FR-101 FRENCH I

　　3 credits

　　This introductory course emphasizes the basic skills of reading, writing, and speaking French as well as translating text from French to English. Students will demonstrate their language skills by preparing brief compositions and reading appropriate texts.

FR-102 FRENCH II

　　3 credits

　　This course will continue to emphasize the skills of reading, writing and speaking in French as well as translation of French to English. More advanced French grammatical constructions will be stressed. In addition, basic translation of English into French will be introduced. PREREQUISITE: FR-101

IT-101 ITALIAN I

　　3 credits

　　Italian I is an introductory course that emphasizes the basic skills of reading, writing, and speaking Italian, as well as some translation. Since global demand is great for competencies in written and spoken languages, Italian I offers students, especially those in the culinary arts, the opportunity to learn, understand, and use Italian while at the same time, reinforcing their English competencies. The course will be supplemented by audio-visual material.

SP-101 SPANISH I

　　3 credits

　　Spanish I is an introductory course and emphasizes basic skills in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish, as well as some translation. Since global demand is great for competency in written and spoken languages, Spanish I offers students the opportunity to learn, understand, and use Spanish in the world of business and communication, and at the same time, reinforce their English skills.

SP-102 SPANISH II

　　3 credits

　　Spanish II will continue to emphasize the basic skills of speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish as well as translation. More advanced Spanish construction will be stressed with translation of English into Spanish and Spanish into English. PREREQUISITE: SP-101

HN-150 THE HONORS EXPERIENCE

　　3 credits

　　This course is required for all students in their first semester of enrollment in the Honors Program.

　　This introductory course leverages the availability of New York City as a launching pad for interdisciplinary investigations into fields such as politics, economics, transportation, demographics, science and technology, labor, culture, and the arts using the case study approach. The diversity and complexity of New York City provides a rich framework for a series of academic analyses where various issues and perspectives dramatically intersect. Several topics will be selected by the instructor each semester for focused research. The course will involve extensive reading (including original sources) and writing assignments in conjunction with site visits to complement coursework and will culminate in the presentation of a final research project.