Early College Courses

Analysis of sport as a social system. The implication of sport within inter-relational contexts of other social systems.

3 Credits

Summer Cycle II: July 15 - August 26, 2024

MW 9:00am-10:40am; students are required to spend an additional three hours per week completing on-line course assignments.

Worcester State University Main Campus, Sullivan Hall Room 309.

Professor Trinidad Morales

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Physical, mental, and emotional aspects of well-being and how to maintain and increase the quality of one's lifestyle.

3 Credits

Summer Cycle II: July 15 - August 26, 2024

MW 11:00am-12:40pm; students are required to spend an additional three hours per week completing on-line course assignments.

Worcester State University Main Campus, Sullivan Hall Room 308.

Professor Andrew Piazza

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This course focuses on the relationships between business activities and events and the impact they have on financial statements from a preparer perspective. Students study financial transactions for both service and merchandising businesses and relate the transactions to a company's assets, liabilities, owners' equity, revenues, and expenses. Areas of study include the basic accounting model, the process of the accounting cycle, accounting principles and terminology, financial statement preparation, analytics, and computerized accounting applications. Prerequisites:2.7 GPA requirement

May 20th - July 1st

@ QCC Tuesdays/Thursdays 9:00am - 12:50pm

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This course covers both posed and candid photographs of people. Students learn the proper operation of various cameras, automatic, manual, digital, and other cameras.

July 8th - August 13th

@ QCC Tuesdays/Thursdays 9:00am - 12:50pm

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This course focuses on the relationships between business activities and events and the impact they have on financial statements from a preparer perspective. Students study financial transactions for both service and merchandising businesses and relate the transactions to a company's assets, liabilities, owners' equity, revenues, and expenses. Areas of study include the basic accounting model, the process of the accounting cycle, accounting principles and terminology, financial statement preparation, analytics, and computerized accounting applications. Prerequisites:2.7 GPA requirement

May 20th - July 1st

@ QCC Tuesdays/Thursdays 9:00am - 12:50pm

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This introductory statistics course covers descriptive statistics, probability, and inferential statistics. Statistical content includes sampling, graphical summaries of data, measures of center and variability, probability theory and distributions, standard and non-standard normal distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, one-sample hypothesis tests, linear correlation and regression. Statistical technology is used.

May 20th - August 13th

@ QCC Tuesdays/Thursdays 4:00pm - 7:15pm

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An integrated examination of the history, theory, structure, process, and effects of each of the mass media.

3 Credits

08/28/2024 - 12/11/2024

MW 1:30pm-2:45pm

Worcester State University Main Campus

Professor Gary Santaniello

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From the Civil War era to the present. Topics include politics, society, economy, diplomacy, and culture in modern America. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.

3 Credits

08/28/2024 - 12/11/2024

MW 1:30pm-2:45pm

Worcester State University Main Campus

Professor Seth Ridinger

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Introduction to the history of psychology, scientific method, brain/nervous system, development, learning, motivation, sensation/perception, personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, cognitive processes, social behavior. 3 Credits.

08/28/2024 - 12/11/2024

Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00 – 4:15

In-Person at Worcester State Campus

Professor Deb Holloway

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Prerequisites: Familiarity with basic computer operations. Pass math placement test with code of 3 or above, or a passing grade in a college level math course.

A survey course that provides a foundation in computer science by presenting a practical and realistic understanding of the field.

3 Credits

08/28/2024 - 12/11/2024

MW 3:30pm-4:45pm

Worcester State University Main Campus

Professor Saba Kadady

Note: Math Placement Required or successful completion of a college-level math course

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Introduction to the art of the short story through analysis of representative works.

3 Credits

08/28/2024 - 12/11/2024

MW 4:00pm-5:15pm

Worcester State University Main Campus

Instructor to be announced

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The nature of group behavior and social interaction viewed through analysis of structure, norms, and values. What makes societies operate, establish norms, contribute to group-think, and more. 3 Credits.

08/28/2024 - 12/11/2024

MW 4:30pm-5:45pm

Worcester State University Main Campus

Instructor to be announced

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This course provides a basic foundation for students interested in the allied health field. Emphasis is on analyzing word parts and learning basic prefixes, suffixes and word roots. The course also highlights the body systems: basic anatomy and physiology, including terms used in diseases and surgical procedures.

Prerequisites:

Placement into college level English

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30 - 2:50

In-Person at QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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The basic tenets of biotechnology including the scientific method will be presented through readings on the commercialization of recombinant DNA technology to produce therapeutic proteins and on the drug discovery process. Students will discuss the ethics, public policy issues, patent issues, career opportunities, and therapeutic promises of recombinant DNA technology. Students will also participate in a virtual drug discovery program to elucidate issues in drug discovery such as target identification, lead discovery and optimization, candidate selection, ethical clinical trials, and drug markets. 3 Credits.

Prerequisite: Placement into college level English, MAT 095 with a grade of “C” or higher or appropriate placement score.

Fridays Only 3:00pm - 5:50pm

In-Person at QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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This course introduces analytical thinking and problem solving using the Python programming language. Python is a modern language popular in many scientific and engineering disciplines. Students learn key concepts that help them learn how to work with data in their disciplines. This course covers basic logic operations, creating reusable and generic functions, and the use of data structures to represent the components of a problem. Topics include control structures, iterators, functions, and basic data structures, such as list, dictionary, file, etc., which are common in many programming languages. Students implement, comment, test, and debug programs through class assignments.

Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30pm - 2:50pm @ QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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First year students who want success and direction in their college experience gain practical skills that are directly applied to selection of a healthcare college major and future healthcare career paths. Students gain effective learning strategies and information on how to navigate and use college procedures and resources. This course emphasizes self-discovery, the workplace, life decisions, and career/future planning within a multicultural framework. Students identify their abilities and explore their values, interests, motives, motivations, behaviors, personalities, and interaction styles. Students acquire and develop skills for healthcare career planning, job searching and understanding healthcare job requirements/satisfaction. Students develop an e-portfolio that integrates information developed through the self-assessment and healthcare career development process. 3 Credits.

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30 - 2:50

**QCC Downtown Campus - 25 Federal Street

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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This course focuses on the development of reasoning and problem-solving skills by analyzing controversial public issues and practical everyday problems. Students explore problem solving strategies, argumentation, cultural differences in reasoning, inductive and deductive logic, cause and effect reasoning and the role of perception in thinking. Other topics include studying the scientific method, propaganda, manipulation of language in advertising and political speeches, and the use of emotional appeals in public discourse. Students write argumentative essays to explore different facets of the course topics. Prerequisites: Placement into college level English

Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00pm - 5:45pm @ QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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This course explores the fundamentals of digital design and its application in two-dimensional space. Students learn the principals and elements of design and color theory to create vector drawing and graphics associated with digital media. Students complete assignments using industry-standard software and hardware. 3 Credits.

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30 - 2:50

In-Person at QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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This course provides a broad overview of the business world. Students learn to apply basic business concepts and principles to a variety of business situations. Topics include business terminology, the legal forms of business organizations, the impact of the economy on business, and the basic functions of management including marketing, banking and financing, accounting, and technology. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 2.7 GPA/Counselor Recommendation

Tuesdays and Thursdays

1:30pm - 2:50pm @ QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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This course focuses on philosophical principles for human action. Students critically examine major issues in ethics, morality, and values such as: What is a human act? To what extent are we free and have choices? What is the nature of responsibility? What constitutes happiness, good, and evil? Prerequisites: Placement into college level English.

Tuesdays and Thursdays

4:00pm - 5:45pm @QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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In this survey course, the student becomes aware of and appreciates the various influences upon behavior. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, the nervous system, sensation and perception, motivation, learning, emotion, and personality. Through an investigation of these areas, within a multiplicity of cultural contexts, the student understands the diversity of the human condition. Prerequisites: Placement into college level English

Tuesdays and Thursdays

4:00pm - 5:20pm @ QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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This course introduces basic theories and vocabulary of sociology including its historical origins and research process. It examines the major principles that govern the structure and function of society, its institutions, groups, and processes. Students learn how societies meet or do not meet the social, psychological, economic and everyday needs of their members. The course emphasizes making connections between students' personal lives and the social change occurring around them. 3 Credits.

Prerequisites: Placement into college level English.

Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30pm - 2:50pm

In-Person at QCC

09/05/2024 - 12/19/2024

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