New programs debut for spring semester

If variety is the spice of life, CCBC Dundalk will be a very zesty campus this spring. For those interested in a career in the music industry or who see themselves as record producers à la P. Diddy or Jimmy Jam, the Music program has a brand new 30-credit certificate program – Music Production and Audio Recording - that is just the ticket. The first two courses – The Music Business and Recording Industry and Introduction to Audio Technology – will be offered at CCBC Essex in a new state-of-the-art production studio.

For students interested in the issues surrounding animal rights, a new course titled Animals and Society will be offered online for the first time in the spring. This course provides an introduction to the facts and issues surrounding the topics of animal rights and animal welfare, including ethical choices, animal rights philosophy and animals in religion. Brenda Fick, director of the CCBC Dundalk Student Success Center, teaches this course. The course will also be offered on the Dundalk campus in a traditional classroom format.

Another new course – Construction Law and Dispute Resolution – will be offered this spring at CCBC Dundalk by the School of Justice Legal Studies. The course focuses on the legal aspects of the construction industry and the various dispute resolution options available to the legal professional in this field. Construction law, specifically construction litigation, is a rapidly expanding specialty field in Maryland and elsewhere. Specific topics to be covered include:  contract formation, construction claims, mechanics' lien laws, state and Federal procurement regulations, bidding and bid protests, construction bonding, as well as arbitration, mediation and litigation issues, procedures and requirements unique to the construction industry.

A new English department course – Contemporary Themes: Native American Literature and Culture – is bound to pique student interest. Offered at CCBC Dundalk on Monday evenings, the course will feature historical and art films, discuss classic and contemporary writing by and about native peoples, and explore native culture in Baltimore. Students will research a topic of interest for the course. Bernadette Flynn Low, professor of English, teaches this new course.

New programs in Aviation Management, Forensic Biology, Hip Hop/Dance, History of West Africa, Interior Design and Yoga will also be offered on the Dundalk campus this spring. Check the Winter/Spring schedule online at www.ccbcmd.edu for additional information.