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College Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Electronic Technology |
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ELEC 2150 - LabVIEW Basics 1 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 1211 or approval of program advisor
(formerly ELEC-2911)
ELEC-2150 will provide an introduction to the LabVIEW graphical system design platform. Students create, edit, and execute programs that utilize basic LabVIEW functions.
(8 contact hours per week for 8 weeks)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2160 - LabVIEW Basics 2 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 2150
(formerly ELEC-2912)
ELEC-2160 will build upon the foundation of knowledge established in ELEC- 2150 in further exploring the functionality of the LabVIEW programming platform.
(8 contact hours per week for 8 weeks)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2270 - Microcontroller Programming 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 1211 and either ELEC 1192 or ELEC 2005
(formerly EETE-2270)
ELEC-2270 stresses the concepts of microcontroller programming including instruction sets, loops, software delays and data structures.
(8 contact hours per week for 8 weeks)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2370 - Electrical-Polyphase Alternating Current Fundamentals, Electrical Instruments & Illumination 2.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 1171 or ATEE‑2350 or related work experience
(formerly ATEE-2360)
ELEC-2370 covers three and four-wire two-phase circuits, three-phase induction, star and delta circuits, power, balanced and unbalanced loads, transformer principles, characteristics and connection, electrical instruments, self- synchronous systems, protective relays, lamps and illumination.
(2 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2380 - Electrical-Alternating Current Machines 2.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 2370 or related work experience
(formerly ATEE-2260)
ELEC-2380 examines alternators, rotating magnetic fields, A.C. motors, speed control, types of winding, introduction to A.C. motor control.
(2 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2400 - Microprocessor Interfacing 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 2270 or EETE 2270
(formerly EETE-2400)
ELEC-2400 covers interfacing the microcomputer in serial and parallel format. Topics include handshake control, PIA, ACIA, UARTS, AD and DA conversions, interfacing the microcomputer to TTYs CRTs Modems, floppy disks, dynamic and static memories, and electrical/ mechanical devices.
(8 contact hrs per week for 8 weeks)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2410 - Electrical-National Electrical Code 2.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
(formerly ATEE-2410)
ELEC-2410 studies national and local electrical codes for wiring and apparatus. It covers wiring design and protection, wiring methods and materials, general use equipment, special occupancies, special equipment, and the use of tables and diagrams for the solution of practical wiring problems.
(2 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2490 - Instrumentation 2-Advanced Op-Amps & Linear Integrated Circuits 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 2010
(formerly EETE-2490)
ELEC-2490 focuses on operational amplifier applications, passive and active filters, voltage compositors, phase-locked-loop and data acquisition.
(4 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2550 - Electrical-Industrial Electronic Fundamentals 2.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 1171 or ATEE‑2350 or related work experience
(formerly ATEE-2550)
ELEC-2550 provides an introduction to electronics which includes semiconductor theory and circuits, transistor theory and circuits, power supplies, oscillator circuits, photosensitive devices, and pulse circuits.
(2 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2560 - Electrical-Welding Controllers 2.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 2550 or related work experience
(formerly ATEE-2560)
Resistance welders and controllers are the main topics of ELEC-2560. Subtopics include spot welders, various types of welder controllers, plug-in accessories, test equipment, portable and stationary welders, and arc welders.
(2 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2650 - Computer Servicing 1 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
The student will become familiar with personal computer equipment and computer servicing concepts. Topics covered are disassembly and assembly procedures, identification and replacement of parts, configuration problems, and electrostatic considerations. Emphasis will be on troubleshooting and diagnostic routines and procedures.
(4 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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ELEC 2660 - Computer Servicing 2 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ELEC 2650
Continuation of ELEC 2650 . The course will acquaint the student with fundamental computer servicing concepts. The student will become familiar with computer equipment and peripherals, including monitors, mice, printers, CD-ROM drives and sound cards. Emphasis will be on troubleshooting and diagnostic routines and procedures.
(4 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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Emergency Medical Services |
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EMSA 1215 - Basic Emergency Medical Technician Lecture 7.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: EMSA 1220 , EMSA 1250
EMSA-1215 provides an introduction to Basic EMT. It is designed to provide the student with an outline of the EMS system and introduce assessment skills, as well as provide pathophysiology of common neurological, respiratory, and cardiac related emergencies.
(7 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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EMSA 1250 - Clinical Rotation for the Basic EMT 1.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: EMSA 1215 , EMSA 1220
(formerly EMTC-1250)
Clinical rotation in the hospital and EMS units for the Basic EMT. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program. Off-site, by arrangement.
(5 contact hrs per week for 8 weeks)
Center Campus.
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EMSA 2510 - Introduction to Paramedic Procedures 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Permission from instructor
Corequisite: EMSA 2520 , EMSA 2530 , EMSA 2550
This course provides an introduction to paramedic procedures. It reviews traumatic injuries and the physical exam, and prepares the student to enter the clinical environment.
(4 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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EMSA 2530 - Paramedic Lab 1 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
Corequisite: EMSA 2510 , EMSA 2520 , EMSA 2550
(formerly EMTC-2530)
Practical applications for Introduction to Paramedic Procedures and Paramedic Lecture 2.
(6 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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EMSA 2600 - Advanced Life Support Internship 6.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
(formerly EMTC-2600)
Internship with a paramedic in an out-of-hospital environment. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program.
(Up to 25 contact hrs per week for 12 weeks)
Off-site, by arrangement.
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EMSA 2605 - Clinical Skills for Hospital Rotations 1.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: EMSA 2611
Skills and assessments will be presented to prepare students to have a successful clinical hospital rotation.
(1.5 contact hrs)
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EMSA 2611 - Hospital Clinical Rotation for the Paramedic 2.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
Corequisite: EMSA 2605
(formerly EMSA-2610)
(Note: EMSA-2611 & EMSA 2612 together equal EMSA-2610) In-hospital clinical rotation class offered first semester. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program.
(12.5 contact hrs per week for 8 weeks)
Off-site, by arrangement.
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EMSA 2612 - Hospital Clinical Rotation for the Paramedic 2 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: EMSA 2611
(formerly EMSA-2610)
(Note: EMSA 2611 & EMSA-2612 together equal EMSA-2610) In-hospital clinical rotation class offered second semester. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program.
(12.5 contact hrs per week for 16 weeks)
Off-site, by arrangement.
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EMSA 2800 - Emergency Services Instructor/ Coordinator 9.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Approval of faculty, valid provider license or certificate, and 3 years related work experience.
This course covers the fundamentals for designing effective emergency services instruction. Students will learn to: develop an educational program that is ethical and legal, develop skills to address multiple learning styles, create engaging lesson plans, and assess the efficacy of teaching. Finally, students will practice these skills in a student teaching experience. Successful completion will make students eligible for instructor licensing or certification exam.
(9 contact hours a week for 16 weeks with 30 hours of student teaching.)
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ENGL 0055 - Writing Essentials 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Placement
(ENGL-0050)
Extensive work with punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure. Designed as preparatory for successful work in freshman composition courses.
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ENGL 1000 - Sentence Structure & Style 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Students get a thorough review of sentence elements before moving on to extensive practice with stylistic devices that improve their expression at the sentence level. Designed to give students confidence when they prepare college assignments or do any writing as part of their jobs. (The course cannot be substituted for required composition classes where principles of organization for paragraphs and essays are taught and practiced.)
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 1180 - Communications 1 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Placement, or ENGL 0055 or EAPP 1500 with grade C‑ or better
No credit after ENGL 1210 . The focus of this course is college-level expository and argumentative writing. This course places extensive emphasis on organization and development of essays along with the study of grammar and mechanics. This course develops competence in English sentence elements and skill in organizing, proofreading, and revising essays. Students who have completed ENGL 1210 successfully should NOT take ENGL-1180. Students will NOT receive credit for both.
(4 contact hrs)
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ENGL 1190 - Communications 2 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210
No credit after ENGL 1220 . The focus of this course is to continue the development of writing skills learned in ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210 . This course places extensive emphasis upon research and documentation. Students who have completed ENGL 1220 successfully should NOT take ENGL-1190. Students will NOT receive credit for both.
(4 contact hrs)
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ENGL 1210 - Composition 1 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Placement, or ENGL 0055 or EAPP 1500 with grade C‑ or better
No credit after ENGL 1180 . The focus of this course is the writing of expository and argumentative essays. This course emphasizes logical development of ideas and refinement of personal style. Students who have completed ENGL 1180 successfully should NOT take ENGL-1210. Students will NOT receive credit for both.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 1220 - Composition 2 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210
No credit after ENGL 1190 . The focus of this course is the writing of critical essays based upon readings in literature, and the further development of writing skills learned in ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210 . The course places extensive emphasis upon research. Students who have completed ENGL 1190 successfully should NOT take ENGL-1220. Students will NOT receive credit for both.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 1730 - Contemporary American Literature 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Reading of American works which are currently influencing and defining thought and art, as a means of introducing stimulating writers and books. Emphasis on discussion and critical analysis.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2410 - Creative Writing 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190 or consent of instructor
Course primarily in writing the short story and poetry with emphasis on creation of personal imaginative work.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2420 - Advanced Creative Writing 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 2410 or consent of instructor
Course designed for the experienced writer who has developed the fundamentals taught in ENGL 2410 . Revising and marketing manuscripts will be covered.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2510 - British Literature to 1760 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
This course begins with a study of the literature from the Medieval period and moves to study works written throughout the age of Chivalry, the Elizabethan era, the Seventeenth century political upheaval and Restoration, and the Age of Enlightenment in the Eighteenth Century. Authors that may be covered include Chaucer, Mallory, More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Raleigh, Donne, Herrick, Marvell, Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2520 - British Literature From 1760 to Present 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
This course carries on the study of British Literature from the pre-Romantics through the modernist period and into the present day. Authors who may be covered in this course include Blake, Burns, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Byron, Shelley(s), Dickens, Browning(s), Tennyson, Arnold, Rossetti, Hardy, Hopkins, Yeats, Joyce, Eliot, Lawrence, Thomas, and Heaney.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2600 - Introduction to Poetry 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
Readings to discover and understand the pleasures of poetry. Selections from among the best poems produced by Western Civilization. Writing of critical papers.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2610 - Introduction to Prose Fiction 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
This course emphasizes the reading and discussion of fiction, such as novels, novellas, and short stories. Class work includes readings, discussions, and lectures on a diverse selection of prose fiction from various places and times with a consideration of the individual work’s style, form, and milieu. Students will write critical papers.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2640 - Children’s Literature 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190 or consent of instructor
Study of picture books, novels, folk tales, and poetry intended for children from preschool through high school with an emphasis on developing the student’s analytical abilities and broadening the student’s knowledge of children’s literature.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2710 - American Literature: Colonial to 1865 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
This course begins with the earliest American literature written by Native Americans and moves on to European expectations, settlements, and explorations of the “New World.” It also covers the literature of the American Revolution, the literary life of the new nation, and culminates in the voices of American Romanticism and anti-slavery reform. Authors to be covered may include Bradford, Winthrop, Edwards, Bradstreet, Franklin, Wheatley, Jefferson, Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Stowe, and Douglass.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2720 - American Literature, 1865 to 1920 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
This course presents a study of major cultural and literary developments between the end of the Civil War and the end of World War I. We will consider Reconstruction, Western Expansion, industrialization and urban growth, the role of the new immigrants, the “woman question” and how these issues found literary expression in what is commonly referred to as Realism and Naturalism. Authors to be discussed may include Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Davis, James, Howells, Dreiser, Crane, Norris, Cahan, Dos Passos, Gilman, Chopin, Wharton, Freeman, Jewett, Sinclair, Dunbar, and Chesnutt.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2730 - American Literature, 1920 to Present 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
This course traces the cultural and literary concerns faced by Americans in the twentieth century; the Depression, World War II, post-war prosperity, the ethnic revival of the sixties, and the current political, social, and cultural concerns. Authors to be covered may include Anderson, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Hurston, O’Connor, Welty, Cummings, Wright, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Odets, O’Neill, Miller, Gold, Ellison, Bellow, Malamud, Roth, Updike, Frost, Eliot, Sandburg, Williams, Millay, Moore, Toomer, Hughes, Baraka, Brooks, Baldwin, and Walker.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2740 - Introduction to African-American Literature 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
This course introduces students to the African-American literary tradition and facilitates critical thinking, reading, and writing through the interpretation of texts significant to the African-American experience. The course exposes students to such issues as literacy and Enlightenment values, power relations, survival and resistance strategies, race relations and identity formation, and changing literary standards and writers’ responses to those changes. Literature to be read, discussed, and analyzed may include slave narratives, novels, short stories, plays, poems, spirituals, lyrics, speeches, essays, and articles conceived by such writers as Wheatley, Equiano, Douglass, Chesnutt, Johnson, Washington, Du Bois, Larsen, Hughes, Hurston, Locke, Toomer, Garvey, Attaway, Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Baraka, Kincaid, Morrison, and Walker.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2800 - World Literature to 1400 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
World Literature to 1400 provides an examination of works of literature from a variety of cultures, with the time period ranging from the earliest texts known through approximately 1400. Students will apply techniques for literary analysis, including the writing of one or more critical papers that incorporate research on an aspect of world literature.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2810 - World Literature From 1400 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1220 or ENGL 1190
World Literature from 1400 provides an examination of works of literature from a variety of cultures, with the time period ranging from approximately 1400 CE on. Students will apply techniques for literary analysis in the writing of one or more critical papers that incorporate research on an aspect of world literature.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGL 2855 - Special Topics in Literature 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1190 or ENGL 1220
This course is an in-depth examination of a narrowed topic in literature, focused on a specific time period, author, literary movement, or genre. Topics that may be covered include African-American literature, autobiography, detective fiction, the graphic novel, horror, humor, science fiction, the western, women’s studies.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENGR 1000 - Introduction to Engineering 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
An introduction to the engineering professions through lectures and guest speakers. This course emphasizes engineering research, covers work place expectations, academic preparation, computers in engineering and problem solving through teamwork.
(3 contact hrs)
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ENVS 1050 - Environmental Science 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
This interdisciplinary science course is a study of environmental problems and alternative solutions to these problems. The integral nature of all parts of the environment as well as specific environmental problems are stressed. Such topics as man and his relationship to the environment, energy resource limitations, land use, water and air pollution are included.
(4 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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Earth Science |
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ESCI 1210 - Earth Science 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
(formerly NATS-1210)
This is a lecture/laboratory course for non-science majors. It is a survey of the earth sciences intended to aid the student in understanding the interrelationships of the universe through the investigation of such topics as matter and energy, astronomy, geology, and meteorology.
(4 contact hrs)
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FINC 1010 - Introduction to Finance 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ACCT 1080
(formerly CRFN‑1030)
FINC-1010 introduces students to the fundamental concepts of finance and is intended for business majors with an interest in the field of finance. This course will provide an overview of the financial management function and how it relates to the business environment. Topics to which students will be introduced to an introductory level include: Time Value of Money, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Instruments and Capital Budgeting. Students will be introduced to a financial calculator in this course.
(3 contact hrs)
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FINC 2020 - Bank & Lending Management 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: FINC 1010
FINC‑2020 introduces students to the banking and financial‑services industry (FSI). Emphasis is on an overview of the industry, assessment of risk factors, business and commercial real estate lending. The theory and objectives of bank regulation, bank failures, and ethics specific to FSI are explored.
(3 contact hrs)
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FINC 2030 - Corporate Finance 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ACCT 1080 and FINC 1010
FINC‑2030 builds upon foundation from FINC-1010 and provides an in depth look at various corporate finance techniques. Emphasis is on understanding the goals and functions of financial management, financial analysis, forecasting, planning, short and long‑term financing, and the capital budgeting process. Students will make extensive use of a financial calculator.
(3 contact hrs)
This course is offered once per academic year.
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FINC 2040 - The Stock Market 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: FINC 1010
FINC‑2040 introduces students to stocks, bonds, and other securities. Emphasis is on analysis of the financial markets, risks associated with securities, and the methods used to control these risks.
(3 contact hrs)
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FIRE 1000 - Philosophy of Fire Protection 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
The philosophy and history of fire protection; history of loss of life and property from fire; review of municipal fire defenses; study of the organization and function of federal, state, county, and private fire protection agencies; survey of professional fire protection career opportunities.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 1010 - Fundamentals of Fire Prevention 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Organization and function of the fire prevention organization; inspections, surveying and mapping procedures; recognition of fire hazards; engineering a solution to the hazard; enforcement of the solution; public relations as affected by fire prevention.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 1180 - Fire Science 1 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Fundamentals of fire investigation; chemistry of fire and fire behavior; determining point of origin and ignition sources; properties of combustibles and residues of pyrolysis; recognition of arson evidence.
(4 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 1190 - Fire Science 2 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Coordinated lab and lecture on hazardous materials and special hazards as they apply to the field of fire protection. Chemical and physical properties of hazardous material, processing hazards, life hazards, storage, handling, and fire fighting techniques. Regulations by various governmental agencies, insurance services, and suggested codes.
(4 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 1280 - Fire Protection Equipment & Systems 1 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Introduction to the concept of fire protection systems. Study of extinguishing agents and their application. Concentration on fixed and portable water, carbon dioxide, dry chemical, dry powder, foam, and halogenated systems.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 1290 - Fire Protection Equipment & Systems 2 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Continuation of FIRE 1280 with special emphasis on sprinkler systems, automatic detection systems, municipal alarm systems, and the design requirements for application in fire prevention and fire suppression.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 2000 - Basic Fire Academy-Firefighter 1 6.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Consent of Department and acceptable score on reading placement test. Persons taking this course must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid Michigan driver’s license, no felony convictions, and successfully pass a physical agility test prior to being accepted.
FIRE‑2000 is for students who are currently employed by a fire department recognized by the Michigan Fire Marshall, are currently seeking employment, and/or are a volunteer in a recognized fire district. This course provides an introduction to basic fire suppression, prevention procedures, and skill development. This course meets the State‑mandated requirements for preparing students to take the exam for State certification for entry‑level or on‑call or volunteer firefighters.
(12.5 contact hrs)
East Campus.
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FIRE 2010 - Basic Fire Academy-Firefighter 2 6.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: FIRE 2000 and consent of department
FIRE‑2010 is for students who are currently employed by a fire department recognized by the Michigan Fire Marshall, are currently seeking employment, and/or are a volunteer in a recognized fire district. This course deals with advanced fire suppression techniques, including prevention procedure and skill development. This course meets the State‑mandated requirements for preparing students to take the exam for State certification for entry‑level or on‑call or volunteer firefighters.
(12.5 contact hrs)
East Campus.
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FIRE 2130 - Fire Hydraulics & Water Supply 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Hydrostatics and hydrokinetics, Bernoulli’s Theorem, Pascal’s Theorem, Venturi Action, Hazen‑Williams Formula, water distribution systems, pump velocity, discharge, friction loss, engine and nozzle pressures as they relate to the study of fire science. Concentration on theory followed by practical application to the fire service.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 2300 - Fire Department Administration 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Organization, supervision, and effective management of modern fire departments; survey of municipal fire problems; fire defenses and insurance rates; legal aspects of fire prevention; records and measurement of results.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 2410 - Building Construction for Fire Protection 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Fundamental building construction and design; fire protection features, special considerations.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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FIRE 2510 - Fire Fighting Tactics & Strategy 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Review of fire chemistry, equipment, and manpower; basic fire fighting tactics and strategy; methods of attack; pre‑planning fire problems.
(3 contact hrs)
Center Campus.
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French Language |
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FREN 1260 - Elementary French 1 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to introduce students to the French speaking world and French vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary to express personal meaning on basic topics. Students will engage in these activities within contextualized cultural settings. The vocabulary and grammatical structures are integrated into interactive and communicative activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.
(5 contact hrs)
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FREN 1270 - Elementary French 2 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: FREN 1260 or two or more years of high school French
This course continues students’ development of French language and culture by building and expanding on the culture, vocabulary and language structures learned in FREN 1260 . New language functions will be presented in meaningful activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing and allow for further cultural exposure. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.
(5 contact hrs)
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FREN 2360 - Intermediate French 1 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: FREN 1270
Third‑semester French picks up where FREN 1270 has ended. The central goal is to advance the student’s communicative ability and cultural competency with an emphasis on assimilating the language for complex communicative purposes. New language functions will be presented in meaningful activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing and empower further cultural exploration. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.
(5 contact hrs)
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FREN 2370 - Intermediate French 2 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: FREN 2360
This course will stress the expansion of the student’s vocabulary, language skills and cultural competency. Classroom activities will center on a thorough review of the most important aspects of French grammar, as well as active oral and written use of the language. The oral exercises will expose students to extended discourse and will develop content and context as appropriate for students moving from the intermediate to the more advanced proficiency levels. Authentic material will provide the student with opportunities to critically engage with elaborate cultural situations. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.
(5 contact hrs)
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GEN ED - Group I.A (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Applied Science & Associate of Business Administration General Education Group I.A Requirements:
Take one (1) course:
ENGL 1180 (4.0 credit hours) or ENGL 1210 (3.0 credit hours)
Note: If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, and IV and still have taken less than the minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education courses required for the AAS & ABA degrees, they may elect additional hours from Group I.B, II, III, or IV to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
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GEN ED - Group I.B (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Applied Science & Associate of Business Administration General Education Group I.B:
English Composition (except ENGL 1180 or ENGL 1210), Reading, or Speech
Note: If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, and IV and still have taken less than the minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education courses required for the AAS & ABA degrees, they may elect additional hours from Group I.B, II, III, or IV to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
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GEN ED - Group II (AA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Arts General Education Group II Requirements:
Take two (2) courses, one course from each of two (2) of the following subgroups:
A. Astronomy, Chemistry, ENVS 1050 , Geology, ESCI 1210 , BIOL 1310 , PHSA 1050 , or Physics
B. Biology (except BIOL 2110), ENVS 1050 , or BIOL 1310
C. Mathematics (1000 or above)
NOTE: ENVS 1050 or BIOL 1310 may fulfill either II.A or II.B, but not both.
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GEN ED - Group II (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Applied Science & Associate of Business Administration General Education Group II Requirements:
Take one (1) course from any of the following:
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Geology, Mathematics (1000 or above), Physical Science or Physics
Note: If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, and IV and still have taken less than the minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education courses required for the AAS & ABA degrees, they may elect additional hours from Group I.B, II, III, or IV to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
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GEN ED - Group II (AS) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Science General Education Group II Requirements:
Take two (2) courses, one course from each of the following subgroups:
A. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Geology
B. Mathematics (1465 or above)
NOTE: MATH 1415 and MATH 1435 combined may substitute for MATH 1465
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GEN ED - Group III (AA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Arts General Education Group III Requirements:
Take three (3) courses, one from each of the following subgroups:
A. Economics, Geography, History, INTL 2010 , INTL 2500 , INTL 2700 , or Political Science (except POLS 1000)
B. Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology
C. POLS 1000 , or HIST 2100 and HIST 2200
NOTE: Students may fulfill the requirements of both III.A and III.C by selecting HIST 2100 and HIST 2200 .
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GEN ED - Group III (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Applied Science & Associate of Business Administration General Education Group III Requirements:
Take one (1) course from any of the following:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, INTL 2010, INTL 2500, INTL 2700, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
Note: If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, and IV and still have taken less than the minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education courses required for the AAS & ABA degrees, they may elect additional hours from Group I.B, II, III, or IV to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
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GEN ED - Group III (AS) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Science General Education Group IIIRequirements:
Take two (2) courses from any of the following:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, INTL 2010 , INTL 2500 , INTL 2700 , Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
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GEN ED - Group IV (AA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Arts General Education Group IV Requirements:
Take three - four (3 - 4) courses from at least two (except when a Foreign Language is selected) of the following:
Art, Creative Writing, Foreign Language, Humanities, INTL 2000 , INTL 2300 , INTL 2800 , Literature, Music, Philosophy, or WHES (2000 or above)
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GEN ED - Group IV (AAS, ABA) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Applied Science & Associate of Business Administration General Education Group IV Requirements:
Take one (1) course from any of the following:
Art, Creative Writing, Foreign Language, Humanities, INTL 2000 , INTL 2300 , INTL 2800 , Literature, Music, Philosophy, or WHES (2000 or above)
Note: If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, and IV and still have taken less than the minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education courses required for the AAS & ABA degrees, they may elect additional hours from Group I.B, II, III, or IV to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
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GEN ED - Group IV (AS) Variable Credit Hours
Associate of Science General Education Group IV Requirements:
Take one - two (1 - 2) courses from any of the following:
Art, Creative Writing, Foreign Language, Humanities, INTL 2000 , INTL 2300 , INTL 2800 , Literature, Music, Philosophy, or WHES (2000 or above)
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GEOG 1100 - Principles of Geography 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
Geographic principles underlying the patterns of man’s activity on earth’s surface. Systematic geography.
(3 contact hrs)
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GEOG 1500 - Geography of Michigan & the Upper Great Lakes 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
A geographic study of the landforms, culture and economic activities of Michigan and the surrounding Great Lakes states and provinces.
(3 contact hrs)
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GEOG 2000 - World Regional Geography 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
An introductory study of geography from a world regional perspective focusing upon the distribution and interconnections of the world’s physical, economic, cultural, and political systems.
(4 contact hrs)
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GEOL 1080 - Geology of Michigan 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
A basic introduction to Michigan geology, including its minerals and rocks, fossils, scenic features and the processes that formed them, geologic history, and economic geology.
(3 contact hrs)
South Campus.
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GEOL 1140 - Introduction to Physical Geology 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
An integrated lecture‑laboratory course that introduces students to the study of Geology. Coverage includes formation and identification of common minerals and rocks, development of Earth’s landscape through the study of surface processes, origin of volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain ranges, and their relationship to the Theory of Plate Tectonics. One optional field trip.
(6 contact hrs)
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GEOL 1150 - Historical Geology: the Study of the Geologic History of Planet Earth 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
An integrated lecture‑laboratory‑field course that studies the geologic history of Planet Earth from its creation to the present time. The first part of the course focuses on the methods geologists use to investigate and unravel Earth’s history; the second part of the course applies these methods to present the geologic history of the North American continent. One required field trip.
(6 contact hrs)
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HHSC 1010 - Animal Health Careers 1.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
HHSC‑1010 gives students information on the various career opportunities available in the animal health field. Topics include: Veterinarian, Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Assistant, zoo work, kennel management, various species‑specific careers, governmental and research careers, and business opportunities. Additional topics include: education requirements, licensing and registration, ethics, and jurisprudence. This course includes a 3 hour job shadow experience at a veterinary hospital.
(1 contact hr)
Center Campus.
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HHSC 1020 - Physical Therapy Careers 1.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
HHSC‑1020 introduces students to the practice of physical therapy in various settings. Topics include an overview of the health care systems, the history of physical therapy, the roles and functions of physical therapy providers, and the language of the physical therapy profession.
(2 contact hrs per week for 8 weeks)
Center Campus.
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HHSC 1030 - Orientation to Occupational Therapy 1.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to orient the student to the practice of occupational therapy in various health care settings. Review of foundations, history, professional organizations, legal and ethical aspects of practice and philosophical base of the profession and its personnel. Includes observational experience.
(1 contact hr)
Center Campus.
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HHSC 1040 - Introduction to the Profession of Nursing 1.50 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
HHSC‑1040 provides introductory information related to the practice of nursing. It explores key concepts instrumental to nursing in relationship to nurses’ scope of practice and the use of technology in an ever‑changing, multicultural health care environment.
(1.5 contact hrs)
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HHSC 1050 - Medical Assistant Careers 1.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
HHSC‑1050 Medical Assistant Careers provides students with information on the career opportunities available in the medical assistant field. Topics include various job titles in the health care arena, certification, continuing education, and career opportunities.
(1 contact hr)
Center Campus.
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HHSC 1700 - Medical Terminology 3.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
(formerly MAST‑1700)
This course is designed for those individuals who have a need for working knowledge of medical terminology in a variety of medical, paramedical, and medical office positions. Stress will be placed on medical terminology as it occurs in the body’s many anatomical systems encompassing the structure of each anatomical system, common disease, anomalies, and surgeries.
(3 contact hrs)
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GRMN 1260 - Elementary German 1 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to introduce students to the German speaking world and German vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary to express personal meaning on basic topics. Students will engage in these activities within contextualized cultural settings. The vocabulary and grammatical structures are integrated into interactive and communicative activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.
(5 contact hrs)
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GRMN 1270 - Elementary German 2 4.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: GRMN 1260 or two or more years of high school German
This course continues students’ development of German language and culture by building and expanding on the culture, vocabulary and language structures learned in GRMN 1260 . New language functions will be presented in meaningful activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing and allow for further cultural exposure. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.
(5 contact hrs)
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