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Course Descriptions

Key to Course Descriptions
 

(Maintenance) Industrial Systems Technology
  

  • MNT 111 Maintenance Practices (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides in-depth theory and practical applications relating to predictive and preventive maintenance programs. Emphasis is placed on equipment failure, maintenance management software, and techniques such as vibration and infrared analysis. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of modem analytical and documentation methods.
  

  • MNT 220 Rigging & Moving (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the principles of safe rigging practices for handling, placing, installing, and moving heavy machinery and equipment. Topics include safety, weight and dimensional estimation, positioning of equipment slings, rollers, jacks, levers, dollies, ropes, chains, padding, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to safely relocate and set up equipment using accepted rigging practices.
  

  • MNT 230 Pumps & Piping Systems (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers pump installation and maintenance and related valves and piping systems. Topics include various types of pump systems and their associated valves, piping requirements, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to select and install pump and piping systems and demonstrate proper maintenance and troubleshooting procedures.
  

  • MNT 240 Industrial Equip Troubleshoot (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the various service procedures, tools, instruments, and equipment necessary to analyze and repair typical industrial equipment. Emphasis is placed on electro-mechanical and fluid power equipment troubleshooting, calibration, and repair, including common techniques and procedures. Upon completion, students should be able to troubleshoot and repair industrial equipment.

Marketing and Retailing
  

  • MKT 120 Principles of Marketing (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces principles and problems of marketing goods and services. Topics include promotion, placement, and pricing strategies for products. Upon completion, students should be able to apply marketing principles in organizational decision making.
  

  • MKT 121 Retailing (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course examines the role of retailing in the economy. Topics include the development of present retail structure, functions performed, effective operations, and managerial problems resulting from current economic and social trends. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of retailing.
  

  • MKT 220 Advertising and Sales Promotion (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the elements of advertising and sales promotion in the business environment. Topics include advertising and sales promotion appeals, selection of media, use of advertising and sales promotion as a marketing tool, and means of testing effectiveness. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts covered through application.

(Massage) Therapeutic Massage
  

  • MTH 110 Fundamentals of Massage (10 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 12
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces concepts basic to the role of the massage therapist. Emphasis is placed on beginning theory and techniques of body work as well as skill in therapeutic touch. Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to apply basic practical massage therapy skills.
  

  • MTH 120 Therapeutic Massage Applications (10 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 12
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MTH 110 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an expanded knowledge and skill base for the massage therapist. Emphasis is placed on selected therapeutic approaches throughout the lifespan. Upon completion, students should be able to perform entry level therapeutic massage on various populations.
  

  • MTH 121 Clinical Supplement I (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 3
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: MTH 110 , MTH 120 , MTH 125 , MTH 210  or MTH 220 
    This course is designed to introduce the student to a variety of clinical experiences. Emphasis is placed on applying the therapeutic massage process across the lifespan. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate delivery of massage techniques in a clinical setting.
  

  • MTH 125 Ethics of Massage (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course is designed to explore issues related to the practice of massage therapy. Emphasis is placed on ethical, legal, professional, and political issues. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss issues relating to the practice of massage therapy, client/therapist relationships as well as ethical issues.
  

  • MTH 210 Skills of Massage (8 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 9
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 3
    Prerequisites: MTH 110 , MTH 120 , MTH 125 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides knowledge and skills in diverse body work modalities. Emphasis is placed on selected techniques such as Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports Massage, Soft Tissue Release, Spa Approaches, Oriental Therapies, and energy techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to perform basic skills in techniques covered.
  

  • MTH 220 Outcome-Based Massage (7 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 6
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 3
    Prerequisites: MTH 110 , MTH 120 , MTH 125 , MTH 210 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides knowledge and skills in more complex body works modalities. Emphasis is placed on developing advanced skills in outcome-based Massage. Upon completion, students should be able to perform basic skills in techniques covered.
  

  • MTH 221 Clinical Supplement II (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 6
    Prerequisites: MTH 110 
    Corequisites: MTH 120 , MTH 125 , MTH 210  or MTH 220 
    This course is designed to be offered as an advanced clinical experience. Emphasis is placed on applying an advanced therapeutic massage process across the lifespan. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate delivery of massage at an advanced level in a clinical setting.

Math
  

  • MAT 101 Applied Mathematics I (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 060  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , and DMA 030 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a comprehensive review of arithmetic with basic algebra designed to meet the needs of certificate and diploma programs. Topics include arithmetic and geometric skills used in measurement, ratio and proportion, exponents and roots, applications of percent, linear equations, formulas, and statistics. Upon completion, students should be able to solve practical problems in their specific areas of study. This course is intended for diploma programs.
  

  • MAT 120 Geometry and Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 070  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , DMA 050 , and DMA 060 
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces the concepts of plane trigonometry and geometry with emphasis on applications to problem solving. Topics include the basic definitions and properties of plane and solid geometry, area and volume, right triangle trigonometry, and oblique triangles. Upon completion, students should be able to solve applied problems both independently and collaboratively using technology.
  

  • MAT 121 Algebra/Trigonometry I (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: RED 090  and MAT 070  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , DMA 050 , DMA 060 , DMA 070 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an integrated approach to technology and the skills required to manipulate, display, and interpret mathematical functions and formulas used in problem solving. Topics include simplification, evaluation, and solving of algebraic and radical functions; complex numbers; right triangle trigonometry; systems of equations; and the use of technology. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the use of mathematics and technology to solve problems and analyze and communicate results.
  

  • MAT 122 Algebra/Trigonometry II (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 121 
    Corequisites: None
    This course extends the concepts covered in MAT 121  to include additional topics in algebra, function analysis, and trigonometry. Topics include exponential and logarithmic functions, translation and scaling of functions, Sine Law, Cosine Law, vectors and statistics. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the use of technology to solve problems and to analyze and communicate results.
  

  • MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: ENG 090  and MAT 070  or MAT 080  or MAT 151  or  MAT 161 ; or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , and DMA 040 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an introduction in a nontechnical setting to selected topics in mathematics. Topics may include, but are not limited to, sets, logic, probability, statistics, matrices, mathematical systems, geometry, topology, mathematics of finance, and modeling. Upon completion, students should be able to understand a variety of mathematical applications, think logically, and be able to work collaboratively and independently.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 151 Statistics I (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: RED 090 , ENG 090  and MAT 080  or MAT 120  or MAT 121  or MAT 140 ; or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , and DMA 050 
    Corequisites: MAT 151A 
    This course provides a project-based approach to the study of basic probability, descriptive and inferential statistics, and decision making. Emphasis is placed on measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation, regression, discrete and continuous probability distributions, quality control, population parameter estimation, and hypothesis testing. Upon completion, students should be able to describe important characteristics of a set of data and draw inferences about a population from sample data.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 151A Statistics I Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 080  or MAT 120  or MAT 121  or MAT 140  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , and DMA 050 
    Corequisites: MAT 151 
    This course is a laboratory for MAT 151 . Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 155 Statistical Analysis (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: ENG 090  and RED 090 ; and  MAT 080  or MAT 120  or MAT 121  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , and DMA 050 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include sampling, distributions, plotting data, central tendency, dispersion, Central Limits Theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlations, regressions, and multinominal experiments. Upon completion, students should be able to describe data and test inferences about populations using sample data.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirements in natural sciences/mathematics (Quantitative Option).
  

  • MAT 155A Statistics Analysis Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 080  or MAT 120 or MAT 121 
    Corequisites: MAT 155 
    This course is a laboratory for MAT 155 . Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 161 College Algebra (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: RED 090 , ENG 090  and MAT 080 
    Corequisites: MAT 161A 
    This course provides an integrated technological approach to algebraic topics used in problem solving. Emphasis is placed on applications involving equations and inequalities; polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions; and graphing and data analysis/modeling. Upon completion, students should be able to choose an appropriate model to fit a data set and use the model for analysis and prediction.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics for the Associate in Arts Degree.
  

  • MAT 161A College Algebra Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 080 
    Corequisites: MAT 161 
    This course is a laboratory for MAT 161 . Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 167 Discrete Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 121 , MAT 161 , MAT 171, or MAT 280 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a study of discrete mathematics with emphasis on applications. Topics include number systems, combinations/permutations, mathematical logic/proofs, sets/counting, Boolean algebra, mathematical induction, trees/graphs, and algorithms. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in the topics covered.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: RED 090 , ENG 090 , and MAT 080  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , DMA 050 , DMA 060 , DMA 070 , and DMA 080 
    Corequisites: MAT 171A 
     

    This is the first of two courses designed to emphasize topics which are fundamental to the study of calculus. Emphasis is placed on equations and inequalities, functions (linear, polynomial, rational), systems of equations and inequalities, and parametric equations. Upon completion, students should be able to solve practical problems and use appropriate models for analysis and predictions.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural/sciences mathematics.
  

  • MAT 171A Precalculus Algebra Lab (1 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: RED 090 , ENG 090 , and MAT 080  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , DMA 050 , DMA 060 , DMA 070 , and DMA 080 
    Corequisites: MAT 171 
    This course is laboratory for MAT 171. Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.  
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 172 Precalculus Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 171 
    Corequisites: MAT 172A 
    This is the second of two courses designed to emphasize topics which are fundamental to the study of calculus. Emphasis is placed on properties and applications of transcendental functions and their graphs, right and oblique triangle trigonometry , conic sections, vectors and polar coordinates. Upon completion, students should be able to solve practical problems and use appropriate models for analysis and prediction.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 172A Precalculus Trigonometry Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 171 
    Corequisites: MAT 172 
    This course is a laboratory for MAT 172. Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 175 Precalculus (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 161  and MAT 161A , or departmental approval
    Corequisites: MAT 175A 
    This course provides an intense study of the topics which are fundamental to the study of calculus. Emphasis is placed on functions and their graphs with special attention to polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, and analytic trigonometry. Upon completion, students should be able to solve practical problems and use appropriate models for analysis and prediction. Graphing calculators will be used to investigate the above topics as well as other topics.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 175A Precalculus Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: MAT 175 
    This course is a laboratory for MAT 175 . Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 223 Applied Calculus (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 122 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an introduction to the calculus concepts of differentiation and integration by way of application and is designed for engineering technology students. Topics include limits, slope, derivatives, related rates, areas, integrals, and applications. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the use of calculus and technology to solve problems and to analyze and communicate results.
  

  • MAT 252 Statistics II (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 151  or MAT 155  and either MAT 121 , MAT 161 , MAT 175 , or MAT 271 
    Corequisites: MAT 252A 
    This course provides a technology-based treatment of multiple sample inferential statistics. Emphasis is placed on two sample hypothesis tests and confidence intervals, linear and multiple regression, analysis of variance, experimental design, and nonparametric techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to draw statistical inferences on multiple sample data taken from business and health, social, natural, and applied sciences.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 252A Statistics II Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 151  or  MAT 155  and either MAT 121 , or MAT 161 , MAT 175 , or MAT 271 
    Corequisites: MAT 252 
    This course is a laboratory for MAT 252 . Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 263 Brief Calculus (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 161 , MAT 171 , MAT 172 , or MAT 175 
    Corequisites: MAT 263A 
    This course introduces concepts of differentiation and integration and their applications to solving problems; the course is designed for students needing one semester of calculus. Topics include functions, graphing, differentiation, and integration with emphasis on applications drawn from business, economics, and biological and behavioral sciences. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the use of basic calculus and technology to solve problems and to analyze and communicate results. Graphing calculators will be used to investigate applications involving the above topics.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 263A Brief Calculus Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 161 , MAT 171 , MAT 172 , or MAT 175 
    Corequisites: MAT 263 
    This course is a laboratory for MAT 263 . Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in the class. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems, apply critical thinking, work in teams, and communicate effectively.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 271 Calculus I (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 172  or MAT 175 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers in depth the differential calculus portion of a three-course calculus sequence. Topics include limits, continuity, derivatives, and integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions of one variable, with applications. Upon completion, students should be able to apply differentiation and integration techniques to algebraic and transcendental functions. Graphing calculators will be used to investigate applications involving the above topics.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 272 Calculus II (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 271 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides a rigorous treatment of integration and is the second calculus course in a three-course sequence. Topics include applications of definite integrals, techniques of integration, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, infinite series, conic sections, parametric equations, polar coordinates, and differential equations. Upon completion, students should be able to use integration and approximation techniques to solve application problems. Graphing calculators will be used to investigate applications involving the above topics.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 273 Calculus III (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 272 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the calculus of several variables and is third calculus course in a three-course sequence. Topics include functions of several variables, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, solid analytical geometry, vector-valued functions, and line and surface integrals. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems involving vectors and functions of several variables. Graphing calculators will be used to investigate applications involving the above topics.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.
  

  • MAT 280 Linear Algebra (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 271 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides a study of linear algebra topics with emphasis on the development of both abstract concepts and applications. Topics include vectors, systems of equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations in two or three dimensions, eigenvectors, eigenvalues, diagonalization and orthogonality. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate both an understanding of the theoretical concepts and appropriate use of linear algebra models to solve application problems.
    This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MAT 285 Differential Equations (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MAT 272 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an introduction to ordinary differential equations with an emphasis on applications. Topics include first-order, linear higher- order, and systems of differential equations; numerical methods; series solutions; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Laplace transforms; and Fourier series. Upon completion, students should be able to use differential equations to model physical phenomena, solve the equations, and use the solutions to analyze the phenomena.
    This course has been approved for transfer under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

Mechanical Technology
  

  • MEC 145 Mfg Materials I (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: MAT 070  or MAT 101  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , DMA 030 , DMA 040 , DMA 050 , and DMA 060 
    This course introduces a variety of manufacturing materials and common processing techniques. Emphasis is placed on the processing, testing, and application of materials such as wood, metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of fundamental engineering applications for a variety of materials, including their process capabilities and limitations.
  

  • MEC 161 Manufacturing Processes I (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: MEC 161A  and MAT 121 
    This course provides the fundamental principles of value-added processing of materials into usable forms for the customer. Topics include material properties and traditional and non-traditional manufacturing processes. Upon completion, students should be able to specify appropriate manufacturing processing for common engineering materials.
  

  • MEC 161A Manufacturing Processes I Lab (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: MEC 161 
    This course is a laboratory for MEC 161 . Emphasis is placed on experiences that enhance the materials presented in MEC 161 . Upon completion, students should be able to apply the laboratory experiences to the concepts presented in MEC 161 .
  

  • MEC 180 Engineering Materials (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MEC 145 
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces the physical and mechanical properties of materials. Topics include materials testing, pre and post-manufacturing processes, and material selection of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, composites, and non-conventional materials. Upon completion, students should be able to utilize basic material property tests and select appropriate materials for applications.
  

  • MEC 245 Mfg Materials II (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MEC 145 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers advanced materials and processing techniques used in modern manufacturing. Emphasis is placed on processing, testing, and application of materials such as polymers, ceramics, and coatings and nontraditional manufacturing processes. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of modern manufacturing processes, engineering materials, and production systems.
  

  • MEC 250 Statics & Strength of Materials (5 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: PHY 131  or PHY 151 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the concepts and principles of statics and stress analysis. Topics include systems of forces on structures in equilibrium and analysis of stresses and strains on these components. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze forces and the results of stresses and strains on structural components.
  

  • MEC 265 Fluid Mechanics (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: PHY 131 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the physical behavior of fluids and fluid systems. Topics include fluid statics and dynamics, laminar and turbulent flow, Bernoulli’s Equation, components, applications, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to apply fluid power principles to practical applications.
  

  • MEC 267 Thermal Systems (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: PHY 131  or PHY 151 
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces the fundamental laws of thermodynamics. Topics include work and energy, open and closed systems, and heat engines. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the laws and principles that apply to thermal power. Additional topics covered are properties of steam, use of steam tables, specific heat and entropy changes of ideal gases, and vapor power cycles in Camot, Otto, and Rankine.
  

  • MEC 270 Machine Design (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: DFT 151 , MEC 180  and MEC 250  or MEC 251 and MEC 252
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the basic principles underlying design and selection of machine elements. Topics include stress analysis, selection of components, power transmission, and other design considerations. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and solve mechanical design problems by applying basic engineering principles. Other topics are design and application of machine components such as shafts, belt drives, bearings, chain drives, clutches, couplings, and gears.
  

  • MEC 275 Engineering Mechanisms (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: DFT 151  and PHY 131  or PHY 151 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers plane motion and devices used to generate plane motion. Topics include analysis of displacement, velocity, acceleration, gears, cams, and other mechanical systems. Upon completion, students should be able to graphically and mathematically analyze a plane motion system. Other topics include analysis of velocity and acceleration of linkages using relative velocity and instant center methods; use of software to analyze mechanisms.

Medical Assisting
  

  • MED 110 Orientation to Medical Assisting (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program or by departmental approval; RED 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the history of medicine and the role of the medical assistant in the health care setting. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, communication, attitude, behaviors, and duties in the medical environment. Upon completion, students should be able to project a positive attitude and promote the profession of medical assisting.
  

  • MED 118 Medical Law and Ethics (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program or by departmental approval; RED 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers legal relationships of physicians and patients, contractual agreements, professional liability, malpractice, medical practice acts, informed consent, and bioethical issues. Emphasis is placed on legal terms, professional attitudes, and the principles and the basic concepts of ethics and laws involved in providing medical services. Upon completion, students should be able to meet the legal and ethical responsibilities of a multi-skilled health professional. Guest speakers may be utilized to discuss current medicolegal topics and role-play sessions may be used to reenact various medical court cases.
  

  • MED 121 Medical Terminology I (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: RED 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Topics include medical vocabulary and the terms that relate to the anatomy, physiology, pathological conditions, and treatment of selected systems. Upon completion, students should be able to pronounce, spell, and define medical terms as related to selected body systems and their pathological disorders.
  

  • MED 122 Medical Terminology II (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MED 121 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is the second in a series of medical terminology courses. Topics include medical vocabulary and the terms that relate to the anatomy, physiology, pathological conditions, and treatment of selected systems. Upon completion, students should be able to pronounce, spell, and define medical terms as related to selected body systems and their pathological disorders.
  

  • MED 130 Administrative Office Procedures I (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program, OST 130 , MED 121 .
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an introduction to all medical office administrative procedures. Topics include appointment processing, written and oral communications, medical records, patient orientation, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to perform basic administrative skills within the medical environment. Students will participate in office simulation projects, throughout the course, which are designed to reinforce applications skills.
  

  • MED 131 Administrative Office Procedures II (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program; MED 130 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is the second in a series and provides medical office procedures in both economic and management skills. Topics include physical plant maintenance, equipment and supplies, liability coverage, medical economics, and introductory insurance procedures. Upon completion, students should be able to manage the economics of the medical office and supervise personnel. Students will participate in office simulation projects, throughout the course, which are designed to reinforce applications skills.
  

  • MED 140 Exam Room Procedures I (5 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 4
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program; MAT 070  or DMA 010 , DMA 020 , and DMA 030 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides instruction in clinical examining room procedures. Topics include asepsis, infection control, assisting with exams and treatment, patient education, preparation and administration of medications, EKG’s, vital signs, and medical emergencies. Upon completion, students should be able to perform competency based course topics. Students will demonstrate math competencies in algebraic computations necessary to successfully calculate drug dosages and determine equivalent doses among the household, apothecary, and metric systems.
  

  • MED 150 Laboratory Procedures I (5 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 4
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program; MED 110 , MED 121 , and MED 140 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is designed to provide instruction in basic lab techniques used by the medical assistant. Topics include lab safety, quality control, collection and processing specimens, performing selective tests, phlebotomy, screening and follow-up of test results, and OSHA/CLIA regulations. Upon completion, students should be able to perform basic lab tests/skills based on course topics. Students will demonstrate proficiency in the use of medical office laboratory equipment necessary to perform basic laboratory tests, and EKG’s.
  

  • MED 230 Administrative Office Procedures III (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MED 131 ; Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides advanced medical office administrative procedures. Emphasis is placed on management skills including personnel supervision, practice management, public relations, and insurance coding. Upon completion, students should be able to exhibit advanced managerial medical assisting skills. Additional studies will be devoted to hands-on practice sessions in insurance coding and development of assigned sections of an office procedure manual.
  

  • MED 240 Exam Room Procedures II (5 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 4
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MED 140 ; Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program
    Corequisites: None
    This course is designed to expand and build upon skills presented in MED 140 . Emphasis is placed on advanced exam room procedures. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate enhanced competency in selected exam room procedures. Additional studies will concentrate on basic principles of diet therapy.
  

  • MED 250 Laboratory Procedures II (5 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 4
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MED 150 ; Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program
    Corequisites: None
    This course is designed to expand and build on skills presented in MED 150 . Emphasis is placed on increasing proficiency in laboratory skills used in the medical setting. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate enhanced competency in selected medical laboratory procedures. Additional studies will concentrate on first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
  

  • MED 260 Clinical Externship (5 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 15
    Prerequisites: MED 240 , MED 250 , MED 272 ; Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program
    Corequisites: MED 118 , MED 230 , MED 262 , MED 264 
    This course provides the opportunity to apply clinical, laboratory, and administrative skills in a medical facility. Emphasis is placed on enhancing competency in clinical and administrative skills necessary for comprehensive patient care, and strengthening professional and communication interactions. Upon completion, students should be able to function as an entry-level health care professional. The clinical externship rotation will be condensed into an 8 week session, with medical facility staff supervising students assigned to their facility for 30 hours per week.
  

  • MED 262 Clinical Perspectives (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program; MED 240 , and MED 250 , MED 272 
    Corequisites: MED 260 , MED 264 
    This course is designed to explore personal and occupational responsibilities of the practicing medical assistant. Emphasis is placed on problems encountered during externships and development of problem solving skills. Upon completion, students should be able to act in a courteous and diplomatic manner when solving problems in the medical facility. Students will continue the development of assigned sections of a medical office procedure manual.
  

  • MED 264 Medical Assisting Overview (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program; MED 240  and MED 250 
    Corequisites: MED 260 , MED 262 
    This course provides an overview of the complete medical assisting curriculum. Emphasis is placed on all facets of medical assisting pertinent to administrative, laboratory, and clinical procedures performed in the medical environment. Upon completion, students should be prepared for the national certification examination for medical assistants. Students will participate in practice test sessions throughout the course that will culminate in a mock certification examination at the end of the course.
  

  • MED 270 Symptomatology (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program, MED 121  and MED 140 
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the study of disease symptoms and the appropriate actions taken by medical assistants in a medical facility in relation to these symptoms. Emphasis is placed on interviewing skills and appropriate triage, preparing patients for procedures, and screening the test results. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize how certain symptoms relate to specific diseases, recognize emergency situations, and take appropriate actions. Students will participate in class projects designed to meet the competencies of the course.
  

  • MED 272 Drug Therapy (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program or by departmental approval, MED 140 , MED 150 , and MED 270 
    Corequisites: None
    This course focuses on major drug groups, including their side effects, interactions, methods of administration, and proper documentation. Emphasis is placed on the theory of drug administration. Upon completion, students should be able to identify, spell, recognize side effects of and document the most commonly used medications in the physician’s office. Students will research the 50 most commonly prescribed drugs according to guidelines set forth in the course.
  

  • MED 276 Patient Education (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Medical Assisting Program, MED 121 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is designed to provide communication skills, basic education principles, and knowledge of available community resources and to apply this knowledge to the clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on identifying appropriate community resources, developing patient education materials, and perfecting written and oral communication skills. Upon completion, students should be able to instruct, communicate effectively, and act as a liaison between the patient and community agencies.

Music
  

  • MUS 110 Music Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: RED 090  and ENG 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a basic survey of the music of the Western world. Emphasis is placed on the elements of music, terminology, composers, form, and style within a historical perspective. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in basic listening and understanding of the art of music.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.
  

  • MUS 111 Fundamentals of Music (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course is an introductory course for students with little or no music background. Emphasis is placed on music notation, rhythmic patterns, scales, key signatures, intervals, and chords. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the rudiments of music.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: ENG 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces the origins and musical components of jazz and the contributions of its major artists. Emphasis is placed on the development of discriminating listening habits, as well as the investigation of the styles and structural forms of the jazz idiom. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in listening and understanding this form of American music.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.
  

  • MUS 113 American Music (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: ENG 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces various musical styles, influences, and composers of the United States from pre- Colonial times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the broad variety of music particular to American culture. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in basic¬ listening and understanding of American music.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.
  

  • MUS 115 Orchestral Music (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers representational orchestral and chamber works from the Baroque period to the present. Emphasis is placed on the characteristics of important orchestral forms and styles. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in listening to and analyzing orchestral music.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 121 Music Theory I (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an in-depth introduction to melody, rhythm, and harmony. Emphasis is placed on fundamental melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic analysis, introduction to part writing, ear-training, and sight-singing. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the recognition and application of the above.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 122 Music Theory II (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 121 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of studies begun in MUS 121 . Emphasis is placed on advanced melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic analysis and continued studies in part-writing, ear-training, and sight- singing. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the recognition and application of the above.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 131 Chorus I (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an opportunity to gain experience singing in a chorus. Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in choral singing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 132 Chorus II (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 131 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides a continuation of studies begun in MUS 131 . Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in choral singing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 135 Jazz Ensemble I (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an opportunity for those who play an appropriate instrument to gain experience playing in a jazz ensemble. Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles of jazz literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 136 Jazz Ensemble II (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 135 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 135 . Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of jazz literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 141 Ensemble I (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an opportunity to perform in any combination of instrumental, vocal, or keyboard groups of two or more. Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of a variety of styles and periods of ensemble literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 142 Ensemble II (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 141 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 141 . Emphasis is placed on the development of performance skills and the study of a variety of styles and periods of ensemble literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 151 Class Music I (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: ENG 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides group instruction in skills and techniques of the particular instrument or voice for those with little or no previous experience. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the studied skills and repertoire through performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 152 Class Music II (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 151 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 151 . Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the studied skills and repertoire through performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 161 Applied Music I (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides individual instruction in the skills and techniques of the particular instrument or voice. Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the studied skills and repertoire through performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 170 Business of Music (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces the basic elements of the music business. Topics include copyright law, musical arrangements and abridgements, recording and songwriting contracts, agents and managers, performing rights organizations, and the musician’s union. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic elements of the music business.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 175 Recording Techniques 1 (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces the recording studio from an artistic and operational point of view. Emphasis is placed on audio consoles, microphones, multitrack recorders, and echo chambers. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate understanding of operation and function of recording equipment and its relationship to musician, sound engineer, and producer.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 210 History of Rock Music (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: ENG 090 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a survey of Rock music from the early 1950’s to the present. Emphasis is placed on musical groups, soloists, and styles related to the evolution of this idiom and on related historical and social events. Upon completion, students should be able to identify specific styles and to explain the influence of selected performers within their respective eras.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 212 American Musical Theatre (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the origins and development of the musical from Show Boat to the present. Emphasis is placed on the investigation of the structure of the musical and its components through listening and analysis. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in listening and understanding this form of American music.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 213 Opera and Musical Theatre (3 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: None
    Corequisites: None
    This course covers the origins and development of opera and musical theatre from the works of Claudio Monteverdi to the present. Emphasis is placed on how the structure and components of opera and musicals effect dramaturgy through listening examples and analysis. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate analytical and listening skills in understanding both opera and the musical.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in humanities/fine arts.
  

  • MUS 214 Electronic Music I (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 111 
    Corequisites: None
    This course provides an opportunity to study and explore various electronic instruments and devices. Emphasis is placed on fundamental MIDI applications and implementation, features and application of sequences, sound modules, and digital keyboards. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency by creation of appropriate musical projects using the equipment and techniques covered.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 217 Elementary Conducting (2 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 111 
    Corequisites: None
    This course introduces the basic patterns and skills for conducting instrumental and vocal groups. Emphasis is placed on conducting beat patterns, expressive gestures, fermatas, accents, tempos, and rehearsal techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the above skills by conducting vocal and/or instrumental groups.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 221 Music Theory III (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 122 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 122 . Emphasis is placed on altered and chromatic harmony, common practice era compositional techniques and forms, and continued studies in part writing, ear-training, and sight-singing. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the recognition and application of the above.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 222 Music Theory IV (4 Credit Hours)

    Class Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 221 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of studies begun in MUS 221 . Emphasis is placed on continued study of common practice era compositional techniques and forms, 20th century practices, ear-training, and sight-singing. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the recognition and application of the above.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 231 Chorus III (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 132 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 132 . Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of choral literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skill s needed to participate in choral singing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 232 Chorus IV (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 231 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 231 . Emphasis is placed on vocal techniques and the study of styles and periods of choral literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in choral singing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 235 Jazz Ensemble III (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 136 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 136 . Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of jazz literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 236 Jazz Ensemble IV (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 235 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 235 . Emphasis is placed on jazz ensemble techniques and the study and performance of a variety of styles and periods of jazz literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills needed to participate in ensemble playing leading to performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 251 Class Music III (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 152 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 152 . Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate proficiency in the studied skills and repertoire through performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
  

  • MUS 252 Class Music IV (1 Credit Hour)

    Class Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 2
    Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
    Prerequisites: MUS 251 
    Corequisites: None
    This course is a continuation of MUS 251 . Emphasis is placed on techniques and styles and the exploration and study of appropriate literature. Upon completion, students should be able to, demonstrate proficiency in the studied skills and repertoire through performance.
    This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
 

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