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Professional & Continuing Education

Fall River Center

139 South Main Street Fall River, MA 02721

The Fall River site is located in the former Cherry and Webb Building; 139 South Main Street. Parking is available for a nominal fee at the Pearl and 3rd Street garages, which are within one block of the building. Metered parking is available on South Main St.

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Office Hours

Our office hours are:
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-7:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm.

Course & Program Information

Classes are offered in the day and evening throughout the week and are open to degree candidates and other adults interested in taking university level courses, seminars and workshops. Our seven-week terms begin in January, March, May, July, September, and November. These seven-week classes meet 3-hours a day, twice a week.

Courses are offered at the graduate and undergraduate levels and professionals program areas to include (but not limited to):

You may register for courses at our Dartmouth campus, through COIN; or by phone with a major credit card at 508-999-9129. For text book information, please visit our General Information page. We have our regular 14 Week Sessions, along with winter Intersession, two 7 Week Sessions, and Summer Session; please see course descriptions for detailed information.

Non Credit Courses:

There are many non credit courses offered at our Fall River Center, please consult the Non Credit Courses for dates, times, location and detailed course and registration information.

Credit Courses at the Fall River Center:

Click here for a complete list of Upcoming PCE Courses.

Attention Students: Summer courses are enrolling now... Fall course registration will begin on July 6th, Fall classes start on September 2nd. The courses below do not include the $30.00 registration fee, a one time charge per term. Students enrolling through COIN for the Summer term, please contact University Enrollment Center at 508-999-8857 or 508-999-8866 to have your matric activated for the term. This activation process only takes a few minutes.

AAS 337 Compar Ethnic Relations
ACT 211 Princ Of Accounting I
ACT 311 Intermediate Accounting I
ACT 401 Auditing
ACT 412 Advanced Taxation
ANT 316 Research Methods
ANT 332 Portuguese In Americas
ANT 337 Compar Ethnic Relations
EDU 503 Teach Science Elem School
EDU 504 Teach Lang Arts&Soc Studies
EDU 508 Teach Math in Elem School
EDU 511 Teaching Science Middle School
EDU 520 Teach Reading Elem Schl
EDU 525 Read Conten Area Mid&Sec
EDU 527 Integ Instruct Plan K-12
EDU 529 Integ Content Meth-Elem
EDU 547 Inclusionary K-12 Clsrm
ENL 101 Critical Writ & Read I
ENL 260 Intermediate Composition
ENL 265 Business Communications
FIN 500 Economic Concepts Mgrs
MAT 610 Educational Research & Tech
MAT 611 Hist & Found American Ed
MAT 613 Urban Education & Social Issue

MAT 614 Curriculum:Theory & Practice
MGT 659 Strategic Management
MGT 690 Special Topics
MIS 650 Information Tech Mgmnt
MKT 432 Sales Management
MKT 690 Special Topics In Market
MTH 104 Fundmntls Of Statistics
MTH 515 Algebraic Thinking - Elem
MUS 106 Art & Hist Of Rock Music
NUR 301 Trans Baccalaureate Nur Ed
NUR 302 Sel Mech Of Dis&Rel Phar
NUR 306 Professional Nursing
NUR 330 Community Nursing
PHL 101 Intro To Philosophy
POM 212 Business Statistics
POM 345 Operations Management
POM 651 Adv Operations Analysis
PSY 101 General Psychology
PSY 215 Adolescent Psychology
PSY 250 Biological Bases of Behavior
SCI 591 Topics in Science for Teachers
SOC 102 Social Problems
SOC 316 Research Methods
SOC 332 Portuguese In Americas
SOC 337 Compar Ethnic Relations

Course Descriptions

AAS 337 - Compar Ethnic Relations
3 credits D
Prerequisites: Prereq: SOC 101, ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113
A comparative analysis of interracial and interethnic relations in various areas of the world including the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and Europe. An examination of the causes of interethnic conflict, assimilation, ethnic solidarity, and changes in ethnic identity.

Section 9101
Class #: 15459
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Cabral, Stephen L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Saturday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 203

ACT 211 - Princ Of Accounting I
3 credits E
Prerequisites: Sophomore Standing
Accounting concepts and procedures, studied through the analysis, classification, recording, and summarizing of business transactions. Financial statements are introduced and shown to be a source of essential information for management and others outside of the business. Ethical issues in financial reporting are considered.

Section 9101
Class #: 15368
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 981.00
Instructor: Toegemann, William A
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 204

ACT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I
3 credits
Prerequisites: ACT 211, 212, Junior Standing, and Business Majors Only
The first of two courses that provide a comprehensive treatment of financial reporting topics. The course focuses on the conceptual, procedural, and regulatory issues involved in preparing and understanding corporate financial statements.

Section 9101
Class #: 15490
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 981.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 204

ACT 401 - Auditing
3 credits
Prerequisites: ACT 311 with a grade of C or better; Business Majors only
A study of the audit function as performed by the outside public accounting firm. All stages are covered: planning the audit, gathering evidence, review of internal control provisions, development of working papers, analysis of accounts, preparation of statements, and final audit report. The ethics of the accounting profession are stressed throughout the course.

Section 9101
Class #: 15489
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 981.00
Instructor: Sirois, Bonnie A
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 204

ACT 412 - Advanced Taxation
3 credits
Prerequisites: ACT 411 and at least Jr standing; for Business majors only or by permission of the dept chairperson
Comprehensive tax research techniques applied to different business entities. The course will enhance both research and communication skill in taxation.

Section 9101
Class #: 15403
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 981.00
Instructor: Szargowicz, Lisa A
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 205

ANT 316 - Research Methods
3 credits O
Prerequisites: Prereqs: SOC 101 or ANT 111, JR Standing, Majors only
Empirical observation as the basis for anthropological and sociological analysis. What we see and hear - and by extension, what we overlook or choose to ignore - guides our understanding of social life. Fundamental to anthropology and sociology is therefore the systematic design, collection and analysis of direct and indirect observations, which become data for developing new concepts and theories about the social world. The course covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research design and analysis with the ultimate goal of helping students become competent at conducting and critiquing social research.

Section 7501
Class #: 15448
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1119.00
Instructor: Oni, Jacob
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2009 - 2nd 7 Week Session, 10/28/2009 - 12/22/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 307
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

ANT 332 - Portuguese In Americas
3 credits D
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing
The history, culture, identities, and experiences of Portuguese who have emigrated to the Americas. Emphasis is on the formation of the Portuguese-American communities in southeastern Massachusetts. Published research will be examined and class research projects will be assigned in the local community. Students conduct research projects and oral histories in the local Portuguese community which are published on a web site.

Section 9101
Class #: 15445
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Klimt, Andrea C
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 219

ANT 337 - Compar Ethnic Relations
3 credits D
Prerequisites: Prereq: SOC 101, ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113
A comparative analysis of interracial and interethnic relations in various areas of the world including the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and Europe. An examination of the causes of interethnic conflict, assimilation, ethnic solidarity, and changes in ethnic identity.

Section 9101
Class #: 15457
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Cabral, Stephen L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Saturday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 203

EDU 503 - Teach Science Elem School
3 credits
Prerequisites: Pre-req: EDU 500 or Graduate Standing or permission of instructor
A content/methods course designed to integrate four important aspects of teaching science in the elementary school: becoming a reflective practitioner, gaining knowledge of oneself as a learner of science, gaining knowledge of oneself as a teacher of science, and gaining knowledge of children. This course prepares one to craft a science teaching practice that reflects current science educational research, philosophies, and methodologies.

Section 9101
Class #: 15405
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1053.00
Instructor: Talbot, Matthew K
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 217

EDU 504 - Teach Lang Arts&Soc Studies
3 credits
Prerequisites: Pre-req: EDU 500 or Graduate Standing or permission of instructor
Builds upon the process of learning to read and write developed in EDU 520 and shifts the focus toward how teachers deepen children's understanding of reading and writing, to support and engage children in using reading and writing in the content areas. The course examines current research, methods, strategies, and best practices.

Section 9101
Class #: 15484
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1053.00
Instructor: Seery, Ann E
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 204

EDU 508 - Teach Math in Elem School
3 credits
Prerequisites: Pre-req: EDU 500 or Graduate Standing or permission of instructor
Explores the changing modern mathematics curriculum. Topics include current issues, research, attitudes, and multiple learning strategies associated with the teaching and learning of elementary mathematics.

Section 9101
Class #: 15485
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1053.00
Instructor: Seery, Ann E
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 208

EDU 511 - Teaching Science Middle School
3 credits


Section 9101
Class #: 15384
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1053.00
Instructor: Berube, Brenda L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 301

EDU 520 - Teach Reading Elem Schl
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
The nature of literacy, its development, and its application in a diverse society. The course explores, through a variety of perspectives, how to teach reading and writing considering the lives and needs of children. Theory and application are linked to provide future teachers with the skills necessary to assist their students in finding vital meaning and uses in their lives for these and all other forms of communication.

Section 9101
Class #: 15396
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 218

EDU 525 - Read Conten Area Mid&Sec
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
Examination of the field of reading and how to incorporate the development of reading and comprehension skills into content areas in meaningful ways. This course is developed for students who are preparing to become teachers in content areas in middle and secondary schools.

Section 9101
Class #: 16287
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Hall, Maureen P
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 313

EDU 527 - Integ Instruct Plan K-12
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
Generic/integrated approach to classroom curriculum and pedagogy for prospective teachers at all levels and disciplines. Particular attention is paid to learning plans that respond to diversity, learning needs, and learning styles of all students, including unit and lesson construction, varied learning strategies, material construction, audio-visual, technology, and classroom evaluation.

Section 9101
Class #: 15415
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Rosa, Joao J
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 208

EDU 529 - Integ Content Meth-Elem
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU Post-Bac/Grad students only
Teaching of content areas in the elementary classroom in meaningful ways that help students construct their own understandings. This course uses a variety of activities to help prospective teachers become prepared for teaching the content areas in ways that engage their students creatively. Students integrate the information and skills gained in reading and language arts courses with content areas of mathematics, science, and social studies. Using course readings and field experiences, students develop material and design curriculum units based on a thorough knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

Section 9101
Class #: 15404
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Ullucci, Kerri Anne
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 203

EDU 547 - Inclusionary K-12 Clsrm
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
Inclusive education viewed from historical, legal, and practical perspectives for the inclusive classroom. Organizational restructuring, philosophical implication, educational diversity, goal setting, curriculum modification, diverse content instructional models, and alternative assessment prepare the future teacher for effective responses to differing student learning styles, rates, and needs. Research into the literature, development of an IEP, curriculum and lesson planning, material development, and classroom management provide essential professional skills for the K-12 inclusionary-classroom teacher.

Section 9101
Class #: 15450
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Kruger, Cynthia G
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 205

ENL 101 - Critical Writ & Read I
3 credits I, W
Writing in a variety of modes for various purposes and audiences; writing to communicate and to learn in the humanities. Rhetorical choices and revision strategies will be studied. Students will develop skill in critical reading necessary for thinking and writing.

Section 9101
Class #: 15491
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 215

ENL 260 - Intermediate Composition
3 credits C, W
Prerequisites: ENL 102, ENL majors and minors; or permission of instructor
A course emphasizing the development of skill in organizing materials, the formation of a lively and concrete style and an authentic personal voice, and the growth of useful techniques in the arts of exposition, persuasion, and argumentation.

Section 9101
Class #: 15492
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 302

ENL 265 - Business Communications
3 credits O, W
Prerequisites: ENL 101, 102
An introduction to the communication skills required in business and industry which emphasizes writing and revising business reports and proposals, letters and memorandums and on preparing and presenting oral reports. Computer applications are included.

Section 9101
Class #: 15493
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 215

FIN 500 - Economic Concepts Mgrs
3 credits
Examines the most applicable principles of micro and macro-economics for the application of economic theory for the manager. Topics include optimization techniques applied to consumer choice firm behavior, pricing and the study of the market structure. Both ethical and international issues are addressed.

Section 9101
Class #: 2945
Status: Enrolling
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1089.00
Instructor: Bermingham, John
This section is a classroom course.
Summer 2009 - 2nd 5 Week, 07/06/2009 - 08/05/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 215
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 215

MAT 610 - Educational Research & Tech
3 credits
Prerequisites: MAT 603
Develop the techniques and criteria for understanding and conducting research in education in preparation for the capstone project in MAT 614. Additional emphasis placed on using technology as an effective teaching and learning tool. Topics include research strategies, literature reviews, research design, data collection, and quantitative and qualitative research techniques.

Section 9101
Class #: 15432
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Hall, Maureen P
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 217


Section 9102
Class #: 16285
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Barber, Norman L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 218

MAT 611 - Hist & Found American Ed
3 credits
A study of historical and contemporary issues in American Education that include major educational issues from various disciplines, policies, and trends. The disciplines of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and history will provide an intellectual foundation designed to develop an awareness of and critical disposition to pressing concerns in American Education.

Section 9101
Class #: 15427
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Desmarais, Armand
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 208

MAT 613 - Urban Education & Social Issue
3 credits
Provides conceptual frameworks for understanding how race and class operate in schools and instructional methods to ensure inclusive education. Particular emphasis on addressing the diversity needs of our region, including the needs of English language learners.

Section 9101
Class #: 2711
Status: Enrolling
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Rosa, Joao J
This section is a classroom course.
Summer 2009 - 2nd 5 Week, 07/06/2009 - 08/05/2009
Monday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 203
Tuesday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 203
Wednesday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 203


Section 9101
Class #: 15412
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Ullucci, Kerri Anne
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 203

MAT 614 - Curriculum:Theory & Practice
3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 21 credits, including MAT 610
A study of curriculum dimensions, concepts, design, and products for varied student populations and school settings. This course focuses on curriculum planning for multicultural and multi-sector educational levels, research of curriculum development, and the study of curriculum issues, trends, and innovations. The capstone project for this course fulfills the expectations for the MAT degree.

Section 9101
Class #: 15476
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Rosa, Joao J
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 218

MGT 659 - Strategic Management
3 credits
Capstone course for the MBA. The course examines competitive factors impacting firms and the design of a competitive global strategy. Primary emphasis is on managerial skill development focused on enhancing effective organizational operations in today's globally competitive environment. The course analyzes components of a strategic plan: formulating, implementing, and controlling its execution and evaluating its success in a global context.

Section 7501
Class #: 15438
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1274.00
Instructor: Clayton, Garry J
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 219
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

MGT 690 - Special Topics
3 credits
An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester; may be repeated with change of content.

Section 9101 - Topic: Entrepreneaurship
Class #: 16378
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1089.00
Instructor: Papenhausen, Chris K
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 313

MIS 650 - Information Tech Mgmnt
3 credits
Introduction to the information technology used in modern organizations. The course is designed to provide a technical understanding of information technology, practical experience and management perspectives on its utilization in organizations.

Section 9101
Class #: 2713
Status: Enrolling
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1089.00
Instructor: Wang, Shouhong
This section is a classroom course.
Summer 2009 - 2nd 5 Week, 07/06/2009 - 08/05/2009
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 203
Thursday, 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 203

MKT 432 - Sales Management
3 credits
Prerequisites: Pre-reqs: MKT 311 (or MKT 211); CCB Business Majors only; Senior standing
Sales programs are formulated and then implemented. This course deals with understanding the importance of these major responsibilities in an age of accelerating product complexity.

Section 9101
Class #: 15373
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 981.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Thursday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 205

MKT 690 - Special Topics In Market
3 credits
An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester, may be repeated with change of content.

Section 7502 - Topic: Sustainable Enterprises
Class #: 2943
Status: Enrolling
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1274.00
Instructor: Clayton, Garry J
This section is a blended course.
Summer 2009 - 2nd 5 Week, 07/06/2009 - 08/05/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 218
Innovation and Creativity are the sparks that make good enterprises great. Sustainability is the disciplined creation of long term inter-generational prosperity through the enhancement of human, natural, manufactured, and financial capital. Combined they encourage a style of behavior comfortable with challenges, new ideas and constant change. This course provides an opportunity for students to integrate Sustainable Buisness Modeling tools together with creative problem solving and marketing techniques. Class time will be spent in lecture, discussion, case studies, experiential exercises and practical workshops. In addition the group auditing project will enable students to apply theoretical learnings to a real organization or community situation. PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

MTH 104 - Fundmntls Of Statistics
3 credits M
The mathematical techniques involved in organizing data, averages and variation, elementary probability theory, the binomial distribution, normal distributions and related topics, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, Chi Square- tests of independence, Chi Square- goodness of fit and analysis of variance: comparing several sample means.

Section 7501
Class #: 2801
Status: Enrolling
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1155.00
Instructor: Koumas, Sokratis
This section is a blended course.
Summer 2009 - 2nd 5 Week, 07/06/2009 - 08/05/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 209
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 209
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 209
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

Section 7501
Class #: 15378
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1155.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2009 - 2nd 7 Week Session, 10/28/2009 - 12/22/2009
Monday, 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 320
Wednesday, 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 320
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

MTH 515 - Algebraic Thinking - Elem
3 credits


Section 9101
Class #: 15418
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1092.00
Instructor: Brekka, Maria L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 301

MUS 106 - Art & Hist Of Rock Music
3 credits C, D
Multicultural sources of rock, examined through text-related lectures, listening to recordings, and viewing documentary videos. As an overview for non-music majors, the course is intended to broaden students' socio-cultural perspectives. The diversity of American popular music offers a direct reflection of, and at times a focus for, many factors in identifying and appreciating subcultures of age, ethnicity, gender, race, region, and religion.

Section 9101
Class #: 15429
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1032.00
Instructor: Gauvin, Marcelle G
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Saturday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 208

NUR 301 - Trans Baccalaureate Nur Ed
2 credits
This course bridges the RN student to higher education, technology and professional nursing: maximizing the health of persons by guiding, promoting health, and shaping the health environment. The course content is built on an assumed foundation of basic nursing preparation and clinical experience of the RN. Professional concepts are introduced to broaden career development. Preparation of a professional portfolio that serves as a basis for credit transfer of prior nursing education, experience and attainment of professional credentials is the primary course outcome.

Section 7501
Class #: 15383
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 810.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Thursday, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM, Fall River Center, Room 203
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

NUR 302 - Sel Mech Of Dis&Rel Phar
3 credits
Prerequisites: RN Status; BIO 221, 222 or ACT-PEP
Disease processes in humans. Content selected for study is chosen specifically to enhance the RN student's understanding of basic pathophysiologic concepts and is essential to understand the rationale for clinical judgment and therapeutic intervention in disease conditions. The ability of human beings to adapt to stressors is discussed throughout the course. Concepts of pharmacology and drug therapy are integrated to allow students to utilize this information in clinical practice.

Section 7501
Class #: 15381
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1140.00
Instructor: Armstrong, Deborah K
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Thursday, 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM, Fall River Center, Room 203
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

NUR 306 - Professional Nursing
3 credits
Prerequisites: Pre- or Co-Req: NUR 301
Professional role development for RN students, addressing nursing issues through critical analysis of the historical influences, philosophical perspectives, and socioeconomic factors which impact professional role development. Emphasis will be on theoretical knowledge influencing client outcomes in various settings. Effective, creative communication skills leading to role transformation behaviors will be encouraged through the use of group process activities.

Section 7501
Class #: 15385
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1140.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:50 PM, Fall River Center, Room 315
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

NUR 330 - Community Nursing
3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 326, 327; Co-req: NUR 331
Prepares the nursing student to promote health and provide care for the community and aggregate, with a special emphasis upon vulnerable populations as the focus of service. The student should gains the ability to identify strategies to promote health of families, groups, and populations in the community. The course uses Healthy People 2010 objectives and leading health indicators that reflect the major national health concerns. Principles of epidemiology, demography, environmental sciences, community organization, and health care political, economic, and legal influences are integrated with nursing concepts and principles to provide the basis for community nursing practice. Prepares the nursing student to promote health and provide care for the community and aggregate, with a special emphasis upon vulnerable populations as the focus of service. The student should gains the ability to identify strategies to promote health of families, groups, and populations in the community. The course uses Healthy People 2010 objectives and leading health indicators that reflect the major national health concerns. Principles of epidemiology, demography, environmental sciences, community organization, and health care political, economic, and legal influences are integrated with nursing concepts and principles to provide the basis for community nursing practice. Community and aggregate strengths and risks are identified. Special emphasis will be placed upon implementation strategies designed to promote the health of populations, guide populations to reduce identified health risks and to shape health policy.

Section 9101
Class #: 15454
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1005.00
Instructor: Leffers, Jeanne M
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 203

PHL 101 - Intro To Philosophy
3 credits C, E
An introduction to philosophy as the persistent and methodical attempt to think clearly about universal problems of human life, such as ways of knowing and studies in value.

Section 9101
Class #: 15389
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 314

POM 212 - Business Statistics
3 credits
Prerequisites: MTH 107 or MTH 103; Sophomore standing
Examines descriptive and inferential statistics with applications applied to business. Topics include graphical and tabular methods of data presentation, probability theory and distributions, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression and forecasting. Emphasis is placed on concepts, applications, and the proper use of statistics to collect, analyze and interpret data. Throughout this course students will use computer software to perform statistical analyses. Students will learn how to make decisions using facts and the techniques of data analysis. Students will also use the internet to supplement classroom learning.

Section 9101
Class #: 15392
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 981.00
Instructor: Isaacson, Jeffrey
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 208

POM 345 - Operations Management
3 credits
Prerequisites: POM 212/MGT 212; > or = to JR or SR standing; CCB major only
The planning, coordination, and execution of activities in transformation processes in manufacturing and serve organizations where the inputs to the process may be the customers themselves. The role of the operations manager is explored, and attention is given to analytical methods that improve production processes and enhance competitiveness.

Section 9101
Class #: 15394
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 981.00
Instructor: Desmaraes, Michael
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 217

POM 651 - Adv Operations Analysis
3 credits
Techniques for the analysis and improvement of the value-adding activities of an organization. Such activities are called by a number of names: processes, operations, production or just plain 'work'. Value is added only when the output from a process meets the needs of customers, both internal and external. The course focuses on the efficient and effective management, in both manufacturing and service environments, of processes (a set of tasks or activities that contribute to delivering products and services in order to meet customers' needs, whereby inputs are transformed into outputs thereby adding value).

Section 9101
Class #: 15397
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1089.00
Instructor: Plummer, Brian
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 215

PSY 101 - General Psychology
3 credits
A broad survey of principles underlying the systematic study of behavior. Using examples from basic research and applied settings, a variety of perspectives are explored, including findings associated with the physiological, behavioral, cognitive, developmental and social approaches.

Section 9101
Class #: 15422
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Burr, Robin C
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 208

PSY 215 - Adolescent Psychology
3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101
A survey of theories of adolescent personality development, psychopathology and current issues in the field.

Section 9101
Class #: 2708
Status: Enrolling
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Carlini, Ralph D
This section is a classroom course.
Summer 2009 - 2nd 5 Week, 07/06/2009 - 08/05/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 204
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 204
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 204

PSY 250 - Biological Bases of Behavior
3 credits
Prerequisites: Prereq: PSY 101 and PSY majors only
Introduction to the biological basis of behavior. Topics will include basic neuronal functioning and brain specialization, as well as the relation of other biological systems (e.g. sleep/wake cycles, circadian rhythms) to brain function and behavior.

Section 9101
Class #: 15424
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Cone, Donna M
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room: 302

SCI 591 - Topics in Science for Teachers
3 credits
This graduate level course is highly interdisciplinary, since the content incorporates biology, chemistry, geology, meteorology and other subjects. There are two parts: first, general oceanography with a focus on the history of the ocean and of oceanography; seawater and sediments; ocean currents, waves and tides; shorelines and shoreline processes; and the marine environment. The second part of the course is marine biology, with the emphasis on plankton, nekton, and benthic fauna; marine fish and fisheries, seashore life and the intertidal zone and marine mammals.

Section 9101 - Topic: Scientific Communication K-12
Class #: 15386
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1053.00
Instructor: Berube, Brenda L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Monday, 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 312

SOC 102 - Social Problems
3 credits
A survey of various social problems in the contemporary world. Special emphasis will be placed upon analysis of social problems in American society.

Section 9101
Class #: 15417
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Zanin, Virgilio
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 1st 7 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 10/27/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 307
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 307

SOC 316 - Research Methods
3 credits O
Prerequisites: SOC 101 OR ANT 111 OR ANT/SOC 113 AND JR OR SR standing; SOC and CJS majors only
Empirical observation as the basis for anthropological and sociological analysis. What we see and hear - and by extension, what we overlook or choose to ignore - guides our understanding of social life. Fundamental to anthropology and sociology is therefore the systematic design, collection and analysis of direct and indirect observations, which become data for developing new concepts and theories about the social world. The course covers both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research design and analysis with the ultimate goal of helping students become competent at conducting and critiquing social research.

Section 7501
Class #: 15447
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 1119.00
Instructor: Oni, Jacob
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2009 - 2nd 7 Week Session, 10/28/2009 - 12/22/2009
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 307
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).

SOC 332 - Portuguese In Americas
3 credits D
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing
The history, culture, identities, and experiences of Portuguese who have emigrated to the Americas. Emphasis is on the formation of the Portuguese-American communities in southeastern Massachusetts. Published research will be examined and class research projects will be assigned in the local community. Students conduct research projects and oral histories in the local Portuguese community which are published on a web site.

Section 9101
Class #: 15444
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Klimt, Andrea C
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, Room 219

SOC 337 - Compar Ethnic Relations
3 credits D
Prerequisites: SOC 101, ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113
A comparative analysis of interracial and interethnic relations in various areas of the world including the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and Europe. An examination of the causes of interethnic conflict, assimilation, ethnic solidarity, and changes in ethnic identity.

Section 9101
Class #: 15456
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 984.00
Instructor: Cabral, Stephen L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2009 - 14 Week Session, 09/02/2009 - 12/23/2009
Saturday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, Room 203

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