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２年制カレッジが様々な人のニーズに答えられるように数多くのカリキュラムを用意していることは２年制カレッジってなに？のコーナーで説明しました。ここでは実際に各２年制カレッジのカリキュラムをいくつか紹介します。
きちんと探せば、２年制カレッジにも本格的でおもしろい授業がたくさんあることを知ってくださいね。２年制カレッジを選択する上で、カリキュラムまでしっかり確認してから留学することがどんなに大切なことかを理解して頂きたいと思います。
ここでは、下記の３校を例として挙げました。
ベルビュー・コミュニティ・カレッジのコミュニケーション科
メサ・カレッジの看護科
ディアンザ・カレッジの心理学科
まずは、ワシントン州のシアトル郊外にあるベルビュー・コミュニティ・カレッジのコミュニケーション科のカリキュラムを２００４〜２００５年版のカタログから見てみましょう。
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Exploring the Digital Future 5 CR
Surveys the history and future of global communication technologies.
Students discuss the effects of the computer revolution and digital communication
on society and explore career opportunities in digital communication fields
Techniques & Technology of Persuasion 5 CR
Examines tools and processes for targeting information to specific
audiences for specific purposes. Students analyze how film, video, and
multimedia can be used to influence opinions, generate sales, etc. Students
test persuasion techniques with simple media presentations
Media & Messages . 5 CR
Gives insight into media aesthetics through the study of production
techniques. Students develop interpretive skills by analyzing lighting,
editing, color, sound, and interactivity. Class format includes lectures,
media clips, and guest speakers
Multicultural Media Messages . 5 CR
Analyzes electronic and digital media images from students'
personal and multicultural perspectives. Students practice critical
viewing skills and review the history of global media networks and their
effect on multicultural society.
Writing for the World Wide Web 5 CR
Introduces the cognitive and creative tools needed to create
text for the World Wide Web. Students practice new styles of writing
for nonlinear media.
Media/Digital Law & Ethics 5 CR
Explores the legal and ethical issues raised by modern communication
technologies. Specific topics include copyright, free speech, pornography,
and universal internet access. Students analyze how the U.S. justice
system responds to emerging technologies. Class format incorporates
lectures, discussions, case studies, and media clips.
Video Foundations 5 CR
Introduces the basics of video production utilizing a personal
camcorder and video editing equipment. Students study video technologies,
basic equipment operation, video composition, basic lighting and audio,
production planning, and visual storytelling. Students work in groups
to create video projects utilizing post-production editing.
History of Animation 5 CR
Provides an overview and study of the history of animation,
from the early magic lantern shows of the late 19th century to current
and emerging digital animation technologies. The history of early film
animation is compared and contrasted with the history of animation for
the web, showing how the two types of animation often parallel each
other in style and development. Course includes a series of lectures,
discussions, and a variety of film and video clips of both classic and
digital animation.
History of Cinema 1880 to 1945 5 CR
Course examines the historical origins of cinema from 1880
to 1945, including the developments in film-making, from Europe to Russia
to Hollywood. Course looks at the different uses of and roles played
by film, including the use of movies as ideological tools.
Introduction to Media Writing 5 CR
Emphasizes observation skills and choice of language, structure,
and source material to communicate events and ideas to selected audiences.
Students learn interviewing, basic research, effective expression, and
editing through note taking, interviewing, drafting, and revision. Students
may also work as contributors to the BCC student newspaper.
Intermediate Reporting 5 CR
Improves skills in newsgathering, interviewing, and news writing.
Students practice investigation, research, and team reporting.
Editing Techniques 3 CR
Applies the techniques and responsibilities of newspaper editing.
Students practice copy reading and headline writing.
Newspaper Design 3 CR
Applies newspaper design and coverage strategies. Topics include
headline schedules, page makeup, assignment planning, and picture editing.
Advertising Staff 3 CR
Covers typography, paste-up, design, and sales. Students gain
practical experience working on student newspaper. Requires additional
time outside class.
News Staff . 3 CR
Continues COMM 141 and 142, with further skills development
and practical applications. Students typically complete 10 major reporting
assignments per quarter.
Introduction to Mass Media . 5 CR
Examines the structure and operation of American mass media,
including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and film. Students
analyze media influence on society and the relationships among media,
audience, and government.
Basic Broadcasting . 5 CR
Develops skills in announcing and audio operations. Students
review radio history and regulations and get an introduction to commercials,
news, production, and station organization.
Radio Operations: Announcing/Production . 5 CR
Develops broadcast voice and production skills. Students practice
tape editing and mixing and develop production values through class
projects.
History of Communication 5 CR
Surveys the development of communication from prehistoric times
to the present. Students analyze the influence of communication on historical,
social, and technological changes in the U.S. and worldwide.
Scripting for Film, Video, & Multimedia 5 CR
Students learn the mechanics and format used for film and television
as well as the writer's job in pre-production and production. In addition,
students are introduced to non-linear writing for new interactive multimedia
technologies.
Practicum in Journalism 5 CR
Provides practical experience in community journalism. Students
work 10 hours per week at a local newspaper under an editor's supervision.
Enrollment only by arrangement with the Communication Program. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor.
Radio News Broadcasting . 5 CR
Covers writing, editing, producing, and delivering news for
radio. Prerequisite: COMM 141, 161, and permission of instructor.
Practicum in Broadcasting . 5 CR
Provides work experience in a local broadcast outlet.
Making Movies . 5 CR
Students work together creating a dramatic motion picture,
gain experience in pre-production and production work, and work as part
of a crew documenting the making of the dramatic piece. Students receive
a copy of the finished work.
Special Topics in Communication . V1-10 CR
Allows specialized or in-depth study of a subject supplementing
the Communications curriculum. Student interest and instructor expertise
help determine the topic. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
これらのタイトルをざっと見てみると、ニュースの書き方や記事の編集、新聞の構成の仕方、テレビ番組制作の入門、ラジオ番組の企画などがあり、新聞、テレビ、ラジオなど向けに記事を書いたり、番組企画をしたり、マスコミ全体像を勉強する目的にはとても則したカリキュラムだということがわかります。しかし、もしあなたがもっと映画のことを深く勉強したい、という思っているのであれば、このプログラムは映画についてはそれほど幅広い内容ではないので他のカレッジを探すべきでしょう。
では、次にアリゾナ州のフェニックス市郊外にあるメサ・カレッジの看護科の２００４年〜２００５年版のプログラム見てみましょう。
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Structured Nursing Review
看護学専攻に当たっての勉強方法、看護学のシステムや考え方などについて学びます。
Structured nursing tutorial assistance and nursing study skills
to help students achieve success in their respective block of nursing
courses. Nursing process and critical thinking application skills emphasized.
Structured Nursing Review
Structured nursing tutorial assistance and nursing study skills
to help students achieve success in their respective block
of nursing courses. Nursing process and critical thinking application
skills emphasized.
Structured Nursing Review
Structured nursing tutorial assistance and nursing study skills
to help students achieve success in their respective block
of nursing courses. Nursing process and critical thinking application
skills emphasized.
Nurse Assisting
ナース・アシスタントの役割について学びます。それぞれの患者のニーズに合わせた対応の仕方やプロとしてのコミュニケーションスキルについて勉強します。栄養や水分のバランス、お年よりの長期ケアへの対応方法、緊急処置の技術についても触れます。
Role of the nursing assistant for clients across the wellness/illness
continuum within the nurse assisting scope of practice. Introduction
to problem solving process specific to meeting the basic and
holistic needs of clients. Professional communication skills
essential for the nursing assistant. Nursing interventions
to ensure the needs and safety of the client. Specific types
of diseases, conditions and alterations in behavior of the
client. Principles of nutrition and fluid balance. Special
needs of the elder client in the acute and long-term care settings.
Basic emergency care skills and procedures.
Nurse Assisting Lab
Demonstration of problem solving, professional behavior, and
therapeutic communication skills. Demonstration of caring behaviors
and ensuring environmental safety for the client. Provides
opportunity for the development of clinical competency in the
performance of selected nursing assisting skills and procedures
through participation in the care of clients.
Nursing Process/Critical Thinking I
人間のニーズに合わせたプラクティカル・ナースの役割とセオリー。患者のケア、お年寄りのケア、精神障害など様々なケースに合わせてたセオリーを学びます。
Overview of nursing concepts and theories focusing on meeting
basic human needs across the lifespan based on the wellness/illness
continuum within the practical nurse scope of practice.Theoretical
concepts focus on care of the well client, elder client, and
clients with selected alterations in health and
psychological/mental health disorders. Emphasis on the role
of the practical nurse in the nursing care plan utilizing established
nursing diagnoses. Focus on the development of the critical
thinking process related to nursing care of clients in acute
care and community settings.
Health Assessment and Health Promotion I
Emphasis on basic health assessment and history skills and
promotion of wellness by using holistic nursing assessments
for clients. Includes use of healthy lifestyle strategies and
primary prevention.
Pharmacology and Medication Administration I
Provides basic pharmacology knowledge and skills to administer
medications. Emphasis placed on developing the role of the
nurse using critical thinking skills for safe practice in the
administration of medications.
Nursing Science I
Development of clinical competency in the performance of selected
nursing skills and procedures. Provides for participation in
the care of clients experiencing problems of alteration in
health and selected mental health disorders. Provides for clinical
practice experiences with individuals and families in a variety
of acute and community settings. Application of holistic nursing
concepts and theories related to health promotion, disease/illness
prevention, and health restoration of individuals.
Nursing Process/Critical Thinking II
Focus on nursing concepts and theories to meet basic human
needs across the lifespan based on the wellness/illness continuum.
Emphasis on the nursing process related to pediatric and adult
clients with selected alterations in health. Introduction to
care of the well childbearing client and childbearing family.
Continuation of the role of the practical nurse in planning
nursing care and applying established nursing diagnoses for
clients. Emphasis on the utilization of critical thinking processes
related to nursing care of clients in acute care and community
Settings
Developing the Nurse’s Role I
Overview of roles in nursing with emphasis on transition from
nursing assistant to practical nurse. Includes introduction
of the core values of the MCCCD nursing programs, nursing history,
standards, and scope of practice. Introduces concepts and skills
required of the practical nurse, and application of communication
techniques and delegation to teamwork and leadership.
Pharmacology and Medication Administration II
Overview of selected drug classifications and groupings. Emphasis
on principles of drug metabolism and effects, interactions
and adverse reactions, and nursing implications for safe practice.
Nursing Science II
Continued application of holistic nursing concepts and theories
related to health promotion, disease/illness prevention, and
health restoration of individuals and families. Provides continued
opportunity for the development of clinical competency in the
performance of selected nursing skills, participation in the
care of clients across the lifespan including clients with
alterations in health. Provides experiences with
individuals, families, and small groups of clients in a variety
of acute care and community settings. Application of nursing
concepts and theories related to the development of care plans,
client teaching, and discharge planning.
Nursing Process/Critical Thinking III
Focus on nursing concepts and theories to meet complex human
needs across the lifespan based on the wellness/illness continuum
in a variety of acute care and community settings. Emphasis
on utilizing critical thinking skills to plan holistic care
through the nursing process for groups of clients with selected
acute and chronic alterations in health and psychiatric/mental
health disorders.
Health Assessment and Health Promotion II
Use of advanced, specialized, and holistic assessments to restore
optimal wellness for clients across the lifespan. Emphasis
on active involvement and use of resources, risk reduction,
prevention, and education strategies and programs for specific
communities.
Pharmacology and Medication Administration III
Provides the knowledge and skills to safely prepare and administer
intravenous medications and solutions. Emphasizes management
of clients receiving complex therapies such as blood and blood
products, parenteral nutrition, and pain management. Includes
an overview of medications used in emergency and critical care
situations across the lifespan. Emphasis on pharmacokinetics,
safe preparation and administration,
monitoring, and documentation of client responses.
Nursing Science III
Application of critical thinking skills through the nursing
process to clients and families with acute alterations in health
and psychiatric/mental health disorders. Provides for the development
of clinical and cultural competency and the continued development
of selected nursing skills and procedures within the scope
of the professional nurse. Holistic care of clients, families,
and small groups in a variety of acute and community health
care settings. Application of professional nursing concepts
and theories related to health education/promotion for clients,
families, and small groups.
Nursing Process and Critical Thinking IV
Emphasis on nursing concepts and theories to meet complex needs
of the critically ill and high-risk clients with multiple system
alterations in health. Includes high-risk perinatal, pediatric,
and adult clients in acute care and community settings. Focus
on application of critical thinking skills to modify a holistic
plan of care. Highlights the role of the professional nurse
in health education/promotion, illness prevention, and restorative
care.
Developing the Nurse’s Role II
Emphasis on synthesis of previously learned concepts to generate
a plan for lifelong, professional role development. Concepts
include role transition, professional organizations, legal
issues, and licensure.
Nursing Science IV
Culminating clinical practice course to provide learning experiences
applying theoretical and clinical concepts of complex needs
for pediatric, childbearing, and high-risk adults with multi-system
alterations in health. Leadership, management, and caregiver
roles of the professional nurse with clients and their families
in selected areas of nursing practice emphasized. Assignment
of students to nurse preceptors with
faculty guidance to focus on leadership/management and application
of nursing process theories, concepts, issues, and trends in
caring for clients in a variety of acute and community health
care settings.
ナース・アシスタント、プラクティカル・ナース、レジスタード・ナースになるための様々なコースが用意されていることがわかると思います。
次に、サンフランシスコ郊外のディアンザ・カレッジの心理学のカリキュラムを見てみましょう。
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General Psychology 4 Units
Factors influencing human behavior including: biological and
neurological processes and structures, evolution, genetics, gender, life span development,
consciousness, attention, sensation, perception, learning, memory cognition,
intelligence, motivation,emotion, stress, personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy,
social and cultural determinants.
Psychology as a Behavioral Science and Profession 6 Units
Psychology as a behavioral science and profession. Basic
principles of learning,
and behavior modification.
Human Experimental Psychology (an Introduction to Cognitive
Science) 6 Units A survey of human experimental psychology
and cognitive science
with emphasis on research design, methodology and scientific
report writing. Research design and methodology will be
illustrated and integrated through a
selected review of concepts and research in neurophysiology,
sensation, perception and memory.
Psychology 4 Units
A historical overview of abnormal psychology with emphasis
on current paradigms and models in psychopathology and
therapy including a survey
of research methodology; clinical assessment, classification,
and diagnosis with special focus on cultural, gender,
and age issues in psychopathology and therapy.
Introduction to Theories of Personality 4 Units
Survey of major theories and concepts of personality. Topics
to include: Freudian, neo-Freudian, interpersonal, dispositional, behavioral
and phenomenological theories.
Introduction to Humanistic Psychology 4 Units
A survey of humanistic, existential-phenomenological psychology
and Eastern thought. A cross-cultural survey of humanistic
personality principles including Western European existential phenomenological
psychology and the current and historical impact of
Eastern
thought.
Introduction to Social Psychology 4 Units
個人が社会生活のなかで、どのように考え、感じ、行動するかについて科学的に学びます。マルチ文化や比較文化などの心理についても触れます。
The scientific study of the way individuals think, feel
and behave in social situations.
The systematic approach will include cross cultural
and comparative perspectives.
Psychology of Human Relationships and Normal Adjustment
4 Units
A survey of current theoretical and applied psychological
knowledge relevant to personal/social interactions
and normal psychological adjustment.
Child Development (The Early Years) 4 Units
Critical examination of human growth and development
from conception to middle childhood with particular attention given to
current theoretical and research perspectives.
Child Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)
4 Units
Critical examination of human growth and development
from school age through adolescence with particular attention given
to current theoretical and research perspectives.
Psychology of Women 4 Units
A survey of the psychobiological, cultural,social, and intellectual factors influencing
the psychology of women.
Developmental Aspects of Psychology 4 Units
身体的、社会的、性別、認知、性格などの発育、発達と心理学の関係が人生全般においてどのように変化していくのかを学びます。
Interaction of the physical, social, gender
role, cognitive and personality development
across
the life span.
Basic Statistics and Research Methods in
Psychology 4 Units
Elementary statistics including measures
of central tendency, variability, probability,
correlation, tests of significance, experimental
and quasi-experimental designs.
Introduction to Psychobiology 4 Units
A survey of the central and peripheral
nervous system processes underlying the behavior
of humans and animals,
with emphasis
on evolutionary, genetic and gender
differences underlying social behavior, the basic
anatomical and physiological
substraits of
behavior and consciousness and on the
neural mechanisms and sensory processes
associated
with learning,
language, perception,
motivation,
emotion, sleep, speech, and sexual behavior.
Business and Industrial Psychology
4 Units
心理学が、ビジネスや企業、広告、マーケティング、教育、医療、法律、政府、軍隊にてどのように応用されているかについて学びます。
Application of psychological principles
in business, industry, advertising
and marketing,
education,
clinical practices,
law, government, and the military
services.
Sexual Assault, Police and Community
Response 4 Units
加害者、被害者の暴行に対する社会的、心理的影響について学びます。警察の捜査、裁判のシステム、地域のサポートシステムなどの具体的なことについても触れます。
Societal and psychological aspects
of sexual assault, the perpetrators
and
the victims;
practical application of the police
investigation, the criminal justice
process, and the
social service intervention.
Psychology Internship 1 Unit
Program of work experience and
study in psychology or human
services under
the
supervision of
the instructor and agency
personnel.
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
4 Units
An analysis of the major theoretical
formulations in the history
of clinical psychology,
from classical psychoanalysis
to contemporary existentialism
and
behavior modification.
An overview of diagnosis,
assessment and treatment methods.
An examination of clinical
psychology as a profession
including education,
training, specialties and employment.
Interviewing and Counseling
4 Units
The philosophy, theories
and principles involved in
interpersonal
and group
relationships: techniques
in social and human
services; and interviewing
and counseling for entry-level
practitioners.
なかなか充実した心理学のプログラムを持っていることがわかると思います。心理学自体は多くの２年制カレッジがプログラムを持っていますが、その内容を見ると２〜３個しか授業がなかったり、１０個以下のケースが多く、このディアンザ・カレッジほど充実したカリキュラムを用意しているところは珍しいでしょう。
名前が知れている、TOEFLがいらないなどという表面的な要素だけでカレッジを選んでしまうと、結果的に満足のいかない留学になってしまいます。じっくりカリキュラムをリサーチしてあなたの留学目的にあった２年制カレッジを探してみてくださいね。
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