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This class will examine storytelling and identity through three mediums: graphic novels, community murals and graffiti (street art). We will investigate the relationship between art, specifically in Boston, and either individual identity or neighborhood/community identity. Students will be asked to think about the implication art and identity have for their own lives.

This Learning Community takes an interdisciplinary approach to digital storytelling and introductory programming. Students work individually and in teams to produce an interactive story that will include elements such as short-form video documentaries or historical narratives, accompanying audio pieces, photography, and a story script – all based on solid storytelling techniques. Students will gain a foundation in coding basics using Python, which also serves as the entrance to Computer Science.

COMM 250-LC, The Interactive Story

In this course, students use digital media to create interactive stories in multiple spaces – both online and through engagement with urban space. Students will research a specific location-based story and create a set of multimedia narratives for the Internet that engages users in a walking tour.

This course satisfies the ALA KCA.

CS-112-LC Introduction to Computer Science & CS-112L-LC1 Computer Lab

Students will learn basic skills in developing software applications: variables, decision and repetition structures, data structures and modular programming. They will also learn the basics of building web sites, including HTML, CSS, and responsive web design.

This course satisfies the SCI KCA.

LCIS 201-01, Coding and Digital Stories

Students will use skills learned in both courses to create a multimedia, location-based story with elements of adventure. Using lived experiences, storytelling techniques and basic media skills learned in The Interactive Story, combined with computer skills gained in Intro to Computer Science, students will develop an interactive walking tour.

Please note: COMM 250LC, CS 112 LC, CS 112L LC, and LCIS 201-01 must be taken together.

The second year Simmons Course: Experience will focus on academic and career planning and further development of self-management skills. The course will also prepare you to fulfill your 3D graduation requirement.

In the final segment of The Simmons Course, you will join other students in your major to focus on career, financial and life planning, considering internships, research, and service, employment and graduate school. You will also finalize your 3D narrative. 

The two-semester sequence (BIOL 231 and BIOL 232) is designed as an integrated presentation of the fundamental facts and concepts of human anatomy and physiology.  These courses are aimed at preparing students for advanced work in their professional concentrations of nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, psychobiology, and other health sciences.  Students will be expected to fully integrate information from both lecture and laboratory components of the course. As such, students must take the lecture and lab portion of this course concurrently.  Through this approach, we hope that students will develop and understanding of and appreciation for the normal functioning of the human body.  Anatomy & Physiology 1 introduces the complex structural and functional relationship between the tissues, integument, bone, muscles, nervous and endocrine systems.  Laboratory includes histology, gross anatomy dissection and identification, and physiology simulations. These laboratory exercises will reinforce major principles from class and give support with anatomical identification.

Fulfills the BIOL 231/BIOL 231L requirement for Nursing, PT, Nutrition, Exercise Science at Simmons. This course satisfies the SCI KCA. 

The two-semester sequence (BIOL 231 and BIOL 232) is designed as an integrated presentation of the fundamental facts and concepts of human anatomy and physiology.  These courses are aimed at preparing students for advanced work in their professional concentrations of nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, psychobiology, and other health sciences.  Students will be expected to fully integrate information from both lecture and laboratory components of the course. As such, students must take the lecture and lab portion of this course concurrently.  Through this approach, we hope that students will develop and understanding of and appreciation for the normal functioning of the human body.  Anatomy & Physiology 1 introduces the complex structural and functional relationship between the tissues, integument, bone, muscles, nervous and endocrine systems.  Laboratory includes histology, gross anatomy dissection and identification, and physiology simulations. These laboratory exercises will reinforce major principles from class and give support with anatomical identification.

Fulfills the BIOL 231/BIOL 231L requirement for Nursing, PT, Nutrition, Exercise Science at Simmons

The two-semester sequence (BIOL 231 and BIOL 232) is designed as an integrated presentation of the fundamental facts and concepts of human anatomy and physiology.  These courses are aimed at preparing students for advanced work in their professional concentrations of nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, psychobiology, and other health sciences.  Students will be expected to fully integrate information from both lecture and laboratory components of the course. As such, students must take the lecture and lab portion of this course concurrently.  Through this approach, we hope that students will develop and understanding of and appreciation for the normal functioning of the human body.  Anatomy & Physiology 2 introduces the complex structural and functional relationship between the cardiovascular, lymphatic and immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems.  This course also includes discussions of acid-base/water balance and human metabolism.  Laboratory includes histology, gross anatomy dissection and identification, and physiology simulations. These laboratory exercises will reinforce major principles from class and give support with anatomical identification.

Fulfills the BIOL 231/BIOL 231L requirement for Nursing, PT, Nutrition, Exercise Science at Simmons. This course satisfies the SCI KCA. 

The two-semester sequence (BIOL 231 and BIOL 232) is designed as an integrated presentation of the fundamental facts and concepts of human anatomy and physiology.  These courses are aimed at preparing students for advanced work in their professional concentrations of nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, psychobiology, and other health sciences.  Students will be expected to fully integrate information from both lecture and laboratory components of the course. As such, students must take the lecture and lab portion of this course concurrently.  Through this approach, we hope that students will develop and understanding of and appreciation for the normal functioning of the human body.  Anatomy & Physiology 2 introduces the complex structural and functional relationship between the cardiovascular, lymphatic and immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems.  This course also includes discussions of acid-base/water balance and human metabolism.  Laboratory includes histology, gross anatomy dissection and identification, and physiology simulations. These laboratory exercises will reinforce major principles from class and give support with anatomical identification.

Fulfills the BIOL 231/BIOL 231L requirement for Nursing, PT, Nutrition, Exercise Science at Simmons.

CHEM110 is an accelerated survey of chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure, solutions, states of matter, naming of inorganic and organic compounds, chemical reactions, structure and function of the biological molecules of life, nutrition, and metabolism. There is particular emphasis on chemistry in a clinical context. Prerequisite: math proficiency required, high school chemistry suggested.

This course is intended for students in nursing programs, public health students, & anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of chemistry from "what the heck is an atom?" all the way to nifty conversation starters like being able to explain "how do those rapid tests really work?"

Students will:

• Understand fundamental principles of general, organic, and biological chemistry, especially as applied to nursing.
• Become comfortable with both the concepts and the mathematical manipulations necessary for problem solving in the physical sciences.
• Perform simulated laboratory experiments, demonstrating safe and proper use of standard chemistry glassware and equipment.
• Appropriately analyze and interpret experimental data and observations.

This course satisfies the SCI KCA. 

CHEM110 is an accelerated survey of chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure, solutions, states of matter, naming of inorganic and organic compounds, chemical reactions, structure and function of the biological molecules of life, nutrition, and metabolism. There is particular emphasis on chemistry in a clinical context. Prerequisite: math proficiency required, high school chemistry suggested.

This course is intended for students in nursing programs, public health students, & anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of chemistry from "what the heck is an atom?" all the way to nifty conversation starters like being able to explain "how do those rapid tests really work?"

Students will:

• Understand fundamental principles of general, organic, and biological chemistry, especially as applied to nursing.
• Become comfortable with both the concepts and the mathematical manipulations necessary for problem solving in the physical sciences.
• Perform simulated laboratory experiments, demonstrating safe and proper use of standard chemistry glassware and equipment.
• Appropriately analyze and interpret experimental data and observations.

The complete unofficial title of this course is “Principles of Biochemistry: Blood, Sweat, Tears, & Breastmilk.” Biochemistry is literally everywhere in and around you, and the goal is to help you discover the wonder of it (if you haven’t already!) and to improve your understanding of it so you can keep up with developments in the life sciences beyond the course, which should be useful both personally and professionally. 

Learning Objectives:

• Master a broad set of knowledge concerning the fundamentals of biochemistry with a special emphasis on human nutrition, including chemical processes in living organisms; structural characteristics of nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins; enzymes and their functions in living systems; and metabolic pathways and their regulation.
• Solve quantitative and qualitative problems competently by identifying the essential parts of a problem and formulating a strategy for solving the problem. Rationally estimate the solution to a problem, apply appropriate techniques to arrive at a solution, test the correctness of the solution, and interpret the results.
• Gain familiarity with reading and communicating about scientific literature, especially with explaining the significance of findings, interpreting graphs and data, examining experimental designs, and applying ethical reasoning.

This course satisfies the SCI KCA. 

Reading literature provides us with many things: a way to escape; a way to understand, interpret, and make sense of our lives; and a way to engage with the writer and the work itself. How do we each appreciate and understand different stories, plays, books, or poems? Why do some people love one story and others do not? What are some of the choices that writers make, and how do we respond to them? How do we closely examine a text to get more out of it? 

The primary goal of this class is to get beyond one’s initial reaction to a piece of literature (i.e., “I liked/didn’t like/didn’t understand it”) by reading and engaging with some of the most widely read and influential women authors of the last hundred years and beyond. We will read work from women writers spanning generations and geography in order to survey a vast array of writing themes, styles, and genres particular to the experiences of women in the world around them. 

More specifically, this class will introduce you to literature about gender and power, and place writings about gender in their appropriate cultural contexts. Rather than proceed chronologically, the course is organized according to three key themes: parents, family and children; romance and sexuality; and bodies, power, and identities. As we explore these topics, we will read many types of literature including novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, and memoirs. We will supplement this literature with media materials and essays which will help us to think about gender and feminism in contemporary America.

This course fulfills the Geographical and Cultural Contexts requirement for the Literature and Writing major, is an elective for the Women's and Gender Studies major and minor. This course satisfies the ALA KCA. 

The course will introduce Digital Humanities (DH) concepts, and then we will use case studies from Early American History to examine their application. We will start with an introduction to the field of digital humanities and data in a historical/humanities context. In these initial weeks, I want us to develop a working knowledge of the theory behind DH, which requires a combination of humanistic and computational thinking. We will then move into more specific aspects of DH, such as data visualization, geospatial analysis, text mining, etc. The theory pieces I have you read will be drawn from interdisciplinary settings, and sometimes outside of Early America.

This course satisfies the SH KCA. 

Please note: prereqs for this course are consent of the instructor and 2 history courses at the undergraduate level.

Studies these basic concepts: functions of nutrients in the human organism, nutrient needs at varying stages of the life cycle, and nutrition status. Examines the health effects of nutrient inadequacies and excesses. Discusses the scientific basis of recommended nutrient intake and dietary guidelines for the U.S. population. Includes lecture and laboratory. Laboratory experimentation demonstrates or tests the nutrition principles presented in the lectures. 

Nutrition 111 and 112 share a lecture but Nutrition 111 is for those who need a science course; this is one of the best science course you can take because it is an applied and practical science course. Nutrition 111 lab helps students apply some of the principles they learn in class.

This course satisfies the SCI KCA. 

Studies these basic concepts: functions of nutrients in the human organism, nutrient needs at varying stages of the life cycle, and nutrition status. Examines the health effects of nutrient inadequacies and excesses. Discusses the scientific basis of recommended nutrient intake and dietary guidelines for the U.S. population. Includes lecture and laboratory. Laboratory experimentation demonstrates or tests the nutrition principles presented in the lectures. 

Nutrition 111 and 112 share a lecture but Nutrition 111 is for those who need a science course; this is one of the best science course you can take because it is an applied and practical science course. Nutrition 111 lab helps students apply some of the principles they learn in class.

Studies the functions of nutrients and their requirement in the body, their effects on health, and nutrient needs during different stages of the life cycle. Discusses the effects of nutrient deficiencies and excesses as well as the dietary reference intakes and guidelines for the U.S. population.
Nutrition 112 is a required foundational course for those aspiring to become nutrition professionals. But, it’s not only for those students studying nutrition! It is also essential for those who are going into other health related profession.

For students studying in the health professions, having a foundational knowledge in nutrition will help you provide better care for patients and clients. It can can inform when referrals to nutrition professionals should be made.

Only ONE of the statements below is TRUE. Can you tell which one?

1. People usually fall in love with someone very different from themselves.  Put another way, opposites attract.
2. You can reduce the amount of anger you feel by taking out your aggressions on inanimate objects, like hitting a pillow or punching bag.
3. When you burn your hand, the neural information travels at the speed of light.
4. Most people would be willing to administer a near-fatal electrical shock to another person if a researcher told them to do so.
5. People reveal information about their personality through their handwriting.
6. Once phobias are learned, they are impossible to eliminate.
7. People use only about 10% of their brain.
8. During a full moon, people tend to behave more abnormally.
9. Inside our brains are the memories for everything we have ever heard or seen.
10. Waking someone who is sleepwalking is dangerous. 

Psychology – the study of behavior and mental processes – addresses questions such as these by using scientific research. PSYC 101 students learn how science is able to inform our understanding of neurons and the brain, emotions, perception, learning, memory, cognition, social interactions, personality, and mental illness.

Curious to know which statement is true? Find out in PSYC 101!

Are you curious about how newborn babies experience the world?  About how infants bond with their caregivers?  How young children learn to communicate (using hundreds of words by age three)?  How children develop friendships?  How both nature and nurture contribute to adolescents’ emerging personalities? 

Developmental psychology focuses on topics such as these using scientific research.  PSYC 235 students will learn about developmental changes and individual differences in biological, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social development, from birth through adolescence.  There will be emphasis placed on how research is used to understand children's development and how such knowledge can be applied in our efforts to promote children's health, learning, and wellbeing.

The human mind is remarkable. It takes incomplete information, manipulates that information in biased ways, and then produces adaptive solutions that allow humans to solve real world problems, thus enabling our survival. In this course, we will study both the body of findings related to how humans process information related to perception, attention, memory, learning, language, reasoning, and decision-making  - and the clever research methods scientists use to examine these topics. The goal is for students to appreciate both the theoretical findings of cognitive psychology and how this perspective can answer questions (like whether using a cell phone while driving is a bad idea or whether eyewitness testimony is reliable evidence) that are relevant to all of our lives.

Introduces methods and strategies used in research in the social sciences. Teaches responsible consumption of social science research and presents the logic and skills of social research methods. Emphasizes the nature of inquiry and the relationship between theory and research. Includes social research ethics and an introduction to data analysis using computers in research. Previous courses in statistics or computers not required. Instructor consent required.

This course satisfies the QL KCA. 

Emphasizes social determinants of physical and mental health and cross-cultural experiences of illness and seeking care. Pays special attention to the unequal distribution of health and illness in the U.S, the role of culture in our understandings of health and illness, and the social organization of health care.

This course satisfies the SH KCA. 

Examines health and illness from a global perspective. Current public health dilemmas are analyzed, highlighting the role of colonialism, culture, development, and public health policies. Case studies will focus on how health issues are handled in different parts of the world, highlighting the roles of culture and political economy.

This course satisfies the GC KCA. 

This is an introduction to statistics for everyone who needs to collect, describe, and draw inferences from data. We will discuss various sources of data (experiments, surveys, etc.), graphical and numerical descriptions of data, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for drawing inferences, and simple and multiple linear regression for making predictions. Students will become proficient in the use of R for these tasks.

This course satisfies the QL KCA.