Make friends, engage with faculty, and achieve your goals in a Learning Community Seminar. The Seminars are 3-credit courses open to first-time to college, full-time students. Each Learning Community Seminar explores a different theme. Choose a section based on your general interests or choice of major. The Seminars count as electives in many programs and majors.

LCS-501   The Magic, Mystery & Myth of Pop Culture   3 credits
What is the role of popular culture in our lives? What lies does it tell? What truths does it reveal? Enroll in this course and consider elements of popular culture in TV, film, magazines, the world of music, sports, video games and the Internet. Open to students in their first year at BHCC placing in Writing Skills II (ENG-095) and/or Reading Skills II (RDG-095).
M,W 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Room B125                                                  
Professor Michael Dubson

LCS-502   Vital Signs: Creating a Successful Career in Health Care & Life  3 credits
Interested in a career in health care? This course introduces you to the challenges, responsibilities and choices encountered by health care professionals. It will help you identify your personal goals and construct an action plan for achieving them. Open to students in their first year at BHCC interested in health profession careers.
M,W 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Chelsea Room B-07                                                
Instructor: Dr. Ellen Schwab

LCS-503   Dow Jones®, Google®, & You        3 credits
Want to engage in a little simulated investing, experience the power of Web 2.0 tools, create a wiki, join a Google® group, and set up an RSS feed of favorite topics? Enroll in this course and learn first-hand how business and computers work together. Open to students in their first year at BHCC interested in business or computer careers. You must have computer experience with Internet access for work outside of the classroom.
M 10:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.                               
Room D121B                                                
Professors Paula Velluto & Paul Rivers

LCS-504   The Balancing Act: Juggling Work, School and Family          3 credits
Are you facing the challenges of juggling work, school and life responsibilities? This course provides a supportive environment and the skills needed to achieve your personal, college and career goals. Open to students in their first year at BHCC with significant responsibilities outside of school.
T, TH 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.                              
Room E450                                                  
Professor Lauren Maguire

LCS-505   Massacres, Marathons & Molasses: Exploring Bostonian Identity 3 credits
Do you want to stand on the spot where the Boston Massacre occurred, cheer on the runners of the Boston Marathon, and discover how many people died in the Molasses Flood? Enroll in this course and explore factors that shape Bostonian identity. Open to students in their first year at BHCC interested in the behavioral or social science fields.
M 10:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.                               
Room E236
Professor Aurora Bautista

LCS-506   Connecting to Your Inner Orange Line – Next Stop: Community College    3 credits
Using Boston subway’s “Orange Line” as a metaphor for life, this course explores the many critical issues faced by urban males. Much like a sometimes bumpy subway ride, the course will take you on a challenging journey that leads to success in college. Open to students in their first year at BHCC interested in issues faced by urban males.
T,TH 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.                           
Room  B218
Professor Lloyd Sheldon Johnson

LCS-507   Math Minus Fear                           3 credits
Enroll in this course and participate in guided activities that will help you discover mathematical ideas through real and thought-provoking situations. Explore the many ways in which math skills are useful to daily living, and learn to recognize and overcome barriers to learning math. Open to students in their first year at BHCC placing into MAT-090 who have faced challenges in traditional math courses. Students must co-enroll in MAT-094-09.
T,TH 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.                                
Room B218
Professor Elizabeth Seabury

LCS-508   Exploring Boston Neighborhoods—Online and On-Foot     3 credits
Drawing on history, literature, art, and architecture, this course will enable you and your classmates to explore Boston neighborhoods. Through teamwork and field activities, you will research the BHCC campus, Charlestown, and outlying Boston. Prerequisite: Placement in RDG-095 or above. Open to students in their first year at BHCC interested in exploring Boston neighborhoods.
T, TH 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.                          
Room B221
Professor Patricia Colella

LCS-509   News from the Hill                       3 credits
You and your classmates will become the authors, editors and publishers of a BHCC newsletter in this course. Articles will feature information on campus resources, strategies for personal and academic success, native countries and cultures, and neighborhood issues. Open to students in their first year at BHCC placing into ESL Level III who wish to collaborate on a newsletter exploring the college, their neighborhoods, and native cultures. Students must co-enroll in ESL-098-02C.
M, W 10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.                           
Room B130
Professor Michelle Schweitzer

LCS-510   Careers in Health Care: What’s Right for Me?          3 credits
What do the various health professions do? What are the qualifications? What credentials are needed? Enroll in this course and explore health professions such as nursing, respiratory therapy, medical imaging, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. Open to students in their first year at BHCC interested in health profession careers.
TH 10:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.                              
Room B239
Professors Mary Folan, Donna Misrati & Deb Walsh

LCS-511   Decolonizing the Mirror: Exploring Female Identity & Self-Image  3 credits
Enroll in this course and explore the formation of identity at the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality. The course will consider identity and self-image from a number of personal and critical perspectives. Open to students in their first year at BHCC interested in issues of female identity.
T 6:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
Room E224                                                  
Instructor: Liya Escalera

LCS-512   Learning How to Run Your Own Business      3 credits
Students in this course will learn a step-by-step approach on how to run their own businesses and become their own bosses. From learning how to write a business plan to hiring employees, students will learn from experts on how to take their dreams and make them a reality. Open to first-time, full-time students interested in starting and running a small business.
F 8:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Room B217                                                  
Instructor: Maria Doucette

LCS-513   How Does Education Change Us      3 credits
This online Seminar invites students to look at the ways they have been taught and at the unspoken assumptions behind their education. Students will explore the meaning of education, including how education changes or fails to change us, and what is gained and lost in the process of becoming educated. Open to new, full time students interested in the topic of how education changes us.
Web-based                                                   
Instructor: Lori Catallozzi

LCS-514  Biology’s Golden Age: Skills for a Successful Life Science Career 3 credits
This course provides students with the basic academic and lab skills required for success in biology lab courses in the first year and beyond. Students will be actively engaged in conducting experiments, using lab equipment, and writing lab reports. Students will explore life science careers and interact with life science professionals by visiting local research facilities. This course is appropriate for all students considering a degree in the biological sciences.
TTH 11:30 a.m – 12:45 p.m.
Room B333
Shahira Badran