An introduction to the field of Infant and Toddler care, this course provides a conceptual framework for understanding the early childhood profession, the role of the infant/toddler caregiver, and infant/toddler programs. It examines the historical philosophies and theories of Early Childhood Education as well as the current trends, issues, and practices of educating children from birth through the age of three. Addresses the influences of family-centered practice, inclusion, culture and language. Explores infant and toddler career paths. Professional and evidence-based practices of highly-qualified early childhood educators are outlined with an emphasis on their ability to enhance development and learning of every child between the ages of birth and three. An overview of the diversity of culture, language, race, socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, and ability of children will be included. (3 credits) More

This class will serve as an introduction to the disease of addiction using basic definitions and terms as well as personal insights and experiences to place the students inside the shoes of a drug addict. Second, it will lay-out a holistic approach to recovery using all of the services currently available everything from Narcotics Anonymous and Drug Replacement Therapy to Church and “Detox”. Lastly, it explore some of the ways in which our community and our government have made the road to recovery more challenging with particular attention to how addiction intersects with mass incarceration. (3 credits) More

Students will learn Skills in Basic Life Support, Respiratory Emergencies, Trauma Emergencies, vehicle extrication, and a new section on Terrorism awareness as It pertains to EMS. There will also be sections on medication administration, use of Automated External Defibrillators, and ambulance operations. Students will also be required to document 8 hours of observation time in a hospital Emergency Room. (6 Credits)

Connections to College and Career

This
course is a requirement for Bachelor’s degrees in Emergency Medicine and
Paramedicine at Roger Williams University and may satisfy similar requirements
at other colleges or universities. The course prepares you for a career as a
technician in Emergency Medicine or Paramedicine as well as various other health-related
careers (clinical & non-clinical).

Prerequisites: None

This course does not fulfill University Core Curriculum writing requirements.

Focusing on the connection between reading and writing, this first-year course emphasizes the development of academic arguments. In a series of increasingly complex assignments, students cultivate rhetorical and writing process knowledge as well as an understanding of the general expectations of the academic discourse community. Assignments focus on summary and analysis of academically oriented texts. Students must write a series of compositions, submit a satisfactory portfolio, and earn a C- or higher in the course to enroll in WTNG 102.

(3 credits)

Course Description: Learn the fundamentals of music production. You’ll make hip-hop beats, dance music, or any genre of computer-based music that you can imagine. You will learn the basics of Ableton Live, one of today’s most important pieces of music production software, along with common hardware peripherals such as MIDI keyboards and launch pads. Ableton is increasingly the standard in computer-based music production, used by everyone from pop radio producers, hip-hop beat makers, and electronic dance DJs to rock bands, experimental musicians, and podcasters. 

Prerequisites:  Interest in Music and at least one high school level music class.

College/ Career Connections: Ableton is increasingly the standard in computer-based music production, used by everyone from pop producers, hip-hop beat makers, and electronic dance DJs to rock bands, experimental musicians, and podcasters. For young people interested in careers in music or communications, familiarity with music production software is an essential skill for their toolkit.

Transportation: New Urban Arts is located in Providence on four major RIPTA bus routes (RIPTA 17, 18, 19, 31). Students enrolled in the course will have access to RIPTIKs if they need them to get to and from the studio.