some of today’s primary scientific concepts, how these concepts have developed, and how they evolve. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Natural Sciences (NS), Inquiry & Analysis (IA) and Critical Thinking (CT). Online only

GLE113: Integrated Science II

Credits 4

GLE120: First Year Composition II

Credits 3

First Year Composition II is the second in a series of two courses for those who must excel in presenting error-free writing at the college-level. Building on the central question for FYC I, “How well does the writing respond to the needs of audience(s)?” students will further develop their ability to attend to the context and purpose for the writing and select credible, relevant sources and evidence. Students will also learn disciplinary conventions and refine proofreading skills. In addition, students will master the basics of presentations: the central message and organization and use of supporting materials. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Written Communication (WC) and Oral Communication (OC). Prerequisite: C or better in GLE110.

GLE130: Introduction to the Social Sciences

Credits 3

This course is to provide a multidisciplinary introduction to the social sciences. It compares contrasting disciplinary theories about the relationships between people and their environments and it also evaluates the scientific methods (qualitative and quantitative) that generate data used to build knowledge and test those theories. This course offers a description of the essential characteristics of the social sciences. As such, the course presents the distinctive perspective, concepts, knowledge base, and terms commonly used by social scientists. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Social Sciences and Inquiry & Analysis.

GLE200: Twentieth Century: Global Approach

Credits 3

Examines the twentieth century, an era that has been characterized by change. This includes change in political boundaries, technological capability, response to religion, philosophy and the arts, and change in how people think. The course examines some of the major events of the century from different perspectives, in order to try and gain understanding of the period and its change. The goals of the course include: a fundamental understanding of the major events that shaped the century; a sense of the sources of contemporary problems; exposure to artistic and cultural developments and their historical context; the development of a chronological sense of the century; and an extension of the world view beyond ethnocentric limitations. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Humanities, Critical Thinking and Intercultural Knowledge.

GLE203: America and 9/11

Credits 3

An exploration of the American experience of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and their aftermath. Students will be invited to achieve an informed, critical understanding of the nature of the event, its impacts on American life and culture, and individual and collective responses to it, around such themes as grief and rage, security and justice, encounter with the Other, healing and transformation. Addresses GLE learning Outcomes Humanities (HM), Critical Thinking (CT), and Intercultural Knowledge (IK).

GLE205: American Soundscape

Credits 3

This course is designed to examine how musical expressions are manifested in particular moments of the United States of America's history, society and culture. Special attention will be given to how the nature, form, function and content of the music are a reflection of the political, economic, aesthetic, historical, social and cultural milieu. The music and songs of the United States of America will be approached with a pedagogy that is both analytical and critical through the use of the historical sources, primary documents, recordings and performances. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Humanities (HM), Critical Thinking (CT) and Intercultural Knowledge (IK).

GLE210: Ancient and Medieval Worlds

Credits 3

Ancient and Medieval Worlds is a General and Liberal Education course which addresses three Learning Outcomes of a Franklin Pierce Education: Humanities Knowledge and Understanding, Critical Thinking, and Intercultural Knowledge. This course is structured as a Pilgrimage in which participants journey, chronologically, through time, in order to experience significant historical and cultural aspects of the ancient Greek, Roman, and medieval European societies. If you enjoy learning about the past and are curious to discover how historical events have influenced the ways we interact, think, and seek happiness in the modern world, then this is the course for you. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Humanities (HM), Critical Thinking (CT) and Intercultural Knowledge (IK). Prerequisite: Sophomore Status.

GLE215: Rebirth to Revolution

Credits 3

This course provides an interdisciplinary understanding of the human condition through investigation, appreciation and evaluation of the aesthetic, historical, philosophical, and literary dimensions of human experience. Study will involve the time period between 1400-1850. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Humanities (HM), Critical Reading (CR) and Critical Thinking (CT)

GLE220: America's Themes and Dreams

Credits 3

This course explores America's Themes & Dreams in the unfolding of the culture, history, politics, heritage and progress that generate the modern U.S. Lately, traditional assumptions demand new testing as we face new questions about American values and struggles. This course will focus on three themes or dreams in three distinct time frames. Texts chosen for input on these aspects of American society operate alongside film and music to highlight important milestones along the way. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes Humanities and Critical Thinking

GLE230: Second-Year Composition

Credits 3

Second-Year Composition is the second writing-intensive course required of all undergraduates at the University, offering discipline-specific sections serving a variety of academic interests. The course emphasizes persuasive and researched writing, revision, and composing in various forms and media. Students will continue to develop reading comprehension, rhetorical knowledge and facility with the writing process as well as the conventions of Standard Academic English in both writing and presentation. Addresses GLE Learning Outcomes for Written Communication (WC) and Oral Communication (OC), as well as opportunities to further develop Information Literacy (IL) and Inquiry and Analysis (IA). Prerequisite: C or better in GLE110.