Courses

Content of course varies. This course focuses on topics related to the study of culture, literature, film, and/or linguistics. Taught in English. Course may be repeated for credit with different topic. (Possible topics: Language, Society, and Culture; Arab Women in Literature and Film; Applied Linguistics in the Foreign Language Classroom; U.S. Latino Culture and Literature, etc.)

This course will offer film viewings and analysis within individual national traditions. Readings in Film History and Theory will be used to illuminate selected films from a national tradition (French, German, Spanish, Latin American, Japanese, etc.). All films have subtitles and all readings are in English. No knowledge of the foreign language(s) in question is necessary. Course may be repeated with a different subject.

Readings from a variety of literary texts drawn from one or more national literatures other than English. The subject will vary, as for example, travel literature, myths/legends, science fiction, drama.

This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of substantive tort law. Topics include: concepts of intentional torts, negligence and product liability; causation and liability concepts; damages and defenses; and special tort actions and immunities.

Participants in this course will agree to speak only German for a specified amount of time, from 48 hours to three weeks. Students are required to participate in organized events and activities including films, tasks such as cooking or clean-up, discussion, and games, all facilitating student communication in German. Some quiet study and reading periods will allow consolidation of vocabulary gains and help relieve stress, a natural and necessary component of total immersion.

This course provides students with an orientation to the duties and responsibilities of the tour operator and an overview of the cruise industry. The course also gives students an opportunity to gain the technical knowledge and skills needed to utilize computerized reservation and information systems. Emphasis is placed on the operator’s role in planning and conducting tours and cruises as well as accessing data bases and identifying options which satisfy customer’s needs.

This course focuses on the ways tourism impacts the state of Georgia. Topics include regional, historical, cultural, and culinary tourism; how welcome centers and convention and visitors bureaus market the state; career opportunities within the tourism industry; and the variety of reasons tourists come to Georgia.

This course introduces the student to traffic management in industry. Topics include freight regulations, rates, classifications and documents, principles of managing traffic operations in a distribution center environment, international distribution, and hazardous material distribution.

This course provides instruction in the theory and operation of specific types of transformers. Emphasis will be placed on National Electrical Code requirements related to the use of transformers. Topics include transformer theory, types of transformers, National Electrical Code requirements, and safety precautions.

A study of transition services needed by students with disabilities at secondary/middle school, elementary and preschool levels.