# College of Southern Nevada — full catalog > Generated 2026-06-22T04:48:40.306Z from a crawl of csn.edu. 2832 records (47 programs · 2785 courses · 0 resource pages). # Anthropology, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH101 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH105 — Introduction to World Archaeology - ANTH106 — Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics - ANTH299 — Capstone Course in Anthropology - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL119 — Introduction to the Old Testament - PHIL129 — Introduction to the New Testament - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL201 — Philosophy Goes to the Movies - PHIL202 — Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts - PHIL203 — Survey of Existentialism - PHIL205 — Science and Religion - PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL244 — Bioethics - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16330 --- # Associate of Arts, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GLO101 — Introduction to Global Studies - GLO110 — Globalization: Issues and Approaches - GLO240 — International Development - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - LAW101 — Fundamentals of Law I - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL119 — Introduction to the Old Testament - PHIL129 — Introduction to the New Testament - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL201 — Philosophy Goes to the Movies - PHIL202 — Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts - PHIL203 — Survey of Existentialism - PHIL205 — Science and Religion - PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL244 — Bioethics - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHIL249 — Environmental Ethics - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16443 --- # Communication, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM133 — Culture and Communication - COM216 — Survey of Communication Studies - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - ECON100 — Introduction to Economics - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GLO101 — Introduction to Global Studies - GLO110 — Globalization: Issues and Approaches - GLO240 — International Development - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - LAW101 — Fundamentals of Law I - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL205 — Science and Religion - PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL242 — Ethics for Engineers and Scientists - PHIL244 — Bioethics - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHIL249 — Environmental Ethics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16402 --- # Creative Writing, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG220 — Writing Poetry - ENG221 — Writing Fiction - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENG243 — Introduction to Short Story - ENG261 — Introduction to Poetry - ENG275 — Contemporary Literature - ENG296 — Portfolio Assessment - ENG298 — Writing About Literature - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH124 — College Algebra - MATH124E — College Algebra Expanded - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL205 — Science and Religion - PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL244 — Bioethics - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16418 --- # Criminal Justice, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - CRJ106 — Introduction to Corrections - CRJ130 — Survey of Criminal Law - CRJ164 — Introduction to Criminal Investigation - CRJ211 — Police in America - CRJ225 — Criminal Evidence - CRJ270 — Introduction to Criminology - CRJ290 — Internship in Criminal Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG231 — World Literature I - ENG232 — World Literature II - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL119 — Introduction to the Old Testament - PHIL129 — Introduction to the New Testament - PHIL201 — Philosophy Goes to the Movies - PHIL202 — Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts - PHIL203 — Survey of Existentialism - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16428 --- # Early Childhood Education, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECE151 — Math in the Preschool Curriculum - ECE152 — Science in the Preschool Curriculum - ECE155 — Literacy and the Young Child - ECE232 — Practicum: Infant and Toddler - ECE250 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education - ECE251 — Curriculum in Early Childhood Education - ECE252 — Infant/Toddler Curriculum - ECE260 — Children’s Literature - EDU214 — Preparing Teachers to Use Technology - EDU220 — Principles of Educational Psychology - EDU280 — Valuing Cultural Diversity - EDU299 — Education Portfolio - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - VID110 — Videography and Film I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16468 --- # Economics, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECON100 — Introduction to Economics - ECON102 — Principles of Microeconomics - ECON103 — Principles of Macroeconomics - ECON180 — The Economics of Discrimination - ECON261 — Principles of Statistics I - ECON262 — Principles of Statistics II - ECON274 — Investment Economics - ECON275 — Risk Management Economics - ECON276 — Internship in Financial Economics - ECON295 — Special Topics in Economics - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG231 — World Literature I - ENG232 — World Literature II - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH124 — College Algebra - MATH124E — College Algebra Expanded - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL119 — Introduction to the Old Testament - PHIL129 — Introduction to the New Testament - PHIL201 — Philosophy Goes to the Movies - PHIL202 — Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts - PHIL203 — Survey of Existentialism - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - VID110 — Videography and Film I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16473 --- # Elementary Education, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - EDU201 — Introduction to Elementary Education - EDU203 — Introduction to Special Education - EDU214 — Preparing Teachers to Use Technology - EDU220 — Principles of Educational Psychology - EDU240 — Introduction to Classroom Management - EDU280 — Valuing Cultural Diversity - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL102H — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - Honors - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - VID110 — Videography and Film I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16476 --- # English, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG231 — World Literature I - ENG232 — World Literature II - ENG235 — Survey of English Literature I - ENG236 — Survey of English Literature II - ENG241 — Survey of American Literature I - ENG242 — Survey of American Literature II - ENG252 — Introduction to Drama - ENG271 — Introduction to Shakespeare - ENG287 — Capstone Portfolio - ENG292 — Introduction to Chicano Literature - ENG298 — Writing About Literature - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GLO101 — Introduction to Global Studies - GLO110 — Globalization: Issues and Approaches - GLO240 — International Development - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - LAW101 — Fundamentals of Law I - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL205 — Science and Religion - PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL242 — Ethics for Engineers and Scientists - PHIL244 — Bioethics - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHIL249 — Environmental Ethics - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - PSY270 — Understanding Psychology Through Film - STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16605 --- # History, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST105 — European Civilization to 1648 - HIST106 — European Civilization Since 1648 - HIST151 — Introduction to Japanese Civilization - HIST208 — World History I - HIST209 — World History II - HIST227 — Introduction to Latin American History and Culture I - HIST228 — Introduction to Latin American History and Culture II - HIST251 — Introduction to Historical Methods - HIST260 — Introduction to Native American History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16585 --- # Hospitality Management, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - ENG232 — World Literature II - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HMD101 — Foundations of Hospitality - HMD120 — Introduction to the Hospitality Customer Experience - HMD205 — Hospitality Human Resource Management - HMD220 — Facilitating the Hospitality Customer Experience - HMD225 — Foundations of Hospitality Leadership - HMD295 — Work Experience in Lodging Operations - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - TCA221 — Hospitality Financial Accounting - VID110 — Videography and Film I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16581 --- # Philosophy, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG231 — World Literature I - ENG232 — World Literature II - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL115 — Philosophy of Death and Dying - PHIL131 — Introduction to Metaphysics - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - PSY270 — Understanding Psychology Through Film - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16515 --- # Psychology, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH101 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - AST104 — Introductory Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BIOL105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - BIOL112 — Introduction to Animal Behavior - BIOL113 — Life in the Oceans - BIOL114 — DNA, Gene Technology, And You - BIOL120 — Plants and People - BIOL121 — Human Nutrition - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - ENG232 — World Literature II - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - ENV201 — Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment - ENV220 — Introduction to Ecological Principles - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - GEOL105 — Introduction to Geology of National Parks - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY101H — General Psychology - Honors - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - PSY200 — Introduction to the Psychology Major - PSY201 — Lifespan Development - PSY210 — Introduction to Statistical Methods - PSY233 — Child Psychology - PSY234 — Psychology of Adolescence - PSY240 — Introduction to Research Methods - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - VID110 — Videography and Film I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16950 --- # Secondary Education, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - EDU202 — Introduction to Secondary Education - EDU214 — Preparing Teachers to Use Technology - EDU220 — Principles of Educational Psychology - EDU240 — Introduction to Classroom Management - EDU280 — Valuing Cultural Diversity - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL102H — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - Honors - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - PSY201 — Lifespan Development - PSY270 — Understanding Psychology Through Film - SPAN111 — First Year Spanish I - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16482 --- # Sociology, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHIL119 — Introduction to the Old Testament - PHIL129 — Introduction to the New Testament - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL201 — Philosophy Goes to the Movies - PHIL202 — Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts - PHIL203 — Survey of Existentialism - PHIL205 — Science and Religion - PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL244 — Bioethics - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY270 — Understanding Psychology Through Film - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - SOC101H — Principles of Sociology - Honors - SOC102 — Contemporary Social Issues - SOC205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life - SOC207 — Introduction to Sociological Theory - SOC210 — Introduction to Statistical Methods - SOC240 — Introduction to Research Methods - SOC289 — Applied Skills in Sociology - STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics - VID110 — Videography and Film I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16474 --- # Special Education, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECE250 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education - ECE260 — Children’s Literature - EDU201 — Introduction to Elementary Education - EDU202 — Introduction to Secondary Education - EDU203 — Introduction to Special Education - EDU214 — Preparing Teachers to Use Technology - EDU220 — Principles of Educational Psychology - EDU240 — Introduction to Classroom Management - EDU280 — Valuing Cultural Diversity - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL102H — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - Honors - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - PSY270 — Understanding Psychology Through Film - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16483 --- # World Languages, AA **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GLO101 — Introduction to Global Studies - GLO110 — Globalization: Issues and Approaches - GLO240 — International Development - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - LAW101 — Fundamentals of Law I - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL205 — Science and Religion - PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL242 — Ethics for Engineers and Scientists - PHIL244 — Bioethics - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law - PHIL249 — Environmental Ethics - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - PSY270 — Understanding Psychology Through Film - STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16446 --- # Accounting, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ACC105 — Taxation for Individuals - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ACC202 — Managerial Accounting - ACC203 — Intermediate Accounting I - ACC204 — Intermediate Accounting II - ACC205 — Cost Accounting - ACC210B — IRS Computerized Tax Preparation Program - ACC220 — Microcomputer Accounting Systems - ACC222B — Excel for Accounting - ACC223B — Introduction to QuickBooks - ALS101 — College Success - ANTH101 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - ANTH112 — Social Anthropology - ANTH201 — Peoples and Cultures of the World - ANTH205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BUS101 — Introduction to Business - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - BUS115 — Business Mathematics - BUS273 — Business Law I - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECON102 — Principles of Microeconomics - ECON103 — Principles of Macroeconomics - ECON261 — Principles of Statistics I - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - FIN101 — Personal Finance - FIN115 — Introduction to Investments - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - GLO101 — Introduction to Global Studies - GLO110 — Globalization: Issues and Approaches - GLO240 — International Development - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST105 — European Civilization to 1648 - HIST106 — European Civilization Since 1648 - HIST107 — Women in American History - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST150 — Introduction to Chinese Civilization - HIST151 — Introduction to Japanese Civilization - HIST210 — Southwest Heritage - HIST217 — Nevada History - HIST247 — Introduction to the History of Mexico - HIST260 — Introduction to Native American History - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MGT100 — Practical Human Relations for Business - MGT201 — Principles of Management - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MKT210 — Marketing Principles - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16325 --- # Applied Psychology: Mental Health Services, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM115 — Applied Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - ET131 — DC for Electronics - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MHDD101 — Role of the Technician - MHDD103 — Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities - MHDD107 — Medication Fundamentals - MHDD109 — Introduction to Therapeutic Interventions - MHDD111 — Introduction to Helping Professions - MHDD120 — Treatment Planning and Case Management - MHDD126 — Understanding Developmental Disabilities - MHDD127 — Positive Behavior Supports - MHDD130 — Teaching Life Skills - MHDD150 — Issues In Substance Abuse - MHDD154 — Advanced Therapeutic Interventions - MHDD160 — Understanding Mental Illness - MHDD201 — Crisis Communication - MHDD210 — Autism Spectrum Disorders - MHDD218 — Substance Use Disorders and the Family System - MHDD225 — Special Populations and Substance Use Disorders - MHDD235 — Registered Behavior Technician - MHDD299 — Capstone Project - MT102 — Fundamentals of Electricity - MT110 — Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - THTR105 — Introduction to Acting I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16380 --- # Business Management, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ACC202 — Managerial Accounting - ALS101 — College Success - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BUS101 — Introduction to Business - BUS102 — Introduction to Entrepreneurship - BUS106 — Business English - BUS107 — Business Speech Communication - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - BUS115 — Business Mathematics - BUS271 — Introduction to Employment Law - BUS272 — Legal Environment - BUS273 — Business Law I - BUS274 — Business Law II - BUS291 — Emerging Technologies in Business - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM115 — Applied Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECE202 — Understanding Human Growth and Development - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - ET131 — DC for Electronics - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST105 — European Civilization to 1648 - HIST106 — European Civilization Since 1648 - HIST107 — Women in American History - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST150 — Introduction to Chinese Civilization - HIST151 — Introduction to Japanese Civilization - HIST210 — Southwest Heritage - HIST217 — Nevada History - HIST247 — Introduction to the History of Mexico - HIST260 — Introduction to Native American History - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MGT100 — Practical Human Relations for Business - MGT103 — Introduction to Small Business Management - MGT201 — Principles of Management - MGT212 — Leadership and Human Relations - MGT235 — Organizational Behavior - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MGT284 — Introduction to International Management - MGT294 — Seminar in Management - MKT127 — Introduction to Retailing - MKT132 — Sales Management - MKT210 — Marketing Principles - MKT211 — Introduction to Professional Sales - MKT261 — Introduction to Public Relations - MT102 — Fundamentals of Electricity - MT110 — Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL210 — World Religions - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - THTR105 — Introduction to Acting I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16396 --- # Casino Management, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ACC222B — Excel for Accounting - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - GAM108 — Slots Management I - GAM109 — Slots Management II - GAM119 — Blackjack Dealing - GAM121 — Craps Dealing - GAM122 — Roulette Dealing - GAM123 — Baccarat Dealing - GAM124 — Poker Dealing - GAM126 — Pai Gow Tiles Dealing - GAM131 — Race and Sports Book Management - GAM204 — Introduction to Casino Marketing - GAM206 — Casino Surveillance - GAM207 — Table Games Management - GAM210 — Casino Customer Service - GAM222 — European Roulette Dealing - GAM225 — Introduction to Gaming Management - GAM235 — Gaming Laws and Regulations - GAM295 — Work Experience in Casino/Gaming - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16400 --- # Criminal Justice, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - CRJ107 — Introduction to Ethics in Criminal Justice - CRJ120 — Community Relations - CRJ130 — Survey of Criminal Law - CRJ225 — Criminal Evidence - CRJ270 — Introduction to Criminology - CRJ288 — Second Year Capstone in Criminal Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY101 — General Psychology Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16433 --- # Fire Technology Management, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - EMS108 — Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - FT101 — Principles of Emergency Services - FT105 — Fire Behavior and Combustion - FT110 — Basic Wildland Firefighting - FT121 — Fire Prevention - FT125 — Building Construction for Fire Protection - FT126 — Fire Investigation I - FT131 — Hazardous Materials Chemistry - FT150 — Apparatus and Equipment - FT151 — Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply - FT152 — Legal Aspects of Emergency Services - FT153 — Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services - FT154 — Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival - FT190 — Fire Instructor - FT191 — Introduction to Company Officer - FT224 — Fire Protection Systems - FT226 — Fire Investigation II - FT243 — Strategy and Tactics - FT291 — Fire and Emergency Services Administration - FT298 — Seminar in Fire Management - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - SOC102 — Contemporary Social Issues - SOC205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life - SOC275 — Introduction to Marriage and Family - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16551 --- # Hotel Management, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ALS101 — College Success - ANTH101 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - ANTH112 — Social Anthropology - ANTH201 — Peoples and Cultures of the World - ANTH205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECE202 — Understanding Human Growth and Development - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST105 — European Civilization to 1648 - HIST106 — European Civilization Since 1648 - HIST107 — Women in American History - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST150 — Introduction to Chinese Civilization - HIST151 — Introduction to Japanese Civilization - HIST210 — Southwest Heritage - HIST217 — Nevada History - HIST247 — Introduction to the History of Mexico - HIST260 — Introduction to Native American History - HMD101 — Foundations of Hospitality - HMD120 — Introduction to the Hospitality Customer Experience - HMD202 — Housekeeping Operations - HMD203 — Front-Office Operations - HMD205 — Hospitality Human Resource Management - HMD220 — Facilitating the Hospitality Customer Experience - HMD225 — Foundations of Hospitality Leadership - HMD226 — Hospitality Information Technology - HMD235 — Hotel, Restaurant and Gaming Law - HMD295 — Work Experience in Lodging Operations - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL210 — World Religions - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - TCA180 — Hotel, Restaurant and Casino Marketing - TCA221 — Hospitality Financial Accounting - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16577 --- # Marketing, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ACC135B — Bookkeeping I - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ALS101 — College Success - ANTH101 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - ANTH112 — Social Anthropology - ANTH201 — Peoples and Cultures of the World - ANTH205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BUS101 — Introduction to Business - BUS102 — Introduction to Entrepreneurship - BUS106 — Business English - BUS107 — Business Speech Communication - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - BUS115 — Business Mathematics - BUS271 — Introduction to Employment Law - BUS273 — Business Law I - BUS274 — Business Law II - CHEM103 — Preparatory Chemistry - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM115 — Applied Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECE202 — Understanding Human Growth and Development - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - ET131 — DC for Electronics - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - GLO101 — Introduction to Global Studies - GLO110 — Globalization: Issues and Approaches - GLO240 — International Development - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST105 — European Civilization to 1648 - HIST106 — European Civilization Since 1648 - HIST107 — Women in American History - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST150 — Introduction to Chinese Civilization - HIST151 — Introduction to Japanese Civilization - HIST210 — Southwest Heritage - HIST217 — Nevada History - HIST247 — Introduction to the History of Mexico - HIST260 — Introduction to Native American History - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MGT100 — Practical Human Relations for Business - MGT103 — Introduction to Small Business Management - MGT201 — Principles of Management - MGT212 — Leadership and Human Relations - MGT235 — Organizational Behavior - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MGT284 — Introduction to International Management - MGT294 — Seminar in Management - MKT123 — Sales Promotion - MKT127 — Introduction to Retailing - MKT132 — Sales Management - MKT210 — Marketing Principles - MKT211 — Introduction to Professional Sales - MKT250 — Introduction to International Marketing - MKT261 — Introduction to Public Relations - MT102 — Fundamentals of Electricity - MT110 — Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL210 — World Religions - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - THTR105 — Introduction to Acting I - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16555 --- # Paralegal/Law, AAS **Degree** ## Courses - ALS101 — College Success - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM115 — Applied Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECE202 — Understanding Human Growth and Development - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - ET131 — DC for Electronics - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well - HHP201 — Stress Management - HHP213 — Healthy Aging - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST105 — European Civilization to 1648 - HIST106 — European Civilization Since 1648 - HIST107 — Women in American History - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST150 — Introduction to Chinese Civilization - HIST151 — Introduction to Japanese Civilization - HIST210 — Southwest Heritage - HIST217 — Nevada History - HIST247 — Introduction to the History of Mexico - HIST260 — Introduction to Native American History - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - LAW101 — Fundamentals of Law I - LAW198 — Special Topics in the Law - LAW204 — Torts - LAW205 — Contracts - LAW231 — Civil Procedure - LAW232 — Criminal Procedure - LAW234 — Civil Procedure II - LAW250 — Administrative Law - LAW251 — Bankruptcy - LAW252 — Family Law - LAW253 — Law Office Management - LAW255 — Probate Procedures - LAW258 — Constitutional Law - LAW259 — Legal Writing - LAW261 — Legal Research I - LAW263 — Ethics - LAW295 — Supervised Field Experience - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MGT100 — Practical Human Relations for Business - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MT102 — Fundamentals of Electricity - MT110 — Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics - PHIL210 — World Religions - PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature - PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - THTR105 — Introduction to Acting I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16532 --- # Associate of Business, AB **Degree** ## Courses - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ACC202 — Managerial Accounting - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BUS101 — Introduction to Business - BUS273 — Business Law I - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECON102 — Principles of Microeconomics - ECON103 — Principles of Macroeconomics - ECON261 — Principles of Statistics I - ECON295 — Special Topics in Economics - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG231 — World Literature I - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST217 — Nevada History - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems - MATH124 — College Algebra - MATH124E — College Algebra Expanded - MATH132 — Finite Mathematics - MATH176 — Introductory Calculus for Application in Business and Social Sciences - MGT201 — Principles of Management - MGT235 — Organizational Behavior - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MKT210 — Marketing Principles - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience - VID110 — Videography and Film I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16335 --- # Associate of General Studies Degree, AGS **Degree** ## Courses - BUS107 — Business Speech Communication - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG131L — Technical Physics I - Lab - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST217 — Nevada History - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - PHIL242 — Ethics for Engineers and Scientists - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - THTR105 — Introduction to Acting I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16440 --- # Fire and Emergency Services Administration, BAS **Degree** ## Courses - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - COM101 — Public Speaking - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - EMS108 — Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENG333 — Professional Communications - FT101 — Principles of Emergency Services - FT105 — Fire Behavior and Combustion - FT110 — Basic Wildland Firefighting - FT121 — Fire Prevention - FT125 — Building Construction for Fire Protection - FT126 — Fire Investigation I - FT131 — Hazardous Materials Chemistry - FT150 — Apparatus and Equipment - FT151 — Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply - FT152 — Legal Aspects of Emergency Services - FT153 — Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services - FT154 — Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival - FT190 — Fire Instructor - FT191 — Introduction to Company Officer - FT224 — Fire Protection Systems - FT226 — Fire Investigation II - FT243 — Strategy and Tactics - FT291 — Fire and Emergency Services Administration - FT300 — Fire Dynamics - FT301 — Political and Legal Foundations for Fire Protection - FT302 — Fire and Emergency Services Administration - FT303 — Personnel Management for Fire and Emergency Services - FT304 — Fire Prevention Organization and Management - FT305 — Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials - FT306 — Financial Management for Fire and Emergency Services - FT400 — Fire Investigation and Analysis - FT401 — Fire Protection Structures and Systems - FT402 — Fire Related Human Behavior - FT403 — Disaster Planning and Control - FT404 — Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection - FT405 — Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services - FT406 — Applications of Fire Research - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History - HIST217 — Nevada History - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL302 — Intermediate Reasoning and Critical Thinking - PHIL311 — Professional Ethics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups - PSY101 — General Psychology - PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment - PSY207 — Psychology and the Family - PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations - PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology - SOC101 — Principles of Sociology - SOC102 — Contemporary Social Issues - SOC205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life - SOC275 — Introduction to Marriage and Family - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16535 --- # Project Management, BAS **Degree** ## Courses - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ANTH101 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology - ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab - BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors - BUS101 — Introduction to Business - BUS107 — Business Speech Communication - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - BUS273 — Business Law I - CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society - CIT263 — Project Management - CIT363 — Advanced Project and Earned Value Management - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM115 — Applied Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - DAN101 — Dance Appreciation - ECON261 — Principles of Statistics I - EGG131 — Technical Physics I - EGG132 — Technical Physics II - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - ENG223 — Themes of Literature - ENG333 — Professional Communications - ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science - ET131 — DC for Electronics - GEOG103 — Physical Geography - GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory - GEOG116 — Oceanography - GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology - GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters - GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society - HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 - HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 - HIST217 — Nevada History - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - MGT201 — Principles of Management - MGT235 — Organizational Behavior - MGT301 — Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior - MGT367 — Human Resource Management - MGT415 — Business and Society - MGT423 — Advanced Topics in Organizational and Interpersonal Behavior - MGT430 — Management Technology Leadership - MGT441 — Operational Quality Control and Problem Solving - MGT462 — Changing Environment - MGT494 — Seminar in Management - MGT496 — Strategic Management and Policy - MKT210 — Marketing Principles - MKT450 — Competitive Strategies for Product and Price Management - MT102 — Fundamentals of Electricity - MT110 — Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) - MUS100 — Concert Attendance - PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy - PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic - PHO101 — Beginning Photography - PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics - PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics - VID110 — Videography and Film I - WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16485 --- # Bookkeeping, CA ## Courses - ACC105 — Taxation for Individuals - ACC135B — Bookkeeping I - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ACC220 — Microcomputer Accounting Systems - ACC222B — Excel for Accounting - ACC223B — Introduction to QuickBooks - BUS101 — Introduction to Business - BUS106 — Business English - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - COT101B — Computer Keyboarding I - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16326 --- # Business Management, CA ## Courses - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - BUS101 — Introduction to Business - BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports - BUS273 — Business Law I - COM101 — Public Speaking - COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication - COM115 — Applied Communication - COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG102 — Composition II - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - ENG114 — Composition II for International Students - ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems - JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing - MGT103 — Introduction to Small Business Management - MGT201 — Principles of Management - MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management - MKT210 — Marketing Principles - THTR105 — Introduction to Acting I Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16397 --- # Casino Management, CA ## Courses - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - GAM108 — Slots Management I - GAM109 — Slots Management II - GAM119 — Blackjack Dealing - GAM121 — Craps Dealing - GAM122 — Roulette Dealing - GAM123 — Baccarat Dealing - GAM124 — Poker Dealing - GAM126 — Pai Gow Tiles Dealing - GAM131 — Race and Sports Book Management - GAM204 — Introduction to Casino Marketing - GAM206 — Casino Surveillance - GAM207 — Table Games Management - GAM210 — Casino Customer Service - GAM222 — European Roulette Dealing - GAM225 — Introduction to Gaming Management - GAM235 — Gaming Laws and Regulations - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16401 --- # Criminal Justice, CA ## Courses - COM101 — Public Speaking - CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice - CRJ107 — Introduction to Ethics in Criminal Justice - CRJ120 — Community Relations - CRJ130 — Survey of Criminal Law - CRJ225 — Criminal Evidence - CRJ270 — Introduction to Criminology - CRJ288 — Second Year Capstone in Criminal Justice Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16438 --- # Hotel Management, CA ## Courses - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - HMD101 — Foundations of Hospitality - HMD120 — Introduction to the Hospitality Customer Experience - HMD202 — Housekeeping Operations - HMD203 — Front-Office Operations - HMD205 — Hospitality Human Resource Management - HMD226 — Hospitality Information Technology - HMD235 — Hotel, Restaurant and Gaming Law - MATH104B — Applied Mathematics - MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded - TCA221 — Hospitality Financial Accounting Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16566 --- # Healthcare Documentation Specialist, CA ## Courses - ENG100 — Composition Enhanced - ENG101 — Composition I - ENG107 — Technical Communications I - ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded - ENG113 — Composition I for International Students - HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body - HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab - HIT118B — Language of Medicine - HIT119B — Introduction to Pharmacology and Laboratory Tests - HIT120B — Beginning Healthcare Documentation - HIT122B — Advanced Healthcare Documentation - HIT165B — Pathophysiology - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16963 --- # Bookkeeping, SC ## Courses - ACC105 — Taxation for Individuals - ACC135B — Bookkeeping I - ACC201 — Financial Accounting - ACC220 — Microcomputer Accounting Systems - ACC222B — Excel for Accounting - ACC223B — Introduction to QuickBooks - FIN101 — Personal Finance - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16343 --- # Cisco Certified Network Associate, SC **Degree** ## Courses - CSCO120 — CCNA - Introduction to Networks - CSCO121 — CCNA Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials - CSCO220 — CCNA Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16344 --- # CompTIA A+ and Network+, SC ## Courses - CIT112 — Network+ - CIT114 — IT Essentials Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16346 --- # CompTIA Project+, SC ## Courses - CIT263 — Project Management - COM101 — Public Speaking - IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16348 --- # CompTIA Security+, SC ## Courses - CIT112 — Network+ - CIT173 — Introduction to Linux - CIT217 — Security+ Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16349 --- # Developmental Support Technician, SC ## Courses - MHDD101 — Role of the Technician - MHDD103 — Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities - MHDD107 — Medication Fundamentals - MHDD109 — Introduction to Therapeutic Interventions - MHDD126 — Understanding Developmental Disabilities - MHDD127 — Positive Behavior Supports Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16657 --- # Nursing Assistant, SC ## Courses - NURS130 — Nursing Assistant - NURS40 — In-Facilities Nursing Assistant Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16361 --- # Online Teaching Skills Certificate: Level 1, SC **Certificate** ## Courses - EPD350 — Teaching with Technology - Level I - EPD351 — Teaching with Technology - Level II - EPD352 — Teaching with Technology - Level III - EPD355 — Instructional Design for Online Course Development - EPD357 — Teaching and Learning in the Online Classroom - Level I - EPD358 — Teaching and Learning in the Online Classroom - Level II - EPD359 — Teaching and Learning in the Online Classroom - Level III Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16714 --- # Online Teaching Skills Certificate: Level 2, SC **Certificate** ## Courses - EDU299 — Education Portfolio - EPD354 — Student Assessment in Online Courses - EPD356 — Special Topics: Technology Innovations in Online Learning - EPD362 — Universal Design Principles for Online Learning Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16713 --- # Red Hat Linux Administrator, SC ## Courses - CIT173 — Introduction to Linux - CIT174 — Linux System Administration Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16347 --- # Registered Behavior Technician, SC ## Courses - MHDD235 — Registered Behavior Technician Source: https://catalog.csn.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=16636 --- # ALS101 — College Success 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Learn strategies for mastering academic and life success. Course topics include change, goal setting, money, time/priority management; test preparation, note-taking, memory techniques; relationships, communication, listening, wellness, diversity and personal responsibility. Student Learning --- # ACC105 — Taxation for Individuals 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Development of the individual taxpayer’s taxable income through an analysis of income, exemptions, deductions and credits. Student Learning --- # ACC135B — Bookkeeping I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the basic principles of bookkeeping and accounting, theory of debit and credit, the bookkeeping cycle, journals, ledgers, bank reconciliations and payroll. Student Learning --- # ACC201 — Financial Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Basic accounting techniques with emphasis on the accounting cycle, analysis of financial statements, payables and receivables, plant assets, inventories and internal controls for cash. Student Learning --- # ACC202 — Managerial Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Accounting methods and techniques utilized by corporations, cost systems, budgeting, and the utilization of accounting data for planning and control. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC201 --- # ACC203 — Intermediate Accounting I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Accounting for assets and liabilities, concepts and techniques concerning preparation and analysis of the balance sheet, essentials of interest, annuities and present value. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC202 --- # ACC204 — Intermediate Accounting II 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Accounting for stockholders’ equity, statement of cash flows, statement analysis, pensions and leases. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC203 --- # ACC205 — Cost Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Cost concepts and decision making, break even techniques, budgets and management analysis. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC201 --- # ACC210B — IRS Computerized Tax Preparation Program 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Hands-on experience preparing computerized individual income tax returns utilizing the I.R.S. Electronic Filing System. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC105 --- # ACC220 — Microcomputer Accounting Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course introduces students to QuickBooks accounting software prominently used in business. Topics covered include general ledger, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, accounts payable, long-term liabilities, equity, payroll, bank reconciliation, adjusting and closing entries; creation and analysis of financial statements. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC201 --- # ACC222B — Excel for Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Application of spreadsheet functions using the most popular spreadsheet program, Excel. Techniques covered will be creating and printing a worksheet, working with files, setting up data bases, and enhancing accounting information with the use of graphs and macros. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC201 --- # ACC223B — Introduction to QuickBooks 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks is designed to introduce students to the QuickBooks accounting program. The student will receive hands-on training in the use of QuickBooks using fictitious case studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: ACC201 --- # ACC295B — Work Experience I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Cooperative Education course designed to provide the student with on-the-job supervised educationally directed work experience with the accounting program. Student must work a minimum average of 15 hours per week for a total of 225 hours to earn practicum work experience credit. Grade will be given upon verification of employment. Student Learning --- # AC100B — Technician Certification Review 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description A lecture course to prepare students for certification exam, devoted to all aspects of EPA regulatory requirements under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act. Student Learning --- # AC101B — Introduction to HVAC and Refrigeration 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is an introduction course covering the mechanical and electrical functions of a HVAC system and the basic refrigeration cycle. This course will prepare students for the EPA 608 certification. Student Learning --- # AC102B — Introduction to HVAC Electrical Theory and Application 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers electrical safety, basic electrical math, elementary circuit diagram reading and drawing, and motor theory. Labs cover: assembly and wiring techniques, and the use of electrical meters. Student Learning --- # AC103B — Introduction to HVAC Mechanical Theory and Application 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers mechanical and electrical safety, basic mechanical math and physics, the refrigeration cycle, system components, enthalpy, and psychrometrics. Labs cover: recovery, evacuation, leak testing, charging, and system measurements. Student Learning --- # AC106B — Residential Gas Heating 5 credits · 5 hours Description Types of gas furnaces, troubleshooting, function of controls, repair of mechanical controls, combustion efficiency tests, piping techniques, proper ventilation and combustion will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC102B, AC103B --- # AC110B — Intermediate HVAC Electrical Theory and Application 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers intermediate level electrical diagram drawing and interpretation, enthalpy and psychrometrics, and specialized system components for resistance heat HVAC. Labs cover: wiring of various control circuits, and system measurements. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC102B, AC103B --- # AC111B — Heat Pumps 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers heat pumps and their operation. It will teach various defrost methods including time temperature, demand, air switch and other defrost controls. Charging methods which include superheat, weigh-in and dial-a-charge. The course will also include compressor change out methods and advance wiring. C.O.P., E.E.R., SEER rating and design points of heat pumps. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC110B --- # AC114B — Heat Load Calculations 5 credits · 5 hours Description The course will teach heat gain and loss using the J-Manual and worksheets. Students will be taught to do calculations on microcomputers. Also included in this course are the factors affecting system design and design procedures using Manual-D. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH104B, MATH116, MATH122, MATH123 --- # AC115B — Troubleshooting 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course will teach recommended service and diagnosis procedures for air conditioning systems. This will include general troubleshooting procedures for both mechanical and electrical systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC106B, AC110B --- # AC116B — Copper Fundamentals 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Basic theory and practical application of soldering and brazing copper tubing using high and low temperature equipment such as Oxy-Acetylene, Air Acetylene and Mapp gas. Students will make leak free copper connections with dissimilar metals such as steel, brass or aluminum. Copper tubing will be cut, swagged, flared and bent using various techniques for air conditioning piping applications. Student Learning --- # AC119B — Professionals in Customer Service 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course introduces a methodical approach to problem resolution to service professionals (dispatchers, technicians, owners). It is also designed to contain, qualify, and correct various problems with good and bad --- # AC120B — Air Conditioning Duct Work Fabrication 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers basic duct work fabrication, as it applies to the Air Conditioning industry. Areas covered include cutting, computing size requirements, plenums and straight fittings. Student Learning --- # AC122B — HVAC Installation and Commissioning Techniques 5 credits · 5 hours Description Covers basic requirements to install or replace existing HVAC equipment including structural, electrical, and plumbing needs. The proper and various techniques of duct connection to HVAC equipment is covered in detail. Student Learning --- # AC200B — Commercial Refrigeration I 5 credits · 5 hours Description An introduction to commercial refrigeration. Deals with system components, mechanical and electrical controls, random and planned defrost, various accessories, application and types of refrigeration systems and troubleshooting basic commercial systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC102B, AC103B --- # AC201B — HVAC Automatic Controls 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course presents basic control theory of HVAC mechanical systems to maximize their operating efficiency in commercial and industrial applications. Topics include Direct Digital Controls (DDC), electric, pneumatic and electronic components, control applications including microprocessors, and energy management. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC110B --- # AC202B — Commercial Refrigeration II 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers sequence of operation, application, troubleshooting, repair, cleaning and preventive maintenance techniques of various types of ice making equipment including flaked, cubed and crushed ice machines. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC200B --- # AC210B — Boiler Operation and Maintenance 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers operations, safety, water treatment, control devices used with hot water boilers, low pressure boilers, and power boiler systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC106B --- # AC212B — Equipment Cooling 5 credits · 5 hours Description An advanced course that prepares students to analyze different requirements and needs for maintaining precise temperature, humidification, filtration, and indoor air quality requirements of critical systems used in data centers; hospitals; surgical centers; and laboratories. Topics include system identification, psychrometrics, DDC controls, fans & analysis, indoor air quality, filtration and load estimating. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC110B --- # AC220B — Chiller Operations and Maintenance 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course prepares students for all necessary operations and prevention maintenance procedures for employment in central plant operations for high and low pressure chillers. Subjects to include: operation, safety, controls, pumps, maintenance, purge units and cooling towers. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC110B --- # AC221B — Gas Heat Pump Technology I 5 credits · 5 hours Description The student will learn the basics of gas heat pumps. Included will be an introduction to the various products, controls, and equipment. Basic operational theory and application will be explored as well as an introduction to installations. R-410a, electrical and mechanical safety will also be covered, designed to give the student a good overview of this technology. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC111B --- # AC230B — Building Automation Fundamentals 5 credits · 5 hours Description Basics of how building systems, such as HVAC, lighting, and security systems, can communicate information through a network of intelligent control devices. Emphasis is placed on how they work together in common automation scenarios. Topics include the operation, signal types, and functions of the sensors, actuators, and other control equipment used in automated systems in commercial buildings. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC201B --- # AC231B — Building Automation Networks and Programming 5 credits · 5 hours Description Programming heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) direct digital controllers (DDC) using line (text) programming, icon based programming, and template programming. Stresses good programming practices including complete program documentation. Introduction to control system integration practices. Common open protocols such as BACNET, Modbus and Lonworks, use of wireless protocol integration platforms such as Tridium Niagara and FieldBus, and review of whole building systems integration strategies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC230B, CIT119B, MT115 --- # AC295B — Internship HVAC Career 1 credits · 1 hours -16 Description This course is designed to provide practical experience applying the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) theory and techniques gained in other CSN HVAC courses through on-the-job experience while working alongside experienced HVAC technicians. The faculty advisor will meet with the student and professional company official weekly to evaluate designated components of the internships and provide guidance. Student Learning --- # AES110 — Heritage and Values I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Air and Space Forces and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air and Space Forces. Student Learning --- # AES111 — AFROTC Leadership Lab I-A 2 credits · 2 hours Description Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) is a dynamic and integrated grouping of leadership development activities designed to meet the needs and expectations of prospective Department of the Air Force (Air and Space) second lieutenants and complement the AFROTC academics. It is a student planned, organized, and executed practicum including mandatory physical training sessions. Underclassmen apply and demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have learned. Student Learning --- # AES120 — Heritage and Values II 1 credits · 1 hours Description Continuation survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air and Space Forces. Student Learning --- # AES121 — AFROTC Leadership Lab I-B 2 credits · 2 hours Description Continuation of leadership development activities designed to meet the needs and expectations of prospective Department of the Air Force (Air and Space) second lieutenants and complement the AFROTC academics. It is a student planned, organized, and executed practicum including mandatory physical training sessions. Underclassmen apply and demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have learned. Student Learning --- # AES230 — Team and Leadership Fundamentals I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Provides a fundamental understanding of leadership and team building, and introduces different hard and soft skills necessary for successful leadership and followership; it s build foundational core competencies needed to succeed in any organization, but is especially focused on leadership in the Department of the Air Force. Student Learning --- # AES231 — AFROTC Leadership Lab II-A 2 credits · 2 hours Description Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) is a dynamic and integrated grouping of leadership development activities designed to meet the needs and expectations of prospective Department of the Air Force (Air and Space) second lieutenants and complement the AFROTC academics. It is a student planned, organized, and executed practicum including mandatory physical training sessions. Underclassmen apply and demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have learned. Student Learning --- # AES240 — Team and Leadership Fundamentals II 1 credits · 1 hours Description Provides a fundamental understanding of leadership and team building, and introduces different hard and soft skills necessary for successful leadership and followership; it s build foundational core competencies needed to succeed in any organization, but is especially focused on leadership in the Department of the Air Force. Student Learning --- # AES241 — AFROTC Leadership Lab II-B 2 credits · 2 hours Description Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) is a dynamic and integrated grouping of leadership development activities designed to meet the needs and expectations of prospective Department of the Air Force (Air and Space) second lieutenants and complement the AFROTC academics. It is a student planned, organized, and executed practicum including mandatory physical training sessions. Underclassmen apply and demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have learned. Student Learning --- # AM145 — American Sign Language I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Designed mainly to introduce ASL and to focus on the development of basic conversational skills, emphasizing receptive skills. Strongly recommended AM 156 taken in the same semester (concurrently). Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning --- # AM146 — American Sign Language II 4 credits · 4 hours Description The course continues to stress the development of basic conversational skills with emphasis on expanding vocabulary and expressive skills. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM145 --- # AM147 — American Sign Language III 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course promotes the shifting from comprehension to production of ASL, to bring one’s current ASL fluency to a point of self-generated ASL. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM146 --- # AM148 — American Sign Language IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course encourages the student to expand his or her command of discourse in ASL on various everyday topics. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM147 --- # AM149 — American Sign Language V 4 credits · 4 hours Description A course intended to encourage majors in Deaf Studies to further develop their conversational ASL abilities, particularly in the area of self expression. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM148 --- # AM151 — Fingerspelling I 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to develop basic skills in receptive and expressive fingerspelling. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning --- # AM152 — Fingerspelling II 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to improve receptive and expressive fingerspelling skills to intermediate/advanced levels. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM147 --- # AM156 — A Survey of Deafness 1 credits · 1 hours Description This survey course provides students an overview of deafness including such topics as: career options, deaf culture, language, communication modes, adaptive equipment and causes of deafness. Strongly recommended that AM 145 is taken in the same semester as this course (concurrently). Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning --- # AM253 — Deaf Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students to the American Deaf Culture and definitions of culturally linked terms and philosophies. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM147 --- # AM254 — Deaf History 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students to the history of deaf people and the sociological, psychological, educational, and political forces which have shaped the field of deafness. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning --- # AM255 — Structure of American Sign Language 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course acquaints students with the information and research concerning phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics of American Sign Language. This class will be conducted in American Sign Language without voice. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning --- # AM257 — ASL/English Translation 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to the process of working between two languages. Students will analyze textual material and translate from the source into the target language with the goal of maintaining semantic accuracy. Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM255 --- # AM304 — Principles and Practices in Interpreting 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course includes a review of the history and development of the profession of sign language interpreting, the laws affecting the profession, various models of interpretation, standards of practice, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Professional Conduct, professionalism, business practices, language and cultural implications and client assessment skills. This class is conducted in American Sign Language. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM149 --- # AM306 — Consecutive Interpreting Applications 4 credits · 4 hours Description This practice-oriented course focuses on further developing, fine-tuning, and diagnosing consecutive interpretation techniques, strategies and transliteration skills to achieve entry-level employment status. Tasks focus on American Sign Language, English and include discussion and incorporation of other communication modes used by Deaf people. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM304 --- # AM307 — Simultaneous Interpreting Applications 4 credits · 4 hours Description This practice-oriented course focuses on further developing, fine-tuning, and diagnosing simultaneous interpretation techniques, strategies and transliteration skills to achieve entry-level employment status. Tasks focus on American Sign Language, English and include discussion and incorporation of other communication modes used by Deaf people. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM306 --- # AM308 — Observation/Practicum in Interpreting 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides students opportunities to shadow, observe and interact with professional interpreters in a supervised observation/practicum setting. Class discussions will be held in a seminar format. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM304 --- # AM309 — Advanced Interpreting 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course continues the development of skills in interpretation and transliteration in order to prepare students for employment. Emphasis is placed on practical application of theory and process of interpreting in class and lab situations. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM307, AM404 --- # AM310 — Specialized Interpreting 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces students to areas of specialization in the field of interpreting such as: medical, legal, deaf-blind, educational, artistic, religious, video relay, video remote, testing, business practices and mental health. Each area of specialization will include vocabulary, discourse analysis, demand control schema, interpreting techniques and practical text to analyze and interpret. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM306 --- # AM401 — Artistic Interpreting 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces students to the area of artistic interpreting which includes theatrical and musical productions, song lyric and poetry translation and platform interpreting techniques. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM306 --- # AM402 — Medical Interpreting 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to develop skills in the area of medical interpreting which includes specialized vocabulary, ethical considerations, laws, mental health, professional behavior and protocol in medical settings. Includes practicum. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning --- # AM403 — Educational Interpreting 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces the specialty of interpreting in educational settings from pre-school through post-secondary levels. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM304 --- # AM404 — Mentorship In Interpreting 3 credits · 3 hours Description This seminar course provides students with continued skill development by experiential learning with the guidance of an assigned mentor interpreter. Students will participate in interpreting assignments and get direct feedback from the mentor. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning --- # AM405 — Capstone Seminar 3 credits · 3 hours Description This seminar course is designed to prepare students for the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment for interpreters working in the K-12 educational setting and the National Interpreter Certification Evaluation by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Both evaluations are required by NV state law (NRS 656A). Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: AM404 --- # AM450 — Internship in American Sign Language Interpreting 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description This course provides students the opportunity to shadow, observe and interact with professional interpreters in a supervised observation/practicum setting. Students attend off site interpreter assignments, observe working interpreters, document observations and questions and actively participate in reflective journaling. Students will begin to develop a professional portfolio. Participation in class seminars is required. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 3 credits. Please note: Students MUST earn a C or better in this course for completion of the BAS Deaf Studies. Stu… Prerequisites: AM404 --- # ANTH101 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An in-depth analysis of culture revealed by world ethnography. Student Learning --- # ANTH102 — Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Genetics, heredity, diversity, and the origins and evolution of humans. Examines basic evolutionary biology, including natural selection, and the relevant history, science, and methods in this field. Student Learning --- # ANTH105 — Introduction to World Archaeology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Development of human society and technology from the earliest traces of culturally patterned behavior to the emergence of civilization in the Old and New Worlds. Student Learning --- # ANTH106 — Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the anthropological study of language in the context of culture. This course also examines the scientific study of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Student Learning --- # ANTH110L — Biological Anthropology Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Description Applied investigation of genetics, evolutionary biology, human skeletal anatomy, non-human primates, and human ancestors. Intended to satisfy the lab science general education requirement. Student Learning Prerequisites: ANTH102 --- # ANTH112 — Social Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of the application of anthropological concepts to contemporary society. The results of studies of non-western, sociocultural systems used in considering alternate solutions to the problems confronting Western man today will be covered. Student Learning --- # ANTH133 — Culture and Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: COM 133 Description Introduction to theory, analysis and practice in understanding culture and its impact on communication. Emphasis on the use of cultural awareness and multicultural sensitivity to improve oral and written communication. Student Learning --- # ANTH201 — Peoples and Cultures of the World 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of human cultural diversity and institutions among various people and societies around the world. Student Learning --- # ANTH202 — Introduction to Archaeology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of the research goals, theoretical foundations, and methods of anthropological archaeology. Examples are drawn from archaeological sites worldwide, with a Great Basin emphasis. Student Learning --- # ANTH203 — Special Topics in Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intensive survey of major areas of Anthropology. Topics will vary. Student Learning Prerequisites: ANTH101 --- # ANTH204 — Art in Cross-Cultural Perspective 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of cultural influences on art production, process, and meaning, as viewed across diverse modern, historic, and prehistoric contexts. Philosophies of art and the relationships between art and various aspects of culture are explored. Student Learning --- # ANTH205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: SOC 205 Description An interdisciplinary survey of race and ethnicity, examining identity, cultural diversity, intergroup relations, and public policies from sociological and anthropological perspectives. Student Learning --- # ANTH207 — Sport and Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course looks at the relationship of sport and culture in past and contemporary world cultures. The course uses western and non-western sports to illustrate the nature of this relationship. Student Learning --- # ANTH209 — Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of human gender and sexuality through an investigation of cross-cultural similarities and differences. Student Learning --- # ANTH211 — Introduction to the Archaeology of North America 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examines the prehistory of North America from the peopling of the continent to European contact. Particular emphasis is on the prehistory of the Great Basin. Student Learning --- # ANTH212 — Introduction to North American Indians 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of traditional life and modern conditions of American Indians with emphasis on the western United States. Student Learning --- # ANTH214 — Introduction to Mesoamerican Prehistory and Archaeology 3 credits · 3 hours Description The study of prehistoric and protohistoric cultures of Mexico and Central America, including the Aztecs and Mayans. Student Learning --- # ANTH215 — Introduction to Faith, Witchcraft and Magic 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces students to the anthropological study of religion as a human institution. Examines the history, methods, and current status of the field. Student Learning --- # ANTH216 — Cultures Through Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description An exploration of societies, cultures and cultural anthropology through film. Ethnographic and documentary films are shown. Student Learning --- # ANTH217 — Drums, Culture, and New World Rhythmatism 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explore relationships between culture and the arts while learning to play hand drums from around the world. Experiential learning for body and mind. Student Learning --- # ANTH218 — Introduction to the Archaeology of the Great Basin and the Southwest 3 credits · 3 hours Description An archaeological perspective on the lifeways of the Great Basin and Southwest American Indian communities over the past 13,000 years. Student Learning --- # ANTH222 — Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of the practice of forensic anthropology. Identification methods to determine age, sex, ancestry, stature, and unique characteristics from skeletal remains. The role of anthropologists in human rights and disaster response. Student Learning Prerequisites: ANTH102 --- # ANTH225 — Archaeological Field Methods Survey 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to archaeological field research that uses current survey and recording methods to identify archaeological sites. Student Learning --- # ANTH226 — Archaeological Field Methods Excavation 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to archaeological excavation and recording of prehistoric and historic sites. Student Learning --- # ANTH227 — Foundations of Archaeological Lab Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Description A practical introduction to archaeological laboratory methods, which may include inventorying, processing, and cataloging artifacts, and preparing them for analysis and curation. Student Learning --- # ANTH228 — Health, Healing and Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Description Health and healing from an anthropological perspective. Cross-cultural investigation of social, ecological, and evolutionary aspects of human health. Biocultural approaches to contemporary health issues. Student Learning --- # ANTH266 — Archaeology of Food 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores how humans in the past acquired, processed, and consumed food, with special attention to plant remains, agricultural developments, cooking techniques and material evidence of cuisine. Using archaeological evidence, students will investigate how dietary practices shaped human biology, culture, and social organization. Student Learning --- # ANTH290 — Internship in Anthropology 1 credits · 1 hours -8 Description Supervised work experience in anthropology under guidance of a professional anthropologist or related professional. Student will apply knowledge and skills to real on-the-job situations. Students must complete a minimum of two credits to satisfy the requirements of the Forensic Anthropology Certificate of Achievement or a minimum of three credits to satisfy the Cultural Resource Management Certificate of Achievement. Student Learning Prerequisites: ANTH101, ANTH102, ANTH105, ANTH106 --- # ANTH291 — Practicum: Group Discussion Leader 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is designed to introduce the student to skills and facilities of instruction in the college classroom. Student Learning Prerequisites: ANTH101 --- # ANTH299 — Capstone Course in Anthropology 2 credits · 2 hours Description Provides theoretical and practical overview of the field of anthropology in relationship to the Anthropology AA degree and emphasis. Student Learning Prerequisites: ANTH101, ANTH102, ANTH105, ANTH106 --- # AIT205B — Industry Customer Service 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course introduces a methodical approach to problem resolution to industry professionals and is designed to contain, qualify, and correct various problems. Students will learn to focus on their communication skills prior to using technical expertise. Student Learning --- # AIT280 — ICS & SCADA Communication Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the operations of industrial technologies. Designed to ensure the workforce involved in supporting and defending industrial control systems are trained to keep the operational environment safe, secure, and resilient against current and emerging cyber threats. Prepares engineers to understand the features and risks of many devices, controllers, and how to secure these devices and systems throughout the environment. s traditional IT personnel fully understand the design principles in the operational environment of the underlying control systems and how to support those sy… --- # AIT281 — ICS & SCADA Security Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the security of industrial technologies. Designed to ensure the workforce involved in supporting and defending industrial control systems are trained to keep the operational environment safe, secure, and resilient against current and emerging cyber threats. Prepares engineers to understand the features and risks of many devices, controllers, and how to secure these devices and systems throughout the environment. s traditional IT personnel fully understand the design principles in securing the underlying control systems and how to support those systems to ensure availabi… --- # ARA111 — First Year Arabic I 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is intended to teach the alphabet and sound system of Modern Arabic. It will introduce basic conversation in Egyptian Arabic as well as the cultural norms related to these conversations. It will include basic Arabic vocabulary and an introduction to Arabic grammar. Student Learning --- # ARA112 — First Year Arabic II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is intended for non-native Arabic speakers who wish to study modern Arabic, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course focuses primarily on Modern Standard Arabic but also includes practice with the spoken Arabic of Egypt. Student Learning Prerequisites: ARA111 --- # ARA211 — Second Year Arabic I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is a continuation of ARA 112 - First Year Arabic II , and is intended for non-native Arabic speakers who wish to study modern Arabic, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course focuses primarily on Modern Standard Arabic but also includes practice with the spoken Arabic of Egypt. Student Learning Prerequisites: ARA112 --- # ARA212 — Second Year Arabic II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is a continuation of ARA 211 - Second Year Arabic I , and is intended for non-native Arabic speakers who wish to study modern Arabic, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course focuses primarily on Modern Standard Arabic but also includes practice with the spoken Arabic of Egypt. Student Learning Prerequisites: ARA211 --- # ADT201B — Introduction to Building Information Modeling 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces students to building information modeling by providing them with the essential tools and concepts for using Autodesk Revit. Students will develop a project from conceptual design to construction documents in a hands-on, scenario-based learning environment. Student Learning --- # ADT202 — Intermediate Building Information Modeling II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers a wide range of intermediate level topics in Autodesk Revit, continuing to build on the concepts introduced in the Introduction to Revit course. This is a hands-on, scenario-based learning environment. Student Learning Prerequisites: ADT201B --- # ARM111 — First Year Armenian I 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is a beginner level Armenian course designed to acquire the alphabet, basic grammatical structure, reading, writing simple sentences, and practice spoken language along with comprehension, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the context of daily living. Emphasis is placed on contemporary vocabulary, essentials of grammar, and pronunciation through class discussions, group, and pair work in Armenian in order to be understood by native speakers. This course also s learners expand their knowledge of the Armenian cultures and people. The class is taught in… --- # ART100 — Visual Foundations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores visual forms and contemporary concepts through a variety of media, presentations, and discussions. Student Learning --- # ART101 — Drawing I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory studio course emphasizing a disciplined foundation in drawing concepts based on visual observations. Student Learning --- # ART102 — Drawing II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Further development of the fundamental drawing skills acquired in ART 101 - Drawing I . Emphasis on extending visual concepts, exploring alternate materials and developing compositional devises. Study of various applications of life drawing included. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART101 --- # ART105 — Color Theory 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to color interaction, optical phenomena and their creative application. Student Learning --- # ART106 — Jewelry I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to basic fabricating processes, i.e., sawing and soldering of both common and fine metals. From simple jewelry pieces to setting stones or construction of simple non-jewelry pieces. Includes historical evolution of metal work and student research. Emphasis on knowledge and development of manual skills and personal aesthetic sense. Student Learning --- # ART107 — Design Fundamentals I (2-D) 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course in art fundamentals designed to develop a visual language. Emphasis on the application of the elements and principles of pictorial structure, point, line, shape, plane, space and color. Student Learning --- # ART108 — Design Fundamentals II (3-D) 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the principles and elements of sculptural process in a variety of media which may include wood, plaster, clay and metal. Student Learning --- # ART124 — Introduction to Printmaking 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to printmaking with emphasis on its creative possibilities. One or several of the basic techniques developed: intaglio, lithography, serigraphy, monotype and relief printmaking. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART101 --- # ART127 — Watercolor I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the opaque and transparent watercolor media and the development of techniques and skills in the manipulation of the medium. Student Learning --- # ART135 — Photography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A beginning course which emphasizes a fine arts and aesthetic approach to the medium. Assignments explore ideas in contemporary art while developing technical and darkroom skills. Student Learning --- # ART141 — Introduction to Digital Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description A beginning course in digital photography that emphasizes a fine arts approach. Technical proficiency and individual exploration are stressed. Student Learning --- # ART142 — Introduction to Digital Photography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intermediate study of operations and techniques in digital photography such as lighting, exposure and print enhancement. Emphasis placed on development of personal body of work. Student Learning --- # ART156 — Design Fundamentals III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introductory concepts, study of terminology and practical application of computer software used in visual art and design. Students use design principles to create projects in 2D, 3D, interactive, and time-based media. Student Learning --- # ART160 — Art Appreciation 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the visual arts. Emphasis will be placed upon the acquisition of the tools and the skills necessary to understand and interpret works of art. Traditional art forms, such as painting and sculpture, will be considered as well as newer genres such as installation and performance. Student Learning --- # ART160H — Art Appreciation - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description A writing-intensive introduction to the visual arts. Emphasis will be placed upon the acquisition of the tools and the skills necessary to understand and interpret works of art. Traditional art forms, such as painting and sculpture, will be considered as well as newer genres such as installation and performance. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learning --- # ART201 — Life Drawing I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the depiction of the human form with studies in anatomy and pictorial organization. Emphasis on technical skills based on observational studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART102 --- # ART202 — Life Drawing II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of studies of the human form. Emphasis on conceptual development using a variety of materials. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART201 --- # ART206 — Jewelry II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the basic techniques of lost wax metal casting (centrifuge and vacuum). Includes information about advanced fabricating techniques with emphasis on personal expression and individual artistic growth. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART106 --- # ART211 — Ceramics I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic hand-building techniques are explored as means to produce vessel and sculptural forms along with glaze decoration. Student Learning --- # ART212 — Ceramics II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to basic wheel-throwing techniques to produce vessel forms, surface decorations and glaze application. Student Learning --- # ART216 — Sculpture I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to techniques and concepts in contemporary sculpture which will include casting, carving and constructing. Student Learning --- # ART217 — Sculpture II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intermediate study of techniques and concepts in contemporary sculpture. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART216 --- # ART219 — Beginning Sculpture Foundry 3 credits · 3 hours Description Beginning techniques and concepts of traditional and contemporary cast metal including mold making, casting, tooling and patination. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART216 --- # ART223 — Beginning Printmaking: Screen Printing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the basic techniques of screen printing with an emphasis on its creative potential. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART101, ART107 --- # ART225 — Intermediate Printmaking 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of ART 124 - Introduction to Printmaking with emphasis on color theory, print history and the exploration of personal imagery. Studio projects will be based on individual interests with faculty advisement. Both group and individual critiques will be employed. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART124 --- # ART226 — New Technology Printmaking 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to photo, computer and hand-drawn imagery within the traditional printmaking format. Techniques covered will include intaglio, lithography, and monotype. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART101, ART124 --- # ART231 — Painting I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the concepts of painting, including color, form, technical skills and knowledge of materials. Emphasis on the development of aesthetic awareness. Projects will be problem-solving assignments. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART101 --- # ART232 — Painting II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of ART 231 - Painting I with an emphasis on conceptual development and individual interests. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART101, ART231 --- # ART235 — Photography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intermediate level course which explores techniques such as Zone System, night photography, large format and alternate darkroom processes. Emphasis on development of personal body of work and exploration of contemporary photography. Includes field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART135 --- # ART243 — Digital Imaging I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the concepts and practices of computer imaging and the use of related media with emphasis on creative applications of digital technology. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART101, ART107 --- # ART244 — Digital Imaging II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced application of the concepts and practice of computer imaging and the use of related media with emphasis on creative applications of digital technology. Student Learning Prerequisites: ART243 --- # ART245 — Digital Media I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Exploration of various digital media in the creation of art. Student Learning --- # ART253 — Cinema II/The Sound Era 3 credits · 3 hours Description This introductory course identifies creative use of film-making techniques and surveys the major genres of film since the 1930s. Main genres explored include the Western, Crime, Horror, Musical, Science Fiction, War, Comedy, Action-Adventure and Foreign. In-class films, class critiques, field trip. Student Learning --- # ART260 — Survey of Art History I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of Western art and architecture from the prehistoric era to the beginning of the Renaissance. Student Learning --- # ART261 — Survey of Art History II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of painting, sculpture and architecture in the West from the Renaissance through the modern era. Student Learning --- # ART262 — Survey of Asian Art 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the art and architecture of Asia including India, Tibet, China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, through an exploration of the major religious and secular artistic traditions from Neolithic to Modern times. Slide lectures, video/film, discussions and museum field trip. Student Learning --- # ART263 — Survey of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the arts and architecture of Tribal Africa, Oceania and Aboriginal Cultures, and Native America. Slide lectures and class discussion. Field trips. Student Learning --- # ART264 — Survey of American Art 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of the art and architecture of the United States from the colonial period through the late twentieth century. Slide lectures, discussions and videos. Student Learning --- # ART265 — Introduction to Contemporary Art 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of the major art forms and movements since World War II and of the critical and cultural milieu in which they developed. Student Learning --- # ART267 — Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture 3 credits · 3 hours Description Studies the art and architecture of the numerous traditions and cultures of South and Mesoamerica and the examination of the effects of European contact and later developments in the ancient Southwest. Student Learning --- # ART270 — Women in Art 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will explore the contributions women have made to Western art from the Middle Ages through the present. Among the topics we shall consider are: works of art produced by women artists and the historical circumstances in which they were produced; how women have been represented by Western artists, both male and female; and the role women have played in Western culture as art patrons and art collectors. Student Learning --- # ART275 — Survey of History of Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the artistic development of photography from early inventions as a technique to its use as a fine art. Considered also is relationship of photography to Modern Art movements and mass media. Slide lectures, discussion and field trips. Student Learning --- # ART278 — Art and Photography in 20th Century Mexico 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: PHO 278 Description This course examines the contributions made by Mexican artists and photographers to twentieth century visual culture. The focus is on the “Mexican Renaissance” of the 1920s and 1930s; in particular, the revival of the fresco tradition and the effect it had on artistic production. Other topics include the print tradition, easel painting, and the development of Mexican photography. Student Learning --- # ART298 — Portfolio Emphasis 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Participants will develop portfolios, documents and verbal skills necessary for the college transfer or job acquisition in the fine arts field. Class will cover development of professional portfolio, résumé, artists’ statement and marketing strategies in art. Twelve hours of ART credits strongly recommended for entry into this course. Please note - CSN offers this course for 1 credit. Student Learning --- # AST103 — Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A survey course at the beginning level which discusses the nearby objects of our solar system, the formation and evolution of planetary bodies and the exploration of space. A minimum of mathematics is required, in the tradition of the amateur astronomer. Recommended for non-science majors. Student Learning --- # AST104 — Introductory Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A survey course at the beginning level which discusses stellar systems and galaxies. Topics include stellar evolution, formation of galaxies and cosmology. A minimum of mathematics is required, in the tradition of the amateur astronomer. Recommended for non-science majors. Student Learning --- # AST105 — Introductory Astronomy Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Course provides practical experience in observational astronomy including telescopic observations and laboratory exercises. AST 105 fulfills the lab science elective for any degree program. Should be taken with or after taking AST 103 or AST 104 . Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH95 --- # AUTO105B — Introduction to Automotive Service 2 credits · 2 hours Description An introduction to the automotive service industry. Students will learn job interview, resume writing, and workplace soft skills. Topics include automotive shop safety, pollution prevention, hazardous waste handling, and usage of internet-based service information. Students will learn basic operation of the major automotive systems, proper tool and equipment usage, and perform basic maintenance, safety inspection and service procedures, and learn about the ASE certification process. Note : This course is a Student Learning --- # AUTO115B — Automotive Electricity and Electronics I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will learn the theory and operation of AC and DC electrical circuits. Use of various electrical diagnostic equipment to diagnose low voltage circuit malfunctions including battery, starting, and charging systems. This course, along with AUTO 117B , will prepare students for the ASE A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # AUTO117B — Advanced Automotive Electronics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will continue to utilize tools and diagnostic strategies learned in AUTO 115B to apply toward lighting, driver information, body electrical, safety, and control module systems. Introduction to scan tool usage will be emphasized. This course, along with AUTO 115B , will prepare students for the ASE A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO115B --- # AUTO136B — Engine Repair 5 credits · 5 hours Description Students will learn to identify engine components and their operation, accurately use precision measuring tools, perform disassembly/assembly and maintenance procedures of engines, cooling systems and lubrication systems. This course will prepare students for the ASE A1 Engine Repair certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # AUTO145B — Automotive Brakes 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students learn to identify brake components and their operation. Diagnostic and repair procedures of disc, drum, and electronic brake control systems will be performed. This course prepares students for the ASE A5 Brakes certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO115B --- # AUTO155B — Steering and Suspension 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will learn to identify steering and suspension components and their operation. Diagnostic and repair procedures of wheel, tire, suspension, steering, and alignment systems will be performed. This course will prepare students for the ASE A4 Suspension and Steering certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # AUTO165B — Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers the theory and operation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Diagnostic and repair procedures of heating, air conditioning, and air delivery systems will be performed. Prepares students for the ASE A7 Heating and Air Conditioning certification exam, as well as the EPA Section 609 Refrigerant Recovery & Recycling certification. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO115B --- # AUTO205B — Manual Drivetrain and Axles 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will learn to identify manual drive train and axle components and their operation. Diagnostics, disassembly/reassembly, and maintenance will be performed on manual transmission/transaxles, clutch, differential, driveline, axle, and transfer case systems. This course will prepare students for ASE A3 Manual Drive Train & Axles certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # AUTO216B — Automatic Transmissions 5 credits · 5 hours Description Students will learn to identify automatic transmission/transaxle components and their operation. Diagnostics, disassembly/reassembly, function testing, and maintenance will be performed on automatic transmissions/transaxles systems. This course will prepare students for ASE A2 Automatic Transmission/Transaxle certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO117B, AUTO136B --- # AUTO225B — Engine Performance I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will learn the theory, function, diagnostics, and repair procedures of engine related subsystems including ignition, fuel systems, air induction and exhaust systems. Basic scan tool diagnostics will be emphasized. This course, along with AUTO 227B , will prepare students for the ASE A8 Engine Performance certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO117B, AUTO136B --- # AUTO227B — Engine Performance II/Emission Control 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will continue to use skills learned in AUTO 225B and will perform more advanced diagnostics. Emission system operation, diagnostics, and repairs will be included. Advanced scan tool usage will be emphasized. This course, along with AUTO 225B , will prepare students for the ASE A8 Engine Performance certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO117B, AUTO225B --- # AUTO235B — Engine Performance III/Diagnostics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Study of advanced level diagnostic test procedures and the equipment used to analyze OBD-II emission and driveability concerns. Use of Digital Storage Oscilloscopes, current ramping, scan tool analysis and 4 and 5 gas analyzers is mastered. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO227B --- # AUTO240B — Nevada 1G Emission Inspection Preparation 2 credits · 2 hours Description Meets the initial State of Nevada training requirements for those individuals wishing to become a Nevada 1G emissions inspector. A certificate of completion is awarded for full course attendance. This certificate is required to continue the process towards receiving the 1G emission inspection licensure at the State of Nevada DMV Emissions Lab. Student Learning --- # AUTO245B — Power Train Removal and Replacement 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will complete removal and installation of major automotive components including the engine assembly, transmission/transaxle assembly, differential, and transfer case. Before and after inspections will be performed. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO117B, AUTO136B --- # AUTO291B — Work Experience I 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Cooperative education courses, designed to provide the student with on-the-job supervised and educationally directed work experience. Each course except AUTO 294B will have a One credit may be earned for each 5 hours worked per week during the semester up to a maximum of 4 credits per semester, not to exceed 16 credits total. Student Learning --- # ABDY101B — Collision Repair Fundamentals and Estimating 4 credits · 4 hours Description This lecture/lab course includes an overview of the collision industry, instruction in safe shop procedures, measurement, vehicle disassembly, and estimating software and techniques. Successful students will earn I-CAR certification points. Student Learning --- # ABDY110B — Paint and Refinish I 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course provides instruction in all phases of metal preparation: sanding, masking, metal treatment, priming, as well as spraying basecoat and clear coat and the proper use and maintenance of paint guns. Student Learning --- # ABDY120B — Non-Structural Welding 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course prepares the student in general welding safety, Plasma Arc Cutting, Oxy and Acetylene welding, cutting, heating and GMAW MIG welding techniques. Students will be prepared to take the I-CAR hands on steel welding test. Student Learning --- # ABDY122B — Non-Structural Body and Panel and Trim 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers the proper techniques for removal, installation, adjustment, and alignment of body hardware, body trim, and body sheet metal parts (using basic hand tools). Student Learning --- # ABDY150B — Structural I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to specialized frame and unibody measuring, anchoring, and pulling equipment. The student will perform welding techniques and use corrosion preventive materials to restore the vehicle as closely as possible to pre-collision condition. Student Learning Prerequisites: ABDY120B --- # ABDY152B — Structural II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course prepares the student in the repair of moderate to heavily damaged vehicles using specialized frame and unibody measuring, anchoring, and pulling equipment. Continued instruction in welding techniques and corrosion preventive materials to restore the vehicle as closely as possible to pre-collision condition is included. Student Learning Prerequisites: ABDY150B --- # ABDY180B — Non-Structural Advanced Body Panel 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers the identity of auto body parts and their structural relationships. Removal, installation, adjustment, and alignment of body hardware, body trim, and body sheet metal parts (using basic hand tools) are skills that are mastered in this course. Student Learning Prerequisites: ABDY122B --- # ABDY220B — Paint and Refinish II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers metal preparation, sanding, masking, metal treatment, and priming. Spraying of basecoat and clear coat, color matching, blending, and the proper care of a paint gun are also included. Students will learn blending, color adjusting and tinting. Student Learning Prerequisites: ABDY110B --- # AV100B — Aviation Orientation 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will introduce students to the history and development of flight, basic aircraft principles, the aviation industry, and career opportunities within the industry. Student Learning --- # AV103 — Introduction to Unmanned Aviation Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Description The course provides students with an introduction to UAS starting with historical background and continuing through the current state of UAS technology including current applications for UAS. The first half of the semester concentrates on preparing the student for the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate test (Part 107). In the second half of the semester, students will be introduced to relevant UAS topics including, aircraft types and systems, flight characteristics and theory, Sensors, data processing, mapping, and photography. The course includes laboratory time for aircraft maintenanc… --- # AV105B — Airport Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the principles of airport operations. Topics include management functions, airport classification, organizational structures, flight operations, maintenance operations and their relationship with commercial airlines, corporate flight operations, air cargo and general aviation. Pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations governing airport operations will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # AV107B — Airline Flight Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the operational aspects of airline flight operations. Topics include management functions, organizational structure and personnel requirements with regard to airlines, commuter, air-taxi and instructional flight operations. The complex area of operational techniques utilized by airlines, and business strategies airlines face today will be discussed. Pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations governing airline operations will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # AV110B — Private Pilot Ground School 4 credits · 4 hours Description A study of aviation fundamentals including principles of flight, aircraft and engine operations, weather, navigation and radio communication as required by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulations. This course will prepare the student to take the FAA Private Pilot Airplane Certificate Knowledge exam. Student Learning --- # AV111 — Private Pilot Lab 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will begin the foundation of practical flight skills that model the FAA Private Pilot Airplane Certificate airman certification standards in the classroom utilizing lab resources and flight simulation technology. This course is designed for AAS Aviation Technology Professional Pilot Development or Certificate of Achievement Private Pilot Development degree seeking majors. Students are subject to compliance pertaining to Federal Aviation Regulations and Transportation Security Administration Regulations. FAA Medical Certificate, TSA Clearance OR proof of United States citi… --- # AV112B — Human Factors and Safety 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will study the effects of human factors on pilot performance and safety including education and training, the aviation environment and pilot mental and physical condition. Student Learning --- # AV114B — Advanced Navigation and Flight Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Description Flight planning and navigation concepts are mastered through application of Federal Aviation Regulations pertaining to airline flight systems operations. Various components of flight plans, navigation systems, dispatch releases, aeronautical charts, weather conditions, operating limitations, and performance factors for aircraft will be implemented. Student Learning Prerequisites: AV110B --- # AV115B — Aviation Meteorology 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course deals with atmospheric conditions and the effect on aeronautical applications. Weather development patterns and observations from the pilot’s point of view will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # AV210B — Instrument Ground School 4 credits · 4 hours Description Aspects of instruction will include the aeronautical knowledge areas as determined by the Federal Aviation Administration for the Instrument Rating – Airplane. This course will prepare eligible students to take the FAA Instrument Rating – Airplane Knowledge Exam. Course may be taken as an IFR refresher or to enhance knowledge of IFR flight operations. Student Learning Prerequisites: AV110B --- # AV212 — Instrument Lab 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will begin the foundation of practical flight skills that model the FAA Instrument Rating Airplane airman certification standards in the classroom utilizing lab resources and flight simulation technology. This course is designed for AAS Aviation Technology Professional Pilot Development degree seeking majors. Students are subject to compliance pertaining to Federal Aviation Regulations and Transportation Security Administration Regulations. Student Learning Prerequisites: AV111 --- # AV214B — Aerodynamics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of basic aerodynamic theory. Covers wing design and theory, lift analysis and drag criteria, and basic performance criteria calculations. The effects of low and high speed flight configurations are examined. Student Learning Prerequisites: AV110B --- # AV215B — Crew Resource Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the common concepts and application of Crew Resource Management (CRM) as it applies to professional pilots, general aviation pilots, cabin crews, maintenance personnel, aircraft dispatchers, and air traffic controllers will be studied, emphasizing the human interface and accompanying interpersonal activities that involve decisions required to operate a flight safely. Topics such as risk assessment, management, error prevention and mitigation, and automation issues will be studied, using case studies, accident analysis and practical application exercises. Stu… --- # AV220B — Air Transportation 3 credits · 3 hours Description This class surveys the regulations of the aviation industry at the state, federal, and international levels. Historical events and how they impact current and past legislation will be studied. Students will also investigate the impact of legislation and treaties on the aviation industry, such as deregulation, international alliances and agreements. Student Learning --- # AV240B — Advanced Aircraft Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Description Course covers the different types of high performance, multi-engine, and jet aircraft, and their various operational, instrumentation, electrical, electronic, fuel, and mechanical systems. The course will also cover principles of aircraft operations, and commercial aircraft structure and avionics. Mathematical calculations for determining large aircraft weight and balance will also be presented. Student Learning Prerequisites: AV110B --- # AV250B — Commercial Pilot Ground School 4 credits · 4 hours Description Prepares students to take the FAA Commercial Pilot Knowledge Exam. Aspects of instruction will include the aeronautical knowledge areas as determined by the Federal Aviation Administration for the Commercial Pilot Certificate. Student Learning Prerequisites: AV210B --- # AV251 — Commercial Pilot Lab 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will begin the foundation of practical flight skills that model the FAA Commercial Pilot Airplane Certificate airman certification standards in the classroom utilizing lab resources and flight simulation technology. This course is designed for AAS Aviation Technology Professional Pilot Development degree seeking majors. Students are subject to compliance pertaining to Federal Aviation Regulations and Transportation Security Administration Regulations. Student Learning Prerequisites: AV212 --- # AV291 — First Aid for Flight Crews 2 credits · 2 hours Description Study of various in-flight emergency medical event procedures, including coordination among crew members. Application of basic first aid, familiarization of the medical kit, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the proper use of automated external defibrillators will be covered. Pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations governing Emergency Medical Equipment and Training will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # FIN101 — Personal Finance 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A study of the techniques of managing personal income, savings and expenses, making wise purchase decisions, and insuring, investing and controlling financial resources. Student Learning --- # FIN111 — Financial Literacy I: Achieving Financial Independence 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on improving financial literacy by providing students with tools and information to them successfully manage their personal finances. In developing the skills needed to successfully manage personal finances, we will examine financial concepts, decision making opportunity costs, appropriate planning for varied lifestyle situations, and application to the student’s individual financial situations. The class will emphasize an applied, systematic approach using examples to practice the financial decision-making process in different financial and life cycle circumst… --- # FIN115 — Introduction to Investments 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Major types of investment securities and the markets in which they are traded. Mechanics of making an investment, including basic analytical and valuation techniques and a survey of investment literature and terms. Student Learning --- # BIOL095 — Basic Biology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Offerings at campuses vary according to enrollment patterns. Description An introduction to the principles of math, chemistry, cell biology, energetics, and molecular genetics designed to prepare students for college freshman biology. The application of study skills to biology courses will also be emphasized. This course is non-transferable. Student Learning --- # BIOL101 — Biology for Non-Majors 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: Many sections are online. Description This course includes a lab. An introduction to biology with emphasis on human concerns. Topics include aspects of organism structure, function, ecology, and evolution which provide a biological perspective for issues facing modern society. Intended to satisfy the lab science general education requirement. Student Learning --- # BIOL105 — Introduction to Neuroscience 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: PSY 105 Description An introduction to neuroscience and the treatment and the impact of neural diseases on society. Same as PSY 105 . Student Learning --- # BIOL112 — Introduction to Animal Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information is available. Description Introduction to invertebrate and vertebrate animal behavior, its description, role, genetic and evolutionary basis, and methods of study. Designed as a general education, non-majors course. Student Learning --- # BIOL113 — Life in the Oceans 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: One section per semester. Description An introduction to the environment and inhabitants of the sea. Student Learning --- # BIOL114 — DNA, Gene Technology, And You 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: One section per semester. Description This course is an introduction to genetics with emphasis on issues facing modern society. Topics include: the structure and function of DNA and RNA; the complexities of heredity and population genetics; various methods and purposes of cloning, gene therapy, and genetic modification of organisms; and the role of natural selection in speciation and common ancestry. Student Learning --- # BIOL120 — Plants and People 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: May not be on a regular basis. Description An introduction for non-biology majors to the social, cultural, and economic role of useful and harmful plants and plant products in modern society. Consideration is given to the origin, history and human value of selected plants, especially those used for food, medicine and industrial raw materials, or in religious rites. Student Learning --- # BIOL121 — Human Nutrition 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: NUTR 121 Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: Most sections are online. Description Description of the nature and role of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water, vitamins and minerals in the human body. Energy relationships and various controversies in nutrition are examined, as well as relationships between nutrition, health and disease. Student Learning --- # BIOL122 — Desert Plants 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites To Be Determined (usually at Charleston Campus) Offering Note: Limited seats available, not online, and requires field trips. Usually on an annual basis but may switch to a biennial basis. Description Desert plants is an investigation of the deserts of the southwest United States. Students will evaluate plant community distributions and characterize common species. Students will explore adaptations to aridity and the nature, origin, and occurrence of arid environments. This course is a 3-credit course with lecture and lab. Student Learning --- # BIOL189 — Fundamentals of Life Science 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Not online. Description This course includes a lab. Biology 189 is a comprehensive course which serves to build a cornerstone of biological knowledge for students in health science majors, and fulfills the The topics include biochemistry, cell structure and function, cellular metabolism, physiology, genetics, and gene expression. Biology 189 is a 4-credit, lecture and lab course, and includes 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab per week. Biology 189 has a The Biological Sciences Department HIGHL… --- # BIOL190 — Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Not online. Description This course includes a lab. A study of the basic characteristics of living systems including the chemical and physical structure of cells, enzyme mechanics, metabolism, genetics, molecular biology principles and techniques, and evolution. This course is designed for science, biological science, and pre-professional majors. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113, MATH124, MATH124E, MATH126, MATH126E --- # BIOL191 — Introduction to Organismal Biology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Not online. Description This course includes a lab. A survey of major groups of organisms presented in an evolutionary context, including natural selection, biodiversity, structure and function, reproduction, physiology, and ecology. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL190 --- # BIOL207 — Phage Discovery 4 credits · 4 hours Description Bacteriophage biology is used as a model to introduce science students to the process of science, developing communication/collaboration skills, and employing quantitative reasoning. Students maintain a notebook, speak at group meetings, summarize their data in graphical format, and deliver an oral presentation. Student Learning --- # BIOL211 — Introduction to Field Biology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Not online, limited seats available, and requires field trips. Description An introduction to careers, safety practices, map use, orientation and navigation, species identification, scientific methods, collection of geospatial, taxonomic, and quantitative data, survey techniques, regulatory context, equipment, and project planning associated with field biology. Outdoor and off-campus field work required. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL191 --- # BIOL217 — Bacteriophage Genomics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to bacteriophage genomics and genome annotation. Sequenced phage genomes will be annotated and submitted for publication. Techniques covered include gene identification, start codon identification, and putative function assignment. Annotated genomes will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Student Learning --- # BIOL223 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Not online. Description This course includes a lab. A detailed study of the anatomy and physiology of human cells and tissues and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Designed for health science majors. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL189 --- # BIOL224 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Not online. Description This course includes a lab. A detailed study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Topics include the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems. This course is designed for health science majors. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL223 --- # BIOL251 — General Microbiology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Not online. Description This course includes a lab. Survey of the distribution, morphology and physiology of microorganisms in addition to skills in aseptic procedures, isolation and identification. Topics in microbial genetics, human disease and immunology are also explored. Recommended for pre-health sciences majors. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL189 --- # BIOL251H — General Microbiology - Honors 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all or Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: Typically once per year. Not online. Description This course includes a lab. Microbiology is targeted toward specific student interests in microbiology, cell, molecular and integrative microbiology, and those with backgrounds in biology and chemistry. The course provides in-depth coverage of microbial (prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viral) structure, function, genetics, diversity, ecology, pathogenesis and immunology, with emphasis on microbial evolution and phylogeny, unique microbial metabolic pathways, molecular mechanism… Prerequisites: BIOL190, CHEM121, CHEM122 --- # BIOL299 — Selected Topics in Biology 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: Offerings vary from semester to semester. Description Covers selected topics of interest to students in the biological sciences. Student Learning --- # BIOL300 — Principles of Genetics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description Biological basis of heredity and variations among higher and lower organisms using modern and classical concepts of structure, function, and organization of the genetic material. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL191 --- # BIOL305 — Introduction to Conservation Biology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description Fundamental topics in conservation biology including biodiversity, invasive and endangered species, reserve design, and environmental legislation to provide a scientific examination of the biological underpinnings of conservation issues. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL341 --- # BIOL325 — Molecular Diagnostics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Limited enrollment. Campus may vary from year to year. Description In depth discussion and analysis of molecular biological techniques for research, forensics, and clinical diagnosis. Diagnostics for diseases, cancer, and disorders will be examined. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL190, BIOL191, CHEM110 --- # BIOL330 — Plant Biology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description A wide-ranging introduction to plants and their biology. This course explores the principles of structure, function, physiology, growth, development, reproduction, classification, evolution, and ecology of the major groups of plants. This course may require field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122, BIOL191 --- # BIOL331 — Plant Taxonomy 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description An introduction to plant identification, nomenclature, and classification. The history of taxonomy, phylogenetics, and evolutionary processes of major plant groups will be discussed. This course will focus on the characteristics of seed plant families, the collection and preservation of plant specimens, and the identification of common plants found in southern Nevada. This course requires field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL330 --- # BIOL341 — Principles of Ecology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description A comprehensive course about ecological interactions among organisms and their environments at the population, community, landscape, and ecosystem levels. This course examines factors that influence the 1) physical parameters in differing ecosystems, 2) the distribution, abundance, and diversity of organisms within ecosystems, 3) the acquisition and transfer of energy and nutrients within ecosystems, and 4) the implications of global climate change on these topics. This course may requ… Prerequisites: CHEM122, BIOL191 --- # BIOL400 — Field School in Biology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters ummer Campus/Sites None Offering Note: Taught off-campus at field locations. Description Field biology is a class designed to provide students with experience and knowledge of techniques commonly used in field research. The class focuses on the ecology of the region and the natural history of the plants and animals that occur there. This is a field class and attendance during a long (approximately 2-week) field trip is a required part of the course. We will be away from campus on a single long trip during most of the class. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL191, BIOL341 --- # BIOL415 — Evolution 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description Provides a comprehensive overview of evolutionary theory, which is the central unifying theory of all biological sciences. Emphasis is placed on mechanisms of evolution and on major evolutionary transitions. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL300 --- # BIOL421 — Conservation Biology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description Theory and application of scientific principles to the preservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of natural resources. Local and global issues are addressed. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL305, BIOL341 --- # BIOL432 — Herpetology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description Origins, evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, morphology, physiology, behavior, and ecology of amphibians and reptiles. Laboratory emphasizes Mojave and Great Basin herpetofauna-identification, experiments, and field studies. Mandatory field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL341 --- # BIOL433 — Ornithology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description This course will explore the origins, evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology of birds. Mandatory field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL341 --- # BIOL434 — Mammalogy 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description This course will explore the origins, evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, morphology, physiology, behavior, and ecology of mammals. Laboratory will stress identification and natural history of mammals native to Nevada. Mandatory field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL341 --- # BIOL492 — Undergraduate Research 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Varies by semester. Offering Note: Campus may vary from year to year. Description Special problems in some field of the biological sciences for investigation and report. Student Learning --- # BRL101B — Bricklayers’ Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Labor/management relations, math, safety, clothing and tools. Materials and equipment. Basic tool/mortar manipulation for spreading, buttering and mason tending. Over hand and veneer bricklaying. Student Learning --- # BRL102B — Bricklayers’ Apprentice IB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Laying 8”x4”, 4”x8”, and 8”x8”x16” block. Working masonry veneer with 4”x4”x16”, 4”x8”x16” block and brick. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # BRL105B — OSHA/First Aid/CPR for Bricklayers 3 credits · 3 hours Description Standards pertaining to construction. Techniques of administering first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Student Learning --- # BRL151B — Bricklayers’ Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Erecting brick masonry veneer. Working the brick and block leads, corners and piers. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # BRL152B — Bricklayers’ Apprentice IIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Working the masonry wall with 4” brick and brick/block cavity. Working the mechanical wall using 4” brick/block and 8”x8”x16” block. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # BRL170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Bricklayers’ trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # BRL201B — Bricklayers’ Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Laying pavers using the one and two step method. Building regular and heat form fireplaces. Masonry arch construction using basic block. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # BRL202B — Bricklayers’ Apprentice IIIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Masonry arch construction using basic block. Rake wall/chimney off methods for masonry veneering. Radius wall method using glass block or brick. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # BRL240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Bricklayers’ trade. Student Learning --- # BUS101 — Introduction to Business 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to build a business foundation and to give students a broad background of modern business principles. Course will introduce students to the business profession by incorporating and integrating business knowledge and information across departmental curriculum lines to enhance the overall comprehension of the business world. Class projects are assigned to promote teamwork among students to use their own capabilities in utilizing all educational aspects. Student Learning --- # BUS102 — Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on understanding basic entrepreneurship concepts, the entrepreneurship mindset, and developing entrepreneurial skills through hands-on learning. Topics include self-analysis of entrepreneurship readiness, opportunity identification and evaluation, disruptive innovations, creativity, alternative forms of work arrangements, the role of failure in success, and exploring financing options. Student Learning --- # BUS106 — Business English 3 credits · 3 hours Description Utilizes previous English language experience to train students in the basic skills of business communication in both oral and written form. Excellent foundation for Business Letters/Reports. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # BUS107 — Business Speech Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop speaking and listening skills necessary for successful on-the-job communications. Emphasizes interpersonal and organizational communications such as interviewing, small group dynamics and oral presentations. Student Learning --- # BUS108 — Business Letters and Reports 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to develop conceptual skills in all types of written and oral business communications, furnish practical applications of these skills, and acquaint the student with tools and techniques required to communicate in the real world of business. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # BUS115 — Business Mathematics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamental mathematical processes for the business person and the consumer are reviewed. Discounts, commissions, depreciation, overhead and interest rates are studied. Course was previously as BUS 109B. Student Learning --- # BUS198 — Special Topics in Business 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Selected topics of interest required to respond to evolving changes in modern business practices. Student Learning --- # BUS271 — Introduction to Employment Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description The study of federal and state labor law and employment law and how it impacts employers, employees and the American workforce. Student Learning --- # BUS272 — Legal Environment 3 credits · 3 hours Description Legal Environment of Business examines the framework of the American legal system from a business perspective with a substantive and analytical focus on legal, regulatory, and ethical issues. These issues primarily impact business, government, managers, and employees of both privately and publicly held business entities and government. Student Learning --- # BUS273 — Business Law I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides business students a survey of the principal areas of business law. It explores the relationship between business and the law with respect to the following topics: torts, crimes, intellectual property, and contracts. Students also explore the relationship between business and the law with respect to constitutional law. Students gain a working knowledge of practical rules of law and legal terminology as well as legal solutions for business-related issues. Student Learning --- # BUS274 — Business Law II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides business students with a survey of the principal areas of business law. It explores the relationship between business and the law with respect to the following topics: contracts, agency, employment law and immigration law, consumer protection, environmental protection, and antitrust law. Students also explore the relationship between business and the law with respect to government regulation. Students gain a working knowledge of practical rules of law and legal terminology as well as legal solutions for business-related issues. Student Learning --- # BUS291 — Emerging Technologies in Business 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explore the fundamentals of emerging technologies and their impact on business. Apply these innovations to address various business challenges and assess their potential risks and ethical considerations, including privacy and security, in this dynamic and evolving field. Student Learning --- # CRS101 — Introduction to Cardiorespiratory Concepts 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course serves as an overview to the healthcare system and introduces students to Cardiorespiratory Sciences. Including an overview of the global healthcare system and looks at the roles and responsibilities of varying healthcare disciplines. The course will also look at basic patient assessment and the role that healthcare workers play in patient safety (These Prerequisites: BIOL189 --- # CRS102 — Science and Math for Cardiorespiratory Sciences 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is a This course takes the concepts that the student has had in the general education science and math courses and focuses them on the field of Cardiorespiratory Sciences. Student Learning --- # CRS111 — Introductory Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Sciences 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents an overview of health care delivery system and cardiorespiratory professional structures. Basic CRS care modalities are emphasized in context of clinical practice guidelines, therapist-driven protocols, and critical pathways. Student Learning --- # CRS112 — Introductory Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description Emphasizes skill development of non-critical cardiorespiratory care treatment modalities. Equipment application and operation theory presented in context of guidelines, protocols, and pathways. Student Learning --- # CRS113 — Applied Cardiorespiratory Assessment 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents cardiopulmonary disease assessment, including chest physical exam, chest x-ray, and physiological monitoring. Case studies will assist respiratory care plan development based on guidelines, protocols and pathways. Student Learning --- # CRS114 — Cardiorespiratory Pharmacology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents a pharmacological basis of cardiorespiratory interventions. Additionally, integrates this knowledge with aerosol, intramuscular, and intravenous medication administration techniques. Student Learning --- # CRS115 — Clinical Practicum I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduces the non-critically ill cardiorespiratory patient in the clinical setting. Emphasizes hospital decorum, professionalism, equipment theory and application, guidelines, protocols and pathways. Student Learning --- # CRS121 — Advanced Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Sciences 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces acute (critical) cardiorespiratory care emphasizing all aspects of mechanical ventilation and patient monitoring. Critical thinking skills will be further developed through simulated cardiorespiratory care plans. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRS115 --- # CRS122 — Advanced Concepts of Cardiorespiratory Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description Emphasizes skill development of critical cardiorespiratory care treatment modalities. Mechanical ventilation, physiological monitoring, and other application and operation theory presented in context of guidelines, protocols and pathways. Student Learning --- # CRS125 — Clinical Practicum II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduces the critically ill cardiorespiratory patient in the clinical setting. Emphasis on mechanical ventilation, physiological monitoring and other advanced therapeutic modalities. Student Learning --- # CRS213 — Cardiorespiratory Diagnostics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents theoretical aspects of the cardiorespiratory diagnostic procedures, Holter recording, echocardiography, pulmonary function testing, stress testing, and basic polysomnography. Emphasizes application of acquired data to care plans. Student Learning --- # CRS214 — Cardiorespiratory Diagnostics Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introduces skill development of non-invasive cardiorespiratory diagnostics. Equipment application and operation theory presented in context of care plan expectations. Student Learning --- # CRS215 — Clinical Practicum IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Emphasizes student exposure to multiple cardiorespiratory diagnostic laboratories. Rotations include non-invasive cardiorespiratory function, basic polysomnography and critical care. Continued application of guidelines, protocols and pathways. Student Learning --- # CRS216 — Continuity of Cardiorespiratory Care 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces acute (critical) cardiorespiratory care emphasizing all aspects of mechanical ventilation and patient monitoring. Critical thinking skills will be further developed through simulated cardiorespiratory care plans. Student Learning --- # CRS217 — Continuity of Cardiorespiratory Care Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introduces skill development of advanced respiratory technique. Equipment application and operation theory presented in the context of care plan expectations. Student Learning --- # CRS225 — Clinical Practicum V 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduces student to chronically ill patient care in non-hospital and home settings. Successful passage of NBRC clinical simulation self-assessment examination required. Student Learning --- # CRS301 — Clinical Practicum III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Structured preparation for the Certified Cardiographic Technician Examination (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support; includes EKG interpretation and supportive clinical experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRS215 --- # CRS302 — Research and Evidence-Based Practice 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to evidence-based practice and respiratory care research. Overview of research methodology, statistical analyses, ethical considerations, critical evaluation of peer-reviewed literature, systems change theories, and quality improvement. Student Learning --- # CRS311 — Cardiorespiratory Concepts V 2 credits · 2 hours Description Emphasizes advanced cardiorespiratory concepts. Introduction to cardiac catheterization laboratory roles and procedures as well as topics related to current cardiopulmonary care. Student Learning --- # CRS313 — Education and Mentoring in the Cardiorespiratory Setting 3 credits · 3 hours Description Prepares students to educate all populations from hospital inpatients, outpatients, hospital employees, and students in both the didactic and clinical settings. Student Learning --- # CRS315 — Clinical Practicum VI 4 credits · 4 hours Description An advanced clinical practicum for the working Respiratory Therapist. Focus is individualized for each student. Student Learning --- # CRS316 — Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiorespiratory Care 3 credits · 3 hours Description Emphasizes cardiorespiratory pathophysiology of the pediatric/neonatal patient. Introduction and advanced pediatric/neonatal concepts developed in context of clinical practice guidelines, therapist driven protocols and critical pathways. Student Learning --- # CRS317 — Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiorespiratory Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description Emphasizes skill development of neonatal/pediatric cardiorespiratory care. Equipment application and operation theory of mechanical ventilation and physiological monitoring presented. Student Learning --- # CRS412 — Long-Term and Palliative Survey of Cardiorespiratory Care 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics pertinent to long-term care facilities including ethics, care, rehabilitation, reimbursement, family interaction, psychology of long-term illness (both patient and family). Palliative care, hospice philosophy, end-of-life topics. Student Learning --- # CRS421 — Essentials of Sleep 3 credits · 3 hours Description Emphasizes skill development in polysomnography. Introduction to sleep disorders, including monitoring techniques and instrumentation. Documentation of laboratory experience is required. Optional concentration on polysomnography in CRS 422 and CRS 425 as Student Learning --- # CRS422 — Special Project in Cardiorespiratory Sciences 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students select area of desired specialty. Specialty must match area of desired clinical concentration in CRS 425 . Development of faculty-guided research article, poster presentation, or community advocacy project required. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRS424, CRS313, CRS302 --- # CRS423 — Seminar for Success 2 credits · 2 hours Description Prepares student with a process and content review of the NBRC credentialing examinations. Successful passage of NBRC self-assessment examination required. Student Learning --- # CRS424 — Cardiorespiratory Leadership Dynamics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Prepares the student to be a department and community leader. Focus on techniques relevant to staffing, budgetary needs, inventory control, biomedical services, contractual processing and negotiations, ease and rental agreements. Student Learning --- # CRS425 — Clinical Practicum VII 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students may select area of clinical specialization which may prepare them for a national certification. Specialty areas include polysomnography, asthma/COPD, simulation, teaching practicum, adult critical care, neonatal or pediatric intensive care, pulmonary diagnostics, or point-of-care. Student Learning --- # CPT102B — Orientation 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview of the construction industry, safety, and green building awareness. Successful students will receive OSHA 10 certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # CPT104B — Safety and Health Certifications 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the safe and appropriate use of scaffolds, aerial lift equipment, and emergency response procedures. Successful students will receive First Aid and CPR certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # CPT105B — Basic Wall Framing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course presents the theory, methods, and procedures required to frame basic walls. Hands-on practice using proper tool techniques and appropriate materials will enhance fundamental skill development. Student Learning --- # CPT107B — Print Reading 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces basic visualization skills needed for reading and interpreting construction prints. Views, elevations and the role of specifications as they relate to prints will be discussed. Student Learning --- # CPT109B — Basic Roof Framing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides an introduction to basic gable roof framing, terminology and construction characteristics. Students will interpret print views and drawing elevations for job planning, and to determine rafter systems and layout details. Student Learning --- # CPT111B — Wall Forming 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides forming methods for reinforced concrete walls. Blueprint reading, estimating, introduction to form design, and hands-on single and double-waler forming projects are included in training. Student Learning --- # CPT113B — Doors and Door Frames 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the installation process from constructing rough openings to hanging and adjusting doors. An emphasis will be placed on print interpretation, door schedules, symbols, and hard-ware recognition. Student Learning --- # CPT115B — Transit Level/Laser 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the terminology, optical principles, and operating procedures for the transit and laser levels. Students will set up levels, determine benchmarks, take and record elevation readings. Student Learning --- # CPT117B — Foundations and Flatwork 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the design and function of several types of foundations and concrete flatwork. The methods, techniques and procedures for formwork layout, elevation, and construction will be presented. Student Learning --- # CPT119B — Bridge Construction 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides students with an overview of basic bridge construction. Descriptions for exterior and interior girders, edge forms, bulkhead s and hinge forms will be presented. Student Learning --- # CPT121B — Stair and Ramp Forming 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides the students with the methods, procedures and practices used to form stair and ramp structures. State and Federal building codes pertaining to stairs and ramps will be covered in this class. Student Learning --- # CPT123B — Beam and Deck Forming 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will introduce the use of various woods, and patented forming systems for construction of concrete beams and decks. Students will identify formwork types and installation techniques including calculating materials and setting beam and deck forms. Student Learning --- # CPT125B — Cabinet Millwork and Assembly 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course details cabinetry fabrication from design and function, through the complete production process. An emphasis will be placed on print interpretation, job planning and proper construction sequence. Student Learning --- # CPT127B — Commercial Floor Framing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers floor joist construction and the various installation techniques used within the commercial industry. Students will interpret floor plans for job planning, interpretation of the applicable floor joist system and to calculate material take offs. Student Learning --- # CPT129B — Advanced Print Reading 2 credits · 2 hours Description In this course, students will analyze multi-view drawings to determine construction type, locate benchmark, find building element and review codes, references, and perform calculations for construction purposes. Student Learning --- # CPT131B — Cabinet Installation 2 credits · 2 hours Description This comprehensive course covers cabinet installation from establishing the design layout to attaching countertops. An emphasis will be placed on print interpretation, job planning, and proper installation sequence. Student Learning --- # CPT133B — Moldings and Trim 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers how moldings and trims are utilized to finish exterior and interior construction design features. The tools and techniques for cutting, coping and installing various molding and trim types are presented. Student Learning --- # CPT135B — Tilt-Up Panel Construction 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This class will cover layout techniques on a typical tilt-up panel and the importance of layout methods in squaring a panel. Identifying specific openings and the location of finish floor lines and roof lines through blueprint reading will be included. Student Learning --- # CPT137B — Rigging 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course presents both lifting theory and practical rigging methods and procedures. Rigging attachment procedures, lifting equipment, limits of operation and communication practices will be covered. Successful students will receive UBC rigging qualification cards. Student Learning --- # CPT139B — Solar Installer I 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the design and function of several types of solar installation. The methods, sequences and procedures for mounting layout, elevation/positioning, and assembly for solar construction will be presented. Student Learning --- # CPT141B — Basic Metal Framing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides an overview of residential metal framing theory and construction techniques. Students will interpret prints for job planning and to estimate materials. Student Learning --- # CPT143B — Doors and Door Hardware 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the installation process for several types of security and exit door hardware. Discussion of electrical and card reader systems will be included. An emphasis will be placed on print interpretation, codes, door schedules, symbols, and hardware recognition. Student Learning --- # CPT145B — Scaffold Erector Qualification 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will cover the basic techniques and procedures associated with frame, system, and tube/clamp scaffold components. Successful students will receive UBC qualification card. Student Learning --- # CPT147B — Trade Show 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will introduce technical installation and social skills pertaining to the trade show industry. Students will identify configurations and install components for selected types of booths. Student Learning --- # CPT170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Carpenters trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # CPT240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Carpenters trade. Student Learning --- # CPT270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Carpentry trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # GAM108 — Slots Management I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic slots management techniques with an emphasis on the laws and regulations that affect slot operations, slot machine components, classifications, and functionality, current and future technology trends, consumer behavior and slot machine psychology, game selection methodologies, slot floor layout considerations, slot mathematics, slot financial reporting and analysis and human resources and customer service issues. Student Learning --- # GAM109 — Slots Management II 3 credits · 3 hours Description An in-depth analytical approach to slots management. Slot performance indicators are addressed including financial analysis, incremental contribution and measurement, slot statistics, game match and PAR sheet elements, performance metrics, analysis, and evaluation, slot location effects, and player analysis. Student Learning Prerequisites: GAM108 --- # GAM119 — Blackjack Dealing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of dealing Blackjack with an emphasis on card totaling, chip handling, shuffling, multiple deck delivery, payoff odds, various play options, accuracy, and game speed. Special attention given to the managerial aspects of Blackjack. Student Learning --- # GAM121 — Craps Dealing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of dealing Craps with an emphasis on accurate and quick mental multiplication, base and stick procedures, chip handling, and take and pay sequencing. Various bets including pass line, don’t pass, field, big 6, big 8, come, don’t come, true odds, place, buy, lay, and propositions are introduced. Special attention given to managerial aspects of Craps. Student Learning --- # GAM122 — Roulette Dealing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of dealing Roulette with an emphasis on accurate and quick mental computations, chip handling techniques, spinning the ball and wheel, stack pushing techniques, outside betting procedures and payoffs, inside betting procedures and payoffs, complex payoffs, table limits, pattern recognition, chip values, and conversions. Special attention given to the managerial aspects of Roulette. Student Learning --- # GAM123 — Baccarat Dealing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of dealing Baccarat with an emphasis on chip handling techniques, the third card rule, stick calls, banker bets, player bets, tie bets, commissions, hand delivery techniques, rim credit, call bets, player shoe control, and high-limit customer relations. Mini-Baccarat, Midi-Baccarat, and Big Baccarat styles are addressed. Special attention given to the managerial aspects of Baccarat. Student Learning --- # GAM124 — Poker Dealing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of dealing Poker with an emphasis on accurate and quick mental computations, card handling, the rake, side pots, brushing, shilling, proposition players, procedures, game speed and the various forms of Poker. Special attention given to the managerial aspects of Poker. Student Learning --- # GAM126 — Pai Gow Tiles Dealing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of dealing Pai Gow Tiles with an emphasis on tile rankings, house ways, exceptions, tile handling techniques, player banking procedures, various tile deliveries, commissions, mental computations, accuracy, game speed, and the importance of customer relations. Special attention given to the managerial aspects of Pai Gow Tiles. Student Learning --- # GAM131 — Race and Sports Book Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course prepares students in the specific techniques and methods of the daily operations of Nevada race and sports books. Students will be made aware of supervision and managerial responsibilities of book operations. Topics include operating budgets, marketing, state regulations, and bookmaking theory. Student Learning --- # GAM204 — Introduction to Casino Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours Description An overview of casino marketing and how the marketing function impacts the casino organization. Topics include casino promotions, database marketing techniques, dead chip programs, discounting, casino hosting, credit procedures, marketing policies and procedures, amenities, and the casino marketing plan. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH120, MATH120E --- # GAM206 — Casino Surveillance 3 credits · 3 hours Description All aspects of modern casino surveillance including an overview of surveillance operations, reporting procedures, internal theft, procedure violations, cheating and advantage play, basic strategy, biometric technologies, evidence, civil liabilities, detection and prevention techniques, surveillance equipment, surveillance management, and gaming control board requirements. Student Learning --- # GAM207 — Table Games Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced table games management techniques with an emphasis on game productivity, gaming mathematics, table games marketing and promotions, advanced game protection strategies, customer service, table games human capital management, and an in-depth analysis of table games profitability factors. Student Learning --- # GAM208 — Casino Business Strategy 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of the strategic business processes of a casino organization from internal and external perspectives. Topics include casino economics, environmental factors including social, political, legal and competitive forces, consumer behaviors, development of a corporate culture, internal controls, and the future of the gaming industry. Student Learning --- # GAM210 — Casino Customer Service 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of the theory, practice and management of guest service and how it impacts the success of a casino organization with an emphasis on service strategies, staffing issues, and service systems. Topics include the dynamics of guest satisfaction, service quality and value, planning and analysis, the service environment, training and motivation, establishment of a total service culture, guest co-production, communications, service failure recover techniques, delivery systems, and measurement of service results. Student Learning --- # GAM222 — European Roulette Dealing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of dealing European Roulette with an emphasis on advanced conversions, progressive limits, neighbor bets, section bets, complete bets, overlapping maximums, finale bets, complete piece layouts, station payouts, mental computations, accuracy, game speed, and the importance of customer relations. Special attention given to the managerial aspects of European Roulette. Knowledge of 00 Roulette dealing procedures is strongly recommended for this course. Student Learning --- # GAM225 — Introduction to Gaming Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of the casino; topics include the economics of the casino, its interface with the hotel, organizations and terminology. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # GAM235 — Gaming Laws and Regulations 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the laws and regulations pertaining to the gaming and hospitality industry. Specific emphasis includes a review and application of Nevada gaming laws, regulations, and statutes; compliance requirements of gaming licensees; licensing and registration requirements; gaming and property crimes; patron disputes; tort laws; and liabilities of the licensee. Student Learning --- # GAM295 — Work Experience in Casino/Gaming 1 credits · 1 hours Description In addition to the academic requirements, the accreditation commissions for the Department of Hospitality Management require students to work for at least 200 hours in a verified program/degree related position prior to graduation. This work experience will be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively as determined by the program director and faculty. Work experience can be from a prior position or one worked during your time at CSN. Students who plan to transfer to UNLV can transfer a maximum of 500 hours of employment to meet UNLV’s 1000-hour requirement. Student Learning --- # CMA111B — Cement Mason Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Identify and employ proficiency using various hand tools for repairing concrete surface defects or finishing concrete. OSHA 10 is presented along with safety procedures while operating on scaffolds, scissor and/or boom lifts. Student Learning --- # CMA112B — Cement Mason Apprentice IB 3 credits · 3 hours Description Identify and demonstrate treatment methods in repairing concrete surface defects. First aid/CPR are demonstrated and practiced. Sexual Harassment Prevention I and Respirator Fit are presented. Student Learning --- # CMA141B — Cement Mason Apprentice II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Using levels and transits to determine site layout to include drives, approaches, curbs, and gutters are demonstrated and practiced. Calculate and apply measurements in forming steps to specifications. Student Learning --- # CMA142B — Cement Mason Apprentice IIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Fundamental math, estimating, measuring, and blueprint reading are presented and practiced. Proficiency in first aid/CPR is repeated. Sexual Harassment Prevention II is presented. Hard troweled floors and decorative saw cutting are demonstrated. Student Learning --- # CMA201B — Cement Mason Apprentice III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Structural repairs including epoxy injection and the use of power screeds are demonstrated and practiced. Various floor finishes including stenciling and imprinting designs on concrete are demonstrated and practiced. Student Learning --- # CMA202B — Cement Mason Apprentice IIIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Application of chemical staining/sealants, along with operating a troweling machine and rough terrain forklift are demonstrated and practiced. Pervious and other concrete finishes are demonstrated and practiced. Proficiency in first aid/CPR is repeated. Student Learning --- # CMA251B — Cement Mason Apprentice IV 3 credits · 3 hours Description Demonstrate curing and other protection methods of wet concrete. Develop working knowledge of shotcrete, abrasive blasting, epoxy floors and special coatings. Tilt-up panels and underlayment/overlayment processes are also discussed. Student Learning --- # CMA252B — Cement Mason Apprentice IVB 4 credits · 4 hours Description OSHA 30 is presented along with safety procedures while working on scaffolds, scissor, and/or boom lifts. Develop working knowledge of soil conditions and sub-grade preparation. Certify ACI Flatwork Finisher and Technician. Student Learning --- # CHEM103 — Preparatory Chemistry 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Serves as a preparation for CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I . Introduces general principles and terminology to students with limited or no chemistry background. Exercises aimed at developing problem solving skills. Students should have taken or have concurrent enrollment in MATH 126 or MATH 126E or higher to prepare for CHEM 121. Students may test out of CHEM 103 and place directly into CHEM 121 by earning a passing score on the Chemistry Pla… --- # CHEM105 — Chemistry, Man and Society 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A survey of basic ideas in chemistry for non-science majors. Explores chemistry at work in everyday life. Investigates structure and change in the real world. Student Learning --- # CHEM106 — Beginning Chemistry Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Laboratory exercises designed to illustrate material discussed in CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society . May be used in partial fulfillment of the General Education Core requirement. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM105 --- # CHEM107 — Food Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to composition of food including water, nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats), food additives, flavoring and the changes they undergo during processing and storage. Using concepts of the scientific method, students will also examine the chemistry of minerals, vitamins and food coloring and explore the interaction of these items in the human body. This course is designed for non-science majors with little or no background in chemistry. Student Learning --- # CHEM108 — Introduction to Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Survey of elementary principles of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry, and their application to living systems. For non-science majors and students majoring in nursing and allied health. It is recommended that students enrolled in CHEM 108 have taken or have concurrent enrollment in MATH 120 or higher. Please note: CHEM 108 does not satisfy the Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM121 --- # CHEM121 — General Chemistry I 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An investigation of the fundamental structure of matter and chemical terminology. Introduces topics such as solution chemistry, thermochemistry and gas laws. Designed for science and pre-professional majors. It is recommended that students enrolled in CHEM 121 have taken or have concurrent enrollment in MATH 127 or MATH 128 . Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM103 --- # CHEM122 — General Chemistry II 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An application of chemical principles to inorganic systems. Emphasis on thermodynamics, equilibrium and kinetics. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM121 --- # CHEM220 — Introductory Organic Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the properties of organic functional groups and to elementary laboratory techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122 --- # CHEM241 — Organic Chemistry I 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Intensive introduction to the chemistry of carbon and its functional groups, including the structure and behavior of its molecules. Laboratory emphasis is on natural processes. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122 --- # CHEM242 — Organic Chemistry II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I , covering simple and poly-functional compounds, with emphasis on syntheses of organic molecules. Laboratory emphasis on natural processes and qualitative analysis. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM241 --- # CHEM292 — Selected Topics in Chemistry 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Covers selected topics of interest to students in chemistry. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122 --- # CHEM310 — Environmental Chemistry 3 credits · 3 hours Description Environmental chemistry applies chemical principles to the study of the sources, fate, and reactivity of both natural and anthropogenic chemicals in the environment; atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere as well as pollution, ozone depletion, and climate change will be discussed. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122 --- # CHEM330 — Analytical Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Description Principles and techniques of quantitative chemical analysis including an introduction to instrumental methods. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122 --- # CHEM355 — Quantitative Analysis 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and techniques of quantitative analysis, particularly gravimetric, titrimetric, complexometric, potentiometric, and colorimetric methods. Standard chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques also covered. Emphasis upon chemical calculations and equilibrium considerations. Must also be enrolled in CHEM 355L - Quantitative Analysis Laboratory in the same semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM241 --- # CHEM355L — Quantitative Analysis Laboratory 2 credits · 2 hours Description Laboratory stressing the application and techniques of quantitative analysis, particularly gravimetric, titrimetric, complexometric, potentiometric, and calorimetric methods. Standard chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques also covered. Emphasis upon chemical calculations and equilibrium considerations as applied to chemical analysis. Must also be enrolled in CHEM 355 - Quantitative Analysis in the same semester. Student Learning --- # CHEM430 — Advanced Analytical Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Description Expands upon CHEM 330 - Analytical Chemistry to include details of more advanced calibration methods and specific instrumentation. Prepares students for employment in a commercial analytical laboratory with special emphasis on the analysis of environmental samples using USEPA certified methods. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM241, CHEM330 --- # CHEM443 — Organic Spectroscopy and Structure 2 credits · 2 hours Description Constitutional and stereochemical structure from spectroscopic methods (mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, ultraviolet). Must be enrolled in CHEM 444 - Organic Structure Determination Laboratory during the same semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM241 --- # CHEM444 — Organic Structure Determination Laboratory 2 credits · 2 hours Description Laboratory identification of unknown organic compounds using spectroscopic instruments (IR, NMR, UV, mass spectrometry); microtechniques; separation of mixtures (GLC, TLC, HPLC). Must also be enrolled in CHEM 443 - Organic Spectroscopy and Structure during the same semester. Student Learning --- # CHEM455 — Instrumental Analysis 3 credits · 3 hours Description Laboratory stressing the application and techniques of instrumental analysis including spectroscopy, spectrophotometry, electrochemical methods, and thermal analysis and the use of these methods in chemical analysis. Must also be enrolled in CHEM 455L - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory during the same semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM355, CHEM355L --- # CHEM455L — Instrumental Analysis Laboratory 2 credits · 2 hours Description Laboratory stressing the application and techniques of instrumental analysis including spectroscopy, spectrophotometry, electrochemical methods, and thermal analysis and the use of these methods in chemical analysis. Must also be enrolled in CHEM 455 - Instrumental Analysis during the same semester. Student Learning --- # CHEM495 — Senior Thesis in Chemistry I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Original directed research in chemistry culminating in an oral presentation and written thesis. Student Learning --- # CHEM496 — Senior Thesis in Chemistry II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Original directed research presented in oral and written form. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM495 --- # CHI101B — Conversational Chinese I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking skills, oral listening skills, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Chinese-English words developed. Student Learning --- # CHI102B — Conversational Chinese II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of CHI 101B - Conversational Chinese I . Student Learning Prerequisites: CHI101B --- # CHI111 — First Year Chinese I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening speaking and writing. Oral emphasis. Student Learning --- # CHI112 — First Year Chinese II 4 credits · 4 hours Description A second semester course designed to continue and improve skills learned in CHI 111 - First Year Chinese I . Student Learning Prerequisites: CHI111 --- # CHI211 — Second Year Chinese I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of CHI 112 - First Year Chinese II and intended for non-native Chinese speakers who wish to study Chinese including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHI112 --- # CHI212 — Second Year Chinese II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of CHI 211 - Second Year Chinese I and includes structural review and development of the intermediate level of conversation, reading, and writing. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHI211 --- # CSCO105B — Fundamentals of Voice and Data Cabling 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is a study of electromagnetic theory and physical aspects of cabling used in voice and data networks, both copper wire and fiber optic. Topics include regulatory aspects of wired networks, product selection, and skills needed to install a wired network. Prepares students to develop and present a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a simple cable project. Course includes lab activities that require fine hand/finger motor skills and visual ability to correctly identify… --- # CSCO120 — CCNA - Introduction to Networks 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: at Henderson in the Fall only. Description Introduction to Networks (ITN) covers the architecture, structure, functions and components of the Internet and other computer networks. Students achieve a basic understanding of how networks operate and how to build simple local area networks (LAN), perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement Internet Protocol (IP). Student Learning --- # CSCO121 — CCNA Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: Rotates being at Charleston, North Las Vegas, and Henderson. Henderson in spring only. Usually at two of the three campuses each semester. Description Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (SRWE) covers the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in small networks and introduces wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. Students learn how to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches for advanced functionality using security best practices and r… Prerequisites: CSCO120 --- # CSCO130B — Fundamentals of Wireless LANs 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An intensive introduction to wireless LANs which focuses on the design, planning, implementation, operation and troubleshooting of wireless LANs. This hands-on lab-oriented course stresses documentation, design, and installation issues, as well as lab safety, on-the-job safety, and working effectively in a group environment. This course will prepare students for the Cisco wireless LAN Support Specialist Designation. Student Learning Prerequisites: COM115, ENG107 --- # CSCO205B — Fiber Optic Cabling 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Course will address fiber optic system concepts, design, installation , and troubleshooting. Covered items include cable splicing, and terminating, installing optical fiber cable, field terminology and using test equipment. Course includes hands-on labs to develop skills working with fiber optic cable. Requires finger dexterity and visual acuity to work with small components. Student Learning --- # CSCO220 — CCNA Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation (ENSA) describes the architecture, components, operations, and security to scale for large, complex networks, including wide area network (WAN) technologies. The course emphasizes network security concepts and introduces network virtualization and automation. Students learn how to configure, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise network devices and understand how application programming interfaces (API) and configuration manag… Prerequisites: CSCO121 --- # CSCO230B — Security Operations Center Fundamentals 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The Security Operations Center Fundamentals course is designed to prepare students for today’s associate‐level job roles in security operations centers (SOCs). Content covers the foundational skills, processes, and knowledge needed to prevent, detect, analyze, and respond to Cybersecurity incidents as part of a SOC team. Students will be provided with a combination of hands‐on experience, instructor‐led lectures, and web‐based curriculum. Student will prepare to… --- # CSCO480 — CCNP Enterprise - Core Networking I 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course taken in conjunction with CSCO 482 prepares the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for routers connected to LANs and WANs and assists in preparation for the CCNP ENCOR exam. Enterprise Core Networking (ENCOR) curriculum provides students with a broad scope of architectural understanding and implementation skills required by enterprise networks. The course covers switching, routing, wireless, an… Prerequisites: CSCO220 --- # CSCO482 — CCNP Enterprise - Core Networking II 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course taken in conjunction with CSCO 480 prepares the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for routers connected to LANs and WANs, and assists in preparation for the CCNP ENCOR exam. Enterprise Core Networking (ENCOR) provides students with a broad scope of architectural understanding and implementation skills required by enterprise networks. The course covers switching, routing, wireless, and related security… --- # CSCO484 — CCNP ENCOR Capstone 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This capstone course prepares the student to design an advanced enterprise network topology in a real world business environment. Students will apply skills learned throughout the network administration curriculum to design and build an enterprise network to include a maintenance schedule and mitigation plan for common network faults and security threats. Student Learning Prerequisites: CSCO480, CSCO482 --- # CEE121 — Elementary Surveying 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Vertical and horizontal control methods: This course involves topographic and construction survey methods, use of land survey equipment, note taking, and graphical communication. This course has applications to earthwork and highway alignment. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127, MATH128 --- # CEE241 — Statics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Engineering analysis of concentrated and distributed force systems at equilibrium; analysis of structures, beams and cables, friction, virtual work, fluid statics, shear and moment diagrams. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHYS180, MATH182 --- # CEE250 — Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Sustainability concepts applied to transportation, structural materials, construction, and water and wastewater systems. Air pollution, waste minimization, sustainable water resources, and green construction. Alternative energy sources and contemporary issues that impact sustainability as it relates to safety, durability, economics, environmental, societal and health impacts. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM121, MATH181 --- # CLS130B — Laboratory Procedures for Medical Office Assistants 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson Offering Note: at both Charleston and Henderson campuses during fall. Description This course introduces theory and fundamentals of laboratory procedures for personnel working in a physician’s office, including clinical significance of laboratory results. Student Learning --- # CLS131B — Applied Laboratory Procedures for Medical Office Assistants 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson Offering Note: at both Charleston and Henderson campuses during fall. Description Practical application of laboratory procedures for personnel working in a physician’s office. Student Learning --- # CLS151 — Phlebotomy 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: online in Fall and Spring while at Charleston in Fall, Spring, and Summer. Description Study of blood collection methods, with emphasis on patient preparation and identification, sample collection, and selected diagnostic tests performed in the clinical laboratory. Student Learning --- # CLS152 — Applied Phlebotomy 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, Mesquite Center Offering Note: at Charleston in Fall and Summer. at Henderson in Spring. at Mesquite Center in Fall. Description Supervised practice of blood collection methods routinely used to collect patient samples for diagnostic testing. Student Learning --- # CLS153 — Phlebotomy Clinical Practicum 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Off-campus Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description A clinical rotation in blood collection and specimen processing techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS151, CLS152 --- # CLS155 — Phlebotomy for National Healthcareer Association Certification 6 credits · 6 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Henderson, Online Offering Note: Lectures are online with clinicals and labs in-person at Henderson. Description The study and performance of blood collection methods, with emphasis on universal precautions; patient safety, preparation, and identification; sample collection; and select diagnostic tests performed in the medical laboratory. Other topics include non-blood specimens, quality assurance, and point-of-care testing. Student Learning --- # CLS161 — Urinalysis and Body Fluids 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Theory and practical application of the analysis of urine and other body fluids. Student Learning --- # CLS162 — Applied Urinalysis and Body Fluids 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Analysis of urine and other body fluids with emphasis on chemical, macroscopic, and microscopic methodologies. Student Learning --- # CLS241 — Clinical Chemistry I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course covers basic principles of methodology in clinical chemistry: physiologic biochemistry, specimen collection, differentiation of normal and abnormal test results, special precautions and troubleshooting of test procedures, validation of reliability and correlation with other laboratory tests. Student Learning --- # CLS242 — Applied Clinical Chemistry I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A course in the analysis of chemical constituents using manual, semi-automated and automated clinical laboratory instrumentation. Includes correlation of patient data with normal and pathologic physiology, analysis and evaluation of quality control, specimen collection and processing, and laboratory safety. Student Learning --- # CLS251 — Immunology/Immunohematology I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An overview of the immune response with emphasis on serological principles used in the laboratory diagnosis of disease processes. Identification of blood group antigens and antibodies and their clinical significance in transfusion therapy. Student Learning --- # CLS252 — Applied Immunology/Immunohematology I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The following serological and immunohematological laboratory procedures are covered: grouping, typing, compatibility testing, pregnancy testing, titers, cold agglutinins, and quality control. Student Learning --- # CLS261 — Clinical Microbiology for Dental Professionals 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to clinical microbiology with emphasis on microbial diseases of dental origin and diseases with secondary oral manifestations. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH102 --- # CLS262 — Applied Clinical Microbiology for Dental Professionals 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A laboratory course emphasizing isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria, through the use of conventional and commercial methods, microscopic techniques, and serological tests. Specimen collection and processing of microbiological samples will also be addressed. Student Learning --- # CLS265 — Laboratory Operations I 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to clinical laboratory sciences including laboratory safety, professional ethics, fundamental laboratory calculations, quality assessment, laboratory information systems, and correlation of laboratory data in patient care. Student Learning --- # CLS271 — Clinical Microbiology I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The study of microorganisms of medical importance to man. Includes characteristics, medical significance and identification of bacteria, mycobacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. Student Learning --- # CLS272 — Applied Clinical Microbiology I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Henderson Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Specimen collection and processing. Isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria, through the use of conventional and commercial methods, microscopic techniques and serological tests. Student Learning --- # CLS291 — Hematology I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Development, identification and function of cellular and humoral elements in whole blood. Principles of laboratory assays used in determining the existence and diagnosis of hematologic disorders. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM111 --- # CLS292 — Applied Hematology I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Slide preparation and staining; manual and automated assays of whole blood components; cell identification; coagulation tests and special hematology procedures. Student Learning --- # CLS294 — Clinical Practicum I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters ummer Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A clinical rotation in clinical microbiology. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS272 --- # CLS295 — Clinical Practicum II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters ummer Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A clinical rotation in chemistry, urinalysis, and body fluids. Clinical experience may include up to 100% clinical simulation. Student Learning --- # CLS296 — Clinical Practicum III 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters ummer Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A clinical rotation in hematology, coagulation, immunology, and immunohematology. Clinical experience may include up to 100% clinical simulation. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS252, CLS292 --- # CLS361 — Urinalysis and Body Fluids II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced studies in body fluid analysis for the clinical laboratory. Emphasis on the compilation of analytical results; evaluation of data for clinical application; and assessment of quality assurance systems for the analysis of urine and other body fluids. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS161, CLS162 --- # CLS365 — Laboratory Operations II 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: at Charleston in Fall, online in the Spring. Description Theory and practice of fiscal/personnel management of laboratory practitioners. Assay implementation, government regulatory and accreditation policies. Applications of basic educational methods for laboratory personnel. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS265 --- # CLS446 — Clinical Chemistry II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Henderson Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced study of chemical analysis of blood, urine and other body fluids in normal and abnormal physiological conditions to include endocrinology, toxicology, and special procedures. Student Learning --- # CLS447 — Applied Clinical Chemistry II 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Henderson Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced laboratory applications in chemical analysis of blood, urine, and other body fluids in normal and abnormal physiological conditions. Analysis of specimens using manual, semi-automated and automated clinical laboratory instrumentation, including quality control and troubleshooting strategies. Student Learning --- # CLS448 — Hematology II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Henderson Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Diagnostic hematology and body fluid analysis, with advanced study of anemias, leukemias, myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic disorders, and advanced topics in hemostasis. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS292 --- # CLS449 — Applied Hematology II 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Diagnostic hematology and body fluid analysis with emphasis on laboratory testing and molecular markers used to differentiate/diagnose various hematologic malignancies and hemostasis disorders. Student Learning --- # CLS456 — Immunology/Immunohematology II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Study of advanced principles of immunology and the identification of clinically significant blood group antigens and antibodies in transfusion medicine. Student Learning --- # CLS457 — Applied Immunology/Immunohematology II 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Applied laboratory procedures in immunologic and molecular techniques used to analyze antigen-antibody reactions in the diagnosis of health or disease. Includes advanced immunohematological procedures. Student Learning --- # CLS476 — Clinical Microbiology II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced study of pathogenic microorganisms. Emphasis on fungal, parasitic, viral, mycobacterial diseases as well as normal and pathogenic bacteria from specific body sites. Student Learning --- # CLS477 — Applied Clinical Microbiology II 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced practical applications used in recovery, isolation and identification of pathogenic microorganisms. Includes fungi, parasites, mycobacteria, viruses and miscellaneous bacteria. Student Learning --- # CLS478 — Research Methods 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Study of basic research concepts and principles aimed at equipping students with skills and tools for systematic investigation in health sciences and writing of research proposals. Student Learning Prerequisites: ECON261, CLS477 --- # CLS486 — CLS Clinical Chemistry Review 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive review of clinical chemistry for Clinical Laboratory Science. Student Learning --- # CLS487 — CLS Hematology Review 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive review of Hematology for Clinical Laboratory Science. Student Learning --- # CLS488 — CLS Immunology/Immunohematology Review 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive review of Immunology and Immunohematology for Clinical Laboratory Science. Student Learning --- # CLS489 — CLS Clinical Microbiology Review 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive review of Clinical Microbiology for Clinical Laboratory Science. Student Learning --- # CLS490 — CLS General Laboratory & Urinalysis Review 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive review of laboratory operations and Urinalysis for Clinical Laboratory Science. Student Learning --- # CLS491 — Clinical Practicum - Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Off-campus Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description Clinical rotation in Clinical Chemistry. Designed to gain applied experiences and develop entry-level competencies as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Clinical experience may include up to 100% clinical simulation. Student Learning --- # CLS493 — Clinical Practicum - Immunology/Immunohematology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Off-campus Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description Clinical rotation in Immunology/Immunohematology. Designed to gain applied experiences and develop entry-level competencies as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Clinical experience may include up to 100% clinical simulation. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS457 --- # CLS495 — Clinical Practicum - Microbiology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Off-campus Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description Clinical rotation in Microbiology. Designed to gain applied experiences and develop entry-level competencies as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS477 --- # CLS497 — Clinical Practicum - Hematology 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Off-campus Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description Clinical rotation in Hematology. Designed to gain applied experiences and develop entry-level competencies as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Student Learning Prerequisites: CLS449 --- # COM101 — Public Speaking 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Theory and practice in extemporaneous speaking and other prepared speaking experiences. Student Learning --- # COM101H — Oral Communication - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and practice in spoken communication and other speaking experiences. Honors addresses a greater body of research and focuses on a required theme. Honors-level courses can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learning --- # COM102 — Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and practice in effective interpersonal communication with written and real world applications. Topics may include perception, using verbal and nonverbal symbols, listening, self-disclosure, interpersonal conflict, developing and maintaining relationships. Student Learning --- # COM104 — Critical Thinking in Public Argument 3 credits · 3 hours Description A critical exploration of public argument. Students will learn to construct strong arguments, the analytic skills to dissect and evaluate others’ arguments, and the speaking and writing skills necessary for effective advocacy. Emphasizes analyzing evidence and reasoning, informed citizenship, critical consumption of “information,” and effective, responsible, and ethical public advocacy. Student Learning --- # COM115 — Applied Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description Emphasis placed on improving oral and written communication skills in the workplace, including organizational networks, interviewing, presentations, listening and groups. Culture and personality are analyzed. Student Learning --- # COM116 — Critical Reasoning in Daily Life 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and practice of critical reasoning applied to a variety of everyday communication forms, including arguments, narratives, advertisements, visual media, protests, performances, and public space. Student Learning --- # COM133 — Culture and Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: ANTH 133 Description Introduction to theory, analysis and practice in understanding culture and its impact on communication. Emphasis on the use of cultural awareness and multicultural sensitivity to improve oral and written communication skills. Student Learning --- # COM180 — Cinema as Art and Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of cinema in its diverse forms. Historical and stylistic influences on the aesthetic values and implications of cinema. The course focuses on writing about film from various perspectives. Research of peer reviewed journal articles is a focus. Illustrated by screen examples. Student Learning --- # COM196 — Internship 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description A supervised workshop experience in a local television studio, radio station, newspaper, advertising agency, public relations firm or any other organization relating to communication. Student Learning --- # COM203 — Advanced Public Speaking 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and practice in extemporaneous speaking and other prepared speaking experiences. Emphasis on advanced delivery and research skills for public speaking. Student Learning --- # COM211 — Survey of Rhetorical Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of historical development of various rhetorical canons, concepts, and perspectives beginning with ancient Greek and Roman rhetoric and concluding with contemporary discourse and rhetorical theory. Student Learning Prerequisites: COM101 --- # COM212 — Introduction to Communication Research 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic approaches to research in speech communication. Introduction to historical, analytical, critical, and empirical methods of investigation. Student Learning --- # COM215 — Introduction to Group Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and practice in small group communication. Emphasis placed on discussion, problem solving, group roles, conflict management, and leadership. Student Learning --- # COM216 — Survey of Communication Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey and analysis of the concepts, principles, and values of human communication grounded in communication theory and practice. Student Learning --- # COM217 — Argumentation and Debate 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and practice in oral argumentative discourse. Emphasis placed on developing reasoning skills, critical thinking, preparing and presenting oral arguments within discussions and debates. Student Learning Prerequisites: COM101 --- # COM288 — Careers in Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to introduce Communication majors to the job search process in the field of Communication. Emphasis is placed on personality assessment, interviewing skills, and drafting job search documents. Student Learning --- # COM299 — Special Topics in Communication 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Investigates a special topic and/or area of interest within the field of Communication Studies. Student Learning --- # COM340 — Cross Cultural Communication in Health Care 3 credits · 3 hours Description Emphasis on multicultural differences within the health care systems. Focus on recognition of various cultural beliefs and attitudes in professional communication. Overview of cross-cultural theoretical perspectives. Student Learning --- # CHS230 — Introduction to Environmental Health 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces students to the basic tenets of environmental health. These include concepts of environmental influences on health and disease, emerging environmental issues’ impacts on human health, and environmental risk factors and exposure. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL101, CHEM103, ENV101 --- # CADD100 — Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting 3 credits · 3 hours Description Student will be introduced to the basic operation of a CADD workstation using AutoCAD software in a Microsoft Windows environment to produce two dimensional drawings. Students that register for this class should have a strong knowledge of computer file management and a concept of drafting Student Learning --- # CADD105 — Intermediate Computer Aided Drafting 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces students to the intermediate features of a CADD workstation using industry standards. Students will utilize CADD to produce two- and three-dimensional drawings in preparation for the construction and manufacturing industry. Students will be exposed to Architecture and Engineering career standards. Student Learning --- # CADD140 — Technical Drafting I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will introduce students to Print Reading for Manufacturing situations in compliance to industrial standards. Student Learning --- # CADD141B — Technical Drafting II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces the student to 3D modeling, additive manufacturing and uses technical drafting to produce manufacture drawings for conceptual designs. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD140 --- # CADD142 — Technical Drafting III 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is a Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) fundamentals course. Emphasis will be placed on technical drafting techniques creating and editing 2D/3D geometry, place GD&T annotation on drawings. Multiple techniques will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD140 --- # CADD200 — Advanced CADD 3 credits · 3 hours -4 Description This course is an introduction to 3D solid modeling using applications, equipment and CAD software. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD100 --- # CADD210 — CADD Project 3 credits · 3 hours Description Develop project(s) and prepare students for office conditions and requirements, such as milestones, create drawings to industry standards, working with other students, as they would with future colleagues by learning Soft skills. Recommended: Print Reading, Instructor approval, and/or 200 hours of CADD experience. Student Learning --- # CADD245 — Solid Modeling and Parametric Design 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides instruction in solid modeling using SolidWorks software to create solid model parts, assemblies, and working drawings. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD140 --- # CADD246B — Solid Modeling and Parametric Design II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide advance training and instruction by using parametric solid modeling software to create solid model parts, assemblies, and working drawings. This course will prepare students for the SolidWorks certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD245 --- # CADD250 — CAD Systems Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Office management of Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) personnel within an office environment including hardware and software selections, back-up procedures, and office standards, policies, and security. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD105, COM115 --- # CADD299B — CADD Capstone 3 credits · 3 hours Description This capstone course will assess the student’s rate of progress in the CADD Technology program to include: 2D drafting with CAD, 3D solid modeling, 3D printing, and setting drafting standards. Student Learning --- # CADD421 — Advanced CAD for Land Surveyors 3 credits · 3 hours Description The use of computer-aided drafting (CAD) software to create survey plats and topographic maps. Instruction will focus on learning COGO tools, the Command Prompt, and software to compute traverses. Students will also use deed data to create a deed file, perform deed correlation with field data, create and edit lots and areas, generate lots and setbacks, generate 2D and 3D geometry, and utilize various critical coordinate file utilities. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD105 --- # CPE100 — Digital Logic Design I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Logic gates. Simplification of Boolean functions. Design and testing of combinational and sequential circuits including code converters, multiplexers, adders, and synchronous counters. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127, MATH128, MATH181 --- # CPE100L — Digital Logic Design I Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Description This laboratory course covers the following experiments: a) Basic logic gates, Boolean algebra and logic simplifications; b) combinational logic circuits and their applications, flip-flops and related devices; c) MSI circuits including multiplexers, decoders; d) binary adders, and asynchronous and synchronous counters. Please note: The Student Learning Prerequisites: CPE100 --- # CPE200 — Digital Logic Design II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Design of sequential circuits, finite state machines (FSMs), and arithmetic circuits. Timing analysis. Use of programmable logic devices (PLDs) and hardware description languages (HDLs). Assembly language. Please note - Must be taken concurrently with CPE 200L. Student Learning Prerequisites: CPE100 --- # CPE200L — Digital Logic Design II Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Description This laboratory course covers design and testing of combinational and sequential logic circuits. Includes synchronous and asynchronous circuits, races, cycles, and hazards, timing considerations; design programmable logic devices (PLD), Design and simulation of a simple arithmetic logic unit; assembly language simulation. Student Learning --- # COT101B — Computer Keyboarding I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Mastery of computer alpha-numeric keyboard and introduction of 10-key pad. Not for students who have previously had typing. Student Learning --- # COT102 — Computer Keyboarding II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Formatting of letters, memos, and other office documents. Introduction to word processing. Students should be able to type 25 wpm. Student Learning --- # COT127B — Microsoft Office for Offices 3 credits · 3 hours Description Includes the beginning features of Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, the main programs in Microsoft Office. Emphasis on crediting and editing office documents. Student Learning --- # COT200 — Word Processing I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Includes creating, formatting, and revising documents using the basic features of a word processing program. Focuses on proofreading and using a reference manual for grammar, format, and style. Students should be able to type 40 wpm. Student Learning --- # COT201B — Word Processing II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Includes creating, formatting, and revising documents using the intermediate features of a word processing program. Focuses on proofreading and document preparation. Student Learning Prerequisites: COT102, COT200 --- # COT209B — Tablet Computer, Voice and Handwriting II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers more about Tablet computers and their capabilities, techniques, and shortcuts. Improve voice and handwriting recognition skills to create and edit documents and emails and perform Internet tasks. Use other current programs for note taking and reminders. Student Learning --- # COT213B — Business Professionalism 1 credits · 1 hours Description A capstone course that includes creating and editing text by using a computer keyboard, voice recognition, or handwriting recognition in a word processing program. Review and edit document content using critical thinking skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: BUS106, COT102, COT127B, COT200, COT201B --- # CS135 — Computer Science I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is intended for students in computer science or engineering majors. It covers: a) Program development in a complex operating environment; b) Problem-solving methods and algorithm development in a high-level programming language; c) Program design, coding, debugging, and documentation using techniques of a good programming style. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127, MATH128, MATH181 --- # CS138 — Programming for Data Science in Python I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Problem-solving methods and algorithm development in the Python programming language. Program design, coding, debugging, and documentation using techniques of good programming style. Program development in a powerful operating environment. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH126, MATH126E, MATH127, MATH128, CIT129 --- # CS140 — Computing Languages 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Explore a programming language at an introductory level. Topics will include the language’s data types, input, output, operators, decisions and looping statements, functions and other topics specific to the language. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CS202 — Computer Science II 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all and Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is the continuation of CS 135 . It covers: a) Data structures and algorithms for manipulating linked lists; b) String and file processing; c) Recursion. Software engineering, structured programming and testing, especially larger programs are also covered in this course. Student Learning Prerequisites: CS135, CIT133 --- # CS218 — Systems Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Description Algorithms from systems programming including conversion, buffering, device drivers, assemblers, and loaders. Use of system services, macros, and linkage conventions. Exercises programmed in assembly language. Student Learning Prerequisites: CS202 --- # CS238 — Programming for Data Science in Python II 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: CIT 248 Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Data structures and algorithms for manipulating linked lists. String and file processing. Recursion, Software engineering, structured programming and testing, especially larger programs. Student Learning Prerequisites: CS138, CIT148 --- # CIT105 — Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Basic concepts and applications of artificial intelligence (AI), including AI project cycles. Focus on issues surrounding AI including ethics, bias, culture, regulations, and professional expectations. Student Learning --- # CIT112 — Network+ 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information is available. Description Course teaches knowledge and skills required to troubleshoot, configure, and manage common network wireless and wired devices. Major topics include establishing basic network design and connectivity, understanding and maintaining network documentation, identifying network limitations and weaknesses, and implementing network security, standards, and protocols. Also included is understanding the purpose of network services, basic data cente… --- # CIT114 — IT Essentials 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information is available. Description Course teaches knowledge and skills required to assemble and maintain computer equipment and peripheral devices. Major topics include assembling components, installing software, introductory networking concepts, troubleshooting and repair, customer support, cloud computing and virtualization. Assists student preparation for CompTIA A+ certification exams. Student Learning --- # CIT118B — Network Security Management 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students will learn about network and information security management topics, including Information Security Common Body of Knowledge (ISCBK), threat techniques, and protective techniques through a technical approach. Risk analysis, contingency planning, categories of security devices, password techniques, encryption, network protocol, and intercept devices are emphasized as part of the appropriate ISCBK domain. Student Learning --- # CIT119B — Business Data Networks 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This is an introductory course that looks at various types of data networks used in many organizations. The students will learn about LANs, WANs, OSI and TCP/IP models, IP addressing, dial-up devices, security, network applications, and network management. Student Learning --- # CIT126 — Cloud Computing Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: Charleston campus is fall only. North Las Vegas is spring only. Description This course introduces the fundamentals of cloud computing models, cloud infrastructure, and key considerations in migrating services to the cloud. Students will learn the core services, security, architecture, pricing, and support by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Students will review current industry trends in cloud computing including hybrid, multi-cloud and private cloud. Additionally, students will study cloud careers… --- # CIT129 — Introduction to Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: IS 115 Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course introduces the student to problem-solving and algorithm development using a modern programming language. Students should have basic computer skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET111, MATH116, MATH122, MATH123 --- # CIT130 — Beginning Java 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the Java programming language. Covers the language’s control structures, Object Oriented Concepts, simple graphical displays, file input/output, and error handling. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT131 — Beginning C Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the C programming language. Topics will include C data types, input, output, operators, decision and looping statements, functions, and the C library. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT132 — Beginning Visual Basic 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the Visual Basic.NET programming language. Topics will include problem solving, Visual Basic.NET Objects, control structures, input, output, events, methods, functions, and display of data. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT133 — Beginning C++ 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the C++ programming language. Topics will include C++ data types, input, output, operators, decision and looping statements, functions and classes. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT134 — Beginning C# Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the C# programming language. Use of the C# programming language for solving problems. Covers C#’s control structures, Object Oriented Concepts, simple graphical displays, file input/output, and error handling. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT144 — Introduction to Data Analytics 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to data analysis that uses technologies and applications to analyze and clean data; to classify, visualize, and summarize sets of sample data; and to recognize when sample data reflects population characteristics. Utilizes dashboards, programming languages, and integrated development environments (IDEs). Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT148 — Beginning Python Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information is available. Description An introduction to the Python programming language. Topics include Python data types, input, output, operators, decision and looping statements, functions, lists, exceptions, and files. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT151 — Beginning Web Development 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the creation and styling of websites using HTML and CSS. Websites will include text, graphics, and multimedia. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS100B, IS101 --- # CIT152 — Web Script Language Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to client-side scripting to control the appearance and capabilities of webpages. JavaScript will be used to improve navigation of web sites, to validate data submitted in through forms, to add functionality to web pages, and to improve the user experience. A discussion of libraries, such as JQuery, will be included. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129, CIT151 --- # CIT160 — Introduction to Computer Security 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Principles and practices of protecting valuable data from loss, corruption and compromise. Emphasis on the needs of home computer users and small businesses. Topics include data backup, risk assessment, network and internet security and e-commerce. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS100B, IS101 --- # CIT164 — Introduction to Machine Learning 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to machine learning concepts and Python applications, including data acquisition, supervised and unsupervised learning, and data modeling. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT105, CS138, CIT144 --- # CIT173 — Introduction to Linux 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: Course is in-person in fall and spring at Charleston and North Las Vegas. Course is online in summer. Description An introduction to the Linux Operating System. Topics include Linux origins, file system, user commands and utilities, graphical user interfaces, editors, manual pages and shells. Students are expected to have basic computer literacy prior to enrolling in this course. Student Learning --- # CIT174 — Linux System Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: Course is in-person at Charleston in spring, and online in both fall and spring. Description This course covers a variety of topics: installing and configuring a Linux Server, managing users and groups, securing the system and much more. Students should complete CIT 173 - Introduction to Linux or have a knowledge of Linux fundamentals before attending this course. Student Learning --- # CIT176 — Linux Shell Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the Linux shell, shell scripts, shell programming, and utilities. Topics will include the Linux Bash, Korn, and C shells; regular expressions; and grep, sed, and awk utilities. Students will learn to automate system administration tasks with shell scripts, programs, and Linux utilities. Student Learning --- # CIT180 — Database Concepts and SQL 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Basic principles of data modeling and relational database design. Hands-on learning of Structured Query Language (SQL). Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT181 — Introduction to Oracle 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The fundamentals of the Oracle software system. It will include hands-on experience with Oracle’s implementation of SQL, its procedural extension of SQL (PL/SQL), and its development tools, such as SQL*Plus and Oracle Application Express. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT180 --- # CIT183 — Database Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to the primary responsibilities of a database administrator. Learn to install a DBMS, such as SQL Server or Oracle; to manage database objects to monitor performance; to manage data storage; to oversee database security and user access; to ensure database connectivity; and to plan for backup and recovery. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT180 --- # CIT184 — Oracle PL/SQL Programming I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The basics of writing Oracle PL/SQL program units. PL/SQL primitive data types, control structures, cursors, procedures, functions, packages, and triggers will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT180 --- # CIT201B — Word Certification Preparation 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive coverage of basic and advanced features of Microsoft Word including, but not limited to, the set of skills on the Microsoft’s certification exams for Word. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS100B, IS101 --- # CIT202B — Excel Certification Preparation 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive coverage of basic and advanced features of Microsoft spreadsheet software including, but not limited to, the set of skills on Microsoft’s certification exams for Excel. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS100B, IS101 --- # CIT203B — Access Certification Preparation 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Comprehensive coverage of basic and advanced features of database management software including, but not limited to, the set of skills on Microsoft’s certification exams for Access. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # CIT211 — Microsoft Operating Systems Management 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Summer Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: Course is in-person at North Las Vegas in the fall. Description In this course students will learn how to install, configure, and support Windows operating systems in an enterprise environment. Coverage includes managing local and cloud-based file storage and backup features. Students will learn how to secure the operating system enabling data protection on a device. Student Learning --- # CIT213 — Microsoft 365 Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Prepares students to implement, manage, and monitor components of Microsoft 365 including Tenants, identity, access, security and compliance. Coverage includes proactively securing Microsoft 365 and managing compliance with organizational policies and external regulations. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT211 --- # CIT214 — Microsoft Azure Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course prepares students to manage Azure identities and governance; implement and manage storage; deploy and manage Azure compute resources; configure and manage virtual networking; and monitor and backup Azure resources. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT112, CIT211 --- # CIT215 — Microsoft Networking V 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This fifth Microsoft Networking course prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed to implement security controls, maintain an organization’s security posture, and identify and remediate security vulnerabilities. This course includes security for identity and access, platform protection, data and applications, and security operations. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT213, CIT214 --- # CIT216 — Server+ 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An intense class to prepare mid- to upper-level technicians, responsible for server hardware functionality, to take the CompTIA Server+ certification exam. The Server+ certification credential validates advanced-level technical competency of server issues and technology, including installation, configuration, upgrading, maintenance, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. Students will learn how to install, configure, diagnose, and troubleshoot server hard… Prerequisites: CIT112 --- # CIT217 — Security+ 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: Online only in the fall. Description Prepares professionals with at least two years of security experience and who possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP to take the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. Topics include communications security, infrastructure security, basics of cryptography, and operational/organizational security. Recommended: CIT 112 or CSEC 112. Student Learning --- # CIT218 — Microsoft Special Topics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: only online based on specific student needs. Description Special topics on computers and networking equipment, OS, and administration will be covered. This course is designed specifically for students pursuing MCITP or MCTS certifications or for those desiring additional learning after achieving a Microsoft Advanced Certification. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT112 --- # CIT223 — Natural Language Processing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamental concepts in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and text processing. Focus on knowledge and skills necessary to create a language recognition application. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT164 --- # CIT224 — Artificial Intelligence for Computer Vision 3 credits · 3 hours Description Understand and apply the basic techniques to process images using OpenCV and Python libraries. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT164 --- # CIT227 — AI for Business Solutions 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to support business solutions. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT223, CIT224 --- # CIT228 — Artificial Intelligence Capstone Project 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focus on how a social issue is explored, brought through the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Project cycle, and delivered as a solution using the different domains of AI, including computer vision and natural language processing. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT223, CIT224 --- # CIT230 — Advanced Java 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An advanced course in the Java programming language. Provides specific examples of applications for which Java is designed. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT130 --- # CIT231 — Advanced C Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An advanced course in the C programming language. Topics will target problem solving using advanced methods in C including structures, arrays, pointers, sequential and direct access files in the C language. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT131 --- # CIT232 — Advanced Visual Basic 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of CIT 132 - Beginning Visual Basic . Advanced program structures in Visual Basic.NET. Topics will include accessing external data and development of classes and other applications for which Visual Basic.NET is designed. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT132 --- # CIT233 — Advanced C++ 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced data structures and program structures in C++ language. Larger programs and special examples illustrating applications C++ was designed for. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT133, CS135 --- # CIT234 — Advanced C# Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An advanced course in the C# programming language. Topics will include more advanced features of the language including dynamic data structures, reusable data structures, and use of existing collections. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT134 --- # CIT238 — Introduction to Smartphone Application Development 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to smartphone application development. Students develop applications that function on smartphones using a software development kit and an object-oriented language appropriate to the target smartphone. Students use simulation programs to test their applications. This course may be repeated once with different topics. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT130 --- # CIT248 — Advanced Python Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is the continuation of CIT 148 - Beginning Python Programming . It focuses on Python as an object-oriented language and introduces Python collections, modules and packages. Techniques for accessing data in relational databases and testing methodologies will be included as part of development of larger programs. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT148 --- # CIT251 — Advanced Web Development 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Expands student knowledge of modern web technologies used to create engaging and versatile webpages. Emphasizes advanced concepts and practices in responsive web design. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT151 --- # CIT252 — Web Database Development 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Design, develop and implement interactive, data-driven websites that integrate HTML/CSS, a scripting language and a database. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT151, CIT180 --- # CIT260 — Systems Analysis and Design 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An examination of systems and their elements and processes. Includes techniques used by systems analysts to determine user requirements and the translation of user requirements into design specifications. Students should have programming experience. Besides the course Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT263 --- # CIT263 — Project Management 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course introduces students to the concepts of project management and project management software. Students will practice proper project management principles defined by the Project Management Institute in the PMBOK. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS100B, IS101, ENG100, COM101 --- # CIT274 — Ethical Hacking Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Explores foundational principles of ethical hacking and penetration testing in a lab-based environment designed for individuals with no prior cybersecurity or IT experience. Instruction emphasizes reconnaissance, vulnerability identification, password cracking, and web application security using industry-standard tools. Capture-the-Flag (CTF) exercises and simulated attack scenarios are incorporated as primary methods for applying ethical hacking concepts in realistic contexts. Legal and… Prerequisites: CIT112, CIT211 --- # CIT280 — Introduction to Blockchain Concepts 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An introduction to blockchain technology, which is a type of distributed ledger technology: what blockchain is, how blockchain was developed, how blockchain works, and the primary issues, challenges, and opportunities blockchain faces. Students engage in hands-on work, such as contextualized code exercises, to lay a strong foundation for blockchain development. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124, MATH124E --- # CIT281 — Intermediate Blockchain Concepts 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Builds on the concepts introduced in CIT 280 - Introduction to Blockchain Concepts to address intermediate concepts related to blockchain, including the concepts of access, privacy, and integrity. Also provides an overview of the practical landscape for the blockchain workforce, including industry-specific applications, different types of blockchain, common project types, and limitations and opportunities that might define blockchain in the future. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT280 --- # CIT288 — AWS Cloud Architecting 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course covers the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform. Students will learn to design secure, robust and fault tolerant solutions using the AWS cloud services. Coverage includes the various design patterns to students think through the process of architecting IT solutions on the AWS cloud. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT112, CIT126 --- # CIT289 — Multi-Cloud Administration Capstone 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description In this capstone course students demonstrate their ability to effectively analyze, design, develop, and test a multi-cloud infrastructure solution. This team-based project is hands on, students will design, implement, document, and present a system that spans on premise and multiple cloud vendors. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT214, CIT288 --- # CIT290 — Internship in CIT I 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Supervised work experience within a selected computer and information technology firm or an information systems department in major corporation. Designed by company official and faculty advisor to apply knowledge to on-the-job situation. Available to students entering their last two semesters of instruction for degree. Contact department for application, screening, and required skills evaluation. Please note: Students must find their own internship. Student Learning --- # CIT291 — Internship in CIT II 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Supervised work experience within a selected computer and information technology firm or an information systems department in major corporation. Designed by company official and faculty advisor to apply knowledge to on-the-job situation. Available to students entering their last two semesters of instruction for degree. Contact department for application, screening, and required skills evaluation. Please note: Students must find their own internship. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT290 --- # CIT319 — Managing Business Data Networks 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The student examines business information processing systems, including a study of the computer’s relationship to the overall business information system and its subsystems. The course stresses the development of an overall framework for analyzing the use of information by organizations. Examples are developed to demonstrate the integrative nature of the information systems through the use of case studies and projects. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT119B, CSCO120 --- # CIT330 — Designing Virtualized Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Teaches students to install, configure, and manage vSphere, and to install a complete virtual network on VMware Workstation consisting of ESXi hosts, a domain controller, a vCenter server, and an iScsi SAN. This course will prepare for VCA-DCV and VCP-DCV certifications. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT112, CIT211 --- # CIT363 — Advanced Project and Earned Value Management 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is a study of advanced project management techniques and methodologies. Topics include: Project Scheduling, Project Estimating Performance Measurement using Earned Value and Variance Analysis. Students will use project management tools to develop, track, and present project management data for management review. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT263 --- # CIT430 — Optimizing Virtualized Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Teaches students to design and administer advanced vSphere solutions including storage, networks, data protection, and replication. Students will also learn to design and maintain DRS clusters, manage vSphere performance, and design and manage business continuity. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT330 --- # CIT431 — Open Source Virtualized Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Teaches students to install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot an open-source virtual server. Students will learn how to configure a Provisioning Services host, create and manage vDisks, configure the Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS), and Workload Balancing (WLB). Students will also create and manage Windows virtual machines and the resource pools in which they will be placed. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT330 --- # CIT454 — E-Commerce 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course provides advanced level instruction in design and implementation of E-Commerce web sites as used in today’s businesses. Topics covered will include how HTML, web scripting, and online databases are used together to create a dynamic and personalized experience for customers of web- based businesses. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT180 --- # CIT470 — Information Systems Auditing 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course covers the body of knowledge required for Information Systems Auditors. The processes, procedures, and requirements to protect, control, and assure accountability are discussed. Understanding of acquisition and development processes that meet current industry standards are presented. This course will prepare the student to take the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT263 --- # CONS100B — Fundamentals of Construction Management/Careers 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces the students to the fundamental concepts and overview of the essential elements associated with the construction profession. Topics will include construction careers and trends, project organization, risk management, ethics, and professional practice methods. Student Learning --- # CONS108B — Construction Materials and Methods I 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course provides a basic knowledge of the materials and methods used in heavy civil, commercial, and residential construction to include divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Construction Specifications Institute Master Format. Lectures, laboratories, site visits, print reading, and estimating are included in this course. Student Learning --- # CONS109 — Construction Materials and Methods II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course provides a basic knowledge of the materials and methods used in commercial, and residential construction to include divisions 7, 8, 9, 15, and 16 of the Construction Specifications Institute Master Format. Lectures, laboratories, site visits, print reading, and estimating are included in this course. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS108B --- # CONS111B — Commercial Building Codes (IBC) 4 credits · 4 hours Description A basic course designed to introduce the International Building Code, with emphasis placed on the development and proper use of the commercial building codes. Student Learning --- # CONS113B — Residential Codes (IRC) 4 credits · 4 hours Description A basic course designed to introduce the International Residential Code, with emphasis placed on the development and proper use of residential building, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical code requirements. Student Learning --- # CONS118B — Construction Contract Documents 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers various bid documents including architectural and engineering plans, shop drawings, and proposals. Common construction contracts and their implications will be explained as well as accepted procedures for resolution of construction contract disputes. Student Learning --- # CONS120B — Construction Plans and Specifications 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of the fundamental language utilized in construction drawings. Emphasis will be placed on residential and light commercial plans. Student Learning --- # CONS121B — Principles of Construction Estimating 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to construction professionals develop an understanding of construction plans, material takeoffs, estimating, and scheduling. Student Learning --- # CONS125B — Building Inspection IBC Certification Course 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This certification course will evaluate the student’s comprehension of the International Building Code by completing the International Code Council certification exam. Students will be employable in the building inspection industry after the student has passed the IBC certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS111B --- # CONS126B — Building Inspection IRC-B Certification Course 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This certification course will evaluate the student’s comprehension of the International Building Code by completing the International Code Council IRC-B certification exam. Students will be employable in the building inspection industry after the student has passed the IRC-B certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS113B --- # CONS127B — Building Inspection IRC-M Certification Course 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This certification course will evaluate the student’s comprehension of the International Residential Mechanical Code by completing the International Code Council IRC-M certification exam. Students will be employable in the building inspection industry after the student has passed the IRC-M certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS113B --- # CONS128B — Building Inspection IRC-P Certification Course 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This certification course will evaluate the student’s comprehension of the International Residential Plumbing Code by completing the International Code Council IRC-P certification exam. Students will be employable in the building inspection industry after the student has passed the IRC-P certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS113B --- # CONS129B — Building Inspection IRC-E Certification Course 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This certification course will evaluate the student’s comprehension of the International Residential Electrical Code by completing the International Code Council IRC-E certification exam. Students will be employable in the building inspection industry after the student has passed the IRC-E certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS113B --- # CONS133B — Basic Construction Skills 7 credits · 7 hours Description This course is designed for those students entering the construction industry. The main focus of this course is on construction building skills of the various building trades. Student Learning --- # CONS185B — Lean Construction 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to advance the students’ understanding of lean fundamentals and the impact it will have in the construction industry. Student Learning --- # CONS205B — Construction Site Safety 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers 30-hours of authorized training addressing the 29 CFR 1926 OSHA Construction Industry Regulation Standards and upon completion, students will receive a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Student Learning --- # CONS282B — Construction Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description Items covered in this course include construction contracts and documents, specifications, contract formation, interpretation, arbitration, professional ethics. Construction lien laws and bonds and contractor’s liabilities, rights and duties will also be discussed. Student Learning --- # CONS285B — Construction Estimating and Scheduling 4 credits · 4 hours Description Advanced construction estimating and scheduling concepts for residential and commercial projects. Emphasis will be place on current construction industry computer applications. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS121B, CONS185B, IS100B, IS101, MATH104B, MATH116, MATH122 --- # CONS295 — Work Experience I 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description Provides the unique opportunity to work within selected firms of the construction technology industry, directed by qualified professionals and supervised by the course instructor. One credit may be earned for each five hours worked per week for the entire semester and up to a maximum of 4 credits per semester. Student Learning --- # CONS299B — Construction Capstone Course 3 credits · 3 hours Description This capstone course will assess the student’s comprehension of the Construction Management program to include: construction estimating, law, management materials, plan review, and sustainable construction. Student Learning Prerequisites: COM115, ENG102 --- # CEM100 — Fundamentals of Construction Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of construction industry roles, responsibilities, and risks from perspectives of owners, construction, designers, financial institutions, and government agencies. Study of construction process techniques and applications. Student Learning --- # CEM250 — Construction Materials and Methods 4 credits · 4 hours Description Construction materials and components; materials specifications, descriptions, and usage; construction techniques, and optimal economic selection. Sustainable construction aspects considered. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHYS151, PHYS180, PHYS180L --- # CAPS123 — Career Development 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description A beginning course in life and career planning. to assist participants to make informed occupational choices. Explore abilities, interests, values, aptitudes and occupational needs to assist in life planning. Student Learning --- # CAPS125B — Job Search Techniques 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description This course will present techniques for use in the job-hunting process. Résumé writing, research strategies, skills identification plus practice interview techniques will be utilized. Student Learning --- # CAPS126B — Parenting Skills 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description This course meets the need of CSN students who are single parents, blended families and many times for local and federal requirements in divorce mediation. Student Learning --- # CAPS127 — College Success for Hispanic Leaders 2 credits · 2 hours Description The goal of this course is to close the gap between the college completion rates of Hispanics compared to non-Hispanics. Problems unique to Hispanic student achievement will be covered including study skills techniques, short- and long-term college planning, self-discovery and development of cross-cultural competency in leadership style. Student Learning --- # CAPS128 — Foundations of Success for International Students 1 credits · 1 hours Description Foundations of Success for International Students is designed to assist students with F-1 visas to overcome the difficulties often experienced with achieving academic success in an unfamiliar environment. Particular attention will be paid to achieving academic success in an unfamiliar environment, how to understand the complex relationship between academics and regulatory issues, and techniques for successfully managing cultural adjustments issues. Student Learning --- # CAPS129B — Assertiveness Techniques 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description This class will explain the difference between passive, aggressive and assertive actions and the student to gain self-esteem and confidence when communicating with others. Student Learning --- # CAPS130 — Stress Management Techniques 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Surveys personal lifestyles to identify areas of handling stress and tension that occurs in daily life. Techniques will be taught that will to cope with anxiety producing situations. Student Learning --- # CPD116 — Substance Abuse: Fundamental Facts and Insights 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of how involvement with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs can affect health, personal and social development. Related social, philosophical, cultural, prevention and treatment issues. Student Learning --- # CPD117 — Introduction to Counseling 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an overview of the history, trends, and contextual issues related to the ing professions. Topics of discussion include scope/practice of ing, confidentiality, ethics, community resources, and the professions that provide mental health services. Through experiential exercises and recording, students will also develop an understanding of basic ing skills. Student Learning --- # CPD217 — Advanced Counseling Techniques for Substance Abuse 3 credits · 3 hours Description Comprehensive overview of counseling philosophies, concepts, theories and practical treatment approaches appropriate for the substance abuser. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101, CPD117 --- # CPD220 — Dual Diagnosis 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides working knowledge of the assessment and treatment of patients with a coexisting mental illness and substance abuse disorder. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101, CPD116 --- # CPD230 — Addiction and Trauma 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides knowledge of the interrelationship between addiction and trauma. Covers diagnostic criteria and includes experiential roleplay and practice in counseling skills. Student Learning --- # CPD254 — Bio-Psycho/Social Factors in Addiction 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theories of alcohol and other drug addictions with emphasis on the signs and symptoms of problematic use as well as methods of assessment and intervention. Student Learning Prerequisites: CPD116 --- # CPD255 — Developmental Theories and Prevention/Education Strategies 3 credits · 3 hours Description The impact of addiction on development in children and families, perinatal addiction and fetal alcohol syndrome, and current prevention and education models and services. Student Learning Prerequisites: CPD254 --- # CPD290 — Internship in Counseling 1 credits · 1 hours Description Supervised counseling work experience with selected community agencies. Up to eight semester hour credits may be earned on the basis of 100 hours of internship for one credit. Student Learning --- # CPD291 — Substance Abuse Counseling Practicum I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Substance abuse counseling work experience in a selected community agency. The student works 12 hours per week under agency supervision in the final year. If taken earlier, permission is required by CSN Addiction Program Director. Student Learning Prerequisites: CPD290 --- # CPD292 — Substance Abuse Counseling Practicum II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Further supervised substance abuse counseling work experience in a selected community agency. The student works 12 hours per week under agency supervision in the final semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: CPD290, CPD291 --- # CRJ103 — Communication Within the Criminal Justice Field 3 credits · 3 hours Description Prepares the student to be able to communicate within the criminal justice field by introducing the student to the five basic criminal justice communication skills: report writing, non-verbal communication, basic public speaking, interviewing and interrogating, and courtroom testimony. This course is only at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. Student Learning --- # CRJ104 — Introduction to Administration of Justice 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students to the American criminal justice system. This includes the development and components of the system in addition to the procedures that ensure due process. This course is the foundation of the formal study of criminal justice. Student Learning --- # CRJ106 — Introduction to Corrections 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course familiarizes students with the corrections profession. This includes the historical development, current concepts and practices, and issues that impact the management of offenders. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ107 — Introduction to Ethics in Criminal Justice 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides a study of ethical thoughts and issues facing the criminal justice professional. Topics include constitutional ethics and professional code of conduct in theory and in practice. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ109 — Critical Skills for Law Enforcement Professionals 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to provide opportunities for students to gain critical physical skills in the areas of physical training, operation of emergency vehicles, use of firearms, defensive tactics, and tactics in the arrest and control of suspects or prisoners. This course is only at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. Student Learning --- # CRJ111B — Firearms I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers the moral and ethical aspects of the use of deadly force, firearm handling, safety, marksmanship and qualification. This course is only at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. Student Learning --- # CRJ114B — Firearms II 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides advanced pistol range qualification, precision marksmanship, defensive tactics, combat shooting, and use of shotgun and rifle. This course is only at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ111B --- # CRJ120 — Community Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an understanding of the positive and negative relationships between criminal justice professionals and various members of the community. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ130 — Survey of Criminal Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to criminal law, its common law origins, basic concepts and applications in legal proceedings. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ140 — Elements of Supervision 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to strengthen personal attributes required of leaders in public safety agencies. Student Learning --- # CRJ155 — Juvenile Justice System 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the causes and extent of delinquent behavior; techniques for addressing juvenile offenders and victims; the prevention and repression of delinquency; and community resources for juvenile offenders including juvenile law, court, and correctional procedures. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ161 — Crime Scene Investigation 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide the fundamentals of modern crime scene investigation including procedures and skills in securing, searching and investigating a crime scene, behavior at the crime scene, and the collection and preservation of evidence. The student will also learn how to prepare a report for use in court proceedings. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ162 — Investigative Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide the fundamentals of documenting crime scenes, evidence, and people through photographic processes. An elementary knowledge of photography is required. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ164 — Introduction to Criminal Investigation 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on the fundamentals of criminal investigations; techniques of crime scene search and recording; collection and preservation of physical evidence; sources of information; interviews and interrogations; preliminary and follow-up investigations. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ170B — Physical Training for Law Enforcement 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides the physical training necessary for all police recruits to meet or exceed State of Nevada Peace Officer Standards and Training requirements in order to be certified as a peace officer. This course is only at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. Student Learning --- # CRJ211 — Police in America 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course familiarizes students with the role and evolution of law enforcement in the United States, including the qualifications and expectations for law enforcement. Key issues related to use of force, ethics, policy, and law are explored. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ214 — Principles of Police Patrol Techniques 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of the mission of uniform patrol functions, how to properly prepare for patrol and how to respond to calls under a variety of circumstances. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ215 — Probation and Parole 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide an overview of the probation and parole systems in the United States. The emphasis will be on the theories related to effective probation and parole policies, the procedures related to probation and parole, and the skills necessary to be an effective probation or parole officer. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ216B — Police Patrol Tactics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide a basic understanding of police patrol techniques. Various methods and procedures used including tactics for routine patrol, responding for calls for service, citizen contact, and how to handle suspects. Students will understand legal requirements. Student Learning --- # CRJ219B — Emergency Vehicle Operation and Control 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to teach police recruits methods of emergency vehicle operation and control in such areas as shuffle steering, steering motion dynamics and vehicle braking (lock-wheel, ABS, impending), pursuit driving and defensive techniques. It is only at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. Student Learning --- # CRJ221B — Criminal Procedures for Law Enforcement 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide an understanding of the laws, court decisions and legal procedures for the law enforcement officer. Students will learn the legal framework necessary for law enforcement officers to conduct their duties legally. Student Learning --- # CRJ222 — Criminal Law and Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Description The course is designed to provide you with an introduction on criminal law and procedures. The course objective is to introduce criminal law from different perspectives, to overview the reasons for punishing criminals, to describe the components of a crime, and to analyze the defenses that the accused might raise. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ225 — Criminal Evidence 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of evidence rules and procedural laws affecting criminal evidence. Overview of the appeal process with particular attention to recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ229B — Defensive Tactics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides police recruits with training in the areas of self-protection against armed persons armed with dangerous and/or deadly weapons. Recruits train in the use of holds, come alongs, restraints, and baton use on uncooperative suspects, prisoners, or the mentally ill. This course is only at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. Student Learning --- # CRJ233 — Nevada Criminal Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description To familiarize the CRJ student with Nevada Criminal Law as set forth in the Nevada Revised Statutes and as interpreted and tested in cases before the Nevada Courts. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ245 — Advanced Elements of Supervision 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores supervisory functions required for successful advancement into leadership positions in public safety agencies. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ140 --- # CRJ251 — Principles of Correctional Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Description This class provides an overview of management and operations of correctional facilities. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ270 — Introduction to Criminology 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces theories that attempt to explain criminal behavior. The role of criminological theory and its impact on public policy in the effort to reduce crime is explored. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ288 — Second Year Capstone in Criminal Justice 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides a capstone experience in the field of criminal justice and provides preparation for advanced academic experiences or professional careers in criminal justice. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ290 — Internship in Criminal Justice 3 credits · 3 hours Description Career related field experience working directly with criminal justice or social services agencies. Note: Application process must be completed one semester prior to starting the internship. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CRJ299 — Special Topics 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description This course introduces a selected major topic or issue of importance for students in law enforcement, courts, or corrections. Student Learning Prerequisites: CRJ104 --- # CUL100 — Sanitation/HACCP 2 credits · 2 hours Description Theory and practice of Culinary Sanitation. Course covers proper food handling techniques, food borne illness prevention and introduction to “Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point” method of kitchen operations. Meets standards of National Sanitation Certification. Student Learning --- # CUL110 — Basic Cookery 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to culinary fundamentals, techniques and skills of modern cookery. Class covers procedures, ingredients and cooking theories. Student Learning --- # CUL115 — Introduction to Butchery and Charcuterie 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will learn proper receiving, inspection, and fabrication of meats, poultry, fish and shellfish. Basic techniques of smoking and force meat production will also be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, FAB102 --- # CUL125 — Principles of Baking 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover baking ingredients, use of equipment, proper storage and sanitation methods. Students will learn how to produce yeast products, pastries, pies, cookies and quick breads. Student Learning --- # CUL130 — Garde Manger 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of pantry with proper techniques and procedures in egg cookery, hot and cold sandwiches, lunch and dinner salads and dressings, basic garnishes, canapés and hot and cold appetizer production. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, FAB102 --- # CUL135 — Breads of the World 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will learn measuring methods and scaling techniques, proper handling of yeast doughs, specialty doughs, different batters, and laminated doughs. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, FAB102 --- # CUL140 — Catering Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course teaches students how to plan and execute various types of catered events. The course will include planning, pricing, organization and preparation of the event. This includes planning and production of foods from assorted cuisines. Both front and back of the house operations will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, FAB102 --- # CUL175 — Cake Design 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will learn basic mixing techniques, ingredients, measuring and scaling. Instruction includes production of icings, fillings, specialty cakes, and cake decorating. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL125, FAB102 --- # CUL200 — Aromatics/Restaurant Experience 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students will learn basic history and use of herbs and spices. They will learn how to enhance foods through proper usage. This class includes participation in actual restaurant operations. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, FAB102 --- # CUL215 — Plated Desserts 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to hot, cold, and frozen desserts. Students will learn how to make ice creams, sorbets, and parfaits. This course will cover chocolate decorations and the creation of plate presentations using fresh fruits and dessert sauces. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL125, FAB102 --- # CUL220 — International Cuisine 4 credits · 4 hours Description Study of international foods with an emphasis on authentic ingredients and their proper usage. Participation in restaurant operations is included in this class. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, CUL200, FAB102 --- # CUL225 — Advanced Baking 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover advanced and specialty breads, brioche and coffee cakes. Students will also learn how to make puff dough pastries, quiches, custards, and ice cream and sorbets. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL125, FAB102 --- # CUL230 — Pastry Arts 3 credits · 3 hours Description Course study will include European Pastries. Emphasis will be placed on ingredients, techniques, measuring, sealing, assembly and storage. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL125, FAB102 --- # CUL235 — Advanced Garde Manger 3 credits · 3 hours Description Preparation techniques for force meats, mousses, galantines, terrines and pates. Perform cheese, salt, tallow and ice sculpting. Discuss hot and cold food competition guidelines. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL130, FAB102 --- # CUL240 — French Cuisine 4 credits · 4 hours Description Culinary fundamentals of classical cuisines are practiced in a weekly preparation of gourmet menus in a restaurant setting. Special emphasis is placed on proper cooking techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, CUL200, FAB102 --- # CUL250 — Saucier 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic sauce concepts and technical guidelines to produce high quality sauces. Covers stocks, thickening agents, reductions, liaisons, purees, mother sauces and compound derivations. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL110, CUL200, FAB102 --- # CUL255B — Retail Bakery Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces students to the application of baking and pastry arts production techniques in a wholesale and/or retail setting. The student is introduced to the theory regarding proper techniques for marketing and merchandising baked goods. Cost control for bakeries as well as recipe standardization and conversion, production planning, purchasing, costing and price for profit will be looked at. It will also feature the theory and practice of pastry buffet planning including themes and presentations. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL125, FAB102 --- # CUL260 — Introduction to Chocolate 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the use of tempered chocolate for dipping, molding, and decorating. Students will learn to develop creative skills using chocolate. This course also covers techniques in piping, modeling, cutouts, and curls. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB102, CUL125 --- # CUL265 — Introduction to Sugar Arts 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the fundamentals of the art of pulled sugar including product identification, proper production techniques, and proper usage. Students will learn to create pulled sugar pieces, blown sugar pieces, and poured pieces. They will also learn to use them in the design and production of centerpieces. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL125, FAB102 --- # CUL270 — Ice Carving 1 credits · 1 hours Description A basic class devoted to developing the skills necessary to plan and produce functional and decorative Ice Sculptures. The class covers the safe use of hand and power tools as well as methods and procedures for transport and display. Student Learning --- # CUL275 — Advanced Cake Design 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers advanced techniques in cake decorating. Students will learn how to make advanced icings such as fondant and royal icing, and how to assemble and decorate advanced specialty and wedding cakes. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL175 --- # CUL280B — Principles of Quantity Baking 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will emphasize fundamental baking and pastry production techniques used in wholesale and/or retail bakeries. The student will participate in the production of scratch baking and commercial product usage. Group practice skills in team building and communication will be covered. American and European style pastry products will be featured. Baker’s percentages and conversion will be emphasized. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL125, FAB102 --- # CUL285B — Advanced Chocolate 3 credits · 3 hours Description The various methods for tempering and the different types of chocolate will be reviewed. Students will learn advanced molding, shaping and texturing techniques. Creating an advanced showpiece will also be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL260, FAB102 --- # CUL290 — Culinary Competition 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers both category A and B for food shows based on the American Culinary Federation guidelines. Student may choose either category for the practical hands-on. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB102 --- # CUL295 — Work Experience in Culinary Arts 1 credits · 1 hours Description In addition to academic requirements, the accreditation commissions for the Department of Hospitality Management require students to work for at least 200 hours in a verified program/degree related position prior to graduation. The work experience will be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively as determined the program director and faculty. Student Learning --- # CUL320 — Technology Applications in the Hospitality Industry 3 credits · 3 hours Description An exploration of hospitality management information systems, computer software applications and their impact on the hospitality industry. Provides familiarization with culinary management systems and software programs used in various components of the culinary industry. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB160, FAB210 --- # CUL330 — Advanced Garde Manager 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course extends students’ knowledge of basic cold food preparation. Using traditional and modern techniques, students will prepare a variety of charcuterie items, including terrines, savory mousses, and pâtés. Different approaches to creating and styling a buffet are discussed including buffet table layouts, buffet platter concepts, showpieces, ice sculpting procedures and techniques and food show competitions. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL130, CUL240, CUL250 --- # CUL340 — Butchery and Charcuterie 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is a study of proteins available to the modern chef. Lab work includes the breakdown of animal carcasses, salting, curing, smoking techniques and forcemeat production. Special attention will be paid to proper sanitation procedures. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL240, CUL250 --- # CUL350 — Menu Development and Profitability 3 credits · 3 hours Description Whether you manage and/or own a restaurant, operate a catering business, or run a food truck, there are certain fundamental management skills that apply to all food-service operations. The ability to write well-balanced menus that meet the needs of your customers and are operationally functional and profitable is paramount to success. This course will highlight the basic principles of developing enticing menus that comply with truth-in-menus guidelines, as well as incorporating current research on consumer behavior relative to menu layout, design, and sales that maximize profit. A… --- # CUL360 — Quantity Food Production/HACCP Training 3 credits · 3 hours Description An overview of the food preparation and serving techniques used by the casual dining, on-site catering, commercial, and retail segments. This course emphasizes high-volume food production, station setup, timing, service, and menu concept development and execution. Basic cooking and serving competencies are reinforced and new skills specific to high-production preparation and serving are taught. Course will include the development of HACCP plans appropriate to quantity production. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL200, CUL220, CUL240, FAB102 --- # CUL370 — Cooking for Dietary Needs 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course presents the nutritional and culinary needs for various market segments of the food industry. Populations include children, teens, the aging, vegetarians, vegans and those with allergies and health concerns. Through lecture and labs, students learn strategies and techniques to address life cycle and dietary concerns, without sacrificing flavor or food quality. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL200, CUL220, CUL240, FAB167, FAB230 --- # CUL400 — Modern Culinary Trends 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces students to contemporary techniques of food preparation, which will include sous vide HACCP training, and innovative textural use in food preparation. The use of science behind cooking will expand the student’s toolbox for developing new menus and recipes based on current trends, including farm to table, plant forward, and sustainability. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL360 --- # CUL410 — Food Science and Flavor Theory 4 credits · 4 hours Description Provides students with a working understanding of the basic chemical properties of the macro and micro nutrients that make up ingredients. Emphasis will be on the functional properties of ingredients in the kitchen and reactions occurring during meal preparation. Students will be introduced to the field of sensory evaluation and flavor theory. This class will explore how a chef might think about and design flavor. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL360, CUL400 --- # CUL420 — Global Flavors 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides a global perspective of culinary cultures and cuisines with a focus on flavor profiles. Through lecturers and the preparation of traditional dishes, students will explore how culture and geography influence the foods of the world. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL220 --- # CUL460 — Externship 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is a 1000-hour, work-based learning course which enables students to develop practical skills, relate theory to practice and to gain a sound base of industrial experience by working -on a paid or voluntary basis. This course seeks to develop “employ-ability skills” to assist students in progressing towards a career in the culinary arts. This work experience will be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively as determined by faculty. Student Learning Prerequisites: CUL360 --- # CSEC100 — Cloud Security Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer and Fall Description Introduces core principles of cloud security with emphasis on safeguarding data storage, managing identities and access, securing virtualization layers, and protecting cloud infrastructure. Develops foundational skills for identifying and mitigating threats in cloud environments, preparing students for entry-level roles in cloud operations and security. Student Learning --- # CSEC101 — Incident Handling & Response 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students learn to design and manage key business information security functions including incident handling, response plans, incident response teams, disaster recovery plans, and discuss business continuity plans. Reporting, response planning and budgeting are all addressed. Students prepare an incident response, disaster recovery, or business continuity plan for a real-world organization such as a business or a government body or agency. CSEC 105B taken concurrently is suggested. ENG 100 or ENG… --- # CSEC103 — IoT Security Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer and Fall Description Introduces the fundamentals of securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices and environments, following the EC-Council IoT Security Essentials framework. Examines IoT architecture, associated risks, and security controls across consumer devices, industrial systems, and smart environments. Emphasizes real-world vulnerabilities and risk mitigation strategies through hands-on labs and case studies. Key topics include embedded systems, network security, firmware analysis, device hardening, and regulatory compliance. Designed for beginners, the course prov… --- # CSEC104B — Security Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Learn to build a security roadmap that can scale today and into the future. Focus on the essential information security skills and techniques needed to protect and secure an organization’s critical information assets and business systems. Discuss prevention of an organization’s common security problems. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT112 --- # CSEC105B — Introduction to Technical Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course deals with ethical issues associated with the design, use, and propagation of technology. At virtually all stages of development and use, any technology can carry with it ethical dilemmas for both creators and users. Of interest is how such dilemmas are resolved (or complicated) according to how effectively they are communicated to stakeholders. Write reports, instructions, summaries, and e-mails; develop audience awareness skills; develop skills in document layout and… Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG107, ENG110, ENG113 --- # CSEC110 — Digital Forensics Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduces foundational concepts and practices in digital forensics, emphasizing the identification, preservation, examination, and reporting of digital evidence. Explores forensic methodologies for analyzing computers, mobile devices, and network artifacts while adhering to legal and ethical standards. Develops practical skills for evidence handling and investigative procedures applicable to cybersecurity and law enforcement contexts. Student Learning --- # CSEC112B — Introduction to Applied Windows Forensics 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all and Spring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course introduces the student to the digital forensics process that includes: Identify Digital Evidence Sources, Collect Digital Evidence, Preserve Digital Evidence, Examine Digital Evidence, and Analyze Digital Evidence Findings. This course focuses on the Windows operating system and will cover techniques specific to the Windows operating system. Course was previously as CF 117B. Student Learning Prerequisites: CSEC110, CIT114 --- # CSEC113B — Introduction to Linux Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course focuses on the Linux operating system and will cover techniques specific to Linux. This course introduces the student to the digital forensics process that includes: Identify Digital Evidence Sources, Collect Digital Evidence, Preserve Digital Evidence, Examine Digital Evidence, and Analyze Digital Evidence Findings. Student Learning Prerequisites: CSEC110, CIT173 --- # CSEC114B — Introduction to Applied Network Forensics 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Network Forensics includes identifying, collecting, preserving and examining items relevant to network activity. Focuses on artifacts relevant to networking or data-in-transit activities on a network. Learners will Complete a Digital Investigation Forensic Report to document relevant data and investigative process. Course was previously as CF 118B. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT112 --- # CSEC115B — Introduction to Applied Social Media Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course introduces the student to the digital forensics process that includes Identify Digital Evidence Sources, Collect Digital Evidence, Preserve Digital Evidence, Examine Digital Evidence, and Analyze Digital Evidence Findings. This course focuses on digital forensics process on social media and will cover techniques specific to forensic process against social media platforms. This course will cover techniques specific to social media platforms and… Prerequisites: CSEC110 --- # CSEC116B — Introduction to Mobile Device Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course provides the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to investigate data that can be found on basic cell phones, smartphones, and GPS devices. It includes a lecture on mobile device forensics topics as well as demonstration and practice in using mobile device forensic tools to extract and analyze evidentiary data. Course was previously as CF 250B. Student Learning Prerequisites: CSEC110 --- # CSEC117B — Introduction to Applied Internet Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course introduces the student to the digital forensics process that includes: Identify Digital Evidence Sources, Collect Digital Evidence, Preserve Digital Evidence, Examine Digital Evidence, and Analyze Digital Evidence Findings. This course focuses on applying the digital forensics process against internet-based sources such as websites and emails. This course covers techniques specific to internet resources. Student Learning Prerequisites: CSEC110 --- # CSEC118B — Introduction to Video & Photo Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course focuses on video recording and imaging devices and covers techniques specific to those types of devices. This course introduces the student to the digital forensics process that includes: Identify Digital Evidence Sources, Collect Digital Evidence, Preserve Digital Evidence, Examine Digital Evidence, and Analyze Digital Evidence Findings. Student Learning Prerequisites: CSEC110 --- # CSEC120 — CHFI 1: Digital Content Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer and Fall Description Serves as the first volume in a four-course series preparing students for the EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) certification. Focuses on acquisition, authentication, enhancement, and analysis of digital content, including image and video evidence. Examines techniques for investigating file metadata, analyzing compression artifacts, and applying scientific workflows to preserve evidentiary integrity while improving visibility. Topics include deepfake detection, hash-based verification, error level analysis (ELA), and validati… Prerequisites: CIT217, CSEC110 --- # CSEC121 — CHFI 2: Internet & Network Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer and Fall Description Second volume in a four-course series preparing students for the EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) certification. Emphasizes forensic investigation of malware, email content, and web traffic, including browser-based attacks, DNS and proxy analysis, and comprehensive reporting. Provides hands-on experience in capturing and analyzing network packets, identifying malicious payloads, and reconstructing user activity across email platforms and web applications. Addresses advanced techniques for detecting and mitigating threats wit… Prerequisites: CSEC120 --- # CSEC125B — Policy, Legal, & Compliance 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course covers the laws governing business, contracts, fraud, crime, IT security, IT liability, IT policy, and ethics — all with a focus on electronically stored and transmitted records. Also covers how investigators prepare credible, defensible reports, whether for cyber, forensics, incident response, human resources, or other investigations. This course provides training and continuing education for many compliance programs such as GLBA, HIPAA, FISMA, and PCI-DSS. Student L… --- # CSEC131B — Operations & Physical Security 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course introduces the basics of network/physical security. Computer network vulnerabilities and threats are introduced. This course exposes the student to network security planning, security technology, security organization, and monitoring. Familiarizes the student with physical security controls for a typical Information Technology (IT) infrastructure. Examines the need for physical security, types of physical security (physical barriers and site ha… Prerequisites: CSEC101 --- # CSEC181 — CEH 1: Ethical Hacking Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring and Fall Description First volume in a two-part series preparing students for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification. Establishes a strong foundation in ethical hacking and offensive security practices. Introduces the role of ethical hackers, legal and professional frameworks governing their work, and attacker methodologies for identifying and exploiting system vulnerabilities. Covers reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, system hacking, malware analysis, packet sniffing, and social engineering. Emphasizes understanding both the attacker’s perspective and… Prerequisites: CIT217, CIT274 --- # CSEC191 — Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer and Fall Description Focuses on the systematic development, implementation, and maintenance of disaster recovery strategies aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) framework (NIST SP 800-34). Emphasizes procedures for sustaining mission-essential functions within defined timeframes following disruptive events, incorporating key components such as risk assessment, recovery Prerequisites: CSEC101 --- # CSEC212B — Intermediate Applied Windows Forensics 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course focuses on the Windows operating system and covers techniques specific to Windows. This course builds upon prior digital forensic courses dealing with the windows operating system. This course includes exposure to advanced computer forensics topics and demonstration and practice in using computer forensics tools to analyze and reconstruct evidentiary data. This course requires learners to complete a Digital Forensic Examination Report detailing the investigation pro… Prerequisites: CSEC112B --- # CSEC220 — CHFI 3: Operating Systems Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer and Fall Description Third volume in a four-course series preparing students for the EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) certification. Builds on foundational forensic knowledge by introducing advanced investigative techniques for extracting, interpreting, and documenting evidence from Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux environments. Examines file systems, memory, logs, and system artifacts using both commercial and open-source tools. Covers file recovery, timeline analysis, malware trace discovery, and live response procedures. Culminates i… Prerequisites: CSEC121 --- # CSEC221 — CHFI 4: Social Media, Mobile & Cloud Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring, Summer and Fall Description Final volume in a four-course series preparing students for the EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) certification. Focuses on the collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence in web-based and remote environments. Introduces advanced techniques for open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigations, including metadata extraction, content tracking, and user attribution across platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Discord, encrypted messaging applications, and online forums. Explores legal and ethical considerations… Prerequisites: CSEC220 --- # CSEC225 — Governance & Risk Management 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Topics include fully aligning IT to business strategies and direction, identifying and controlling key risks, and demonstrating an understanding of legislative and regulatory compliance. Sufficient understanding of risk assessment models, methodologies, and processes so students can perform a risk assessment of a particular system and recommend mitigations to identified risks are covered. Recommend knowledge of CSEC 125 prior to registering for this course. Student Learning --- # CSEC226B — Compliance 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduces the student to Information Systems Security Compliance. Covers security compliance assessment of security controls (physical, procedural, and technical), and methods to remediate security gaps discovered during the security assessment using Control Prerequisites: CSEC125B --- # CSEC231B — Access Control 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Explores the concept of controlling access to information systems and applications. Topics include authorization; authentication; accounting for end-users, network devices, system, and administrators; and security controls for access control including tokens and public key infrastructures (PKIs). Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT173, CIT174, CIT212, CIT213, CIT214, CIT215 --- # CSEC241B — Cryptography 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduces students to concepts of cryptographic systems and how to correctly use them in real-world applications. This course features a rigorous introduction to modern cryptography with an emphasis on the fundamental cryptographic primitives of public-key encryption, digital signatures, pseudo-random number generation, and basic protocols and their computational complexity requirements. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124 --- # CSEC245B — Device Hardening 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Provides the student access to tools and techniques to control, mitigate potential attacks, and provide confidentiality of personal and corporate data even on end-user owned devices. Covers the skills to track corporate property, and perform security and policy audits on devices owned by either the organization or by an individual without harm to the device. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT274, CSEC281 --- # CSEC250 — Critical Infrastructure Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An in-depth exploration of the technologies and methodologies critical to protecting and managing essential infrastructures. Students gain comprehensive knowledge of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), log management, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) security, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and firewall deployment. Learners develop the skills needed to safeguard critical systems and ensure their resilience against various threats through a combination of theoretical instruction and practical applications. Students should be equipped to design, implement, and manage… Prerequisites: CIT112, CSEC112B, CSCO120 --- # CSEC271B — Security Programming & Scripts 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description An in-depth study of the processes, standards, and regulations associated with secure software scripting. Plan, manage, document, and communicate all phases of a secure software development cycle. Topics include security requirements, secure software life development cycle, threat modeling, and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129, CIT217, CSEC104B --- # CSEC281 — CEH 2: Ethical Hacking 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Second volume in a two-part series preparing students for the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification. Focuses on advanced exploitation techniques targeting systems, networks, and applications. Examines methods for system hacking, malware threats, packet sniffing, social engineering, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, and session hijacking. Emphasizes the exploitation lifecycle and its application in penetration testing and red team operation… Prerequisites: CSEC181 --- # CSEC285B — Emerging Technology Security 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Explores emerging technologies and their security implications through a lab-driven format centered on Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges and competitive simulations. Instruction emphasizes scenario-based exercises that involve identifying vulnerabilities, exploiting weaknesses, and implementing defensive strategies. Rotating topics include IoT forensics, AI-driven threats, drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) security, biometric spoofing, and blockchain… --- # CSEC286 — Applied Network Defense 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Provides a comprehensive, lab-focused exploration of network defense strategies with an emphasis on firewall technologies. Instruction covers configuration, management, and security practices for traditional network firewalls, next-generation firewalls (NGFWs), and cloud-based firewall solutions. Practical exercises and scenario-based activities are incorporated to demonstrate methods for controlling traffic, mitigating threats, and enforcing security poli… Prerequisites: CIT112 --- # CSEC287 — Threat Intelligence Essentials 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Examines foundational concepts of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) with emphasis on identifying, analyzing, and communicating threats in a proactive and actionable context. Instruction is based on the Threat Intelligence framework and includes exploration of Cyber Kill Chains, threat actor profiling, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) for cyber defense. Practical activities and scenario-based exercises are incor… Prerequisites: CIT274, CSEC181, CSEC281 --- # CSEC289 — Malware & Memory Forensics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Focuses on forensic investigation of malware and volatile memory artifacts in a capstone-level context. Instruction emphasizes reverse engineering techniques, memory dump analysis, and live system compromise investigations. Topics include advanced malware behaviors, rootkits, persistence mechanisms, and anti-forensic tactics. Activities incorporate memory analysis tools, incident reconstruction, and malware classification methodologies. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT217, CSEC110 --- # CSEC290B — Security Capstone 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A comprehensive project-driven study of network design and security with an emphasis on the integration of knowledge, practical applications, and critical thinking. Topics include advanced concepts in network and security design. This class must be taken in the student’s final semester. Student Learning --- # DAN101 — Dance Appreciation 3 credits · 3 hours Description A multicultural exploration of the world’s first and most universal art form. Ballet history, sex and social dance, the politics of dance and twentieth century self-expression among others are investigated through lecture, video and demonstration. Student Learning --- # DAN108 — Pilates I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Pilates based floor work emphasizing increased flexibility and strength with application to dancers and non-dancers alike. Student Learning --- # DAN115 — Middle Eastern Dance I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Learn to isolate and undulate gracefully to Middle Eastern music. Explore the ancient arts of belly dance and the people throughout history who have contributed to its evolution. Student Learning --- # DAN119 — Swing Dance 1 credits · 1 hours Description Further development of swing dance styles introduced in beginning ballroom dance. Student Learning --- # DAN125 — Ballroom Dance (Beginning) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Instruction in the major ballroom dances, including waltz, swing, fox trot, tango, rumba, and the cha-cha. Student Learning --- # DAN128 — Latin Dance 1 credits · 1 hours Description Further development of Latin dances introduced in beginning ballroom dance. Student Learning --- # DAN129 — Folklorico 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students to Mexican folklore via dance. Students will develop posture, footwork, skirt movements, and choreography. Students will gain performance experience in front of live audiences. They will also learn the history of Mexico that pertains to dance, its folklore, and the art and culture of Mexico. Student Learning --- # DAN132 — Jazz Dance (Beginning) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Beginning techniques of jazz dance. Student Learning --- # DAN135 — Ballet (Beginning) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Beginning techniques and theory of classical ballet. Student Learning --- # DAN136 — Afro Moves; Africa, Caribbean and the Americas 1 credits · 1 hours Description Afro Moves; Africa, Caribbean and the Americas is a high energy dance class that blends styles from across the African diaspora, including Caribbean, Brazilian, Traditional West African dance, House and much more. Students will explore rhythm, grounded movement and cultural expression while building strength, coordination and musicality. Student Learning --- # DAN138 — Modern Dance (Beginning) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introductory technique and theory of modern concert dance. Student Learning --- # DAN144 — Tap Dance (Beginning) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Beginning techniques of tap dancing. Student Learning --- # DAN160 — Hip Hop Dance 1 credits · 1 hours Description A study in current hip-hop techniques, such as popping, locking, breaking & grooves. Through exercise and discussion, the course emphasizes the development of coordination, strength, cardiovascular fitness, and rhythm necessary to meet the demands of high intensity performance skills in the popular street dancing trends. Students are also encouraged to develop individual interpretation and personal style indigenous to this dance form. Student Learning --- # DAN166 — Survey of African American Dance 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of the African-American role in the development of dance in America. Special focus placed on artists, their philosophies and contributions in the areas of ballet, jazz, modern, and tap. Student Learning --- # DAN175 — Yoga for Dancers 1 credits · 1 hours Description Yoga techniques of stretching and breathing applied to the dancer’s instrument with resultant stress relief, increased flexibility, and enhanced physical alignment. Student Learning --- # DAN188 — Dance Improvisation 2 credits · 2 hours Description Development of performance and compositional skills through the exploration and analysis of basic dance elements including time, shape, space, motion and dynamics. Student Learning --- # DAN215 — Middle Eastern Dance II 1 credits · 1 hours Description A continuation of learning to isolate and undulate gracefully to Middle Eastern music. A further exploration of the ancient arts of belly dance and the people throughout history who have contributed to its evolution. Course will build on the fundamentals of Middle Eastern dance technique. Student Learning --- # DAN225 — Ballroom Dance (Intermediate) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Intermediate techniques of ballroom dance. Student Learning --- # DAN232 — Jazz Dance (Intermediate) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Intermediate techniques of jazz dance. Student Learning --- # DAN235 — Ballet (Intermediate) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Intermediate technique and theory of classical ballet. Student Learning --- # DAN238 — Modern Dance (Intermediate) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Intermediate technique and theory of modern concert dance. Student Learning --- # DAN244 — Tap Dance (Intermediate) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Intermediate techniques of tap dance. Student Learning --- # DAN245 — Repertory Tap Dance 1 credits · 1 hours Description Learning of tap repertory and new choreography leading to performance opportunities. Student Learning --- # DAN281 — Dance Performance 1 credits · 1 hours Description Learning of repertory and new choreography leading to formal and informal performance opportunities. Student Learning --- # DAN284 — Dance Project 1 credits · 1 hours Description Complete production of a dance piece including choreography, sound score selection, costume design, and all production aspects to result in performance of the piece in the CSN Student Dance Concert. Restricted to Dance Certificate of Achievement candidates. Student Learning --- # DAN287 — Concert Dance Company 1 credits · 1 hours Description Professionally structured rehearsals of repertory and new choreography in preparation for formal performances, educational outreach programs and possible touring. Students should also be registered for a combination of technique courses: DAN 138 and DAN 235 , or DAN 136 and DAN 238 , or DAN 235 and DAN 238 . Class size for DAN 287 is limited and audition will be the first day of class. Student Learning --- # DAN288 — Choreography 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction to the art of making dances with emphasis on the manipulation of time, shape, space, motion and dynamics. Student Learning --- # DA105B — Interprofessional and Community Service Learning 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Service learning through interprofessional partnerships with other health professions students during the various on and off campus activities. Practice of dental assisting and interpersonal skills to address the needs of underserved and under-represented populations in “real-life” hands-on experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: DA108B, DA115B, DA118B, DA124B --- # DA106B — Radiation Protection for Dental Auxiliaries 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Course designed to acquaint the participant with radiation hazards and protection services for patient and operator. Student Learning --- # DA107B — Intraoral Radiographic Technique 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Production of dental radiographs including processing, mounting and eliminating errors. Participants will expose, mount and critique a complete radiographic survey of a mannequin and selected patients. Student Learning --- # DA108B — Introduction to Dental Assisting 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Overview of the dental occupations, dental terminology, dental history, interpersonal relationships and employment requirements. Student Learning --- # DA115B — Dental Health Education 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Principles of preventive dentistry to include: nutritional physiology, essentials and counseling effect of nutrition on dental health; epidemiology, etiology and prevention of dental disease; design and management of a plaque control program and additional preventive measures, i.e., fluoride and sealant utilization. Student Learning --- # DA118B — Dental Materials for Dental Assistants 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Composition, characteristics, physical properties and uses of materials commonly used in dental practice. Includes laboratory practice in manipulating dental materials. Student Learning --- # DA119B — Dental Chairside Procedures 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Development of the dexterity needed to assist in four- and six-handed dentistry, demonstrating proper posture and form at chairside. Positive communication, sterilization, disinfection, and neatness are stressed, plus knowledge of instruments, dental operative procedures, manipulation of cements, bases and impression materials. Please note: DA 119B must be taken in the same semester (or concurrently) with DA 123B and DA 128B. Student Learning Prerequisites: DA108B, DA115B, DA118B, DA124B --- # DA120B — Introduction to Dental Insurance 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to dental insurance processing including alternative payment plans. Introduction to CDT coding. Student Learning --- # DA123B — Practice Management and Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: online during spring semester. Description Principles of dental office routine, reception duties, bookkeeping, appointment control, correspondence, telephone technique, filing, interview techniques, and computer applications. Please note: DA 123B must be taken in the same semester (or concurrently) with DA 119B and DA 128B. Student Learning Prerequisites: DA108B, DA115B, DA118B, DA124B --- # DA124B — Integrated Science for Dental Assistants 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Anatomy and physiology of the body systems, with special emphasis on the head and neck. Embryology, histology and tooth morphology are included. Student Learning --- # DA126B — Clinical Externship 6 credits · 6 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Supervised clinical dental assisting experience in selected private dental practices and public clinics. Student Learning Prerequisites: DA119B, DA123B, DA128B --- # DA128B — Dental Radiology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: Lecture is online, labs are in-person. Description An introduction to basic concepts of radiology, including radiation protection, intraoral and panoramic techniques of film exposure, processing and mounting. Student Learning Prerequisites: DA108B, DA115B, DA118B, DA124B --- # DA136B — Dental Specialties 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A survey of the role of the dental assistant in the specialties of dentistry including orthodontics, pedodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics, and prosthodontics. Student Learning Prerequisites: DA119B, DA123B, DA128B --- # DA299B — Independent Study 1 credits · 1 hours -5 Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Selected topics of interest to dental assisting students. Student Learning --- # DH100 — Introduction to Dental Hygiene 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to dental hygiene as a profession; roles and responsibilities, licensing and regulations. Emphasis on professional writing requirements, cultural awareness, and future directions in the field. Field observation required. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113, ENG102, ENG114 --- # DH102 — Oral Biology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: Lecture in-person at Charleston. Labs are online. Description Histology and embryology of oral structural formation. Clinical recognition of normal oral structures, study of physiological and structural functions of the teeth, head and neck, and supporting tissues. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL223, BIOL224 --- # DH104 — Dental Hygiene I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to dental hygiene practice. Use and care of instruments, medical and dental histories, emergencies, infection control, appointment procedures and clinical operations. Student Learning --- # DH105 — Introduction to Clinical Practice 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Clinical application of diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic procedures utilized in patient care by a dental hygienist. Student Learning --- # DH107 — Legal and Ethical Implications in Dental Hygiene 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to professional, legal, and ethical concepts in Dental Hygiene. Student Learning --- # DH110 — Concepts of Oral Health 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Basic concepts of oral health care, adjunctive aids and foundation of preventive strategies. Introduction to product evaluation, disease process, needs assessment, behavior modification, learning principles, deposits, stains and fluoride. Student Learning --- # DH112 — Oral Radiology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A study of the theory of radiology, the techniques of film exposure, processing, mounting and interpretation. Radiation dosage and hazards as well as protection mechanisms for patient and operator are stressed. Student Learning --- # DH115 — Clinical Practice I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Practice in performing oral prophylaxis, sterilization, patient management, patient education, fluoride use, charting, inspection of teeth, patient scheduling and recare systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH104, DH105 --- # DH116B — Supervised Clinical Practice 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is designed to provide continuity of clinical practice. The student will continue to improve clinical skills. Student Learning --- # DH117 — Periodontics I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Concepts and practice of advanced instrumentation, instrument sharpening, periodontal debridement, power scaling, chemotherapeutics and desensitizing agents, air-jet, sealant placement, soft tissue curettage, dental implants and lasers. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH104 --- # DH119 — General and Oral Pathology for Dental Hygienists 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The fundamentals of microscopic and gross pathology disease, repair, healing and regression. Special emphasis: diseases, developmental disturbances, infection, lesions, and injuries to the oral cavity. Student Learning --- # DH122 — Nutritional Aspects in Dentistry 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to principles of basic biochemistry and the relationship of nutrition to oral health. Application of nutritional education to dental hygiene practice: provide nutritional assessment. Student Learning --- # DH202 — Pharmacology 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A study of drugs by groups with special emphasis on those used in dentistry including their physical and chemical properties, dosage and therapeutic effects. Student Learning --- # DH203 — Special Patients 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Considerations in the treatment of patients with specific physical and mental challenges with a special emphasis on the management of the geriatric patient. Student Learning --- # DH208 — Community Dental Health I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Functions of health care agencies, literature, epidemiology of dental diseases, community preventive measures, program planning, the geriatric population and dental health educational methods. Student Learning --- # DH209 — Pain and Anxiety Control 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Administration of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia. Pharmacological agents, physical and emotional evaluation of patients, anatomy and neurophysiology. Management of related medical emergencies. Student Learning --- # DH210 — Clinical Dental Hygiene II 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Clinical application of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic procedures utilized in patient care by a dental hygienist. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH115 --- # DH211 — Dental Materials and Techniques for Dental Hygienists 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Study of dental materials including physical and chemical properties, manipulation, utilization, and application in dental and dental hygiene procedures. Student Learning --- # DH212 — Periodontic Principles II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Fundamental principles of periodontics, etiology, histo-pathology, classification of gingival and periodontal diseases, prevention and non-surgical treatment. Student Learning --- # DH216 — Principles of Dental Practice 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Concepts of dental office management, productivity, marketing, interviewing and responsibilities of professionals. Student Learning --- # DH217 — Periodontics III 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced study of periodontology with special emphasis on new surgical modalities and equipment. Orientation to all aspects of periodontal practice. Student Learning --- # DH219 — Community Dental Health Field Experience 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Prepares student to function as an effective oral health educator, practitioner, and resource person in public health settings. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH208 --- # DH220 — Clinical Dental Hygiene III 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A continuation of Clinical Dental Hygiene II. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH210 --- # DH296 — Board Review 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Covers a review of topics in preparation for the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination. Student Learning --- # DH297B — Pain Management for the Dental Professional 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Administration of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide analgesia. Pharmacologics, patient evaluation, anatomy and neurophysiology, management of medical emergencies. Student Learning --- # DH298B — Dental Hygiene Career Skills 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Review of essential dental hygiene skills for clinical examination preparation or re-entry into the dental hygiene profession. Student Learning --- # DH299B — Independent Study 1 credits · 1 hours -5 Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Covers selected topics of interest to dental hygiene students including review for Dental Hygiene National Board Examination. Student Learning --- # DH303 — Prevention and Management of Medical Emergencies 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Provides a foundation for critical decision making in the management of medically compromised patients during oral health care. Emphasis on precautions and treatment alterations for patients with medical complications and protocols managing a medical emergency. Student Learning --- # DH304 — Dental Hygiene Theory I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to dental hygiene practice. Use and care of instruments, medical and dental histories, emergencies, infection control, appointment procedures and clinical operations. Student Learning --- # DH305 — Pre-Clinical Practice 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Clinical application of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic procedures utilized in patient care by a dental hygienist. Student Learning --- # DH306 — Preventive Oral Health Concepts 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Basic concepts of oral health care, adjunctive aids and foundation of preventive strategies. Introduction to product evaluation, disease process, needs assessment, behavior modification, learning principles, deposits, stains and fluoride. Student Learning --- # DH307 — Legal and Ethical Concepts in Dentistry 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to professional, legal, and ethical concepts in the dental professions. Student Learning --- # DH308 — Dental Materials 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Study of dental materials including physical and chemical properties, manipulation, utilization, and application in dental and dental hygiene procedures. Student Learning --- # DH311 — Pharmacology for Dental Hygienists 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A study of drugs by groups with special emphasis on those used in dentistry including their physical and chemical properties, dosage, and therapeutic effects. Student Learning --- # DH312 — General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Fundamentals of microscopic and gross pathology disease, repair, healing and regression period. Special emphasis: diseases, developmental disturbances, infection, lesions, and injuries to the oral cavity. Student Learning --- # DH313 — Periodontic Principles I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to periodontal scaling and debridement, associated equipment, and procedures. Student Learning --- # DH314 — Oral Radiology and Interpretation 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Theory and practice of radiology, image production, interpretation, and radiation safety. Student Learning --- # DH315 — Clinical Dental Hygiene I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Continued practice of the dental hygiene process of care, instrumentation skills, and professional judgement with a focus on safe, initial ability. Student Learning --- # DH400 — Leadership and Group Dynamics 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students will develop skills in leadership, communication, and team building in preparation for taking on administrative roles within the dental profession. Student Learning --- # DH401 — Pain Control Methods 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters ummer Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Administration of local anesthetics and Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Analgesia pain control methods, prevention, and management of related medical emergencies. Student Learning --- # DH402 — Patient Diversity and Cultural Awareness 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Study of the physical, mental and social aspects of diversity with emphasis on awareness f patient and population needs. Investigations into cultural awareness strategies to address needs and behavior change. Student Learning --- # DH403 — Periodontic Principles II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Fundamental principles of periodontics, etiology, histopathology, classification of gingival and periodontal diseases, prevention, and non-surgical treatment. Student Learning --- # DH404 — Research Methodology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Fundamental and working knowledge of the scientific method employed in oral health research. Critical analysis of research. Utilization of scientific research and supporting evidence-based publications. Student Learning --- # DH405 — Clinical Dental Hygiene II 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Enhanced practice of the dental hygiene process of care: use of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic procedures and professional judgement with a focus on refining ability. Student Learning --- # DH406 — Future Directions in Dental Hygiene 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Exploration of career options to facilitate selection of a specialization track. Emphasis placed on current literature and policies that affect the future of the dental hygiene profession. Critical analysis of existing dental practice acts. Student Learning --- # DH407 — Dental Public Health Concepts 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Overview of public health care principles and community dental health care planning. Student Learning --- # DH408 — Introduction to Teaching Methodologies 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the basic concepts of teaching. Includes teaching philosophies and methodologies. Emphasis on units of learning, learning --- # DH411 — Dental Public Health Field Experience 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Off campus clinical and oral health promotion experience in dental public health settings. Student Learning --- # DH412 — Dental Public Health Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Foundational concepts of leadership skills as applied to oral health programs, program management, legal, financial and ethical considerations. Communication with the grant writing process is presented. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH402, DH404 --- # DH413 — Periodontic Principles III 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced study of periodontology with special emphasis on new surgical modalities and equipment. Orientation to all aspects of periodontal practice. Student Learning --- # DH414 — Principles of Dental Hygiene Practice 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Overview of practice settings, employment and supervision protocols, productivity, and responsibilities of ethical practice. Student Learning --- # DH415 — Clinical Dental Hygiene III 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Integrated practice of the dental hygiene process of care: use of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic procedures and professional judgement with a focus on competent ability. Student Learning --- # DH418 — Advanced Education Concepts 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Emphasis will be placed on curriculum planning and implementation. New classroom technology will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # DH422 — Oral Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation and the use of classical statistical approaches to describe the oral health of populations. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH402 --- # DH428 — Clinical/Laboratory Teaching 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Provides students with knowledge and skills in clinical instruction. Psychomotor skill development, analysis and remediation of performance problems. Includes seminar and student teaching externship. Drug test required for externship. Student Learning Prerequisites: DH418 --- # DH440 — Capstone Seminar I 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Provides the opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate a culminating project to demonstrate achievement of program Prerequisites: DH400, DH402, DH404, DH406, DH408 --- # DH442 — Capstone Seminar II 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Provides the opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate a culminating project to demonstrate achievement of program Prerequisites: DH400, DH402, DH404, DH406, DH408 --- # DT104 — Diesel Equipment Service 4 credits · 4 hours Description Preventive maintenance procedures of the major components of heavy equipment, use of hand and power tools service manuals, precision measurement, and equipment out of service standards. Student Learning --- # DT115 — Diesel/Heavy Equipment Electrical Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course introduces electrical systems on modern trucks and construction equipment. Theory of electricity and electronics, types of electrical circuits, wiring, components and use of test equipment are covered as well as diagnostics of batteries, starting and charging systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT104 --- # DT117 — Advanced Diesel/Heavy Equipment Electronics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Advanced troubleshooting of AC and DC, electronic circuits, on board computers, electronically controlled components including convenience accessories and hydraulic controls. This course prepares the student for the ASE T6 certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT115 --- # DT136 — Diesel Engine Repair I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students develop basic knowledge of design, construction and operating principles of diesel engines. This course emphasizes service, maintenance, diagnosis and repair of internal engine components including lubrication and cooling systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT104 --- # DT138 — Diesel Engine Repair II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Students study components, maintenance, diagnostics and repair of modern diesel engines with a specific focus on intake, fuel delivery, and exhaust systems. This course prepares the student for the ASE T2 certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT136 --- # DT145 — Diesel Brake Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course provides students with knowledge of medium and heavy duty hydraulic and airbrake systems including study in components, maintenance, diagnostics, and repair. This course prepares the student for the ASE T4 certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT115 --- # DT150B — Diesel Hydraulics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Presents the theoretical basis for hydraulic circuitry in heavy equipment. Attention is given to circuit components and how they work on heavy diesel equipment. Assembly, disassembly, and troubleshooting are emphasized. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT104 --- # DT155 — Steering, Suspension and Hydraulic Directional Controls 4 credits · 4 hours Description Prepares the student with the knowledge and skills needed to adjust, diagnose, service and repair mechanical and hydraulic directional control, as well as suspension systems found on trucks and construction equipment. This course prepares the student for the ASE T5 certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT104 --- # DT165 — Diesel/Heavy Equipment Heating, Air Conditioning 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers theory, diagnostics, maintenance and service of air conditioning equipment found on truck cabs and off-road equipment. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis of various refrigerant systems while demonstrating knowledge and practice of EPA compliance requirements. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT115 --- # DT205 — Diesel/Heavy Equipment Drive Train and Axles 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course includes the study of heavy truck chassis heavy duty transmissions, drivelines, power dividers, differentials as well as torque converters, torque dividers, power shift transmissions, planetary and gear final drives, tracks, rollers and idlers. Emphasis is placed on troubleshooting and service procedures required. Student Learning Prerequisites: DT104 --- # DT295 — Internship Co-Op I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Cooperative education course, designed to provide the student with on-the-job supervised and educationally directed work experience. Each course except DT 295 will have a Student Learning --- # DT296 — Internship Co-Op II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Cooperative education course, designed to provide the student with on-the-job supervised and educationally directed work experience. Each course except DT 295 will have a Student Learning --- # DT297 — Internship Co-Op III 2 credits · 2 hours Description Cooperative education course, designed to provide the student with on-the-job supervised and educationally directed work experience. Each course except DT 295 will have a Student Learning --- # DWA101B — Orientation 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview of the construction industry, safety and green building awareness. Successful students will receive tool certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # DWA103B — Safety and Health Certifications 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will provide safety and health training that meets the needs of the interior systems industry. The content of the course will include certification in Power Industrial Trucks, Aerial Lift, American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED and OSHA 10. Student Learning --- # DWA105B — Basic Metal Framing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Designed to familiarize students with light gage steel products used in the interior systems industry, this course identifies safe tool use, framing materials, various trims and installation techniques. Student Learning --- # DWA107B — Print Reading 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces basic visualization skills needed for reading and interpreting construction prints. Views, elevations and dimension calculations will be used to complete basic layout for various types of commercial projects. Student Learning --- # DWA109B — Basic Lathing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course introduces basic lathing materials and tools used in the industry for exterior/interior installations. Tool safety, waterproofing, lath and trim application procedures will be explained and demonstrated. Student Learning --- # DWA111B — Drywall Application 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will focus on the needed skills to properly handle and install drywall used in specialized applications including fire resistance and sound control. Student Learning --- # DWA113B — Drywall Installation/ Finish Trims 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will introduce drywall handling methods, applications and recommended levels of drywall finish to achieve the desired esthetics. An emphasis will be placed on trim attachment and finishing techniques. Student Learning --- # DWA115B — Framing Ceilings and Soffits 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course identifies various applications and materials used for fire rated walls, ceilings and soffits. Methods and procedures used for layout and template development, drywall and trim attachment are covered. Student Learning --- # DWA117B — Framing Curves and Arches 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides instruction in framing methods for curves and arches and their related structural limitations. Identify the various wall and ceiling types, layout principles and materials used for each. Lath applications and trim are also presented. Student Learning --- # DWA119B — Framing Suspended Ceilings 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course identifies the materials used for various types of suspended ceilings and drywall grid systems. The principles of suspension layout, suspension methods and attachment procedures will be presented. Student Learning --- # DWA121B — Advanced Metal Framing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will begin with a quick review of basic metal framing followed by detailed procedures for framing curved, serpentine and elliptical non-load bearing partitions. Student Learning --- # DWA123B — Advanced Lathing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course presents advanced methods and application techniques for lath and trim products used on exterior/ interior metal framing. Student Learning --- # DWA125B — Drywall/ Acoustical Ceilings 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course identifies the materials and methods used for the installation of acoustical ceilings. Seismic codes, materials and requirements are covered along with installation procedures for various grid systems. Student Learning --- # DWA127B — Advanced Print Reading 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will provide in-depth training for on-the-job print reading scenarios. The role of specifications and the importance of codes and regulations will be presented. Student Learning --- # DWA129B — Free-Form Lathing 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides a comprehensive study of the theory and techniques used for the development of free-form lathing projects, including design and cage work development. Student Learning --- # DWA131B — Light Gage Welding - AWS 2 credits · 2 hours Description The content of this course will focus on written and performance test requirements. Test plates for AWS performance testing will be produced. Successful students will receive AWS D1.3 Light Gage Certification. Student Learning --- # DWA133B — Firestop/Fireproofing Procedures 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will focus on the correct methods, technical skills and fireproofing materials required in the work place today. Strict building codes mandate the importance of certified training. Student Learning --- # DWA135B — Reinforced Substrate Installations 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will present the applications, techniques and product considerations typical of reinforced substrate installations. The training will focus on Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG) and Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) products. Student Learning --- # DWA137B — Scaffold Erector Qualification 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will cover the basic techniques and procedures associated with frame, system and tube/clamp scaffold components. Successful students will receive UBC qualification card. Student Learning --- # DWA139B — Light Gage Welding - AWS A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers AWS light gage welding methods, codes and techniques. Hands-on experience will reinforce proper use of the welding procedures. Student Learning --- # DWA141B — Exterior Insulation Finish Systems - EIFS 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course is an introduction to exterior insulation finish systems including terminology, definitions and specifications. Reinforcing mesh, insulation board installation and application methods for primers and finishes will be covered. Student Learning --- # DWA143B — Door and Door Frames 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Designed as an introduction to the doors and door frames used in the interior systems industry, the course discussions will incorporate applicable regulation governing door openings and door selection. Student Learning --- # DWA145B — Transit Level/Laser 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the terminology, optical principles and operating procedure for transit and laser levels. Students will set up levels, determine benchmarks and take and record elevation readings. Student Learning --- # DWA147B — Basic Hand Finishing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course develops basic hand finishing skills using the correct tools and materials. The training will include a description of finishing levels, hand tool manipulation, material identification, selection and mixture preparation. Student Learning --- # DWF101B — Orientation 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides an overview of the construction industry, safety and green building awareness. Successful students will receive tool certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # DWF103B — Safety and Health Certifications 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will provide safety and health training that meets the needs of the interior systems industry. The content of the course will include certification in Power Industrial Trucks, Aerial Lift, American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED and OSHA 10. Student Learning --- # DWF105B — Basic Hand Finishing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course develops basic hand finishing skills using the correct tools and materials. The training will include a description of finishing levels, materials and mixture preparation. Student Learning --- # DWF107B — Print Reading 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course introduces basic visualization skills needed for reading and interpreting construction prints. View, elevations and dimension calculations will be used to complete basic layout for various types of commercial projects. Student Learning --- # DWF109B — Automatic Finishing Tools 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will present basic automatic tool techniques and introduce finish schedule interpretation. Hands-on instruction with machine tools and the importance of proper use, assembly and breakdown will be included. Student Learning --- # DWF111B — Finishing Trims 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description In this course an emphasis will be placed on trim attachment and finishing techniques. Local sources and waste reduction will be discussed. Student Learning --- # DWF113B — Advanced Hand Finishing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will focus on advanced methods and applications using hand tool techniques. Emphasis on proper sequence of operation, phases and materials to be used in order to produce a higher- level finished product to industry standards. Student Learning --- # DWF115B — Ceiling and Soffit Finishing 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course is designed to provide an advanced level of finishing skill for applications with architecturally detailed ceilings and soffits. Student Learning --- # DWF117B — Advanced Automatic Finishing Tools 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will advance the methods, applications and sequences of the bazooka, skim boxes, nail spotters, angle boxes and emphasis ergonomics. Student Learning --- # DWF119B — Decorative Trims 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides advanced hand and automatic tool finishing techniques used to apply decorative trims. Special attention will be given to specialty trim installation sequence and waste reduction. Student Learning --- # DWF121B — Wet Wall Finishes 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will present the industry application methods and product mediums typically used for wet wall finishes. Selection and use of painting equipment and low VOC coatings will be included in the training. Student Learning --- # DWF123B — Machine and Hand Applied Textures 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This training includes product information for texturing materials and application techniques. Special attention will be given to exploring environmentally safe products and materials. Student Learning --- # DWF125B — Drywall Application and Scaffold Safety 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will focus on environmentally safe materials and the needed skills to properly handle and install drywall. Scaffold set up and safe use will be emphasized in the hands-on activity. Student Learning --- # DWF133B — Firestop/Fireproofing Procedures 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will focus on the correct methods, technical skills and fireproofing materials required in the work place today. Strict building codes mandate the importance of certified training. Student Learning --- # ECE122 — Observation Skills 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study of various formal and informal methods of observing young children. Student Learning --- # ECE127 — Role of Play for Infants and Toddlers 1 credits · 1 hours Description Play strategies which will foster the child’s total development from birth to 2 1/2 years. Student Learning --- # ECE130 — Infancy 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of social, emotional, language, and sensorimotor development in infancy, ages 0-3 years old. Student Learning --- # ECE134 — Guiding Infant/Toddlers 1 credits · 1 hours Description Strategies of positive guidance and the development of appropriate behavioral expectations for infant/toddlers. Student Learning --- # ECE151 — Math in the Preschool Curriculum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study of teaching strategies, material, and activities which support the mathematical development in the young child utilizing a Piagetian theoretical base. Student Learning --- # ECE152 — Science in the Preschool Curriculum 1 credits · 1 hours Description A study of teaching strategies, material, and activities which support the young child’s emerging awareness of the biological and physical worlds. Student Learning --- # ECE153 — Language Development in the Preschool 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study of the development of language in preschool children. Exposure to activities and materials for fostering development of receptive and expressive language skills in the preschool. Student Learning --- # ECE154 — Literature for Preschool Children 1 credits · 1 hours Description Survey of books for young children with exposure to techniques of storytelling and reading aloud. Student Learning --- # ECE155 — Literacy and the Young Child 1 credits · 1 hours Description The development of learning activities and materials which enhance the development of literacy skills in the young child. Student Learning --- # ECE156 — Music in the Preschool Curriculum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Teaching strategies which support the development of music experiences for young children focusing on listening, singing, rhythm, and creative movement. Student Learning --- # ECE157 — Art in the Preschool Curriculum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Emphasis on teaching techniques for supporting and enhancing artistic/creative development using a range of materials and activities. Student Learning --- # ECE158 — Activities for Physical Development in Young Children 1 credits · 1 hours Description Teaching strategies, materials, and activities supporting the development of fine motor and gross motor skills. Student Learning --- # ECE162 — Teaching the Two-Year Old 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study of the physical, cognitive, and social emotional characteristics for two-year-old children. Emphasis on choosing material, equipment, and planning appropriate activities which develop the whole child. Student Learning --- # ECE200 — The Exceptional Child 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the characteristics and requirements of young children with special needs. Focus on the various exceptionalities and legislation affecting young children with special needs. Student Learning --- # ECE202 — Understanding Human Growth and Development 3 credits · 3 hours Description A comprehensive introduction to the principles and basic concepts of child development, prenatal through adolescence. Student Learning --- # ECE204 — Principles of Child Guidance 3 credits · 3 hours Description A focus on support and enhancement of the child’s social/emotional development, social skills, and self-esteem through the use of positive guidance. Student Learning --- # ECE231 — Preschool Practicum 3 credits · 3 hours -4 Description A practical teaching experience in a preschool classroom either on or off campus. Student Learning --- # ECE232 — Practicum: Infant and Toddler 3 credits · 3 hours Description A practical teaching experience in an assigned infant/toddler setting either on or off campus. Please note: CSN only offers this course for 3 credits. If enrolled in an AA degree in Early Childhood Education, students must have successfully completed ECE 250 and ECE 252. If enrolled in an AAS degree in Early Childhood Education, students must have successfully completed ECE 204, ECE 251, and ECE 252 of the listed Program Requirements. Some degree sheets may indicate concurrent enrollment in an ECE course as a requirement. Student Learning Prerequisites: ECE250, ECE252, ECE204, ECE251 --- # ECE235 — Adapting Curricula for Young Children with Special Needs 3 credits · 3 hours Description Course focuses on adapting typical early childhood curricula to meet the needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers with special needs. Student Learning Prerequisites: ECE200, ECE251 --- # ECE240 — Administration of the Preschool 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the principles and practices of preschool organization and administration. Student Learning --- # ECE245 — Practicum Seminar 2 credits · 2 hours Description A required seminar for students concurrently enrolled in an ECE practicum for an ECE AAS degree. Student Learning --- # ECE250 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the field of early childhood education for children ages 3 - 8 years. Emphasis on the diverse physical, cognitive, social/emotional, and unique educational need of young children. Student Learning --- # ECE251 — Curriculum in Early Childhood Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of curriculum models, planning, and implementation in early childhood programs. Student Learning --- # ECE252 — Infant/Toddler Curriculum 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of curriculum for children age 0-2 1/2 years emphasizing physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development through daily routines and planned activities. Student Learning --- # ECE260 — Children’s Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of children’s literature and poetry for teachers and parents. Emphasis on developing literacy and strategies for integrating children’s literature into school and home environments. Student Learning --- # ECE274 — Individual Child and Family 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of diverse family systems and ways they evolve, nurture, and socialize children to function in our diverse society. Student Learning --- # ECON100 — Introduction to Economics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is intended for students with no prior background in business or economics. It is study of basic macroeconomics, microeconomics, and international economics principles, as well as current global economic and social issues. The course introduces the student to basic economic concepts and applications emphasizing the economic way of thinking. The student will, therefore, relate principles such as scarcity, opportunity cost, and cost-benefit analyses to everyday real world economic situations. Student Learning --- # ECON102 — Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of the price theory for product market models and consumer demand models with attention focused on the application of price theory in current economic issues. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124, MATH124E --- # ECON103 — Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of the determination of levels of national income, employment, prices and basic causes of fluctuation of these levels. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124, MATH124E --- # ECON180 — The Economics of Discrimination 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: WMST 180 Description The Discrimination of Economics investigates the economic causes, effects, and remedies of discrimination based on categories such as age, ethnicity, gender, religion, national origin, or sexuality. Student Learning --- # ECON261 — Principles of Statistics I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to descriptive statistics, probability and expectations, theoretical distributions, hypothesis testing and regression analysis. The emphasis is on use, application, and interpretation of statistical techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124, MATH124E --- # ECON262 — Principles of Statistics II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced statistical techniques, including multiple regression, the classical time series model, analysis of variance and non-parametric statistics. Student Learning Prerequisites: ECON261 --- # ECON274 — Investment Economics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will explore the basic scientific paradigms and applications to micro-finance and investing. Topics will include individual securities, equity, fixed income, governments, global issues, bond funds, limited partnerships, options, futures, monetary market systems, real estate investing, microbanking, precious metals, antiques and collectables, micro-financial planning and many others. Student Learning --- # ECON275 — Risk Management Economics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces basic principles and process for risk management in companies and organizations. Topics include enterprise risk management, risk oversight, strategic management, risk appetite, and risk tolerance. Recommended: Basic MS Excel Skills. Student Learning --- # ECON276 — Internship in Financial Economics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Interactive participation with numerous financial institutions in applying practical financial and investment tools and policies toward the completion of a research financial and investment project. Student Learning --- # ECON295 — Special Topics in Economics 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Topics of current interest in applied economics and finance. This develops awareness of and appreciation for applied economics. Student Learning --- # ECON320 — Economics of Health and Health Care 3 credits · 3 hours Description Economics of health care sector including physician, allied health professional, hospital and insurance markets. Emphasis on the role of government, private sector, information and externalities in health care Prerequisites: ECON102 --- # EDU201 — Introduction to Elementary Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introductory course in teacher education that examines the role of the elementary school teacher in today’s society; historical, philosophical, cultural, and social domains are investigated. Strategies for effective interpersonal communication are explored. Foundations for the practice of teaching are explored and practiced at an introductory level. Observation in a local elementary school is required. Participation in Preparation for the Praxis Core exam will be required. Student Learning --- # EDU202 — Introduction to Secondary Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the historical and philosophical foundations, settings, problems, and issues related to contemporary secondary schooling and its complexities. Current issues and educational foundations (multicultural, social, and psychological) emphasized. Observation in a classroom is required. Participation in Preparation for the Praxis Core exam will be required. Student Learning --- # EDU203 — Introduction to Special Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an overview of special education. Focus is on characteristics of learners with disabilities and on the historical, social and legal foundations of special education. The course is designed for undergraduate students in special education, general education, nursing, counseling, psychology and related fields. Observation in a classroom is required. Participation in Preparation for the Praxis Core exam will be required. Student Learning --- # EDU210 — Nevada School Law 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is designed to acquaint prospective teachers with the legal aspects of the school setting. Student Learning --- # EDU212 — Family Involvement 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to provide methods for teachers to invite and sustain parent engagement in their schools and programs. Please Note: This course is for licensed education professionals who are renewing their license (this course is NOT part of CA, AAS, or AA education programs). Student Learning --- # EDU214 — Preparing Teachers to Use Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of uses of computers in education, including the use of the computer as a teacher utility, the use of application programs, and the selection and use of educational software. Student Learning --- # EDU220 — Principles of Educational Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description The psychology of learning, motivation, growth and development, personality, dynamics, and social adjustment. Note: Please contact the CSN Department of Education in order to gain access to register for the course. The course instructor will consider granting access to register for EDU 220 if the student has received a passing grade of a C or higher in both EDU 214 and EDU 280 AND in one of the following courses - ECE 250 or EDU 201 or EDU 202 or EDU 203. The CSN Department of Education will allow a student to enroll in only one of the following courses - EDU 214 or EDU 280 at the… Prerequisites: ECE250, EDU201, EDU202, EDU203, EDU214, EDU280 --- # EDU240 — Introduction to Classroom Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide an introduction to classroom management theories and techniques: building a classroom management system, producing responsible behavior, and maintaining positive classroom management. Student Learning --- # EDU245 — Foundations of Elementary Literacy and the Science of Reading 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to teach current research, theory, methods, and instructional strategies related to the science of reading. The curriculum will focus on the 5 pillars of literacy instruction. Effective literacy assessments, intervention strategies, and differentiation techniques will also be explored. Student Learning --- # EDU270 — Internet Research in Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to students learn more about information resources available when conducting research in the field of education and other subjects; identifying and mastering appropriate Internet research tools (search engines, directories, databases, digital libraries, e-journals, bibliographies, encyclopedias); developing research strategies, and critically evaluating Internet information. Student Learning --- # EDU280 — Valuing Cultural Diversity 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces students to microcultures which may include class, ethnicity, gender, exceptionalities, religion, language, and age. Culturally appropriate practices, dimensions of multicultural understanding, and implications of diversity emphasized. Service-learning hours will be required. Student Learning --- # EDU284 — The Culturally Responsive Journey: Culture, Climate, and Competency 3 credits · 3 hours Description You will explore your own assumptions about race, class, and culture; and learn strategies for creating classrooms that are culturally responsive, safe, respectful, and supporting. You will learn principles of Culturally Responsive Teaching, including affirming students’ cultural connections, stressing collectivity as well as individuality, and managing the classroom with firm, consistent, caring control. Student Learning --- # EDU295 — Special Topics in Education 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description This course provides content benefitting teachers in the classroom and a career in education. Student Learning --- # EDU298 — Introduction to Gifted Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of educational programs for gifted children, including identification, characteristics, history, philosophy and programming options. Investigations on research, creativity, intelligence and special populations will also be covered. Student Learning --- # EDU299 — Education Portfolio 1 credits · 1 hours Description Students will compile a final portfolio of artifacts from their CSN education coursework for use in education department program assessment and for supporting students in applying for undergraduate teacher education program and/or for future employment. The Education portfolio serves as the capstone for the CSN Elementary, Secondary, Special Education, and Early Childhood Education Emphasis AA Degrees. Student Learning --- # EPD111B — The Paraprofessional in Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course designed to acquaint students with the role of a paraprofessional in education. Student Learning --- # EPD113B — Assisting in Math and Science Instruction 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course designed to introduce the student paraprofessional to current practices and tutoring strategies for math and science. Student Learning --- # EPD114B — Assisting in Language Arts/Literacy Instruction 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory course addressing the language arts curriculum and tutoring strategies for the student paraprofessional assisting in the classroom. Student Learning --- # EPD115B — Spanish for the School Professional 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic conversational Spanish appropriate for the school professional. Student Learning --- # EPD116B — Classroom Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description The class will provide the student experience with technology commonly used in the classroom. Student Learning --- # EPD117B — Understanding Special Education 3 credits · 3 hours Description An overview of the basics of special education including the IEP, IDEA and related services essential for education paraprofessionals. Student Learning --- # EPD118B — Effective Communication Strategies 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will explore effective communication strategies such as conflict resolution and effective means of communicating in writing in the school setting. Student Learning --- # EPD119B — Understanding Assessment 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will explore the role of assessment as it relates to the public school setting. Student Learning --- # EPD121B — Diversity in the Classroom 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is primarily designed for paraprofessional support teachers to explore the basic principles of diversity in schools, and of teaching diverse learners. Observation in schools is required. Student Learning --- # EPD122B — Legal Issues in the Classroom 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will explore the legal implications of working in a public school setting as a paraprofessional. Student Learning --- # EPD130B — Supervising Education Paraprofessionals in School Settings 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide teachers with supervisory skills and tools to work effectively with paraprofessionals in education. Student Learning --- # EPD131B — Health and Safety Issues in School Settings 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course addressing the basic health and safety practices of the school setting. Student Learning --- # EPD164B — PPST/Praxis I Math Review 1 credits · 1 hours Description Review of math and test-taking skills to assist the student in approaching the PPST/Praxis I Math Exam with confidence. Education majors are required to pass the PPST/Praxis I before completing their degree program. Student Learning --- # EPD350 — Teaching with Technology - Level I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Overview of teaching with technology utilizing online learning styles, discussing digital technologies and experiencing with software programs as teacher resources. This course is taught exclusively online for practicing teachers. Student Learning --- # EPD351 — Teaching with Technology - Level II 1 credits · 1 hours Description Overview of teaching with technology utilizing online web and educational resources and exploring distance education related articles. This course is taught exclusively online for practicing teachers. Student Learning --- # EPD352 — Teaching with Technology - Level III 1 credits · 1 hours Description Overview of teaching with technology utilizing online web resources, teacher utilities, and educational resources. Course taught exclusively online to practicing teachers. Must possess basic computer/word processing skills and access to current office programs. Student Learning --- # EPD353 — Orientation to Online Learning 1 credits · 1 hours Description Overview of the course management system, WebCT, used in online course development, including Email, Discussion Board and Chatroom. Student Learning --- # EPD354 — Student Assessment in Online Courses 3 credits · 3 hours Description This online course addresses various assessment formats that can be used for evaluating students in online courses. Student Learning --- # EPD355 — Instructional Design for Online Course Development 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces instructional design principles and relates the principles to the development of online courses. Student Learning --- # EPD356 — Special Topics: Technology Innovations in Online Learning 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces the emerging technologies for online teaching and learning. The list of technologies is subject to change based on professor discretion, as the course progresses, in terms of both additions and deletions of technologies. Technologies include Web-Blogs, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), and Podcasts. Student Learning --- # EPD357 — Teaching and Learning in the Online Classroom - Level I 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course introduces pedagogical principles, skills and strategies for effective online teaching and online course management. Participants gain hands-on experience in using web-based chat rooms, email and discussion boards to increase student interaction in their online courses. Participants begin revising course content for the web and developing activities and assignments appropriate for specific disciplines. Course is taught exclusively within WebCT to practicing educators. Student Learning --- # EPD358 — Teaching and Learning in the Online Classroom - Level II 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introduction to instructional strategies for online instruction. Students will explore the differences between live and online instruction, gain experience in using search engines/subdirectories to conduct research and critically evaluate online resources for instruction. Course is taught exclusively online to practicing educators. Student Learning --- # EPD359 — Teaching and Learning in the Online Classroom - Level III 1 credits · 1 hours Description Participants learn how to revise course content, develop activities and assessment methods appropriate for specific disciplines. Ethical and legal issues associated with online learning will also be discussed. Course is taught exclusively online. Student Learning --- # EPD360 — Overview of Online Instruction 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to online learning and instruction in which key aspects of adaptation to the online environment, course facilitation, and relevant designs are previewed. Participants will actively discuss topics related to online learning and collaborate with peers in projects that analyze and assess online course design elements and technologies. Student Learning --- # EPD361 — Encouraging Communication in Online Courses 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides insight in and methods for structuring an online course to maximize the quality on interactions among students, and between the instructor and students. Student Learning --- # EPD362 — Universal Design Principles for Online Learning 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this hands-on course you will discover how the principles of Universal Design can you create course content that can be accessed and used by anyone, including people with disabilities. By the end of the course, participants will have a good understanding of Universal Design Principles for Online Learning, know potential accessibility/usability issues that need to be considered in course design, and be able to create more accessible/usable course content. Student Learning --- # EPY303 — Educational Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description General principles, theories and recent research evidence regarding human development, human learning and human motivation, especially as they pertain to pedagogy. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101, SOC101, ANTH101 --- # ELEC111B — Electrical Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description History and structure of the I.B.E.W. Introduction to mathematics, tools and materials. Fundamentals of electron theory and job-site safety requirements are also discussed. Student Learning --- # ELEC112B — Electrical Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to basic electrical circuits. AC and DC current generation systems are discussed. Fundamentals of single phase and multiphase circuit wiring are introduced. Student Learning --- # ELEC115B — Residential Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Trade history, safety, identification of tools, equipment, materials, knot tying and the National Electrical Code. Mathematical electron theory, Ohm’s Law, circuits, switches, receptacles, fasteners and conduit bending. Student Learning --- # ELEC116B — Residential Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Resistance in DC series, parallel and combination circuits. Current reactions, voltage functions and power calculations. Wire sizing, insulation properties, switches, multiple wire and phase systems. Student Learning --- # ELEC117B — Residential Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Job costing and drawing structured wiring systems. Com paring DC and AC, AC resistance, inductance and capacitance. Transformer principles, electromagnetism, and generators. Branch and appliance circuits. Student Learning --- # ELEC118B — Residential Apprentice IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Wiring methods, cable assemblies. Identifying boxes, fillings, panel boards, bending, grounding, watt-hour meters. Motor circuit calculations. AC/heating thermostats, furnace controls and wiring systems. Student Learning --- # ELEC119B — Residential Apprentice V 4 credits · 4 hours Description Over current protection using fuses/circuit breakers. Electrical load calculation. Telephone systems, circuitry, wiring, ISDN connections and cabling. Sound systems, air conditioning/refrigeration and motors. Student Learning --- # ELEC120B — Residential Apprentice VI 4 credits · 4 hours Description Home automation including pools and fountains. Security systems and alarm sensors. Solar power generation. Fire alarms and smoke detectors. Fiber optic installation. Student Learning --- # ELEC121B — Electrical Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description National Electrical Code, mathematics of AC circuits, branch circuits, electrical testing, general lighting (incandescent and fluorescent), inductance, rectifiers and industrial safety. Student Learning --- # ELEC122B — Electrical Apprentice IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to transformer theories and applications. Principles of motor control and fire alarm systems are discussed. Safety topics and rigging requirements are covered. Student Learning --- # ELEC127B — Mobile Equipment Safety 1 credits · 1 hours Description Mobile equipment safety procedures pertaining to work platforms, lift trucks and aerial boom lifts. Student Learning --- # ELEC131B — Electrical Apprentice V 4 credits · 4 hours Description Wiring systems, power factors, AC motors, control circuits, protective devices and safety. Student Learning --- # ELEC132B — Electrical Apprentice VI 4 credits · 4 hours Description Three phase voltage and current relationships, Class I, II and III installations, circuit analysis, troubleshooting, fluorescent lighting and ballasts, National Electrical Code, first aid and safety. Student Learning --- # ELEC137B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description OSHA policy and procedures pertaining to fall protection, electrical safety, materials handling, excavations, confined space, ladders, stairways, scaffolding, personal protective equipment and hazard communication. Student Learning --- # ELEC141B — Electrical Apprentice VII 4 credits · 4 hours Description The National Electrical Code is discussed. Additional topics include basic electronic circuit components, emergency lighting circuits and leadership development. Student Learning --- # ELEC142B — Electrical Apprentice VIII 4 credits · 4 hours Description Special transistor circuits, static control logic circuits, instrumentation (electricity, temperature and pressure), static control circuit analysis. Student Learning --- # ELEC150B — Electrical Apprentice IX 4 credits · 4 hours Description Human relations, low voltage, process control, telecommunication and high voltage testing. Student Learning --- # ELEC152B — Electrical Apprentice X 4 credits · 4 hours Description Air conditioning/refrigeration, cable faults, UPS and programmable logic controllers. Student Learning --- # ELEC161B — Installer/Technician Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Math covering fractions, decimals, metric system, powers of ten and algebra. The structure of matter, electron theory, Ohm’s Law, resistance/current/voltage/power in series circuits. Student Learning --- # ELEC162B — Installer/Technician Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Voltage resistance, current, power in parallel circuits, wire properties, conductor insulation, cabling and transmission, unshielded/ shielded twisted pair cables and coaxial cabling systems. Fiber optics. Student Learning --- # ELEC163B — Installer/Technician Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description DC combination circuits, voltage polarity and drops. DC comparison to AC. Three phase systems, magnetism and electromagnetism. Telephone circuitry/cabling and analog vs. digital signals. Student Learning --- # ELEC164B — Installer/Technician Apprentice IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Horizontal and backbone cabling. Grounding and banding. Network cabling and terminal-to-host computer networks. Servers, hubs, routers and bridges. Paging systems and telephone system interface. Student Learning --- # ELEC165B — Installer/Technician Apprentice V 4 credits · 4 hours Description Inductive capacitive reactance, Kirchoff’s Law, Thevenin’s/ Norton’s theorems. Semiconductor diodes. Transistors, oscillators, integrated circuits, radio receivers, CCTV security systems. Video signal transmission, monitors, and recorders. Student Learning --- # ELEC166B — Installer/Technician Apprentice VI 4 credits · 4 hours Description Camera pan/tilt mechanisms and housings. Video motion detectors and electronic image splitting. Doors, gates, turnstiles and electric locks. Home automation and nurse call systems. Student Learning --- # ELEC171B — Sign Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description History, safety, identifying tools and equipment, knot tying and hoisting loads, sheet metal types. Fractions and trigonometric functions, conduit, neon tube types, voltage polarity and drops bending. Student Learning --- # ELEC172B — Sign Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Energized circuits and potential hazards. Electrical magnetism, aluminum conductors, overcurrent protection devices and ground fault interrupters. Arc and oxyacetylene welding. National Electric Code and blueprint reading. Student Learning --- # ELEC173B — Sign Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Three phase systems, circuit calculations and generators. Electrical test instruments including multimeters and oscilloscopes. Capacitors, divider and rectifiers. Vectors, RL circuits and LCR circuits. Student Learning --- # ELEC174B — Sign Apprentice IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Designing the sign. Glass bending, pumping systems, bombarding filling, testing and aging the complete luminous-tube sign. Neon sign chemistry. Production of fluorescent tubes. Student Learning --- # ELEC175B — Sign Apprentice V 4 credits · 4 hours Description Kirchoff’s Laws, Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorems. Semi-conductors and Zener diodes. Power supplies, transducers, transistors, switching and basing techniques. SCRs, triacs, diacs, UJTs, amplifiers, JFETs and MOSFETs. Student Learning --- # ELEC176B — Sign Apprentice VI 4 credits · 4 hours Description Grounding, calculation of ground fault currents. Methods used for earth testing. Brazing and welding aluminum. Transformer overcurrent protection. Fuses, circuit breakers and short circuit calculations. Student Learning --- # ELEC177B — Sign Apprentice VII 4 credits · 4 hours Description Lightning protection systems. AC, DC, repulsion, universal and polyphase motors. High voltage and insulation testing. Manual starters, magnetic coils, overload and phase failure relays. Student Learning --- # ELEC178B — Sign Apprentice VIII 4 credits · 4 hours Description AC motor starters, stepping motors, wound-rotor and synchro-nous motor controls. Remote control and power limited circuits. Determining conductor ampacity. Calculating raceway fill. Fiber optics. Student Learning --- # ELEC230B — Fire Alarm Systems - Level I 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides a detailed discussion on the topics associated with the installation of fire alarm systems. Student Learning --- # ELEC235 — Fire Alarm Systems - Level II 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is a continuation of ELEC 230B - Fire Alarm Systems - Level I . The student will be preparing and testing for the State of Nevada F Card certification. Student Learning --- # ELEC240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Electrical trade. Student Learning --- # ELEC250B — Photovoltaic Systems 5 credits · 5 hours Description The course format includes both classroom instruction and hands-on participation, along with the complete process of designing, installing and commissioning photovoltaic systems. Student Learning --- # ELEC260B — Photovoltaic Systems II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course format includes both classroom instruction and hands-on participation dealing with photovoltaic net-metering systems, hybrid, and battery based (off grid) system designs. Student Learning --- # ELEC270B — Instrumentation - Level I 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course will be the introduction to the fundamentals of instrumentation and process control. Student Learning --- # ELEC275B — Instrumentation - Level II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is a continuation of ELEC 270B - Instrumentation - Level I . The student will be preparing for the EPRI/ISA written exam. Student Learning --- # ELEC280B — SMAW - Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course will aid the student in developing the welding skills and techniques necessary in the industry through theory and practical application in a welding lab. Student Learning --- # EE190 — Electrical and Computer Engineering Freshman Design 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is an introduction to history and overview, as well as design principle in electrical and computer engineering. It covers: a) working safety; professional ethics lectured by guest engineers from local industries; b) various branches of electrical and computer engineering lectures lectured by various professors; c) construction and test of various electrical circuits and computer system. Student Learning --- # EE220 — Circuits I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to linear circuit analysis. It covers Kirchhoff’s laws, node and loop analysis, Thevenin, Norton, and other circuit network theorems, operational amplifiers, first order RL and RC circuits, second order RLC circuits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182 --- # EE220D — Circuits I Discussion 0 credits · 0 hours Description This course covers: 1) Solving electrical circuit problems using PSpice, 2) Solve electrical problems using Multisim, and 3) Build and test simulated circuits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182 --- # EE220L — Circuits I Discussion and Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Description This discussion and laboratory course covers: 1) Introduction to PSpice, a simulation tool for electrical circuits, problem solving using PSpice 2) Multisim, schematic capture/simulation software, problem solving using Multisim, 3) Test equipment including power suppliers, multimeters, function generator, and oscilloscopes. Student Learning Prerequisites: EE190, MATH182 --- # EE221 — Circuits II 3 credits · 3 hours Description EE 221 is the second semester of a one-year course to study electrical circuits. It covers a) sinusoidal steady state analysis by using phasors, sinusoidal steady state power; b) the Laplace transform and its applications to circuit analysis and network function; c) magnetically coupled circuits and transformers; d) circuit analysis in s-domain, and frequency response. Please note - students must register for EE 221L in the same semester they register for EE 221. Student Learning Prerequisites: EE220 --- # EE221L — Circuits II Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Description This laboratory course covers operation of general and special purpose electrical test equipment in AC circuit. Students will design, build, and test: 1) RL, DC and RLC circuits; 2) Transformer circuits to measure AC power; 3) Frequency response circuits. Computer simulation software PSpice and Multisim will also be used in this course. Student Learning --- # EE292 — Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to electrical circuit analysis, electronic devices and circuits, transducers, electric machines and power transmission. Note: For non-electrical engineering majors. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182, PHYS151, PHYS180 --- # ET100 — Survey of Electronics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces modern electronics technology and electronics concepts including voltage, current, resistance, power and frequency and functional analysis of simple analog and digital systems. Student Learning --- # ET104 — Fabrication and Soldering Techniques 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours -6 Description Introduces electronic fabrication skills, tool operations applied to fabrication techniques of simple circuit boards, reading of schematic diagrams, soldering, drafting and wire wrapping. Student Learning --- # ET106 — Test Equipment Operation 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the use and operation of general and special purpose electronic test equipment, includes oscilloscope, multimeters, electronic multimeters, signal generators and transistor/capacitor testers. Student Learning --- # ET108 — Telecommunications and the Information Age 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory course that looks at the Telecommunications Industry from a technology standpoint. The student will learn about the telephone and telephone system, local area networks, fiber optics, how a modem works, wireless communications and other related topics. Student Learning --- # ET111 — Mathematics for Electronics Applications 3 credits · 3 hours Description An electronics algebra/trigonometry course which includes signed numbers, laws of exponents, proportions, logarithms, trigonometric functions, polar and rectangular conversions. A working knowledge of pre-algebra is strongly suggested; a satisfactory ACT/SAT/Placement Test score and/or completion of a rigorous secondary school algebra course are good indicators. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, MATH95 --- # ET113 — Introduction to Radar 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to fundamental principles of radar. Topics include keys to a fundamental understanding of radar, directivity and the antenna beam, pulsed-delay and FM ranging, pulse compression, the Doppler effect, the pulsed spectrum, measuring range rate, choice of low and high PRFs, automatic tracking, and resolution requirements. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET132 --- # ET125 — RF and Microwave Devices 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course includes a close look at various semiconductor RF and microwave devices, including microwave vacuum tubes, oscillators, amplifiers and power supplies. Student Learning --- # ET131 — DC for Electronics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Basic concepts of passive electronic circuits to include laws, measurements, and calculations relating to direct current. Components and general purpose test equipment are used in practical experimentation. Students in this course should have a working knowledge of algebra Student Learning --- # ET132 — AC for Electronics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Basic concepts of passive electronics circuits to include laws, measurements, and calculations relating to alternating current. Basic active components and applications are also introduced. Components and general purpose test equipment are used in practical experimentation. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET111, MATH127, ET131, MT102 --- # ET138 — Introduction to Slot Machine Technology 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours -4 Description An introduction course detailing the theory and operation of typical slot machines. Installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of slot machines and their peripherals will also be covered in this course. This course can be repeated for up to a total of 4 credits. Please note: For students completing a degree, this course is regularly at 3 credits and degree completion requires this course be taken for 3 credits. Variable credit sections of this course are for special populations who may not be completing a degree. Student Learning --- # ET155 — Home Technology Convergence 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course prepares students for the CompTIA’s Home Technology Integration (HTI+) certification exam (HTO-10, HTI+ Residential System Examination and the HTO-102 HTI+ Systems Infrastructure and Integration Examination for HTI+ certification) and provides hands-on exercises in home technology integration skills. Topics covered include integration and internet control of residential subsystems, structured wiring systems integration, and an introduction to computer networking, safety, and troubleshooting. Subsystems discussed are home security, audio/video, computer networks, electr… --- # ET198B — Special Topics in Electronics Technology 1 credits · 1 hours --- # ET205 — Power Supply Theory and Repair 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description The course covers the theory, operation, troubleshooting, and repair of unregulated, series linear and switching power supplies. A basic understanding of DC circuit theory and a rudimentary understanding of AC from work experience is recommended for students of this course. Student Learning --- # ET206 — Video Monitor Theory and Repair 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Covers the theory, operation, repair, and troubleshooting of CRT displays, LCDs, and the power supplies which are found in most CRT and LCDs. The hands-on labs will include troubleshooting on equipment from various manufacturers. This course is designed for students who have completed courses on DC and digital electronics or have at least 2 years of electronic experience. Student Learning --- # ET212 — Digital Logic I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Explores the fundamental hardware of modern computing and embedded systems. Through theory and hands-on labs, students analyze, design, and simulate digital circuits. Core topics range from number systems and logic minimization to combinational and sequential design, including Finite State Machines (FSMs). The course concludes with an evaluation of circuit timing, memory technologies, and mixed-signal interfacing. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT102, ET131 --- # ET213 — Digital Logic II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Transitions students from discrete and MSI logic to programmable system design. Moving beyond schematic entry, the course focuses on behavioral logic design using VHDL for FPGA implementation on Intel/Altera and AMD architectures. Core topics include advanced Finite State Machines, simulation, and the configuration of IP cores (ADC, I2C, PLL). The course culminates in the design and verification of comprehensive embedded digital systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET212 --- # ET220 — Solid State Devices and Circuits I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers characteristics, analysis and operation of rectifier diodes, Zener and other diodes; BJT transistor small-signal and power amplifiers; FET and MOSFET transistors and circuitry. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET132 --- # ET222 — Solid State Devices and Circuits II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers amplifier-frequency responses for both discrete and integrated circuits, op-amp circuits, thyristors, oscillators, active filters, and voltage regulators. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET220 --- # ET224 — Vacuum Tube Theory 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description This course covers the theory of operation for all electronic tube devices and focuses on the operation of tube-based devices Diodes, Triodes, Tetrodes, and Pentodes. The course also covers the use of tube devices in basic circuits such as power supplies. The course is designed for students who have completed courses in electronic devices or have at least 2 years of electronic experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET132 --- # ET228 — Data Acquisition 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides a detailed look at data acquisition components: analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), digital-to-analog converters (DACs), sample and hold amplifiers, sensors, and PLLs. Op-amp theory and applications are also covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET132, ET212 --- # ET238 — Device Peripherals 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers the key components and sub-assemblies used in slot machines and other self-service devices such as Kiosks, and ATMs. Instruction includes topics such as opto-couplers, thyristors, bill acceptors, and interface standards, microprocessors/controllers, power supplies, switches, and displays. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET138 --- # ET270 — Electronics Bench Servicing Techniques 4 credits · 4 hours Description Troubleshooting and servicing television, radio and other home entertainment equipment utilizing general purpose and special purpose test equipment. Student Learning --- # ET276 — Telecommunications 4 credits · 4 hours Description Topics covered include the Public Switched Telephone Network, the subscriber loop interface, the telephone instrument, trunk circuits, T-Carrier, switching, Voice over IP (VoIP) and telephone company operations. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET131 --- # ET282 — Microprocessors I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course on microprocessors and interfacing with real world devices such as drones. Microprocessors will be programmed using assembly and higher-level languages such as C. A microprocessor’s instruction set will be covered along with its architecture and interface. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET132, ET212 --- # ET285 — Electronics Certification/Examination Preparation 3 credits · 3 hours Description The course is a review of DC and AC Electronic theory; solid-state devices and circuits; digital circuits; microprocessor/microcontroller circuits; operation of test instruments and measurement methods, and troubleshooting of electronics circuits. The course prepares students for certification and employment tests in electronics. Student Learning --- # ET289 — Electrical Troubleshooting 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Maintenance and service of electronic equipment and troubleshooting techniques using electrical measuring and test devices. This course is designed for students who have completed electronics courses that cover DC-AC electronics, semiconductor devices, and digital electronics or have at least 2 years of experience in electronics. Student Learning --- # ET293 — Telecommunication Transmission Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics include: Amplitude, Frequency and Pulse Modulation, Modem technologies (wireline, cable and DSL), error control, cyclic codes (CRC-16, Hamming, etc.). Circuit switched and packet transmission of voice and data over SONET and wireless media (fiber optic and microwave) are emphasized. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET132 --- # ET294 — EET Capstone 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course integrates and applies the full range of knowledge and skills acquired throughout the curriculum, including analog and digital electronics, microprocessors, telecommunications, power supplies, sensors, test equipment, and troubleshooting methodologies. Students analyze complex electronic systems, diagnose faults, design solutions, and complete hands-on projects that demonstrate technical competence and professional readiness. Emphasis is placed on advanced problem-solving, technical documentation, system integration, and adherence to industry standards and safety pract… Prerequisites: ET238, ET293, ET282, CIT180 --- # ET301 — Customer Service Management 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course provides students with an introduction and basic overview of the importance of customer relations and service in business and industry. The course deals with why and how organizations must reach out to customers so they may understand and gain the benefits in doing so. It is about satisfying the customers. It challenges students to use their critical and creative skills in all aspects of the subject. Student Learning --- # ET313 — Advanced Radar 3 credits · 3 hours Description Increases understanding of Moving Target Indication (MTI) and Moving Target Detecting (MTD) processing. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET113 --- # ET389 — Advanced Electronics Troubleshooting 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is a study of the systematic techniques for troubleshooting electronic equipment. Logical procedures are emphasized rather than specific circuits. Students are required to troubleshoot and repair selected equipment. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET220, ET289 --- # ET410 — Business Telecommunications 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides students with an introduction and basic overview of the field of Business Telecommunications, as well as an introduction to current management and strategic issues. Students will have a working knowledge of many of the telecommunications components and associated terminology as they apply to business in this age of electronic communication. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET108 --- # ET420 — Control Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides various controller synthesis methods that are particularly relevant in practice. The topics include PID design, algebraic design, optimal control and specific control architectures such as cascade control and feed forward approaches. Moreover, the course puts emphasis on fundamental limits that are introduced by practical equipment such as sensors and actuators. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH126, MATH126E, MATH127, MATH128, ET228 --- # ET430 — Electrical Power Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course studies motors, generators, and techniques employed in the electric power distribution. Topics include: magnetism and magnetic circuits, DC motors and generators, single and three-phase transformers and power systems, single line diagrams, three-phase fault calculations, load considerations, power factor correction, and system considerations. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH126, MATH126E, MATH127, MATH128, ET132 --- # ET494 — Senior Project 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course requires the planning and designing of a project in consultation with faculty advisors and industry contacts (as required). The project is built, tested and demonstrated. Written technical reports and oral presentations of the project are required. This class must be taken in the student’s final semester. Student Learning --- # EMHS101 — Principles of Emergency Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces students to the fundamental aspects of emergency management. Students will learn the principles of emergency management and be able to work with the main emergency management issues. The course also describes how various emergency management services work together in a system of resources and capabilities. Student Learning --- # EMHS102 — Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students to the process and practice of emergency planning. The course covers a range of strategies and skills that planners require to achieve a successful planning process for dealing with disasters in future time, and those that must be considered when planning for implementing the emergency plan at the time of disaster impact. Student Learning --- # EMHS130 — Role and Scope of the Public Information Officer 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides students with the basic skills needed to perform public information duties as they relate to emergency management. It focuses on the definition of the job of the public information officer (PIO) as well as the skills needed for that position. The course also covers the Joint Information System element of the National Incident Management System. Student Learning --- # EMHS140 — Disaster Response and Recovery 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces the basic concepts of disaster response and recovery. Concepts include the roles and responsibilities of emergency management stakeholders. Describes how roles and responsibilities differ in response versus recovery. Student Learning --- # EMHS220 — Emergency Simulations and Exercises 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop and conduct disaster exercises that can be used to test emergency operations plans and operational response capabilities of organizations, businesses and communities. The course also addresses and satisfies the National Exercise and Evaluation Program criteria. Student Learning --- # EMHS250 — Terrorism Response Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course identifies policies and procedures for the emergency management administrator and staff. It evaluates Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) as well as other government entities. The EMA manager will learn about hard and soft targets in his/her jurisdiction. Student Learning --- # EMS108 — Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 8 credits · 8 hours Description Basic emergency medical training in trauma and medical patient assessment, airway management, fracture and wound care, basic pharmacology and semiautomatic external defibrillation. Course satisfies local fire department testing. Student Learning --- # EMS110B — Secondary EMS Instructor 2 credits · 2 hours Description A 24-hour course for experienced providers that presents introductory concepts, resources, and skills to effectively deliver quality EMS education. Includes essential instructor knowledge, such as: psychology of learning, classroom management, legal issues, and evaluation practices. Student Learning --- # EMS112B — Primary EMS Instructor 1 credits · 1 hours Description A 16-hour course for experienced instructors that provides the fundamental knowledge essential to being a Primary EMS Instructor. Content will focus on the educational processes, learning theories and practice. It will provide practical experience in teaching strategies and facilitation techniques. Approaches to assessment and evaluation using observation, practice and reflection are presented. Student Learning --- # EMS115B — Advanced Emergency Medical Technician 7 credits · 7 hours Description Instructs in the roles and responsibilities for the Advanced EMT. Skills include, but are not limited to patient assessment skills, intravenous therapy, advanced airway management, basic electrophysiology, radio communications, and pharmacology for the Advanced EMT. Current certification as an EMT, current immunizations, background check, drug screen and health insurance required. Student Learning --- # EMS116B — AEMT Clinical Practice 1 credits · 1 hours Description Field training for the Advanced EMT student. Will involve in-hospital rotations, field ambulance training, and community service. Student Learning --- # EMS117B — Clinical Practicum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Supervised application of EMT Intermediate skills in the field and/or hospital setting. Emphasis will be on patient assessment, EKG interpretation, pharmacology applications, advanced and basic airway management. Student Learning --- # EMS121 — Foundations of EMS Practice 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is designed to bridge the knowledge and skills of an emergency medical technician to entry-level paramedic student. Education in both medical terminology and human anatomy and physiology will be provided with specific emphasis for the prehospital professional. Successful completion of this course will prepare students for success in the paramedic medicine program. Student Learning Prerequisites: EMS108, EMS115B --- # EMS125B — Pharmacology for Paramedics 3 credits · 3 hours Description A fundamental course in pharmacology for the prehospital health provider. Areas of emphasis are the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drug therapy, roles and responsibilities of drug administration and dosage calculations. Covers common drug classifications found in the prehospital setting. Student Learning --- # EMS127B — Paramedic Clinical Practice I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Supervised application in a hospital and prehospital setting of the skills learned in aggregate Paramedic training. Emphasis will be on patient assessment, recognition and management of medical and trauma emergencies. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT117 --- # EMS129B — Paramedic Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to a paramedic approach to patient assessment including adaptive techniques for special populations (obstetrics, geriatrics, and special challenges). Laboratory instruction and practice will focus on application and interpretation of prehospital diagnostic and monitoring devices, advanced airway management, medication delivery, and therapeutic communications. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT117 --- # EMS130B — Paramedic Assessment I 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will develop introductory patient assessment and history taking skills necessary for further progression through the Paramedic program. Students shall build upon previously learned skills acquired within the EMT and/or AEMT coursework, while implementing ECG monitoring and pharmacological interventions as learned in other classes. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT117 --- # EMS145B — Essentials of Paramedic Medicine 3 credits · 3 hours Description Instruction and practice on basic aspects of EMS systems and leadership, workforce safety and wellness, public health, documentation, communications, medical, legal, and ethical issues, and special circumstances such as assault and abuse will be addressed. This course will be tailored to advancing the students’ understanding of these subjects through integration with EMS research and publications. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT117 --- # EMS150 — EMT Clinical Practice 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course places the EMT in the skill performance clinical arena. Areas of emphasis may include but are not limited to community service projects, prehospital EMS ride-a-longs, hospital rotations, and psychiatric services observation. Student Learning --- # EMS165B — Pathophysiology for Paramedics 3 credits · 3 hours Description A correlative approach to pathophysiology employing both physical assessment skills and a basic cellular understanding to the various disease entities and trauma processes. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT117 --- # EMS166B — Advanced Medical Care 4 credits · 4 hours Description A cumulative course which incorporates the recognition and management of prehospital emergencies to include topics of assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology, electrophysiology and treatment. Lab components include advanced airway management, advanced invasive procedures, medication administration and electrical therapy modalities. Student Learning Prerequisites: EMS125B, EMS129B, EMS130B, EMS165B, EMS168B --- # EMS167B — Paramedic Clinical Practice II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Supervised application in a hospital and prehospital setting of the skills learned in aggregate Paramedic Training. Emphasis will be on patient assessment and recognition and management of medical and trauma emergencies. Student Learning Prerequisites: EMS127B --- # EMS168B — Electrophysiology/Electrocardiography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Instructs in the anatomy, physiology, and electrophysiology of the cardiovascular system as it relates to the electrocardiogram (EKG) tracing and clinical patient findings. Students will learn both normal and abnormal EKG findings and rhythms as well as the recognition and management of dangerous or life-threatening dysrhythmias. Student Learning --- # EMS169B — Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Instructs in the most current standards of the American Heart Association for ACLS. Class is in seminar format over two days. Student Learning --- # EMS171B — Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) 1 credits · 1 hours Description Instructs in the assessment and management of the critical trauma patient according to national PHTLS format. Course is ALS in format but may be suitable for very experienced Intermediate level providers. Class is in seminar format over two days. Student Learning --- # EMS172B — Vehicle Extrication for Paramedics 2 credits · 2 hours Description Vehicle extrication operations level is a participative course designed for prehospital care providers in NFPA 1670. Enhances and incorporates new knowledge and skills necessary to access, extricate, and care for victims of crash incidents. Provides knowledge in scene management and familiarization with local resources needed to mitigate incidents. Provides knowledge for competence at hazardous materials awareness level. Includes National Fire Academy ICS for EMS training. Student Learning --- # EMS173B — Paramedic Field Internship 3 credits · 3 hours Description Field internship allowing students to practice and apply advanced life support knowledge and skills. Each student will be a third person on a Paramedic rescue unit and will work directly with a Paramedic preceptor. Student Learning --- # EMS176B — Pediatrics for Paramedics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Instructs in a comprehensive approach to the pediatric patient from birth to adolescence. Course will include AHA-Pediatric Advanced Life Support Curriculum (PALS). Student Learning Prerequisites: EMS125B, EMS165B, EMS168B --- # EMS185B — Advanced Trauma Care 3 credits · 3 hours Description Instructs in the recognition and management of traumatic emergencies, to include hemorrhage, shock, traumatic brain injuries, burns, environmental emergencies, multisystem trauma, crime scene awareness, terrorism and hazmat operations. Student Learning Prerequisites: EMS129B, EMS130B, EMS165B --- # EMS190B — Emergency Medical Dispatch 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to perform emergency dispatch using the Emergency Priority Dispatch Systems. Students identify the correct chief complaint or incident type, prioritize response assignments, provide life-sustaining support, handle difficult callers and reduce the potential for life-threatening mistakes. Student Learning --- # EMS201B — Operations and Management in EMS 1 credits · 1 hours Description Includes EMS system planning, organizing, directing, quality control, financing, stress management, and interagency communications. Will also address current issues in EMS locally and nationally. Student Learning --- # EMS202 — Advanced ECG Interpretation 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introduction to 12 lead electrocardiogram (12L ECG) interpretation for the prehospital provider. Course focuses on myocardial ischemia/infarction and relevant ECG mimics. Students will also learn conduction blocks, ectopies/aberrancies, axis deviation, hypertrophy, and common electrolyte imbalances and toxicologic ECG findings. Student Learning Prerequisites: EMS168B --- # EMS230B — Paramedic Assessment II 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will allow the participant to apply the information gained from prior paramedic coursework in a manner that emphasizes proper patient assessment, and the development and implementation of an appropriate treatment plan based on high-quality emergency care. This course will be tailored to advancing the students understanding of all paramedic subjects through practical skills scenarios. Student Learning Prerequisites: EMS130B --- # EGG101 — Introductory Engineering Experience 2 credits · 2 hours Description This is an introductory course to learn the program --- # EGG125B — Civil-Survey Design 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced subdivision, street and utility horizontal design and computations; basic map preparation; methods and procedures for construction surveying of civil-designed improvements. Student Learning --- # EGG131 — Technical Physics I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed for students in technical areas to study physics. Numerical calculations are intensive. This is the first semester of a one-year course. It covers equilibrium, motion, dynamics, wave and fluid mechanics. Student Learning Prerequisites: ET111, MATH116, MATH122, MATH123 --- # EGG131L — Technical Physics I - Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is for students that are taking or have taken EGG 131 - Technical Physics I . Numerical calculations are intensive. Experiments in the course cover topics such as equilibrium, motion, dynamics, wave and fluid mechanics that are covered in the lecture course EGG 131. Student Learning Prerequisites: EGG131 --- # EGG132 — Technical Physics II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of EGG 131 - Technical Physics I . Covers thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, basic AC/DC circuits, solid state physics, optics, and an introduction to modern physics. Student Learning Prerequisites: EGG131 --- # EGG206 — Engineering Mechanics I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Engineering analysis of concentrated and distributed force systems at equilibrium, analysis of structures, beams and cables, friction, virtual work, fluid statics, shear and moment diagrams. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH181 --- # ENG092 — College Prep English I 5 credits · 5 hours Description Emphasis on college-level reading and writing. Practice in paragraph construction and the introduction to the complete essay. Review of grammar/punctuation skills and sentence structure. Guidance and instruction in integrating reading and writing skills. Student Learning --- # ENG098 — Preparatory Composition 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intensive reading and writing course focusing on college-level critical reading and essay writing strategies. This course was designed for students whose ACT or SAT scores indicate that they would benefit from an additional semester of English before beginning their college-level work. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG092 --- # ENG100 — Composition Enhanced 5 credits · 5 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description A writing intensive course designed to strengthen college-level composition skills, with particular attention to audience, purpose, and context for writing focusing on the writing process and introducing research. Please note: Placement on the English guided self-placement survey is strongly recommended. Student Learning --- # ENG101 — Composition I 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description ENG 101 is designed to strengthen college-level writing skills, with particular attention to audience, purpose, and rhetorical situation focusing on the writing process and introducing research. Please note: Completion of the English guided self-placement survey is strongly recommended. Student Learning --- # ENG101H — Composition I - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description A writing intensive, Honors-level course designed to strengthen college-level composition skills, with particular attention to audience, purpose, and context for writing focusing on the writing process and introducing research. Limited class size ensures workshop environment. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG101 --- # ENG102 — Composition II 3 credits · 3 hours Description ENG 102 is a continuation and extension of ENG 101 - Composition I and equivalents with attention to analytical reading and writing, critical thinking, and research methodologies, while emphasizing interpretation, analysis, synthesis, and argument. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG102H — Composition II - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level version of ENG 102 - Composition II , with a more in-depth focus on workshop and research techniques. Class will continue to emphasize rhetorical methodology, while deepening a student’s ability to read and write analytically, think critically, and interpret effectively. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG107 — Technical Communications I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Apply the techniques of the professional writing process to real world documents such as e-mails, business correspondence, proposals, reports, and websites. Student Learning --- # ENG110 — Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description A writing intensive course for multilingual and international students focusing on college-level composition skills with particular attention to audience, purpose, and context for writing. Students receive extensive background in strategies of planning, drafting, and revision. Primary and/or secondary research is introduced as a means by which students can extend their own understanding through the use of outside resources. Additionally, critical reading and thinking strategies are developed. Extra assistance with English language conventions including vocabulary, grammar, synt… --- # ENG113 — Composition I for International Students 3 credits · 3 hours Description A writing intensive course designed to strengthen college-level composition skills, with particular attention to audience, purpose, and context for writing focusing on the writing process and introducing research. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG098, ESL139 --- # ENG114 — Composition II for International Students 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation and extension of ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students and equivalents with attention to analytical reading and writing, critical thinking, and research methodologies, while emphasizing interpretation, analysis, synthesis and argument. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG181 — Vocabulary and Meaning 2 credits · 2 hours Description Problems of meaning, word derivation and word formation are investigated with a view to enlarging and refining a working English vocabulary. Student Learning --- # ENG196 — Internship 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description A supervised workshop experience in a business or organization. Student Learning --- # ENG205 — Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course designed to give students writing experience, introduce them to marketable types of writing and sharpen their writing to commercially acceptable quality. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG211 — Introduction to Linguistics 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the study of language from the perspective of Modern Linguistics. The class studies the formation of sounds, words, sentences, and meaning; as well as aspects of language variation and acquisition. Student Learning --- # ENG220 — Writing Poetry 3 credits · 3 hours Description The study of poetry writing methods and forms with concentration on the student’s creative writing. This course can be repeated once for credit. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG205 --- # ENG221 — Writing Fiction 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course for learning the craft of fiction writing in a workshop setting with a goal of refining the creative process, implementing critical self-editing, and developing an understanding of the aesthetics of fiction as art. This course can be repeated once for credit. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG205 --- # ENG223 — Themes of Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Themes and ideas significant in literature. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG223H — Themes of Literature - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description Themes and ideas significant in literature. Topics will be more intensive or covered in more depth than in the non-Honors version. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG230 — Writing Creative Non-Fiction 3 credits · 3 hours Description The study of creative non-fiction writing methods and the art of the personal essay with concentration on the student’s creative writing. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG205 --- # ENG231 — World Literature I 3 credits · 3 hours Description World Literature I explores literature from our earliest texts to c1651. Individual sections will include texts selected from around the world, and incorporate prose, poetry, and drama. Discussing the central themes of the global literary discourse will students discover how authors have contributed to the literary tradition, recognize the influence of literature on contemporary thought, and form connections across historical, geographical, and cultural boundaries. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG231H — World Literature I - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description A reading intensive, Honors-level course designed to introduce students to the major figures, movements and ideas in world literature from ancient times to 1650. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG232 — World Literature II 3 credits · 3 hours Description World Literature II explores literature from c1651 to current times. Individual sections will include texts selected from around the world, and incorporate prose, poetry, and drama. Discussing the central themes of the global literary discourse will students discover how authors have contributed to the literary tradition, recognize the influence of literature on contemporary thought, and form connections across historical, geographical, and cultural boundaries. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG232H — World Literature II - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description A reading intensive, Honors-level course designed to introduce students to the major figures, movements and ideas in world literature from 1650 to the present. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG235 — Survey of English Literature I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Reading and discussion of major British works and writers from Early English through the eighteenth century. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG236 — Survey of English Literature II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Reading and discussion of major British works and writers from late eighteenth century through modern literature. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG241 — Survey of American Literature I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Includes major American works and writers, Colonial Period to the Civil War, with emphasis on both enjoyment and critical appreciation of literature. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG242 — Survey of American Literature II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Includes major American works and writers, Civil War to present, with emphasis on both enjoyment and critical appreciation of literature. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG243 — Introduction to Short Story 3 credits · 3 hours Description Short stories read and discussed, with special emphasis on analysis and interpretation of plot, character, point of view, theme, symbol and tone. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG252 — Introduction to Drama 3 credits · 3 hours Description Reading and discussion of works selected from among the best in Western Culture, including but not restricted to ancient Greek comedy and tragedy, Shakespeare, Eighteenth Century Comedy and 19th Century Expressionism. Critical reviewing of drama, both live and on film, is promoted and encouraged. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG256 — Introduction to the Literature of King Arthur 3 credits · 3 hours Description Readings in primary and secondary materials relating to the Arthurian Cycle. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG257 — Introduction to Classical Mythology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Readings in primary and secondary materials relating to the Classical Mythology. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG259 — Speculative Fiction and Fantasy Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Reading and discussion of selected novels and short stories. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG260 — World Mythology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Readings in primary and secondary sources to World Mythology. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG261 — Introduction to Poetry 3 credits · 3 hours Description Lectures and discussions about poetry intended to develop the student’s ability to read, understand and evaluate a poem. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG265 — Nature in Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will read, analyze, and discuss various literary expressions of our conceptions of nature. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG267 — Introduction to Women and Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of a variety of important women authors. Some semesters, as a study of important female characters taken from famous plays and novels. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG268 — Introduction to Migrant Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Themes and ideas significant in immigrant literature related to voluntary and compulsory migration. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG271 — Introduction to Shakespeare 3 credits · 3 hours Description Shakespeare’s principal plays read for their social interest and their literary excellence. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG271H — Introduction to Shakespeare - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level study of Shakespeare’s principal plays read for their social interest and literary excellence. Honors emphasizes an in-depth study of Shakespeare’s work focusing on its relevance to modern life. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG272 — Queer Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of gay and lesbian literary figures from Western antiquity to present. Instruction explores love and sex between same-sex relationships through a historical and theoretical framework. Emphasis on rereading texts to discover gay and lesbian themes ignored or concealed in more traditional textural analyses. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG273 — Comic Books as Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will examine the power of comic books as they create and manipulate the significance of historical, social, political, and cultural issues within the framework of critical reading and literary analysis. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG275 — Contemporary Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Reading and discussion of recent literature of various types to acquaint students with contemporary writers. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG278 — Readings in the Contemporary Novel 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the post-World War II novel, its development, and direction. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG284 — Introduction to the Bible as Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Readings in primary and secondary materials relating to the Bible as Literature. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG287 — Capstone Portfolio 2 credits · 2 hours Description A two-credit independent study course in which English majors construct a substantial literary analysis essay and writing portfolio. This course satisfies the capstone requirement for the Associate of Arts Degree with an English Emphasis. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG298 --- # ENG289 — Holocaust and Genocide Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on literature of the World War II Holocaust and other previous and subsequent genocidal literature. Reading, discussion of selected works in social, historic, literary, comparative contexts. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG290 — Introduction to African-American Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction of African Americans. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG292 — Introduction to Chicano Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to Chicano literature through the study of classic and contemporary works of prose, poetry, and theater. Course conducted in English. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG293 — Latin American Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to a rich and complex tradition of literary production from Latin America (including the Caribbean) that dates back from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Course will be conducted in English. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG296 — Portfolio Assessment 3 credits · 3 hours Description Independent study undertaken to satisfy the exit requirement of the Associate of Arts degree in English with a creative writing emphasis. Student Learning --- # ENG298 — Writing About Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description ENG 298 focuses on prose, poetry, and drama in order to provide the tools students need for continued literary study. The course introduces basic literary terms, and various methods for analyzing texts. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG299 — Special Topics in English 3 credits · 3 hours Description Investigates a special topic and/or area of interest within the field of English language, creative writing, or composition. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ENG333 — Professional Communications 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course in applied rhetoric for students to develop the writing and communication skills they will need as professionals. The goal is to make strong writers with flexible analysis, writing, and oral communication skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # ESL70B — Integrated Skills I 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is students’ acquisition and control of the sound structures and sentence patterns of basic introductory English. Student Learning --- # ESL72 — Integrated Skills II 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is students’ acquisition and control of the sound structures and sentence patterns of beginning–low level English. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL70B --- # ESL76 — Integrated Skills III 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is students’ acquisition and control of the basic sound structures and sentence patterns of beginning–mid Level English. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL72 --- # ESL78 — Integrated Skills IV 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is students’ acquisition and control of the basic sound structures and sentence patterns of beginning–high level English. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL76 --- # ESL80 — Listening and Pronunciation 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for students to improve sound production and listening comprehension specifically in vowel/consonant system, reduced forms, stress and intonation. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL76 --- # ESL82 — Reading I 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for students to develop intermediate–low level reading skills through analysis of assigned texts. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL78 --- # ESL84 — Grammar I 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is students’ acquisition and control of the basic structures and sentence patterns of intermediate–low Level English. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL78 --- # ESL86 — Beginning Conversation 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for ESL students to gain confidence in speaking, increase vocabulary, start conversations, and improve fluency and accuracy. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL78 --- # ESL88 — Reading II 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for students to develop intermediate–mid level reading skills through analysis of assigned texts. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL82 --- # ESL90 — Grammar II 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is students’ acquisition and control of the basic structures and sentence patterns of intermediate–high Level English. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL84 --- # ESL92 — Intermediate Conversation 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for ESL students to form/support/argue opinions in conversations and increase fluency and accuracy. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL84, ESL86 --- # ESL127 — Listening and Note-taking 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is to improve students’ listening comprehension, speaking, and note-taking skills in preparation of lecture-based courses. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL90 --- # ESL129 — Writing I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This goal of this course is for ESL students to write short simple, compound, and complex sentences without global errors and to form clear, short paragraphs. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL90 --- # ESL132 — Reading III 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for students to develop intermediate–high level reading skills through analysis of assigned texts. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL88 --- # ESL133 — Speech 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for ESL students to speak effectively and give formal speeches in front of a large group. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL129 --- # ESL135 — Reading IV 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for students to develop advanced–low level reading skills through analysis of assigned texts. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL132 --- # ESL138 — Writing II 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for ESL students to write complex paragraphs. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL129 --- # ESL139 — Writing III 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for ESL students to write essays. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL135, ESL138 --- # ESL140 — Advanced English Editing 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for advanced ESL speakers to edit their own grammar mistakes in writing. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL139 --- # ESL190 — ESL Capstone Sequence 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this capstone course is for ESL students to write research essays based on analysis of audience, purpose, and rhetorical situations in college-level texts. Student Learning Prerequisites: ESL139 --- # ESL195 — TEAS Prep Course for Medical Students 3 credits · 3 hours Description The goal of this course is for native English and advanced ESL speakers to acquire test-taking strategies and skills/content in the reading and English/language sections of the Test for Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). Student Learning --- # APP102B — Introduction to Apprentice Craft 4 credits · 4 hours Description Skills in building, utility, heavy highway and environmental fields. Job site safety, first aid/CPR aid, hazard communication, OSHA awareness and human relations. Student Learning --- # APP104B — General Construction 4 credits · 4 hours Description Job preparation, planning, site and soils preparation. Material handling, storage, vertical/horizontal measuring techniques, transfer of grade points and safety topics. Student Learning --- # APP105B — Concrete Flat Work 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers mathematics, soil preparation and placement/ consolidation procedures. Additional topics include set-up/stripping of forms and finishing of horizontal concrete placements. Student Learning --- # APP107B — Concrete Walls and Columns Work 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers mathematics, soil preparation and placement/ consolidation procedures for vertical walls and columns. Additional topics include concrete equipment safety and proper hand signals. Student Learning --- # APP108B — Body Mechanics and Fall Protection 1 credits · 1 hours Description Proper lifting and prying techniques to minimize physical injuries. OSHA subpart M: fall protection standards. Student Learning --- # APP109B — Bobcat Operation and Safety 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the proper and safe operation of a Bobcat using either the front-end loader or the backhoe attachment. Student Learning --- # APP120B — Confined Space Awareness 2 credits · 2 hours Description Definition and recognition of potential hazards involved with working in confined spaces. Air monitoring, protective equipment, evacuation and rescue techniques, OSHA standards and proper documentation. Student Learning --- # APP121B — Line and Grade 4 credits · 4 hours Description Maintaining elevation/alignment control of heavy highway/civil construction activities. Measurement systems, slope expressions, curb/gutter elevations and quantity calculations. Student Learning --- # APP122B — Oxyfuel Gas Cutting 4 credits · 4 hours Description Proper and safe use of oxygen and acetylene cutting torches. Various techniques in the construction and demolition field. Student Learning --- # APP123B — Blueprint Reading for Laborers 3 credits · 3 hours Description Plan reading skills in civil, architectural, structural/mechanical and electrical drawings. Student Learning --- # APP127B — Rigging and Signaling 2 credits · 2 hours Description Hoisting and signaling procedures, emphasis on load weights, distribution techniques, sling angles and ratios. Student Learning --- # APP128B — Asphalt 2 credits · 2 hours Description Placement, spreading and compaction of asphaltic materials. Repairing and patching techniques. Student Learning --- # APP130B — Hazardous Waste Handling for Laborers 4 credits · 4 hours Description Hazard recognition, identification, health effects, decontamination, protective equipment, material handling, storage and sampling techniques. Student Learning --- # APP132B — Radiation 1 credits · 1 hours Description Properties of radiation, sources of exposure, health effects, and detection instruments. Student Learning --- # APP133B — Lead Renovator 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will focus on the approved procedures for identifying lead-based paint hazards and minimizing lead dust generation and soil contamination during weatherization, maintenance, renovation and remodeling activities conducted on pre-1978 private housing and public use facilities. Student Learning --- # APP134B — Lead Abatement 2 credits · 2 hours Description Safe removal procedures for various materials containing lead. Health effects, work practices, disposal procedures, and protective equipment. Student Learning --- # APP135B — Asbestos Supervisor 2 credits · 2 hours Description This mandatory course meets all OSHA requirements for all workers involved in Class I and Class II asbestos abatement work. The course exceeds EPA’s 32-hour minimum course requirements stipulated under 40 CFR Part 763. Student Learning --- # APP136B — Asbestos Abatement 2 credits · 2 hours Description Hazards, health effects, abatement techniques, safe work practices, protective equipment and regulations pertaining to asbestos removal. Student Learning --- # APP137B — Pipe Laying (Gravity Flow) 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers trenching, shoring and soil types. Additional topics include worker protective systems and confined space entry requirements. Student Learning --- # APP139B — Pipe Laying (Pressurized) 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers installing, joining and testing of pressurized piping systems. Additional topics include worker protective systems, confined space entry requirements and safety inspections. Student Learning --- # APP140B — Scaffold Building 2 credits · 2 hours Description Basic scaffold assembly in a variety of situations. OSHA standards for scaffolds and ladders. Student Learning --- # APP142B — Forklift Operations and Awareness 1 credits · 1 hours Description Instruction on forklift operations with emphasis on the rough terrain forklift. Proper operation and maintenance procedures along with OSHA regulations and standards. Student Learning --- # APP144B — Operation of Motor Driven Power Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course covers the operation and safety requirements of powered equipment. The OSHA requirements for personal protective equipment and inspection are also covered. Student Learning --- # APP146B — Operation of Concrete Core Drilling, Saw Cutting and Compaction Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course covers the operation and safety requirements of powered cutting, core drilling and compaction equipment. Additional topics include OSHA regulations regarding hazardous equipment. Student Learning --- # APP150B — Mason Tending (Trowel) 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the safety requirements for operator hand signals, vehicle operation and material handling. Additional topics include tool/material identification and tube/coupler scaffolding. Student Learning --- # APP152B — Plaster Tending (Mixing) 2 credits · 2 hours Description Safety hazards associated with plaster tending and material data sheets are presented. OSHA safety standards for mixing plaster, clean-up of plaster mortar, synthetic plaster and additives are covered. Student Learning --- # APP160B — Miners Preparedness and Awareness 4 credits · 4 hours Description Awareness of hazards and working conditions stressed for workers in mines and tunnel shaft reinforcement techniques. Student Learning --- # APP161B — Underground Electric Conduit Installation 1 credits · 1 hours Description Terms and definitions. Soil characteristics for type A, B and C soils. Trenching, shoring and excavations. Back-fill compaction techniques. Proper bedding procedures. Student Learning --- # APP162B — Drilling and Blasting 4 credits · 4 hours Description Operation and safe use of drilling equipment. Explosive blasting agents, caps and layout methods. Student Learning --- # APP163B — Tunnel and Shaft 3 credits · 3 hours Description The recognition of underground construction hazards and the action following safety standards taken to eliminate them or control them. Student Learning --- # APP164B — Pneumatic Air Tool Handling 2 credits · 2 hours Description Operation, storage, maintenance and protective equipment relating to air tools common to construction sites. Student Learning --- # APP165B — Rock and Water 1 credits · 1 hours Description Mixing of plaster mixes and application to semi-structural and structural fabricated wire mesh. Use of latex molds and installation of prefabricated artificial rock sections. Student Learning --- # APP166B — Mine Rescue 1 credits · 1 hours Description Mine safety and proper techniques for first responder. First aid and rescue procedures for mine and tunnel shaft workers. Student Learning --- # APP167B — Drywall Stocking 1 credits · 1 hours Description Calculating square footage by reading the blueprint as to the amount of drywall needed in a particular room and stocking it there. Student Learning --- # APP168B — Microbial Remediation 1 credits · 1 hours Description Safe abatement procedures for bacterial growth in walls and framework of buildings. Student Learning --- # APP169B — Landscaping 1 credits · 1 hours Description Proper use of hand tools and machinery related to sprinkler trenching. Techniques in using solvents and solvent cements as it applies to sprinkler installation. Student Learning --- # APP170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Laborers trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # APP200B — OSHA for Laborers 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Laborers trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # APP212B — Foreman Preparedness 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides prospective foreman the human relations skills and leadership techniques needed in the construction industry. Topics include communication, project organization and problem solving. Student Learning --- # APP240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Laborers trade. Student Learning --- # APP263B — Weatherization Installation Technician 5 credits · 5 hours Description Building Science is detailed. Sealing the building envelope is demonstrated. Insulating and sealing ductwork is displayed. Installing insulation is illustrated. Student Learning --- # APP266B — Weatherization Supervisor 3 credits · 3 hours Description Inspecting and monitoring the job site is detailed. Diagnostic testing procedures are demonstrated. How to conduct and interpret combustion appliance safety and efficiency tests is illustrated. Student Learning Prerequisites: APP263B --- # APP269B — Weatherization Energy Auditor 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers the selection, use and operation of diagnostic equipment for energy efficiency. Job planning, material selection and interpreting diagnostic results are also covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: APP263B, APP266B --- # ENV101 — Introduction to Environmental Science 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of basic ecological principles and an examination of selected environmental issues including overpopulation, pollution and energy alternatives. Student Learning --- # ENV102 — Sustainability and Society 3 credits · 3 hours Description Evaluate major environmental challenges facing human society and sustainable solutions on issues including consumption, water resources, climate change, and pollution. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENV101 --- # ENV201 — Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the basic principles of toxicology, including routes of exposure, dose-response, and target organ effects using environmental toxicants as primary examples. This course includes toxicology concepts applied to risk assessment and the development of acceptable exposure limits for toxic substances as set forth by groups, committees, and agencies such as the US EPA. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL190, BIOL191, CHEM122, MATH127 --- # ENV206 — Introduction to Climate Change 3 credits · 3 hours Description This class will examine the physical, chemical, and social factors that influence the components of Earth’s climate system. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENV101 --- # ENV220 — Introduction to Ecological Principles 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the major principles and underlying processes of organismal, population, community and ecosystem ecology. Please note - ENV 220 is the same as BIOL 220 (which was deactivated as of Aug. 1, 2026). Student Learning --- # ENV260 — Environmental Measurement and Analysis 4 credits · 4 hours Description An introduction to the basics of multi-media sampling and analytical methods for the evaluation and study of outdoor and indoor air, soil, surface, and water samples. The course will emphasize environmental sample collection, sample and data analysis, validation methods, and laboratory and field methods. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL190, BIOL191, CHEM122, MATH127 --- # ENV299 — Special Topics in Environmental Science 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Covers selected topics of interest to students in environmental sciences. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENV101 --- # ENV345 — Environmental Regulations, History, Law, and Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Description The introduction to environmental regulatory approaches used in the United States and globally, and the legal authority behind those regulations. This course explores the range of regulatory interventions that have been used, and historical, political, sociological, legal, and technological limitations and advantages of different environmental regulatory schemes. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENV101 --- # ENV360 — Environmental Assessment Methods 4 credits · 4 hours Description An introduction to the scientific method in examining aspects of environmental and social systems important for environmental researchers and managers. This course introduces a range of data collection and analysis methods within the framework of a Phase I Site Assessment while giving students practical experience in applying assessment methods to key landscape, physical, chemical, biological, and sociological parameters through class and field exercises. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENV260 --- # ENV492 — Undergraduate Research 3 credits · 3 hours Description Collaboration with a faculty member on a specific environmental problem. Student Learning --- # FMM101B — Introduction to Workplace Safety 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides an overview of 29 CFR 1910 and 1926 as applied to the Manufacturing and Facilities Maintenance field. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # FMM103B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course covers the required items for certification of basic first aid and CPR. American Heart Association certification card will be issued upon successful completion of the course. Student Learning --- # FMM105B — Six Sigma Yellow Belt 2 credits · 2 hours Description The Six Sigma Yellow Belt course provides overall insight into the techniques of Six Sigma, its metrics, and basic improvement methodologies. The course also provides an introduction to process management and the basic tools of Six Sigma, giving students a stronger understanding of its processes. Student Learning --- # FMM107B — Six Sigma Green Belt 2 credits · 2 hours Description The Six Sigma Green Belt course provides an individual with an oversight of the skills required to function within his or her function-specific area of an organization. The course also provides participants with enhanced problem-solving skills, including an emphasis on the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) model. Student Learning --- # FMM111B — N.C.C.E.R. Core 4 credits · 4 hours Description The course uses basic safety and workplace modules from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) that meet the technical skill goals of each of the content areas. Student Learning --- # FMM113B — N.C.C.E.R. Electrical 5 credits · 5 hours Description The course uses modules from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) that meet the technical skill requirements of individuals working in the Electrical field. Lab Volt equipment and troubleshooting activities are correlated to supplement the NCCER curriculum for hands-on practice and technical skills training. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM115B — Industrial Controls 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course is designed to teach the theory and techniques of electric motor controllers. Students will select and mount control devices to form typical control circuits, and to troubleshoot them once a fault is inserted. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM117B — Control of Industrial Motors 4 credits · 4 hours Description The course studies topics in industrial-motor control through the use of block, wiring, and schematic diagrams. Mechanical and electrical assembly of control circuits is accomplished without the use of hand tools. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM121B — Fundamentals of Pneumatics 4 credits · 4 hours Description The course is divided into the study of the following subsystems: Pneumatics Fundamentals, Electrical Control of Pneumatic Systems, Pneumatic Applications- PLC (programmable logic controller), Troubleshooting Pneumatic Circuits, Servo Control of Pneumatic Systems, and Sensors. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM123B — Hydraulic Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Description The training program is divided into the following subsystems: Hydraulics Fundamentals, Electrical Control of Hydraulic Systems, Hydraulic Applications- PLC (programmable logic controller), Troubleshooting Hydraulic Circuits, Servo Control of Hydraulic Systems, and Sensors. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM131B — Manufacturing Systems I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Simulates the operation of a production line allowing students to familiarize themselves with manufacturing applications commonly encountered in modern facilities and to experience realistic industry situations. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B, MT115 --- # FMM133B — Manufacturing Systems II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of FMM 131B - Manufacturing Systems I with the addition of real-world industrial components. Students will be able to strengthen their understanding of a number of related technologies, including artificial vision, power electronics, automatic storage and retrieval, sensors, and wiring. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM131B --- # FMM141B — Mechanical Systems I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covered topics include the installation, use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of mechanical drive components. The systems are divided into five levels, and each level is further divided into specific topics which deal with the components encountered in the industry. The learning is based on practical, hands-on tasks. Student Learning --- # FMM143B — Mechanical Systems II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of FMM 141B - Mechanical Systems I . This course covers the installation, use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of mechanical drive components covered in Level I in greater detail. There is a stronger concentration of hands-on tasks. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM141B --- # FMM145B — Robotics in the Manufacturing Industry 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to teach the theory and techniques of industrial robotics, through the curriculum and hands-on exercises. Topics covered are programming and operation of industrial robotics. Additional topics include automated work cells and computer integrated manufacturing. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM151B — N.C.C.E.R. HVAC 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course uses HVAC modules from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) that meet the technical skill requirements of individuals working in the HVAC field. Training equipment and troubleshooting activities are correlated to supplement the NCCER curriculum for hands-on practice and technical skills training. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM153B — HVAC Energy Management 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and components of air handling and energy management. Additional topics include manual system control as well as automatic control via a programmable logic controller (PLC). Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM161B — N.C.C.E.R. Plumbing 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course uses plumbing modules from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) that meet the technical skill requirements of individuals working in the plumbing field. Training equipment and troubleshooting activities are correlated to supplement the NCCER curriculum for hands-on practice and technical skills training. Student Learning Prerequisites: FMM101B --- # FMM171B — Internship 2 credits · 2 hours Description Supervised work experience with selected manufacturing employers. All core classes must be completed with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Student Learning --- # FIL101B — Basics of Filipino I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing spoken communication. Focus is on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. A vocabulary of Filipino-English words developed. Student Learning --- # FIL102B — Basics of Filipino II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course continuing the development of skills acquired in FIL 101B - Basics of Filipino I . Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. Student Learning Prerequisites: FIL101B --- # FIL111 — First Year Filipino I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Oral emphasis. Student Learning --- # FIL112 — First Year Filipino II 4 credits · 4 hours Description A second-semester course designed to continue the development of language skills learned in FIL 111 - First Year Filipino I . Student Learning Prerequisites: FIL111 --- # FT101 — Principles of Emergency Services 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; life safety initiatives. FESHE Core Co… --- # FT104 — Nevada Firefighter I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will familiarize the student with the general rules and regulations of firefighting, use and explanation of forcible entry, protective breathing apparatus, fire streams, first aid, ropes, salvage, fire hose, nozzles and apparatus, ladders, ventilation, inspection, rescue, sprinklers, fire alarms and communications, safety and fire behavior. Student Learning --- # FT105 — Fire Behavior and Combustion 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread and are controlled. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT109B — Internship in Firefighting 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will equip successful students with the essential knowledge and skills to fulfill the job performance requirements outlined in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications for Firefighter I. This course prepares students to take the Nevada Fire Fighter I exam and obtain the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) certification. Proof of insurance is required for all students. Student Learning --- # FT110 — Basic Wildland Firefighting 3 credits · 3 hours Description Addresses the basic elements of wildland fire protection, fire behavior, department organization, apparatus and equipment, fire safety and incident command organization. Student Learning --- # FT121 — Fire Prevention 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides fundamental knowledge relating to the field of fire prevention. Topics include history and philosophy of fire prevention; organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau; use and application of codes and standards; plans review; fire inspections; fire and life safety education; and fire investigation. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT125 — Building Construction for Fire Protection 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides the components of building construction related to firefighter and life safety. The elements of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, preplanning fire operations, and operating at emergencies. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT126 — Fire Investigation I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is intended to provide the student with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the firesetter, and types of fire causes. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning Prerequisites: FT101, FT125 --- # FT131 — Hazardous Materials Chemistry 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides basic chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials including recognition, identification, reactivity, transportation, awareness, and health hazards encountered by emergency services. FESHE Non-Core Course. This course qualifies the student to take the State Fire Marshal Hazardous Materials Awareness State Exam. Student Learning --- # FT150 — Apparatus and Equipment 3 credits · 3 hours Description Operation of fire department apparatus and equipment. Driving techniques, traffic laws and restrictions relating to fire apparatus. Construction and maintenance of equipment also stressed. Student Learning --- # FT151 — Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH104B --- # FT152 — Legal Aspects of Emergency Services 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will address the Federal, State, and local laws that regulate emergency services and include a review of national standards, regulations, and consensus standards. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning Prerequisites: FT101 --- # FT153 — Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as it relates to emergency service organizations. Topics include risk and hazard evaluation and control procedures for emergency service organizations. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT154 — Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning Prerequisites: FT101 --- # FT190 — Fire Instructor 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics included are the role of the instructor, preparing instructional --- # FT191 — Introduction to Company Officer 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is an entry-level course which prepares the students to recognize the fire service company officer’s role. It will examine group dynamics, communication, fire department organizational structure, fire ground and station management. This course meets the didactic training component for the National Fire Protection Association’s standard for Fire Officer. Student Learning --- # FT224 — Fire Protection Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT226 — Fire Investigation II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is intended to provide the student with advanced technical knowledge on the rule of law, fire scene analysis, fire behavior, arson evidence collection and preservation, scene documentation, case preparation, and courtroom testimony. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning Prerequisites: FT126 --- # FT243 — Strategy and Tactics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides the principles of fire ground control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning Prerequisites: FT101 --- # FT291 — Fire and Emergency Services Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces the student to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of government agencies to the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning Prerequisites: FT101 --- # FT298 — Seminar in Fire Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Selected topics in Fire Management. Student Learning --- # FT300 — Fire Dynamics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the underlying principles involved in structural fire protection systems, building furnishings, and fire protection systems, including water-based fire suppression systems, fire alarm and detection systems, special hazard suppression systems, and smoke management systems. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT301 — Political and Legal Foundations for Fire Protection 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the legal aspects of the fire service and the political and social impacts of legal issues. This course includes a review of the American legal system and in-depth coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with regard to the fire service. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT302 — Fire and Emergency Services Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to be a progressive primer for students who want more knowledge about fire and emergency services administration. The course demonstrates the importance of the following skills necessary to manage and lead a fire and emergency services department through the challenges and changes of the 21st century: persuasion and influence, accountable budgeting, anticipation of challenges and the need for change, and using specific management tools for analyzing and solving problems. A central part of the course focuses on how the leadership of a fire and emergency serv… --- # FT303 — Personnel Management for Fire and Emergency Services 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of fire-related organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT304 — Fire Prevention Organization and Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the factors that shape fire risk and the tools for fire prevention, including risk reduction education, codes and standards, inspection and plans review, fire investigation, research, master planning, various types of influences, and strategies. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT305 — Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course presents current issues in management of a department-wide hazardous materials program. It includes issues that are pertinent to officers and managers in public safety departments, including regulations and requirements for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness, response, storage, transportation, handling and use, and the emergency response to terrorism threat/incident. Subjects covered include State, local, and Federal emergency response planning, personnel and training, and operational considerations such as determining strategic goals and tactical --- # FT306 — Financial Management for Fire and Emergency Services 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides an overview of fiscal administration in the public sector at all levels of government. Introduces students to basic concepts and practices in two key areas: government revenues and budgeting. Student Learning --- # FT307 — Fire Service Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the basic principles of ethics as related to fire service operations and management with special attention given to current issues in the fire service. Student Learning --- # FT400 — Fire Investigation and Analysis 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the technical, investigative, legal, and social aspects of arson, including principles of incendiary fire analysis and detection, environmental and psychological factors of arson, legal considerations, intervention, and mitigation strategies. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT401 — Fire Protection Structures and Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the underlying principles involved in structural fire protection systems, building furnishings, and fire protection systems including water-based fire suppressions systems, fire alarm and detection systems, special hazard suppression systems, and smoke management systems. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT402 — Fire Related Human Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course presents a study of human behavior in fire and other emergency situations. Students will examine current and past research on human behavior, systems models, life safety education, and building design to determine interactions of these areas in emergency situations. Students will develop an understanding of a best practice building life safety system as one that combines knowledge in the areas of psychology and sociology joined with engineering and education to produce the best possible --- # FT403 — Disaster Planning and Control 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines concepts and principles of community risk assessment, planning, and response to fires and natural and human-caused disasters, including National Incident Management System–Incident Command Systems (NIMS ICS), mutual aid and automatic response, training and preparedness, communications, civil disturbances, terrorist threats/incidents, hazardous materials planning, mass casualty incidents, earthquake preparedness, and disaster mitigation and recovery. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT404 — Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the tools and techniques of rational decision making in fire and emergency services agencies, including data collection, statistics, probability, decision analysis, utility modeling, resource allocation, and cost-benefit analysis. FESHE Non-Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT405 — Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of the ethical, sociological, organizational, political, and legal components of community risk reduction, and a methodology for the development of a comprehensive community risk reduction plan. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FT406 — Applications of Fire Research 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the basic principles of research and methodology for analyzing current fire-related research. The course also provides a framework for conducting and evaluating independent research in the following areas: fire dynamics, fire test standards and codes, fire safety, fire modeling, structural fire safety, life-safety, firefighter health and safety, automatic detection and suppression, transportation fire hazards, risk analysis and loss control, fire service applied research and new trends in fire-related research. FESHE Core Course. Student Learning --- # FLCV100B — Introduction to the Union and Construction Trade 1 credits · 1 hours Description The socioeconomic history of Unions as well as employability skills are the primary topics in this class. Student Learning --- # FLCV111B — Introduction to the Flooring Trade 3 credits · 3 hours Description Resilient floor coverings, trim products, adhesives, underlayments, tools and equipment, as the basic materials needed by the floor coverer, are presented. Student Learning --- # FLCV121B — Floor Installation Process 5 credits · 5 hours Description Procedures for the preparation of different surfaces are discussed. Installation of sheet goods, laminate and floor tile is also covered. Student Learning --- # FLCV131B — Carpet Installation Process 5 credits · 5 hours Description Different types of carpeting and installation methods are discussed. Techniques for seaming, pattern match and woven installation are also covered. Student Learning --- # FLCV141B — Special Floors and Finishes 3 credits · 3 hours Description Procedures for the installation of safety flooring is discussed. Purpose and maintenance of specialty flooring is also discussed. Student Learning --- # FLCV170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Floor Coverers trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # FLCV200B — Math for Floor Coverers 2 credits · 2 hours Description The mathematical concepts from arithmetic, algebra and Pythagorean Theorem are covered. Measuring and estimating job costs are also covered. Student Learning --- # FLCV211B — Drawings (Blueprints) for Floor Coverers 2 credits · 2 hours Description Aspects of blueprints including terminology, symbols and specifications are discussed. Additional topics include contract documents and construction methods. Student Learning --- # FLCV221B — Safety Awareness 4 credits · 4 hours Description First aid, CPR and OSHA regulations are discussed in detail. Additional topics include hazardous materials, ergonomics and personal protective equipment. Student Learning --- # FLCV231B — Leadership 2 credits · 2 hours Description Effective leadership skills including organization, planning and job scheduling are discussed. Recognizing personality types and communication methods are also covered. Student Learning --- # FLCV240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Floor Coverers trade. Student Learning --- # FLCV270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Floor Coverers trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # FLOR102B — Introduction to Floral Design 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introductory course covering floral design theory, history, techniques and the skills currently required for employment in the floral design industry. Lab experience covers construction of basic floral products. Successful completion of course offers entry-level employment in field. Student Learning --- # FLOR106B — Permanent Botanicals 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to provide the student with theory and lab experience in the use of artificial materials and dried flowers. Emphasis on mechanics and techniques of construction for home interiors, as well as commercial applications. Preservation processes and interiorscapes included. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR108B — Event Balloon Sculptures 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Course will address the planning, purchasing, construction, installation and strike of large event balloon decor. Arches, themed decor, props and large sculptures will be constructed. Student Learning --- # FLOR115B — Mega-Department Practices 3 credits · 3 hours Description Addresses workplace practices common to mega-floral settings like those found in resorts and supermarkets. Job application, task analysis and interiorscape planning/installation are covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR202B — Tributes and Traditions 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of the effects of international influences on florals. Cultural differences in expression through floral tributes will be explored through customs, practices and traditions of many countries. Retail practices in the handling and styling of floral tributes specific to funerals with cross applications to other situations. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR204B — Traditional Weddings 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to provide the student with theory and lab experience in the styling of floral pieces specific to weddings. Body flowers, carrying pieces, ceremony and reception designs will be executed. Consultation, service and delivery procedures will be covered, as well as ordering and pricing. Student Learning Prerequisites: COM115, FLOR102B --- # FLOR206B — Beginning Ikebana 3 credits · 3 hours Description Course includes history, techniques and skills specific to the Japanese art of floral design with direct application to commercial floristry. Specialized tools and containers will be required to complete lab projects reflecting the many styles of Ikebana designs. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR208B — Creativity and Competition 3 credits · 3 hours Description Principles and practices of the creative process will be developed to enhance design skills. Students will apply these skills to prepare for industry competition. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR216B — Advanced Ikebana 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of FLOR 206B - Beginning Ikebana . In-depth study of advanced styles and masters of Ikebana. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR206B --- # FLOR220B — Events and Display 3 credits · 3 hours Description Comprehensive information regarding planning, organizing, managing and delivering designs for special occasions. Party props, room decor, table treatments, lighting and display elements are emphasized along with art principles and creative thematic approaches to floral design. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR224B — Techniques and Mechanics 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Course addresses unique approaches to floral design mechanics and techniques for advanced design situations, including working in glass, hi-style, bridal/body flowers, naturalistic applications and European design. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR225B — Color and Product Mix 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Course addresses the use of color as an aesthetic sales tool in the manufacture of floral products. Focus is on selection of product as it relates to color, as well as combining materials to maximize each composition in respect to texture, unity, rhythm, line, form, and balance. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR102B --- # FLOR240B — Advanced Weddings 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to provide the student with theory and lab experience in the styling of floral pieces specific to weddings. Adapting European Designs and techniques. Body flowers, carry pieces, ceremony and reception designs will be executed. Consultation, service and delivery procedures will be covered, as well as ordering and pricing. Student Learning Prerequisites: FLOR204B --- # FLOR295B — Floral Careers Internship 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Designed to provide the student with on-the-job supervised and educationally directed work experience in the floral industry. One credit may be earned for each 75 hours worked. Variable to four credits per semester, repeatable not to exceed eight credits total. International students must go to the International Center to verify employment and obtain authorization. After registering, contact Floral Design Program for placement. Instructor approval required. Student Learning --- # FLOR299B — Selected Topics 1 credits · 1 hours -5 Description Topics will vary and cover both business and design information relevant to commercial floristry, including industry experts and hands-on labs. Dates and times will vary. Student Learning --- # FAB102 — Sanitation for the Food Service Industry 2 credits · 2 hours Description Designed to provide an overview of the theory and practice of food safety and sanitation for food service operations. Emphasis is placed on methods that an operation prevent foodborne illness outbreaks. Students have an opportunity to earn a ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification. Please Note: Students completing the AAS Culinary Arts need to complete FAB 102 before the end of their first semester if they wish to enroll in culinary lab courses except for CUL 110. Student Learning --- # FAB112 — Restaurant Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to provide an overview of the principles of restaurant management and operations. During the laboratory portion of the course students will develop skills through hands-on practical application in Russell’s (CSN’s on-campus, full service, open to the public restaurant). Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG102, ENG107, ENG110, ENG113, ENG205 --- # FAB160 — Hospitality Purchasing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students learn the fundamental principles of purchasing food, beverages, supplies, equipment, and contract services. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH104B, MATH122, MATH123 --- # FAB167 — Food Service Nutrition 2 credits · 2 hours Description Designed to teach the fundamentals of nutrition and the basics of nutritionally balanced recipe and menu planning. Student Learning --- # FAB190B — Bartending 3 credits · 3 hours Description A basic class devoted to developing the skills necessary to function as a bartender in a Hospitality operation. This is a hands-on course covering mixology of liquors and the handling of all types of alcoholic beverages. Must be 21 or older Student Learning --- # FAB210 — Fundamentals of Food and Beverage Control 3 credits · 3 hours Description Cost control in the food service operation through sound procedures, controlled food production, inventories, storeroom issues, standardized recipes, effective labor practices and maintenance of records. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB160, MATH104B --- # FAB230 — Menu Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Description The basics of planning menus for a variety of food service establishments. Students will learn marketing and merchandising menus, menu development and costing, basic menu printing software and develop their own individual menus. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB112 --- # FAB271 — Wine Appreciation 3 credits · 3 hours Description A comprehensive course on the wines of the world. The art of wine making, geographical identification of wine regions, ordering and serving of fine wines, history of wines and the proper matching of wines with foods. Each class meeting will include the tasting of several wines. Minimum age for enrollment is 21. Student Learning --- # FAB272 — Liquor and Bar Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the service and control of wines, liquors and beers, including discussion of taxes and local, state and national laws relating to the liquor industry. Student must be 21 or older. Student Learning --- # FAB285 — Catering Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Course teaches students how to market, sell, organize, plan, and execute catered affairs. Includes various types of meeting room setups used to meet customer requirements. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB112, TCA188 --- # FAB295 — Work Experience in Food Service 1 credits · 1 hours Description In addition to academic requirements, the accreditation commissions for the Department of Hospitality Management require students to work for at least 200 hours in a verified program/degree related position prior to graduation. This work experience will be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively as determined by the program director and faculty. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB102, FAB112, FAB160 --- # FAB301 — Food Service Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will begin with the basics of food service management. The course will cover employee relations, managerial decision making, critical thinking, and crisis management. Student Learning --- # FAB305 — Food Service Accounting I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will begin with the basics of financial accounting and the introduction of debits and credits. The course will continue with the creation of the major financial statements and depreciation schedules. Finally, basic managerial decision making through ratio and financial statement analysis will be discussed. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH120, MATH120E, ENG100, ENG101, ENG102, ENG107, ENG110, ENG113, ENG205 --- # FAB340 — Restaurant Entrepreneurship 3 credits · 3 hours Description Details the aspects of what is involved in the planning, financing, and starting up of an independent restaurant. It begins with discussing why an entrepreneur wants to go into business. It then explores the steps that are involved with the initial opening of the restaurant including financing, health department licensing and demands, business licensing, design and flow, inventory purchasing, employee issues, POS systems, and accounting. The primary focus will be on preparing the student for the real-life issues that will arise when opening their own restaurants. In addition, the… Prerequisites: FAB160, MATH120, MATH120E, ENG100, ENG101, ENG102, ENG107, ENG110, ENG113, ENG205 --- # FAB366 — Special Topics in Food Service Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Series of special classes designed by faculty and industry leaders. Uses lecture, demonstration, and lab exercises to present topics related to the food and beverage industry. Students will also practice goal setting. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB210, FAB230 --- # FAB371 — Beverages of the World 3 credits · 3 hours Description A comprehensive course on the beverages of the world specializing in craft spirits, craft beers, and wines. Each class will have tastings. Special Note: All students of FAB 272 must be 21 years of age and submit proof. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB210, FAB230 --- # FAB380 — Food Service Operations Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Modern customer service theories and principles will be applied to the food service industry. Topics will include branding, guest loyalty, innovation, guest experiences, up-selling, word-of-mouth marketing, social media, and service recovery. Traditional tools such as SWOT analysis, pricing principles, and the services marketing mix will be integrated with current industry practices. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB210, FAB230 --- # FAB395 — Food Service Operations Facilities 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores planning, designing, and purchasing equipment for food service facilities as well as the principles of work and flow analysis and spatial relationships as they relate to overall layout and design. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB210, FAB230 --- # FAB401 — Food Service Operations Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description Laws affecting the operation of a food service establishment will be explored. Topics will include contracts, legal operating structures, business licenses, regulations, legal obligations to a guest, liability, insurance, risk management, trademarks, copyrights and tax law. Case studies will demonstrate how laws are currently applied. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG333, FAB340 --- # FAB405 — Food Service Accounting II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course continues discussion and decision making of managerial accounting and progresses into basic finance functions. Topics covered in the course are ratio analysis, financial report analysis, time value of money, capital budgeting, and financial markets. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB305 --- # FAB407 — Food Service Operations HR 3 credits · 3 hours Description Human resources laws, leadership techniques and processes will be applied to food service operations. Topics will include leadership skills, company culture, on-boarding, controlling turnover, motivation/engagement, recruitment, selection, succession planning, laws applying to human resources, development plans, and corrective action. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB305, FAB301 --- # FAB450 — Food Service Operations Internship 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course verifies that the student has applied the knowledge and skills acquired in a supervised practice environment for a total of 1,000 hours in an appropriate hospitality establishment approved by the instructor. This work experience will be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively as determined by the program director and faculty. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB305, FAB395, FAB465 --- # FAB455 — Applied Revenue Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Revenue management is the process of offering the right product to the right customer at the right time for the right price. Revenue Management is critical to the hospitality industry due to the perishable nature of a service based product. The fundamental principles and concepts of revenue management that we will cover in this course are capacity management, duration control, demand and revenue forecasting, discounting, overbooking practices, displacement analysis, channel management, and pricing execution. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB305 --- # FAB465 — Beverage Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the purchasing, management, service and control of wines, liquors and beers, including discussion of taxes and local, state and national laws relating to the liquor industry. Special Note: All students must be 21 years of age and submit proof. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB210, FAB230 --- # FAB467 — Restaurant Management Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course applies the established standards, techniques, and practices of large quantity food purchasing, costing, training, and service. Working within the planned events of Russell’s Restaurant, students will manage and supervise first year students in the service to the public. Student Learning Prerequisites: FAB160, FAB210, FAB305 --- # FREN101B — Conversational French I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing spoken communications. Speaking skills, oral listening skills, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of French-English words developed. Student Learning --- # FREN102B — Conversational French II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing a continuation of skills acquired in FREN 101B - Conversational French I . Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. Student Learning --- # FREN103 — First Year Business French I 4 credits · 4 hours Description A course that deals intensively with French business practices and French business language intended for students who encounter French-speaking clients in various professional situations. Student Learning --- # FREN104 — First Year Business French II 4 credits · 4 hours Description An applied language course for learners who want to communicate with ease with French-speaking clients and further their knowledge of commercial and managerial French. Student Learning Prerequisites: FREN103 --- # FREN107 — French for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students with no prior knowledge of French who work in hotels, restaurants or in tourist settings learn to communicate effectively with their French-speaking clientele. Student Learning --- # FREN111 — First Year French I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication in all four language acquisition skills. Student Learning --- # FREN112 — First Year French II 4 credits · 4 hours Description The further development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on more sophisticated communication in all four language acquisition skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: FREN111 --- # FREN203 — Second Year Business French I 4 credits · 4 hours Description An applied intermediate language course for learners who want to further perfect their ability in business French and their knowledge of French business practices. Student Learning --- # FREN204 — Second Year Business French II 4 credits · 4 hours Description An applied intermediate language course for learners who want to perfect their language abilities and knowledge of business French and French business practices. Student Learning Prerequisites: FREN203 --- # FREN207 — French for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Students with previous knowledge of French in the area of hotel, restaurant and tourism increase their communication skills in their respective employment fields. Student Learning Prerequisites: FREN107 --- # FREN211 — Second Year French I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation of French language skills and intensive reviews of grammatical structures, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through an introduction to French literary readings. Student Learning Prerequisites: FREN112 --- # FREN212 — Second Year French II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Further amelioration and perfection of grammatical, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through selected French literary readings. Student Learning Prerequisites: FREN211 --- # FUNS116 — Accounting for Funeral Service 3 credits · 3 hours Description The accounting for funeral service class will provide students with the basic accounting knowledge they will need to successfully complete funeral service contracts as well as evaluate reports with information on sales, expenses, and other items. Emphasis will be placed on sales contracts, basic accounting reports, and the role of ethics in accounting for business. Other topics include adjusting pre-need contracts at time of death and how to calculate bonus payments and other incentive pay. Student Learning --- # FUNS119 — Funeral Service Merchandising and Marketing 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the many products that are traditionally available to the consumer through the funeral home establishment and related partnering agencies as well as establishing the basic principles of marketing and how they are utilized in the funeral industry. Emphasis will be given to the FTC Funeral Rule and how these regulations impact the industry and public at large. Student Learning --- # FUNS122 — Introduction to Funeral Service 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an introductory look into the field of funeral service, the vocabulary of the industry, as well we why ethics are integral to the profession. Emphasis is on the history and evolution of funeral service practices, and how contemporary issues in society are impacting the industry. Field trips may be required. Student Learning --- # FUNS127 — Funeral Service Thanatology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Thanatology is defined as “the scientific study of death and the practices associated with it.” This course will give the student an overview of the psychology of death, grief, and mourning. In addition, we will explore changing social attitudes and how those impact the grief process and the funeral service industry as a whole. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of the funeral director as a grief counselor and the limitations of that role. Student Learning --- # FUNS163 — Funeral Service Microbiology and Pathology 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will instruct students in the pathology and microbiology information they will need to have to safely and accurately provide funeral services. This will include how diseases can affect the body and thus affect embalming and restorative art, how to communicate with medical personnel and non-medical family members, what precautions are needed to ensure public safety as well as the safety of family members and funeral staff, and control measures needed to recognize, isolate, and prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Student Learning --- # FUNS167 — Thanatochemistry 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction to chemistry for the funeral service professional. This course will provide students with an overview of basic chemistry and biochemistry, followed by an in depth look at embalming chemistry. Natural chemical changes to the body throughout life and after death are reviewed as well as how to determine the most effective formulary of embalming chemicals based on anatomical conditions. Universal precautions, embalming ethics, and government regulation of chemicals will all be discussed. Student Learning --- # FUNS205 — Funeral Service Law and Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers the fundamentals of funeral service law with a focus on the ethical considerations relevant to the funeral profession. Emphasis is placed on, general law as it relates to funeral service, Nevada and other state laws, applicable Federal Laws, contracts and other legal documents, and finally the ethical concerns beyond the law. Student Learning --- # FUNS212 — Funeral Home Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces the principles of management as they apply to the practice of the funeral profession. Management styles and what makes an effective manager are explored. Emphasis is placed on providing a well-rounded look into owning or managing a small funeral business utilizing a business plan. Student Learning --- # FUNS234 — Funeral Directing 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is an introduction to the art of funeral directing, the procedures used, the documentation needed and the purpose. Topics covered will include the arrangement types, services provided, documentation requirements, religious, non-secular, and non-traditional ceremonies. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to complete an arrangement conference folder and the ethical and professional requirements when working with families of the deceased. Student Learning --- # FUNS234L — Funeral Directing Lab Experience 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides hands-on experience with funeral arrangement conferences and the processes and procedures in coordination with course FUNS 234 Funeral Directing. Emphasis is on the ethical and professional communication needed when working with families of the deceased. Students in this class will be expected to evaluate, critique as well as assist one another in simulated funeral arrangement conferences. Field Trips may be required. Student Learning --- # FUNS237 — Funeral Service Practicum I - Funeral Rites 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will utilize the theories, knowledge, and skills taught within the funeral service program of studies and apply them in a real-world setting in one or more local funeral home establishments. Pre-approved off-campus preceptors provide direct supervision of students who will be required to participate primarily through observation. This session focuses principally on funeral arranging, directing, and the comportment, work schedule, and challenges facing the industry. Preceptors for this course are not approved to provide training in the science aspects of funeral service… --- # FUNS273 — Professional Review 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course reviews all subjects that will be tested on the National Board Examination (NBE). The NBE is the nationally recognized standard for Funeral Service graduates and both the arts and science sections must be taken to graduate from this program. This course is taken during the student’s last quarter and is designed to provide the student with exposure to sample questions as well as give the student areas to focus further studies on prior to taking the national boards. Student Learning --- # FUNS284 — Embalming 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is an introduction to the science of embalming, the procedures used, and the purpose. The history of the embalming process, along with why and when it is required will be discussed. Emphasis will be on the proper and ethical use of embalming chemicals and compounds, instruments and equipment used, and the embalming reporting for each case. Student Learning --- # FUNS284L — Embalming Lab Experience 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides hands-on experience with embalming processes and procedures in conjunction with course FUNS 284 Embalming. Emphasis is on the ethical and sanitary preparation of human remains. Students in this class will be expected to evaluate, critique as well as assist one another in simulated and/or clinical embalming. Field Trips may be required. Student Learning --- # FUNS287 — Funeral Service Practicum II-Embalming 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will utilize the theories, knowledge, and skills taught within the funeral service program of studies and apply them in a real-world setting in one or more local funeral home establishments. Pre-approved off-campus preceptors provide direct supervision of students who will be required to participate primarily through active participation. This session focuses principally on embalming, restorative arts, and the associated sciences. Preceptors for this course are not approved to provide training in the arts aspects of funeral service. Student Learning --- # FUNS293 — Restorative Art and Modeling 3 credits · 3 hours Description The restorative arts focus on the reconstruction and restoration of a decedent’s features in an attempt to make them appear as they did pre-mortem. Using a variety of techniques including clay, fillings, cosmetics, photographs, solvents, anatomical modeling, and lighting, this course will allow the student to understand the use of these items to reconstruct and restore the features of the decedent. Student Learning --- # GIS109 — Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This class serves as an introduction into Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This course covers the basic concepts of a GIS. Principles of cartography and spatial analysis will also be covered. The intent of this class is to prepare the student for advanced training using specific GIS software packages. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS100B, IS101 --- # GEOG103 — Physical Geography 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Physical geography examines the spatial relationships between humans and the environment. A comprehensive and integrating science, physical geography allows the integration of earth systems such as weather, land formations, and earth patterns. Continuous integration of maps, atlases, internet and geographic information s… --- # GEOG104 — Physical Geography Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Course provides an opportunity to apply concepts in physical geography, including map interpretation, computer GIS, meteorological processes, development of landforms and an understanding of the dynamics of the earth. Student Learning Prerequisites: GEOG103 --- # GEOG106 — Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 credits · 3 hours Description An analysis of the cultural regions of the world, physical settings, peoples, settlements, economic activities and historical and political factors. Student Learning --- # GEOG116 — Oceanography 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this course we will explore our world’s oceans and the role of the ocean in the Earth’s system. Topics covered will include the flow and transformations of water and energy into and out of the ocean, the physical and chemical properties of seawater, ocean circulation, marine life and its adaptations, interactions between the ocean and the other components of the Earth system, and the human/societal impacts on and in response to Earth’s System interactions. Student Learning --- # GEOG117 — Meteorology/Climatology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Studies the composition, structure, and dynamics of the Earth’s atmosphere that influences global weather patterns. Meteorology defines weather concepts that provide the basis for forecasting, weather analysis and understanding atmospheric phenomena such as hurricanes, tornadoes and extreme weather. Discussion on human impact of the atmosphere, ozone depletion, greenhouse effect and air pollution. Student Learning --- # GEOG210 — Introduction to Geotechnology 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: GEOL 210 Description Introduces concepts in geospatial data analysis and assimilation. Geospatial technologies employed include GPS, GIS, and remote sensing datasets. Provides hands-on experience applying geospatial technology to solve spatial problems and display geographic data. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH126 --- # GEOG299 — Selected Topics in Physical Geography 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description Covers selected topics of interest to students in physical geography. Student Learning Prerequisites: GEOG103 --- # GEOL100 — Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters 3 credits · 3 hours Description Causes of natural disasters and their impact on people and property. Focuses on geological hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and floods. Student Learning --- # GEOL101 — Geology: Exploring Planet Earth 4 credits · 4 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Fundamentals of geology including mineral and rock origins through various earth processes. Laboratories include rock identification and interpretation of topographic and geologic maps. Required weekend field trips. Student Learning --- # GEOL102 — Earth and Life Through Time 4 credits · 4 hours Description The history of Earth through geological time including methods used to recognize fossils and their significance. Laboratories involve paleontology methods, maps and fossil studies. Required weekend field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: GEOL101 --- # GEOL105 — Introduction to Geology of National Parks 3 credits · 3 hours Description Geology of selected national parks and monuments in North America with emphasis on surface processes including the causes and effects of Pleistocene glaciation and major tectonic events that have shaped the topography of the United States and Canada. Student Learning --- # GEOL210 — Introduction to Geotechnology 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: GEOG 210 Description Introduces concepts in geospatial data analysis and assimilation. Geospatial technologies employed include GPS, GIS, and remote sensing datasets. Provides hands-on experience applying geospatial technology to solve spatial problems and display geographic data. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH126 --- # GEOL220 — Mineralogy 4 credits · 4 hours Description Study of the classification, physical and chemical properties, and crystallography of minerals found in rocks, ore deposits and soils. Identification of hand samples. Study of associations of minerals in geologic environments. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127, CHEM121, GEOL100, GEOL101 --- # GEOL299 — Special Topics in Geology 1 credits · 1 hours -5 Description Covers selected topics of interest to students in the geological sciences. Student Learning Prerequisites: GEOL101 --- # GEOL330 — Introduction to Geochemistry 3 credits · 3 hours Description The fundamental geochemical processes operating within the earth’s lithosphere, hydrosphere and the atmosphere. Topics will include chemical differentiation of the Earth, crystal chemistry, mineral stability and phase diagrams, aqueous geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, organic chemistry. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122, MATH127, NRES322 --- # GEOL334 — Environmental Geology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An exploration of fundamental geologic processes and their link to the generation of natural hazards. In addition, this class will focus on the impact of natural hazards on humans and how to mitigate those impacts. Student Learning Prerequisites: GEOL101 --- # GEOL362 — Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation 4 credits · 4 hours Description The analysis and application of stratigraphic concepts, and the genesis and classification of sediments. Study of regional stratigraphic patterns and their related sedimentary environments. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122, MATH127, NRES322 --- # GEOL448 — Field Geology I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic tools and techniques of geological mapping, map preparation, and report writing. Student Learning Prerequisites: GEOL334, NRES322 --- # GEOL474 — Hydrogeology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of physical and chemical aspects of groundwater flow including principles of well hydraulics, aquifer testing, and groundwater modeling. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122, MATH127, NRES322 --- # GEOL495 — Independent Study and Research 3 credits · 3 hours Description Independent study and research in some field of geology. Proposed project for study and/or research must be submitted in writing to the selected advisor for approval and credit evaluation prior to registration. Student Learning --- # GER101B — Conversational German I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking, listening, reading and writing skills explored. German culture also emphasized. Student Learning --- # GER102B — Conversational German II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing a continuation of the skills acquired in GER 101B - Conversational German I . Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. Student Learning --- # GER107 — German for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students with no prior knowledge of German who work in hotels, restaurants, or tourist settings learn to communicate effectively with their German-speaking clientele. Student Learning --- # GER111 — First Year German I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication in all four language acquisition skills. Student Learning --- # GER112 — First Year German II 4 credits · 4 hours Description The further development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is placed on more sophisticated communication in all four language acquisition skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: GER111 --- # GER207 — German for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Students with previous knowledge of German in the area of hotel, restaurant and tourism increase their communication skills in their respective employment fields. Student Learning Prerequisites: GER107 --- # GER211 — Second Year German I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation of German language skills and intensive review of grammatical structures, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through an introduction to German literary readings. Student Learning Prerequisites: GER112 --- # GER212 — Second Year German II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Further amelioration and perfection of grammatical structures, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through selected German literary readings. Student Learning Prerequisites: GER211 --- # GER232 — German Resistance to the Nazis and Hitler 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores the various forms of resistance (religious, communist, union, socialist, military, and political) to National Socialism and Hitler during the Third Reich . Student Learning --- # GLZR111B — Glazier I 5 credits · 5 hours Description Covers the history of the trade, mathematics, hand tools, glass fabrication, power tool safety and sealants. Student Learning --- # GLZR112B — Glazier II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers installing glass replacements, setting blocks, mirror mounting, communication, safety, rigging and hoisting. Student Learning --- # GLZR121B — Glazier III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers glazing codes, sealants, mathematics, shop drawings, transits and leveling. Student Learning --- # GLZR122B — Glazier IV 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers aluminum entrances, locks, hinges, shower doors, security glazing, insulated and high-performance glass. Student Learning --- # GLZR131B — Glazier V 5 credits · 5 hours Description Covers panic hardware, hoisting signals, mathematics, swing stage, curtain wall, high-rise, ribbon wall and pressure wall. Student Learning --- # GLZR132B — Glazier VI 5 credits · 5 hours Description Covers structural glazing, skylights, spandrel systems, leveling instruments, brake metal, mathematics and history. Student Learning --- # GLZR141B — Glazier VII 5 credits · 5 hours Description Covers improving communications, sketching, drawing, blueprints, estimating, storefronts, revolving doors, seamless mullions, history, foreman and superintendent training. Student Learning --- # GLZR142B — Glazier VIII 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers safe workplaces, proper techniques, skill development and proficiency of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). Welding and cutting of mild steels, in flat, horizontal, vertical and over-head positions. Student Learning --- # GLZR152B — Lift and Swing Stage Safety 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This comprehensive course covers the safety guidelines of lift and swing stage equipment. Topics covered include the use of hooks and cables to suspend the staging, and the proper use of different lift equipment – rough terrain forklift, scissor lift and boom lift. State, federal and local regulations of swing stage usage are discussed. Student Learning --- # GLZR153B — Master Sealant 1 credits · 1 hours Description This comprehensive course covers sealant terminology, sealant selection, classifications of sealants, sealant properties, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different types of sealants. Student Learning --- # GLZR154B — Hoisting and Rigging 1 credits · 1 hours Description This comprehensive course covers basic knot, loop and hitches, as well as safe rigging methods and hoisting procedures. Glazing applications involve a crane and various rigging hardware. Student Learning --- # GLZR155B — Equipment Safety 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This comprehensive course covers the safety guidelines and proper use of scaffolds. A review in the proper use of swing stages, fork-lifts, scissor lifts and boom lifts will be conducted. OSHA standards and pertinent industry regulations will also be covered. Student Learning --- # GLZR170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Glaziers trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # GLZR270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Glaziers trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # GLO101 — Introduction to Global Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores globalization and analyzes issues with global implications through a myriad of academic and theoretical frameworks. Student Learning --- # GLO110 — Globalization: Issues and Approaches 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an overview of some of the most central issues in globalization. Students will learn a variety of trans-disciplinary theoretical approaches that apply to the post-cold-War era global environment and the central issues surrounding the growing interconnectedness brought about by this phenomenon. Students will inquire into topics such as climate change and resource scarcity, human rights, cyber security, terrorism, population growth and diseases, and more. Student Learning --- # GLO222 — Terrorism and Political Violence 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: PSC 222 Description This interdisciplinary course focuses on the motivation for terrorism and political violence. It addresses the question, “What makes an otherwise ordinary person deliberately attack unarmed civilians who have personally done the perpetrator no wrong and are in no position to redress the perpetrator’s grievances?” Student Learning --- # GLO240 — International Development 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is an introduction to International Development. With a multidisciplinary approach, students will gain a foundational understanding of international development. Students will consider the meaning(s) of development, theoretical approaches to development, the roles of relevant actors and institutions, as well as a variety of issues and problems faced by countries and their peoples. Political, economic, historical cultural and environmental perspectives are valued. Students will examine issues of inequality and poverty. Students will attempt to form an understanding of challeng… --- # GLO295 — Topical Issues In Global Studies 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description This course explores an issue of current interest in global studies. The topic is chosen by the instructor. Student Learning --- # GLO299 — Capstone in Global Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description The capstone in global studies involves students conducting an individual research project designed in cooperation with the course instructor and focused on a global issue. Student Learning --- # GRC101 — Introduction to Graphic Communications 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces the cultural, social, and theoretical contexts of contemporary design practices that are critical to the field of graphic communications. Students develop conceptual skills and an understanding of the power of design to influence and shape human behavior amid social, political and environmental changes. Student Learning --- # GRC103 — Introduction to Computer Graphics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Hands-on approach to fundamental concepts, terminology, technology, and techniques for creating and editing basic bitmap and vector graphics, basic page assembly using industry-standard software and hardware. Student Learning --- # GRC104 — Layout and Typography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to typography and digital page layout. Emphasis on typographical theory, terminology of traditional and digital processes, fundamentals of typographic design and layout, and design for publications and collateral. Student Learning --- # GRC107 — Introduction to Visual Design 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory course in the application and appreciation of the basic principles and elements of design, including form, shape, value, space, color and composition. Student Learning --- # GRC110 — Drawing and Illustration 2 credits · 2 hours -3 Description Introductory class in developing techniques for visualizing and drawing images with an emphasis on the 2D drawing process using a variety of traditional media and techniques. Drawings are placed into digital design programs to create finished illustrations. Student Learning --- # GRC119 — Digital Media 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the basic concepts of multimedia production using industry standard software. Topics include storyboarding, working with images, audio, video, motion graphics, animation, and outputting to various formats, for multiple uses, using different production processes and workflows. Student Learning --- # GRC140 — Print Production with InDesign 3 credits · 3 hours Description Mastering the industry-standard page layout application InDesign to produce single and multiple-page documents for print reproduction. Emphasis on the complete print production workflow using Adobe software to prepare and manage assets and to plan, design, and assemble layouts. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC101, GRC103, GRC104 --- # GRC156 — Design with Illustrator 3 credits · 3 hours Description Thorough exploration of a bézier-curve based application as a professional illustration and design tool. Hands-on projects using Adobe Illustrator. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC103 --- # GRC158 — Cartooning 3 credits · 3 hours Description Cartooning characters, newspaper comics, editorials, caricatures, and mascots denoting humorous people and situations. Student Learning --- # GRC165 — Digital Painting 3 credits · 3 hours Description The design and development of digital paintings for artistic expression and places of business. Working methods are examined through class demonstrations, discussions, readings, and projects using a variety of digital painting mediums and current technologies as tools. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC103 --- # GRC175 — Web Design I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designing and developing websites using HTML, CSS, and software production tools. Emphasis on the design, usability, and features of website development and production processes. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC103 --- # GRC179 — Multimedia Design and Production I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of Multimedia design and development. Emphasis on how to design real world interactive projects that combine text, graphics, animation, audio, video, and more. Hands-on projects using popular multimedia authoring software for publishing to CD, DVD, and the Web. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC119 --- # GRC183 — Design with Photoshop 3 credits · 3 hours Description Thorough exploration of continuous tone images and bitmap graphics using Adobe Photoshop. Hands-on projects working with digital photographs, image correction, manipulation, compositing, scanning and illustrative design. Explores the tools and features of the industry standard application. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC103 --- # GRC185 — Computer Animation I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Beginning 3D animation for multimedia, including modeling, lighting, rendering, and project management. Emphasis on creating content for multimedia, importing 3D files into common authoring programs and publishing to the Web. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC119 --- # GRC188 — Web Animation I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Creating and publishing animations for the web using industry standard software. Students create multimedia content incorporating graphics, animations, audio, and video. Student Learning --- # GRC210 — Typography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Historical context of letterforms introducing the theories and technologies of typographic communication, design, and execution; copy acquisition, proofreading, and fundamentals of typographical layout and design. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC101, GRC103, GRC104, GRC107, GRC110, GRC156, GRC183 --- # GRC250 — Design Principles for Advertising/Publications 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces the foundational elements of graphic design through both formal and exploratory means. Delves into design theory and introduces basic problem-solving processes. Includes the utilization of software, technology, and techniques that are imperative to the field of graphic design, expanding upon lessons from GRC 101,103, 104, 107, 119, 140, and 156 course Design Foundations. Focuses on Motion Graphics, Kinetic Typography, and Concept Animation for Marketing. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC101, GRC103, GRC104, GRC107, GRC119, GRC140, GRC156 --- # GRC256 — Advanced Design with Illustrator 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced digital illustration techniques with emphasis on special projects and graphic solutions using Adobe Illustrator. Students learn techniques that enable and support the application of art and design theories, visual storytelling, the semiotics of visual representations, and other approaches to practice. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC156 --- # GRC275 — Web Design II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intermediate to advanced techniques for designing and developing websites using HTML and CSS. Continued study of design and usability to produce real world projects. Emphasis on site production process, project management, interactive CSS techniques, search engine optimization, and more. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC175 --- # GRC276 — Web Design III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designing and developing interactive websites using advanced HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Advanced technologies and methodologies will be covered. Emphasis on the design, usability, and features of website development and production processes. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC275 --- # GRC278 — Advanced Design and Production 3 credits · 3 hours Description Apply visual communication solutions to business communications needs for real client project demands and deadlines, demonstrating advanced design theory, presentation, file preparation, and industry-standard design and print production workflow skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC140, GRC156, GRC183 --- # GRC286 — Digital Video Post-Production 3 credits · 3 hours Description Creating and publishing motion graphics using popular video post-production software. Students learn to author motion graphics combining graphics, text, animation, audio, video and more. Students create and publish highly visual programs usable with digital video, common authoring programs, and the web. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID115 --- # GRC288 — Web Animation II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intermediate and advanced techniques for creating animations for the web using industry standard software. Students create multimedia content incorporating graphics, animations, interactivity, audio, and video. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC188 --- # GRC289 — Special Projects in Graphic Communications 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Students work on individual design and communications projects under the direction of a faculty advisor; projects, provided by real world businesses and organizations, relate to the student’s selected major emphasis. Student Learning --- # GRC290 — Internship in Graphic Communications 1 credits · 1 hours -8 Description Supervised work experience within a selected graphic communications firm, dependent upon student’s major emphasis. Designed by company official and faculty advisor to apply knowledge to on-the-job situation. Available to students entering their last semester of instruction for degree. Contact department for applications, screening and required skills evaluation. Student Learning --- # GRC294 — Portfolio Prep 3 credits · 3 hours Description Development of a customized, professional portfolio for prospective clients and employers. Students will create a résumé, corporate identity, stationery system, leave behind package, and online and offline brand presence. Emphasis on basic marketing tactics and developing, designing and producing a custom portfolio that will showcase strengths and skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: GRC101, GRC103, GRC104, GRC107, GRC119 --- # GRE111 — First Year Modern Greek I 4 credits · 4 hours Description A course emphasizing the development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication in all four language skills. Student Learning --- # HAW111 — Elementary Hawaiian I 4 credits · 4 hours Description A Hawaiian language course which focuses on the rules of grammar, reading, vocabulary development, writing, and speaking at an elementary level. Student Learning --- # HAW112 — Elementary Hawaiian II 4 credits · 4 hours Description A continuation of HAW 111 which focuses on the rules of grammar, reading, vocabulary development, writing, and speaking at an elementary level. Student Learning Prerequisites: HAW111 --- # HHP110 — Introduction to the Health Professions 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to research various health careers and subject matter involved in the health field today including issues pertaining to the current health care delivery system, policies, and trends. Student Learning --- # HHP123 — Introduction to the Human Body 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introductory study of the structural and functional characteristics of the human body and their relationships to health and disease. Student Learning --- # HHP124 — Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Description A computer-based laboratory course designed to complement instruction in HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body . Student Learning --- # HHP150 — Living Healthy and Well 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is a study of healthy living principles as they apply to college and adult life. Emphasis is placed on the recognition and prevention of individual decisions that affect one’s overall health. Student Learning --- # HHP190 — Exercise, Nutrition and Weight Control 3 credits · 3 hours Description A basic overview of principles of fitness as they apply to exercise and good nutrition. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of sound exercise and eating habits and the development of a personalized fitness program. This course is designed for the average person who wishes to gain the knowledge necessary for improved health. Student Learning --- # HHP201 — Stress Management 2 credits · 2 hours Description An overview of stress, its manifestations, and methods of managing it. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of exercise in controlling stress and the development of a balanced life-style. Student Learning --- # HHP203 — Sports Nutrition 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course designed for the sports and fitness enthusiast that explores the link between nutrition, energy metabolism, and exercise. Optimizing exercise performance and making prudent decisions in the nutrition marketplace will be discussed. Student Learning --- # HHP206 — Prevention and Care of Exercise Injuries 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of injury management for all fitness levels. Emphasis is on injury prevention during exercise, safe use of exercise equipment, and contraindicated exercise. Student Learning --- # HHP213 — Healthy Aging 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course designed to address the factors affecting the health and fitness status of an individual as that person progresses from early to late adulthood. Recognition and prevention of health and personal fitness problems will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # HHP227 — Topics in Alternative Medicine 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of modern definitions of health. Course includes a comparison of traditional and alternative health care, an overview of complementary and alternative health choices, and trends in complementary and alternative medicine. This course is informative only and is not designed for the practitioner. Student Learning --- # HHP291 — First Aid 2 credits · 2 hours Description Study of various emergency medical problems and their management by application of basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Student Learning --- # HIT102B — Coding for Medical Offices 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction to ICD and CPT coding as they relate to the medical office setting. Student Learning --- # HIT103B — Customer Service Skills in a Healthcare Setting 1 credits · 1 hours Description Develop and practice customer service skills for a healthcare setting. Student Learning --- # HIT105B — Introduction to Health Information Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the health information management profession. Introductory topics covered include ethics, internal healthcare policies, external regulations and standards, health data management, security and integrity, and interrelationships among professionals in the healthcare delivery system. Student Learning --- # HIT106B — Healthcare Reimbursement 2 credits · 2 hours Description An introduction to the complex financial and reimbursement systems of the healthcare environment. This course includes the basics of health insurance, publicly funded programs, managed care, the revenue cycle, and legal issues impacting the billing process. Student Learning --- # HIT107B — Patient Registration Practicum 2 credits · 2 hours Description Provides the student with practical experience in performing patient registration duties. The practicum assignments are eighty hours in a hospital admitting department. Student Learning --- # HIT108B — Interpersonal Communication Skills in the Healthcare Setting 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed for the development and practice of a set of interpersonal and human relation skills as needed among health care providers. Student Learning --- # HIT117 — Medical Terminology I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study of word derivations and formation with emphasis upon understanding common usage in the field of health care. Student Learning --- # HIT118B — Language of Medicine 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of medical language by body system; and creating, defining, and applying common medical terms related to anatomy, disease processes, diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, abbreviations, and therapeutic procedures. Student Learning --- # HIT119B — Introduction to Pharmacology and Laboratory Tests 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction to understanding laboratory medicine basics, including key laboratory tests, normal and abnormal values, and associated diseases. Also covers general principles of drug actions and reactions, major drug classes and routine mathematical calculations for drug dosages. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT118B --- # HIT120B — Beginning Healthcare Documentation 4 credits · 4 hours Description Transcription and/or editing of authentic healthcare documents using skills in proofreading, editing, and research, while meeting accuracy and productivity standards. Student Learning --- # HIT122B — Advanced Healthcare Documentation 4 credits · 4 hours Description Transcription and/or editing of authentic healthcare documents using advanced-level proofreading, editing, and research skills, while meeting progressively demanding accuracy and productivity standards. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT120B --- # HIT130B — Procedural Terminology 1 credits · 1 hours Description Basic study of medical terminology used in the procedural coding classification system. Analysis of standardized vocabulary of surgical concepts, body part terms, operative approaches, devices, and other qualifiers from which codes are built. Student Learning --- # HIT165B — Pathophysiology 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to the disease processes affecting the human body by an integrated approach to specific disease entities, including the study of causes, diagnoses, and treatment of disease. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL223, HHP123 --- # HIT170B — Healthcare Informatics 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course develops students’ knowledge and skills in hardware and software components of computers for healthcare applications. Students will also explore methods of controlling the accuracy and security of data in computer systems, record linkage and data sharing concepts, and information systems in healthcare. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS101 --- # HIT184B — Introduction to ICD-CM Coding 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the ICD-CM coding system including the organization of codes, application of official coding guidelines and conventions, analysis of clinical documentation, introduction to diagnostic related groups (DRG) and introduction to physician queries. Student Learning Prerequisites: HHP123, HHP124, HIT118B, HIT165B --- # HIT185B — Introduction to CPT Coding 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the CPT coding system including the organization of codes, application of official coding guidelines and conventions, analysis of clinical documentation, and application of medical necessity principles. Student Learning Prerequisites: HHP123, HHP124, HIT118B --- # HIT186B — Advanced Outpatient Coding 3 credits · 3 hours Description Application of coding systems utilized for outpatient healthcare facilities and physician coding using ICD, CPT, and HCPCS Level II. Emphasizes use of encoders; assigning and auditing codes to complex case studies; and introducing the student to APC code assignment. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT184B, HIT185B --- # HIT187B — Introduction to ICD-PCS Coding 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the ICD-PCS coding system including the organization of codes, application of official coding guidelines and conventions, and analysis of clinical documentation. Student Learning Prerequisites: HHP123, HHP124, HIT165B --- # HIT201B — Advanced Medical Coding 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced application of ICD coding systems utilized for acute care facilities. Includes assigning valid diagnosis and procedure codes utilizing both code books and encoder/grouper software; auditing codes of complex inpatient case studies; evaluating diagnosis code sequencing and analyzing DRG weights. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT184B, HIT185B, HIT187B --- # HIT205B — Privacy, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Healthcare 3 credits · 3 hours Description Review of legal and professional ethics issues with emphasis on health information management (HIM) are discussed. Responsibilities of healthcare workers and facilities with emphasis on HIM. Health professional ethics issues are discussed. Student Learning --- # HIT206B — Professional Practice Experience 3 credits · 3 hours Description Practical experience in a healthcare setting performing and observing health information management departmental duties. Student Learning --- # HIT207B — Health Information Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of management theory, leadership, organization structure, financial, and physical and human resources management. Student Learning --- # HIT208B — Professional Practice Experience II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Practical experience in developing HIM departments including departmental policies, procedures, job descriptions, budgets, and functional spaces according to regulation and health information needs. Performed within a team environment using project management resources. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT206B --- # HIT210B — Coding Practice Experience 3 credits · 3 hours Description Practical coding experience in a hospital, physician’s office, clinic, other healthcare setting, or simulated environment including directed projects common to a clinical coding specialist on the job. Student Learning Prerequisites: HIT201B, HIT186B --- # HIT240B — Healthcare Statistics 2 credits · 2 hours Description Computation and interpretation of healthcare statistics. Student Learning --- # HIT245B — Healthcare Quality Management 2 credits · 2 hours Description Methodologies for conducting quality improvement activities including creating collection processes, analyzing trends, and presenting graphics and data to guide strategic and organizational planning. Student Learning --- # HIT290B — RHIT Exam Prep 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is designed to prepare students for the national RHIT certification exam. Student Learning --- # HIT291B — Coding Exam Prep 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is designed to prepare students for the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) national coding certification exam. Student Learning --- # HIT299B — Selected Topics in Health Information Technology 2 credits · 2 hours Description Selected study in topics of interest to students of health information technology. Student Learning --- # ASB101B — Asbestos Worker I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Understanding and competency in applied math for insulators, labor history and fundamental insulation for piping. Student Learning --- # ASB102B — Asbestos Worker II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Understanding and competency in vapor barriers and construction safety. Student Learning --- # ASB111B — Asbestos Worker III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Understanding and competency on a higher level in construction safety and applied math for insulators. Student Learning --- # ASB112B — Asbestos Worker IV 5 credits · 5 hours Description Understanding and competency in fundamental insulation of equipment. Student Learning --- # ASB120B — Asbestos Worker V 4 credits · 4 hours Description Understanding and competency in advanced metal jacketing for piping. Student Learning --- # ASB121B — Asbestos Worker VI 4 credits · 4 hours Description Understanding and competency in advanced metal jacketing for equipment. Student Learning --- # ASB150B — Environmental Survey 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces the student to the operation and analysis of thermal images produced by an Infrared Thermal Camera. Topics include software used and report analysis created by the system. Student Learning --- # ASB160B — Environmental Survey II 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course focuses on advanced facility inspections and infrared images to collect data and create Energy Insulation Survey reports. Student Learning Prerequisites: ASB150B --- # ASB170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Heat and Frost Insulators trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # ASB201B — Asbestos Worker VII 6 credits · 6 hours Description Understanding and competency in removable insulation design, blueprint codes and specifications. Student Learning --- # ASB202B — Asbestos Worker VIII 6 credits · 6 hours Description Understanding effective supervision and all aspects of construction safety. Student Learning --- # ASB240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Heat and Frost Insulators trade. Student Learning --- # HIST100 — Historical Issues and Contemporary Society 4 credits · 4 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Designed to create, particularly for the non-major, an awareness of the ideas, individuals, and social forces that have shaped history. Sources include art, biography, drama, fiction, and film. (Satisfies the United States and Nevada Constitutions Requirement for 4 credits.) Student Learning --- # HIST101 — U.S. History to 1877 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description A survey of United States political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural development from colonial times to 1877. Satisfies the United States Constitution requirement. and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877 need not be taken in sequence; either class may be taken alone. Student Learning --- # HIST101H — U.S. History to 1877 - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level survey of United States political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural development from colonial times to 1877. This course emphasizes interactive and independent learning through readings, discussion, and writing. Satisfies the United States Constitution requirement. HIST 101H - U.S. History to 1877-Honors and HIST 102H - U.S. History Since 1877 need not be taken in sequence; either class may be taken alone. Student Learning --- # HIST102 — U.S. History Since 1877 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description A survey of United States political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural development from 1877 to present. Satisfies the Nevada Constitution requirement. HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877 and need not be taken in sequence; either class may be taken alone. Student Learning --- # HIST102H — U.S. History Since 1877 - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level survey of United States political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural development from 1877 to present. This course emphasizes interactive and independent learning through readings, discussion, and writing. Satisfies the Nevada Constitution requirement. HIST 101H - U.S. History to 1877-Honors and HIST 102H - U.S. History Since 1877 need not be taken in sequence; either class may be taken alone. Student Learning --- # HIST105 — European Civilization to 1648 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the development of Western civilization from the dawn of history to 1648. Student Learning --- # HIST106 — European Civilization Since 1648 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the development of Western civilization from 1648 to the present. Student Learning --- # HIST107 — Women in American History 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of the role of women in the creation of America. Includes a look at legal status, life style and the unique status of minority women. Student Learning --- # HIST111 — Survey of U.S. Constitutional History 3 credits · 3 hours Description Origins and history of the United States Constitution; surveys the development of American judicial interpretations and institutions. Satisfies the U.S. Constitutions requirement. Student Learning --- # HIST150 — Introduction to Chinese Civilization 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory survey of the growth and development of Chinese civilization with an emphasis on philosophy, literature, society and political development from 2200 B.C. to the present. Student Learning --- # HIST151 — Introduction to Japanese Civilization 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory survey of the growth and development of Japanese civilization with an emphasis on philosophy, literature, society and political development from 8000 B.C. to the present. Student Learning --- # HIST202 — American Military History 3 credits · 3 hours Description U.S. military history from the colonial period onward emphasizing war strategies, military thought, and policy in the armed forces and American society. Student Learning --- # HIST208 — World History I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the societies and cultures of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania to 1600. Student Learning --- # HIST209 — World History II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A review of the principal developments in world history since 1600, including scientific and technological revolutions, social revolutions, nationalism, immigration, colonialism, world wars, decolonization, modernization, democracy, and dictatorships. Student Learning --- # HIST210 — Southwest Heritage 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of the American Southwest and its cultures placed in historical perspective. Student Learning --- # HIST217 — Nevada History 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of Nevada from early exploration to the present. Satisfies the Nevada Constitution requirement. Student Learning --- # HIST217H — Nevada History - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level survey of Nevada from early exploration to the present. This course emphasizes interactive and independent learning through readings, discussion, and writing. Satisfies the Nevada Constitution requirement. Student Learning --- # HIST220 — History of Las Vegas 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to Las Vegas from prehistoric times to the present, emphasizing recent developments. Student Learning --- # HIST227 — Introduction to Latin American History and Culture I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of the development of Spain and Portugal as colonizing powers, the discovery and conquest of America, and the growth of political, social, and economic institutions during the Colonial Period. Student Learning --- # HIST228 — Introduction to Latin American History and Culture II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of Latin American independence movements, the major Latin American republics, and Latin American indigenous history and culture Student Learning --- # HIST247 — Introduction to the History of Mexico 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to pre-Columbian Mexico, Colonial New Spain and Mexican National History to the present. Student Learning --- # HIST250 — Introduction to the Study of History 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the research methods commonly used by historians. Practical application of these methods to everyday life is emphasized. Student Learning --- # HIST251 — Introduction to Historical Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of historical investigation and writing. This course is writing intensive and is intended for students majoring in history or related disciplines. Student Learning --- # HIST260 — Introduction to Native American History 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of significant events and trends in Native American life. The course will focus on the contributions made by American Indians to the development of our history and contemporary society. Student Learning --- # HIST275 — The Wild West - Myth and Reality 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to acquaint the student with the history of the American West, the course will topically examine and compare the often-romanticized themes of early novels and Hollywood films with the harsh reality of frontier life. The topics that may be examined include the Spanish Southwest, the fur trapping mountain men, the Indians and the army, outlaws, the mining men, cattle, timber, and farming frontiers, and the introduction of capitalism and large-scale industrialization. Student Learning --- # HIST285 — History of Witchcraft 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: WMST 285 Description The study of the figure of the witch from ancient times to the present, and the historical, religious and social context from which it emerged. The course includes Paleolithic and Neolithic religion, witches in ancient cultures, formulation of the Christian witch concept, the witch hunt in Early Modern Europe and in the British North American colonies, and modern Neo-Pagan witchcraft. Student Learning --- # HIST286 — Goddess Traditions 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: WMST 286 Description A study of goddess images in a variety of cultures from prehistory to the modern age including the history, values, beliefs, practices and ethics systems associated with goddess imagery. Student Learning --- # HIST293 — Introduction to African-American History I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of the history of African Americans from their origins on the west coast of Africa to the present. Student Learning --- # HIST295 — Special Topics in History 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Study of a selected issue or topic of significance in history. The particular topic will vary; however, the intent of the study will be to develop an awareness of and appreciation for the complex forces which have shaped the modern world. Material for the study will be drawn from a wide variety of sources and may be interdisciplinary in nature. Student Learning --- # HIST299 — Internship 3 credits · 3 hours Description Supervised work experience with selected community businesses. Complete 30 credit hours, minimum 2.5 GPA. Student Learning --- # HMD101 — Foundations of Hospitality 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides an introductory survey of the history, likely direction, and dynamics of the hospitality industry from the perspective of the global economy. Course reviews the operational fundamentals including terminology, job functions, technology, and management of hotel, resort, restaurant, food and beverage, casino, and event management organizations. Student Learning --- # HMD120 — Introduction to the Hospitality Customer Experience 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explore the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and structural components that make up an optimal customer service experience in the global hospitality industry. Student Learning --- # HMD202 — Housekeeping Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Application of various systems, procedures, and controls associated with a modern hotel or hospital housekeeping department. Emphasis on management delegation, scheduling, systems, routines, and equipment. Laundry operations and hotel recreation departments also reviewed. Student Learning Prerequisites: HMD101 --- # HMD203 — Front-Office Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of front-office procedures from reservations through checkout including the night audit and the property management system and their impacts on other lodging operations. Special emphasis is placed on guest-employee relations. Student Learning Prerequisites: HMD101, ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # HMD205 — Hospitality Human Resource Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to human resources functions: recruitment, selection, labor relations, training, coaching, and performance appraisal processes of employees in the hospitality industry’s culturally diverse workplace. Understand workplace safety and security. Understand employment laws related to hospitality employees. Discover how positions are interrelated within and across the organization. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113, HMD101 --- # HMD220 — Facilitating the Hospitality Customer Experience 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focus the student’s acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary to co-create and manage optimal customer experiences. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113, HMD101, HMD120 --- # HMD221 — Hospitality Accounting I 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: TCA 221 Description Hospitality accounting principles and practices pursuant to the industry’s uniform system of accounts. Will be required to earn an Excel badge and concepts will be applied using Excel. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH104B, MATH120, MATH120E --- # HMD225 — Foundations of Hospitality Leadership 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theories of leadership are introduced and examined in the context of personal leadership, team dynamics, emotional intelligence, coaching, and ethics. Success factors related to competencies, skills, and leader behaviors are investigated. The challenges of leading diverse groups are explored including cultural, gender, and generational differences. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # HMD226 — Hospitality Information Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of computer applications, issues, and trends in the hospitality industry. Emphasis placed on the role of technology in operations and management of technology as a strategy. Student Learning Prerequisites: HMD101 --- # HMD235 — Hotel, Restaurant and Gaming Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description Legal aspects of the innkeeper/guest relationship with particular attention to personal liability, property liability, labor law, crimes, torts, evictions, negligence, administrative agencies and gaming regulations. Student Learning --- # HMD295 — Work Experience in Lodging Operations 1 credits · 1 hours Description In addition to the academic requirements, the accreditation commissions for the Department of Hospitality Management require students to work for at least 200 hours in a verified program/degree related position prior to graduation. This work experience will be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively by the program director and faculty. Work experience can be from a prior position or one worked during your time at CSN. Students who plan to transfer to UNLV can transfer a maximum of 500 hours of employment to meet UNLV’s 1,000-hour requirement. Student Learning --- # HUM295H — Issues in Humanities - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description Cross-disciplinary topics. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG101H, ENG110, ENG113 --- # HUM298 — Phi Theta Kappa Honors Topic 3 credits · 3 hours Description The Honors Study Topic course is dedicated to the examination and illumination of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Study Topic – providing ideas for scholastic enrichment. Open for general registration; may be taken twice for credit. Student Learning --- # IS100B — Core Computing Competency 0 credits · 0 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course verifies a student’s core computing competencies. Knowledge and skills will be tested in the areas of computing fundamentals, key applications, and the Internet at current collegiate/professional levels. Students must pass all required exams to earn an internationally recognized digital literacy certification to pass the course. Students should have strong knowledge and skills in the specified computing areas. Student Learning --- # IS101 — Introduction to Information Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Concepts and applications of Information Systems. Introduction to hardware, software, data, and file concepts. Microcomputer applications software including word processing, spreadsheet, database, Internet, and presentation software. Student Learning --- # IS389 — Advanced Business Systems Development 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced methodology of program design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation. Includes coverage of user requirements definition and translation into design specifications, use of database management systems, system maintenance, and various system development and life cycle methodologies and tools. Students should have programming experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: CIT129 --- # IRW110B — Introduction to Ironworking 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of ironworking including rigging, structural steel, welding, burning and reinforcing iron. Student Learning --- # IRW111B — Introduction to Major Work Areas 2 credits · 2 hours Description A continuation in a laboratory setting of the five segments introduced in IRW 110B - Introduction to Ironworking . Student Learning --- # IRW112B — Metal Buildings 1 credits · 1 hours Description This class provides the apprentice with hands-on experience in erecting a pre-engineered metal building. Emphasis is placed on interpreting charts and tables as well as safe work practices. Student Learning --- # IRW113B — Ironworker History/C.O.M.E.T. 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course discusses the history of the union, from the factors leading to the birth of the union to the major historic events that have occurred since. Student Learning --- # IRW114B — Mixed Base for Ironworkers 3 credits · 3 hours Description Safety (OSHA) blueprint reading and mathematics as it applies to ironworkers. Student Learning --- # IRW116B — Reinforcing Iron I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Understanding the forces when iron and concrete are combined as a building material. Techniques/procedures for fabrication and placing the iron. Use of special tools. Student Learning --- # IRW118B — Mathematics for Ironworkers 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers basic numerical processes as well as an intro-duction to geometry, trigonometry, and metric measurement as they apply to ironworker applications. Student Learning --- # IRW120B — Blueprint Reading 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover construction blueprints commonly used in the industry. Students will be introduced to symbols, terms and application with an emphasis on function and interpretation. Student Learning --- # IRW134B — Lead Hazard Awareness 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will cover the health effects caused by lead exposure, OSHA regulations, sampling methods, legal rights of workers, the proper use of personal protective equipment and work methods. Student Learning --- # IRW150B — Rigging for Ironworkers 3 credits · 3 hours Description Use of fiberline steel cable and chain in tackle/lever combinations for raising, transporting and storing of heavy loads. Use of access structures such as scaffolds. Student Learning --- # IRW152B — Welding I for Ironworkers 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces students to the structure of ferrous metals and their reaction to heat. Topics include the equipment and materials used in metal-shielded arc, gas-shielded arc and oxy-acetylene welding. Student Learning --- # IRW153B — Structural Steel I 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers structural steel erection topics including history, safety, tools and equipment, drawings, handling materials, erecting structural members, plumbing and aligning structural steel, bolting up, and making connections. Student Learning --- # IRW154B — Reinforcing Iron II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Understanding reinforcing iron placed under carefully controlled stresses in concrete being permanently imposed upon the product. Student Learning --- # IRW156B — Welding II for Ironworkers 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is a continuation of IRW 152B - Welding I for Ironworkers . Further study of the structure of ferrous metals and their reaction to heat as well as the equipment and materials used in various types of cutting and welding. Student Learning --- # IRW160B — Post Tension I 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers principles and theories, safety practices, tools and equipment, unloading, handling, storage, installation, stressing, and finishing for all types of single-strand unbonded post tensioning systems. Student Learning --- # IRW162B — Post Tension II 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is a continuation of IRW 160B - Post Tension I . Topics are reviewed and the student will be prepared to take the Post Tension Institute (PTI) Level 1&2 Unbonded Post Tension Ironworker Certification test. Student Learning --- # IRW164B — Post Tension III 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers bonded post tensioning systems, as well as bar and multi-strand systems. Student Learning --- # IRW170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Iron Workers trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # IRW202B — Welding III for Ironworkers 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is a continuation of IRW 156B - Welding II for Ironworkers . Emphasis on skill development in both processes of ferrous and nonferrous metals in the flat, vertical and overhead positions, and for all types of joints. Student Learning --- # IRW203B — Structural Steel II 2 credits · 2 hours Description The course is a continuation of IRW 153B - Structural Steel I . Topics include installation of metal decking and sheeting, erecting bridges, towers, wind turbines, clear span and amusement park structures. Also, the use of composite materials and reading of structural drawings. Student Learning --- # IRW204B — Detailing I for Reinforcing Iron 3 credits · 3 hours Description Reading and interpreting the details of reinforcing iron, placing drawings, bar lists/schedules for the shop fabrication and field placement. Mathematical computations. Student Learning --- # IRW206B — Detailing II for Reinforcing Iron 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis and interpretation of placing patterns and practices in the erection of a wide variety of reinforced concrete structures. Student Learning --- # IRW207B — Structural Steel III/Cranes 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides training in how to safely erect and dismantle mobile cranes. Crane operation procedures and the responsibility of crane setup is emphasized. Student Learning --- # IRW208B — Foreman Training for Ironworkers 3 credits · 3 hours Description Understanding the duties and responsibilities of personnel in a supervisory position. Human relations are emphasized along with employee needs, training employees and economics of supervision. Student Learning --- # IRW211B — Architectural I 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces the procedures and practices used in architectural and ornamental ironworking. Topics include the various tools used as well as anchors and fasteners. Student Learning --- # IRW212B — Architectural II 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will teach the apprentice how to erect a wide variety of doors, stairs, handrails, ladders, toilet partitions, vanity supports, relief angles, flagpoles and how to install chain link fences. Student Learning --- # IRW215B — Precast Concrete 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course covers the erection of precast concrete buildings. Emphasis will be on proper rigging, handling and installing techniques of the precast concrete members. Student Learning --- # IRW240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as ap-plied to the Iron Workers trade. Student Learning --- # IRW250B — Scaffold User/ Erector/Dismantler 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course is designed to provide the apprentice with training in scaffold erection, use and dismantling. Student Learning --- # IRW255B — Qualified Riggers for Ironworkers 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will develop skilled Ironworker qualified riggers. The training meets qualification requirements under OSHA Subpart CC. Student Learning --- # IRW270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Iron Workers trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # ITAL101B — Basics of Italian I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A basic introduction to the Italian language and culture, this course emphasizes both oral and written communication through the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Student Learning --- # ITAL102B — Conversational Italian II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing a continuation of skills acquired in ITAL 101B - Basics of Italian I . Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. Student Learning Prerequisites: ITAL101B --- # ITAL111 — First Year Italian I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Designed to give students an introduction to the Italian language and culture, this course emphasizes both oral and written communication through the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Student Learning --- # ITAL112 — First Year Italian II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Designed as a continuation of ITAL 111 - First Year Italian I , this course prepares students to use Italian in an increasing variety of contexts by expanding on vocabulary and developing more complex sentence structures, with a focus on intercultural competence. Student Learning Prerequisites: ITAL111 --- # ITAL211 — Second Year Italian I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course prepares students to use Italian language in an increasing variety of contexts by expanding on vocabulary and sentence structure while developing paragraph-level writing. Further development of intercultural competence. Student Learning Prerequisites: ITAL112 --- # ITAL212 — Second Year Italian II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course prepares students to use Italian language in an increasing variety of contexts with increasing complexity. Further development of intercultural competence. Student Learning Prerequisites: ITAL211 --- # ITAL221 — Italy and Its Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to Italian Culture and its influence on the World Community: a general examination of Italy’s physical, historical, political, and administrative identity. An introduction to and assessment of the contributions of its major achievers in various areas of human endeavor: Art, Religion, Science, etc. A glance at Italy’s popular culture as reflected in its films and other documents of contemporary daily life. Taught in English, no knowledge of Italian required. Student Learning --- # JPN101B — Conversational Japanese I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing spoken communication. Listening and speaking skills, and recognition of hiragana developed. Basic expressions applied to varieties of conversational contexts introduced. Student Learning --- # JPN102B — Conversational Japanese II 3 credits · 3 hours Description .A second semester course designed to continue the development of conversational skills. Recognition of katakana scripts also developed. Student Learning Prerequisites: JPN101B --- # JPN111 — First Year Japanese I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, and writing. Student Learning --- # JPN112 — First Year Japanese II 4 credits · 4 hours Description A second semester course designed to continue and improve the skills learned in JPN 111 - First Year Japanese I . Student Learning Prerequisites: JPN111 --- # JPN120 — Kanji and Japanese Vocabulary I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Elementary level kanji course designed to teach writing of JPN 111 - First Year Japanese I and JPN 112 - First Year Japanese II vocabulary and bring students to the level of passing Kanji Kentei 10-kyu Exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: JPN111 --- # JPN121 — Kanji and Japanese Vocabulary II 2 credits · 2 hours Description A continuation of Kanji and Japanese Vocabulary I designed to teach kanji at the level of Kanji Kentei 9-kyu Exam and vocabulary that utilizes 240 kanji. Student Learning Prerequisites: JPN120 --- # JPN211 — Second Year Japanese I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to continue the development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Contextual studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: JPN112 --- # JPN212 — Second Year Japanese II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to continue the development of language skills learned in JPN 211 - Second Year Japanese I . Student Learning Prerequisites: JPN211 --- # JOUR100 — Introduction to Journalism and Media Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description This required course introduces prospective majors to the pragmatic, performative and presentational aspects of journalism and media studies. Student Learning --- # JOUR101 — Critical Analysis of the Mass Media 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of the development of newspapers, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and telecommunications. Overview of institutional structure and theoretical perspectives. Student Learning --- # JOUR102 — News Reporting and Writing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides fundamental instruction and pre-professional practice in writing as a basis for upper-division courses in journalism and media studies. Analysis of news content and how news is obtained and written. Discussions and laboratory. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # JOUR105 — News Production I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to news and features gathering, writing and presentation with practical application demonstrated in production of campus print publications, web pages and electronic programming (e.g. podcasts). Student Learning --- # JOUR121 — Radio Production 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study and practical use of radio broadcast equipment, announcing techniques, programming concepts, functions of a disc jockey (DJ), and researching, writing and producing a newscast. Student Learning --- # JOUR201 — Television Studio Production I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study and training in basic television studio production for live or live-to-tape programming. Emphasis on producing and directing with training in various studio, control room, and engineering functions. Students are encouraged to take JOUR 220 - Fundamentals of Applied Media Aesthetics either before or while taking this course. Student Learning --- # JOUR202 — Video Journalism I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Lecture and lab for the study of and training in studio and field video production, basic post-production, and resource utilization across electronic platforms. Student Learning --- # JOUR204 — Introduction to Media Production 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to production tools and computer interfaces; emphasis on visual literacy, imaging, video and audio editing, Internet authoring, and creating multimedia documents. Student Learning --- # JOUR210 — Introduction to Public Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the practice of public relations including media, employee, consumer, community, shareholder, and customer relations. Emphasis is on the history of public relations, its role, and impact on today’s society. Student Learning --- # JOUR212 — Principles of Advertising 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examination of the purpose, function, and role of advertising in society. Emphasis is on the practical application of advertising as part of the marketing mix including customer identification, branding, message development, and media selection. Student Learning --- # JOUR220 — Fundamentals of Applied Media Aesthetics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of the various fields that use visual imagery for communicative purposes. Graphic design, film, and televisual imagery covered. Emphasis on television and film aesthetics and picture composition. Student Learning --- # JOUR223 — Contemporary Radio 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examination of the structure, programming, regulation, and problems of radio in today’s world and the role the medium plays in informing and entertaining modern listeners. Student Learning --- # JOUR241 — News and the News Media 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of the history, purposes, functions, and effects of journalism. Student Learning --- # JOUR261 — Introduction to IMC 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examination of the function of advertising and public relations in the media and society. Emphasis on the application of theory and its relationship to the IMC elements; public relations, advertising, promotion, direct marketing, interactive, and their ability to reach customers/publics. Student Learning --- # JOUR276 — Design Principles of Advertising/Publications 3 credits · 3 hours Description History of design periods and styles. Introduction to five basic types of print advertising: periodicals, direct mail, point of purchase, sales-promotion, and merchandising. Student Learning --- # JOUR290 — Internship in Journalism 1 credits · 1 hours Same as: COM 196 -3 Description A course for advanced journalism students that provides credit for professional experience under appropriate supervision. Can be repeated for a total of 6 credits. Student Learning --- # KOR101B — Conversational Korean I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking skills, oral and listening skills, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Korean-English words developed. Student Learning --- # KOR102B — Conversational Korean II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will continue to develop speaking, oral and listening skills and vocabulary. Student Learning Prerequisites: KOR101B --- # KOR111 — First Year Korean I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, and writing. Oral emphasis. Student Learning --- # KOR112 — First Year Korean II 4 credits · 4 hours Description A second semester course designed to continue and improve the skills learned in KOR 111 - First Year Korean I . Student Learning Prerequisites: KOR111 --- # KOR211 — Second Year Korean I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to continue the development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Contextual studies. Student Learning Prerequisites: KOR112 --- # KOR212 — Second Year Korean II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to continue the development of language skills learned in KOR 211 - Second Year Korean I . Student Learning Prerequisites: KOR211 --- # LAT111 — First Year Latin I 4 credits · 4 hours Description A beginning level Latin course emphasizing the development of reading and writing skills and cultural understanding. Emphasis on basic comprehension and communication. Student Learning --- # LAT112 — First Year Latin II 4 credits · 4 hours Description A second-semester course of beginning-level Latin emphasizing the development of reading and writing skills and cultural and historical understanding. Emphasis on basic comprehension and communication. Student Learning Prerequisites: LAT111 --- # LAT211 — Second Year Latin I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A second year Latin course emphasizing the reinforcement of reading and writing skills learned in LAT 111 - First Year Latin I and LAT 112 - First Year Latin II . Emphasis is placed on the comprehension and communication of unaltered Latin texts. Student Learning Prerequisites: LAT112 --- # LAS100 — Introduction to Latina/o Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the field of Latina/o Studies through a multidisciplinary approach to provide students an integrated exploration of the complexities of this dynamic population. Student Learning --- # LAS101 — Introduction to Latin American Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description Interdisciplinary introduction to the culture, history, and political economy of contemporary Latin America; examines topics such as colonialism and independence, values and social structures, political institutions, and economic relations in the region; presents an overview of the history and conditions of U.S. Latinos. Student Learning --- # LAS210 — Hispanic Groups in the United States 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course studies the Hispanic populations of the United States, focusing especially on the three largest Hispanic groups: Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. The class analyzes and compares how the different Hispanic groups handle reality, immigration, and the processes involved in adapting to life in the U.S. Student Learning --- # LAS223 — Spanish Caribbean Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: SPAN 223 Description This course examines historical, cultural, and social developments of the Spanish Caribbean from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Topics include history, traditions, ethnicity, literature, arts, religion, politics, music, and food. Student Learning --- # LAS224 — Mexican Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: SPAN 224 Description This course focuses on elements that contribute to the formation of the culture and identity of the Mexican nation: history, religion, music, art, food, movies and TV, traditions, celebrations and folklore, social realities, and the relationship with the U.S. Taught in English. Student Learning --- # LAS299 — Capstone Class in Latin American Studies 1 credits · 1 hours Description As the last course of special program’s requirements, it integrates coursework covered in the Latin American and Latina/o Studies AA degree program and independent work involving reading, writing, and research. Student Learning --- # LAW101 — Fundamentals of Law I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of substantive areas of the law; structure of the legal system; basic legal terminology; ethics and liability of the legal profession. Student Learning --- # LAW198 — Special Topics in the Law 2 credits · 2 hours -3 Description Various short courses covering a variety of legal subjects. The course will be a variable credit of two to three credits depending on the course content and number of hours required. Student Learning --- # LAW204 — Torts 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will become familiar with the major torts of negligence, trespass to land, defamation, strict liability, wrongful death and conversion. Student Learning --- # LAW205 — Contracts 3 credits · 3 hours Description Discusses the basic elements of contract law including offer, acceptance, consideration, contractual capacity, legality, defenses to enforcement of contracts, remedies and an introduction to the Uniform Commercial Code. Special emphasis placed on the practical analysis of contracts. Student Learning --- # LAW231 — Civil Procedure 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the Federal court system and the Nevada court system. Discussion of complaints, summons, answers, and discovery. Student Learning Prerequisites: LAW101, LAW259 --- # LAW232 — Criminal Procedure 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examines the criminal justice system, including procedures from arrest to final disposition, principles of constitutional, federal, state and local laws as they affect the process in criminal court procedures. Student Learning --- # LAW234 — Civil Procedure II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores the Federal court system and Nevada court system from the point of preparing for trial to post trial and alternative dispute resolutions. Student Learning Prerequisites: LAW231 --- # LAW250 — Administrative Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the history of administrative agencies, administrative law procedures, use of expert witnesses, law of evidence, constitutional limitations and judicial review. Student Learning --- # LAW251 — Bankruptcy 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of expanded jurisdiction, its effects on financial rehabilitation of individuals and corporations; involuntary petitions, preparation of voluntary petitions filing; automatic stay provisions, complaint to vacate stay and abandonment of assets. Student Learning --- # LAW252 — Family Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description The law of family relations, including the following: marriage, annulment, dissolution, divorce, separation, guardianship, adoption, custody and legitimacy of children, parental rights and rights and duties of minors. Student Learning --- # LAW253 — Law Office Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of economical and efficient law office practices and procedures including the proper use of law office technology and computerized data processing. Student Learning Prerequisites: IS101 --- # LAW255 — Probate Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Description Law related to estate planning issues. Includes procedure to distribute a person’s estate upon one’s death, creation and administration of a trust and procedure to appoint another to act on one’s behalf. Also includes a discussion of health care documents and related elderly care issues. Student Learning --- # LAW258 — Constitutional Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will introduce the student to the fundamental principles and concepts of American Constitutional Law with specific emphasis on civil rights, liberties and responsibilities. Student Learning --- # LAW259 — Legal Writing 3 credits · 3 hours Description An in-depth study and development of legal writing skills. Introduction to the major forms of legal writing, legal terminology, and the principles for organization of legal memorandums or briefs. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113, IS101 --- # LAW261 — Legal Research I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Legal research and terminology, including law library familiarization. Finding and reading statutes and case law to prepare legal memoranda. Emphasis will be placed upon computer assisted legal research tools. Student Learning Prerequisites: LAW231 --- # LAW263 — Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Highlights the relationship between the court, attorney, client, and paralegal. Discusses what a paralegal may and may not do. Explains the conflicts of interest dealing with witnesses, adverse parties, and confidentiality. Student Learning --- # LAW295 — Supervised Field Experience 3 credits · 3 hours Description Offers legal assistant work experience under the supervision of an attorney. The student will work at a local law firm or agency eight hours per week, for a total of 120 hours to gain practical work experience. The student and law firm/agency will report their experience to the program director. Student Learning --- # LIB101 — Research Skills for College and Life 1 credits · 1 hours Description An overview of research strategies using different information types – from print to digital, popular to academic. Focus is on finding and evaluating sources for credibility and relevance to the research problem as well as developing critical thinking skills for college and beyond. Student Learning --- # MTT101 — Introduction to Machine Shop 3 credits · 3 hours Description Instructs the student in shop safety, industrial terminology, tools and machine tooling, measurement and layout. Includes laboratory exercises to begin project completion of turning, milling, and grinding applications. This course incorporates mandatory certification assessment for the National Institute of Metalworking Skills Measurement, Materials and Safety Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout Certification. Please note: It is recommended that students complete MTT 101 in the same semester as CADD 140. Student Learning --- # MTT105 — Machine Shop I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces basic machine shop skills that include lathe operation, lathe speeds and feeds, precision measuring techniques, layout methods, band saw and drill press operations, and exposure to the science of heat-treating of metals. Shop safety and etiquette shall be emphasized. May take concurrently with MTT 106. Student Learning --- # MTT106 — Machine Shop Practice I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Expands the student’s manual skills by putting into practice the theories, and user skills introduced in MTT 105. The emphasis will be geared to a more practical, hands-on experience through the use of lathes, layout techniques, vertical and horizontal bandsaws, measuring instruments and some vertical mill work. Shop safety and cleanup are always stressed. Student Learning --- # MTT110 — Machine Shop II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces basic machine shop skills in manual vertical knee mill operation, appropriate milling speeds and feeds, precision measuring techniques, layout methods, band saw and drill press operations. Shop safely and etiquette shall be emphasized. Student Learning --- # MTT111 — Machine Shop Practice II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Further develops student’s manual skills by putting into practice the theories and user skills introduced MTT 110. The emphasis will be a more practical, hands-on experience through the use of vertical mill work, layout techniques, vertical and horizontal band saws, measuring instruments and some lathes. Shop safety and cleanup are always stressed. Student Learning --- # MTT140 — Inspection Techniques 3 credits · 3 hours Description Exposes the student to the principles of dimensional Metrology. Applies Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) concepts and applications. Students will use common measuring instruments relating to state-of-the-art manufacturing environments. Accurately measure manufactured parts and fixtures for the manufacturing industry. Skills will focus on micrometers, calipers, and various other measurement tools. Principles of dimensional metrology and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) concepts and applications. Student Learning --- # MTT230 — Computer Numerical Control I 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course introduces basic lathe operations. Topics and applications cover manual and computer numerical control (CNC) lathe turning practices, tooling, machining practices, G & M codes and applied mathematics. Overview the axis systems, absolute and incremental programming, tool offsets, controller operation, and fixture offsets. Emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving through hands-on experience and practical applications. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD245, MTT140 --- # MTT232 — Computer Numerical Control II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course introduces basic lathe operations. Topics and applications cover manual and computer numerical control (CNC) milling practices, tooling, machining practices, G & M codes and applied mathematics. Overview the axis systems, absolute and incremental programming, tool offsets, controller operation, and fixture offsets. Emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving through hands-on experience and practical applications. Student Learning Prerequisites: MTT230 --- # MTT291 — CNC Practice 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description This course allows for the further development of computer-aided manufacturing and/or CNC skills with hands-on instruction related to the design and production of machined parts using CAD/CAM software, CNC milling machines, and CNC turning centers. Students will plan, program, set-up, and produce a variety of precision machined projects. Student Learning Prerequisites: MTT232 --- # MTT292 — Computer Aided Manufacturing I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Designed for students who have CADD experience and are interested in Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). Introduction to CAM (Mastercam or Fusion) programming software for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) part programming. Topics include CNC concepts, muti-axis and rotary axis, tooling, programming formats, manufacturing process, CAM, mill programming, lathe programming, program editing, speeds, feeds, and machine shop safety. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD140, MTT140, CADD200, CADD245 --- # MGT100 — Practical Human Relations for Business 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of human factors involved in business and management with emphasis upon mutual responsibilities and communication problems of employees, managers and customers. Team activities. Student Learning --- # MGT103 — Introduction to Small Business Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics covered include start-up, financial and administrative controls, marketing programs, management techniques, legal and governmental relationships. All aspects of operating a business will be thoroughly discussed. Student Learning --- # MGT201 — Principles of Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics covered include fundamentals and principles of management, administrative policies, --- # MGT212 — Leadership and Human Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focus is on understanding and managing human behavior in organizations. Developing a better understanding of one’s self as a leader and exploring some of the more effective ways of leading others. Student Learning --- # MGT235 — Organizational Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics include concepts, theories and case studies concerning the behavior of people in modern business organizations. Student Learning --- # MGT283 — Introduction to Human Resources Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to develop an understanding of the duties and responsibilities of personnel at the mid-management level. Areas covered include employee needs, human relations, recruiting techniques, orienting and training employees, benefit programs and economics of supervision. Student Learning --- # MGT284 — Introduction to International Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examination of the management of resources (people, capital goods, money, inventories and technology) across national boundaries. The student will also learn to adapt management principles and functions to the demands of foreign competition and environment. The class will be supplemented with international speakers. Student Learning Prerequisites: MGT201 --- # MGT294 — Seminar in Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of the nature and problems in management. Focus is on planning, organizing, decision making and controlling through the study of recent relevant literature and selected cases. Student Learning --- # MGT301 — Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals and principles of management. Administrative policies, Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MGT367 — Human Resource Management 3 credits · 3 hours Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MGT415 — Business and Society 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examines the relationships of business, government and society in the social, economic and political systems of the United States and the world. Issues in business/government relations, regulation, business ethics, law and international competition are discussed, and case material is used. Student Learning Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MGT423 — Advanced Topics in Organizational and Interpersonal Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on selected behavioral influences affecting decision making, organizational structure: including organizational power and politics, change and development and/or creativity. Student Learning --- # MGT430 — Management Technology Leadership 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students on methods to develop leadership skills in the field of adopting technology advances to create value for the organization. The development of assessing the current climate of technology and its application to the business environment to promote change within an organization is strongly identified. Student Learning Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MGT441 — Operational Quality Control and Problem Solving 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provide students with a basic understanding of the principles of Operations Management and while demonstrating how to apply the basic principles of quality control. Student Learning Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MGT462 — Changing Environment 3 credits · 3 hours Description Managing ethically in the changing cultural, economic, political, technological and global environments of business. Student Learning Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MGT494 — Seminar in Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fall 2025: Fundamentals and process of project management within an organizational setting; surveying and analysis of the project management field and its impact within various companies and organizations. Please note: Students must have completed a majority of their BAS Project Management Upper Division courses to enroll. Spring 2026: Fundamentals and process of project management within an organizational setting; surveying and analysis of the project management field and its impact within various companies and organizations. Please note: This course is the capstone course for th… --- # MGT496 — Strategic Management and Policy 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on the fundamentals of strategic project management and its role and purpose within an organizational structure. Student Learning Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MKT123 — Sales Promotion 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides the basic knowledge necessary to develop sound sales promotion practices. Builds on a rigorous base of consumer psychology and treats advertising, reseller stimulation, personal selling and other communication tools as part of an overall promotional mix. Student Learning --- # MKT127 — Introduction to Retailing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Directs the student’s attention to the dollar and cents implications of managerial decisions and to the various methods used to measure the profitability of those decisions in the field of retailing. Underlines the importance of customer requirements, taste and expectations, emphasizing the retailing implications of market factors. Student Learning --- # MKT132 — Sales Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides a comprehensive view of the sales manager as an administrator. Presents a detailed picture of how to operate a sales force including selecting, training, compensating, supervising and motivating salespeople. Student Learning --- # MKT210 — Marketing Principles 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of marketing. Studies problems of the manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer in the marketing of goods and services, channels of distribution, customer relations, pricing policies and communications. Student Learning --- # MKT211 — Introduction to Professional Sales 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides a comprehensive hands-on experience in selling techniques as they relate to modern industrial, wholesale and consumer products. Student Learning --- # MKT250 — Introduction to International Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces the student to the various functions of marketing as they are performed in the international environment. Focuses on the problems and decisions facing management in international marketing. Considers the impact of differences in language, aesthetics, religion and business customs on marketing strategies. Student Learning Prerequisites: MKT210 --- # MKT261 — Introduction to Public Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Techniques of public relations for those holding supervisory or higher positions in management and marketing. Principles of creating and maintaining good public relations, including employee/employer relations. Customer/employee relations receive emphasis while focusing on the programming of the total public relations effort and selecting of appropriate strategy, media and persuasive devices to accomplish --- # MKT450 — Competitive Strategies for Product and Price Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to broaden and deepen understanding, application, and evaluation of project and price management decision-making issues. Student Learning Prerequisites: BUS101 --- # MATH20 — Learning Support for MATH 120/120E 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description This course contains a review of basic mathematics, algebra, study skills, and just-in-time learning support for MATH 120E. Please note: CSN only offers this class for 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MATH24 — Learning Support for MATH 124/124E 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Just in time learning support for MATH 124E. Please note: CSN only offers this course for 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MATH26 — Learning Support for MATH 126/126E 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Just in time learning support for MATH 126E. Please note: CSN only offers this course for 3 credits. Student Learning --- # MATH92 — Algebra Review 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course intended to review topics from Elementary and Intermediate Algebra. It is a course specifically designed to be one half of a Stretch course. This course does not satisfy the Student Learning --- # MATH95 — Elementary Algebra 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course in the fundamental operations of real numbers, solving linear equations in one variable, graphing linear equations in two variables, solving linear systems in two variables, and performing basic operations on polynomials. Intended to provide a basic foundation for future mathematics needed in fields of business, economics, engineering and related fields. Strong background in fractions and positive and negative numbers is highly recommended. A comprehensive, proctored, departmental final exam will be given. Student Learning --- # MATH95E — Elementary Algebra Expanded 4 credits · 4 hours Description A course intended to review arithmetic and pre-algebra. This is also a course in the fundamental operations of real numbers, solving linear equations in one variable, exponents, polynomials, graphing linear equations in two variables, and solving linear systems in two variables. Provides basic foundation for future mathematics needed in many fields. Please note that this course does NOT satisfy the math component of a degree or certificate program at CSN. Student Learning --- # MATH96 — Intermediate Algebra 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics include factoring polynomials, rational expressions and equations, radical expressions and equations, quadratic equations, graphs and applications. A comprehensive, proctored, departmental final exam will be given. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH95, MATH95E --- # MATH97 — Elementary and Intermediate Algebra 5 credits · 5 hours Description A one-semester course equivalent to the combination of MATH 95 and MATH 96 . Topics include solving linear equations in one variable, polynomials, integer exponents, factoring, rational expressions and equations, graphing linear equations in two variable, inequalities, systems of linear equations, radicals and rational exponents, and quadratic equations. A comprehensive, proctored, departmental final exam will be given. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116 --- # MATH100B — Math for Allied Health Programs 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course designed to provide the mathematics skills used in allied health fields. Topics include operations with fractions and decimals, measurement systems, percents, ratios and proportions, drug calculations, and IV flow rates. Student Learning --- # MATH102B — Precalculus Foundations 6 credits · 6 hours Description This course provides an intensive review of algebra and introduction to key pre-calculus concepts for students transitioning from MATH 126E. Topics include operations with real numbers, equations, exponents, factoring, rational and radical expressions, functions, graphing, and quadratic models. The course also integrates two credits of mathematical study skills to strengthen problem-solving strategies, organization, and learning persistence. This is a six-credit course. Four credits will be for the Math part, and two credits will be for the Study Skills part. Please note: While th… Prerequisites: MATH126E, MATH126 --- # MATH104B — Applied Mathematics 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Emphasizing applications, topics include arithmetic, algebra, pre-algebra, graphing, geometry, finance, probability and statistics. Course is only applicable for AAS and AGS degrees and is not transferable for credit. Please Note: Students earning a score of 5 or higher on the ACT® WorkKeys® Applied Mathematics assessmen… --- # MATH115B — Mathematics for the Hospitality/Gaming Industry 3 credits · 3 hours Description Using data and examples relevant to the hospitality/gaming industry, students will use an applied approach to learn math skills relevant to this industry. Topics covered will include fractions, decimals, geometry, percents, ratio and proportions, probability and statistics. The use of computers and calculators will be integrated into the applications. Students will work in “teams” on some projects and activities. Student Learning --- # MATH116 — Technical Mathematics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Concepts that will allow students to become proficient in the mathematics used in technical fields are the focal point of this course. Topics include fundamental operations with signed numbers; measurement systems; exponents; order of operations; scientific notation; algebraic expressions; linear equations and inequalities; an introduction to graphing; simple geometric figures, logarithms; and fundamentals of trigonometry. Student Learning --- # MATH120 — Fundamentals of College Mathematics 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description MATH 120 covers mathematical concepts particularly relevant to informed and aware citizenship in modern society. Topics include consumer mathematics, geometry, measurement, dimensional analysis, linear and exponential modeling, probability, and statistical analysis. Course is broad in scope, emphasizing problem solving a… Prerequisites: MATH120E --- # MATH120E — Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description This course is equivalent to MATH 120 and requires students to be concurrently enrolled in a MATH 120E covers mathematical concepts particularly relevant to informed and aware citizenship in modern society. Topics include consumer mathematics, geometry, measurement, dimensional analysis, linear and exponential modeling,… --- # MATH120H — Fundamentals of College Mathematics - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level study of topics include problem solving, sets, probability, statistics, geometry, and consumer mathematics. It may include logic, mathematical systems, measurement, and graph theory. Course is broad in scope, emphasizing applications. Honors emphasizes interactive learning and entailing an examination of the self and understanding basic evolution of mathematical ideas through the use of reflective reasoning and dialogue. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learni… Prerequisites: MATH95 --- # MATH122 — Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers 3 credits · 3 hours Description Mathematics needed by those teaching at the elementary school level, emphasizing problem solving as well as arithmetic and number concepts. This course DOES NOT satisfy the general education core requirements. Student Learning --- # MATH123 — Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers 3 credits · 3 hours Description Mathematics needed by those teaching at the elementary school level emphasizing concepts in statistics, probability, geometry, and measurement. This course does not satisfy the general education core requirements. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH122 --- # MATH124 — College Algebra 3 credits · 3 hours Description Practical applications are the focal point of this course. Topics include equations and inequalities; linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions and their graphs; solutions of systems of linear equations; matrices; and sequences and series. Use of technology is integrated and required. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH96, MATH124E --- # MATH124E — College Algebra Expanded 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is equivalent to MATH 124 and requires students to be concurrently enrolled in a Please review the MATH 24 course description for topics. Practical applications are the focal point of this course. Topics include equations and inequalities; linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions and their graphs; solutions of systems of linear equations; matrices.Use of technology is integrated and required. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: This course does NOT serve as a CSN offers this course only as a 5-credit combination course of MATH 124E (3 credits) and th… Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # MATH126 — Precalculus I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A rigorous discussion of algebra concepts necessary for calculus is the focal point of this course. Topics include an in-depth investigation of algebraic functions and their graphs and solutions of systems of equations. Please note: This course serves as a Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # MATH126E — Precalculus I Expanded 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is equivalent to MATH 126 and requires students to be concurrently enrolled in a A rigorous discussion of algebra concepts necessary for calculus is the focal point of this course. Topics include an in-depth investigation of algebraic functions and their graphs and solutions of systems of equations. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: This course serves as a CSN offers this course only as a 6-credit combination course of MATH 126E (3 credits) and the MATH 26 (3 credits) Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # MATH127 — Precalculus II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics include an in-depth investigation of trigonometric functions and their graphs, analytic trigonometry, solutions of triangles, vectors, and analytic geometry. Please note: This course is essential for students planning to take calculus. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH126 --- # MATH128 — Precalculus and Trigonometry 5 credits · 5 hours Description A one semester course equivalent to the combination of MATH 126 and MATH 127 . Topics include an in-depth investigation of algebraic and trigonometric functions and their graphs, solutions of systems of equations, analytic trigonometry, solutions of triangles, vectors, and analytic geometry. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH96, MATH97 --- # MATH132 — Finite Mathematics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics include matrix algebra, counting, mathematics of finance, probability, and statistics applied to the analysis of business and social science problems. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124, MATH124E, MATH126, MATH126E, MATH128 --- # MATH170 — Mathematics of Finance 3 credits · 3 hours Description A mathematical study of interest annuities, sinking funds, depreciation, amortization and other topics related to business problems. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH96 --- # MATH176 — Introductory Calculus for Application in Business and Social Sciences 4 credits · 4 hours Description Differentiation and integration of algebraic functions with applications to the analysis of business and social science problems. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124, MATH124E, MATH126, MATH126E, MATH128 --- # MATH181 — Calculus I 4 credits · 4 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description Differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions with applications. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH126, MATH127, MATH128 --- # MATH182 — Calculus II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Topics include further applications and techniques of integration with applications, polynomial approximations, sequences, and series. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH181 --- # MATH211 — Advanced Mathematics for Electronics 4 credits · 4 hours Description An advanced course focusing on the mathematics that supports RADAR theory, circuit theory and telecommunications theory. The course will include conic sections, trigonometric functions and vectors, matrices, analytic geometry, and the introduction to differential and integral calculus, applications of first and second order differential equations in electronics, and Laplace transforms. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH111B, ET132 --- # MATH251 — Discrete Mathematics I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topics include fundamental principles of logic and proof methods, elements of set theory, equivalence relations and partitions, counting techniques, mathematical induction, cardinality, power set, inclusion-exclusion principle, Cartesian product, pigeonhole principle, binomial theorem, probability and expectation. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # MATH253 — Matrix Algebra 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces linear algebra, including matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvectors and eigenvalues. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182 --- # MATH283 — Calculus III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Topics include vectors, differentiation and integration of vector valued functions, multi-variable calculus, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and applications. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182 --- # MATH285 — Differential Equations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theory and techniques for constant and variable coefficient ordinary linear differential equations. Also included are a number of non-linear types of ordinary differential equations. Emphasis will be on those differential equations arising from modeling real world phenomena. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182 --- # ME240 — 3D Modeling and Solidworks 1 credits · 1 hours Description Parametric, feature-based solid modeling with Solidworks software package. Student Learning --- # ME242 — Dynamics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Engineering analysis of bodies in motion in both two- and three-dimensions; analysis of the kinematic and kinetic principles for both particles and rigid bodies; the development and utilization of the concepts of force and acceleration, work, energy, impulse, momentum and impact. Student Learning Prerequisites: CEE241, PHYS180, PHYS180L, MATH182 --- # MT101 — Introduction to Theater Technology 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction and survey of theater history and technology. Identification of criteria for employment and goal achievement in theater environment. Understanding technical and occupational skills needed for meaningful employment within the theater industry. Student Learning --- # MT102 — Fundamentals of Electricity 4 credits · 4 hours Description Fundamentals of constructing electrical circuits, measuring their predictable parameters, using measuring instruments and materials needed to maintain and repair electrical systems, including power distribution. Students in this course should have a working knowledge of algebra. Student Learning --- # MT104 — Industrial Electricity 4 credits · 4 hours Description The course concentrates on fabricating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical systems encountered in industry. Emphasis is on the different types of industrial motors, and controllers, specifically DC electronic variable speed drives and AC inverter drives. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT102, ET131, AC102B --- # MT106 — Mechanical Power Transmission 4 credits · 4 hours Description Overview of hardware components of mechanical power to include preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, overhauling and repairing parts and equipment. Student Learning --- # MT108 — Fluid Power (Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Instrumentation) 4 credits · 4 hours Description Presents the theoretical basis for hydraulic and pneumatic circuitry. Attention is given to circuit components and how they work. Assembly, disassembly and troubleshooting is emphasized. Student Learning --- # MT110 — Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) 4 credits · 4 hours Description The study of compositions, structures and behaviors of ferrous and non-ferrous materials and their effects on physical, mechanical and electrical. Student Learning --- # MT112 — Manufacturing Quality Control 3 credits · 3 hours Description The development of a process to determine when a system is in or out of its parameters. Data collection, analysis and problem solving is emphasized. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111, MT104 --- # MT114 — Automated Manufacturing Control 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents the principles of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), robotic controls, and sensors. Emphasis is placed on programming, troubleshooting, and maintaining PLC/PAC/HMI control systems and robotic applications. Students in this course should have a basic understanding of computers and networking. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT104 --- # MT115 — Industrial & Materials Handling Automation 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents the principle of Programming Logic Controllers (PLCs), sensors, and DC/AC drives for motor control. Emphasis placed on troubleshooting and maintaining PLC control systems. Students in this course should have a basic understanding of computers and networking. Student Learning Prerequisites: AC102B, ET131, MT102, MT104 --- # MT116 — Advanced Automation with Robotics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents the principles of Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) applications, human-machine interface (HMI) usages, and robotic controls. Emphasis placed on programming PACs, HMIs, and robots. Troubleshooting PAC control systems will also be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT115 --- # MT120 — Electrical Safety 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course covers the proper safety procedures based on OSHA standards 29 CFR 1910 requiring qualification for work on live circuits. Student Learning --- # MT121 — Fundamentals of Industrial Measurement 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers basic electrical pressure, density, viscosity, temperature measurements and application of Ohm’s Law. Safe and correct usage of various meters, gauges and test equipment will be emphasized. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT102, ET131 --- # MT122 — Hand Tools and Measuring Instruments 1 credits · 1 hours Description Using computer simulation and hands-on mechanical laboratory activities, the student will demonstrate proper use of hand tools for turning and striking. In this same fashion the student will also set up, calibrate and properly use precision measurement tools. Student Learning --- # MT123 — Rigging and Lifting 1 credits · 1 hours Description Computer simulation and hands-on laboratory activities will be used to demonstrate types of lifting equipment, when each type would be used and proper procedures for planning a lift. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT106 --- # MT124 — Industrial Lubrication 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course covers various lubrication systems, their operations, preventative maintenance, repair and failure analysis. Included are ring, bath, splash, constant level and force-fed systems. Proper use of related equipment will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT108 --- # MT130 — Introduction to the Natural Gas Industry 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the natural gas industry. Includes the history of the gas industry, safety issues, and field operations. Student Learning --- # MT132 — Natural Gas Pipe Joining 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the natural gas pipe joining. Includes plastic pipe and metal pipe joining. Types of joining cover plastic solvent, compression coupling, heat fusion, welded, and bolted. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT130 --- # MT134 — Natural Gas Line Locating & Leak Survey 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to natural gas pipe leak detection. Includes detection of leaks in the various pipeline configurations and subsystems; key devices/tools used in the detection of leaks; and classification, grading, and surveying of leaks. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT132 --- # MT140 — Electrical/Electronic Theory 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Description This course covers Ohm’s Law, the relationship of volts/amps/resistance, basic schematics, symbols and measurement. Analog and digital circuits will be introduced. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111 --- # MT141 — Electrical Print Reading 1 credits · 1 hours Description Reading and interpreting the symbols on electrical schematics, determining the function of input, logic and output elements in control circuits are covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111 --- # MT142 — Conduit Bending and Installation 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description Understanding of general conduit bending and installation in accordance with the National Electrical Code (NEC), conduit systems, general specifications and the use of types and major components of materials are introduced. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111, MT102, ET131 --- # MT143 — Electrical Control Equipment 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers installation, maintenance and use of electrical control equipment, such as fuses, circuit breakers, circuit breaker panels, switches, control circuits and relays. This course also covers basic troubleshooting and repair. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111, MT104, MT114, MT115, MT116 --- # MT144 — Electrical/Electronic Test Equipment 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides hands-on instruction in the selection, safe operation, and application of industry-standard electrical testing equipment, including digital multimeters (DMMs), oscilloscopes, clamp meters, and insulation resistance testers. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111, MT102, ET131 --- # MT145 — Troubleshooting Skills 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description Basic procedures for troubleshooting electrical control circuits, using schematic diagrams to locate problems. Performing continuity checks and developing a diagnostic routine are also covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111, MT102, ET131 --- # MT160 — Industrial Hydraulic Power 3 credits · 3 hours Description Components of hydraulic systems and how the components function together, as well as interpretation of hydraulic schematics are covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111 --- # MT161 — AC/DC Motors 2 credits · 2 hours Description Identification of the basic types of AC/DC motors including permanent magnet, three-phase and induction motors, their major components and how to measure, inspect and diagnose malfunctions are covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, ET111, MT102, ET131 --- # MT180 — Co-Op/Internship First Semester 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides hands-on opportunities for students to work in actual power utilities environments to gain experience and learn how to apply technical knowledge and skills learned in their course work to actual power utility settings. This Co-Op course is directed by a qualified professional and supervised by the instructor. One credit will be earned for each four hours worked per week during the semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT104, MT142 --- # MT181 — Co-Op/Internship Second Semester 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides hands-on opportunities for students to work in actual power utilities environment to gain experience and learn how to apply technical knowledge and skills learned in their course work to actual power utility setting. This Co-Op course is directed by a qualified professional and supervised by the instructor. One credit will be earned for each four hours worked per week during the semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT180 --- # MT182 — Co-Op/Internship Third Semester 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides hands-on opportunities to apply material and skills learned in the interactive, multimedia course work previously completed in MT 160 and MT 161 . Student Learning Prerequisites: MT181 --- # MT183 — Co-Op/Internship Third Semester 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides the student with the opportunity to apply the technical knowledge and skills acquired in their course work to actual theater environment. This Co-Op course is directed by a qualified professional and supervised by the instructor. One credit will be earned for each four hours worked per week during the semester. Student Learning --- # MT184 — Co-Op/Internship Fourth Semester 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides hands-on opportunities for students to work in actual theater environment to gain experience and learn how to apply technical knowledge and skills learned in their course work to actual theater settings. This Co-Op course is directed by a qualified professional and supervised by the instructor. One credit will be earned for each four hours worked per week during the semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT183 --- # MT262 — Automation Control Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers Programmable Automation Systems. It utilizes automation controllers, industrial Ethernet switches, motor drives, and Ethernet Remote I/O. Students will create an IP based automation control system. Topics covered will be system creation; configuration and assembly of industrial Ethernet Switches; configuration and control of IP interfaced motor controllers over the IP based control network; configuration and control of remote I/O over IP based control network. Student Learning Prerequisites: MT116 --- # MA104B — Introduction to Medical Assisting 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction to the profession of Medical Assisting. Topics include professionalism, communication techniques, community resources, medical laws and ethics, and confidentiality. Student Learning --- # MA106B — The Body in Health and Disease 4 credits · 4 hours Description Essential anatomy and physiology as it is applicable to medical assistants. The application of anatomy and physiology with regards to patient interviewing, education, and communication as well as patient preparation and positioning for diagnostic and imaging procedures. Student Learning --- # MA107B — Medical Assistant Techniques I 5 credits · 5 hours Description Emphasis on the clinical aspect of a medical office. Topics include preparation, assisting, vital signs, and nutrition and diet therapy. Student Learning --- # MA110B — Medical Assistant Techniques II 5 credits · 5 hours Description Continued practice of the principles of infection control, patient interviewing and communication, and patient and equipment preparation for exam. Assisting in various specialties not previously discussed, diagnostic imaging, medication preparation and administration, performance of ECG and PFT, assisting with minor office procedures, and emergency procedures. Student Learning Prerequisites: MA107B --- # MA120B — Medical Office Management 4 credits · 4 hours Description The theory, practice, and techniques of medical office management. This course emphasizes medical administrative responsibilities, records management, business management, managed care, computerized office management, ICD-10 and CPT coding. Student Learning Prerequisites: MA106B, MA107B --- # MA130B — Clinical Externship 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides unpaid practical medical assisting experience in the physician’s office or a medical clinic. Student is an active participant in the administrative and clinical areas. The externship is part of the curriculum and is a learning experience. Student Learning --- # MA131B — Externship Seminar 1 credits · 1 hours Description Discussions of clinical issues and experiences with emphasis on case studies, role playing and problem-solving techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: MA110B, MA120B --- # MA195B — Application of Medical Assisting Concepts 1 credits · 1 hours Description A review of medical assisting concepts and preparation for the national certification exam. Practice exams and a focused review are completed before taking the national certification exam as the final exam in the course. Student Learning Prerequisites: MA110B, MA120B --- # MA199 — Selected Topics in Medical Assisting 1 credits · 1 hours Description Topics are selected by the Medical Assisting program director based on the individual student’s needs. The selected topics will vary and focus on current practices in the medical assisting profession. Student Learning --- # MHDD101 — Role of the Technician 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides an overview of the role of the technician and related mental health careers. A brief overview of treatment will be discussed as well as the various issues related to the practice of mental health services. Topics of this class include confidentiality, professional collaboration, client rights, and abuse/neglect. Student Learning --- # MHDD103 — Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study dual diagnosis of psychopathology and developmental disabilities as well as individual treatment issues raised by dual diagnosis. Student Learning --- # MHDD105 — Conflict Prevention and Response Training 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course focuses on the application of prevention and response techniques to support persons in crisis or conflict with others. These applications are for use by service providers as approved by the State of Nevada, Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services. Student Learning --- # MHDD106 — Teaching and Active Treatment 1 credits · 1 hours Description Defining “active treatment” and its necessary components. Implementing active treatment in a service context of dignity, respect, privacy, access to choices and participation in the therapeutic process with the use of effective teaching methods. Student Learning --- # MHDD107 — Medication Fundamentals 2 credits · 2 hours Description Study the major categories of psychotropic medications. Understand usage and risks of medications related to the ages of clients, and their respective diagnoses. Student Learning --- # MHDD109 — Introduction to Therapeutic Interventions 2 credits · 2 hours Description Students will learn basic approaches to behavioral interventions, to include: defining behavior, data collection, principles and application of behavior change techniques. Student Learning --- # MHDD111 — Introduction to Helping Professions 3 credits · 3 hours MHDD 111 - Introduction to ing Professions MHDD 111 - Introduction to ing Professions Description This course is an introduction to ing professions and ethical codes of conduct. The focus is on mental health employment opportunities and the educational/skill requirements for these positions. Through experiential exercises and recording, students will practice and develop basic ing skills and describe community mental/behavioral health resources. Please note - this course was previously as CPD 117. Student Learning --- # MHDD120 — Treatment Planning and Case Management 2 credits · 2 hours Description Provides working knowledge of intake, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and proper documentation of various mental health and other community services, including legal and confidentiality requirements. Student Learning --- # MHDD126 — Understanding Developmental Disabilities 2 credits · 2 hours Description Students will understand the history, diagnosis and etiology of developmental disorders. Students will explain assessment, treatment, and the classification system within the DSM-V associated with developmental disabilities. Student Learning --- # MHDD127 — Positive Behavior Supports 2 credits · 2 hours Description Addressed are applied approaches to changing behavior emphasizing positive learning principles, including functional observation and assessment of behavior, data collection, positive behavior support planning and implementation, reinforcement, and progress evaluation. Student Learning --- # MHDD130 — Teaching Life Skills 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of teaching functional life skills to persons in need of rehabilitative services to return and or maximize independence. Student Learning --- # MHDD150 — Issues In Substance Abuse 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides an introduction to the field of substance use. Included is a discussion of the basic pharmacology of psychoactive substances, the signs/symptoms of addiction, and how these disorders are treated. Student Learning --- # MHDD152 — Allied Therapies 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study of the interdisciplinary roles of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists and other professions involved in the therapeutic process. Student Learning --- # MHDD153 — Life Span Development 1 credits · 1 hours Description Human growth and development through the life span. Includes social, cognitive and biological perspectives related to direct support services to persons with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities. Student Learning --- # MHDD154 — Advanced Therapeutic Interventions 2 credits · 2 hours Description A working knowledge of basic ing skills, professional self-care, elements of treatment plans, and issues in therapeutic relationships. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding how group work is used as a therapeutic intervention. Student Learning --- # MHDD160 — Understanding Mental Illness 2 credits · 2 hours Description Students will learn practical strategies for working with people with mental illness. Includes a brief history, social stigma, major diagnostic categories, and common treatments for those suffering from mental illness. Student Learning --- # MHDD201 — Crisis Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of the types, stages and interventions involved in crisis situations. Emphasis is on assessments, appropriate interventions, communication/ ing skills and referral/follow-up services for persons in crisis. Please note - this course was previously as CPD 201. Student Learning --- # MHDD210 — Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will give you a fundamental breakdown (or understanding) of what Autism Spectrum Disorder is, how it is diagnosed, the prevalence, areas of impairment, and challenges faced. This course will also examine current intervention techniques from childhood through transitioning into adulthood, identifying local support systems for the individuals and their families. Student Learning --- # MHDD218 — Substance Use Disorders and the Family System 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores the assessment and treatment of families experiencing substance use and behavioral addictions. Using a strength-based framework, students will discuss systemic approaches to understanding families experiencing addiction. The course will also provide an overview of the changing traditional family as well as the challenges of non-traditional families. Please note - this course was previously as CPD 218. Student Learning --- # MHDD225 — Special Populations and Substance Use Disorders 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores the attitudes and behavioral patterns of alcohol and substance abuse among special populations such as women, adolescents, gay/lesbian, older adults. Unique considerations relative to the assessment, treatment, and diagnosis of these special populations will be emphasized. Please note - this course was previously as CPD 225. Student Learning --- # MHDD235 — Registered Behavior Technician 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) qualifications through the Behavior Analysis Certification Board; after successfully demonstrating course --- # MHDD291B — Fieldwork Experience 3 credits · 3 hours Description Experience to apply academic skills to on-site job training in human services agencies under experienced on-site supervision and on-going consulting with faculty mentor. Student Learning --- # MHDD295 — Practicum 3 credits · 3 hours Description Applied observation, experience, and reporting of service learning within approved community services setting. Student Learning --- # MHDD299 — Capstone Project 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides a capstone experience to integrate theory and academic coursework into a substantive applied project for students majoring in Mental Health Services. Student Learning --- # MIL100 — Leadership Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Description Practicum in those skills taught in the classroom during the other military science classes. Hands-on lab led by mentored cadets focusing on leadership, planning and execution of squad tactics, movement formations, drill and ceremonies, equipment inspections, rappelling, land navigation, orienteering, rifle marksmanship, and air-mobile operations. Leadership Lab is required every semester in conjunction with the appropriate military science class. Student Learning --- # MIL101 — Leadership and Personal Development 2 credits · 2 hours Description Mission of the armed services, introduction to the United States Army, its customs and traditions, the role of the Army Officer, the role of the Non-Commissioned Officers Corps, Organizations of the TOTAL Army (Including the National Guard and Army Reserves). Introductory orienteering, marksmanship, physical fitness and briefing skills. Student Learning --- # MIL101L — Military Science Lab and Physical Training I 1 credits · 1 hours Description MIL 101L continues to focus the development to the professional challenges and competencies that are needed for effective execution of the profession of arms and Army communication. The Advanced leadership lab is a Practicum in those skills taught in conjunction with classroom instruction given during the MIL 101 Lecture. Hands-on lab focusing on military leadership, battalion staff planning and training development for the execution of platoon and squad level tactics, movement formations, and land navigation. This is a hands-on lab focusing on the further development of military… --- # MIL102 — Introduction to Tactical Leadership 2 credits · 2 hours Description Continuation of the mission of the armed services, introduction to the United States Army, its customs and traditions, the role of the Non-Commissioned Officers Corps, Organizations of the TOTAL Army (Including the National Guard and Army Reserves). Introductory orienteering, marksmanship, physical fitness and briefing skills. Student Learning --- # MIL102L — Military Science Lab and Physical Training II 1 credits · 1 hours Description MIL 102L continues to focus the development to the professional challenges and competencies that are needed for effective execution of the profession of arms and Army communication. The Advanced leadership lab is a Practicum in those skills taught in conjunction with classroom instruction given during the MIL 102 lecture. Hands-on lab focusing on military leadership, battalion staff planning and training development for the execution of platoon and squad level tactics, movement formations, and land navigation. This is a hands-on lab focusing on the further development of military… --- # MIL201 — Innovative Team Leadership 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction to leadership and management, which develops the basic skills that must be learned in order to perform as an effective leader. Introduction to the Army Leadership Development Program (LDP), the decision-making process, the code of conduct, the Army Operations Order format and its use. Advanced land navigation, physical fitness and briefing skills. Student Learning --- # MIL201L — Military Science Lab and Physical Training III 1 credits · 1 hours Description MIL 201L continues to focus the development to the professional challenges and competencies that are needed for effective execution of the profession of arms and Army communication. The Advanced leadership lab is a Practicum in those skills taught in conjunction with classroom instruction given during the MIL 201 lecture. Hands-on lab focusing on military leadership, battalion staff planning and training development for the execution of platoon and squad level tactics, movement formations, and land navigation. This is a hands-on lab focusing on the further development of military… --- # MIL202 — Foundations of Tactical Leadership 2 credits · 2 hours Description Leadership and management, which develops the basic skills that must be learned in order to perform as an effective leader. Introduction to the Army Leadership Development Program (LDP), the decision-making process, the code of conduct, the Army Operations Order format and its use. Advanced land navigation, physical fitness, and briefing skills. Student Learning --- # MIL202L — Military Science Lab and Physical Training IV 1 credits · 1 hours Description MIL 202L continues to focus the development to the professional challenges and competencies that are needed for effective execution of the profession of arms and Army communication. The Advanced leadership lab is a Practicum in those skills taught in conjunction with classroom instruction given during the MIL 202 lecture. Hands-on lab focusing on military leadership, battalion staff planning and training development for the execution of platoon and squad level tactics, movement formations, and land navigation. This is a hands-on lab focusing on the further development of military… --- # MWA101B — Orientation 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview of the construction industry for millwrights, 16-hour safety and green building awareness. Successful students will receive OSHA 10 certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # MWA103B — Safety and Health Certifications 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the safe and appropriate use of forklift and aerial lift equipment in industrial setting, and emergency response procedures. Successful students will receive First Aid and CPR certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # MWA105B — Millwright General Skills A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Students will identify and use hand and power tools, machining equipment and precision instruments at a fundamental level. Students will complete various bench layout tasks using shop drawings. Student Learning --- # MWA107B — Millwright General Skills B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Building on basic machine shop skills, students will use hand and power tools, shop equipment and precision instruments to complete various machining operations. Student Learning --- # MWA109B — Cutting and Burning 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides safety instruction, equipment operation and basic skills needed for successful layout and fabrication of metal parts using an oxy-acetylene torch. Student Learning --- # MWA111B — Welding Fabrication A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course is designed as an introduction to layout and fabrication. The students will be introduced to the basic skills of measuring, torch set-up and cutting, shaping, grinding, welding, filing, heating and bending of metal parts. Student Learning --- # MWA113B — Optics and Machinery Alignment 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the terms, characteristics and operating principles for the transit and laser levels. Procedures for establishing machinery and equipment elevation and alignment will be demonstrated and practiced. Student Learning --- # MWA115B — Machinery Shaft Alignment 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the terms, characteristics and methods for aligning machine shafts. Conventional dial indicator and computer aided methods will be included in the training. Student Learning --- # MWA117B — Structural Welding - AWS A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course is designed to prepare the student to obtain an AWS structural welding certificate per AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code, the welding of plates that are 1/8” to unlimited thickness. Student Learning --- # MWA119B — Structural Welding - AWS B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course is designed to prepare the student to obtain an AWS structural welding certification per AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code, the welding of plates that are 1/8” to unlimited thickness. Student Learning --- # MWA121B — Turbine Familiarization 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Students will explore the machines and auxiliary equipment used in the power production industry. This course will highlight the function and performance of a typical gas turbine and will include hydraulic bolting procedures. Student Learning --- # MWA123B — Rigging 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course presents both lifting theory and practical rigging methods and procedures. Rigging attachment procedures, lifting equipment, limits of operation and communication practices will be covered. Successful students will receive UBC rigging qualification cards. Student Learning --- # MWA125B — Pumps 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the identification, application and installation skills for typical systems found in the petrochemical industry. Demonstrations and practice exercises will focus on pump types, gaskets, seals and fans. Student Learning --- # MWA127B — Turbine Maintenance 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Students will use machinery maintenance skills and techniques for disassembly and assembly of a typical gas turbine. Couplings, bearings and rotors will be inspected, and tolerances verified to complete on site hands-on tasks. Student Learning --- # MWA129B — Conveyor Systems 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This class will cover proper installation, alignment procedures, belt splicing and explain how improper installation affects the maintenance and lifespan of equipment and conveyor systems. Student Learning --- # MWA131B — Drives, Pulleys and Belts 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the identification, application and installation skills for typical power drive systems. Exercises will focus on the belt, chain and gear drives. Student Learning --- # MWA133B — Compressor Theory and Maintenance 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the compressor operating principles, safety, assembly and maintenance skills for industrial compressors. Exercises will focus on the disassembly, inspection and reassembly of compressor components. Student Learning --- # MWA135B — Machinery Installation and Erection A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description As an introduction, students will explore the machinery used in the manufacturing and package handling industry. Component descriptions and machine drawings illustrate the complex details and important considerations for assembly and disassembly tasks. Student Learning --- # MWA137B — Machinery Installation and Erection B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will enhance machinery installation skills used in manufacturing applications. Exercises will focus on the importance of machine drawings to identify component tolerances, installation requirements and alignment of parts. Student Learning --- # MWA139B — Print Reading 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces basic visualization skills needed for reading and interpreting construction prints. Views, elevations and the role of specifications as they relate to prints will be discussed. Student Learning --- # MWA141B — Wind Turbines 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the design, function and installation of wind turbine equipment. The methods, sequences and procedures for housings, bolting, power, drive assembly and other components will be presented. Student Learning --- # MWA143B — Solar Installer I 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the design and function of several types of solar installation. The methods, sequences and procedures for mounting layout, elevation/positioning and assembly for solar construction will be presented. Student Learning --- # MOT136 — Motorsports Engine Principles and Design 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course introduces engine dynamics, theory of engine operation and characteristics of engine design. Studies in removal and repair, visual inspection,precision measuring, gaskets, lubricants, sealants, coolants of modern engines, and engine services. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # MOT155 — Motorsports Frames, Suspension, & Brakes 4 credits · 4 hours Description This class covers function, construction, and operation of vehicle frame, suspension, and brakes design. This class will show the geometry, types, and construction of vehicle frames and design. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # MOT205 — Motorsports Transmission Service and Repair 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course studies theory and operation, diagnosis, testing and repair of motorcycle and other motorsport vehicle transmissions, and drivelines. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # MOT225 — Motorsports Fuel and Ignition Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Description Theory, function, service, and analysis of engine related subsystems including ignition, fuel, starting, and charging systems. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis and operation of electronic engine control management systems. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # MOT227 — Motorsports High Performance 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers the fundamentals, construction, components and design of high-performance motorsport systems including, cooling, lubrication, suspension and braking. As well as the design and requirements of high-performance engines. Emphasis in this course is placed on bolt-on performance modifications and tuning. It is recommended students complete MOT 136 prior to enrolling in this course. Student Learning Prerequisites: AUTO105B --- # MUS100 — Concert Attendance 0 credits · 0 hours Description Attendance at ten on-campus concerts and/or recitals as a member of the audience. Required of every music major for four semesters. Note: Students taking this course must check in with the Music Office during the first week of the semester. Student Learning --- # MUS101 — Music Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course in learning to read music, including notation, terminology, scales, and chords. Designed to furnish a foundation for musicianship. Student Learning --- # MUS102 — Beginning Music Theory 3 credits · 3 hours Description Review course designed for music majors whose background in music theory is not sufficient for admittance into MUS 201. Topics covered include notation, note reading, scales, intervals, chords, part writing, sight singing, and ear training. Student Learning --- # MUS103 — Voice Class I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Teaches fundamentals of tone production, breath control, and practical techniques involved in reading and interpreting songs. Student Learning --- # MUS107 — Guitar Class I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A class in basic guitar technique. Recommended for non-Music majors and elementary school teachers. No previous musical training required. Student Learning --- # MUS108 — Guitar Class II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Classroom instruction in guitar at the intermediate level. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS107 --- # MUS109 — Functional Piano I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Beginning Piano for music majors only. Continued instruction in piano for music majors. Students must receive a letter grade of B or better in this course in order to bypass an individual piano proficiency exam at the completion of MUS 210. Student Learning --- # MUS110 — Functional Piano II 1 credits · 1 hours Description Continued instruction in piano for music majors. Students must receive a letter grade of B or better in this course in order to bypass an individual piano proficiency exam at the completion of MUS 210. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS109 --- # MUS111 — Piano Class I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Class instruction in piano playing. This course is for people who have never played the piano. Student Learning --- # MUS112 — Piano Class II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A class in basic piano technique designed as a continuation of MUS 111 . Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS111 --- # MUS120 — DJing 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this course students will learn the tools they need to become a confident DJ. They will obtain comprehension and application uses of popular DJ controllers and software. Understanding beats and phrasing is essential in DJing, so concepts such as beat matching and timing will be discussed in depth. Applying EQ, filters and FX to the mix will also be covered in great length giving students the ability to create a seamless mix their audience will love. Student Learning --- # MUS121 — Music Appreciation 3 credits · 3 hours Description The course is for students with little or no musical training and focuses on the historical background of classical music and composers and listening to representative works. Emphasis is on increasing the enjoyment and understanding of a variety of classical musical styles. Student Learning --- # MUS125 — History of Rock Music 3 credits · 3 hours Description The esthetics and sociology of rock from its origins in rhythm and blues to the rise of Elvis Presley and Rock-a-Billy, Chuck Berry and teenage-rock, Bob Dylan and protest rock, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Psychedelic Rock, and Soul. Student Learning --- # MUS131 — Introduction to Music Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Description Development of a listening repertoire that will serve as a basis for music history. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS202E --- # MUS133 — History of The Beatles 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will study the history of The Beatles from their beginnings in Liverpool, England, to their unequaled world popularity. It will feature a mixture of videos, music, and discussion that will cover every important phase of the world’s most successful and beloved rock band. Student Learning --- # MUS134 — Jazz Appreciation 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of jazz literature for the layperson from the early 1900s to the present with emphasis on differentiating the various styles of jazz. Student Learning --- # MUS160 — Computer Music Technology I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A hands-on course correlating music with computer usage. Classes take place in a one-computer station-per-student environment. Topics include sound/data management, MIDI, basic recording, editing, signal processing, and music publishing software. Systems used may include Ableton Live, Apple Logic, and MakeMusic Finale. Student Learning --- # MUS167 — Piano Proficiency 0 credits · 0 hours Description A graduation requirement of all music majors covering all skills considered necessary for success in all music careers. Functional keyboard skills combined with the application of music theory principles at the piano. Student Learning --- # MUS181 — Business of Music 3 credits · 3 hours Description A general survey course to provide the knowledge of music merchandising, management, publishing, contracts, copyrights, record production, concert promotion and manager selection. Student Learning --- # MUS201E — Basic Musicianship I E 2 credits · 2 hours Description Elementary Harmony. A basic study of harmonic practices, including four-part writing and rudimentary forms. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS102 --- # MUS201F — Basic Musicianship I F 1 credits · 1 hours Description Ear-Training and Sight-Singing Lab. These elements are practiced as related to materials presented in MUS 201E . Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS102 --- # MUS202E — Basic Musicianship II E 2 credits · 2 hours Description Elementary Harmony. A basic study of harmonic practices, including diatonic seventh chords, part-writing, secondary functions, modulations and rudimentary forms. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS201E --- # MUS202F — Basic Musicianship II F 1 credits · 1 hours Description Ear-Training and Sight-Singing Lab. These elements are practiced as related to materials presented in MUS 202E . Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS201F --- # MUS207E — Advanced Musicianship III E 2 credits · 2 hours Description The study of harmonic practices including part-writing, altered chords, modulations and late nineteenth century techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS202E --- # MUS207F — Advanced Musicianship I F 1 credits · 1 hours Description Ear-Training and Sight-Singing Lab. These elements are practiced as related to materials presented in MUS 207E . Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS202F --- # MUS208E — Advanced Musicianship IV E 2 credits · 2 hours Description The advanced study of harmonic practices including twentieth century techniques and rudimentary counterpoint exercises. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS207E --- # MUS208F — Advanced Musicianship II F 1 credits · 1 hours Description Ear-Training and Sight-Singing Lab. These elements are practiced as related to materials presented in MUS 208E . Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS207F --- # MUS209 — Functional Piano III 1 credits · 1 hours Description Continued instruction in piano for music majors. Students must receive a letter grade of B or better in this course in order to bypass an individual piano proficiency exam at the completion of MUS 210 . Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS110 --- # MUS210 — Functional Piano IV 1 credits · 1 hours Description Continued instruction in piano for music majors. Students must receive a letter grade of B or better in this course in order to bypass an individual piano proficiency exam at the completion of this course. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS209 --- # MUS229 — Survey of Latin American Music 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of musical traditions and stylistic trends of Latin America from their roots to the present. This course will explore selected Latin American music works and styles from countries such as Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and others, studying their influence in other continents and the United States. Student Learning --- # MUS230 — Computer Music Technology II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides a detailed study into the relationship between music production and computers. Topics include digital signal processing (DSP), software synthesis, plugins, mastering, computer audio hardware, and other components of the digital audio workstation (DAW). Systems used may include Apple Logic and Ableton Live. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS160 --- # MUS231 — Recording Techniques I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to audio recording including theoretical concepts, terminology, microphones, consoles, and use of analog and digital equipment. Includes hands-on training. Student Learning --- # MUS232 — Recording Techniques II 3 credits · 3 hours Description An intermediate course in multi-track recording techniques including discussions on session procedures, production techniques, tracking and overdubbing methods, and general equipment operation. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS231 --- # MUS239 — Virtual Studio Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores the theory and application of hard-disc recording systems, particularly ProTools, from setup to mastering. Students have hands-on experience while learning concepts and techniques for proper functioning of MIDI, digital audio, I/O, plugins, etc. NOTE: This course uses Avid ProTools. Student Learning --- # MUS240 — Virtual Studio Technology II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of MUS 239 . Emphasizes advanced DAW usage, particularly ProTools. Students have hands-on experience with concepts and techniques including signal routing strategies, keyboard shortcuts, power commands, editing, automation and other advanced DAW features. NOTE: This course uses Avid ProTools. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS239 --- # MUS251 — Jazz Fundamentals I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of chord/scale relationships in improvising jazz/rock music. Includes voicings for keyboard and instrumental performance. Student Learning --- # MUS255 — Jazz Keyboard Techniques I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation of skills from MUS 111 with an emphasis on pop, jazz, and contemporary piano styles. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS111 --- # MUS256 — Jazz Keyboard Techniques II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation of MUS 255 . Emphasis on improvisation, composition, and performance with rhythm section. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS255 --- # MUS260 — Studio Session Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course in recording studio production developed as a real-world case study. Students participate in a semester-long project creating a commercial-release quality recording of a musical group. The entire process from preparation through mastering is involved. Studio etiquette, management, and artist psychology are also demonstrated. Up to 9 hours outside of scheduled class time may be required. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS232 --- # MUS262 — Progressive R&B Music Production 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on techniques used in creating Hip-Hop, Rap, Contemporary R&B, and related styles of music. Examples of devices used (may vary) include current Native Instruments Maschine, Avid ProTools, many software plugins, Korg Kronos X Workstation, top-level microphones, and also vintage equipment such as Akai S900/MPC2000, and many other samplers and synthesizers from the 1970’s onward. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS231 --- # MUS264 — Ableton Live 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides a detailed study into the relationship between music production and computers. Topics include digital signal processing (DSP), software synthesis, plugins, computer audio hardware, and other components of the digital audio workstation (DAW). NOTE: This course uses Ableton Live. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS160 --- # MUS268 — Apple Logic 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides a detailed study into the relationship between music production and computers. Topics include digital signal processing (DSP), software synthesis, plugins, computer audio hardware, and other components of the digital audio workstation (DAW). NOTE: This course uses Apple Logic. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS160 --- # MUS281 — Business of Music II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of MUS 181 . Topics include starting a record label, recording budgets, record royalties, audits, legal agreements, and the future of the recording and music industry. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS181 --- # MUS285 — Advanced Recording Techniques 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of MUS 232. Emphasis on hands-on recording projects, digital multitrack recording, hard-disk editing, and mixdown techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS232 --- # MUS292 — Audio Post-Production I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the technological and artistic applications of audio used for visual media. This course covers the basics of sound elements, audio formats, “digital conversions”, and strategies employed to address all of these. Topics and source materials experienced may include sound effect libraries, production music libraries and scored music, sound editing, on-location (“field”) audio, ADR, OMF files, “pre-dubs”, and 5.1 surround sound. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUS240 --- # MUSE101 — Concert Choir 1 credits · 1 hours Description Study and performance of representative choral music, sacred and secular, from the major musical types and historical movements. Student Learning --- # MUSE103 — Chamber Chorale 1 credits · 1 hours Description This ensemble will study and perform literature from the Renaissance time period as well as other chamber music compositions. Student Learning --- # MUSE111 — Concert Band 1 credits · 1 hours Description This instrumental ensemble will rehearse and perform music composed for the concert band and military band genres. Open to all advanced musicians with previous band experience. Student Learning --- # MUSE121 — Symphony Orchestra 1 credits · 1 hours Description Rehearsal and performance of orchestral music of all periods. Required participation of scheduled performances. Audition required. Student Learning --- # MUSE131 — Jazz Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Description Performance ensemble will perform standard and new big band Jazz literature. Emphasis on sight-reading, improvisation, and ensemble playing. Consistent attendance and participation in public performances mandatory. Student Learning --- # MUSE133 — Jazz Combo 1 credits · 1 hours Description Exploration and performance of small group jazz literature with improvisation. Student Learning --- # MUSE135 — Jazz Vocal Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Description Explores a variety of musical styles including pop, rock, and jazz by a lively performing group. Student Learning --- # MUSE141 — Woodwind Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Description Emphasis on woodwind literature from all periods. Open to college woodwind players, including saxophones, through audition or instructor approval. Student Learning --- # MUSE145 — Saxophone Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description Performance ensemble, centered on public performance of musical literature. Please note: This course may be repeated for 1 credit each semester for a total of 6 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSE146 — Brass Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Description Emphasis on brass literature from all periods. Open to college brass players through audition or instructor approval. Student Learning --- # MUSE153 — Guitar Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Description Performance ensemble, centered on public performance of musical literature. Student Learning --- # MUSE161 — Percussion Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Description A percussion ensemble performing musical repertoire varying from classical to jazz and pop selections. Audition required. Student Learning --- # MUSE165 — Steel Drum Band 1 credits · 1 hours Description A performance-based class intended to provide the student with a general knowledge in the art of playing steel drums and percussion instruments related to the steel drum band. Student Learning --- # MUSE166 — Mariachi Band 1 credits · 1 hours Description This performance-based course provides students with knowledge of the Mariachi music art form, with emphasis on traditional and contemporary Mariachi literature including the Son, Ranchera, Huapango, and Bolero song styles. Prior experience is required. Student Learning --- # MUSE221 — Symphony Orchestra II 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is intended for orchestral conductors to develop a broad based knowledge of performance practices within orchestral literature from the Renaissance to the Present. In addition to course participation as an instrumentalist, students will participate in the teaching, rehearsing and conducting of specific pieces in order to develop rehearsal techniques relating to individual styles within the standard orchestral literature. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSE121 --- # MUSE266 — MARIACHI II 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is intended for mariachi directors to develop a broad-based knowledge of performance practices within mariachi literature from the roots of Mariachi to present day. In addition to course participation as an instrumentalist, students will participate in the transcription of musical selections, teaching, rehearsing, and conducting specific pieces to develop rehearsal techniques relating to mariachi standards and historical selections. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSE166 --- # MUSA101 — Bass - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bass for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA102 — Bass II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bass for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA101 --- # MUSA103 — Bassoon - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bassoon for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA104 — Bassoon II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bassoon for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA103 --- # MUSA105 — Cello - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Cello for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA106 — Cello II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Cello for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA105 --- # MUSA107 — Clarinet - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Clarinet for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA108 — Clarinet II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Clarinet for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA107 --- # MUSA109 — Drum Set - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Drum Set for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA110 — Drum Set II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Drum Set for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA109 --- # MUSA111 — Euphonium - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Euphonium for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA112 — Euphonium II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Euphonium for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA111 --- # MUSA113 — Flute - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Flute for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA114 — Flute II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Flute for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA113 --- # MUSA115 — Guitar - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Guitar for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA116 — Guitar II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Guitar for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA115 --- # MUSA117 — Harp - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Harp for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA118 — Harp II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Harp for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA117 --- # MUSA121 — Horn - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Horn for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA122 — Horn II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Horn for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA121 --- # MUSA123 — Oboe - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Oboe for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA124 — Oboe II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Oboe for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA123 --- # MUSA127 — Percussion - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Percussion for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA128 — Percussion II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Percussion for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA127 --- # MUSA129 — Piano - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Piano for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA130 — Piano II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Piano for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA129 --- # MUSA131 — Saxophone - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Saxophone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA132 — Saxophone II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Saxophone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA131 --- # MUSA133 — Synthesizer/MIDI - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Synthesizer/MIDI for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA134 — Synthesizer/MIDI II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Synthesizer/MIDI for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA133 --- # MUSA135 — Trombone - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trombone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA136 — Trombone II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trombone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA135 --- # MUSA137 — Trumpet - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trumpet for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA138 — Trumpet II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trumpet for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA137 --- # MUSA139 — Tuba - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Tuba for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA140 — Tuba II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Tuba for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA139 --- # MUSA141 — Viola - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Viola for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA142 — Viola II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Viola for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA141 --- # MUSA143 — Violin - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Violin for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA144 — Violin II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Violin for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA143 --- # MUSA145 — Voice - Lower Division 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Voice for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for first semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning --- # MUSA146 — Voice II 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Voice for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for second semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA145 --- # MUSA151 — Bass for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Bass for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA152 — Bassoon for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Bassoon for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA153 — Cello for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Cello for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA154 — Clarinet for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Clarinet for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA155 — Drum Set for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Drum Set for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA156 — Euphonium for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Euphonium for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA157 — Flute for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Flute for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA158 — Guitar for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Guitar for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA159 — Harp for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Harp for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA161 — Horn for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Horn for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA162 — Oboe for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Oboe for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA164 — Percussion for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Percussion for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA165 — Piano for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Piano for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA166 — Saxophone for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Saxophone for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA167 — Synthesizer/MIDI for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Synthesizer/MIDI for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA168 — Trombone for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Trombone for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA169 — Trumpet for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Trumpet for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA170 — Tuba for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Tuba for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA171 — Viola for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Viola for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA172 — Violin for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Violin for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA173 — Voice for Non-Majors 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction in Voice for non-majors. Student Learning --- # MUSA201 — Bass III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bass for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA102 --- # MUSA202 — Bass IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bass for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA201 --- # MUSA203 — Bassoon III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bassoon for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA104 --- # MUSA204 — Bassoon IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Bassoon for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA203 --- # MUSA205 — Cello III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Cello for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA106 --- # MUSA206 — Cello IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Cello for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA205 --- # MUSA207 — Clarinet III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Clarinet for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA108 --- # MUSA210 — Drum Set IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Drum Set for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA209 --- # MUSA211 — Euphonium III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Euphonium for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA112 --- # MUSA212 — Euphonium IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Euphonium for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA211 --- # MUSA213 — Flute III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Flute for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA114 --- # MUSA214 — Flute IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Flute for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA213 --- # MUSA215 — Guitar III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Guitar for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA116 --- # MUSA216 — Guitar IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Guitar for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA215 --- # MUSA217 — Harp III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Harp for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA118 --- # MUSA218 — Harp IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Harp for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA217 --- # MUSA221 — Horn III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Horn for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA122 --- # MUSA222 — Horn IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Horn for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA221 --- # MUSA223 — Oboe III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Oboe for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA124 --- # MUSA224 — Oboe IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Oboe for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA223 --- # MUSA227 — Percussion III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Percussion for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA128 --- # MUSA228 — Percussion IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Percussion for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA227 --- # MUSA229 — Piano III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Piano for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA130 --- # MUSA230 — Piano IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Piano for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA229 --- # MUSA231 — Saxophone III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Saxophone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA132 --- # MUSA232 — Saxophone IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Saxophone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA231 --- # MUSA233 — Synthesizer/MIDI III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Synthesizer/MIDI for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA134 --- # MUSA234 — Synthesizer/MIDI IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Synthesizer/MIDI for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA233 --- # MUSA235 — Trombone III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trombone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA136 --- # MUSA236 — Trombone IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trombone for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA235 --- # MUSA237 — Trumpet III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trumpet for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA138 --- # MUSA238 — Trumpet IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Trumpet for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA237 --- # MUSA239 — Tuba III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Tuba for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA140 --- # MUSA240 — Tuba IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Tuba for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA239 --- # MUSA241 — Viola III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Viola for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA142 --- # MUSA242 — Viola IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Viola for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA241 --- # MUSA243 — Violin III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Violin for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA144 --- # MUSA244 — Violin IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Violin for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA243 --- # MUSA245 — Voice III 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Voice for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for third semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA146 --- # MUSA246 — Voice IV 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Private instruction in Voice for music majors. Students will study repertoire, scales, and technical etudes commensurate with standards established for fourth semester music majors. Required: performance on MUS 100 - Concert Attendance and jury at the end of the semester. Please note: CSN only offers this course at 2 credits. Student Learning Prerequisites: MUSA245 --- # NRES210 — Environmental Pollution 3 credits · 3 hours Description The introduction and study of pollution and the Federal and State environmental laws covering EPA, DOT, CAA, CWA, SDWA, CERCLA, RCRA, SARA, and OSHA regulations which apply to hazardous materials, substances, and hazardous wastes. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENV101 --- # NRES310 — Wildlife Ecology and Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Application of ecological principles and knowledge of wildlife behavior and population dynamics to effective conservation and management. Mandatory field trips. Student Learning Prerequisites: BIOL191, BIOL341 --- # NRES322 — Soils 3 credits · 3 hours Description The physical, chemical and the biological properties of soils, soil genesis and classification, and plant-soil-water relations. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM122, GEOL101 --- # NRES410 — Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides essentials of NEPA, how to work on interdisciplinary teams to prepare NEPA documents (Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements), and how to review these documents. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENV345 --- # NRES430 — Analysis of Environmental Contaminants 3 credits · 3 hours Description Trace analysis of chemicals in the environment. Extraction, separation, detection, and determination of chemicals using chromatographic and spectrometric methods. This course must be taken with NRES 431 during the same semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: CHEM241 --- # NRES431 — Analysis of Environmental Contaminants Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Description Trace analysis of chemicals in the environment. Extraction, separation, detection, and determination of chemicals using chromatographic and spectrometric methods. This course must be taken with NRES 430 during the same semester. Student Learning --- # NURS40 — In-Facilities Nursing Assistant 3 credits · 3 hours Description Integration of knowledge and skills which focuses on the role of the nursing assistant in caring for non-critical patients. Successful completion fulfills requirements for eligibility to write the Certified Nursing Assistant examination. This course is taught only in health care facilities. Registration must be through facility where course is taught. Student Learning --- # NURS90 — Tools for Nursing Success 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description Course is a brief introduction to nursing math through all four semesters, and to nursing process and writing care plans. Course open to all that have had acceptance into the Nursing Program. Student Learning --- # NURS101 — Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice 6 credits · 6 hours Description Introduction to the practice of professional nursing focusing on nursing concepts and skills while providing nursing care to promote adaptation of middle and elderly clients in a variety of settings. Student Learning --- # NURS115 — Medical-Surgical Nursing I 6.5 credits · 6.5 hours Description Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in supporting and promoting optimal adaptation of the adult medical-surgical client in acute care settings. Student Learning Prerequisites: NURS101, NURS125, BIOL224 --- # NURS125 — Pharmacology for Nursing Practice 2 credits · 2 hours Description Integrates basic pharmacology with nursing practice. Covers drug actions, side effects, interactions, pharmacokinetics, and dosage and calculations. Student Learning --- # NURS130 — Nursing Assistant 6 credits · 6 hours Description Integration of knowledge and skills focusing on the role of the nursing assistant in caring for non-critical patients in skilled nursing facilities. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # NURS134B — Nursing Assistant Instructor Development 1 credits · 1 hours Description Required by Nevada State Board of Nursing, this course reviews State and Federal regulations, model curriculum, course content, and laboratory and clinical skills. Student Learning --- # NURS205 — Introduction to Associate Degree Nursing 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours Description Facilitates transition from LPN to professional nursing role in promoting optimal adaptation of the adult client within the community and acute care settings. Student Learning --- # NURS208 — Professional Topics: Management Concepts and Transition into Professional Practice 3.5 credits · 3.5 hours Description This course introduces the nursing student to basic management/leadership concepts as well as prepares the nursing student to assume and assimilate the role and the responsibilities of the professional nurse. Student Learning Prerequisites: NURS247, NURS248 --- # NURS211 — Medical-Surgical Nursing II 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours Description Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in supporting and promoting optimal adaptation of adult medical-surgical clients experiencing complex, multi-system dysfunction in acute critical and special care units and community settings. Student Learning Prerequisites: NURS247, NURS248 --- # NURS240B — RN Refresher Course (Theory/Lab) 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Description Assists inactive professional nurses to update their knowledge and skills in order to renew their licensure. This is the first course of a two-course series. Student Learning --- # NURS242B — RN Refresher Course (Clinical) 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Description This is the second course of a two-course series designed to assist inactive professional nurses to update their knowledge and skills in order to renew their licensure. The student will be assigned to clinical practice under the supervision of an RN preceptor. Student Learning Prerequisites: NURS240B --- # NURS243 — Mental Health Nursing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in supporting and promoting adaptive coping responses for clients and their families in mental health and other clinical settings. APs take NURS 125 and NURS 205 concurrently. Student Learning Prerequisites: NURS101, NURS125, BIOL224 --- # NURS247 — Maternal-Newborn Nursing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in supporting and promoting adaptation of the child-bearing family during antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods. Student Learning Prerequisites: NURS115, NURS205, NURS243, BIOL251 --- # NURS248 — Pediatric Nursing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in supporting and promoting adaptive coping responses for pediatric clients and their families in a variety of settings. Student Learning Prerequisites: NURS115, NURS205, NURS243, BIOL251 --- # NURS280 — Evidence-Based Practice for Quality Improvement Seminar 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course focuses on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research, which compares and evaluates evidence-based practice and healthcare in clinical practice. This seminar course introduces registered nurses in the RN to BSN program to the concepts and principles of evidence-based practice (EBP) as they apply to quality improvement in healthcare settings. The course emphasizes the importance of utilizing current research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to inform nursing practice and drive improvements in patient --- # NURS285 — Selected Topics in Nursing 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours -6 Description Selected nursing topics or specific needs of nursing students or community nurses. Student Learning --- # NURS296 — Medical-Surgical Nursing III 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Description Clinical experiences that focus on the process of transitioning from student nurse to the professional graduate nurse. At the end of the course, each student will meet the following Prerequisites: NURS211 --- # NURS309 — Understanding the Role of the BSN Prepared Nurse 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will prepare the RN to BSN student to function as a leader within the contemporary health care environment. Students will learn how applying nursing theory, quality improvement processes, and leadership/management principles promote delivery of holistic care to patients within the community. Emphasis will be on identifying a nursing care project which will address the needs of the urban community. Student Learning --- # NURS310 — Cultural Diversity in Healthcare 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will prepare the RN to BSN student with the foundation to provide culturally congruent care. Students will learn how cultural beliefs, values, and practices can impact the delivery of care within the community. Students will reflect on how a multi-cultural community can pose challenges in the delivery of holistic care and identify ways to reduce barriers to care. Student Learning --- # NURS311 — Online Learning Tools and Strategies 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course introduces students to successful strategies for using new and emerging technologies in the online learning environment. This course is designed to equip Registered Nurses (RNs) enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively navigate and utilize online learning tools and strategies in the context of nursing education and practice. Student Learning --- # NURS312 — Health Assessment and Health Promotion 3 credits · 3 hours Description The health assessment course will introduce the RN to BSN student to concepts and techniques of health and cultural assessment of individuals across the life span. Course emphasis will be on physical examination, history/data collection, diagnostic reasoning, and use of the nursing process. Students will examine physical, cultural, nutritional, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of clients in preparation for a broader scope of practice. Student Learning --- # NURS316 — Professional Nursing Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on enhancing communication skills essential for professional nursing practice. Students will explore theories and principles of effective communication within the context of healthcare delivery systems. Emphasis is placed on developing advanced verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills necessary for interacting with patients, families, interdisciplinary healthcare teams, and community stakeholders. Student Learning --- # NURS330 — Biostatistics for Nursing 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces biostatistics for nursing and allied health professionals. It presents the basic concepts of statistical ideas and methods, aiming to equip students to carry out standard statistical procedures and to follow statistical reasoning in their fields of study. The course covers descriptive statistics, basic probability concepts and distributions, classic estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, sampling and survey construction, analysis of frequency and count data, and measures of validity and reliability. Student Learning --- # NURS333 — Scholarly Writing in Nursing 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course prepares the RN to BSN student to develop their scholarly writing skills while utilizing APA format. Students will interpret findings from current nursing literature in order to succinctly describe health care issues affecting the community. Student Learning --- # NURS338 — Alterations in Normal Physiology and the Nursing Process 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course prepares the practicing RN to recognize normal and abnormal biological processes using a systematic approach towards understanding the human body. The student will understand how disruption in homeostasis can result in development of illness and disease. Mortality/morbidity trends within the urban population will be the basis for learning, including epidemiology, pathogenesis, signs and symptoms, complications, and approved treatments. Equal emphasis will be placed on the theoretical foundations of diseases/illness and the application of nursing care. Student Learning --- # NURS354 — Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides RNs with the knowledge and skills to transition to baccalaureate-level nursing practice. It prepares them to assume leadership roles and promote evidence-based care while emphasizing quality improvement, patient safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The course utilizes the students’ previous academic and clinical experiences to develop new knowledge regarding baccalaureate-prepared nurses’ roles and strategies for completing the RN-BSN program. It explores the evolution of nursing as a profession, the roles and responsibilities of baccalaureate-prepared… --- # NURS414 — Concepts and Theories of Professional Nursing 4 credits · 4 hours Description Explores fundamental concepts and theoretical frameworks in nursing practice, focusing on various nursing theories. Introduces students to the profession of nursing and the application of nursing theory and model into practice. Emphasizes integrating theoretical knowledge into practical nursing scenarios to enhance critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. Examines the theoretical concepts to encourage students to critique, evaluate, and utilize appropriate nursing theory within their practice. Student Learning --- # NURS417 — Information Systems and Quality Management 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course examines the role of information systems and quality improvement processes used to monitor and improve healthcare --- # NURS420 — Evidence Based Practice and Research in Nursing 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course prepares the practicing nurse to use theoretical frameworks to analyze current nursing literature for rigor, content, and relevance. Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method designs will be compared. The focus of this course will be the use of research as a method to improve health care within the urban population. The student will apply course content to develop relevant components of the Capstone Project. Student Learning --- # NURS423 — Advanced Pharmacology for Urban Nursing Practice 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course builds upon entry-level knowledge and prepares the practicing nurse to integrate principles of pharmacology including pharmacogenetics. The nursing process will be utilized to understand safe medication administration across the lifespan. Emphasis will be on pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, adverse reactions, contraindications to use, and implications for nursing care. Medications commonly used within the urban setting will be the basis for the drug classes presented within the course. Student Learning --- # NURS426 — Nursing Care of the Urban Population (Lecture) 3 credits · 3 hours Description This lecture course prepares the practicing nurse to recognize variables within the urban community that can affect health. Concepts, theories, and principles of health will be presented. The nursing process will be integrated in order to promote health. Special focus will be on marginalized populations within the urban setting. This course will include but is not limited to the following topics: suicide among veterans, human trafficking, domestic violence, substance abuse, and homelessness. Student Learning --- # NURS426P — Nursing Care of the Urban Population (Preceptorship) 3 credits · 3 hours Description This preceptorship course prepares the RN to BSN student to recognize variables within the community that can affect health. Concepts, theories, and principles of community health will be presented. Student Learning --- # NURS450 — Nursing Systems: Policy, Power, and Practice in Urban Settings (Lecture) 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course prepares the RN-to-BSN student to understand and apply theories of leadership and management within a healthcare environment. In addition, students will learn to function as interdisciplinary team members and apply principles of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Emphasis will be on decision-making, delegation, priority setting, and conflict management. Student Learning --- # NURS450P — Nursing in Systems: Policy, Power, and Practice in Urban Settings (Preceptorship) 3 credits · 3 hours Description This preceptorship course prepares the RN-to-BSN student to understand and apply theories of leadership and management within a health care environment. In addition, students will learn to function as interdisciplinary team members and apply principles of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Emphasis will be on decision-making, delegation, priority setting, and conflict management. Student Learning --- # NUTR121 — Human Nutrition 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: BIOL 121 . Description Description of the nature and role of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water, vitamins and minerals in the human body. Energy relationships and various controversies in nutrition are examined, as well as relationships between nutrition, health and disease. Student Learning --- # OPME102B — Fundamentals of Electricity 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of constructing electrical circuits, measuring their predictable parameters, using measuring instruments and material needed to maintain and repair electrical systems. Student Learning --- # OPME103B — Introduction to the National Electrical Code 3 credits · 3 hours Description Based on the National Electrical Code (National Fire Protection Association) will provide an overview of the code book article format. Student Learning --- # OPME104B — Introduction to the Uniform Plumbing Code 3 credits · 3 hours Description Uses the Uniform Plumbing Code (International Conference of Building Officials) for an overview of the principles of plumbing. Student Learning --- # OPME105B — Domestic Refrigeration 2 credits · 2 hours Description The course covers sealed system components, defrost and electrical controls, mechanical servicing of domestic refrigerators, trouble-shooting, ice makers, window air conditioners and window air conditioning repair. Student Learning --- # OPME106B — Mechanical Power Transmission (Instrumentation) 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers principles of transfer and use, hardware and maintenance of mechanical power. Shaft alignment, belt tension and alignment for optimal efficiency and energy use are discussed and practiced. Student Learning --- # OPME107B — Low Pressure Steam 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explains the fundamentals of low pressure boilers and heat exchangers, hardware, safeties, water treatment and procedures required to maintain and repair such equipment. Student Learning --- # OPME108B — Fluid Power (Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Instrumentation) 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers principles of generation, transfer and use, hardware and maintenance of fluid power. Pump seals, packings, energy and efficiency, proper use of instrumentation and safeties will also be discussed and practiced. Student Learning --- # OPME109B — High Pressure Steam 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explains the fundamentals of high pressure boilers, hardware, safeties, water treatment and procedures required to maintain and repair such equipment. Student Learning --- # OPME110B — Electrical Heating and Cooling 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course will teach single phase electric motor theory, advanced electrical circuit drawing, wiring of air conditioning units with strip heat using time delays, sequences, two speed fans, lockout systems and unit changing methods. Also included will be remote mounted thermostats. Student Learning --- # OPME111B — Computer Basics for OPME 3 credits · 3 hours Description Computer terminology, components which make up the system (hardware) and the programs which operate the computers (soft-ware) are covered. Student Learning --- # OPME112B — Backflow Prevention Certification 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers the most recent prevention technology in preparation for AWWA Backflow Certification. Attendance in a minimum of forty hours of the total class hours is required to qualify for testing. Student Learning --- # OPME113B — F-License 3 credits · 3 hours Description A code based class providing the information to understand installation, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of fire systems. Terminology, basic fire systems operations and the requirements of the State of Nevada testing and inspection competency exam is covered. Student Learning --- # OPME114B — Automated Manufacturing Control 3 credits · 3 hours Description Encompasses the requisition, ordering, expediting and stock control of materials. Principles of computer and sensor operated manufacturing are presented. Student Learning --- # OPME116B — Carpet Maintenance 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will cover the methods, materials and techniques used for carpet repair by the Maintenance Engineer. The student will be given the opportunity to practice and demonstrate such methods. Student Learning --- # OPME117B — Tile Repair and Maintenance 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will cover the methods, materials and techniques used for the repair of tile and grout by the Maintenance Engineer. The student will be given the opportunity to practice and demonstrate such methods. Student Learning --- # OPME120B — Electronics Theory DC and AC 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic concepts of passive electronic circuits, including laws, measurements, calculations and electrical energy sources relating to direct and alternating current. Components and general purpose test equipment used in practical experimentation. Student Learning --- # OPME122B — Introduction to Oxy-Acetylene Welding 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic lab and oxy-acetylene welding safety, preparation, symbols and oxy-acetylene and braze welding in the flat (downhand), vertical and horizontal positions. Student Learning --- # OPME123B — Blueprint Reading for the Building Trades 3 credits · 3 hours Description Stress is given to the reading and interpretation of representative construction blueprints. Student Learning --- # OPME130B — Kitchen Equipment Repair 3 credits · 3 hours Description Operation of over twenty-five pieces of both electrical and gas kitchen equipment and new products are covered. Safety will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # OPME133B — Air Conditioning Theory 6 credits · 6 hours Description Basic fundamentals of refrigeration cycle which includes compressors, condensers, receivers, evaporators, metering devices, basic cycle controls, accessories, refrigerants and piping of air conditioning systems. Student Learning --- # OPME138B — Conduit Bending 1 credits · 1 hours Description Mathematical constants for bending three grades of pipe using formulas and Benfield methods are covered. Electric metallic tube, intermediate grade and rigid schedule forty are utilized on one half-inch through two inch pipe. Student Learning --- # OPME139B — Hydraulic Conduit Bending 1 credits · 1 hours Description A continuation of OPME 138B , bending pipe from one and three quarter through six inches. Using different formulas for different sized pipe bends that are mastered include fifteen, thirty, forty-five, and ninety degrees offset as well as three bend saddle. Hydraulic benders used are Greenlee and Interpak. Student Learning --- # OPME143B — NEC Code Update 1 credits · 1 hours Description Covers OSHA Electrical Safety and the recent changes in the National Electrical Code (NEC) preparing workers for renewal of their journeyman card. Student Learning --- # OPME144B — Industrial Electricity 3 credits · 3 hours Description Emphasis placed on troubleshooting, fabrication, maintaining and repairing electrical systems encountered in industry. Student Learning --- # OPME149B — Maintenance Plumbing 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover various operations of plumbing maintenance, from fixture repair and replacement, to proper operation of a plumbing auger (snake). Student Learning --- # OPME150B — Plumbing Principles and Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fabrication and erection of piping, layout methods, process piping, blueprint installations as well as testing of plumbing fixtures and appliances. Student Learning --- # OPME152B — Chief Engineer 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides the aspiring Maintenance Engineer, prospective Chief Engineer, or current Chief Engineer, the necessary administrative and personnel skills to handle the daily operational and leadership challenges associated with the position and title of a Chief Engineer. Topics discussed will include budget preparation, planning, time management, scheduling and record keeping. Student Learning --- # OPME153B — Introduction to Direct Digital Controls 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the installation, maintenance and communications for direct digital control devices (DDC). Student Learning --- # OPME154B — Introduction to CFC/EPA Section 608 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will introduce the student to the laws, standards and procedures associated with the handling and recycling of refrigerant. This course will the student prepare to take the EPA Clean Air Act, section 608 certification test. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPME105B --- # OPME155B — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Hazwoper) 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the standard (29 CFR 1910.120) and the safety requirements employers and public sector responders must meet in order to conduct clean-ups or emergency response operations. Student Learning --- # OPME156B — Certified Pool Operator (CPO) 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will cover various operations of the pool operator. Clark County Health District (CCHD) regulations for the certified pool operator will also be covered. This course will the student prepare to take the CCHD pool operator’s exam. Student Learning --- # OPME157B — Cable Terminations 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will cover methods and techniques to terminate CAT-6 coaxial and fiber optic cables. Cable handling and interference will also be discussed. The student will be given the opportunity to practice and demonstrate such methods. Student Learning --- # OPME202B — Ice Machines 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic ice machine technology, sequential operation and trouble-shooting are covered. Emphasis is on Vogt, Hoshi zaki, Ice-O-Mat-ic, Scotsman, Maitowac and Cornelius ice machines. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPME105B, OPME110B, OPME133B --- # OPME211B — HVAC Control Systems 6 credits · 6 hours Description Technology updates on HVAC systems, control principles, pneumatics, electrical and electronic controls are emphasized. Building automation, direct digital controls and troubleshooting updates are also covered. Student Learning --- # OPME212 — Welding I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and cutting of mild steel, teaches students some skill in welding flat, horizontal and vertical positions. Student Learning --- # OPME214B — Advanced Fabrication MIG and TIG Welding 6 credits · 6 hours Description Advanced design, layout and assembly techniques are covered. Advanced MIG and TIG will be presented in depth. Student Learning --- # OPME216B — 6G Welding Certification Preparation 6 credits · 6 hours Description This course will cover the methods and techniques required to pass a 6G pipe welding certification. In addition: several other positions for structural and pipe welds will be discussed. This course will the student prepare to take the AWS 6G pipe welding certification. The certification test will be available at the completion of the course. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPME212 --- # OPME217B — Welding III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Further student’s skill into G.M.A.W. (MIG) on carbon steel and G.T.A.W. (TIG) on aluminum and carbon steel. Student Learning --- # OPME228B — OSHA Safety 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fall protection and confined space is covered. Recognizing work environment hazards and how to mitigate them is emphasized. A ten-hour General Industry certification and a ten-hour Construction OSHA certification are provided upon completion. Student Learning --- # OPME229B — OSHA 10/10 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will cover OSHA safety standards and code compliance for General Industry (29 CFR part 1910) and Construction (29 CFR part 1926). Upon completion, the student will receive an OSHA 10-hour General Industry card and an OSHA 10-hour Construction card. Student Learning --- # OPME243B — Water Treatment Plant Operation 1 credits · 1 hours Description Basic knowledge for the safe operation of drinking water treatment plants. Topics include water resources, reservoir management, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, corrosion control and taste and odor control. Student Learning --- # OPME244B — Water Distribution I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic knowledge for the safe operation and maintenance of water distribution systems. Topics include storage facilities, distribution facilities, water quality considerations, disinfection and safety. Student Learning --- # OPME253B — Indoor Air Quality 6 credits · 6 hours Description Organizing and operating a preventive maintenance program. Terminology, regulations and design problems. Chemical storage and handling. IAQ contaminants, related illness, air water sampling. Student Learning --- # OPME254B — Air Balancing 6 credits · 6 hours Description Detailed information on fan laws, pump performance, piping practices, air handlers, dampers, airflow control devices, registers and grills. Student Learning --- # OPME291B — Locksmithing 6 credits · 6 hours Description Key cutting, master keying and key types are introduced. Types of locking systems, access control systems, closure and panic hard-ware are covered. Student Learning --- # OPME292B — Locksmithing II 6 credits · 6 hours Description Establishment and operation of a hotel lock shop is presented. Updated technical information including safe entry and electronic locks are covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPME291B --- # OPE101B — Introduction to Apprenticeship/Operation and Maintenance 5 credits · 5 hours Description Tool identification, tool and equipment safety, hand signals for surveyors, grading, standards, surveyors, and crane operators. Basic stake markings and stringline usage. Human relation skills. Student Learning --- # OPE103B — Plant Electricity 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers all aspects of setup and dismantling of portable cement and gravel plants. Topics include distribution equipment, motor controls, and preventative maintenance. Safety with electrical tools and systems is emphasized. Student Learning --- # OPE105B — Machine Tools I 5 credits · 5 hours Description Basic hand tools and machine tools such as drills, files, taps, reamers, micrometers, vernier calipers, engine lathes, milling machines, drill presses, saws and pedestal grinders. Student Learning --- # OPE108B — Hydraulics 5 credits · 5 hours Description Theoretical basis for hydraulic and pneumatic circuitry. Circuit components and how they work. Assembly, disassembly and troubleshooting. Student Learning --- # OPE110B — Technical Sketching 5 credits · 5 hours Description Sketching of mechanical drawings, industrial pictorials and engineering forms. Student Learning --- # OPE111B — Land Surveying 5 credits · 5 hours Description Introduction to rectangular land surveys. Record research and application. Student Learning --- # OPE116B — Machinists/Surveyors Math 5 credits · 5 hours Description Basics of geometry and trigonometry. Introduction to modern computational equipment and calculators. Student Learning --- # OPE117B — Applied Math for Surveyors 5 credits · 5 hours Description Application of math to field problems and advanced field use of equipment. Student Learning --- # OPE121B — Boundary Surveys 5 credits · 5 hours Description Field search and monument recognition on boundary surveys. Student Learning --- # OPE122B — Construction Surveys 5 credits · 5 hours Description Applying basics of topographic information to boundary and construction surveys. Student Learning --- # OPE124B — Blueprint Reading for Welders/Machinists 5 credits · 5 hours Description Basic knowledge and practice in the reading of blueprints required by welders and machinists. Student Learning --- # OPE131B — Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting 5 credits · 5 hours Description Introduction to the basic capabilities of CAD systems emphasizing AUTOCAD software. Student Learning --- # OPE132B — Civil AutoCADD 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is designed to increase the students’ knowledge of the calculation and drawing of various projects in the civil engineering portion of the survey industry. Students will also gain skills in calculating project cost estimates. Student Learning --- # OPE153B — Grade Checking I 5 credits · 5 hours Description Safety procedures, tool identification, measurements, grading signals and layouts. Information interpretation. Formulas to use with percentages and slope ratios. Standard observations and symbols. Student Learning --- # OPE155B — Plan Reading/ Grade Checking II 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course is a continuation of OPE 153B . Students will enhance their knowledge of reading and understanding blueprints, codes and calculations. Student Learning --- # OPE157B — Specialized Equipment 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course is a continuation of OPE 155B . Students will enhance their skill level on the operation of various pieces of equipment used by the Operating Engineer. Student Learning --- # OPE159B — Cranes 5 credits · 5 hours Description Components and terminology. Signaling, communication, mobile crane operation/setup, load charts, rigging/wire ropes and load movement indicators. Safety and accidents. Student Learning --- # OPE173B — Drilling I 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course will introduce students to the proper operation of a drill rig in the field. Student Learning --- # OPE175B — Drilling II 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course is a continuation of OPE 173B . Students will build on their knowledge of math calculations and well control. Student Learning --- # OPE177B — Drilling III 5 credits · 5 hours Description Operations used in special drilling situations. Directional drilling, fishing, well control and optimization. Algebra calculations used for appropriate rig, procedures. Student Learning --- # OPE201B — Hazardous Materials Handling Awareness 5 credits · 5 hours Description Hazard recognition, identification, health effects, decontamination, protective equipment, material handling, storage and sampling techniques. Student Learning --- # OPE202B — Soils Inspection and Testing 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers all principles, procedures, and methods of soil testing. Topics include tool use, soil classification, and calibration of test equipment. Equipment calibration and daily inspection reports are also covered in detail. Student Learning --- # OPE204B — Reinforced Concrete Inspector 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers all principles, procedures, and methods of rein-forced concrete inspection. Topics include daily reports, concrete sampling, concrete placement and safety requirements. In-depth study on reading and interpreting structural plans is also covered. Student Learning --- # OPE206B — Pre-Stressed Concrete Inspector 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers all principles, procedures and methods of pre-stressed concrete inspection. Topics include cable placement, post tensioned tendons, preparing stressing sheets, and daily reports. In-depth study on reading and interpreting structural plans is also covered. Student Learning --- # OPE208B — Structural Masonry Inspector 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers all principles, procedures, and methods of structural masonry inspection. Topics include daily reports, reinforcing steel installation, grouting techniques, and safety requirements. In-depth study on reading and interpreting structural plans is also covered. Student Learning --- # OPE209B — General Construction Inspector 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course will introduce future inspectors to the materials involved in general construction. Upon successful completion of course, the student will receive certification. Student Learning --- # OPE210B — Diesel and High Compression Engines 5 credits · 5 hours Description Engine operations, diagnostics and tune-up. Use of testing equipment and special tools. Specific performance testing procedures. Proper use of an engine dynamometer. Student Learning --- # OPE211B — Spray Applied Fire Proofing Inspector 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course will introduce future inspectors to the materials involved in spray applied fire proofing. Upon successful completion of course, the student will receive certification. Student Learning --- # OPE212B — Welding 5 credits · 5 hours Description Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and cutting of mild steel. Welding in flat, horizontal and vertical positions. Student Learning --- # OPE213B — Structural Steel and Bolting Inspector 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers all principles, procedures, and methods of structural steel and bolting inspection. Topics include daily reports, bolting techniques, tinsel strength, and bolt identification. In-depth study on bolting specifications is also covered. Student Learning --- # OPE214B — Heavy Equipment Repair 5 credits · 5 hours Description Diesel injection troubleshooting and repair. Preventive maintenance of diesel power units. Servicing of transmissions and power trains. Starting and charging electrical system. Student Learning --- # OPE215B — Machinist - Surfcam 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course will introduce the student to computerized numeric control (CNC) program fundamentals. The student must pass final exam to receive a certificate. Student Learning --- # OPE216B — Asbestos Training 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will provide the student with a thorough knowledge of asbestos, the regulations concerning asbestos removal and the proper use of equipment and safety techniques. Satisfies AHERA and OSHA class IV. Student must pass final exam to receive certificate. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPE101B, OPE201B --- # OPE217B — GPS Rover/CPS Equipment 5 credits · 5 hours Description In this course, the student will be instructed on the proper set up of a GPS system on equipment as well as a rover. Students must pass the final exam in order to receive a certificate. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPE101B, OPE153B --- # OPE218B — Radiological Worker II 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course satisfies the requirements of 10 CFR 835 Part J radiation training. Students must pass final exam in order to receive a certificate. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPE101B, OPE201B --- # OPE219B — Residential Inspector 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course covers the proper method of home inspection. Students must pass final exam to receive a certificate. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPE101B --- # OPE220B — Introduction to Survey Systems/ Residential and Applications 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course will provide an overview of how to read grading plans, building plans and underground utilities. Students must pass the final exam in order to receive a certificate. Student Learning Prerequisites: OPE101B --- # OPE240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as ap-plied to the Operating Engineers trade. Student Learning --- # OPE260B — Machinists Handbook 5 credits · 5 hours Description Mathematics, mechanics, strength and testing of materials. Properties, treatment, dimensioning, gauging and measuring. Tooling, machining operations, manufacturing processes, fasteners, threading, gears, bearings, splines and cams. Student Learning --- # OPE270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Operating Engineers trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # OPE283B — Personnel Supervision 5 credits · 5 hours Description Understanding the duties and responsibilities of personnel in a supervisory position. Human relations is emphasized along with employee needs, training employees and economics of supervision. Student Learning --- # OPHT102B — Introduction to Contact Lenses 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Overview of instruments pertaining to the fitting of contact lenses; keratometer, biomicroscope, radioscope, diameter gauge, thickness gauge as well as others. Studies will emphasize the care and handling of rigid and soft contact lenses as well as their history. Student Learning --- # OPHT105B — Introduction to Contact Lens Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Practical application of contact lens fitting procedures as presented in OPHT 102B . Topics include, but are not limited to: keratometery, slit-lamp evaluations, over-refractions, depth perception, color perception, strabismus assessment, and insertion and removal training. Student Learning --- # OPHT112B — Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye and Related Structures 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Designed to give the student an insight into the anatomical structure of the eye and its adnexa. The student will learn the function of the parts of the eye as they relate to vision and the fitting of contact lenses. The student will be presented with common pathologies of the eye and ocular pharmacology. Student Learning --- # OPHT115B — Introduction to Ophthalmic Tech 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the profession of ophthalmic technology, the roles and responsibilities of the ophthalmic technician and organizations involved in the profession with emphasis on medical/legal issues, ethics and medical economics. Student Learning --- # OPHT121B — Ophthalmic Optics I 5 credits · 5 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description History and development and manufacture of ophthalmic materials, including current industry standards. Single vision and multifocal lenses including spherical, spherocylinder and prism lenses, as well as formulae used in lens design, construction and function. Current lens catalogs are used for information and data. Student Learning --- # OPHT123B — Ophthalmic Optics II 5 credits · 5 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Studies of multifocal lens design and construction, including bifocals, trifocals, double segment lenses, progressive and blended lenses. Lens tints, coatings, colors, filters, occupational and sport lenses will be discussed. Formulae pertinent to lens functions will be covered as well. Student Learning --- # OPHT125B — Ophthalmic Optics III 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Principles of basic and ophthalmic optics including optical principles of light, lenses and the human eye. Student Learning --- # OPHT130B — Ophthalmic Procedures I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Principles and techniques of ophthalmic procedures including visual acuity measurement, lensometry, tonometry, depth perception, fusion, pupillary evaluation, history taking and color vision. Care, maintenance, calibration of instrumentation and inventory control are included. Student Learning --- # OPHT155B — Geometric Optics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Principles of basic and advanced optics including optical principles of light lenses, prisms and mirrors. This is a course in optical physics. Student Learning --- # OPHT160B — Clinical Applications I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introductory clinical experience designed to apply skills acquired in previous course work. Experience designed to give the student an introduction to, and observation of, the ophthalmic office/hospital setting. Student Learning --- # OPHT161B — Ophthalmic Seminar 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Lecture/discussion of clinical issues and experiences with emphasis on case studies, role playing and problem solving techniques. Student Learning --- # OPHT201B — Ophthalmic Dispensing I 5 credits · 5 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: Lecture online and in-person. Description Introduction to ophthalmic dispensing skills. Patient/client measurements, frame and lens material selection, prescription analysis and adjustment techniques will be covered. The student will develop basic lensometry skills using a manual lensometer. Students will learn and apply current ophthalmic A.N.S.I. standards. The student will learn the formulas and terminology pertinent to ophthalmic dispensing. Student Learning --- # OPHT202B — Contact Lenses I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Continuation of OPHT 102B . Specialty lenses will be covered, including bifocals, torque, keratoconus as well as therapeutic lenses. Overview of all contact lens-related equipment. Students will also cover various over-refraction techniques. Student Learning --- # OPHT203B — Contact Lenses II 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Practical application of contact lens fitting procedures. Topics include modifications of contact lenses, over-refraction of contact lenses, corneal photography and problem solving techniques. Students will use case studies as well as each other to gain fitting experience. Student Learning --- # OPHT220B — Theory of Refractometry 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description The course will cover pre-testing procedures. Identify various ophthalmic equipment and identify the procedures of the objective and subjective refraction. Student Learning --- # OPHT223B — Ophthalmic Dispensing II 5 credits · 5 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston, Online Offering Note: Lab is online and in-person. Description Continuation of clinical dispensing procedures, with emphasis on unusual and complex problems, including aphakia and various eye disorders. Student Learning --- # OPHT228B — Ocular Pharmacology and Diseases of the Eye 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Principles and concepts of pharmacology with emphasis on ocular pharmacology. Terminology, abbreviations, identification, delivery systems, actions and effects of commonly used drugs, as well as related legal issues of pharmacology are included. Pathological conditions of the eye are discussed including basic characteristics of common external, internal, and systemic diseases of the eye, ocular emergencies and management. Student Learning --- # OPHT232B — Opticianry Management Sales 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Presentation of basic principles of present day ophthalmic dispensing practices. Emphasis will be on patient communication, costs, both inventory and laboratory and computer skills, as well as general bookkeeping skills and associated dispensing practice procedures. Salesmanship and business ethics will be covered. Student Learning --- # OPHT235B — Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Fundamentals and practice of microbial control, control of infection, prevention of contamination in the medical facility, safe handling of equipment and supplies, hand-washing technique, maintaining aseptic fields and assisting the physician in common office surgical procedures. Student Learning --- # OPHT237B — Ophthalmic Clinical Management 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Current diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases and the technician’s role in caring for pre- and post-operative patients. Basic and practical microbiology as it relates to the diagnosis, treatment and management of ocular diseases. Student Learning --- # OPHT238B — Ophthalmic Applied Diagnostic Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced diagnostic testing including ocular motility testing, potential acuity meter, ultrasonography, endothelial cell analysis, corneal topography, ophthalmic photography and electrophysiology. Student Learning --- # OPHT250B — Clinical Applications II 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Advanced clinical experience designed to apply skills acquired in previous course work. Emphasis is placed on contact lenses and surgical assisting, Student Learning --- # OPHT251B — Clinical Applications Seminar 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Discussion of clinical issues and experiences with emphasis on case studies, role playing and problem solving techniques. Student Learning --- # OPHT260B — Introduction to Low Vision 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to low vision dispensing skills for the optician. Topics include, but are not limited to patient/client needs assessment, low vision aid/device selection, patient usage training, patient follow up visitations and resource services. Student Learning --- # OPHT291B — Clinical Applications III 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Clinical experience designed to apply skills acquired in previous course work. Experience designed to give the student an introduction to and observation of the ophthalmic dispensing office. Student Learning --- # OPHT299B — Certificate Review 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Review course for national and state competency examinations. This course may be taken up to three times: American Board of Opticianry Certification exam review, National Contact Lens Examiners certification review, and Nevada State Board of Dispensing Opticians exam review. Student Learning --- # PTD101B — Painting/Decorating Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description History of painting, terms, math and human relations. Tools and equipment identification. Preparation and repair of surfaces. Color mixing/matching and lighting effects. Student Learning --- # PTD102B — Painting/Decorating Apprentice IB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Application procedures. Understanding pigments. Paint failure remedies. Finishing problems and schedules. Wood and wood products as well as other material ratings. Ladders, scaffolding and rigging. Student Learning --- # PTD105B — OSHA 10/First Aid/CPR 1 credits · 1 hours Description Painting Safety and Health Outreach program. Standards pertaining to 29 CFR 1926 construction standards. Techniques of administering first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Student Learning --- # PTD110B — Scissor Lift 1 credits · 1 hours Description Operational safety following required OSHA standards and operating techniques are demonstrated. Student Learning --- # PTD145B — Scaffold Erector 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will cover the basic techniques and procedures associated with frame, system, and tube/clamp scaffold components. Student Learning --- # PTD151B — Painting/Decorating Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description History of drywall finishing. Taping, texturing and finishing. Spray painting and equipment. Air, airless and specialized spray systems. Coatings, industry inspection and testing. Student Learning --- # PTD152B — Painting/Decorating Apprentice IIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Abrasive blasting and equipment. Water blasting and equipment. Exposed aggregate finishes. Techniques and procedures for glazing, antiquing, wood graining, marbleizing, stippling, texturing, gilding and stenciling. Student Learning --- # PTD153B — Life and Swing Stage Safety 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This comprehensive course covers the safety guidelines of lift and swing stage equipment. Topics covered include the use of hooks and cables to suspend the staging, the proper use of different lift equipment – rough terrain forklift, scissor lift and boom lift. State, federal and local regulations of swing stage usage are discussed. Student Learning --- # PTD155B — Respirators/Lead Abatement 1 credits · 1 hours Description Acceptable safe respirators and proper procedures to ensure maximum protection. Safe removal procedures for various materials containing lead. Health effects. Student Learning --- # PTD200B — Math for Painters 2 credits · 2 hours Description The mathematical concepts of arithmetic, algebra and Pythagorean Theorem are covered. Measuring and estimating job costs are also covered. Student Learning --- # PTD201B — Painting/Decorating Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description History of wallpapering. Surface preparation and tools/equipment used. Adhesive applications. Standards, ethics, and goals of the painting industry. Student Learning --- # PTD202B — Painting/Decorating Apprentice IIIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Blueprint reading. Understanding lines, symbols, scales and dimensions used on blueprints. Understanding how to read architectural and engineering drawings. Student Learning --- # PTD205B — Heavy Equipment Operation 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course covers the safe use of equipment that transports humans and materials up, down and across the side of buildings, such as, scissor lift, man lift, etc. Student Learning --- # PTD211B — Drawings (Blueprints) for Painters 2 credits · 2 hours Description Aspects of blueprints including terminology, symbols and specifications are discussed. Additional topics include contract documents and construction methods. Student Learning --- # PTD240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Painters trade. Student Learning --- # PTD255B — COMET 1 credits · 1 hours Description History and organization of painters in the labor movement. Public relations tactics used by the painters union leaders. Student Learning --- # PTD260B — Confined Space 1 credits · 1 hours Description The objective of this course is to develop the respect necessary for the potential hazards in permit and non-permit confined spaces. This course will instruct workers on comprehension and use of the safe entry procedures into confined space environments. Student Learning --- # PTD267B — Spray Painting for Painters 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces the operation and maintenance of spray machines used by the professional painter. Topics covered include the safety of workers and the public on the job site during spray applications as well as the different types of spray equipment used. Student Learning --- # PTD270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Painters trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # PTD271B — Wall Covering I 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will introduce the student to wall covering tools, terminology, planning and preparation. Topics discussed include the economics of wall covering materials and the development of good work habits for the wall covering professional. Student Learning --- # PTD272B — Wall Covering II 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is a continuation of PTD 271B - Wall Covering I . Topics covered include the introduction of new and exotic materials, such as papers, fabrics, foils, cork and carpet. The techniques for application of various products using the proper adhesives and paste will also be discussed. Student Learning --- # PTD273B — Wall Covering III 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is a continuation of PTD 272B - Wall Covering II . The course will rein-force all aspects concerning the proper preparation of old surfaces. Discussion will include how to rectify various problems encountered on the job site. Student Learning --- # PHAR100B — Introduction to Pharmacy Practice 3 credits · 3 hours Description To provide an overview of the pharmacy profession and the roles of the pharmacist and the pharmacy technician. Topics include profession evolution, pharmacy law and ethics, professional standards, pharmacy operations, professionalism, and employment. Student Learning --- # PHAR101B — Pharmacy Techniques 4 credits · 4 hours Description To provide an overview of pharmaceutical preparation and compounding techniques. Topics including dosage forms, facilities and equipment, aseptic technique, quality control, and record keeping. Student Learning --- # PHAR105B — Pharmaceutical Math for Technicians 3 credits · 3 hours Description A practical approach to pharmaceutical math calculations designed to provide students with the skills, training, and techniques necessary for successful comprehension and mastery of relevant pharmaceutical computations. Student Learning --- # PHAR110B — Pharmacology I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An overview of the pharmacokinetics between the body systems and particular classes of drugs. Introduces a framework of knowledge and principles about the classifications, purposes, side effects, cautions and interactions of medications. Student Learning --- # PHAR115B — Pharmacology II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to provide an advanced study of the pharmacological framework. Topics include therapeutic utility, drug classifications, drug actions, side effects, contraindications, and interactions. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHAR110B --- # PHAR120B — Pharmacy Microcomputers 2 credits · 2 hours Description A computer-based laboratory course designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of computer and database applications unique to pharmacy practice settings. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHAR101B --- # PHAR126B — Pharmacy Technician Practicum 7 credits · 7 hours Description This course is designed to provide students with on-site supervised experiential training in a regional pharmacy. The focus of this training will be on the role and responsibilities of Pharmacy Technicians; to include professionalism, prescription processing, customer service, and pharmacy operations. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHAR101B, PHAR105B, PHAR110B --- # PHIL101 — Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of philosophy as an interpretation of human experience and an examination of concepts and assumptions fundamental in human thought. Student Learning --- # PHIL101H — Introduction to Philosophy - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level study of philosophy as an interpretation of human experience and an examination of concepts and assumptions fundamental in human thought. Honors emphasizes both interactive and independent learning entailing an in-depth examination of one’s thinking on philosophical questions through use of the Socratic Method. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learning --- # PHIL102 — Critical Thinking and Reasoning 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the analysis and evaluation of actual arguments, to the practice of constructing logically sound arguments, and to logic as the theory of argument. Emphasizes arguments of current or general interest. Student Learning --- # PHIL102H — Critical Thinking and Reasoning - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An honors level course in reasoning and argumentation through the analysis and evaluation of actual arguments, the construction of logically sound arguments, and an honors level understanding of the theory of reasoning and argumentation. Honors emphasizes both interactive and independent student mastery of critical thinking entailing a deeper analysis and evaluation of reasoning and arguments found in a wide range of print and electronic sources. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. This… --- # PHIL114 — Introduction to Symbolic Logic 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces principles of correct reasoning, using modern symbolic techniques of the propositional calculus and simple quantification theory. Student Learning --- # PHIL115 — Philosophy of Death and Dying 3 credits · 3 hours Description A philosophical study of concepts and theories surrounding death and dying. The course will examine different philosophical and/or cultural attitudes and beliefs concerning issues such as, but not limited to, preparation for death, fear of death, immortality, grief and commemoration of the dead. Student Learning --- # PHIL119 — Introduction to the Old Testament 3 credits · 3 hours Description General survey of the books of the Old Testament from a nondenominational perspective. Covers the history, ideas and theological beliefs of Biblical Israel and deals with those themes in the light of archeological research and literary criticism. Student Learning --- # PHIL124 — Philosophical Traditions of Asia 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the nature of self, mind, knowledge, truth, logic, and related themes characteristic of India, China, Japan, or any other Asian country. Student Learning --- # PHIL129 — Introduction to the New Testament 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course surveys New Testament books from a nondenominational perspective. Literary criticism and historical background are considered. Student Learning --- # PHIL131 — Introduction to Metaphysics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Selected problems concerning human nature and reality, e.g., mind and body, freedom and determinism, space and time, God, causality. Student Learning --- # PHIL135 — Introduction to Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of ethics. In the context of classical theories and modern moral problems, students will be encouraged to clarify their own ethical positions. Student Learning --- # PHIL201 — Philosophy Goes to the Movies 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to philosophical problems in ethics, politics, law, aesthetics, metaphysics, or knowledge through film and literary materials in addition to standard philosophical texts. Student Learning --- # PHIL202 — Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts 3 credits · 3 hours Description Varieties of artistic representation and expression, the relationship of artworks to their embodiments, and the nature of interpretation and aesthetic response. Student Learning --- # PHIL203 — Survey of Existentialism 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the various influences and responses which led to existential thought. Readings from Kierkegaard, Sartre, Nietzsche and Buber will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # PHIL205 — Science and Religion 3 credits · 3 hours Description Selected problems and episodes in the interaction between science and religion, such as the seventeenth century condemnation of Galileo, the eighteenth century controversy about natural religion, and the recent creation/evolution debate in the United States. Student Learning --- # PHIL207 — Social and Political Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Description Major political philosophers, e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Mill, and Marx, on topics such as justice, freedom, equality, tyranny, war, racism, sexism, power, consent, and economics. Student Learning --- # PHIL210 — World Religions 3 credits · 3 hours Description A critical introduction to the nature of religion. The major moral and religious views of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam will be studied. Student Learning --- # PHIL211 — Introduction to Ancient Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Description A broad survey of ancient philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the later Hellenistic schools, with emphasis on Plato, Aristotle, Neoplatonism and recurring themes. Student Learning --- # PHIL215 — Introduction to Philosophy of Religion 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory philosophical examination of some claims and problems within the Western tradition including, but not limited to, the nature of God, arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, divine foreknowledge and human freedom, arguments for/against personal immortality, and faith/reason as alternative avenues to belief. Student Learning --- # PHIL216 — Philosophy of Human Nature 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores a variety of traditions on what human nature is. We will study both Western and Eastern religious concepts, classical and modern philosophical theories, and scientific theories and models of human nature. Student Learning --- # PHIL217 — Introduction to the Study of Marxism 3 credits · 3 hours Description Exploration of the fundamental concepts of the views of Karl Marx as well as other historical and contemporary Marxist thinkers. Student Learning --- # PHIL241 — Ethics in Business 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to business ethics. The first part of the course examines fundamental ethical concepts and theories that will be crucial to our examination of contemporary business ethical issues. The second part of the course will apply the ethical theories to thinking critically about the ethical issues arising in the professional business contexts. Student Learning --- # PHIL242 — Ethics for Engineers and Scientists 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examines ethical issues that commonly arise in engineering and science (e.g., whistle blowing, environmental effects, trust/reliability, risk assessment, and technology), combining ethical theory with a discussion of case-studies aimed at developing ethical thinking, behaviors, and practices. Student Learning --- # PHIL244 — Bioethics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Treatments of such issues as abortion and euthanasia, cloning, genetic screening, just health care, patients’ rights, the use of human and animal subjects in research. Student Learning --- # PHIL245 — Contemporary Moral Issues 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to ethics by way of such current issues as war and atrocity, the purpose of the university, racism, women’s liberation, violence and aggression, the notions of happiness and success, or ethics of ecology. Student Learning --- # PHIL246 — Philosophy of Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the meaning of law, particularly legal reasoning, positive and normative functions of law, and the nature of justice. Such legal theorists as Plato, Aquinas, Hobbes, Kant, Hegel, Hart, and Dworkin will be studied. Student Learning --- # PHIL247 — Philosophy and Women 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: WMST 247 . Description Variety of philosophical writings by or about women, from Plato to the present, focusing on such key concepts as nature, equality, dignity, freedom, love, and self-realization; may include feminist critiques of the Western philosophical tradition. Student Learning --- # PHIL249 — Environmental Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores fundamental concepts of human moral obligations towards other living things and natural systems. Topics include the rights of animals and new candidates for an adequate environmental ethic. Student Learning --- # PHIL295 — Topical Issues in Philosophy 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description The topic will vary; however, the intent is to develop awareness of, and appreciation for, certain philosophers and/or issues. Student Learning --- # PHIL299 — Experiential Learning 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Through participation in an internship, externship, service learning, or other experiential learning project, students gain practical experience and apply philosophical ideas and methods in a real-world context while enriching their understanding of philosophy itself. Student Learning --- # PHIL302 — Intermediate Reasoning and Critical Thinking 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to extend the theory and practice of reasoned argument by the analysis, evaluation, reconstruction, and construction of extended examples drawn from such fields as philosophy, literature, religion, natural and social sciences, the arts, or contemporary affairs. Student Learning --- # PHIL311 — Professional Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of the nature of ethical thinking and its application to judgments about actions of people that make up society. Topics to be considered include ethical relativism, moral virtues and vices, foundations of morality, alternative theoretical perspectives on moral judgment egoism, altruism, and legal and regulatory perspectives related to ethics in business. Student Learning --- # PHO101 — Beginning Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamental techniques and use of photographic equipment using digital capture. Includes history of photography, its language and major styles, camera handling, exposure, basic image adjustments using digital software, image printing and presentation. Special emphasis on Digital Asset Management. Student Learning --- # PHO102 — Photoshop I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will introduce students to a basic Photoshop workflow, starting with Adobe Bridge for organization, moving into Adobe Camera Raw for RAW image development and onto Adobe Photoshop where advanced editing concepts begin. This course can be taken in the same semester as PHO 101 . The student must be familiar with computer navigation, saving files, renaming files and using the internet. Student Learning --- # PHO103 — Introduction to Lighting 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces students to basic photographic lighting principles covering the use of quartz-halogen lights, on-camera flash, and studio strobes for product and portrait photographs. A critical approach to imagery will be emphasized. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO106 — The Art of Visual Persuasion 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course offers practical analysis of persuasive imagery as it is used to advertise products. Students will produce effective visual campaigns drawing on compositional and psychological techniques to evoke intended responses from targeted viewers. Through the study of both contemporary and historical ads, students will determine what makes them so powerful and will adapt those principles to create fictional advertisements for a wide range of markets. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101, PHO102 --- # PHO107B — Psychology of Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores photography and visual media from a psychological perspective. Examines photography through analysis of perception, personality, self-image, and emotional awareness and expression. This introductory class has been designed as an interdisciplinary approach to photography and psychology, and will benefit those with experience in either area. Basic photographic skills will be used in practical exercises/assignments. A limited number of cameras will be available for checkout. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO109B — Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description This 5-session tutorial class is for the beginning student who wishes to learn the essentials of this photo editing software program. It is highly recommended students take this course that are enrolled in or plan to take PHO 101 . Students need to have their own camera card reader, access to a camera that is capable of capturing photos in RAW format and be familiar with computers. Basic computer and photography knowledge is recommended. Student Learning --- # PHO112 — Digital Photographic Imaging II 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this course students will extensively test the capabilities of their digital cameras. Current trends, techniques, workflows, and equipment in digital photography will be studied. Printing to specialty inkjet papers and mastering output to commercial photo labs will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO102, GRC183 --- # PHO116B — Introduction to Photojournalism 3 credits · 3 hours Description The practical application of academic principles and technical skills of photojournalism. Emphasis on ethical considerations and journalistic real world experiences and assignments. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO120 — Experimental Lighting 3 credits · 3 hours Description The exploration of still life and portrait photography using alternative lighting techniques and styles, ranging from candlelight to enhance refractive modifiers, and dramatic variations of painting with light in the studio and on location. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO125B — Photographic Composition and Design 2 credits · 2 hours Description Compositional and design elements specific to photographic processes. Academic principles related to technical, commercial, and creative composition with practical application. Student Learning --- # PHO128B — Night Photography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will explore the art of creating dramatic nighttime images, including star trails, moonlit landscapes, nightlife, and neon signage. Creative, commercial, scenic and basic astrophotographic applications will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO131 — Splash! 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this course students will learn studio and natural lighting techniques while exploring the physical energetic dynamics and creative possibilities of photographing liquid splashes, spills, pours, sprays, and droplets. Emphasis is on constructing simple studio and location sets to achieve semi-repeatable visual styles and creative results. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO136 — Las Vegas Document 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this class the student will explore Las Vegas through the lens of the camera. The student will go on weekly group shoots to iconic locations around Las Vegas. The student will create, maintain and update their own personal blog and contribute to the class blog as well as Social Media outlets over the semester. Student Learning --- # PHO138B — Prime Document 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this class, the student will photograph with one body and one prime lens (fixed focal length lens, no zooms) for an entire semester. The student will explore Las Vegas with weekly shoots, focusing on people, cityscapes, and the juxtaposition of life. Work will be shared using current online trends such as blogging, Tumblr and Flickr. Student Learning --- # PHO141B — Introduction to Forensic Photography 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction into practical control of crime scenes and their documentation photographically as evidence. Emphasis on the admissibility of photography into the chain of evidence. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO154 — Digital Photography for the Novice I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to the mechanics and use of traditional photographic language applied to the digital format. It will cover digital image capture, image downloading to computer, downsizing images, emailing, and posting them to the web. This class is a very BASIC class meant for people new to digital technology. Student Learning --- # PHO155 — Digital Photography for the Novice II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an intermediate course designed to manipulate and fine tune pictures through Photoshop. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO154 --- # PHO156 — Digital Photography for the Creative Mind I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to the mechanics and use of digital technology to create and/or manipulate images into more artistic pieces. This class is very basic and meant for students new to digital technology. This course provides a fun learning experience that allows the student to experiment and use their imagination. Student Learning --- # PHO158B — Photoshop for the Creative Mind 4 credits · 4 hours Description The main goal of this course is to leverage Photoshop as a tool for creating unprecedented uniquely enhanced photographic artwork specific to the student’s personal creative style and expression. The course will cover creative methods, functions, and tools of Photoshop for ground-breaking results. Student Learning --- # PHO160B — Digital Photography for the Creative Mind II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is an advanced exploration into the mechanics and use of digital technology to create fine art pieces. In this class, the student will enjoy creative license and full use of her/his imagination. This class is an advanced class for those students already familiar with traditional and digital photography, as well as digital technology, i.e., hardware and software. Student Learning --- # PHO165B — Photographic Presentations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to commercial presentation of photographic art. Emphasis is placed on current trends, web to traditional outlets, framing, matting, and placement of photographic art for salability from the commercial to the fine art worlds. Student Learning --- # PHO166B — History of Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Development of photography as an aesthetic medium from its invention to the present time in America and Europe. Student Learning --- # PHO173 — Introduction to Drone Photography and Videography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces the fundamental operation of drones in a photographic capacity for creating unique aerial digital imagery. Emphasis is on flight fundamentals, drone maneuvering, flight safety, and following specific approved flight plans. Covers compliance with local, state, and federal regulations for drone operation in location shoots, crew coordination, and risk assessment. Student Learning --- # PHO178 — Wedding Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on essential techniques for composing and photographing weddings in various settings. Digital workflow and customary business practices will also be addressed. An emphasis on effective human relations in all aspects of client service will enhance the chances for student success in this challenging field. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO180B — Creative Photography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A practical, analytical, and critical approach to creative color and black and white photography. Emphasis on creative image exposure and creative digital darkroom processes. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO181B — Creative Photography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course deals with creating unusual and non-traditional photographic images through the use of toy cameras, darkroom manipulation, and theme interpretation. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO180B --- # PHO182 — Alternative Photographic Processes 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction into non-traditional and historical photographic processes. Emphasis is placed primarily on non-silver techniques, processes, and large format Polaroid image and emulsion transfers. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO183 — Sports and Entertainment Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Learn the basics of this exciting specialty area including boxing matches, concerts, shows, clubs, and celebrities. This course will feature several location shoots at major venues in Las Vegas. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO186 — Photographing the Heritage of the West 3 credits · 3 hours Description A field course with classroom critiques focusing on locating, interpreting and effectively photographing natural and cultural resources found in the Southwestern United States. Film, digital, or hybrid approaches can be used to shoot various stock and magazine type assignments. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO188B — Nature Photography 4 credits · 4 hours Description The study of nature photography with an emphasis on biological and geological studies and specimens. All film formats are applied to field photography studies. Field trips are scheduled with participation required. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO189B — Contemporary Scenic Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Instruction in the creation of visionary scenic images. This course focuses on cutting-edge techniques used in scenic photography (including HDR and panoramic imaging) and offers insightful examination of methods for producing work that expresses the beauty of the real world we experience. There will be optional weekend field trips offered. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO190B — Landscape Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Learn to work in the style of the master landscape photographers. Heavy emphasis on Zone System work. There will be several weekend field trips into the southwest region where students will have the opportunity to create fine art quality prints for exhibition. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO195 — Photographic Lighting 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to control and modification of natural light and studio applications of quartz and electronic flash lighting equipment. Commercial/illustration, portrait, and photojournalistic applications stressed. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO200 — Color Photography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers color in the digital world, from capture to print; from psychology to calibration. Students will learn to use color and produce accurate exhibition quality prints. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO203B — Photo Bookmaking Process 3 credits · 3 hours Description For many artists, the handmade book occupies a spot near the top of the food chain of creative self-expression. In this course, photographers will learn how to create a photographic book that best reflects your imagery for both self-promotion and commercial applications. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO206 — Nature Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description The study of nature photography with an emphasis on biological and geological studies and specimens. Learn close up techniques, panorama, HDR, and wildlife photography. There will also be a gallery exhibition. Field trips are scheduled with participation required. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO208 — Large Format Photography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to large format camera and how it is used in a commercial environment with an emphasis on in-camera focus and perspective corrections. Students will be provided with large format view cameras to use in the studio and on location. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO209 — Large Format Photography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced techniques in the use of view cameras. Includes both field and studio applications and extends the introductory course to new creative directions. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO208 --- # PHO210B — Architectural Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Learn the art of creating exciting images of both exteriors and interiors. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO211B — Editorial Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will be introduced to editorial photography with an emphasis on illustrating story ideas. Interpretation of assignments and location portrait lighting will be covered. Students will be given a variety of assignments taken from actual editorial photographers. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO212 — Food Photography and Styling I 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of prepping and photographing food for various layouts. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO225 — Photographic Commercial/Illustration I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will assume the role of a commercial photographer and complete weekly assignments from wide variety of subjects. Topics covered will include subject setup and lighting for food, automotive and architectural interior photography among others. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO228B — Motion Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description This 5-session bootcamp covers the introductory essentials of accessing and utilizing Motion (part of Apple’s Final Cut Studio package of programs). Not for the beginner, student must be skilled in Final Cut Pro. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID115 --- # PHO231 — Video for Photographers 3 credits · 3 hours Description This basic course teaches still photographers to use the video/motion features of their camera, properly set up the camera for video recording, download the footage into video editing software, and create short videos. Students learn basic film grammar and techniques for recording sound, lighting, and recording. Students enrolling in this course need to have access to their own camera that records HD video. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101, PHO102 --- # PHO233B — Digital Portrait Enhancement 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover cosmetic retouching, glamour enhancement, retouching with large group photographs, digital body reshaping, and digital lighting enhancement. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO102, GRC183 --- # PHO235 — Photographic Portraiture I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Explores photographing people in a variety of environments. Students will study, practice, and produce portrait techniques of individuals, couples, and various other groupings. Special emphasis will be placed on creating professional caliber images suitable for portrait studio sales. All images created will be printed and mounted according to portrait industry standards. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO237B — Photographic Portraiture II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course expands on the knowledge of portraiture by creating new ways of seeing and photographing people. Current trends and styles of portrait photography will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO235 --- # PHO238 — High School Senior Portraits 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an introduction to Senior Portrait Photography. It will cover branding, style, trends, location scouting, posing, pricing, marketing, and social media. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO103 --- # PHO239B — Hollywood Glamour 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the photographic techniques used by glamour photographers of the 1930s-1940s, including C. S. Bull and George Hurrell. Students will work with hot lights and learn Photoshop retouching methods in order to emulate the work of icon Hollywood photographers. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO241B — Forensic Photography II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Advanced level photo techniques to document crime scenes and prepare court quality presentations. Multiple flash night photography, biological evidence photo enhancement, alternate light sources, and more. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO141B --- # PHO247 — Fashion Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces fundamental concepts necessary to create and shoot fashion photographs targeted toward editorial and advertising markets. Appreciation of fashion imagery as a cultural phenomenon is highlighted. Students will learn to apply effective communication strategies between models, fashion designers, makeup and hair stylists, etc., so they all function seamlessly as a team. Emphasis is placed on studio and location lighting as well as basic and high-end fashion retouching and post-production work. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO251 — Digital Photographic Imaging III 3 credits · 3 hours Description In this course students will explore the newest trends and techniques in the fields of commercial and fine art photography, including advanced selection techniques and master printing philosophies. You will be exploring content, sequencing and presentation of your digital work. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO112 --- # PHO254B — Big Digital 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will use medium format digital backs, Pro DSLRs and professional scanners to produce large digital files. Using these files, we will print to professional wide format printers. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO112 --- # PHO260 — Photographic Business Practices 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamental photographic business organization, funding and management, to include equipment, personnel, and advertising needs. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO262B — Photographic Makeup 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides instruction in basic elements of makeup for portraiture, glamour, fashion, wedding, and commercial photography using time tested methods and techniques in a creative hands-on environment. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO101 --- # PHO265B — Photographic Equipment and Set Construction 3 credits · 3 hours Description Construction of basic photographic studio backgrounds, diffusion systems, props and equipment support systems. Simplified photographic set construction. Student Learning --- # PHO270 — Product Photography 4 credits · 4 hours Description In this course students will learn advanced studio product lighting techniques, production, and professional digital workflow methods. Emphasis is on analyzing, refining, and perfecting commercial photograph lighting skills current in today’s industry. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO195 --- # PHO273 — Advanced Drone Photography and Cinematography 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course emphasizes becoming a better storyteller through using a drone as a still or motion picture camera. The course covers location shoots, crew coordination, advanced drone flying, camera settings for optimal recording of photographs and video content. All students will need to obtain their Part 107 license prior to course completion. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO173 --- # PHO274B — Night Photography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an exploration of advanced photographic techniques used in low-light conditions with emphasis on digital techniques such as High Dynamic Range imaging, time-lapse photography, and image stacking techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO128B --- # PHO278 — Art and Photography in 20th Century Mexico 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: ART 278 . Description This course examines the contributions made by Mexican artists and photographers to twentieth century visual culture. The focus is on the “Mexican Renaissance” of the 1920s and 1930s: in particular, the revival of the fresco tradition and the effect it had on artistic production. Other topics include: the print tradition, easel painting, and the development of Mexican photography. Student Learning --- # PHO279B — Wedding Photography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers advanced lighting techniques for wedding photography emphasizing the creative use of off-camera strobes. Imaginative thematic content and contemporary techniques for posed and candid shots will be discussed. Engagement portraiture, image retouching, and effective methods for the presentation of the final images will be included. Digital asset management and marketing strategies will be addressed in-depth. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO178 --- # PHO281B — The Figure: Classic and Contemporary Images 4 credits · 4 hours Description A self-driven course for advanced photo students that focuses on the study of the human form. Students will synthesize the unique styles of fine and photographic art to produce their own body of work, reflecting a personal vision and integrating the knowledge of the Old Masters as well as contemporary iconic photographers. The class includes modern perspectives such as Pin-Up and Commercial Advertising styles. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO235 --- # PHO285 — Photographic Internship 3 credits · 3 hours Description Student placement at a commercial photography job location. On-the-job experience performing work projects reflecting industry employee assignments. Academic credit earned, with or without wages. Enrollment by Instructor approval only. Student Learning --- # PHO289 — Special Topics for Photography 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Special topics related to photography. Topics will vary depending on student and industry demand. Student Learning --- # PHO295 — Portfolio 2 credits · 2 hours Description In this course, the student works with the instructor guiding the student in the selection, editing, and execution of a portfolio of images for the student to use in a print, online, and other portfolio formats. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHO225, PHO235, PHO260 --- # PEX120 — Intermediate Cross Country 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate cross country. Student Learning --- # PEX121 — Intercollegiate Cross Country 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to improve skills required to compete in intercollegiate cross country. Student Learning --- # PEX126 — Intermediate Soccer 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intermediate Soccer course is designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate soccer. Student Learning --- # PEX129 — Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours Description This is a beginning level volleyball course. It will introduce all of the fundamentals of play including passing, setting, serving, spiking, defense techniques, rules of play, and offensive strategies. This class is open to students of all levels of proficiency. Student Learning --- # PEX129A — Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course follows PEX 129 . It is an intermediate/advanced level open volleyball course that reviews all of the fundamentals of volleyball through game play. Student Learning Prerequisites: PEX129 --- # PEX167 — Intermediate Basketball 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate basketball. Student Learning --- # PEX180 — Strength Training 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introductory course that gives students a beginning knowledge of machine weights and free weights. Skeletal and muscle anatomy are introduced and the students are shown how they are affected by resistance and weight training. Provides introduction on how to stay healthy throughout one’s life. Student Learning --- # PEX184 — Conditioning, Intercollegiate Athletics 1 credits · 1 hours Description Intermediate conditioning course designed to prepare students to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Student Learning --- # PEX185 — Intercollegiate Basketball 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed for beginning participation on an intercollegiate basketball team. Student Learning --- # PEX186 — Intercollegiate Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intercollegiate Baseball course is for first year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate baseball team. The course is designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate baseball. Student Learning --- # PEX193 — Intercollegiate Soccer 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intercollegiate Soccer course is for first year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate soccer team. The course is designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate soccer. Student Learning --- # PEX194 — Intercollegiate Softball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intercollegiate Softball course is for first year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate softball team. The course is designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate softball. Student Learning --- # PEX198 — Intercollegiate Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours -2 Description The Intercollegiate Volleyball course is for first year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate volleyball team. The course is designed to teach and develop the required skills to compete in intercollegiate volleyball. Student Learning --- # PEX214 — Intermediate Softball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intermediate Softball course is designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate softball. Student Learning --- # PEX215 — Intermediate Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intermediate Volleyball course is designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate volleyball. Student Learning --- # PEX216 — Intermediate Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Description Baseball course designed to teach and develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate baseball. Student Learning --- # PEX218 — Introduction to Cheerleading 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides an introduction to competitive cheerleading at the collegiate level as a member of the coeducational CSN Spirit Squad, participating in leading cheers for intercollegiate sporting events as well as other appearances. Student Learning --- # PEX220 — Advanced Cross Country 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to teach and develop advanced skills required to compete in intercollegiate cross country. Student Learning --- # PEX221 — Intermediate Collegiate Cross Country 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to enhance skills required to compete in intercollegiate cross country. Student Learning --- # PEX226 — Advanced Soccer 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Advanced Soccer course is designed to teach and develop advanced skills required to compete in intercollegiate soccer. Student Learning --- # PEX228 — Introduction to Sport Dance 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides an introduction to elements of Sport Dance at the collegiate level as a member of the coeducational CSN Sport Dance Team, participating in dance performances for intercollegiate sporting events as well as other appearances. Student Learning --- # PEX230 — Intermediate Intercollegiate Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intermediate Intercollegiate Volleyball course is for second year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate volleyball team. This course is designed to further develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate volleyball. Student Learning --- # PEX234 — Advanced Softball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Advanced Softball course is designed to teach and develop advanced skills, philosophies, and knowledge acquired in intercollegiate softball. Student Learning --- # PEX235 — Advanced Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Advanced Volleyball course is designed to teach and develop advanced skills required to compete in intercollegiate volleyball. Student Learning --- # PEX246 — Advanced Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Description An advanced baseball course designed to teach and develop advanced skills, philosophies and knowledge required to compete in intercollegiate baseball. Student Learning --- # PEX267 — Advanced Basketball 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to develop advanced skills, philosophies, and strategies acquired in intercollegiate basketball. Student Learning --- # PEX280 — Advanced Strength Training 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course gives students knowledge of advanced lifting techniques on weight machines and free weights. Students will learn how skeletal and muscle anatomy are affected by different lifting practices. Course provides constructive nutrition plans. Student Learning --- # PEX284 — Intermediate Conditioning, Intercollegiate Athletics 1 credits · 1 hours Description Advanced conditioning course designed to prepare students to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Student Learning --- # PEX285 — Intermediate Intercollegiate Basketball 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed for second-year participation on the CSN intercollegiate basketball team. Student Learning --- # PEX286 — Intermediate Intercollegiate Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intermediate Intercollegiate Baseball course is for second year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate baseball team. This course is designed to further develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate baseball. Student Learning --- # PEX293 — Intermediate Collegiate Soccer 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intermediate Intercollegiate Soccer course is for second year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate soccer team. This course is designed to further develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate soccer. Student Learning --- # PEX294 — Intermediate Intercollegiate Softball 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Intermediate Intercollegiate Softball course is for second year students’ competitive semester participating on the intercollegiate softball team. This course is designed to further develop the skills required to compete in intercollegiate softball. Student Learning --- # PT100 — Introduction to Physical Therapy 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the practice and profession of physical therapy including history, philosophy, role and scope, licensure and ethics. Other topics include documentation, medical terminology and information about other allied health careers. Student Learning --- # PT101B — Pilates for Fitness - Level I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all, Spring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Course covers the foundation principles, theory of and instruction in Pilates method exercises using Pilates equipment. This class is designed for all fitness levels. Open enrollment. Student Learning --- # PT102B — Pilates for Fitness - Level II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Course provides more in-depth instruction in theory and practice of Pilates method exercises. Emphasis will be on advanced exercises and a full-body workout using Pilates equipment. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT101B --- # PT104B — Dissection Techniques 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students are introduced to the techniques used in the dissection of tissues for use as prosection materials in physical therapist assistant courses. Enrollment by Instructor approval. Student Learning --- # PT105 — Musculoskeletal Anatomy Review 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students review selected topics in human anatomy including the musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Student Learning --- # PT110 — Principles of Kinesiology 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students are introduced to basic kinesiological principles of normal movement and their importance in understanding and implementing treatment programs. Student Learning --- # PT111 — Problems in Kinesiology 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students develop competencies in identifying anatomical landmarks and symmetry, muscle length relationships and contraction types, joint mechanics and function, neurological control and effects and gait cycle. Student Learning --- # PT117 — Fundamental Principles for the Physical Therapist Assistant 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course reviews the fundamental principles required for appropriate patient treatment and care. Topics include gait training, mobility and transfer training, wheelchair adjustment, architectural barriers, documentation and patient education. Student Learning --- # PT118 — Fundamental Procedures for the Physical Therapist Assistant 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students develop competence in fundamental skills including ADLs, transfers, mobility, gait training, architectural barriers, documentation and patient education. Patient age is considered. Student Learning --- # PT120 — Observation and Measurement Principles for the Physical Therapist Assistant 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the principles for monitoring patient progress and safety and making recommendations for treatment modifications. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT105, PT110, PT111, PT117, PT118 --- # PT121 — Observation and Measurement Procedures 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students develop competencies in observation and measurement techniques including goniometry, manual muscle testing, volumetric measurements, righting and equilibrium reactions and posture, gait and sensory assessments. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT105, PT110, PT111, PT117, PT118 --- # PT122 — Psychological-Social Considerations in Patient Care 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to considerations which affect patient rehabilitation. Cultural diversity, work relationships, human relations, geriatric considerations, responses to illness, grieving, death and dying are among the topics discussed. Also included are the JEDI concepts of justice, equity, diversity, inclusivity, belonging, anti-discrimination, and anti-racism. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT105, PT110, PT111, PT117, PT118 --- # PT125 — Principles of Physical Agents 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the theory underlying the effects of appropriate application of therapeutic physical agents. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT105, PT110, PT111, PT117, PT118 --- # PT126 — Physical Agent Procedures and Practices 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students develop competence in the correct application of therapeutic heat and cold, electrotherapy, intermittent compression, massage, short wave diathermy, traction and ultrasound. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT105, PT110, PT111, PT117, PT118 --- # PT130 — Administration in Physical Therapy 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction of students to administrative topics important for successful management including levels of authority, management techniques, personality profiles, performance evaluations, fiscal considerations and quality assurance. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT105, PT110, PT111, PT117, PT118 --- # PT134 — Clinical Affiliation Preparation 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Integrated academic and community experiences provide enhanced learning of physical therapy patient care interventions and the team approach under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist as applicable. The emphasis of this course is applying learned fundamental skills to clinical performance expectations. The focus is solid preparation for future full-time clinical affiliations. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT105, PT110, PT111, PT117, PT118 --- # PT225 — Therapeutic Principles for Musculoskeletal Pathologies 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to basic therapeutic principles underlying the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal pathologies. General exercise programs along with specific treatment protocols, and their indications and contraindications will be presented. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT120, PT121, PT122, PT125, PT126, PT130, PT134 --- # PT226 — Therapeutic Procedures for Musculoskeletal Pathologies 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students are introduced to and develop competence in the application of therapeutic exercise and other procedures used when treating musculoskeletal pathologies. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT120, PT121, PT122, PT125, PT126, PT130, PT134 --- # PT238 — Pathophysiology I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Review of the inflammatory and healing processes of tissue trauma or disease and the disease process associated with specific musculoskeletal pathologies. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT120, PT121, PT122, PT125, PT126, PT130, PT134 --- # PT240 — Orthotic and Prosthetic Considerations in Patient Care 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students are introduced to the various types of orthotic and prosthetic devices and their use in patient care. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT120, PT121, PT122, PT125, PT126, PT130, PT134 --- # PT244 — Clinical Affiliation I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: Off campus at clinical sites. Description This eight-week, full-time (40 hours/week) clinical affiliation is designed to expand the student’s knowledge and competencies in treating musculoskeletal pathologies. The emphasis of this affiliation is providing direct, hands-on patient care, under the supervision of a physical therapist, acquiring entry-level competencies in musculoskeletal skills learned in the semester as well as continued development of fundamental competencies acquired in previous semesters. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT120, PT121, PT122, PT125, PT126, PT130, PT134 --- # PT248 — Pathophysiology II 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Online Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction of students to specific neuromuscular pathologies most commonly treated in the physical therapy clinic. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT225, PT226, PT238, PT240, PT244, PT250, PT251 --- # PT250 — Therapeutic Principles for Cardiopulmonary Pathologies 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the therapeutic principles underlying the treatment of patients with cardiopulmonary pathologies. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT120, PT121, PT122, PT125, PT126, PT130, PT134 --- # PT251 — Therapeutic Procedures for Cardiopulmonary Pathologies 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students develop competencies in the application of specific treatment protocols used with cardiopulmonary pathologies. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT120, PT121, PT122, PT125, PT126, PT130, PT134 --- # PT254 — Therapeutic Principles for Neuromuscular Pathologies 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Introduction to the therapeutic principles used in the treatment of patients with neuromuscular pathologies. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT225, PT226, PT238, PT240, PT244, PT250, PT251 --- # PT255 — Therapeutic Procedures for Neuromuscular Pathologies 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Students are introduced to and develop competencies in the application of specific treatment procedures used with neurologically involved children and adults. Student Learning Prerequisites: PT225, PT226, PT238, PT240, PT244, PT250, PT251 --- # PT256 — Clinical Affiliation II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This eight-week, full-time (40 hours/week) clinical affiliation is designed to expand the student’s knowledge and competencies in treating neuromuscular pathologies. The emphasis of this affiliation is providing direct, hands-on patient care, under the supervision of a physical therapist, acquiring entry-level competencies in neuromuscular skills learned in the semester as well as continued development of musculoskeletal and fundamental competencies acquired in previous semesters. Student L… Prerequisites: PT225, PT226, PT238, PT240, PT244, PT250, PT251 --- # PHYS110 — Conceptual Physics 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to fundamental concepts and principles of physics. Intended primarily for non-science majors. Integration of lecture and lab designed to satisfy the lab science general education requirement. Student Learning --- # PHYS151 — General Physics I 4 credits · 4 hours Description General physics primarily for students in Arts and Science, medicine and agriculture. Includes study of mechanics, sound, and heat. A knowledge of right angle trigonometry is desired. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127, MATH128, MATH181 --- # PHYS152 — General Physics II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of PHYS 151 - General Physics I . Covers optics, electromagnetism and some aspects of modern physics. Student Learning Prerequisites: PHYS151 --- # PHYS180 — Physics for Scientists and Engineers I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Lecture in Newtonian mechanics. Covers rectilinear motion, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collision, rotational mechanics, oscillations, wave motion, and gravitation. Note: Students should have successfully completed MATH 181 - Calculus I before taking this course and students must register for PHYS 180L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I before registering for PHYS 180. Student Learning --- # PHYS180L — Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Laboratory exercises in Newtonian mechanics. Covers rectilinear motion, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collision, rotational mechanics, oscillations, wave motion, and gravitation. Note: Students should also be enrolled in PHYS 180 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I while taking this lab course. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH181 --- # PHYS181 — Physics for Scientists and Engineers II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Lecture in electromagnetism, Coulomb’s law, electric and magnetic fields, Gauss’ law, potential, capacitance, current and resistance, electromotive force, inductance, motion of charged particles, introduction to Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves. Note: Students must register for PHYS 181L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II before registering for PHYS 181. Student Learning --- # PHYS181L — Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II 1 credits · 1 hours Description Laboratory exercises in electromagnetism. Covers Coulomb’s law, electric and magnetic fields, Gauss’ law, potential, capacitance, current and resistance, electromotive force, inductance, motion of charged particles, introduction to Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182, PHYS180, PHYS180L --- # PHYS182 — Physics for Scientists and Engineers III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Lecture in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and optics. Covers sound, temperature and thermometry, heat, gases, intermolecular forces, kinetic theory, entropy, nature of light, geometrical optics, physical optics including diffraction and interference, introduction of modern developments. Note: Students must register for PHYS 182L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab III before registering for PHYS 182. Student Learning --- # PHYS182L — Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab III 1 credits · 1 hours Description Laboratory exercises in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and optics. Covers sound, temperature and thermometry, heat, gases, intermolecular forces, kinetic theory, entropy, nature of light, geometrical optics, physical optics including diffraction and interference, introduction of modern developments. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH182, PHYS180, PHYS180L --- # PDA101B — Orientation 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview of the construction industry for pile drivers, safety and green building awareness. Successful students will receive OSHA 10 certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # PDA103B — Safety and Health Certifications 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the safe and appropriate use of scaffolds, rough terrain lift truck equipment and emergency response procedures. Successful students will receive First Aid and CPR certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # PDA105B — Piles and Hammers A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides an overview of the types of piles used in construction as load bearing support for commercial buildings, bridges and piers. The methods, techniques and pile hammers utilized in the installation process will be presented. Student Learning --- # PDA107B — Piles and Hammers B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the safe operating techniques and utilization of pile hammers in the installation process. Students will use the proper procedures to install two wood sheet pile systems. Student Learning --- # PDA109B — Pile Caps and Columns A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course describes the purpose and function of pile caps and columns in the bridge anatomy. Structural and loading considerations and layout will be presented. Related safety, math and print reading will also be covered. Student Learning --- # PDA111B — Pile Caps and Columns B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers the sequence and installation procedures for selected types of pile caps and columns. The safe use of tools and equipment will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # PDA113B — Falsework A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course presents the basic layout and job planning needed to install a typical structure support system for concrete formwork. Related safety, math and print reading will also be covered. Student Learning --- # PDA115B — Falsework B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course presents the installation sequence and procedures used to install falsework support for concrete forms. The safe use of tools and equipment will be emphasized. Student Learning --- # PDA117B — Abutments A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides instruction in the detailing, layout and construction preparation for abutments used in the heavy highway industry. Student Learning --- # PDA119B — Abutments B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides instruction in the component assembly and construction for abutments used in the heavy highway industry. Student Learning --- # PDA121B — Bridge Deck Forms A 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides students with an overview of basic bridge and deck construction layout and job planning. Related safety, math and print reading will be covered in the training. Student Learning --- # PDA123B — Bridge Deck Forms B 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course provides students with basic bridge and deck construction sequence and procedures. Formwork project will include panel construction, assembly and hardware installation tasks. Student Learning --- # PLA111B — Plasterers Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Identify and demonstrate usage of various hand tools for mixing and applying 3-coat Portland cement to vertical walls. OSHA 10 is presented along with safety procedures while operating on scaffolds, scissor, and/or boom lifts. Student Learning --- # PLA112B — Plasterers Apprentice IB 3 credits · 3 hours Description Identify and demonstrate treatment methods in repairing plaster surface defects. First aid/CPR are demonstrated and practiced. Sexual Harassment Prevention I and Respirator Fit are presented. Student Learning --- # PLA141B — Plasterers Apprentice II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Mixing and applying 3-coat gypsum plaster are demonstrated and practiced. Identification and application of various fireproofing materials are demonstrated and practiced. Student Learning --- # PLA142B — Plasterers Apprentice IIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Fundamental math, estimating, measuring, and blueprint reading are presented and practiced. Proficiency in first aid/CPR is repeated. Sexual Harassment Prevention II is presented. Application of Level 5 finish is demonstrated. Student Learning --- # PLA201B — Plasterers Apprentice III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Construction of boulders and rocks used in theme settings is demonstrated and practiced. Application of Venetian plaster finish is demonstrated and practiced. Student Learning --- # PLA202B — Plasterers Apprentice IIIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Application of specialty plaster finishes are demonstrated and practiced. Safe operation of rough terrain forklift is demonstrated and practiced. Complete Green Awareness for Construction Workers certification requirements. Student Learning --- # PLA251B — Plasterers Apprentice IV 3 credits · 3 hours Description Identify components and demonstrate processes used to construct Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS). Demonstrate thorough knowledge of ornamental plaster procedures with various molds and cornices. Student Learning --- # PLA252B — Plasterers Apprentice IVB 4 credits · 4 hours Description OSHA 30 is presented along with safety procedures while working on scaffolds, scissor, and/or boom lifts. Continue knowledge-based application of Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS). Certify as an AWCI-EIFS Mechanic. Student Learning --- # PLCM170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Plasterers and Cement Masons trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # PLCM240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Plasterers and Cement Masons trade. Student Learning --- # PLCM270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Plasterers and Cement Masons trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # PPF101B — First Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Job safety, use and care of tools, recognition of pipe and fittings, trade related math and science, rigging, drawing and blueprint reading, soldering, and brazing. Student Learning --- # PPF102B — First Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of PPF 101B - First Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I . Student Learning --- # PPF116B — Technical Math for Piping Trades 2 credits · 2 hours Description Measure pipe, fittings, and “take offs” enabling the use of the ap-propriate formulas for piping measurements. Student Learning --- # PPF118B — Uniform Plumbing Code Review 5 credits · 5 hours Description This course will review the 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and prepares the student to take the SNBOPE Plumbing Code Test. Strong math skills are needed for this course. Student Learning --- # PPF119B — Piping Math 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will provide a review of the basic math formulas and calculations used in the field by Journeymen. This class is recommended for those that wish to take the Pipefitter exam. Student Learning --- # PPF120B — Blueprint Reading and Isometric Drawing 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will review basic construction blueprint reading and provide an introduction to isometric drawing. Students will convert the piping systems from blueprints to isometric drawings. Student Learning --- # PPF121B — Steam Systems 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is designed to guide the student through the United Association Steam Systems textbook. Student Learning --- # PPF122B — Basic Electricity 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to guide the student through the United Association Basic Electricity Systems textbook. Student Learning --- # PPF123B — CFC Handling 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will provide instruction in the safe handling of refrigerants and system testing. Student Learning --- # PPF124B — Valve Repair Program 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will cover the practices and techniques of valve repair, the safe handling of valves and repair or replacement of valves used in the piping industry. Student Learning --- # PPF129B — Pipe Layout 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an introduction to pipe layout and the safe and proper use of an Oxygen/Acetylene cutting torch. Students must come dressed in work clothes and safety boots Student Learning --- # PPF133B — Basic Rigging 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course covers the proper rigging techniques and materials used for the piping industry. Student Learning --- # PPF134B — EPRI Industrial Rigging 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide necessary information needed to assist in taking the EPRI Industrial Rigging examination. Certification exam given at the end of the course. Student Learning --- # PPF137B — Backflow Assembly Tester Certification 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course reviews backflow assembly systems and proper testing procedures. Students will take the certification exam at the end of this course. Student Learning --- # PPF139B — NCCCO Crane Signaling Certification 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the safe and proper signaling methods as approved by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and as required by OSHA. Certification exam given at the end of the course. Student Learning --- # PPF140B — Green Awareness Certification 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will introduce the students to the Green Technology movement in construction. Students will participate in an examination for certification at the end of the course. Student Learning --- # PPF151B — Second Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Water supply, draining, plumbing fixtures and appliances, gas installations, drawing interpretation and plan reading, and use of the uniform plumbing code illustrated manual. Student Learning --- # PPF152B — Second Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of PPF 151B - Second Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I . Student Learning --- # PPF154B — Weld Certification Preparation 1 credits · 1 hours Description Preparation and welding of steel pipe to pass the UA welding exam rigorous standards to gain UA certification. Student Learning --- # PPF165B — Tube Bending 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will provide students with the fundamentals of tube bending as used in industrial settings. Students should have a basic understanding of trade related math for this course. Student Learning --- # PPF170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Plumber and Pipefitters trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # PPF201B — Third Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Welding theory, basic metallurgy, safety, proper procedures, oxy-acetylene cutting, shielded metal arc welding (structural and pipe) including pipe preparation and pipe fit-up. Student Learning --- # PPF202B — Third Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Fabrications of piping intersections and offsets. Making of templates and their use, trade mathematics, laying out angles, offsets, and appropriate fittings. Student Learning --- # PPF203B — Medical Gas Certification Preparation 2 credits · 2 hours Description Recognize components, layouts, brazed gas pipe and understand the National Fire Code Section 99C to pass the Medical Gas In-staller/ Brazer Certification test. Student Learning --- # PPF210B — UA-51 Brazing 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course prepares the student for completion of the UA-51 brazing certification as per section IX of the boiler and pressure vessel code. Student Learning --- # PPF220B — CAD I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers basic CAD commands, introduction to CAD, and two dimensional drawings. Student Learning --- # PPF240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as ap-plied to the Plumber and Pipefitters trade. Student Learning --- # PPF251B — Fourth Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Principles of refrigeration and refrigerants, evaporators, compressors, condensers, various valves and fittings, and refrigerant piping. Installation of refrigeration equipment, refrigerant piping, various valves and fittings. Student Learning --- # PPF252B — Fourth Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of PPF 251B - Fourth Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I . Student Learning --- # PPF270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Plumber and Pipefitters trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # PPF291B — Fifth Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Advanced plumbing I, solvent system, independent study in any of the following areas: advanced plumbing, advanced layout, welding I, or refrigeration. Student Learning --- # PPF292B — Fifth Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of PPF 291B - Fifth Year Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprentice I . Student Learning --- # PSC100 — Nevada Constitution 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description This course represents a survey of Nevada politics and its constitution. It explores the structure of state government, the rights and liberties outlined in the state’s constitution, and basic culture and politics. This course satisfies the Nevada Constitution requirement and is designed for out-of-state transfer students that have satisfied the U.S. Constitution requirement but need to fulfill the Nevada Constitution requirement. Student Learning --- # PSC101 — Introduction to American Politics 4 credits · 4 hours Description A survey of the United States, national, state and local governments with emphasis on the cultural aspects of the governing process. (Satisfies the legislative requirement for the United States and Nevada Constitutions.) Student Learning --- # PSC200 — Survey of Political Theory 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of political theory from Plato to the present. Among the thinkers whose works will be explored are Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Student Learning --- # PSC201 — Politics of Minority Groups 3 credits · 3 hours Description An analysis of the historical and contemporary process of minority politics in the United States. Student Learning --- # PSC205 — Latino Politics and Society 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will focus on the social, economic, and political evolution of the Latino community in the United States. Student Learning --- # PSC208 — Survey of State and Local Government 3 credits · 3 hours Description Organization, working principles, functional processes of state and local governments in the United States. (Satisfies the legislative requirement of the Nevada Constitution.) Student Learning --- # PSC210 — American Public Policy 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of the interplay of forces involved in policymaking at all levels of American government. Assessment of the impact of policy on individuals and institutions. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSC101 --- # PSC211 — Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of similarities and differences in the governing processes of developed and developing societies. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSC101 --- # PSC222 — Terrorism and Political Violence 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: GLO 222 Description This interdisciplinary course focuses on the motivation for terrorism and political violence. It addresses the question, “What makes an otherwise ordinary person deliberately attack unarmed civilians who have personally done the perpetrator no wrong and is in no position to redress the perpetrator’s grievances?” Student Learning --- # PSC231 — Introduction to International Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to and explanation of modern and contemporary international relations, foreign policies and economic and social conditions in an interrelated world. Student Learning --- # PSC246 — Politics of Developing Nations 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the politics, ideologies, political structures, processes, and important issues and problems in developing nations, with specific examples drawn from selected countries and regions. Students will consider the arguable meanings of “development” and “globalization.” Student Learning --- # PSC252 — Elements of Political Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will be introduced to the theoretical models and practical aspects of communications in the political world with an emphasis on strategies and tactics employed by campaign professionals. Student Learning --- # PSC257 — Political Parties and Interest Groups 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines the history, purpose, organization, and strategies of the major and minor American political parties, and also examines the purpose of interest groups and their impact on the policy-making process. Student Learning --- # PSC259 — Lobbying and Issue Advocacy 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of the profession and tactics of lobbying and issue advocacy including the processes, laws, and traditions surrounding the industry. Student Learning --- # PSC261 — Introduction to Survey Research and Demographics 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to development, deployment, and interpretation of survey research and other statistical and analytical tools and methodologies in the current political environment. Student Learning --- # PSC270 — Politics Through Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will explore various political issues and themes through the viewing and analysis of major motion pictures. The course will examine how films influence our politics and culture and how films are influenced by direct and indirect government actions and how film reflects and responds to changes in society. Student Learning --- # PSC295 — Special Topics in Political Science 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Exploration of an issue of current interest. Topics may include: the formulation and implementation of National Security Policy, international organization and law, structure and function of U.S. intelligence agencies, or revolution and reaction in Latin America. Student Learning --- # PSC297 — Capstone in Political Science 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides a capstone experience in the field of political science, and provides preparation for both academic and non-academic careers in political science. Student Learning --- # PSC299 — Government Internship 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students receive practical experience in both the public and private sector through political internship opportunities, including campaigns and/or governmental agencies. Student Learning --- # PORT101B — Basics of Portuguese I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking, oral listening, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Portuguese-English words developed. Student Learning --- # PORT111 — First Year Portuguese I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication in all four language skills. Student Learning --- # PORT112 — First Year Portuguese II 4 credits · 4 hours Description A course emphasizing the further development of Portuguese language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on more sophisticated communication in all four language acquisition skills. Portuguese speaking culture(s) are also emphasized. Student Learning Prerequisites: PORT111 --- # PORT211 — Second Year Portuguese I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of PORT 111 - First Year Portuguese I and PORT 112 - First Year Portuguese II . This course emphasizes the development of Portuguese language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and Portuguese-speaking cultures. Student Learning Prerequisites: PORT112 --- # PORT212 — Second Year Portuguese II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of PORT 111 - First Year Portuguese I , PORT 112 - First Year Portuguese II , and PORT 211 - Second Year Portuguese I . This course emphasizes the continuing development of Portuguese language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and Portuguese- speaking cultures. Student Learning Prerequisites: PORT211 --- # PN100L — Practical Nursing Learning Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Description A lab to promote student nurse success by applying study skills, time management, critical thinking, and organizational skills to current course load in a collaborative and caring environment. Student Learning --- # PN103B — Gerontological Health Care 2 credits · 2 hours Description Presents the essential skills needed to provide holistic, culturally sensitive, safe, and effective nursing care to the older adult. Student Learning --- # PN104B — Practical Nursing Fundamentals 5 credits · 5 hours Description Introduction into the role of the Licensed Practical Nurse, basic nursing concepts, the nursing process, legal and ethical responsibilities and communication. Applies basic nursing skills, mental health concepts, medication administration skills, calculation skills and legal and ethical responsibilities of the practical nurse in the care of the client with stable health care needs. Develops intravenous therapy skills. Clinical experience in long-term or sub-acute care setting. Student Learning --- # PN105B — Practical Nursing I 5 credits · 5 hours Description Applies nursing knowledge through the practice of clinical decision making, communication, collaboration, evidence-based practice,ethical principles, legal issues, informatics, nursing assessment skills and interventions, safety, and teaching/learning aimed at the promotion of health, independence, and comfort for the adult and older adult patients. Student Learning --- # PN106B — Family Nursing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Emphasizes normal growth and development and prevention, promotion, and maintenance of health while providing family health care. Focus on child bearing, the neonate, infant and children through the growth years. Student Learning --- # PN107B — Adult Health Nursing I 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours Description Applies nursing knowledge through the practice of clinical decision making, communication, collaboration, evidence-based practice, ethical principles, legal issues, informatics, nursing assessment skills and interventions, safety, and teaching/learning aimed at the promotion of health, independence, and comfort for the adult and older adult patients. Student Learning --- # PN108B — Practical Nursing II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Applies nursing skills, nursing process, therapeutic communication, mental health concepts, medication administration, calculation skills, and legal and ethical responsibilities of the practical nurse in the care of adults and older adults in acute and ambulatory care settings. Student Learning --- # PN109B — Adult Health Nursing II 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours Description Applies nursing skills, nursing process, therapeutic communication, mental health concepts, medication administration, calculation skills, and legal and ethical responsibilities of the practical nurse in the care of adults and older adults in acute and ambulatory care settings. Student Learning --- # PN110B — Practical Nursing Seminar/Management Concepts 4 credits · 4 hours Description Emphasizes management concepts for the Licensed Practical Nurse, career opportunities and responsibilities as well as NCLEX-PN preparation. The clinical component includes a preceptorship. Student Learning --- # PN111B — Practical Nursing Leadership/Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course emphasizes roles and responsibilities of the LPN in Nevada, transition from Military Medic/Corpsman to LPN, career opportunities, leadership and management concepts, and NCLEX-PN preparation. Student Learning --- # PN125B — Pharmacology for Practical Nursing Practice Part I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Integrates pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medications in several classifications and how to use this information in basic nursing practice. Legal and ethical issues, nursing responsibilities in relation to medication administration, and dosage calculation will be discussed. Student Learning --- # PN240B — LPN Refresher 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Description Assists inactive practical nurses to update their knowledge and skills in order to renew their license. This is the first course of a two-course series and must be successfully completed prior to beginning the precepted clinical course. Students are expected to complete both courses within three semesters. Student Learning --- # PN242B — LPN Refresher (Clinical) 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Description This course is the second course of a two-course series designed to assist inactive practical nurses to update their knowledge and skills in order to renew their license. The student will be assigned to clinical practice under the supervision of an RN or LPN preceptor. Students are expected to complete this portion within 12 months of completing the theory. Student Learning Prerequisites: PN240B --- # PSY101 — General Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the principles of psychology, including sensation, perception, cognition, learning, physiological psychology, personality, development, psychopathology, social psychology, methodology, assessment, and history of psychology. Student Learning --- # PSY101H — General Psychology - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An in-depth introduction to the principles of psychology including sensation, perception, cognition, learning, physiological psychology, personality, development, psychopathology, social psychology, assessment, and history through the use of an enhanced interactive instructional environment utilizing supplemental sources, reflective reasoning, and intensive dialogue. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learning --- # PSY102 — Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study and analysis of effective psychological coping and adjustment strategies in both personal and diverse social contexts. Student Learning --- # PSY105 — Introduction to Neuroscience 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: BIOL 105 Description An introduction to neuroscience and the impact of neural diseases on society. Same as BIOL 105 . Student Learning --- # PSY130 — Human Sexuality 3 credits · 3 hours Description Psychological study of major topics related to human sexuality from scientific, developmental, socio-cultural, and applied perspectives. Student Learning --- # PSY200 — Introduction to the Psychology Major 1 credits · 1 hours Description An introduction to psychology as a college major, including an overview of topics in psychology, careers in psychology, and preparation for additional study in psychology or closely related disciplines. Student Learning --- # PSY201 — Lifespan Development 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of developmental psychology from a lifespan perspective including physical, mental, social, and emotional changes at all stages of life from conception to death. Student Learning --- # PSY203 — Advanced General Psychology I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intensive study of selected major topics in the field of psychology. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101 --- # PSY206 — Business/Industrial Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to Business/Industrial/Organizational Psychology including individual, group, and organizational theory, research, and applications related to operations in businesses and other organizations. Student Learning --- # PSY207 — Psychology and the Family 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of the current theories and research findings regarding family structures including evolving familial relationships, familial dynamics, familial transitions, and effective therapeutic interventions. Student Learning --- # PSY208 — Psychology of Human Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of factors which affect human relationships and development of interpersonal communication skills through increasing perception, sensitivity, and skills that will facilitate healthy interpersonal relationships. Student Learning --- # PSY210 — Introduction to Statistical Methods 4 credits · 4 hours Same as: SOC 210 Description Practice with basic statistical methods especially useful in the presentation and interpretation of psychological, sociological, and educational data. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101, PSY101H --- # PSY224 — Introduction to Latino Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examination of psychological influences affecting Latino(a)s within the United States both currently and historically. Student Learning --- # PSY228 — Psychology of Dreams 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the study and analysis of dreams using psychological theory and interpretation. Student Learning --- # PSY230 — Introduction to Personality Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the study and science of personality, including historical influences, foundational concepts, schools of thought, prominent thinkers, contemporary theoretical developments, and practical applications. Student Learning --- # PSY233 — Child Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the psychological study of child growth and development from conception through adolescence including physical, cognitive, social/emotional and moral development and issues relevant to each major developmental stage. Student Learning --- # PSY234 — Psychology of Adolescence 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the psychological study of adolescent development including physical, cognitive, social/emotional, and moral development and issues relevant to adolescence. Student Learning --- # PSY240 — Introduction to Research Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: SOC 240 Description Overview of the research process in the social sciences, including the fundamental characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research, experimental designs and the role of statistical and correctional techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101, SOC101 --- # PSY241 — Introduction to Abnormal Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of the perspectives, terminology and concepts used in identifying, diagnosing and treating abnormal behavior. Student Learning --- # PSY244 — Sport Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination of the psychological principles associated with sport and exercise performance at the group and individual levels. Motivation, stress, goal-setting, leadership, interpersonal relations, and self-efficacy are covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101 --- # PSY261 — Introduction to Social Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: SOC 261 Description Introduction to social and group factors affecting individual behavior, including communication, self and socialization, attitude formation and change. Student Learning --- # PSY270 — Understanding Psychology Through Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of psychological concepts as portrayed in popular film or video media related to individuals, families, relationships, abnormal behavior and human development. Student Learning --- # PSY271 — Introduction to Health Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the study and science of health psychology, including historical influences, foundational concepts, contemporary theoretical developments, and practical applications. Student Learning --- # PSY276 — Aging in Modern American Society 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: SOC 276 Description Interdisciplinary survey of theory, research, and policy related to the psychological and sociological development and changes in the process of aging. Student Learning --- # PSY298 — Capstone Course 1 credits · 1 hours Description Review and assessment of core concepts and learning Prerequisites: PSY101, PSY101H, PSY200, PSY210, PSY240 --- # PSY299 — Special Topics 1 credits · 1 hours -6 Description Concentrated study, research and analysis of selected topic(s) in psychology. Student Learning --- # RDTP100 — Introduction to the Radiation Therapy Profession 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters No information available. Campus/Sites No information available. Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is designed to introduce the student to the academic, clinical, certification, and licensure requirements for becoming a radiation therapist. Topics covered will include a basic understanding of cancers origin, treatment considerations, role and scope of the radiation therapist, academic and clinical requirements for sitting for national certification. Other topics will include introductory professional terminology, patient interaction, the lin… --- # RDTP101B — Introduction to Radiation Therapy 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the foundations in radiation therapy and the practitioner’s role in the health care delivery system. Principles, practices, and policies of the educational program, health care organizations, and principles of radiation and health safety and professional responsibilities of the radiation therapist will be discussed and examined. Students will also be provided foundation concepts and competencies in assessment and evaluation of… --- # RDTP102B — Methodologies I 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is designed to provide the students an introduction to cancer treatment and management. Before entering full-time clinical rotations, the students will become familiar with a wide range of treatment procedures, common prescription doses for various cancer types, and educating patients on treatment side effects. Student Learning --- # RDTP103B — Introduction to Oncology 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course will introduce the student to the disease process. The student will learn about the types of growths, causative factors, and biological behavior of cancer. Students will examine palliative care for the cancer patient. Basic medical terminology will be introduced. Student Learning --- # RDTP105B — Patient Care and Assessment 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Concepts and competencies in assessment and evaluation of the patient for health service delivery with emphasis placed on radiation therapy. The student will examine the psychological and physical needs and factors affecting treatment outcome, routine and emergency care procedures, and the use of medical oncology. Students will learn the physical diagnosis process and how to examine the cancer patient for clinical assessment and quality of care. Student Learning --- # RDTP115B — Caring for the Patient at the End of Life 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course outlines the wide range of clinical experiences used to care for patients at the end of life. The course discusses practical guidance for clinicians, patients, and families about critical communication issues such as delivering bad news, discussing palliative care, making decisions for incapacitated patients, and exploring the wish to die. Student Learning --- # RDTP125B — Radiographic Process 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course provides the student with instruction on the principles of radiation production, interactions with matter detection, and protection. Students will also explore radiographic imaging, radiation therapy, and treatment planning. Student Learning --- # RDTP150B — Introduction to Radiation Physics 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course will establish a working knowledge of the mathematics and physics needed to understand and compute formulas related to the use of radiation in a clinical treatment setting. Student Learning --- # RDTP180B — Radiobiology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Content is designed to present basic concepts and principles of radiation biology. The interactions of radiation with cells, tissues and the body as a whole and resultant biophysical event will be presented. Discussion of the theories and principles of tolerance doses, time-dose relationships, treatment fractionation schemes and the relationship of the clinical practice of radiation therapy will be discussed, examined, and evaluated. Student Learning --- # RDTP202B — Radiotherapy Physics 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is a continuation of RDTP 150B - Introduction to Radiation Physics and will provide the student with a more advanced insight into the principles of physics as they relate to radiation therapy. Included are; measurements, dosage, absorption, isodose curves, radiation safety and protection, room design and calibration of equipment, Brachytherapy as well as disposal of radioactive waste. Student Learning --- # RDTP210B — Treatment Planning I 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Content is designed to establish factors that influence and govern clinical planning of patient treatment. The student will learn isodose descriptions, patient contouring, basic dosimetric calculations (single field and parallel opposed fields, PDD, TAR, TMR), and clinical applications of treatment beams. Class demonstrations /laboratories and projects are incorporated to complement specific content areas and are focused on clinical applications. Student Learning --- # RDTP211B — Radiographic Analysis 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course is designed to provide the students with an understanding of the diagnostic imaging process as well as the radiation treatment delivery process. This course will also introduce students to the basic concepts of computed tomography, sectional anatomy, and how these relate to patient positioning and treatment. Student Learning --- # RDTP212B — Cross Sectional, Topographic and Radiological Anatomy 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course discusses anatomy specifically from an imaging perspective. Students will learn to identify structures and pathology on CT and MRI scans as well as locating landmarks on diagnostic and simulator films. Basic anatomical relationships will be compared using topographical and cross-sectional images. Student Learning --- # RDTP213B — Radiation Oncology 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course provides the student with an understanding of the clinical signs, symptoms, epidemiology, routes of spread, pathology, staging system, and management approaches of the major tumor sites in the body. Topics covered include diagnostic and staging work-up, prognostic factors, decision-making skills for treatment options and treatment results. Student Learning --- # RDTP214B — Methodologies II 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Provides the student with foundation concepts and competencies in assessment and evaluation of the patient for service delivery. Psychological, physical needs and factors affecting treatment outcome will be presented and examined. Routine and emergency care procedures will be assessed. Student Learning --- # RDTP215B — Treatment Planning II 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Continuation of RDTP 210B - Treatment Planning I . Establishes factors that influence and govern clinical planning of patient treatment. The student will learn isodose descriptions, patient contouring, radiobiological considerations, dosimetric calculations, compensation and clinical applications of treatment beams. Optimal treatment planning is emphasized along with particle beams. Steriotactic and emerging technologies are also discussed. Class demonstrations / laboratories and projects are… --- # RDTP216B — Methodologies III 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description A continuation of RDTP 213B - Radiation Oncology . This course will continue to discuss the management of specific neoplastic disease including epidemiology, etiology, detection, diagnosis, patient condition, treatment, and prognosis of neoplastic disease in relationship to histology, anatomical site, and patterns of spread; the radiation therapists’ responsibility in the management of neoplastic disease. Student Learning --- # RDTP219B — Advanced Radiation Therapy Techniques 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Content is designed to allow students to evaluate the radiation therapy process by examining case studies and completing specific modules related to those case studies defined by the ARRT: Differential diagnosis; Medical terminology used in the case; Radiologic procedures used in the diagnosis; types of biopsies performed; Pathologic identification of the cancer; Staging and grading of the tumor (using the AJCC Staging Manual); Treatment set up using 2-D film and conventional treatments; and… --- # RDTP220B — Treatment Planning Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Content is designed to establish factors that influence and govern clinical planning of patient treatment. The student will learn isodose descriptions, practice patient contouring, radiobiological considerations, dosimetric calculations, compensation and clinical applications of treatment beams. Optimal treatment planning is emphasized along with particle beams. Steriotactic and emerging technologies are also discussed. Class demonstrations / laboratories and projects are incorporated to co… --- # RDTP221B — Ethics/Law/Professionalism 2 credits · 2 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course establishes a basic foundation of professional practice for the radiation therapist as a part of the radiation therapy team. It discusses ethical behavior for caregivers as well as legal ramifications, malpractice issues, and ARRT ethics. The course content is designed to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills, especially as they relate to clinical ethics. Student Learning --- # RDTP229B — Radiation Therapy Board Review 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description This course offers a comprehensive review of all courses in the Radiation Therapy program to prepare the student to sit the ARRTNational Registry examination. Four complete Board exams will be administered to mimic the actual exam and students will be able to dissect their errors and correct them through lecture and reading assignments. Student Learning --- # RDTP230B — Clinical Applications I 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Patient treatment competencies are discussed and practiced on a simulation machine. Students are introduced to isocenter, depth of treatment, patient localization marks, immobilization devices, patient alignment using lasers. Student Learning --- # RDTP231B — Clinical Applications II 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description Continuation of RDTP 230B - Clinical Applications I . Students will be assigned four intermediate treatment competencies to be completed under the direct supervision of CSN faculty. Student Learning --- # RDTP232B — Clinical Practicum III 3 credits · 3 hours Semesters ummer Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: No additional information available. Description Continuation of RDTP 231B - Clinical Applications II where the student will take the competencies learned in the lab and apply them to actual patients in the clinic. The student responsibilities increase as more complicated competencies are introduced in patient treatments set-ups. Student Learning --- # RDTP233B — Clinical Practicum IV 1 credits · 1 hours Semesters all Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description Advanced Clinical Practicum stressing practical application of dosimetry competencies under the direct supervision of a medical physicist or dosimetrist. Continuation of advanced patient treatment competencies under the supervision of a Registered Radiation Therapist. Student Learning --- # RDTP234B — Clinical Practicum V 4 credits · 4 hours Semesters pring Campus/Sites Charleston Offering Note: Off-campus at clinical sites. Description The most advanced clinical practicum as evidenced by the level of competency of the student upon completion of RDTP 233B - Clinical Practicum IV . Successful completion of this course will ensure that the student is competent upon graduation to assume all of the responsibilities required of a Registered Radiation Therapy Technologist. Student Learning --- # READ092 — Spelling Skills I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Develops essential spelling skills. Emphasis is on learning, practice and retention of basic spelling rules. Student Learning --- # READ094 — Spelling Skills II 2 credits · 2 hours Description This class offers a variety of approaches to students master the spelling of troublesome words. Some of the approaches include learning principles, pairing, mnemonic devices, rhyme, definition, repetition, pronunciation. Student Learning Prerequisites: READ092 --- # READ095 — Reading and Improvement 3 credits · 3 hours Description This class will improve fundamental reading skills, including word-attack skills, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, fluency, and interpretation. Extensive opportunities for applying reading strategies for before, during, and after reading will be provided. Critical analysis skills in relationship to various texts will be introduced to guide students toward college level reading. Student Learning --- # READ096 — Vocabulary Skills I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to broaden the student’s range of English vocabulary. Emphasis is placed on word recognition, misused words, basic Latin and Greek roots. Student Learning --- # READ097 — Vocabulary Skills II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Strategies for the mastery of vocabulary words useful for the academic and employment world. Student Learning Prerequisites: READ096 --- # READ099 — Active Reading Strategies 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course will equip students with active reading skills and vocabulary learning strategies that will improve their success in other courses. Designed to be taken with another class that relies heavily on difficult reading. Student Learning --- # READ130 — Reading in the Disciplines 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will learn the unique skills, including vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency, required to read textbooks and related materials in different subject areas. Students will learn how to adapt and apply academic reading and learning strategies to suit the distinct characteristics of college-level texts in academic disciplines. Student Learning Prerequisites: READ095 --- # READ135 — College Reading Strategies 3 credits · 3 hours Description Improvement of reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, vocabulary, reading rate, and study-reading techniques through reading and analyzing a variety of texts, including college level texts and textbook selections from various areas. Note: May be taken in lieu of the reading portion of the PPST exam by a license holder who has failed the PPST reading portion at least once when a grade of B is obtained at the conclusion of the course. This option is not available to students in teacher education courses. Student Learning Prerequisites: READ095 --- # RE101 — Real Estate Principles 3 credits · 3 hours Description A course that covers most subjects required for successful passing of the state real estate exam. Satisfies requirements of the Nevada State Real Estate Commission Salesman’s exam. Student Learning --- # RE102 — Real Estate Math 3 credits · 3 hours Description A general mathematics course designed to assist the student who wishes to pass the state exam as well as the student who wants to be more proficient and knowledgeable in the real estate profession. Student Learning --- # RE103 — Real Estate Law and Practice 3 credits · 3 hours Description A law course specifically designed for the field of real estate including agency, contracts, deeds, instruments, easements, estates in land, zoning, restrictions, tenancy, liens, foreclosures, transfers of title, leases and court decisions. One of two courses required by the Nevada Real Estate Commission to take the Salesperson’s License exam. Student Learning --- # RE107 — Real Estate Contracts, Transactions, and Ethics 2 credits · 2 hours Description An overview of real estate contracts and real estate agency. The course will provide lessons of not less than 15 hours of instructions in the preparation of contracts in real estate transactions to the extent allowed in the capacity of a real estate licensee and, will provide lessons of not less than 15 hours of instructions in real estate Agency affecting real estate practitioners Student Learning --- # RE110 — Capstone - Real Estate Salesperson License Exam Practice and Preparation 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course is designed to prepare students for the Nevada Real Estate Salesperson exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: RE101, RE103, RE107 --- # RE190 — Post Licensing Salesperson Module 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course is designed to satisfy the post licensing education hours as required by the Nevada Real Estate Division. This specifically focuses on real estate agency, contracts, ethics, risk reduction, and law and legislation. Student Learning --- # RE198 — Special Topics in Real Estate 1 credits · 1 hours -2 Description This course highlights trends in the real estate industry. Topics may change from semester to semester. Please note that CSN only offers this course as a 1-2 credit course. Student Learning --- # RE199 — Real Estate Investments 2 credits · 2 hours Description Introduction to the mechanics of the real estate business, state, and federal regulations, management, financial statements, formulas, techniques, protection and investment guidelines for the consumer as they relate to the real estate business. Student Learning --- # RE201 — Real Estate Brokerage 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of the factors necessary for the establishment and efficient operation of brokerage offices. Ethics, listing, office location, physical layout, budgeting, records and procedures. One of several courses required by the Nevada Real Estate Commission to take the Broker’s exam. Student Learning --- # RE202 — Real Estate Financing and Insurance 2 credits · 2 hours Description A study of the procedures and techniques requisite to the analysis of financial real property. The types of financing include conventional, Federal Housing Administration, Veterans’ Administration, credit evaluations, interest rates, loan costs and the availability of mortgage money and its competition in the money market. Types of insurance specifically applicable to the real estate industry covered. Student Learning --- # RE203 — Tax Aspects of Real Property Transactions 2 credits · 2 hours Description Course covers basic tax law principles governing forms and methods of acquisition of real property. Emphasis is on planning techniques to structure real property transactions to minimize tax liability. Student Learning --- # RE205 — Real Property Management 2 credits · 2 hours Description Designed to cover the fundamental principles involved in the management of real property. Topics to be covered include the role of an effective managing agent, accounting systems and financial controls, human relations in property management, leases, developing management checklist and developing effective service techniques. Student Learning --- # RE206 — Real Estate Appraising 2 credits · 2 hours Description Course covers basic principles and economic trends, nature of appraisal process, neighborhood and site analysis, site evaluation, residential style and functional utility. Use of cost, income capitalization and market approaches to value and the correlation of the data to arrive at a value estimate. Recommended for those holding a real estate license. Student Learning --- # RST101 — Introduction to Religious Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description Varieties of religious expression: belief, ritual scripture, art. Religious issues: deity, the sacred, death, evil, salvation. Methods of studying religion. Student Learning --- # RST136 — Introduction to Women and Religion 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course studies women as subjects of religion and provides an opportunity for students to examine religion in the context of the gender-specific experiences of women. The course includes the roles of women in a variety of religious groups as well as a study of the myths and symbols relating to women’s roles in these religious groups. Student Learning --- # RST150 — Abrahamic Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on the major historical developments, structural cosmology, symbolic interpretation, and values of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Student Learning --- # RST170 — Introduction to Modern Western Paganism 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course introduces Modern Western Paganism. Included are history, sources, traditions, cosmology, practices, rituals, ritual calendars, and rites of passage. Student Learning --- # RST260 — Mesoamerican Religions: Jaguars, Serpents, Trees 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the religions of Mesoamerica using cultural methods such as art and architecture coupled with written sources to explore their unique cosmology. Student Learning --- # RST270 — Modern Western Pagan Thought 3 credits · 3 hours Description Exploration of beliefs, values, and ethics of the modern western Pagan community. Includes concepts of deity, nature, magic, ethics, existence, suffering, evil, death, and ecstasy. Student Learning --- # RST295 — Topical Issues in Religious Studies 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description The topic will vary; however the intent is to develop awareness of and appreciation for certain religious or spiritual paths and/or issues. Student Learning --- # RFR101B — Roofers Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The socioeconomic history of the Roofing trade and employability skills are the primary topics. Additional topics include OSHA safe-ty regulations and introduction to various roofing methods, tools, and materials. Student Learning --- # RFR102B — Roofers Apprentice I s 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers all aspects of built-up roofing. Additional topics include personal protective equipment, ladder safety, trade related mathematics, and blueprint reading. Student Learning --- # RFR151B — Roofers Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers all aspects of single ply roofing, including tools, materials, and installation methods. Additional topics include maintenance/repair of existing roofs, and various water-proofing methods. Student Learning --- # RFR152B — Roofers Apprentice II s 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers all aspects of steep slope roofing including the OSHA safety requirements regarding tools, equipment and hoisting. Also covered are various types of shingles and photovoltaic shingle installation. Student Learning --- # RFR201B — Roofers Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers advanced roofing methods including damp proofing, surface preparation, and spray systems. Additional topics include membrane systems, chopped glass, rubberized asphalt and spray foam applications. Student Learning --- # RFR202B — Roofers Apprentice III s 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers the advanced mathematics required in the roofing industry. Additional topics include supervisor training, advanced blueprint reading, and overall job site organization. Student Learning --- # RFR211B — Safety 4 credits · 4 hours Description Industry statistics on accident frequency rates are studied. Under-standing basic causes of accidents in the workplace are emphasized. Safe practices for each type of work is reviewed extensively. Student Learning --- # RFR212B — CPR, First Aid, and OSHA 10 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course covers first aid/CPR and OSHA 10 regulations as applied to the Roofing trade. Covered topics include work related injury prevention, health/safety on the job, and basic safety requirements. Student Learning --- # RFR250B — Photovoltaic Systems 5 credits · 5 hours Description The course format includes both classroom instruction and hands-on participation, along with the complete process of designing, installing, and commissioning Photovoltaic systems. Student Learning --- # RFR270B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Roofers and Waterproofers trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # RUS111 — First Year Russian I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; structural analysis. Emphasis is placed on speaking. Student Learning --- # RUS112 — First Year Russian II 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; structural analysis. Emphasis is placed on speaking. Student Learning Prerequisites: RUS111 --- # RUS200 — Russian Culture Through Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description An exploration of the Russian culture through film. No prior knowledge of the Russian culture or language is required. The course is taught in English. Student Learning --- # RUS211 — Second Year Russian I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Further development of Russian speaking, listening, reading, writing skills and Russian cultural awareness. Student Learning Prerequisites: RUS112 --- # RUS212 — Second Year Russian II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Further advancement of Russian speaking, listening, reading, writing skills and Russian cultural awareness. Student Learning Prerequisites: RUS211 --- # SEA101B — Orientation 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview of the construction industry, safety and green building awareness. Successful students will receive OSHA 10 certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # SEA103B — Safety and Health Certifications 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers the safe and appropriate use of scaffolds, aerial lift equipment and emergency response procedures. Successful students will receive First Aid and CPR certification and UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # SEA105B — Basic Frame Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the basic techniques and erection procedures associated with frame scaffold components. The terminology, components and installation sequence will be presented. Student Learning --- # SEA107B — Print Reading 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces basic visualization skills needed for reading and interpreting construction prints. Views, elevations and the role of specifications as they relate to prints will be discussed. Student Learning --- # SEA109B — Basic System Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the basic techniques and erection procedures associated with system scaffold components. Construction practices and safety considerations will be a major focus of the class. Student Learning --- # SEA111B — Basic Suspended Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the basic techniques and procedures associated with suspended scaffolds. The terminology and use of scaffold components in a cable suspended configuration will be the focus of this training. Student Learning --- # SEA113B — Basic Tube and Clamp Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the basic techniques and procedures associated with tube and clamp scaffold components and erecting methods. Students will identify custom configurations utilizing this type of scaffolding. Student Learning --- # SEA115B — Intermediate Frame Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will enhance the student’s basic frame scaffold erecting ability by incorporating variations of standard construction techniques and procedures to accommodate structural, equipment or overhead restrictions. Student Learning --- # SEA117B — Intermediate System Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course presents the techniques and procedures to build cantilevered platforms that extend beyond a typical scaffold base arrangement using system scaffold components. Student Learning --- # SEA119B — Advanced Frame Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the advanced techniques and procedures associated with ground supported frame scaffold. The use of scaffold components for construction of various heavy-duty (industrial) elevated platforms will be the focus of this training. Student Learning --- # SEA121B — Advanced System Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the advanced techniques and procedures required when constructing system scaffolds used in industrial boiler installation or repair applications. Students will identify surface obstacles and unique shapes indicative of this application. Student Learning --- # SEA123B — Advanced Suspended Scaffold 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course will cover the advanced techniques and procedures required when constructing suspended scaffolds supported by structural members. Students will identify the suitable structural components for this application type. Student Learning --- # SEA125B — Scaffold Re-Shoring 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will present students with the principles and techniques for the use of shoring equipment in a re-shore application. The importance of uniform loading and alignment of multi-tower/ tandem tower configurations will be explained. Student Learning --- # SEA127B — Scaffold in Confined Spaces 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Description This course covers both CAL-OSHA and Federal OSHA regulation for safe access, entry and monitoring for confined space work. Successful students will receive UBC qualification cards. Student Learning --- # SEA129B — Specialty Scaffold Applications 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course will include specialty scaffold applications focusing on ramps, chutes and mobile towers suitable for light and heavy-duty use. Student Learning --- # SEA131B — Advanced Print Reading 2 credits · 2 hours Description In this course, students will analyze multi-view drawings to determine construction type, locate benchmark, find building element and review codes, references and perform calculations for construction purposes. Student Learning --- # SMTL111B — First Aid/CPR I 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description Covers First Aid procedures for infants and adults, and the latest procedure of CPR. Certification will be issued upon completion. Student Learning --- # SMTL112B — Job Site Safety and Certification 1 credits · 1 hours Description Covers safe work practices for shop and field along with forklift safety, welding safety, power actuated tools and aerial safety. Certifications are issued upon completion. Student Learning --- # SMTL113B — Sheet Metal Drafting 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers the use of drafting tools, lines, lettering, orthographic projections, layout, pictorial drawings, sketches, as well as pictorial, isometric, oblique, freehand and shop drawings. Student Learning --- # SMTL114B — Layout/Fabrication I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers the use of hand tools, layout construction, layout on metal basics, parallel line layout, radial line layout, triangulation and basic shop equipment. Student Learning --- # SMTL115B — Sheet Metal Apprentice I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers the trade history, responsibilities, people skills, service, shop equipment, seams, locks and edges. Will become familiar with trade related math including the areas of geometry, trigonometry and layout. Student Learning --- # SMTL121B — OSHA 10 1 credits · 1 hours Description Upon completion of this safety class, students will receive an OSHA 10 certificate. Student Learning --- # SMTL122B — Sheet Metal Plans and Specifications 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers cut sheets, RFIs, man hours, equipment, rough BID, elevations, penetrations, clearance, equipment size, submittals, moisture controls and specifications. Student Learning --- # SMTL123B — Layout/Fabrication II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers advanced parallel line development and advanced triangular development. Student Learning --- # SMTL124B — Sheet Metal Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers trade materials, properties of metals, alternative materials, hardware of the craft, shop procedures, field installation, introduction to refrigeration and more trigonometry. Student Learning --- # SMTL221B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Sheet Metal Workers trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # SMTL230B — First Aid/CPR II 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description Covers items for recertification of basic first aid and CPR. Certification will be issued upon completion of the class. Student Learning --- # SMTL234B — Architectural Sheet Metal I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers Architectural Sheet Metal materials, moisture control, expansion and contraction. Material handling, wall systems, project management and special Architectural Sheet Metal are also covered. Student Learning --- # SMTL236B — Architectural Sheet Metal II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers flashing, seams, locks, edges, fastening, joining, measurements, field installation, shop layout and fabrication. Wall systems, supports, substrates, roofing drainage systems, louvers and ventilators will also be covered. Student Learning --- # SMTL240B — CAD/Detailing I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers basic CAD commands, introduction to CAD, and two dimensional drawings. Student Learning --- # SMTL241B — CAD/Detailing II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers introduction to 3D drawing, enabling the creating, drawing and printing of a basic duct system (required). Student Learning --- # SMTL242B — TAB I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers air pressure, measuring rotational speed, electrical components as well as measurement, air distribution devices and fans. Student Learning --- # SMTL243B — TAB II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers air balance test reports, air velocity reading instruments, temperature as well as humidity instruments and general procedure for balancing systems. Student Learning --- # SMTL244B — Advanced Welding/Industrial I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process and learning how to weld on multiple joints with different rods in all positions. Student Learning --- # SMTL245B — Advanced Welding/Industrial II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continue welding processes introduced in SMTL 244B - Advanced Welding/Industrial I . Exercises are designed for certifications in 18 gauge and 10 gauge. Student Learning --- # SMTL246B — HVAC-R Equipment I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Includes understanding the refrigeration cycle, components, piping and start-up of HVAC-R equipment. Student Learning --- # SMTL247B — HVAC-R Equipment II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of SMTL 246B - HVAC-R Equipment I and includes documentation, troubleshooting and diagnosing of refrigerant systems. Additional curriculum covers basic electricity, components, controls, diagrams, troubleshooting, and diagnosing of electrical systems. Student Learning --- # SMTL248B — Food Service Equipment Fabrication/Installation I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers safety, metallurgy, local codes, materials along with application, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). Student Learning --- # SMTL249B — Food Service Equipment Fabrication/Installation II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of SMTL 248B - Food Service Equipment Fabrication/Installation I including Carbon Arc Braze Welding. Will become competent in installation and modification of various pieces of kitchen/food service equipment. Student Learning --- # SMTL260B — Foreman Training 2 credits · 2 hours Description Covers record keeping, legal documents and considerations along with the responsibilities of a foreman in the Sheet Metal industry. Student Learning --- # SMTL261B — TAB III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers systems balancing, low pressure constant volume supply systems, return air and exhaust systems, variable air volume systems, leak testing, controllers and controlled devices. Student Learning --- # SMTL262B — TAB IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers pumps, water balance preparation, water system balance procedures and water chillers. Student Learning --- # SMTL263B — Advanced Welding/Industrial III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) processes for structural welding. Student Learning --- # SMTL264B — Advanced Welding/Industrial IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of SMTL 263B - Advanced Welding/Industrial III . Preparation for certification in 3/8-inch plate and a variety of other welding processes. Student Learning --- # SMTL265B — HVAC-R Equipment III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Greater detail given in the areas covered in SMTL 247B - HVAC-R Equipment II including refrigerant cycle, components, piping, start-up, commissioning, troubleshooting and diagnosing refrigeration systems. Student Learning --- # SMTL266B — HVAC-R Equipment IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Greater detail given in the areas covered in SMTL 265B - HVAC-R Equipment III including advanced electrical curriculum in components, controls, trouble-shooting and diagnosing electrical systems. Student Learning --- # SMTL267B — Food Service Equipment Fabrication/Installation III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers a variety of processes required to install, modify and repair food service equipment. Student Learning --- # SMTL268B — Food Service Equipment Fabrication/Installation IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation of SMTL 267B - Food Service Equipment Fabrication/Installation III . Various specialty items such as hand rails and wall coverings will also be covered. Student Learning --- # SMTL269B — CAD/Detailing III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers 3D ductwork on architectural and mechanical building layout drawings. Student Learning --- # SMTL270B — CAD/Detailing IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description Covers how to generate reports, shipping lists and drawings detailed enough to be utilized for manufacturing, installation, shipping, estimating and ordering. Student Learning --- # SMTL284B — Architectural Sheet Metal III 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is part of the Sheet Metal Local #88 Apprenticeship program and covers moisture control, single-ply roofing and built-up roofing. Student Learning --- # SMTL285B — Architectural Sheet Metal IV 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course is part of the Sheet Metal Local #88 Apprenticeship program and is a continuation of SMTL 284B - Architectural Sheet Metal III . Topics covered in this course include advanced moisture control, wind uplift, repair and maintenance. Student Learning --- # SMTL290B — Journeyman Upgrade I 3 credits · 3 hours Description A review of trade related math skills, drafting, and basic layout skills for Building Trades Sheet Metal Journeymen. Student Learning --- # SMTL291B — Journeyman Upgrade II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers advanced layout skills, fabrication techniques, and basic welding skills for Building Trades Sheet Metal Journeymen. Student Learning --- # SMTL292B — Journeyman Upgrade III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers drafting and blueprint reading for Light Commercial Journeymen. Student Learning --- # SMTL293B — Journeyman Upgrade IV 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers foreman training, detailing and bidding for Light Commercial Journeymen. Student Learning --- # SOC101 — Principles of Sociology 3 credits · 3 hours Textbook Information: Some sections are ith low-cost (<$40) or no-cost textbooks. Check course notes in MyCSN for textbook and fee details. When registering for classes in MyCSN, you can also click the “Buy Books” button to review a course’s textbook requirements. Description An overview of the sociological principles that shape the development, structure and function of society, culture, human interaction, groups and social change. Student Learning --- # SOC101H — Principles of Sociology - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description An Honors-level of the sociological principles and concepts that shape the development, structure, and function of societies, cultures, human interactions, groups, self-image, conflict, socialization, and social change. Honors emphasizes interactive learning, entailing an examination of the self and one’s social and cultural world through the use of reflective reasoning and dialogue. Courses with “H” suffixes are designated Honors-level courses and can be used to fulfill equivalent general education requirements. Student Learning --- # SOC102 — Contemporary Social Issues 3 credits · 3 hours Description An examination and critical analysis of social issues and problems, their causes and proposed solutions. Student Learning --- # SOC205 — Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: ANTH 205 Description An interdisciplinary survey of race and ethnicity, examining identity, cultural diversity, intergroup relations, and public policies from sociological and anthropological perspectives. Student Learning --- # SOC207 — Introduction to Sociological Theory 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of major sociological theories including historical influences, foundational concepts, schools of thought, prominent thinkers, contemporary theoretical developments, and marginalized perspectives. Student Learning --- # SOC210 — Introduction to Statistical Methods 4 credits · 4 hours Same as: PSY 210 Description Practice with basic statistical methods especially useful in the presentation and interpretation of psychological, sociological and educational data. Student Learning Prerequisites: SOC101, SOC101H --- # SOC225 — Media and Society 3 credits · 3 hours Description An investigation into the ways in which media affects contemporary society and culture. Student Learning --- # SOC240 — Introduction to Research Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: PSY 240 Description Overview of the research process in the social sciences including the fundamental characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research, experimental designs, and the role of statistical and correlational techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: PSY101, SOC101 --- # SOC261 — Introduction to Social Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: PSY 261 Description Introduction to social and group factors affecting individual behavior including communication, self and socialization, attitude formation and change. Student Learning --- # SOC270 — Introduction to Deviant Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the contrasting sociological perspectives in the field of deviant behavior as applied to a variety of socially stigmatized behaviors. Student Learning --- # SOC275 — Introduction to Marriage and Family 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: WMST 275 Description Survey of issues in the sociology of the family including the intersection of race/ethnicity, class, and gender. Student Learning --- # SOC276 — Aging in Modern American Society 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: PSY 276 Description Interdisciplinary survey of theory, research, and policy related to the psychological and sociological development and changes in the process of aging in society. Student Learning --- # SOC281 — Computer Applications for the Social Sciences 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course equips students with computer skills needed to compete effectively for new employment opportunities in service organizations and evaluation research (i.e., applications, analysis, data management). Student Learning Prerequisites: IS101 --- # SOC289 — Applied Skills in Sociology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed as culminating course in completion of sociology degree program. This capstone course blends research, theory, and method with practical experience in applied sociology. Student Learning --- # SOC291 — Field Experience in Sociology 1 credits · 1 hours Description Program includes formal classroom instruction (substantive and applied components), computer-related tasks, and on-site job training, blending theory with practice. Communication and social interactive skills are developed and practiced. Student Learning --- # SOC298 — Selected Topics in Sociology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Variable content required to respond to specific topic areas in sociology, relationships between sociology and the community, special student interests and needs and faculty expertise. Student Learning --- # SOC299 — Capstone Course in Sociology 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course provides a capstone experience in the field of sociology. It integrates coursework covered in the Sociology AA degree program and provides preparation for both academic and non-academic careers in sociology. Student Learning --- # SON101B — Basic Sonography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents an introduction to sonography, with an emphasis on the role of the sonographer, basic anatomy, physiology, physics, and imaging parameters. Student Learning --- # SON101L — Basic Sonography Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Description Focuses on the development of skills needed to begin clinical courses. Student Learning --- # SON102B — Basic Cardiac Sonography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Presents an introduction to cardiac sonography, with an emphasis on the role of the sonographer, basic anatomy, physiology, physics and imaging parameters. Student Learning --- # SON102L — Basic Cardiac Sonography Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours Description Focuses on the development of skills needed to begin clinical courses. Student Learning --- # SON116B — Echocardiography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on valvular heart disease, diseases of the great vessels, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, and cardiac masses. Student Learning --- # SON125B — Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course presents basic ultrasound physical principles and terminology as well as instrumentation and equipment. Unit measurements, beam characteristics, and tissue relationships are emphasized. Student Learning --- # SON135B — Cardiovascular Ultrasound Physics 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course presents students with advanced cardiovascular principles with an emphasis on cardiac anatomy, physiology, evaluation methods and hemodynamics. The information presented will serve as a resource for the ARDMS exam on cardiovascular principles and instrumentation. Student Learning --- # SON150B — Patient Care for Imaging Professions 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on patient care procedures, patient transport and handling, infection control, surgical asepsis, interview and examination techniques, vital signs and emergency procedures and chart and referral evaluations. Student Learning --- # SON160B — Sonographic Scanning Lab I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Ultrasound procedures performed in supervised lab on campus. Student Learning --- # SON190B — Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation of Sonographic Physics I with an emphasis on Doppler physics, including color Doppler, hemodynamics, biologic effects, quality assurance/control and sonographic artifacts. Student Learning Prerequisites: SON125B --- # SON195B — Sonographic Scanning Lab II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Ultrasound procedures performed in a supervised lab on campus. Student Learning --- # SON210B — Abdominal Sonography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the abdominal organs that can be visualized with ultrasound. Student Learning --- # SON216B — Echocardiography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation of SON 116B - Echocardiography I with a focus on cardiac trauma, pericardial disease, systolic and diastolic function, transesophageal echocardiography, and specialized echocardiographic applications. Student Learning --- # SON220B — Abdominal Sonography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the GI tract, peritoneum, lung and chest, musculoskeletal structures, superficial structures, and the anterior abdominal wall. Student Learning Prerequisites: SON210B --- # SON225B — Stress Echocardiography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on coronary artery disease and the indications, utility, limitations and technical procedures related to stress echocardiography including cardiovascular pharmacology, theory and use of provocative stress agents and non-pharmacologic stress. Student Learning --- # SON235B — Gynecologic Sonography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the female pelvic organs, including the uterus, ovaries, adnexa and surrounding supportive structures and their sonographic appearance. Student Learning --- # SON245B — Obstetrical Sonography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on use of ultrasound in the first, second, and third trimester of pregnancy, including normal and abnormal states, anatomy, biometry, pathology, and complications. Student Learning --- # SON250B — Seminar and Case Review I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Through the presentation of select pathology cases by students, the multi-facets of diagnostic medical sonography are reviewed and future trends discussed. Student Learning --- # SON255B — Seminar and Case Review II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Through the presentation of select pathology cases by students, the multi-facets of diagnostic medical sonography are reviewed and future trends discussed. This is a continuation of SON 250B Seminar & Case Review I. Student Learning --- # SON260B — Obstetrical Sonography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the use of ultrasound in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, including normal and abnormal fetal anatomy of organ systems, chromosomal abnormalities, syndromes and complications. Student Learning --- # SON261B — Pediatric Echocardiography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on fetal, neonatal and pediatric echocardiography including embryology and normal fetal and neonatal cardiac anatomy. Pediatric cardiac pathology, pathophysiology and hemodynamics in various disease processes will be discussed. Student Learning --- # SON262B — Pediatric Echocardiography II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Continuation of Pediatric Echocardiography I with special emphasis on surgical procedures utilized for pediatric cardiac anomalies. Student Learning --- # SON270B — Small Parts/Pediatric Sonography 2 credits · 2 hours Description Focuses on the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the thyroid, breast, and male pelvis. An emphasis on the in-depth evaluation of specialized pediatric sonography will be applied to this course. Student Learning --- # SON275B — Vascular Sonography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on duplex and color Doppler imaging of the extracranial cerebral and peripheral vessels of the vascular system as well as the physiology and sonographic appearance of normal anatomy and pathology. Student Learning --- # SON275L — Vascular Sonography Laboratory I 1 credits · 1 hours Description Vascular ultrasound procedures performed in a supervised lab on campus. Student Learning --- # SON276B — Vascular Sonography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Continuation of SON 275B - Vascular Sonography I , with an emphasis on the use of “Indirect Testing” ultrasound evaluation of the vascular system in the upper and lower extremities; and transcranial Doppler. Plethysmography of extremity vessels will also be discussed. Student Learning --- # SON276L — Vascular Sonography Laboratory II 1 credits · 1 hours Description Vascular ultrasound procedures performed in a supervised lab on campus. This is a continuation of SON 275L. Student Learning --- # SON280B — Sonographic Clinical Practicum I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Provides 16 hours per week of supervised ultrasound clinical experience. Student Learning --- # SON281B — Sonographic Clinical Practicum II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Provides 16 hours per week of supervised ultrasound clinical experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: SON280B --- # SON282B — Sonographic Clinical Practicum III 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides 24 hours per week of supervised ultrasound clinical experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: SON281B --- # SON283B — Sonographic Clinical Practicum IV 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides 24 hours per week of supervised ultrasound clinical experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: SON282B --- # SON284B — Sonographic Clinical Practicum V 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides 24 hours per week of supervised ultrasound clinical experience. Student Learning Prerequisites: SON283B --- # SON290B — Sonography Registry Review 2 credits · 2 hours Description A review of material covered in all previous sonography courses. Designed to prepare students to take the Abdominal, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation registries. Student Learning --- # SON291B — Cardiac Registry Review 2 credits · 2 hours Description Focuses on the review of material covered in all previous sonography courses. Designed to prepare students to take the Adult Echocardiography, Pediatric Echocardiography and Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation registries. Student Learning --- # SPAN101B — Basics of Spanish I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory Spanish course emphasizing spoken communication and development of elementary structures in Spanish. It may not transfer to other institutions. Student Learning --- # SPAN102B — Basics of Spanish II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of the basic language skills learned in SPAN 101B - Basics of Spanish I , emphasizing spoken communication and development of elementary structures in Spanish. Course may not transfer to other institutions. Student Learning Prerequisites: SPAN101B --- # SPAN105B — Spanish for Health Professions I 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory course emphasizing spoken communication. Students study basic grammatical concepts in a variety of practical settings and specialized vocabulary needed by personnel in the health professions. Student Learning --- # SPAN106B — Spanish for Health Professions II 3 credits · 3 hours Description A continuation of SPAN 105B - Spanish for Health Professions I ; students continue studying specialized vocabulary and basic grammatical concepts needed by health professions personnel and apply it in practical settings. Student Learning Prerequisites: SPAN105B --- # SPAN111 — First Year Spanish I 4 credits · 4 hours Description A beginning level Spanish course emphasizing the development of language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and cultural understanding. Emphasis on basic communication. Student Learning --- # SPAN112 — First Year Spanish II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This is the second semester of first-year Spanish concentrating on the development of language skills in the present and simple past tenses (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and cultural understanding. Emphasis on basic communication. Student Learning Prerequisites: SPAN111 --- # SPAN116B — Spanish for Law Enforcement I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Emphasizes spoken communication, including the specialized vocabulary and basic grammatical concepts needed by Law Enforcement personnel. Will provide applications of Spanish in situations ranging from domestic violence to reading the Miranda warning. Student Learning --- # SPAN126 — Introduction to Spanish for Heritage Speakers 3 credits · 3 hours -4 Description This course focuses on expanding intermediate-level vocabulary, developing oral skills, and exploring basic grammatical concepts to prepare students for second year courses. The course was designed for students who grew up or spent significant amounts of time, in a Spanish-speaking environment. Student Learning --- # SPAN211 — Second Year Spanish I 3 credits · 3 hours Description The development of intermediate language skills using a variety of tenses (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and cultural understanding. Emphasis on incorporation of intermediate communication. Student Learning Prerequisites: SPAN112 --- # SPAN212 — Second Year Spanish II 3 credits · 3 hours Description The development of intermediate language skills using a comprehensive variety of tenses (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and cultural understanding. Emphasis on mastery of intermediate communication. Student Learning Prerequisites: SPAN211 --- # SPAN215 — Intermediate Spanish Conversation I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to continue and improve the oral communication and listening skills of the student who has completed SPAN 212 - Second Year Spanish II or has the equivalent knowledge. Student Learning --- # SPAN216 — Intermediate Spanish Conversation II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed to continue and improve the oral communication and listening skills of the student who has completed SPAN 212 - Second Year Spanish II or SPAN 215 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation I or has the equivalent knowledge. Student Learning --- # SPAN223 — Spanish Caribbean Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: LAS 223 Description This course examines historical, cultural, and social developments of the Spanish Caribbean from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Topics include history, traditions, ethnicity, literature, arts, religion, politics, music, and food. Student Learning --- # SPAN224 — Mexican Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: LAS 224 Description This course focuses on elements that contribute to the formation of the culture and identity of the Mexican nation: history, religion, music, art, food, movies and TV, traditions, celebrations and folklore, social realities, and the relationship with the U.S. Taught in English. Student Learning --- # SPAN226 — Spanish for Heritage Speakers I 3 credits · 3 hours -4 Description Designed for students who have an informal training in Spanish, but little or no formal instruction. Emphasis on grammar, transfer of literacy skills, vocabulary enrichment and cultural awareness. Student Learning Prerequisites: SPAN126 --- # SPAN227 — Spanish for Heritage Speakers II 3 credits · 3 hours -4 Description Designed for students who have an informal training in Spanish, but little or no formal instruction. This course continues to examine the topics and skills from SPAN 226 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I ; emphasis on grammar, transfer of literacy skills, vocabulary enrichment and cultural awareness. Student Learning Prerequisites: SPAN226 --- # STAT152 — Introduction to Statistics 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic probability and statistical methods with applications (possibly with computers and the internet);. Topics include correlation, descriptive statistics, experiments, graphical presentation of data, hypothesis and significance testing, linear regression, point and interval estimation, and sampling. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH124, MATH124E, MATH126, MATH126E, MATH128 --- # SUR280 — Fundamentals of Geomatics I 4 credits · 4 hours Description A comprehensive study of angle measurement systems, taping, the traverse, differential leveling, profile leveling, plan and profile sheet, the circular curve, the vertical curve, the USGS 7.5-minute map, and elementary topographic mapping. The application of statistics to surveying, the assumptions underlying surveying on the plane, and reference surfaces are stressed in this course. In the laboratory portion of the course, students will make survey measurements, maintain a field book, and adjust survey data as appropriate. Weekly laboratory reports using the measured data to comp… Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # SUR281 — Fundamentals of Geomatics II 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course provides a comprehensive study of the construction and calibration of the modern total station, instrument errors, face positions, survey astronomy, control leveling, calibration of the EDMI, large-scale topographic mapping, and the use of the data collector. The laboratory portion of this course provides the student the opportunity to apply the fundamental principles underlying total station instrument errors, EDMI calibration, astronomic observations for azimuth and large-scale topographic mapping. Weekly laboratory reports using measured data to compute a survey pro… Prerequisites: SUR280 --- # SUR290 — Introduction to Urban Development 4 credits · 4 hours Description An introduction to the process of land development and construction layout. An emphasis is placed on those Nevada State Statutes that define the duties of the Professional Land Surveyor in the subdivision of land. Topics include standards and procedures associated with urban development involving Topographic Mapping, ALTA/NSPS Title Surveys, Standards of Practice, Elevation Certificates, and Subdivision Design. Student Learning Prerequisites: CADD105 --- # SUR320 — GIS for Surveyors 3 credits · 3 hours Description Reviews the basic concepts in the development and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The course focuses on the application of GIS for land parcel management or the Land Information System (LIS). Applies measurement science to the collection of land information data and the development of the base map. Develops the legal issues associated with the development of land information systems. Introduces the concept of the cadastre and the history associated with land parcel management in the United States. Student Learning Prerequisites: GIS109, GEOG210, GEOL210 --- # SUR330 — Introduction to Least Squares Adjustment 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an introductory study of the concepts and mathematics involved in performing least squares adjustment of survey data. The student is introduced to the use of matrices to handle data, systems of linear equations, the principles of error propagation, and several methods used to fit survey data to mathematical and survey models. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # SUR340 — Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Principles of photogrammetry and remote sensing as applied to surveying and mapping. Includes the mapping camera, the photograph, the stereo model, the strip and the block, and flight planning principles. The impacts of the digital revolution on photogrammetry, image processing, and remote sensing principles are important topics covered in this course. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # SUR360 — Public Land Survey System 3 credits · 3 hours Description The U.S. Public Land Survey System (PLSS) as described in Official Government Survey Manuals with emphasis on evidence, both federal and state rules, resurveys, and subdivision of sections. A field project to recover original evidence of the GLO Surveys is required. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH127 --- # SUR365 — Land Descriptions 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis, interpretation, and writing of land descriptions, proper form, controlling elements, metes-and-bounds, sectionalized land descriptions, easements, and right-of-way. Considerations of the parent title, interpretation of expressions, bounds calls, different types of descriptions, junior-senior rights in descriptions, title considerations, and research of public and private records. Student Learning Prerequisites: SUR360 --- # SUR440 — Geodetic and GPS Surveying 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces geometric reference to ellipsoids, ellipsoidal and local coordinate systems, coordinate transformations in 2D and 3D, datums and datum transformations, orthometric heights, the reduction of field observations, effects of the earth’s gravitational field, state plane coordinate systems, and GPS network design. Requires student to design a GPS network to collect and process data. Student Learning Prerequisites: SUR281, SUR330 --- # SUR450 — Construction Surveying 3 credits · 3 hours Description A detailed study and application of coordinate geometry. Prepares students for organizing, planning, and cost estimating for construction and civil engineering projects. Topics include intersections, horizontal curves, spiral curves, vertical curve fitting, route design elements, cross sections, volumes, and other pertinent topics. Student Learning Prerequisites: SUR281, SUR290 --- # SUR460 — Advanced Boundary Analysis 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of boundary resolution where occupation and possession are not consistent with the record location. Study of unwritten property rights and the presentation of defensible evidence. Review of principles of land tenure and the cadastre, the Statute of Frauds, constructive notice, recording laws, and water boundaries. Student Learning Prerequisites: SUR365 --- # SUR495 — Land Surveying/Geomatics Capstone 3 credits · 3 hours Description Final student project requiring the application of knowledge and skills acquired in previous field experience and coursework. Project may include field/office evidence research, urban subdivision layout, descriptions, map/plat construction, and/or a directed undergraduate research project. Includes the creation of a student portfolio or project report. Student Learning --- # SRGT101B — Introduction to Surgical Technology 1 credits · 1 hours Description Roles and responsibilities of the Surgical Technologist are discussed, defined, and explored. Includes hands-on demonstrations pertaining to the field of Surgical Technology. Discussion of the educational requirements, certifications, job description, and job outlook of the profession. Student Learning --- # SRGT105B — Surgical Interventions I 5 credits · 5 hours Description Introduces knowledge of specific basic surgical procedures routinely performed in the operating room. Practical experience in basic core surgical procedures will be performed, practiced, and evaluated in preparation for entry into the clinical practicum in surgical procedures. Student Learning --- # SRGT106B — Surgical Fundamentals I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Surgical indications, principles of asepsis, ethical, legal, and moral responsibilities, as well as safe patient care, principles of operating room techniques (including hazards in the surgical suite), and biotechnological sciences are defined. Student Learning --- # SRGT110B — Introduction to Sterile Processing 1 credits · 1 hours Description The role and responsibilities of the Sterile Processing Technician will be discussed and demonstrated. Class time will consist of collecting the correct paperwork necessary for each hospital clinical site. Mandatory education on Blood Borne Pathogens, and HIPAA will be completed in this class. Students will also have some hands on experience with the role of a Sterile Processing Technician in the lab. Student Learning --- # SRGT111B — Sterile Processing 4 credits · 4 hours Description Study of detailed processes for sterilization of instruments and supplies within a healthcare setting. Student Learning --- # SRGT112B — Sterile Processing Clinical 4 credits · 4 hours Description The student will be assigned to specific preceptors to preform in the function of a Sterile Processing Technician. The student will actively assist in the assembly, cleaning, stocking, sterilizing, and record keeping as part of the Sterile Processing Department Team. Completing the certification exam will be required. Student Learning --- # SRGT114B — Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic concepts necessary to establish, maintain, and coordinate methods required for good patient care preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively. Principles of operating room techniques and surgical indications are included. Student Learning --- # SRGT204B — Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Defines proper protocol for performance in other roles in the surgical suite. Further understanding of patient care to include laboratory results, specimen care, vital signs, diagnosis, preps and shaving, catheterization, and wound care and classifications. Understand and define proper protocols for emergency situations in the surgical suite. Student Learning Prerequisites: SRGT114B --- # SRGT205B — Surgical Interventions II 5 credits · 5 hours Description Expanding skills to include specialty surgical procedures routinely performed in the operating room. Practical experience in specialty surgical procedures will be performed, practiced, and evaluated. Student Learning Prerequisites: SRGT105B --- # SRGT206B — Surgical Fundamentals II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focus on the professional aspects of the field. With emphasis on psychosocial behaviors necessary to function as an entry-level Surgical Technologist. Student Learning Prerequisites: SRGT106B --- # SRGT207B — Clinical Practicum I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The student will be assigned to specific preceptors to perform in the function of a surgical technologist. The student will actively assist in selection of equipment and supplies, perform surgical scrub, and become a functioning member of the sterile team. The student will progress through specific basic core surgical specialties developing and enhancing skills needed to function as a practicing surgical technologist. Student Learning Prerequisites: SRGT208B --- # SRGT208B — Central Services Practicum 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description The student will be directly involved in the cleansing, sorting, wrapping, packaging and sterilization of surgical instrumentation and supplies. The student will gain an understanding of the functions of central supply and surgical support staff in relation to the preparation and coordination of sterile supplies. Previously as SRGT 108B. Student Learning Prerequisites: SRGT105B, SRGT106B, SRGT114B --- # SRGT210B — Clinical Practicum II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Student will progress through progressively complex procedures gaining experience and competency in the position of the Surgical Technologist. Student Learning Prerequisites: SRGT207B --- # SCT201B — Sustainable Construction of New Buildings 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will compare the differences between sustainable construction and the traditional method of construction including environmental and social demands and economic strategies during construction and after the construction is completed. Student Learning Prerequisites: CONS108B, CONS110B --- # SCT202B — Sustainable Construction of Existing Buildings 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover retrofitting of commercial and residential construction for energy efficiency and sustainable operations of existing buildings. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113, CONS108B, CONS110B --- # TMST100B — OSHA General Industry Class 1 credits · 1 hours Description An OSHA 10 approved General Industry class on safety in the workplace. Student Learning --- # TMST105B — OSHA 30 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Teamsters trade. This course places emphasis on areas considered hazardous including personal protective equipment, fall protection, hazard awareness, ladders, and scaffolding. Student Learning --- # TMST120B — Introduction to the Convention Industry 2 credits · 2 hours Description An overview of the convention industry designed to give apprentices knowledge of general information. Procedures for reporting to work, work attire and responsibilities to the industry are covered. Student Learning --- # TMST130B — Beginning Decorating 2 credits · 2 hours Description Symbols, usage codes, usage, and furniture are identified. Reading work orders and floor plans as they relate to decorating are covered. Customer service skills are emphasized. Student Learning --- # TMST140B — Beginning Systems 1 credits · 1 hours Description Systems blueprint reading is practiced. How to recognize packages is presented. The ability to identify all the parts and tools associated with the Systems is emphasized. Student Learning --- # TMST150B — Beginning Design and Repair 2 credits · 2 hours Description Modular Interlocking Systems (MIS) blueprint reading is practiced. How to recognize the different packages is presented. The ability to identify all the parts and tools associated with MIS is emphasized. Student Learning --- # TMST160B — Beginning Installation and Dismantle 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course introduces blueprint reading, booth construction and tool use. Additionally, basic mathematics and human relations skills are taught. Student Learning --- # TMST170B — Forklift Theory 3 credits · 3 hours Description Forklift safety following OSHA standards is covered as well as forklift maintenance. Different types of forklifts and their uses are presented. Propane safety is emphasized. Load capacities and proper centering techniques are detailed. Student Learning --- # TMST200B — Advanced Forklift 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers forklift operations including loading trailers, using loading ramps and docks. Logistics of forklift operations is also covered. Student Learning --- # TMST220B — Advanced Installation and Dismantle 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers advanced blueprint reading, custom floor work and graphics. Advanced mathematics and ongoing human relations are also covered. Student Learning --- # TMST230B — Lead Foreman Training 2 credits · 2 hours Description This course covers leadership skills, customer service and labor calls. Management responsibilities and filling out appropriate paperwork is also covered. Student Learning --- # TMST240B — First Aid/CPR 1 credits · 1 hours Description Red Cross First Aid/CPR standards and accepted procedures are demonstrated for certification. Student Learning --- # TMST250B — Condor Operating 3 credits · 3 hours Description Operational techniques and safety are stressed. Additional topics include equipment inspection, hand signals and proper rigging. Student Learning --- # TMST260B — Rigging 1 credits · 1 hours Description Standard rigging hand signals and acceptable rigging techniques are detailed. Student Learning --- # TMST265B — Heavy Duty Rigging 1 credits · 1 hours Description In this course, the student will learn heavy rigging fundamentals as well as signal person requirements and qualifications. Student Learning --- # TMST270B — Scissor Lift 1 credits · 1 hours Description Operational safety following required OSHA standards and operating techniques are demonstrated. Student Learning --- # TLS101B — Tile Setter Apprentice I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Labor/Management relations and safety. Material and equipment identification. Wall preparation of paper/wire, sheetrock, masonry and wonderboard. Mortars, mixes and adhesive applications. Math ratios. Student Learning --- # TLS102B — Tile Setter Apprentice IB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Float strips/floating walls and corners. Cutting materials and setting wall tile. Tub splash installation. Math, safety and human relations. Student Learning --- # TLS105B — OSHA/First Aid/ CPR for Tile Setters 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Tile Setters trade. Additional topics include first aid and CPR. Student Learning --- # TLS151B — Tile Setter Apprentice II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Grouting with mixes and additives. Installation on walls, floors, countertops, back splash and showers. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # TLS152B — Tile Setter Apprentice IIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Tiling floors with the two-step method, quarry and ceramics. Setting beds by rodding and screening. Pullmans and continuation on countertops/backsplashes. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # TLS170B — OSHA 10 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides an overview into 29 CFR 1926 as applied to the Tile Setters trade. This course places emphasis on OSHA regulations and policies. Student Learning --- # TLS201B — Tile Setter Apprentice III 4 credits · 4 hours Description Tile tub splash and shower curb with the scratch and float method. Floating and tiling columns. Math and safety. Student Learning --- # TLS202B — Tile Setter Apprentice IIIB 4 credits · 4 hours Description Tiling arches and steps with quarry and split brick. Math and Safety. Student Learning --- # TLS240B — First Aid/CPR 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Description This course provides CPR training and first aid instruction as applied to the Tile Setters trade. Student Learning --- # THTR100 — Introduction to Theatre 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores theatre as a cultural attribute of world society. Special focus on theatre as an expression of culture, a representation of international themes, and its contribution to the development of civilization. Student Learning --- # THTR101 — Stand-Up Comedy 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introductory course focusing on writing and solo performance of comedic work. Students will witness contemporary stand-up comics, study the psychological effects of comedy, and develop their own unique comedic writing and performance style that will culminate in performances. Student Learning --- # THTR105 — Introduction to Acting I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introductory acting class focusing on the process of acting through the use of games, exercises, monologues, and short partnered scenes. This class is intended for non-theatre majors. Student Learning --- # THTR165 — Lighting for Entertainment I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explore the technical elements of entertainment lighting including fixtures, cables, effect units, electricity, dimmers, control consoles, and safety. Learn the fundamentals of lighting paperwork and its application for planning successful lighting installs in entertainment. Student Learning --- # THTR199 — Play Structure and Analysis 3 credits · 3 hours Description Identification and analysis of key elements of dramatic structure and text analysis necessary for theatrical realization from the point of view of the playwright, director, actor, and designer using plays from a variety of genres. Student Learning --- # THTR200 — Introduction to Design/Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the basic design and technical components of theatrical production, including understanding effective tools for designer communication. Through lecture, projects, and discussion, students will attain a basic understanding of the collaborative nature of production. Student Learning --- # THTR201 — Costume Design I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers costume design for the performing arts. Major concerns of the stage costume designer addressed including: research methodology, the creation of period style, and the importance of both visual and verbal communication in the collaborative process. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR200 --- # THTR202 — Scenic Design I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study and practice of design for the stage through controlled use of color, line, mass, space, and light. Techniques of rendering, model making, and presentation as it relates to the design process. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR200 --- # THTR203 — Lighting Design I 3 credits · 3 hours Description The basic techniques of lighting design including the historic, aesthetic, technical, and practical aspects for lighting in the entertainment industry. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR204 --- # THTR204 — Theatre Technology I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of technical theatre production with emphasis on scenic and lighting tools and techniques. This course requires participation in shop or run crews for departmental productions. Student Learning --- # THTR208A — Acting Practicum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introductory practicum in which students perform in a departmental theatre production. Students must audition and be cast before enrolling in credits. Student Learning --- # THTR208C — Costume Practicum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introduction to fundamentals of costume construction techniques through practical application. Student Learning --- # THTR208D — Scenery Practicum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introduction to fundamentals of scenic and lighting stagecraft through practical application in the department’s scene shop. Student Learning --- # THTR208E — Special Topics Practicum 1 credits · 1 hours Description Student serves in a special capacity for a departmental theatre production, e.g., stage manager, assistant stage manager, house manager, assistant director, master electrician, dramaturg, choreographer, etc. Student Learning --- # THTR211 — Stage Make-Up Techniques 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of designing and applying makeup for the stage/television/film, including exploration into theory, character analysis, materials, and techniques. Student Learning --- # THTR214 — Costume Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of technical theatre production, with emphasis on familiarization with costume technology, and organization and construction techniques. A hands-on experience in sewing, pattern use, and costume construction. This course requires participation in shop or run crews for departmental productions. Student Learning --- # THTR215 — Wardrobe Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores the requirements, process, and expectations for video/film wardrobe technicians. Includes an exploration of popular entertainment formats such as photo shoots, music videos, television, motion pictures, commercials, and styling. Student Learning --- # THTR217 — Entertainment Sound I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This is the entry-level course for sound design and technology in the live entertainment industry. Students will become familiar with basic theatre terminology, audio equipment and the sound design process. Student Learning --- # THTR230 — Voice and Movement for the Actor I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Voice and movement technique for the actor. Focuses on developing alignment, coordination, strength, flexibility, and mobility of the actor’s voice and body. Student Learning --- # THTR231 — Acting Studio I: Technique 3 credits · 3 hours Description An intensive studio approach to introduce the student to the basic principles of acting and its artistry through vocal and physical awareness, character development and analysis, and scene study. This class is intended for declared Theatre majors or students pursuing the CoA in Acting. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR199 --- # THTR235 — Design Aesthetics and Drafting for the Theatre 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of visual composition, design theory, and drafting techniques for the stage. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR199, THTR204 --- # THTR247 — Beginning Improvisation 3 credits · 3 hours Description Exploration of basic theatrical improvisation for non-theatre majors. Focuses on spontaneity, creating environment, character development, and structure of a scene. Variety of theatrical styles and improvisational techniques explored. Student Learning --- # THTR255 — Collaborative Theatre and Performance 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course focuses on creating original theatrical pieces using new play development and devised theatre through the collaboration of playwrights, actors, and directors. Original theatrical pieces will be performed in the New Play Festival for CSN Theatre. Required: Night and weekend attendance during tech week and performances of New Play Festival. Intended for Theatre majors and those pursuing CoA in Acting. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR199 --- # THTR260 — Costume Crafts & Cosplay 3 credits · 3 hours Description Fundamentals of technical theatre production, with emphasis on familiarization with items such as fabric modification, shoe construction, accessories, millinery, jewelry, puppets, masks, and specialty costumes such as cosplay. Hands-On experience in sewing, pattern development, and garment and craft construction. Student Learning --- # THTR265 — Lighting for Entertainment II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explore the art of lighting system development as it applies to Production Electricians in a range of production types and venues, with emphasis on electrical planning. Develop plan and install techniques for a variety of events including lighting concerts, themed retail, award shows, tours, special events, and commercial theater. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR165 --- # THTR269 — Programming Lighting Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Description Develop skills in programming lighting control consoles for use in a variety of entertainment venues. Advanced techniques will include creating palettes, presets, cue lists, pixel mapping, groups, effects, and networking with other consoles. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR165 --- # THTR270 — Prop Making for Theatre, Film, and TV 3 credits · 3 hours Description This hands-on course covers fundamentals of prop making for theatre, prototyping, film and movie industries, cosplay, and other related fields. Students will work with timber, plastics, metals, resins, foams, and fabrics. Student Learning --- # THTR285 — Acting Studio I: Private Coaching 1 credits · 1 hours Description Private instruction of Theatre majors and those pursuing the CoA in Acting. Students will analyze and perform monologues and prepare audition repertoire. Required: Performance in THTR 275 and jury at the end of the semester. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR199, THTR231 --- # THTR286 — Advanced Costume Construction Techniques 3 credits · 3 hours Description Application of advanced costume construction techniques in draping, pattern making, cutting, fitting, and tailoring for costumes used in both stage and film. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR214 --- # THTR299 — Theatre Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Theatre Management will provide students with a general overview of the administrative and management functions of an arts organization. The student will develop an understanding of the structure and business of the performing arts, translating traditional business practices into the language of the arts. Student Learning Prerequisites: THTR200 --- # THAI101 — Basics of Thai I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to Thai language and culture. A course focusing on spoken communication and the development of language skills in listening, speaking, and structural analysis. Emphasis on the student’s acquisition and control of the basic sound structures and simple sentences. A vocabulary of Thai-English words developed. Oral emphasis. Student Learning --- # THAI111 — First Year Thai I 4 credits · 4 hours Description The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; structural analysis. Oral Emphasis. Student Learning --- # TCA100B — Concierge Management - Business Operations and Customer Service 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is an overview of professional duties of corporate, business and hospitality concierges. Focus will be on interpersonal relationships, guest transactions, customer and concierge services. Student Learning --- # TCA101B — Concierge Software Applications and Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is designed to familiarize students with the fundamentals of a comprehensive software program. The student will learn how to access information, manage events, use the logbook and message center, as well as establish patron profiles and administrative functions. Student Learning --- # TCA110 — Introduction to the Convention Industry 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of the convention industry, including meetings, trade shows, conferences and incentive travel. Role of the suppliers to the industry also covered. Course provides practical insights into the role of association and corporate meeting planners. Student Learning --- # TCA141 — Travel and Tourism I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of travel and tourism; focus on concepts, terminology, demographics, financial significance and trends. Student Learning --- # TCA180 — Hotel, Restaurant and Casino Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to the marketing of hotels, restaurants and casinos. Special attention is given to sales, public relations, advertising, promotions, merchandising and entertainment. Student Learning --- # TCA183 — Conference and Convention Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Description Practical insight into the different types of conferences and conventions, the types of organizations that stage such events and how to reach and sell to these different groups. Students will learn how to analyze a hotel and convention property along with other venues, and how to successfully service the various segments of the meeting planning industry. Student Learning --- # TCA188 — Special Events Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of special event planning for events such as festivals, fairs, fund raisers, family occasions, civic celebrations, athletic competitions, parades, and theme parties. Students will learn organizational skills, and creativity in the design, planning, marketing, and staging of an event. Student Learning --- # TCA190 — Introduction to Destination Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of Convention and Visitors Bureaus on a domestic level and National Tourism Organizations on an international level to examine economic impact of visitor markets and advertising, promotion, sales and public relations. Student Learning --- # TCA200 — Airlines Reservations 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to Computer Reservation Systems (CRS) used in the airline/travel agent industries. Emphasis will be on specialized airline computer terminology. Student Learning --- # TCA201 — Hospitality Career Development 3 credits · 3 hours Description Prepares students for fulfilling balanced careers as hospitality professionals. Takes a strategic orientation to career planning (3 to 5 years) by facilitating students developing a personal mission statement and relevant strategies for designing and living a satisfying whole life. Student Learning Prerequisites: HMD101, ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # TCA221 — Hospitality Financial Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: HMD 221 Description Hospitality accounting principles and practices pursuant to the industry’s uniform system of accounts. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH104B, MATH120, MATH120E --- # TCA222 — Wedding Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will learn the business of wedding planning to include creating a guest list, hiring vendors, and creating a beautiful wedding event. Students will gain practical knowledge of traditional, non-traditional, and destination wedding planning. Student Learning --- # TCA223 — Advanced Wedding Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course addresses Destination Wedding Planning. You will learn about sourcing vendors/partners, legal requirements, cultural etiquette and setting timelines, and hiring professionals using telecommunications. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA200 --- # TCA225 — Introduction to International Tourism 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of international travel and tourism. Focuses on the economic, social, political and environmental considerations of international tourism management and development. International tourist destinations are explored. Student Learning --- # TCA241 — Travel and Tourism II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Evaluates the economic, social and political impact of tourism and travel, including markets, transportation, media, destination development and the interrelationship of cooperating agencies. Student Learning --- # TCA251 — Tourism and Convention Externship 3 credits · 3 hours Description On-site career orientation and training program in the following areas: convention/meeting/trade shows, transportation fields, destination management/marketing, hospitality/casinos, accounting/finance, club, hotel catering, entertainment, theme parks or tourism. Student Learning --- # TCA276 — Introduction to Trade Show Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Overview of the trade show industry. Students will learn how to develop, plan, create and evaluate domestic and international trade shows. Students will also learn how to promote and sell to attendees and exhibitors. Student Learning --- # TCA289 — Introduction to Corporate Meetings and Events 3 credits · 3 hours Description Students will learn how to become successful corporate meeting planners. Students will be able to produce and market a variety of industry functions such as company events, new product/service launches, customer relations functions, and tools to evaluate an event performance. Student Learning --- # TCA295 — Work Experience in Tourism and Convention Industry 1 credits · 1 hours Description In addition to the academic requirements, the Department of Hospitality Management requires 200 hours of acceptable employment in the hospitality industry. This work experience will be measured qualitatively as well as quantitatively. The work experience requirement should be met during the school year or in summers. Students who plan to transfer to UNLV will be able to transfer a maximum of 500 hours of employment toward UNLV’s 1000-hour employment requirement. International students must go to the office of International Student Services to verify employment eligibility and obta… --- # TCA302 — Event and Sport Sponsorship 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores the area of sponsorships for profit and non-profit events. You will learn how to identify qualified prospective sponsors for music and sporting events, develop strategies for a successful fundraising event, create sponsorship proposals, and price sponsorships appropriately. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA303 — Tourism Corporate and Incentive Travel 3 credits · 3 hours Description Comprehensive study and analysis of the business travel industry with detailed investigation of corporate travel environments and communications. There is an in-depth overview of business ethics, risk management, supplier relations and travel technology in relation to Corporate Travel Programs. Theoretical and practical issues will be examined with case studies that include Corporate Travel program development. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA200 --- # TCA305 — Social Media and Event Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will teach you how to increase website traffic, raise brand awareness, create a brand identify and positive association. You will also learn how to increase communication and interaction with key audiences. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA310 — Global Cultural Aspects in Meeting Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examines how firms develop and implement strategies for satisfying global meeting industry customers by demonstrating an understanding of international cultural differences. The course places an emphasis on integrating unique cultural norms to create successful meetings with an international appeal. Student Learning --- # TCA385 — Convention Sales and Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Course will cover prospecting, contract preparation, relationship building, sales techniques, and document preparation to include banquet event orders and internal communications. You will learn how to effectively administer, execute and review group bookings and planned events. Effective customer service and communication skills will be stressed along with career opportunities. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA387 — Fairs and Festivals 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on local, regional, national and international fairs and festivals. You will learn how community festivals strengthen tourism and economic development and enrich our quality of life. This course provides a background in how to create and manage a fair/festival. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA401 — Hospitality and Tourism Risk Management and Security 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examines security, loss prevention, safety and risk management as related to the hospitality and tourism industries. This will include security issues relating to concerts and other events. Legal concepts specific to industry operations are applied. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA403 — Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management for Event and Meeting Planners 3 credits · 3 hours Description Examines the steps in developing meeting and event budgets. Methods of gathering data, group history, and setting goals and Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA404 — Concert and Live Entertainment Production and Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Designed for planners interested in Special Events in the music and entertainment fields. The course covers planning, information on venues, securing artists, publicity, tickets and sales, and contacts for contracted services. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA405 — Legal Environment and Contract Law 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides an overview of the legal fundamentals that apply to operations and management in the hospitality industries. Contract law and negotiations will be discussed. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # TCA410 — Fundraising for Non-Profits 3 credits · 3 hours Description Learn to navigate the twists and turns in the world of non-profit fundraising. You will learn about legal compliance, tactics and strategies to raise resources, and how to successfully work with industry professionals and volunteers. Student Learning --- # TCA430 — Sport Tourism 3 credits · 3 hours Description A study of the interconnectedness of sport and tourism, analyzed from behavioral, historical, economic, management, marketing, environmental, and policy perspectives. Student Learning --- # TCA450 — Capstone Tourism, Convention and Event Planning Internship 3 credits · 3 hours Description An experiential course which includes working with one or more industry partners for a minimum of 200 work hours or more, in a paid or unpaid position, in or outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Suggested areas include conventions, events, fairs, festivals, fundraisers, sport facilities, tourism, entertainment, expositions, destination management companies, marketing. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA251 --- # TCA464 — Sport and Concert Arena Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers promoting and managing large and small sporting events, covering everything from logistics to sponsorship to successful marketing. Student Learning Prerequisites: TCA241 --- # URST210 — Introduction to Policy Analysis 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores the nature of policy analysis and the methods used to analyze public policies, and the factors shaping the actual utilization of policy analysis. Examines the policy making process, including federal, state, and intergovernmental decision making, and policy dilemmas in various areas. Teaches basic policy analysis skills and the role of analysts in decision processes. Student Learning --- # URST241 — Governance in the United States: An Urban Focus 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will use a diverse set of learning experiences to present a general introduction to the principal components of governance in the United States. Completion of this course aids the student in understanding the relationship between individuals and their governments (with a focus on local government). Student Learning --- # URST250 — Local Government Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Description American local governments have changed tremendously over the years. Constantly evolving and always colorful, they provide an opportune research setting. Provides an in-depth study of the political processes and administrative procedures used in local governments. Comparative analysis of relevant actors and strategies across communities is incorporated. Student Learning --- # VETN101B — Introduction to Veterinary Nursing 1 credits · 1 hours Description Orientation to veterinary career field covering ethical and legal aspects; maintenance and treatment of animals; species and breed identification; professional organization/publications; and introduction to veterinary medical math. Student Learning --- # VETN105B — Veterinary Medical Terminology 1 credits · 1 hours Description An introduction to word derivation and formation of medical terminology with emphasis on applications in veterinary medicine. Student Learning --- # VETN110B — Clinical Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits · 4 hours Description Study of the comparative anatomy and physiology of common domestic and selected exotic animals using the feline as the study animal. This course includes a laboratory section, and it is required that the lecture and laboratory are successfully completed independently. Student Learning --- # VETN112B — Clinical Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuation from VETN 110B - Clinical Anatomy and Physiology I of the study of the comparative anatomy and physiology of common domestic and selected exotic animals utilizing the feline as the primary study animal. This course includes a lecture and laboratory section. It is required that the lecture and laboratory are successfully completed independently. Failure to pass either the lecture or lab will result in failure of the entire course. Student Learning Prerequisites: VETN110B --- # VETN125B — Veterinary Office and Clinic Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Description Roles and responsibilities of veterinary nurses in veterinary practice, along with instruction on scheduling, client relations, basic bookkeeping and business procedures, veterinary medical records, inventory control, personnel management, basic animal husbandry, and veterinary assisting. Introduction to fundamental medical mathematical operations, measurements, algebraic equations, ratios and proportions, drug and fluid calculations. Student Learning --- # VETN127B — Basic Animal Nursing 4 credits · 4 hours Description An introduction to the basics in veterinary medical nursing: animal husbandry, animal behavior, restraint, physical examination, medication administration (various routes), aseptic techniques and procedures, first aid, sanitation and disinfection, and hazards in veterinary practice. Student Learning --- # VETN160B — Introduction to Veterinary Clinical Practice 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduce students to the practical skills necessary of a veterinary nurse in a clinical setting. Familiarize the student with common procedures in small animal, food animal, and equine veterinary clinics. Student Learning --- # VETN203B — Veterinary Clinical/General Pathology 4 credits · 4 hours Description Basic urinalysis, hematological evaluations, identification of common blood, internal and external parasites, basic serological testing, essentials of common companion animal diseases, necropsy techniques, and other related laboratory evaluations. Wider knowledge of microbial and cellular structure, pathogenesis, immunology and microbiologic laboratory techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: VETN209B --- # VETN205B — Diagnostic Imaging 2 credits · 2 hours Description An introduction to the physics of x-rays and radiographic image production. Basic operation of imaging equipment with associated safety precautions, image processing, development of a technique chart, technique evaluation, principles of patient positioning, and alternative imaging techniques will be discussed. Student Learning --- # VETN208B — Lab Animal Science and Exotics 2 credits · 2 hours Description Create a better understanding and wider knowledge of experimental methods and special procedures specific to research and non-companion animals. Regulatory and research requirements for their care, and treatment will be reviewed. Review of the anatomical and physiological characteristics of laboratory and exotic animals. Student Learning --- # VETN209B — Parasitology 1 credits · 1 hours Description Familiarize the student with the most commonly encountered internal and external parasites of domestic animals. Impart basic knowledge of parasitic life cycles and explore the intricacies of the host parasite relationship. Detail major diagnostic procedures necessary to identify important parasites. Describe the diseases, public health significance and economic consequences of parasitic infection and infestation. Student Learning Prerequisites: VETN203B --- # VETN211B — Animal Nutrition 2 credits · 2 hours Description Normal and therapeutic nutritional needs of various species of animals and ration formulation are covered. Student Learning --- # VETN225B — Pharmacology and Toxicology 2 credits · 2 hours Description Basics of veterinary pharmacology and toxicology; handling, storing and documenting controlled substances; vaccinology; routes and methods of drug administration based on a systems-oriented approach. Student Learning --- # VETN227B — Advanced Animal Nursing 4 credits · 4 hours Description Continuing study of animal nursing practices with emphasis on advanced clinical procedures and patient care. Advanced techniques in animal restraint, first aid, bandaging techniques, wound management, fluid therapy, transfusion medicine, physical therapy, pain management, patient monitoring, neonatal care, medical and surgical nursing and oncology will be covered. Student Learning Prerequisites: VETN127B --- # VETN230B — Principles of Asepsis 1 credits · 1 hours Description An introduction to the principles of asepsis, preparation and operating room protocols and etiquette, surgical preparation of the patient and operating room personnel, and surgical instrumentation. Student Learning --- # VETN235B — Surgical, Anesthesia, and Dental Procedures 4 credits · 4 hours Description Introduction to pre-anesthesia, anesthesia support and pain management; continuation of veterinary surgical assisting and post-op care; veterinary dental procedures/techniques. Student Learning --- # VETN240B — Large Animal Procedures 2 credits · 2 hours Description Veterinary procedures for large animals; restraint safety, nursing consideration, surgical preparation and assisting. Student Learning --- # VETN250B — Critical Care/ER 3 credits · 3 hours Description An introduction to nursing skills needed to care for critically ill patients. Supportive therapies and procedures for emergency care and discussion of types of emergencies that might be seen. Student Learning --- # VETN260B — Directed Clinical Practice I 2 credits · 2 hours Description Development of clinical skills though direct clinical associations with specific cooperating veterinary practices. Student Learning --- # VETN265B — Directed Clinical Practice II 2 credits · 2 hours Description Development of clinical skills through direct clinical associations with specific cooperating veterinary practices. Student Learning --- # VETN299B — Independent Study 1 credits · 1 hours -4 Description Covers selected topics of interest to veterinary nursing students. Student Learning --- # VID100 — Movies and Media 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of movies and media, the meaning of images and stories, cinematic narrative structure, genre criticism and auteur theory. A consideration of these core issues: What is film and what are its elements; What is film grammar? What are film stories, plots? How can we talk about films in ways that enrich our understanding and appreciation of both the art form and culture? Student Learning --- # VID101 — Film Directing Styles 3 credits · 3 hours Description Analysis of the film director’s craft; the director’s relationship with key creative collaborators of the production team, directing techniques and styles, and sampling of representative cinematic movements. Student Learning --- # VID102 — World Cinema 3 credits · 3 hours Description Survey of contemporary world cinema. Class also involves an examination of seminal movements in world cinema and the influence and impact of these movements on the history of cinema. We will view and engage in discussions about films from around the world – studying them from stylistic, historical, and economic perspectives. Student Learning --- # VID103 — American Independent Cinema 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course studies the evolution of independent filmmaking through a close examination of cinematic and narrative styles, emerging technologies, independent financing, production budgets, exhibition, and distribution. Student Learning --- # VID104 — Introduction to American Cinema 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course examines a deeper understanding of how television and movies communicate to an audience. Analysis of the creative process and film content will be investigated through home viewing of films, textbook readings, online screenplay readings, and online dialogue. Student Learning --- # VID105 — Communication in Hollywood 3 credits · 3 hours Description Hollywood operates through several unique forms of communication: screenplays, film reviews, and well-defined social interaction. This course examines these three elements through readings, online dialogues, and viewing movies. Students will also write film reviews, learn basic screenplay format and plan out a complete Hollywood career. Student Learning --- # VID106 — Heroes and the Holocausts 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course explores many films whose heroes lived through and fought against evil nation-states. The course covers holocausts through watching Hollywood feature films set in Cambodia, the United States, Germany, the Middle East, and Africa among others. Selected readings also covered. (We will also have selected readings from online sources and readings from Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States.”) Student Learning --- # VID107 — Adobe Premiere Pro Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description Practical application and use of Adobe’s nonlinear editing program. Five-week course focuses on the essentials of using Premier Pro to edit projects using existing raw media, covering workflow, interface, tools, terminology and techniques used for creating a completed, edited sequence. All work will be performed within Adobe Premiere Pro using Adobe Media Encoder for final output. Instruction will focus on the software, and students are expected to have a basic, working knowledge of digital post-production. All necessary media will be supplied. Class acts as a great companion to V… --- # VID108 — Writing the Story for Film and TV 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of story archetypes, classical film story structures, and alternative story structures (ensemble, non-linear). How story structure relates to genres, how to utilize myths and archetypes to create story structure. Student Learning --- # VID110 — Videography and Film I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic filmmaking techniques using portable video equipment. Stresses effective video camera usage, production planning, treatments, storyboarding, lighting, directing, and editing with commercial videography applications. Student Learning --- # VID111 — Film Screenwriting I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Process of organizing film/video screenplay materials to create story concepts, screenplay outlines, and scripts. This class assumes students’ desire to write feature length scripts. The only way to write a screenplay is to look at movies with a critical eye, read screenplays, and write. Student Learning Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG101, ENG110, ENG113 --- # VID112 — History of Film and Video 3 credits · 3 hours Description A survey of the American and international cinema from its beginnings on the streets of France to the present-day digital video evolution. This course will examine the development of Hollywood studio system and the rise of independent filmmaking. Emphasis is on the feature film and its development as a popular art form, medium of personal expression, and its technological development. Student Learning --- # VID115 — Video Editing I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic theory behind the editing and manipulation of film and video, coupled with practical applications. Study of common and experimental techniques of editing from the beginning of film to today. Style and content of various films will be analyzed. Student will edit their footage using industry standard software. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID116 — Documentary Film Production I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Principles of documentary filmmaking. The study of classic documentary films and the production of a short documentary film/video focusing on local themes. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID117 — Color Correction: DaVinci Resolve Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description In this accelerated course, students experience the color grading aspects of DaVinci Resolve and a basic understanding of the new editing features of the program. Hands-on experience with RAW and LOG workflows, and how to use LUTs both on set and in post-production. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID115 --- # VID118 — Final Cut Pro X Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description Practical application and use of Apple’s nonlinear editing program. Focuses on the essentials of using the software to edit projects, using existing raw media, covering workflow, interface, tools, terminology and techniques used for creating a completed, edited sequence. All work will be performed within Final Cut Pro X. Instruction focuses on the software, and students are expected to have a working knowledge of digital post-production. All necessary media will be supplied. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID120 — Video Grip and Electric Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description An introduction to the proper language and usage of basic grip equipment, lights, and electricity needs of video and film productions. Students must be able to lift at least 30 lbs. of equipment. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID121 — Introduction to Film Festivals 1 credits · 1 hours Description Introduction to Film Festivals is designed to introduce students to the landscape of film festivals, how festivals are structured and how they operate, and how to take advantage of the opportunities festivals offer for career advancement. Film festivals provide a unique method of distribution for the independent filmmaker, however festivals exhibit only a small percentage of the films they receive for submission. Students in this course will learn how to identify festivals for submission, how the submission process works and how to reverse-engineer it, and how to maximize the valu… Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID200 — Cinematography I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to the study and operations of HD digital video cameras, lenses, apertures, shutter speeds, grip equipment, and to the principles and applications of composition, color, and light for video. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID201 — Sound for Video and Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description Explores sound theory and the basics of motion picture production and post-production sound. This course will demonstrate the importance and impact of sound in film, and give students the opportunity to use digital audio recorders, microphones, and booms to successfully record sound for film and video. Post-production techniques such as foley, ADR, and sound effects will also be studied using various software applications. Student Learning --- # VID202 — Screenplay Adaptation 3 credits · 3 hours Description Study of how to adapt previously existing source materials from other media (short story, novella, novel, theater play, true-life story, comic book, song lyric, video game, TV show) into cinematic/screenplay form. Also how to adapt/update/contemporize previously made films (American or foreign) into new works – remakes. Learning will involve case studies of illustrative types of films and readings of source material. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID111 --- # VID203 — Directing the Actor for Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description This class analyzes the craft of directing actors for the film/video medium, and gives students a working knowledge of acting theory and practice from the director’s point of view, as well as directing and choreographing actors specifically for the camera. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID204 — Focusing On A Film Career 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will teach film students how to transform all they have or will learn in film school into a career. Students will learn an extensive summary of how to build a professional name with necessary marketing knowledge most professionals don’t learn until years after graduating. This will include brand development of what their career focus is (business owner, freelancing, or employee), demo reel & resume creation, website building, social media opportunity, authentic networking, professionalism projection, OSHA, legal understanding (LLC, taxes, insurance, corporate contacts,… Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID210 — Videography and Film II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intermediate filmmaking techniques using portable video cameras and editing equipment. Stresses next step in production planning, lighting, directing, sound recording, editing, script writing, and sequence shooting techniques. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID211 — Film Screenwriting II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced techniques for finishing the screenplay with emphasis on plot structure, character development, rewriting scenes, sharpening and polishing dialogue. You will also learn to do script coverage. This class assumes students have a keen interest in films/TV and a desire to write feature length scripts. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID111 --- # VID212 — RED Camera Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description Students will setup and operate a RED camera system. Additional emphasis will be on using 4K Raw files to obtain feature film quality image capture and post-production color grading using REDCINE-X software. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID200 --- # VID213 — Lighting for Video and Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to control and modification of natural light and studio applications of tungsten and quartz lighting equipment, as it applies to film and video. Lighting terminology, tools of the trade and lighting techniques for specific needs, like people, rooms, action and products will be taught. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110, MATH104B --- # VID214 — Adobe Speedgrade Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description Theory and practical application of color correction and grading as part of a digital post-production workflow. Five-week course focuses on the essentials of using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Speedgrade, and uses existing, near-complete editing projects. No shooting, capturing or editing will be performed in class. Lectures, demonstrations and class projects cover a variety of common situations which require color correction and grading. While portions of this class are non-exclusive in nature, much of this class is platform specific. All necessary media will be supplied. Student… Prerequisites: VID107, VID110 --- # VID215 — Video Editing II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced methods in non-linear editing. Skills will be developed further and moved towards the artistic side of editing. Practical application in story and theme manipulation will be among the course projects including story manipulation through editing decisions. Editing and manipulation of existing material will be required during the course. While the editing software used will be Adobe Premiere Pro, instruction will be non-exclusive in nature. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID115 --- # VID216 — Documentary Film Production II 3 credits · 3 hours Description Intermediate principles of documentary film making with emphasis on producing and shooting in the Electronic News Gathering (ENG) style. Each student will create two short documentary films. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID217 — Event Videography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Topical event programs produced from pre-production to post-production with emphasis on client/producer interaction, deal memos, industry release forms, and music copyright. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID200 --- # VID218 — Sound for Video and Film II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course moves beyond the principles of capturing and editing audio elements in VID 201 - Sound for Video and Film by emphasizing the manipulation of sound elements for the purpose of enhancing sonic output. Manipulate and process sound elements through the use of synthesizers and other digital software platforms to create more depth to projects. Focuses on placement of the overall sonic theme of a film project. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID201 --- # VID219 — Production Design for Film and TV 3 credits · 3 hours Description Focuses on the decisions production designers make in developing the concepts for narrative film and television. Employ intuitive analysis and visual storytelling theory. Incorporate schematic analysis techniques, mood & tone reference materials, color and materials boards, thumbnails, freehand sketches, and scale models. Also covers what production designers do to move a design concept from script to drawing board, what inspires their aesthetic choices, and how designs evolve. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID220 — Cinematography II 3 credits · 3 hours Description An advanced investigation into the visual language and technical aspects of motion picture film and digital filmmaking. This course places additional emphasis on Super 16mm film, HD cameras, lighting and grip equipment. In addition, techniques for assuring the highest possible quality image and sound. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID200 --- # VID221 — Adobe Encore Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description Practical application and use of Adobe’s DVD Authoring program. Five-week course focuses on the essentials of using Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Encore using existing, completed editing projects. No shooting, capturing, or editing will be performed in class. Lectures, demonstrations, and class projects cover a variety of information relating to the DVD authoring workflow. Students will create from scratch an entire DVD project, complete with custom, full motion menus. All necessary media will be supplied. Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro is required, and a… Prerequisites: VID107, VID115 --- # VID222 — Producer Bootcamp 1 credits · 1 hours Description The Producer’s Class is a course on the fundamentals of motion picture producing. This course will have a strong emphasis on projects with a micro/mini budget, and will focus on production conception, management, and delivery of a picture to the marketplace. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID250 — Motion Graphics for Video and Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description Advanced digital editing and compositing techniques featuring Adobe’s After Effects, and Adobe’s Photoshop. This course provides an overview of the entire workflow, from import to export, as well as detailed coverage of each stage, including hands-on experience of 2D compositing techniques, animation, titles, graphic overlays, masking, and color correction. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID115 --- # VID251 — Visual Effects for Video and Film 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic theory, history, and practice of creating special visual effects for film. Live-action footage will be shot on green screen to study proper techniques to capture and track footage to add special effects in post-production. Employ applications such as Photoshop, After Effects, Element 3D, Blender, and Mocha AE to create visual effects to enhance student films. Develop chroma key, compositing, rotoscoping techniques, and 3D compositing skills. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID260 — Adobe Production Suite Integration 3 credits · 3 hours Description Practical application and use of Adobe Production Suite, focusing on unlocking the power of this collection of programs by exploring Adobe’s Dynamic Link. Instruction, demonstrations, and class projects will feature partially completed sequences, which students will finish using Adobe Premiere Pro as their starting point. Completing projects will require incorporating Adobe’s other programs such as After Effects, Photoshop, Encore, Audition, Speedgrade, and Media Encoder and integrating them into a single, cohesive workflow. No shooting or capturing will be performed in class. All… Prerequisites: VID107, VID115 --- # VID262 — Rock Video Production 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course covers the basics of conceptualizing and producing a concert/performance style Rock music video from beginning to end. Proper camera placement and lighting as well as timing of visual elements to fit musical pace will be emphasized. Editing techniques of successful music videos with regard to artistic flair and production design will be studied. All of these skillsets will be used in the production of one or more rock videos. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110, VID200 --- # VID263 — Wedding Videography 3 credits · 3 hours Description Basic video techniques, use of portable equipment, and in- camera editing techniques for wedding videography. Stresses camera usage, production planning, storyboarding, lighting, directing and editing with commercial photography/wedding applications. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110, VID200 --- # VID285 — Videography and Film Internship 2 credits · 2 hours Description On-the-job experience performing work projects reflecting industry assignments for which academic credit is earned. Student Learning --- # VID289 — Special Topics for Video and Film 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Special topics related to Videography and Film. Topics will vary depending on student and industry demand. Student Learning Prerequisites: VID110 --- # VID290 — Video Portfolio 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides an opportunity for highly motivated students capable of self-directed study in creating original moving image works in a range of genres. The instructor will facilitate in-class critiques and provide conceptual, aesthetic, and technical feedback and support on an individual basis for the development and manufacture of a useful video portfolio. For Videography and Film majors only. Student Learning --- # WWT101 — Wastewater Treatment I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the safe operation of municipal wastewater treatment facilities. Topics include flow measurement, screening, grit removal, sedimentation basins, solids handling, secondary biological processes and disinfection. Student Learning --- # WWT102 — Wastewater Treatment II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover conventional activated sludge, solids handling, effluent disposal, laboratory procedures, analysis and presentation of data, records and record keeping. Student Learning Prerequisites: WWT101 --- # WWT103 — Environmental Laws and Regulations 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide an overview of the development and contents of current federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances that control the handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes. Student Learning --- # WWT105 — Water Treatment Operations I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the safe operation of water treatment facilities. Topics include waste resources, reservoir management, coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, corrosion control and taste and odor control. Student Learning --- # WWT106 — Water Treatment Operations II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will emphasize the skills needed by operators of conventional surface water treatment facilities, including operator’s responsibilities for the administration and management of treatment facilities. Student Learning Prerequisites: WWT105 --- # WWT110 — Introduction to Hazardous Materials Management 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide a general overview of the hazardous materials management industry with emphasis on hazardous materials, hazardous waste, laws and regulations, and its effects on the environment and worker health and safety. Student Learning --- # WWT115 — Water/Wastewater Mathematics I 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover mathematical skills used routinely in the water and wastewater treatment industry, including areas, volumes, flows, velocities, loading rates and dosages. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH116, WWT101, WWT105 --- # WWT120 — Pump Operation and Maintenance 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the operation and maintenance of pumps, motors and valves in water and wastewater treatment facilities including collection and distribution systems. Student Learning --- # WWT201 — Wastewater Treatment III 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover odor control, activated sludge, operational control alternatives, solids handling and disposal, phosphorus removal, nitrogen removal, and wastewater reclamation. Student Learning Prerequisites: WWT102 --- # WWT205 — Water Distribution 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover the safe operation and maintenance of water treatment facilities. Topics include storage facilities, distribution facilities, water quality considerations, disinfection and safety. Student Learning --- # WWT210 — Industrial Pretreatment Inspections 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will provide an overview of the safe and efficient procedures of industrial facilities pretreatment inspections and to provide industrial users with an understanding of local limit requirements. Student Learning --- # WWT215 — Water/Wastewater Mathematics II 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will include calculation for treatment efficiencies, pumping rates and pump calibration, horsepower, effluent disposal, solids handling and activated sludge. Student Learning Prerequisites: WWT115 --- # WWT220 — Water Quality Analysis 4 credits · 4 hours Description This course will cover lab tests required for water and wastewater treatment process control, including analytical procedures, quality control, and interpretation of data. Student Learning Prerequisites: WWT101, WWT105, WWT115 --- # WWT225 — Wastewater Collection System 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course will cover wastewater collection systems operators and managers, including operation, maintenance, design, construction, pumps, motors and safety procedures. This course is oriented towards the wastewater collection certification exam. Student Learning Prerequisites: WWT215 --- # WWT230 — Current Issues 3 credits · 3 hours Description Discussion of current issues in the field of water and wastewater technology. Student Learning Prerequisites: COM115 --- # WELD100B — Introduction to Welding 4 credits · 4 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in basic welding and cutting procedures with an introduction into each process using related lab exercises. Emphasis placed on proper set up and use of welding machines and the related tools used in industry. Introduces students to the importance and application of safety procedures in a welding environment. Students will set and adjust various machines, torches and tools as well as understand their functionality, limits and capabilities in a safe work environment. Student Learning --- # WELD115B — Welding Inspection and Testing Principles 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in common destructive and non-destructive testing methods used to determine the quality and soundness of welds. Student Learning --- # WELD116B — Ultrasonic Non-destructive Testing - Level I 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers ultrasonic testing of material, including theory, terminology, principles, and applications. Course meets 40-hour requirement for ASNT Level I Inspector. Student Learning Prerequisites: WELD115B --- # WELD120 — Introduction to Blacksmithing 2 credits · 2 hours Description Covers basic techniques used in smithing including set up and ignition of coal and gas fired forges, base metal preparation, shaping tools and processes for bending and welding. These techniques are used to make tools like chisels, punches, and fire tongs. Students learn about design in ironwork and production techniques used in industry. Emphasis is placed on safety and best practices used in the smithing trades. Student Learning --- # WELD130B — Welding Support Equipment Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Covers service, set up, operation and troubleshooting of welding support equipment including: ironworkers, drill presses, mag drills, grinders, bandsaws, cranes and rigging. Student Learning --- # WELD131B — Blueprint Reading, Layout and Sketching 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides instruction in the interpretation, reading and understanding of blueprints, drawings, weld symbols, fabrication layout and free hand sketching commonly used in the welding trade. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH104B --- # WELD132B — Oxy/Fuel, Plasma and Carbon Arc-Air Cutting Operations 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in oxy/fuel, plasma and CAC-A cutting applications. Topics include lay-out, base metal preparation, and machine and hand cutting operations. Student Learning --- # WELD133B — SMAW (Stick) 4 credits · 4 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in skill development and proficiency of Shielded Metal Arc Welding of mild steel plate in all positions. Student Learning --- # WELD134B — GTAW (Tig) 4 credits · 4 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in the proper techniques, skill development, and proficiency of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (Tig) of mild steel in flat positions. Student Learning --- # WELD135B — GMAW (Mig) 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in the proper techniques, skill development and proficiency of Gas Metal Arc Welding (Mig) of mild steel in various positions. Student Learning --- # WELD137B — FCAW (Flux Core) 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in the proper techniques, skill development and proficiency of FCAW-S and FCAW-G of mild steel in various positions. Student Learning --- # WELD154B — D1.1 Structural Welding Code 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides extensive classroom instruction on the AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code, covering topics such as Procedure Qualification Records, Weld Procedure Specifications, welded connections, fabrication and inspection. Student Learning Prerequisites: MATH104B --- # WELD205 — CNC PAC 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction in Computer Numerical Control Plasma Arc Cutting (CNC PAC) using lab exercises to simulate real world applications. Emphasis will be placed on CNC PAC equipment operation, part design and upholding tolerances. Students will learn how to design parts commonly used in industry and safely operate the CNC PAC equipment to cut said parts efficiently and correctly. Student Learning --- # WELD214B — Fabrication Layout 3 credits · 3 hours Description Provides instruction on basic fabrication principles, safety, measurement, layout techniques using blueprints and weld symbols and the use of common fabrication tools and associated equipment. Student Learning Prerequisites: WELD131B, WELD132B, WELD133B --- # WELD218B — Pipe Welding Procedures 4 credits · 4 hours Description Provides instruction on the proper techniques, skill development and proficiency of pipe welding using Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) fillet and pipe groove welds on plate/pipe in all positions. Student Learning Prerequisites: WELD133B --- # WELD219B — Ornamental Iron 3 credits · 3 hours Description This class is designed for the do-it-yourself individual who wishes to use his or her knowledge of welding as an addition to his/her own field in the art of ornamental iron fabrication. Student Learning --- # WELD223B — Special Topics in Welding Technology 2 credits · 2 hours -6 Description Custom designed course content in welding technology with variable credit for managers, technicians, engineers, labor groups and others. Variable start times and dates. Student Learning --- # WELD240B — Advanced GTAW 4 credits · 4 hours Description Provides classroom and laboratory instruction on the proper techniques, skill development, and proficiency of Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum in various positions. Student Learning Prerequisites: WELD134B --- # WELD270B — Welding Certification Preparation 1 credits · 1 hours Description This course prepares experienced welders for qualification (certification) to welding codes AWS, ASME IX, and API 1104. May be taken up to a maximum of four credits. Student Learning --- # WMST101 — Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduces the methods and concerns of women’s studies drawing from history, psychology, sociology, law and language concerns. Student Learning --- # WMST113 — Gender, Race, and Class 3 credits · 3 hours Description Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural survey of the ways in which gender interacts with race, age, class, and sexuality to shape human consciousness and determine the social organization of human society. Student Learning --- # WMST113H — Gender, Race, and Class - Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Description Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural survey of the ways in which gender interacts with race, age, class, and sexuality to shape human consciousness and determine the social organization of human society. Emphasis on interactive learning entailing an examination of the self and one’s environment through the use of reflective writing and dialogue. Student Learning --- # WMST180 — The Economics of Discrimination 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: ECON 180 Description The Discrimination of Economics investigates the economic causes, effects, and remedies of discrimination based on categories such as age, ethnicity, gender, religion, national origin, or sexuality. Student Learning --- # WMST247 — Philosophy and Women 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: PHIL 247 Description Variety of philosophical writings by or about women, from Plato to the present, focusing on such key concepts as nature, equality, dignity, freedom, love and self-realization. May include feminist critiques of the Western philosophical tradition. Student Learning --- # WMST250 — Introduction to Feminist Theory 3 credits · 3 hours Description American feminist thought in its diversity, examining the differences among liberal, radical, Marxist, socialist, psychoanalytic, and postmodern feminism and the challenges to each posed by women of color. Student Learning --- # WMST255 — The American Women’s Movement 3 credits · 3 hours Description Introduction to American women’s history and politics focusing on race, gender, and class relations, and the legal and economic status of women. Student Learning --- # WMST275 — Introduction to Marriage and Family 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: SOC 275 Description Survey of issues in the sociology of the family including the intersection of race/ethnicity, class, and gender. Student Learning --- # WMST285 — History of Witchcraft 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: HIST 285 Description The study of the figure of the witch from ancient times to the present, and the historical, religious, and social context from which it emerged. The course includes Paleolithic and Neolithic religion, witches in ancient cultures, formulation of the Christian witch concept, the witch hunt in Early Modern Europe and in the British North American colonies, and modern Neo-Pagan witchcraft. Student Learning --- # WMST286 — Goddess Traditions 3 credits · 3 hours Same as: HIST 286 Description A study of goddess images in a variety of cultures from prehistory to the modern age including the history, values, beliefs, practices, and ethics systems associated with goddess imagery. Student Learning --- # WMST295 — Special Topics 1 credits · 1 hours -3 Description Intensive study of a major topic in women’s studies. Student Learning --- # WMST299 — Capstone in Women’s and Gender Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Description This course is the capstone course for the Women’s Studies major. Students will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills you have developed in Women’s Studies to some of the major topics being addressed in current academic Women and Gender Studies discourse. Students will select, design, and finalize a capstone project with a focus on gender, sexuality, race, class, and other forms of identity in conjunction with the instructor of the course. Student Learning Prerequisites: WMST101, WMST113