Dual Enrollment Resources - Hialeah Campus: Mater Academy

ENC 1101: English Composition 1

This course introduces students to rhetorical concepts and audience-centered approaches to writing including composing processes, language conventions and style, and critical analysis and engagement with written texts and other forms of communication. Learning outcomes: students will apply rhetorical knowledge to communicate for a range of audiences and purposes; students will employ critical thinking to analyze forms of communication; and students will engage in writing processes that involve drafting, revising, and reflecting. Prerequisite: Student must meet the Developmental Education reading and writing requirements in State Rule 6A-10.0315 (by course, placement score, or eligible exemption). Students who complete this course will be awarded the Fundamentals of Written Communication Digital Badge.

MAR 1011: Principles of Marketing

This introductory course emphasizes key concepts and issues underlying the modern practice of marketing. The course provides the student with a clear understanding of marketing’s role in the 21st Century and introduces the student to both traditional and contemporary ways of marketing. The student will learn how marketers deliver value by satisfying customer needs and wants, determine which target markets to serve, and decide which goods and services are needed to serve these markets.

MAR 2101: Social Media Marketing

This course addresses the changes in marketing as a result of social media. The student will explore in-depth the role of social media in marketing. The student will focus on developing an effective marketing plan utilizing social media, with an emphasis on the importance of building an online customer community and developing customer engagement and loyalty.

MUL 1010: Music Appreciation

In this course, students will survey the history of classical music from antiquity to the modern period, focusing on western music. The curriculum may also integrate a variety of popular and global styles where appropriate. Student learning outcomes: students will discuss and analyze music using terminology appropriate for the course; students will demonstrate fundamental knowledge of the works of significant composers; students will identify connections between music and the other arts; and students will identify historical styles and periods based on instruments and performance practices utilized.

POS 2041: American Federal Government

In this course, students will investigate how the national government is structured and how the American constitutional republic operates. It covers the philosophical and historical foundations of American government, including but not limited to the declaration of independence, the united states constitution and all its amendments, and the federalist papers. The course examines the branches of government and the government’s laws, policies, and programs. It also examines the ways in which citizens participate in their government and ways their government responds to citizens. Student learning outcomes: students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles and practices of America’s constitutional republic; students will demonstrate knowledge of the nation’s founding documents, including the declaration of independence, the U.S. Constitution and its amendments, and the federalist papers; students will demonstrate knowledge of landmark U.S. Supreme court cases, landmark legislation, and landmark executive actions; students will demonstrate knowledge of the history and development of the American federal government and its impact on law and society; students will demonstrate an ability to apply course material to contemporary political issues and debates; and students will demonstrate the ability to engage in discussion and civil debate on American politics that are associated with multiple points of view.

POS 2112: State & Local Government

The typical state and local government organization, together with political practices in America, with special emphasis on the governmental organization and the major contemporary political problems of the State of Florida and of Florida communities.

SLS 1510: Preparing for Student Success

This course provides an orientation to college life and helps develop academic, career, and personal goals. Students will learn college success strategies, goal-setting, learning style assessments, as well as general and discipline-specific study skills in the context of various theoretical, practical, and experiential perspectives.

SPC 2608: Introduction to Public Speaking

This is a course in which students will practice speaking to audiences as well as listening to and critically analyzing oral communication. Through oral and written communication, students will learn communication theory as applied to a variety of communication situations and social interactions. Writing intensive course.