Academic Innovation & Distance Education

This course provides group keyboard instruction for the beginner. Students develop introductory keyboard technique, musicianship skills, and sight-reading ability through the performance of simple pieces from a variety of musical styles. This course is open to all students regardless of prior experience. Prerequisites: None. 01/24/2022-05/16/2022 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This course builds upon the knowledge and skills learned in Principles of Paramedicine I. Topics: Pharmacology, Introduction to Cardiology, Rhythm Interpretation, Introduction to 12 Lead ECG, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Management of Cardiac Emergencies, Medical Emergencies, Pulmonology, Neurology, Stroke Management, Endocrinology, Metabolic Emergencies, Anaphylaxis, Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Urological and Renal Emergencies, Toxicology, Substance Abuse, Hematological Emergencies, Infectious Diseases, and Behavioral Emergencies. Students will demonstrate knowledge and perform manipulative skills under the supervision of the course instructor, program director, medical director, and/or skilled preceptor. Adherence to the attendance policy and minimum final course grade of B- must be achieved in order to advance in the program. Prerequisites: Principles of Paramedicine I (EMS-205) and Paramedic Clinical Rotation I (EMS-214). Co-requisite: Paramedic Clinical Rotation II (EMS-215). 01/24/2022-05/16/2022 Hybrid and Remote Tuesday 08:30AM - 12:00PM, Chelsea Campus, Room 301 (more)...

This introductory psychology course covers a survey of information and theory. Topics include the brain and behavior, research methods, learning, consciousness, motivation, emotion, human growth and development, personality, abnormal behavior, and psychotherapy, social cognition and understanding. The course meets Community and Cultural Context requirement. Prerequisite: Academic Reading III (ESL-098) or Integrated ELL Level III (ELL-103) or Reading Skills II (RDG-095) or exemption by placing into higher level course. 01/26/2022-05/11/2022 Hybrid Course Wednesday 07:00AM - 08:15AM, B Building, Room B135B

This introductory psychology course covers a survey of information and theory. Topics include the brain and behavior, research methods, learning, consciousness, motivation, emotion, human growth and development, personality, abnormal behavior, and psychotherapy, social cognition and understanding. The course meets Community and Cultural Context requirement. Prerequisite: Academic Reading III (ESL-098) or Integrated ELL Level III (ELL-103) or Reading Skills II (RDG-095) or exemption by placing into higher level course. 01/31/2022-05/16/2022 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This course covers the study of setting up and maintaining a program environment with emphasis on health and safety concerns, nutritional considerations, space utilization, equipment needs and material usage. Prerequisites: A grade of C or higher in Writing Skills II (ENG-095) and Academic Reading III (ESL-098) or Reading Skills II (RDG-095); or Integrated ELL Level III (ELL-103) or exemption by placing into higher level courses. 04/02/2022-05/14/2022 Hybrid and Remote Saturday 09:00AM - 12:00PM, Synchronous, Room REMOTE

This course critically examines contemporary social problems by applying national and global sociological perspectives to the issues of poverty, racial and ethnic inequalities, sexuality, crime, and the environment. Students explore the systemic causes of social problems. How does a social problem become defined? What are the causes of various social problems? What can be done about them? Students may be expected to participate in service-learning projects in order to apply course materials to real world efforts to solve social problems. Prerequisites: A Grade of C or higher in Principles of Sociology (SOC-101). 01/24/2022-05/16/2022 Remote Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedAsynchronous, Room REMOTE

This course explores issues of race and ethnicity as they exist in contemporary American society. We will look at the definition of race and ethnicity, how these definitions have evolved over time, and what they mean today. The impact of hate groups on American life and culture will be explored through the concept of difference and the ideas of superiority and inferiority. Core topics to be discussed include racial prejudice and racism, ethnic identity and multiculturalism, and Eurocentrism. This course satisfies the General Education requirement for Community and Cultural Contexts (previous area 2: Individual and Society) for all programs. Pre/corequisite: Principles of Sociology (SOC-101) or Principles of Psychology (PSY-101) or Cultural Anthropology (SOC-109). 01/24/2022-05/16/2022 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This is the first course in a two-semester sequence that will examine the systems of the human body using an integrated approach. Areas of study will include the structure and function of cells, histology, and the physiological and anatomical aspects of support and movement systems and the nervous system. Laboratory activities will enhance the students' comprehension of the structure and function of the human body. Class meets: 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hours lab. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This survey course covers the use and application of modern computer systems. This course includes detailed coverage of fundamental computer concepts, terminology, applications, and theory. Students will get extensive 'hands-on' personal computer experience and gain a good working knowledge of MS WINDOWS and MS OFFICE. Upon completion of this course, students will have a grasp of important computer concepts and terminology, an understanding of INTERNET use and applications, a high degree of competence with personal computer hardware and software, as well as an understanding of the effects of information technology on the individual, organizations, and society. All Learner Outcomes and Competencies in this course are based on accepted, published ICT Industry Standards. Students with prior learning experience may test out of this course by contacting pla@bhcc.edu. For additional information and/or a course syllabus contact CITDept@bhcc.edu. 2023-09-11 - 2023-12-20

This course emphasizes writing as a process for essays with multiple rhetorical modes. Using personal experience, readings with diverse cultural perspectives, and other sources, students apply critical reading and independent research skills to evaluate and integrate sources into their writing with proper citations from MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures. This course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Academic Discourse. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course emphasizes writing as a process for essays with multiple rhetorical modes. Using personal experience, readings with diverse cultural perspectives, and other sources, students apply critical reading and independent research skills to evaluate and integrate sources into their writing with proper citations from MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures. This course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Academic Discourse. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course emphasizes writing as a process for essays with multiple rhetorical modes. Using personal experience, readings with diverse cultural perspectives, and other sources, students apply critical reading and independent research skills to evaluate and integrate sources into their writing with proper citations from MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures. This course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Academic Discourse. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course emphasizes writing as a process for essays with multiple rhetorical modes. Using personal experience, readings with diverse cultural perspectives, and other sources, students apply critical reading and independent research skills to evaluate and integrate sources into their writing with proper citations from MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures. This course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Academic Discourse. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course focuses on development of thesis-driven essays supported by multiple sources and tailored to a target audience. Students will gain competency in synthesis, analysis and evaluation of multiple sources as well as demonstrate proficiency in conducting research and applying MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures, as they examine power structures. The course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Research Writing. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course focuses on development of thesis-driven essays supported by multiple sources and tailored to a target audience. Students will gain competency in synthesis, analysis and evaluation of multiple sources as well as demonstrate proficiency in conducting research and applying MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures, as they examine power structures. The course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Research Writing. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course focuses on development of thesis-driven essays supported by multiple sources and tailored to a target audience. Students will gain competency in synthesis, analysis and evaluation of multiple sources as well as demonstrate proficiency in conducting research and applying MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures, as they examine power structures. The course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Research Writing. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course focuses on development of thesis-driven essays supported by multiple sources and tailored to a target audience. Students will gain competency in synthesis, analysis and evaluation of multiple sources as well as demonstrate proficiency in conducting research and applying MLA and/or APA format. Students engage in discussions and activities that enhance their understanding of, make connections to and reflect upon diverse cultures, as they examine power structures. The course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Research Writing. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course provides an introduction to the appreciation of film as an art form. It covers film techniques, terminology, and criticism, using film from the turn of the 20th century to the present. Students are exposed to film beyond the American canon, including African American, Asian, Latinx and international works. This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course develops integrated critical reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in English through immersion in a selected theme, challenging academic content, and campus- and/or community-based learning. Students participate in group work and connect the content to their own lives, using language in multiple ways. Students successfully completing Level 1 will produce, revise and edit written and oral assignments that demonstrate readiness for Level 2 as determined by departmental assessment processes. Students will demonstrate emerging skill with incorporating sources to develop ideas with purpose, focus, and clarity of language. Prerequisite: Placement. Depending on program of study, this course may meet the General Education requirement for Creative Work or General Education Elective. 2023-09-11 - 2024-05-15

This course offers an in-depth exploration of a unique and broadly-defined creative writing genre. By reading published works and writing original essays and memoir-style pieces, students will learn to employ literary techniques often ascribed to poetry and fiction in works of nonfiction. This course gives students experience with various sub-genres of creative nonfiction (narrative nonfiction, researched journalism, memoir) and also addresses the creative challenges unique to a genre whose name implies inventive truth-telling. Students will address the puzzling question of how to add vibrancy to true stories without changing their essential truths. Through the reading and writing this course requires, students will develop their voices, deepen intercultural competencies, and create a series of polished nonfiction works. This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This course explores yoga, a diverse form of artistic human expression through an interdisciplinary perspective-from its origins to present day therapeutic applications for the mind, body, and spirit. Students will also examine multi-cultural beliefs on healing and healing traditions. Through writing assignments, students will reflect critically on their own practice and on topics introduced in the readings/discussions. The course will include an in-class yoga practice that will allow students to integrate course concepts with their yoga practice "on and off the mat" as students will apply yogic principles to their lives through self-reflection, civic engagement and service. This course is geared to students with no prior yoga experience. Students need to wear clothing that allows for freedom of movement as there will be a physical practice in each class meeting. This course meets the General Education requirement for General Education Elective. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

This introductory psychology course covers a survey of information and theory. Topics include the brain and behavior, research methods, learning, consciousness, motivation, emotion, human growth and development, personality, abnormal behavior, and psychotherapy, social cognition and understanding. This course meets the General Education requirement for Community and Cultural Contexts. 2023-09-05 - 2023-12-20

What makes the Chelsea community unique and dynamic? Students in this 6-credit multi-level ELL course will read and listen to significant voices from the Chelsea community, from history to newspaper headlines to stories inherited from one generation to another. Students will also voice their own stories in prose and poetry, with the opportunity to participate in poetry readings and storytelling sessions. As the course progresses, students will identify threads and themes for deeper inquiry and analysis through writing and discussion. This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work. Prerequisite: Placement into Integrated ELL Level I (ELL-101) or Integrated ELL Level II (ELL-102) or Integrated ELL Level III (ELL-103). 2023-09-11 - 2024-05-15

This is the first course in a two-semester sequence that will examine the systems of the human body using an integrated approach. Areas of study will include the structure and function of cells, histology, and the physiological and anatomical aspects of support and movement systems and the nervous system. Laboratory activities will enhance the students' comprehension of the structure and function of the human body. Class meets: 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hours lab. 2023-06-05 - 2023-07-29