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Profile
As a midwestern born and raised transplant, Safiya shares common appetencies with many who come to the valley seeking warm, halcyon days. Safiya enjoys creating a student-centered classroom devoted to equity and justice for all. She hopes her classroom is one that invites creativity, safety, and experimentation as a means to reach deeper self-actualization and stronger critical thinking agency. She attempts to employ metacognitive strategies in the hopes that students will begin to reflect and become more mindful in not only on how they learn, but also what motives them. As a self-professed, huge nerd, she is an avid gamer, collector of action figures, and remains picky about her choice of anime. She always takes recommendations (books, films, comics, video games) and will discuss the MCU with anyone. She wrote her master's thesis on Ghost in the Shell (the manga) and has strong feelings about the Scarlett Johansson abomination that must not be named.
- Pronouns used: she, her, hers
Classes Taught
Fall 2023
| ENG101 | First-Year Composition | 3 Credits | ||||
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Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on expository writing and understanding writing as a process. Establishing effective college-level writing strategies through four or more writing projects comprising at least 3,000 words in total. Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). |
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Course Notes: Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
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| General Education Designations: First-Year Composition [FYC] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
17529 |
Dobson Campus |
In Person
Lecture
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08/22/2023 - 12/15/2023 |
TuTh |
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Closed |
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| ENG102 | First-Year Composition | 3 Credits | ||||
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Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on persuasive, research-based writing and understanding writing as a process. Developing advanced college-level writing strategies through three or more writing projects comprising at least 4,000 words in total. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. |
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Course Notes: Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
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| General Education Designations: First-Year Composition [FYC] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
19755 |
Dobson Campus |
In Person
Lecture
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08/22/2023 - 12/15/2023 |
TuTh |
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
Class Started |
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17535 |
Dobson Campus |
In Person
Lecture
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08/22/2023 - 12/15/2023 |
TuTh |
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Class Started |
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| ENH255 | Contemporary U.S. Literature and Film | 3 Credits | ||||
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Strengths and weaknesses of literature and film. Challenges of adapting literature to film. Addressing racial, ethnic, gender, class and religious differences between cultures and mediums. Use of narrative in each medium and how it translates various cultural values and assumptions. Specific genres present in literature and film. Cultural metaphors and symbols used in literature and film. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101. |
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| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU], Literacy & Critical Inquiry [L] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
20161 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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08/21/2023 - 12/15/2023 |
Class Started |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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| HUM214 | African-Americans in Film | 3 Credits | ||||
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Study of films featuring African-American performers and directors from the Silent Era to the present. Emphasis on the historical and social elements of African Americans in film and basics of film analysis. Prerequisites: None. |
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| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
17559 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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08/21/2023 - 12/15/2023 |
Class Started |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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Fall Flex Start 2023
| HUM205 | Introduction to Cinema | 3 Credits | ||||
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Survey of the history and development of the art of motion pictures, including criticism of aesthetic and technical elements. Prerequisites: None. |
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Course Notes: Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class. |
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| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
19806 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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10/16/2023 - 12/15/2023 |
Open 1 of 25 |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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Spring 2024
| ENG102 | First-Year Composition | 3 Credits | ||||
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Emphasis on rhetoric and composition with a focus on persuasive, research-based writing and understanding writing as a process. Developing advanced college-level writing strategies through three or more writing projects comprising at least 4,000 words in total. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. |
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Course Notes: Due to the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, students are encouraged to attend the first class meeting before purchasing the textbook. |
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| General Education Designations: First-Year Composition [FYC] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
29092 |
Dobson Campus |
In Person
Lecture
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01/16/2024 - 05/10/2024 |
TuTh |
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
Open 18 of 18 |
29097 |
Dobson Campus |
In Person
Lecture
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01/17/2024 - 05/10/2024 |
MoWe |
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Open 18 of 18 |
28122 |
Dobson Campus |
In Person
Lecture
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01/17/2024 - 05/10/2024 |
MoWe |
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
Open 18 of 18 |
| HUM201 | Humanities: Universal Themes | 3 Credits | ||||
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Study of worldviews in a variety of historical and contemporary world cultures, including analysis of origin and creation myths, artistic expression, spirituality, and the natural environment. Prerequisites: None. |
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| General Education Designations: Global Awareness [G], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
28134 |
Dobson Campus |
In Person
Lecture
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01/16/2024 - 03/08/2024 |
TuTh |
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
Open 20 of 20 |
| HUM209 | Women and Films | 3 Credits | ||||
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Analysis of images of women in films from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Prerequisites: None. |
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| General Education Designations: Cultural Diversity in the US [C], Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
28002 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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01/16/2024 - 05/10/2024 |
Open 25 of 25 |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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