NWCCD 2018-19 Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
NWCCD 2018-19 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

Courses


 
  
  • PSYC 2040 - Introduction to Animal Behavior


    This course explores the behavior of non-human animals on multiple levels of analysis, including ontogenetic (the developmental origins of behavior), phylogenetic (the evolutionary origins of behavior), proximate (the physiology and neurophysiology of behavior), and functional (the fitness consequences of behavior).

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 General Psychology or instructor consent



  
  • PSYC 2080 - Biological Psychology


    This course introduces biological bases of behavior. It includes ethology and comparative behavior, psychobiological development, physiological and sensory mechanisms of behavior, and evolution and behavioral genetics. It presents basic structural and functional properties of the nervous system.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    BIOL 1010 - General Biology I and PSYC 1000 - General Psychology



    Co-requisites:

    None



    Cross-listed: BIOL 2080 - Biological Psychology
  
  • PSYC 2125 - Forensic Psychology


    This course focuses on the production and application of psychological knowledge and research findings for the civil and criminal justice systems. The student explores criminal profiling, crime scene investigations, psychology of crimes and delinquency, “victimology” and victim services, psychological assessments, mental disorders, and correctional psychology.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    Complete PSYC 1000 General Psychology or SOC 1000 Sociological Principles with a grade of C or better



    Cross-listed: CRMJ*2125
  
  • PSYC 2210 - Drugs & Behavior


    This course provides an introduction and overview of the various substances the human body is exposed to and how we react to them.  Students analyze the interaction between drugs and human behaviors. Students predict the function of the major groups of legal and illicit substances and examine U.S. drug policy. Students also categorize the social effect of drugs on humans as well as evaluate drug activity and its use.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    Complete PSYC 1000 General Psychology or SOC 1000 Sociological Principles, or instructor consent



    Cross-listed: CRMJ*2590 - Drugs & Behavior
  
  • PSYC 2230 - Sports & Exercise Psychology


    This course provides students with an introduction to the theoretical and applied aspects of the psychology of sport and exercise.  Students explore both historical and contemporary developments in the field as well as examine human behavior within the context of sport, exercise, and physical activity.  Topics for this course include leadership, coaching, group processes, techniques for performance enhancement, promoting wellness, psychopathology in sport, and contemporary issues in psychology.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 General Psychology with a C or better, or instructor consent



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PSYC 2230/PEPR 2220 Sports & Exercise Psychology, the student will:

    1. define exercise and sport psychology.
    2. describe how exercise and sport psychology contribute to the understanding of physical activity, exercise, sport, and athletic performance.
    3. compare the different areas of study that are related to sport psychology.
    4. analyze the different psychological factors that influence participation in participation in regular physical activity and exercise.
    5. contrast the primary differences between exercise psychology and sport psychology.
    6. apply psychological theories and research to sport and exercise behavior.
    7. identify skills related to sport and exercise psychology that can be applied as a coach, teacher, athletic training, or leader in health and fitness.
    8. evaluate the practical application of motivational theories as they relate to sports, physical activity, and exercise.
    9. summarize the impact participation in sport, exercise, and physical activity has on the psychological social make-up of an individual.


    Cross-listed: PEPR 2220
  
  • PSYC 2260 - Alcoholism


    This course provides students with an opportunity to examine the impact of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction upon the individual, family systems, different ethnic groups and society as a whole. These impacts include physical, cognitive, legal and emotional aspects.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 General Psychology or instructor consent



  
  • PSYC 2300 - Developmental Psychology


    This class is designed to undertake a scientific study of the development of the individual from prenatal beginnings through the early stages of adolescence.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 1000 General Psychology



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PSYC 2300 Developmental Psychology, the student will:

    1. describe the biological/physical, cognitive, and personality/social processes in human development.
    2. explore the psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, social learning, and ethological approaches to the scientific study human development.
    3. analyze the significant controversies in the field of human development.
    4. apply scientific findings in the field of human development to personal experiences.
    5. compare cultural differences in human development.
    6. distinguish between the proposed stages of human development.
    7. evaluate the critical differences between childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
    8. summarize self-development.
    9. identify the influence of culture on human development.


  
  • PSYC 2330 - Psychology of Adjustment


    This course discusses personality and its relationship to healthy adjustment to everyday problems, along with an inquiry into aspects of behavioral disorders relating to emotional maladjustments. Emphasis is placed on the application of learning, motivation, and personality theory of personal adjustment.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 General Psychology with C or better



  
  • PSYC 2340 - Abnormal Psychology


    This course presents an introduction to abnormal psychology by focusing on the issues and questions confronting mental health professionals.  Students examine human behaviors and mental phenomena that diverge widely from the normal. 

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 - General Psychology with a C or better



  
  • PSYC 2380 - Social Psychology


    This course introduces students to the psychology of human interaction.  Students examine socialization, attitudes, group processes and social influence.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 - General Psychology



  
  • PSYC 2385 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology


    This course introduces students to psychological principles and theories within the workplace. Topics include I/O history and research methods, attitudes and behaviors of employees/employers, interpersonal relationships within the workplace, structure of organizational policies, employer/employee motivation and leadership, context/culture, and the climate of organizations.  Additional areas of I/O Psychology will be reviewed as appropriate.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:
    Reading Level 3 placement

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PSYC 2385 Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the student will:

    1. Describe historical and theoretical perspectives of I/O Psychology.
    2. Identify theorists and researchers who have contributed to the development of I/O Psychology.
    3. Evaluate the research methods used in I/O Psychology studies.
    4. Apply relevant theories, research, and specializations to workplace activities and events.
    5. Compare I/O Psychology studies to professional experiences.
    6. Analyze the social and cultural diversity of management styles, the workplace environment, employee expectations, and general business knowledge.


  
  • PSYC 2450 - Myths, Dreams, and Symbols


    This course is an exploration of the creative unconscious through individual growth.  Myths, dreams, symbols, and their meanings are explored through the use of theory, symbolic work using personal journals, artistic or musical expressions, and group process.  Theorists including Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, and James Hillman will be examined.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 General Psychology with a grade of C or better



  
  • PSYC 2460 - Field Studies


    This course provides cross-cultural experiences while witnessing traditional ways of life in a foreign country. Students are introduced to local flora, fauna, religious practices, education, healing rituals, architecture, technology, art, music, and dance. Upon completion of this course, students develop an understanding of other cultures and their place in modern society.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Global Diversity
    Comments: This course requires travel to a foreign country. This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PSYC 2460 / HLTK 2960 / SOC 2460 Field Studies, the student will:

    1. apply the study of local flora and fauna as it relates to the student’s discipline.
    2. analyze differences in religious practices in a foreign country.
    3. compare cultural differences when working and traveling in a foreign country.
    4. examine the indigenous educational practices found in a foreign country.
    5. distinguish local healing and medicinal practices in a foreign country from the student’s home country.
    6. outline similarities and differences between cultures.
    7. discuss local architecture and land features in a foreign country.
    8. assess how innovations in technology impact culture in a foreign country.
    9. interpret the various functions of art, music, or dance within a novel culture.


    Cross-listed: HLTK 2960 & SOC 2460 Field Studies
  
  • PSYC 2465 - Special Problems in Psychology


    This course is a sophomore-level course designed to encourage critical thinking and discussion in areas of special problems in psychology.

    Credits: 3

    General Education Requirement: none
    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 General Psychology with C or better



  
  • RELI 1000 - Introduction to Religion


    This course is intended to foster conversations about the origins of religion, investigate the differences between major world religions, and critically analyze religious systems.  Student study about the difference between: ritual and religion, theology and religion, differences within religious traditions, and differences between religions.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Global Diversity
    Comments: This course meets UW’s Human Culture requirement, and A&S Core Global Awareness requirement.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of RELI 1000 Introduction to Religion, the student will:

    1. Compare the origins of religion.
    2. Differentiate between divergent religions.
    3. Applying basic principles and terms from each religious tradition.
    4. Examine the place that ritual, tradition, history and culture play in the ability to objectively discuss religious evolution and religions effect on the contemporary world.
    5. Utilize investigative theories to religions in order to engage them from a position of objectivity.
    6. Distinguish between ritual and religion.
    7. Express personal understanding of religion and speak about its effects on their life.
    8. Explore cultural perspectives, biases, and implication within religious traditions.
    9. Assess differences in perspectives, biases, and implications between religions.


  
  • REWM 0000 - Any course from the REWM department


    Choose any course from the REWM department.

  
  • REWM 1005 - Survey of Natural Resource Management


    This course exposes students to job opportunities and career paths that are available to student who pursue a degree in Natural Resource and Ranch Land Management.  Students will develop basic research, management, and job skills while interacting with experts in resource management disciplines.

    Credits: 2

  
  • REWM 2000 - Principles of Range Management


    This course provides students with an understanding of the basic principles of range management as applied to various regions and vegetative types. Relationship of range management practices to livestock production, wildlife, forestry, hydrology and other conservation and land use management are studied.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Separate Lecture and Lab

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of REWM 2000 Principles of Range Management, the student will:

    1. Compare fundamental principles of conservation and natural resources management.
    2. Differentiate conservation management techniques to monitor natural resource ecosystems.
    3. Examine the concept of sustainability as a cornerstone of resource management.
    4. Evaluate flora and fauna for multiple land use purposes.
    5. Assess the economic impact of land management decisions.
    6. Analyze appropriate information pertaining to governmental regulations.


  
  • REWM 2350 - Range & Pasture Monitoring


    This course allows students to gain familiarity with fundamental procedures for measuring the response of rangeland and improved pastures to browsing and grazing by wildlife and livestock. It is intended for students involved in natural resource management, wildlife management, conservation biology, or range livestock production.  The class focuses on how to: a) set up a monitoring program, b) identify ecological sites, c) describe plant community composition and productivity, d) measure forage utilization, e) determine stocking rates, and f) evaluate range/pasture trend and conditions. 


    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    None



  
  • REWM 2400 - Range Ecosystems and Plants


    This course allows students to learn to recognize and identify by scientific and common name the major rangeland plants of North America and understand their distribution and uses within rangeland ecosystems. Skills are gained in using taxonomic keys for major plant groups. It is intended for students involved in natural resource management, wildlife management, or range livestock production. This practical knowledge and skills are essential for rangeland resource managers.

    Credits: 4

    Instructional Method Lecture and Lab

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of REWM 2400 Range Ecosystems and Plants, students will:

    1. Evaluate different morphological characteristics associated with plants.
    2. Classify Latin terminology of plant names with families and tribes, including genus and specific epithet.
    3. Identify differences in plants using taxonomic plant features.
    4. Be able to use a taxonomic key to identify plant families and key plants to species.
    5. Evaluate rangeland plants’ functional relationship to their associated rangeland ecosystems.
    6. Explain rangeland ecosystems across North America.
    7. Relate unique plants to their regional ecosystems.


    Program Outcomes
    Rangeland Management AS

    PO#1 Compare fundamental principles of conservation and natural resource management.

    PO#3 Examine the concept of sustainability as a cornerstone of resource management.

    PO#4 Evaluate flora and fauna for multiple land use purposes.

  
  • REWM 2470 - Cornerstone in Natural Resource and Ranch Land Management


    This course will allow students to apply their academic studies to a coordinated work experience in natural resource or ranch land management.  Students evaluate their knowledge and understanding of the factors that influence resource management while designing and carrying out an applied research project related to their work experience.  The course will culminate with the presentation of their research and work experience as well as the development of a professional resume.

    Credits: 1-4

    Prerequisites:

    REWM 2000 - Principles of Range Management or Instructor Consent



  
  • REWM 2500 - Range Plant Identification


    This course allows students to learn to recognize and identify on sight the major rangeland plants of North America and understand their distribution and uses within rangeland ecosystems. It is intended for students involved in natural resource management, wildlife management, or range livestock production. This practical knowledge and skill is essential for rangeland resource managers.


    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    None



  
  • SAFE 1510 - Fundamental Occupational Health & Safety


    This course covers personal protective equipment (PPE), workplace safety, confined space, hot work permits; material safety data sheets (MSDS), OSHA rules and regulations that pertain to the welding and diesel technology areas.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    Admission to the Welding or Diesel program.



  
  • SAFE 1551 - General Industry Safety I


    This course is for entry-level workers and covers the fundamentals in making a workplace safer. Half of the course covers OSHA mandated information with the rest of the class dedicated to common operations found at construction projects in the region. Students learn to identify workplace hazards, reporting requirements, worker rights and employer responsibilities.  Students earn an official OSHA certificate upon successful completion of a final exam.

    Credits: .5

    Prerequisites:

    None



    Co-requisites:

    None



  
  • SAFE 1552 - Construction Industry Safety I


    This course is for entry-level workers and covers the fundamentals in making a workplace safer. Half of the course covers OSHA mandated information with the rest of the class dedicated to common operations found at construction projects in the region. Students learn to identify workplace hazards, reporting requirements, worker rights, and employer responsibilities.  Students earn an official OSHA certificate upon successful completion of a final exam.

    Credits: .5

    Prerequisites:

    None



    Co-requisites:

    None



  
  • SAFE 1553 - General Industry Safety II


    This course is for entry and supervisory level workers It covers the fundamentals in making a workplace safer. Half of the course covers OSHA mandated information with the rest of the class dedicated to common operations found at construction projects in the region. Students learn to identify workplace hazards, reporting requirements, worker rights, and employer responsibilities.  Students earn an official OSHA certificate upon successful completion of a final exam.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:

    None



    Co-requisites:

    None



  
  • SAFE 1554 - Construction Industry Safety II


    This course is for entry and supervisory level workers It covers the fundamentals in making a workplace safer. Half of the course covers OSHA mandated information with the rest of the class dedicated to common operations found at construction projects in the region. Students learn to identify workplace hazards, reporting requirements, worker rights, and employer responsibilities.  Students earn an official OSHA certificate upon successful completion of a final exam.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:

    None



    Co-requisites:

    None



  
  • SAFE 1560 - PEC Premier Core Compliance


    This course is a standardized program covering the health, safety, and environmental training most requested by oilfield operators and other host employers. Core Compliance is instructor-led training that, in addition to being SafeLandUSA and SafeGulf accredited, provides training-level certificates beyond the awareness level for over 30 selected topics.

    The Core Compliance training program ensures students are trained in the safety topics commonly required by operators in their pre-qualification surveys and training matrices. Based on accepted industry practices supported and recommended by operators, PEC Core Compliance is the most comprehensive and cost effective way to meet the entry-level safety training needs industry and government are calling for.

    Upon successful completion of the course, each student receives a PEC photo ID and certificate of completion, and each student’s information is entered into the online PEC Training Tracker database.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:

    None



    Co-requisites:

    None



  
  • SAFE 1561 - PEC Premier Basic Orientation


    This course provides safety awareness and includes both SafeGulf and SafeLandUSA. PEC Basic is designed to give each student a general idea of life and safety issues in the oil and gas industry, upstream, downstream, onshore or offshore. This one-day program meets API RP 75 & API RP T-1 requirements and provides a basic understanding at an awareness level of certain general safety information that an employee should know before entering a company facility and while performing their assigned work duties. Upon successful completion of course, each student is issued a picture ID with a unique barcode. Student information is stored in an online database accessible by partner companies, who may verify qualifications.

    Credits: .5

    Prerequisites:

    None



    Co-requisites:

    None



  
  • SAFE 1570 - Safety and Health Technology


    This course provides the student with an understanding of field and plant industrial safety principles, practices, and documentation.  Topics covered include introduction to back injury prevention, CPR & First Aid certification, methane gas safety, hydrogen sulfide awareness, confined space awareness, and proper form completion and filing.

    Credits: 2

  
  • SB 0000 - Social and Behavioral Sciences


    The following courses fulfill the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement:

    • AGEC 1010  Introduction to Ag Economics
    • AGEC 1020  Ag Microeconomics
    • ANTH 1200  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
    • ANTH 1300  Introduction to Archaeology
    • CRMJ 2400  Criminology (crosslisted as SOC 2400)
    • ECON 1010  Macroeconomics
    • ECON 1020  Microeconomics
    • HIST 1110  Western Civilization I
    • HIST 1120  Western Civilization II
    • PSYC 1000  General Psychology, 4 credits
    • SOC 1000  Sociological Principles
    • SOC 1100  Social Problems

    Courses are 3 credits unless indicated otherwise.

     

  
  • SCI 0000 - Science


    Life Science:
    AECL 1000  Agroecology
    BIOL 1010   General Biology I
    BIOL 1020   Life Science
    ZOO 1200   Introduction to Human Biology
    ZOO 2010   Human Anatomy & Physiology I
    ZOO 2020   Human Anatomy & Physiology II

    Physical Science:
    ASTR 1150   Survey of Astronomy
    CHEM 1000   Introductory Chemistry
    CHEM 1020   General Chemistry I
    CHEM 1090   Fundamentals of Physical Universe
    GEOL 1070   Earth: Its Physical Environment
    GEOL 1100   Physical Geology
    PHYS 1050   Concepts of Physics
    PHYS 1110   General Physics I
    PHYS 1310   College Physics I

    Minimum credits to satisfy science requirement = 4
    All courses listed have a laboratory component.

  
  • SOC 0000 - any course from SOC dept


    Course from the Sociology Department

  
  • SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles


    This course provides an introduction to sociology, as a survey of the discipline and as a foundation for other sociology courses.  Major areas of interest range from small groups, family systems, government bureaucracies, and social movements.  Significant theoretical perspectives, central concepts, as well as major contributions to the field are introduced.  The research constructions, scientific and social science methodology are explored and compared to the influences of other disciplines on sociology.  Though much attention is given to contemporary American society, comparative and historical material within a global context is also included.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Comments: This course also satisfies the Human Culture requirement at UW.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SOC 1000 Sociological Principles the student will:

    1. Analyze and compare the major theoretical perspectives in the discipline of sociology, including symbolic interactionist perspective, the functionalist perspective, and the conflict perspective.
    2. List and relate the major contributions of theorists and researchers who have been significant in the development of the discipline of sociology.
    3. Describe the major methods of research used in the discipline of sociology.
    4. Explain how the social, political and physical environment influences human interaction and the discipline of sociology.
    5. Identify how the influence of other disciplines, including philosophy and psychology has contributed to the evolution of sociology. 
    6. Analyze the central sociological concepts and historical trends from a cultural and global perspective.


    Program Outcomes
    Social Science AA

    PO#1 Apply basic research methods in sociology, including research design, data analysis and interpretation.

    PO#2 Explore sociocultural diversity on local, national and international levels.

    PO#4 Summarize the major concepts, theoretical perspectives and historical trends in sociology.

  
  • SOC 1080 - Introduction to Women’s Studies


    This course examines the impact of the social construction of gender in societies worldwide.  The course covers numerous topics from various feminist perspectives, including concepts of privilege and inequality, how gender is learned, women’s sexuality, work, religion, health, family, violence against women, and activist movements.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Global Diversity / Humanities
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree. This is a Writing Intensive course.

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of, or enrollment in, ENGL 1010 English I, or instructor consent

    Co-requisites:
    None

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SOC 1080 Introduction to Women’s Studies, the student will:

    1. Develop a greater understanding of the differences and similarities that exist among women of variant ethnicities, socioeconomic classes, and alternate lifestyles.
    2. Develop a greater understanding of how biology and culture influence behavior.
    3. Develop a familiarity with the major tenets of the women’s studies discipline.
    4. Critique texts foundational to the field.
    5. Analyze our gendered world through study of popular culture, language, advertisement, and public spaces.
    6. Differentiate between social expectations of men and women.
    7. Examine the idea of privilege as it relates to gender.
    8. Examine contemporary women’s activism worldwide.
    9. Evaluate major societal institutions (religion, sexuality, health, family, and work) as they relate to women.


    Cross-listed: WMST 1080, ENGL 1080, HUMN 1080
  
  • SOC 1100 - Social Problems


    This course introduces students to the key theoretical perspectives of functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, and feminism as it relates to American society, social policy, contemporary social problems and intervening national or global diversity influences. This course will examine the role of diversity in society, compare the cultural universals with regard to social problems and evaluate the social-cultural structures, processes and within and outside of the United States.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SOC 1100 Social Problems, the student will:

    1. Describe the four key theoretical social perspectives of functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory and feminism.
    2. Evaluate the changing demographics of American society from historical and contemporary perspectives.
    3. Identify the major social institutions and their influence on the social forces, which contribute to social problems. 
    4. Analyze the major contemporary social problems in American society.
    5. Describe the influence of economic inequality as it relates to social problems.
    6. Compare and contrast the contemporary social issues taking into consideration the unique, and universal, characteristics of cultural beliefs, experiences, traditions or social systems. 
    7. Examine the intricacies of social interaction, from diverse perspectives, and describe and how they contribute to social strain and disorganization.
    8. Explain the importance of social policy decision making and the applications for addressing social problems from diverse perspectives.
    9. Define and describe the use of social research in the analysis of social
    10. Issues and the importance of demographic evaluation and understanding, as an approach to addressing social problems.


    Program Outcomes
    Upon completion of SOC 1100 Social Problems, the student will:

    PO#1 Apply basic research methods in anthropology or sociology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.

    PO#3 Examine the applicability of theory and empirical findings to social, policy and global issues.

  
  • SOC 2000 - Introduction to Social Work


    This course introduces social work and social welfare through an overview of the history, philosophy, ethics, values, methods, and fields of practice to generalist social work.


    Credits: 3

    Cross-listed: sowk 2000
  
  • SOC 2300 - Counseling Skills


    This course is designed to examine the concepts and skills of counseling. It defines the role of the counselor. Students analyze appropriate counseling techniques. Students identify appropriate guidance to clients within the criminal justice system. Students differentiate the counselor’s role within the criminal justice field. Students develop counseling skills to be used in the field.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1010 English I

     



    Cross-listed: CRMJ 2300 and CNSL 2300 - Counseling Skills

  
  • SOC 2325 - Marriage & Family


    This course is the sociological study of the pair, bonding or mate selection process, of marriage and of family relationships. This course explores topics of dating, engagement, cohabitation, marriage, family conflict, divorce and remarriage, including heterosexual and same gender perspectives, as well as the introduction of children into the family.  The focus is on contemporary American society, however a comparative analysis of the varied diverse cultural and global perspectives of marriage and family. Historical inquiries and current trends are examined and a review of the demonstrated changes which have transpired regarding marriage and family from past to present are conducted.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:
    PSYC 1000 General Psychology or SOC 1000 Sociological Principles

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SOC 2325 Marriage and Family, the student will be able to:

    • Examine the pair, bonding or mate selection process of marriage and family relationships.
    • Explore dating, engagement, cohabitation, marriage, divorce and remarriage.
    • Identify whether or not marriage and family are private or public issues.
    • Investigate heterosexual and same gender perspectives as they relate to cultural expectations and pressures.
    • Evaluate gender socialization and gender norms as they relate to marriage, family and the introduction of children into the family.
    • Identify current social research and methodologies utilized for the investigation of issues affecting a wide range of marriage and family topics.
    • Contrast historical and contemporary information regarding a wide range of marriage and family topics.
    • Describe the complexity of social relationships, family conflict, divorce and remarriage.
    • Explain the differences, both historical and current trends that effect diverse cultures, racial and ethnic minorities’ marriages and families.  
    • Differentiate marriage and family perspectives among various socio-cultural systems.


  
  • SOC 2350 - Race & Ethnicity


    This course explores race and ethnic relations in a global context while covering groups and issues in the United States. The course analyzes the dispositions, traditions, and bodies of knowledge associated with past and contemporary expressions of cultural beliefs, behaviors, and experiences. It emphasizes the interdependence of human societies by identifying the conditions, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of a variety of cultures. The importance and relevance of the growing ethnic diversity in a variety of societies are examined while ethnic conflicts throughout the world and within the United States are compared.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Global Diversity
    Comments: This course may be used for the Human Culture requirement at UW.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SOC 2350/HUMN 1060 Race & Ethnicity, the student will:

    1. Upon completion of SOC 2350 & Ethnicity, the student will:
    2. Explore race and ethnic relations in a global context.
    3. Appraise race and ethnic groups and issues in the United States.
    4. Analyze the dispositions, traditions, and bodies of knowledge associated with past and contemporary expressions of cultural beliefs, behaviors, and experiences.
    5. Interpret the interdependence of human societies.
    6. Identify the conditions, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of a variety of cultures.
    7. Examine the importance and relevance of ethnic diversity in a variety of societies.
    8. Compare ethnic conflicts throughout the world.
    9. Explain human ideas and experiences.
    10. Contrast how diversity impacts societies in general.


  
  • SOC 2400 - Criminology


    This course examines the study of the biological, sociological and psychological theories of the causes of criminal behavior. It differentiates the practice of criminal justice from the practice of criminology. The causes of crimes against persons, crimes against property, organized crime, white-collar crime, drug crime, cybercrime, and terrorism are examined. Victimology and the social consequences of victimization are discussed. Crime control strategies based upon theoretical causes are developed.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Social & Behavioral Sciences
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of CRMJ 2400/SOC 2400 Criminology, the student will:

    1. Differentiate between criminal justice and criminology.
    2. Analyze the biological theories of the causes of crime.
    3. Analyze the sociological theories of the causes of crime.
    4. Analyze the psychological theories of the causes of crime.
    5. Compare crime control approaches in society.
    6. Apply crime theories to the study of individual criminal profiles.
    7. Develop crime control strategies to counter criminal behavior.
    8. Identify the social consequences of victimization.
    9. Discuss victimology and how it can be used to prevent crime.


    Program Outcomes
    Criminal Justice AA

    PO#5 Analyze the major theories of crime causation to include biological, sociological, psychological, and life course perspectives of criminality.

    Social Science AA

    PO# 4 Summarize the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and historical trends in anthropology or sociology.
    PO#5 Assess the functionality of societies both present and past.

    Cross-listed: CRMJ 2400 Criminology

  
  • SOC 2460 - Field Studies


    This course provides cross-cultural experiences while witnessing traditional ways of life in a foreign country. Students are introduced to local flora, fauna, religious practices, education, healing rituals, architecture, technology, art, music, and dance. Upon completion of this course, students develop an understanding of other cultures and their place in modern society.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Global Diversity
    Comments: This course requires travel to a foreign country. This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PSYC 2460 / HLTK 2960 / SOC 2460 Field Studies, the student will:

    1. apply the study of local flora and fauna as it relates to the student’s discipline.
    2. analyze differences in religious practices in a foreign country.
    3. compare cultural differences when working and traveling in a foreign country.
    4. examine the indigenous educational practices found in a foreign country.
    5. distinguish local healing and medicinal practices in a foreign country from the student’s home country.
    6. outline similarities and differences between cultures.
    7. discuss local architecture and land features in a foreign country.
    8. assess how innovations in technology impact culture in a foreign country.
    9. interpret the various functions of art, music, or dance within a novel culture.


    Cross-listed: PSYC 2460 & HLTK 2960 Field Studies
  
  • SOWK 2000 - Introduction to Social Work


    This course introduces social work and social welfare through an overview of the history, philosophy, ethics, values, methods, and fields of practice to generalist social work.

    Credits: 3

    Cross-listed: SOC 2000
  
  • SPAN 1010 - First Year Spanish I


    This course primarily emphasizes listening and speaking skills, although reading and writing skills are developed. The students begin to develop the ability to understand spoken and written Spanish. The students begin to develop the skills to communicate in basic situations.

    Credits: 4

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Foreign Language
    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SPAN 1010 First Year Spanish I, the student will:

    1. Interface with people.
    2. Describe oneself and others.
    3. Communicate likes, dislikes, and personal information.
    4. Communicate daily routines.
    5. Develop communication skills needed in restaurants.
    6. Discover field of study and academic subjects.
    7. Explain pastimes.
    8. Validate travel plans.
    9. Express shopping plans.
    10. Demonstrate some cultural knowledge in oral and written presentations.
    11. Imitate the use of culturally appropriate vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and non-verbal behaviors of the target culture.


  
  • SPAN 1020 - First Year Spanish II


    This course further emphasizes listening and speaking skills, while developing reading and writing skills. This course completes the first year sequence of study of the basic structures of Spanish.

    Credits: 4

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Foreign Language
    Prerequisites:
    SPAN 1010 - 1st Year Spanish I with a final grade of “C” or better or adequate score on CLEP exam or instructor consent based on previous language experience.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SPAN 1020 First Year Spanish II, the student will:

    1. Describe celebrations and personal relationships.
    2. Explain medical conditions.
    3. Discuss technology and electronics.
    4. Describe a house.
    5. Discuss the environment and nature.
    6. Request directions.
    7. Discuss health, well-being, and nutrition.
    8. Describe jobs and future plans.
    9. Recognize differences and similarities in the perspectives of the target culture and their own.
    10. Evaluate cultural stereotypes encountered in oral and written texts.


  
  • SPAN 1050 - Conversational Spanish I


    This course is designed to serve those students who need basic communication skills in Spanish. The course content presents everyday situations that students encounter both in dealing with Spanish-speaking people in the United States and while traveling or living in Spanish-speaking countries.

    Credits: 2

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SPAN 1050 Conversational Spanish I, the student will:

    1. Identify items in a house in Spanish.
    2. Apply numbers to pay bills in Spanish.
    3. Discuss weather conditions in Spanish.
    4. Negotiate car issues in Spanish.
    5. Explain medical emergencies in Spanish.


  
  • SPAN 2030 - Second Year Spanish I


    This course serves as a review and expansion of the basic structures of Spanish commonly taught at the introductory level, while providing ample opportunities for students to build vocabulary, communication, and writing skills.

    Credits: 4

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Foreign Language
    Prerequisites:
    SPAN 1020 - 1st Year Spanish II or adequate score on CLEP exam or instructor consent.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SPAN 2030 Second Year Spanish I, the student will:

    • Discuss the use of technology and electronic products.
    • Handle telephone expressions.
    • Manage car problems.
    • Cultivate people by welcoming them to a house.
    • Describe a house or apartment.
    • Prioritize household chores.
    • Develop instructions.
    • Explain the environment.
    • Explore beliefs and opinions about environmental issues.
    • Prescribe advice to others.
    • Outline directions.
    • Identify daily errands and city life.
    • Analyze cultural stereotypes encountered in oral and written texts.
    • Recognize the reflections of practices, products, and/or perspectives of the target culture in oral and written texts.


  
  • SPAN 2040 - Second Year Spanish II


    This course serves as a comprehensive review and systematic expansion of the basic structures of Spanish commonly taught at the introductory level, while providing ample opportunities for students to build vocabulary, communication, and writing skills. 

     

    Credits: 4

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Foreign Language
    Prerequisites:
    SPAN 2030 - 2nd Year Spanish I or adequate score on CLEP exam or instructor consent

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of SPAN 2040 Second Year Spanish II, the student will:

    1. Explain health, well-being, and nutrition.
    2. Prescribe physical activities.
    3. Determine future plans.
    4. Explore work options.
    5. Perform a job interview.
    6. Express agreement and disagreement.
    7. Examine the arts.
    8. Determine likes and dislikes.
    9. Express hesitation.
    10. Summarize current events.
    11. Evaluate the media.
    12. Assess experiences, such as travel.
    13. Analyze cultural stereotypes encountered in oral and written texts.
    14. Recognize the reflections of practices, products, and/or perspectives of the target culture in oral and written texts.


  
  • STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics


    This course presents the central ideas of descriptive statistics and statistical inference, including graphs, averages, sampling, estimation, hypothesis-testing and relationships between variables. A statistical software package is introduced. Students cannot receive credit in more than one of the following: STAT 2050, STAT 2070.

    Credits: 4

    Instructional Method Lecture and Lab

    General Education Requirement: Math Reasoning
    Comments: This course may be used for the quantitative reasoning requirement at UW.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 1400 Pre-Calculus Algebra OR MATH 1000 Problem Solving OR MATH 1450 Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trigonometry OR Math Placement Level V

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of STAT 2050 Fundamentals of Statistics, the student will:

    1. Make inferences about a population based on sampling.
    2. Interpret measures of center and variability.
    3. Interpret the coefficient of correlation.
    4. Interpret linear regression from populations or samples.
    5. Predict the probability or likelihood of an event.
    6. Interpret statistical data in graphic formats.
    7. Interpret statistical data in tabular formats.
    8. Differentiate between discrete and continuous probability distributions applying appropriate statistical techniques.
    9. Apply standard statistical tests for quantitative response variables.
    10. Apply standard statistical tests for qualitative response variables.
    11. Analyze data and distributions measuring the goodness of inferences and generating samples using statistical software packages.
    12. Apply the Central Limit Theorem.


  
  • STAT 2070 - Introduction to Statistics for Social Science


    This course presents the central ideas of descriptive statistics and statistical inference as applied to the social sciences, including graphs, averages, sampling, estimation, hypothesis-testing and relationships between variables. A statistical software package is introduced. Students cannot receive credit in more than one of the following: STAT 2050, STAT 2070.

    Credits: 4

    Instructional Method Lecture and Lab

    General Education Requirement: Math Reasoning
    Comments: This course may be used for the quantitative reasoning requirement at UW.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 1400 Pre-Calculus Algebra OR MATH 1000 Problem Solving OR MATH 1450 Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trigonometry OR Math Placement Level V

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of STAT 2070 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences , the student will:

    1. Make inferences about a population based on sampling.
    2. Interpret measures of center and variability with emphasis on social science applications.
    3. Interpret the coefficient of correlation with emphasis on social science applications.
    4. Interpret linear regression from populations or samples.
    5. Predict the probability or likelihood of an event.
    6. Interpret statistical data in graphic formats with emphasis on social science applications. 
    7. Interpret statistical data in tabular formats with emphasis on social science applications. 
    8. Differentiate between discrete and continuous probability distributions applying appropriate statistical techniques.
    9. Apply standard statistical tests for quantitative response variables with emphasis on social science applications. 
    10. Apply standard statistical tests for qualitative response variables with emphasis on social science applications. 
    11. Analyze data and distributions measuring the goodness of inferences and generating samples using statistical software packages with emphasis on social science applications.
    12. Apply the Central Limit Theorem.


  
  • TECH 0000 - Any course from the TECH department


    Choose any course from the TECH department.

  
  • TECH 1500 - Vocational Exploratory I


    This is an exploratory course intended to expose students to a variety of different career opportunities in the fields of technology. The course will cover the nature of the work, the type and amount of education needed as well as current and projected occupational opportunities.

    Credits: 3

  
  • TECH 1505 - Vocational Exploratory II


    This is an exploratory course designed to expose students to a variety of career opportunities in technology fields. The course covers the nature of the work, the type and amount of education needed, and both current and projected occupational opportunities in three different fields. Topics covered are chosen from advanced electrical technology, advanced hydraulics and pneumatics, diesel fundamentals and industrial maintenance technology. 

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    TECH 1500 - Vocational Exploratory I



  
  • TECH 2980 - Technical Co-op


    This course is designed to give students an opportunity to participate in a work experience, preferably paid, related to their major and/or their stated career objective.

    Credits: 1-9

  
  • THEA 1000 - Introduction to Theatre


    This course studies selected major periods in theater history, utilizing a selected play from each period as a basis for study of theater development as an art form from the Golden Age of Greece through the late 19th century.

    Credits: 3

    General Education Requirement: Visual and Performing Arts
  
  • THEA 1040 - Production Crew I


    This course guides the student in the practical experience of working backstage on a realized production, through guided performance assignments that may include but not limited to the areas of theatrical lighting, scenic construction, sound operator, properties manager, costumes and or running crew.

    Credits: .5

    Prerequisites:

    Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, THEA 2220 Stagecraft or instructor consent



  
  • THEA 1100 - Beginning Acting


    This course covers the fundamentals of acting through exercises, improvisations, and limited scene work. As acting is a process, the emphasis is on the activities more than on polished performances and scenes.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Visual and Performing Arts
    Comments: This course meets UW’s Human Culture requirement.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of THEA 1100 Beginning Acting, the student will:

    1. Apply foundational acting techniques
    2. Compare acting performances
    3. Explain foundational acting principles
    4. Incorporate foundational acting skills
    5. Critique acting performances


    Program Outcomes
    Theater & Dance AA

    PO#1 Create a character in a given scenario

  
  • THEA 1200 - Introduction to Stage Design


    This course is an introduction and exploration of the visual and aesthetic principles of design in direct relationship to stage design including, scenery, costumes, and lighting. Studio projects in scene, lighting, and costume design supplement lectures. 

    Credits: 3

  
  • THEA 1300 - Music Theater Workshop


    This course guides students through the process of rehearsing and mounting music theater productions such as revues, musicals, and stage shows. Students participate in a wide range of responsibilities involved with staging a musical theater production. The course culminates with a public performance of a project or production.

    Credits: 1-3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Comments: This course replaces MUSC 2020 Music Theater Production.

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Co-requisites:
    None

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of THEA 1300 Music Theater Workshop, the student will:

    1. Apply rehearsal techniques.
    2. Integrate stage directions given by the director.
    3. Demonstrate the necessary discipline techniques required to memorize text.
    4. Perform musical content using appropriate interpretation.


  
  • THEA 1340 - Musical Theatre Class Voice


    This course presents group instruction singing techniques and performance styles associated with Musical Theater. It includes demonstration, brief lecture, discussion, and active participation through singing, analyzing, movement, and scene preparation.

    Credits: 3

  
  • THEA 1360 - Music Fundamentals for Theatre Majors


    This course guides the student in acquiring a basic understanding of music notation, terminology, and related music theory concepts, through use of the textbook and related materials in class, through guided and independent written and performance assignments, and through the use of sight reading assignments.

    Credits: 3

  
  • THEA 1410 - Ballet I


    This course provides students with the basic principles and techniques of classical ballet.  It includes the study of the fundamentals of ballet training, terminology, and observation of live and/or video performance.  The course also includes a reading and writing component.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:
    none

    Co-requisites:
    none

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PEAC/THEA 1410 Ballet I, the student will:

    1. improve specific health-related fitness components, including warm up, cool down and conditioning components.
    2. describe elementary principles and techniques used in ballet.
    3. perform basic movement patterns, qualities of movement and musical analysis as it relates to ballet.
    4. develop muscular coordination, agility and kinesthetic sense at an elementary level of difficulty.
    5. describe the significance of ballet as a disciplined art form.  
    6. reflect on dance performance on stage or video.


    Program Outcomes
    PO#2 Integrate theory and practice through performance

  
  • THEA 1430 - Modern Dance I


    This course provides students with an introduction to the principles and techniques of Modern Dance. Students examine the role of the fine arts in society and in their personal lives through creative and critical activities.  Students learn to think flexibly and intuitively, to solve problems in innovative ways, and to connect knowledge with sensations and movement.  This course also explores the history, appreciation, and criticism of dance. .

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Co-requisites:
    None

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of THEA 1430 Modern Dance I/I, the student will:

    1. Students will improve specific health-related fitness components.
    2. Students will be able to describe elementary principles and techniques used in Modern Dance.
    3. Students will be able to perform basic movement patterns, qualities of movement and musical analysis as it relates to Modern Dance.
    4. Students will develop muscular coordination, agility and kinesthetic sense at an elementary level of difficulty.

    Students will be able to describe the significance of Modern Dance as a disciplined art form.

    Program Outcomes
    Upon completion of THEA 1430 Modern Dance I/I, the student will:

    Theater & Dance AA

    PO#2 Integrate theory and practice through performance.

    Cross-listed: PEAC 1430

  
  • THEA 1440 - Modern Dance I/II


    This course is a continuation of Modern Dance I/I where students will dive deeper into the principles and techniques of Modern Dance.  Students focus on forms of communication and expression central to the arts, and learn the role of the fine arts in society and in life through creative and critical activities. Students appreciate and critique the art of dancing through live and video performance.  This course includes a writing component.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:
    Successful completion of THEA 1430 Modern Dance I/I

    Co-requisites:
    none

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of THEA 1440 Modern Dance I/II, the student will:

    1. improve specific health-related fitness components.
    2. describe principles and techniques used in Modern Dance.
    3. perform movement patterns, qualities of movement and musical analysis as it relates to Modern Dance.
    4. develop muscular coordination, agility and kinesthetic sense, moving beyond an elementary level of difficulty.
    5. describe the significance of Modern Dance as a disciplined art form.
    6. reflect on dance performance on stage or video.


    Program Outcomes
    Upon completion of THEA 1440 Modern Dance I/II, the student will:

    Theater & Dance AA

    PO#2 Integrate theory and practice through performance.

    Cross-listed: PEAC 1440 Modern Dance II

  
  • THEA 1450 - Beginning Tap Dance


    This course provides the fundamental principles and techniques of tap dance. The course includes rhythmic structure, terminology, introductory improvisation, and tap history.  This course includes a reading and writing component.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:
    none

    Co-requisites:
    none

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PEAC/THEA 1450 Beginning Tap Dance, the student will:

    1. improve specific health-related fitness components.
    2. describe elementary principles and techniques used in Tap Dance.
    3. perform basic movement patterns, qualities of movement and musical analysis as it relates to Tap Dance.
    4. develop muscular coordination, agility and kinesthetic sense at an elementary level of difficulty.
    5. describe the significance of tap dance as a disciplined art form.  
    6. reflect on dance performance on stage or video.  


    Program Outcomes
    Upon completion of THEA 1450 Beginning Tap Dance, the student will:

     Theater & Dance AA

    PO#2 Integrate theory and practice through performance.

    Cross-listed: PEAC 1450 Beginning Tap Dance

  
  • THEA 1480 - Beginning Jazz


    This course introduces the basic movements, patterns, and vocabulary of jazz dance technique. Individual artistry will be nurtured as well as the development of an enjoyment and appreciation of the art form. Physical movement is the primary focus of this class. Proper alignment and safe execution of movements is also emphasized. Students learn movements at a rate that is comfortable for all students, yet challenge mind and body daily with new concepts and patterns.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:
    None

    Co-requisites:
    None

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of PEAC/THEA 1480  Beginning Jazz, the student will:

    1. improve specific health-related fitness components.
    2. describe elementary principles and techniques used in Jazz.
    3. perform basic movement patterns, qualities of movement and musical analysis as it relates to Jazz.
    4. develop muscular coordination, agility and kinesthetic sense at an elementary level of difficulty.
    5. describe the significance of jazz as a disciplined art form.
    6. reflect on dance performance on stage or video through a written response.


    Program Outcomes
    Upon completion of THEA 1480 Beginning Jazz, the student will:

    Theater & Dance AA

    PO#2 Integrate theory and practice through performance

  
  • THEA 1700 - Voice for the Actor


    This course introduces students to voice work. It emphasizes breath freedom, flexibility and support for the actor. Current methodologies will be addressed.

    Credits: 2

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of THEA 1700 Voice for the Actor, the student will:

    1.  Acquire a way to produce sound for speaking on stage.
    2. Demonstrate freeing the voice.
    3. Articulate sounds.
    4. Manage speak in voice with support.
    5. Critique plays and theatrical productions.


  
  • THEA 2010 - Theatrical Backgrounds Drama I


    This course provides students with an opportunity to explore plays from the major periods of dramatic literature. Students develop a foundation in the literature of Western drama from the Greeks through the English Restoration periods. Students read selected plays from the Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan, French Neo-classical and English Restoration periods. Student study the assigned plays through both oral and written analysis.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of THEA 2010 Theatrical Backgrounds Drama I, the student will:

    1. Discuss each play assigned, its importance to the history of the theater and its place in the literature of the theater
    2. Discuss the themes and/or objectives of the playwright of each play.
    3. Discuss each play in the context of the times and/or movements that produced it with an understanding of the major events and influences of those times
    4. Develop a working knowledge of theater history from the Greek world through the English restoration
    5. Develop working knowledge of the elements of theater
    6. Develop working knowledge of genre and structure.


  
  • THEA 2020 - Theatrical Backgrounds Drama II


    The second semester of a one-year course. It includes the study of plays from the major periods of dramatic literature. This course will cover from the 18th century to the present.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    THEA 2010 - Theatrical Backgrounds Drama I



  
  • THEA 2030 - Introduction to Playwriting / Screenwriting


    This course introduces writers to the creative process of playwriting (writing for the stage) or screen-writing (writing for the movies).  This course strongly emphasizes character and story development.  The process of creating scripts for the stage or screen also provides a unique critical perspective for analyzing the respective art forms.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ENGL 1010 - English I or instructor consent



  
  • THEA 2040 - Production Crew II


    This course guides the student in the practical experience of working backstage on a realized production, through guided performance assignments that may include but are not limited to the areas of theatrical lighting, scenic construction, sound operator, properties manager, costumes and/or running crew.

    Credits: .5

    Prerequisites:

    THEA 1040 Production Crew II



  
  • THEA 2050 - Theatre Practice


    This course provides practical experience in the performances and technical aspects of theater through participation in a production. Credit is awarded based on scope of commitment to the production. This class will culminate in a public performance.

    Credits: 1-3

    Prerequisites:

    THEA 1100 or instructor consent



  
  • THEA 2100 - Acting II


    Acting II builds on the foundation acquired in Acting I. This course will focus on more advanced acting processes which “empower” the actor to become more expressive. This course will focus on scene study and characters. Specific exercises in the areas of voice and movement, interpretation, and improvisation will be included to expand the actors ways of creating characters. Scenes will be selected from various periods and genres as the semester progresses. The student will explore such aspects as given circumstances, objectives and obstacles, strategies and tactics, and beats and structure of a scene.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    THEA 1100 - Beginning Acting or instructor consent



  
  • THEA 2145 - Costume Construction


    This course uses a hands-on approach to teach the basic skills and terminologies used for theatrical costume development and construction

    Credits: 3

  
  • THEA 2160 - Stage Makeup


    This course is an introduction to theatrical makeup with the stage performer in mind. The course will focus on principles, materials, and techniques while concentrating on problems of designing and executing specific makeup designs and applications for a wide range of ages, types, and styles.

    Credits: 2

  
  • THEA 2220 - Stagecraft


    This course is a study of the basic skills and procedures to realize a design into a finished stage production. Students work design principles and techniques, set construction, color, and stage lighting.  The course introduces students to the rudimentary principles of stagecraft, scenery construction, and sound.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of THEA 2220 Stagecraft, the student will:

    1. Demonstrate knowledge of the safety procedures for the scene shop and the stage areas.
    2. Demonstrate understanding of the rudimentary principles of stagecraft, scenery construction, sound, and lighting technology for the theater.
    3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the physical workings of theater.


  
  • THEA 2800 - Stage Lighting I


    This course is an introduction to the principles, equipment, skills, techniques, tools, and terminology used in stage lighting.

    Credits: 3

  
  • TTD 1500 - Tractor Trailer Driving I


    This class covers the laws and record keeping that govern commercial driving as well as helping students understand safety and health issues for commercial drivers. The material covered prepares students for the written portion of the commercial driving test, helps them to conduct a successful job search, and offers an awareness of self-health and well being.

    Credits: 5

  
  • TTD 1501 - Tractor Trailer Driving II


    This class is the hands-on portion of the Tractor Trailer Driving program for students desiring a Commercial Drivers License.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:

    Valid commercial driving permit



  
  • TTD 1502 - Tractor Trailer Driving III


    This course is a continuation of the classroom and skills portion of the Tractor Trailer Driving program.  Participants will continue to use information relating to all laws and issues for commercial drivers.  Participants will train with an experienced driver for 90 hours.  Participants must have a valid commerical driver’s license and acceptance by an approved employer for on-the-job training.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:

    TTD 1501 - Tractor Trailer Driving II



  
  • VP 0000 - Visual & Performing Arts


    The following courses fulfill the Visual & Performing Arts requirement:

    • ART - 1000 Intro to Art: Studio & Theory
    • ART - 1005 Drawing I
    • ART - 1120 Foundation: 3D
    • ART - 1130 Foundaction: Color
    • ART - 2005 Drawing II
    • ART - 2010 Art History Survey I
    • ART - 2020 Art History Survey II
    • ART - 2090 Printmaking
    • ART - 2112 Graphic Design I
    • ART - 2122 Graphic Design II
    • ART - 2255 Photography I - Digital
    • ART - 2310 Sculpture I
    • ART - 2320 Mixed Media
    • ART - 2330 Metal Fabrication
    • ART - 2410 Ceramics I
    • ART - 2420 Ceramics II
    • ENGL - 1050 Introduction to Film Studies
    • ENGL - 2480 Introduction to Drama & Poetry
    • MUSC - 1000 Introduction to Music
    • MUSC - 1425 History of Rock Music
    • MUSC - 1428 History of Jazz
    • MUSC - 2050 Music History Survey I
    • MUSC - 2055 Music History Survey II
    • THEA - 1100 Beginning Acting
    • PHOT - 1540 Beginning Digital Photography (AAS degrees only)

    All courses are 3 credits.

  
  • WELD 0000 - Any course from the WELD department


    Choose any course from the WELD department.

  
  • WELD 1555 - Welding Safety


    This course covers personal protection equipment (PPE), workplace safety, confined spaces, hot work permits, material safety data sheets (MSDS) and hazards that pertain to welding.

    Credits: 2

  
  • WELD 1650 - Welding Symbols and Print Design


    This course covers weld print reading used in industry including, but not limited to: AWS welding symbols, sketching, Solid Works, view representation, orthographic projection, measurement, structural steel materials, weld joint configuration and detailing, basic layout, and pipe system design.

     

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture and Lab

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of WELD 1650 Welding Symbols and Print Design , the student will:

    1. Develop welding prints, drawings, and specifications.
    2. Identify structural steel shapes.
    3.  Identify weld symbols and there parts
    4. Apply welding symbols on drawings, specifications, and welding procedure specifications.
    5. Draw welding symbols based on the observation of actual welds.
    6. Interpret a welding detail drawing.
    7. Draw isometric and orthographic projections of welds
    8. Identify third angle projection, views, lines, material fills, and sections.
    9. Identify object views.
    10. Explain dimensioning, notes, and bill of materials.
    11. Interpret basic elements of a welding detail drawing.
    12. Develop basic welding drawings using Solid Works.
    13. Design 2-dimensional objects that conform to industry standards using computer aided design.


    Program Outcomes
    Welding Technology

    PO#1 perform quality welds and cuts to industry standards.

    PO#2 apply principles of welding theory to welding practice.

    PO#3 demonstrate proper use of welding related terms.

  
  • WELD 1700 - General Welding


    This course provides training for students in the basic skills needed to use welding as a tool. Students in the diesel, machine tool, construction, electrical, agriculture and other programs who wish to develop welding skills should enroll in this class.

     

    Credits: 4

  
  • WELD 1715 - Thermal Cutting and Oxyfuel Welding


    This course introduces students to different types of thermal cutting and oxyfuel welding and brazing processes currently used in the welding industry.  Course training utilizes the American Welding Society (AWS) standards of acceptance.

    Credits: 2

    Instructional Method Lab

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of WELD 1715 Thermal Cutting and Oxyfuel Welding , the student will:

    1. perform shielded metal arc cutting practices.
    2. perform plasma cutting skills.
    3. perform carbon arc cutting practices. safely
    4. perform visual inspection of cuts and gouges.
    5. perform proper equipment set up and adjustment.
    6. perform all safety practices pertaining to thermal cutting and oxyfuel welding and cutting, transportation, storage and leak detection.
    7. perform straight, curve, and bevel cuts and gouges with thermal and oxyfuel cutting equipment
    8. perform oxyfuel welding and brazing


    Program Outcomes
    Welding Technology

    PO#1 perform quality welds and cuts to industry standards.

    PO#2 apply principles of welding theory to welding practice.

    PO#3 demonstrate proper use of welding related terms.

  
  • WELD 1720 - Welding Shop


    This course runs concurrently with all of the major course studies in welding to allow time for a student to develop the welding skills necessary to become proficient in the field of welding and to complete the job/tasks implemented within the major course studies in welding.

    Credits: 1-5

  
  • WELD 1755 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding


    This course covers equipment and setup, electrodes, and electrode selection used in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).  Course training utilizes the American Welding Society (AWS) standards of acceptability to develop the manual skills necessary to produce good quality single and multiple pass welds in all positions using filler metals such as low hydrogen, non-low hydrogen, and iron powder electrodes commonly used in industry.

     

    Credits: 6

  
  • WELD 1760 - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding


    This course covers equipment and setup, electrodes and electrode selection in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).  Course training utilizes the American Welding Society (AWS) standards of acceptability to develop the manual skills necessary to produce good quality single and multiple pass welds in all positions using larger diameter electrodes of the low hydrogen, non-low hydrogen filler metals commonly used in industry to the structural steel welding code.  Joints welded simulate butt-beam to beam, beam to column splicing, heavy plate and heavy equipment welding.  Students study the skills covered in the AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Code with low hydrogen electrodes, unlimited plate thickness, with or without backing in all positions.

    Credits: 5

    Prerequisites:

    WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding or instructor consent



  
  • WELD 1772 - Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)


    This course covers equipment, setup, electrode selection, and gas selection used in flux cored arc welding (FCAW) and submerged arc welding (SAW) processes. Course training utilizes the American Welding Society (AWS) standards of acceptability to develop the manual skills necessary to produce good quality single and multiple pass welds in all positions using flux cored electrode wires with and without shielding gases on medium to heavy plate.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    WELD 1773 Gas Metal Arc Welding, or instructor consent



  
  • WELD 1773 - Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)


    This course covers equipment, setup, electrode selection, gas selection and welding techniques used in the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) processes on steel, stainless steel and aluminum.  Course training utilizes the American Welding Society (AWS) standards of acceptability to develop the manual skills necessary to produce good quality single and multiple pass welds in all positions on thin, medium and heavy plate.

    Credits: 5

  
  • WELD 1860 - Welding Fabrication


    This course covers design and fabrication of welding projects.  A working print, estimation of cost and time, and a list of materials are required.  Visual and non-destructive testing methods are used to evaluate for correct and sound welds.

     

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    WELD 1650 Print Reading & Welding Symbols OR WELD 1773 Gas Metal Arc Welding OR WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding OR WELD 2650 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding.



  
  • WELD 1920 - Basic Pipe Welding


    This course is devoted to welding of light and heavy walled pipe in all positions using shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) as well as techniques used for fit-up and layout, utilizing procedures approved by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section IX and the American Petroleum Institute (API) 1104 and the American Welding Society (AWS).

    Credits: 4

    Prerequisites:

    WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding or instructor consent

     



  
  • WELD 1970 - Welding Internship


    This course is designed to provide practical work experience for students seeking careers in the welding field.  Students work as paid or non-paid employees in a local or surrounding area business or other institution with supervision by a representative of those concerned.

    Credits: 1- 4

    Prerequisites:

    Complete the follwoing courses with a grade of C or better:

    • WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding
    • WELD 1773 Gas Metal Arc Welding
    • WELD 1555 Welding Safety
       


  
  • WELD 1980 - Welding Co-op


    This course is designed to give students an opportunity to participate in a work experience related to welding and is an introduction to the work-related experience.  It combines related, supervised objectives and qualified employment as arranged by the supervising instructor.  The related objectives portion of this course emphasizes those concepts, skills, and attitudes needed by the individual to handle the duties and responsibilities at the training station and to prepare for advancement toward the student’s welding objective.

    Credits: 1- 4

    Prerequisites:

    Complete the following courses with a grade of C or better:

    • WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding
    • WELD 1773 Gas Metal Arc Welding
    • WELD 1555 Welding Safety


  
  • WELD 2200 - Advanced Welding Skills


    Students will review the use of equipment and setup as well as electrodes and electrode selection in a variety of welding processes. Course training will utilize the American Welding Society (AWS) standards of acceptability to develop the manual skills necessary to produce good quality single and multiple pass welds in all positions using a variety of filler metals and larger diameter electrodes commonly used in industry to the structural steel welding code. Joints welded will simulate butt-beam to beam, beam to column splicing, and heavy equipment welding.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:

    Admission to the Welding Program (AAS); WELD 1700 - General Welding, WELD 1650 - Printreading and Welding Symbols; or instructor consent.



    Co-requisites:

    WELD 1720 - Welding Shop



  
  • WELD 2540 - Pipe Layout & Fabrication


    This course is devoted to welding light and heavy walled pipe in all positions using Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, and Gas Metal Arc Welding. Techniques used to fit-up and layout are also covered.

    Credits: 5

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:
    WELD 1920 Basic Pipe Welding

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of WELD 2540 Pipe Layout & Fabrication, the student will:

    1. demonstrate proper use of personal protective equipment.
    2. distinguish between safe and unsafe working environments.
    3. demonstrate proper techniques for cutting and beveling pipe.
    4. demonstrate quality open root v-groove GTAW welds in 5G
    5. demonstrate quality open root v-groove GTAW welds in 5G root and hot pass then fill and cap with SMAW 7018.
    6. demonstrate quality open root v-groove GTAW weld in 6G
    7. demonstrate quality open root v-groove GTAW weld in 6G root and hot pass then fill and cap with SMAW 7018.
    8. demonstrate quality open root v-groove GTAW weld in 6G with steel pipe using stainless filler rod.
    9. demonstrate quality open root v-groove GMAW weld in 5G root vertical down then hot pass, fill, and cap vertical up.
    10. demonstrate quality open root v-groove GMAW weld in 6G root vertical down then hot pass, fill, and cap vertical up.              
    11. evaluate weld soundness with a non-destructive testing practices.


    Program Outcomes
    Welding Technology

    PO#1 Perform quality welds and cuts to industry standards.

    PO#2 Apply principles of welding theory to welding practice.

    PO#2 Demonstrate proper use of welding related terms.

  
  • WELD 2610 - Ornamental Iron Work


    This course focuses on welding skills needed to create and fabricate a variety of ornamental iron forms using, forge, anvil, hammers, bending and shaping equipment, oxyfuel welding and cutting, plasma cutting, shielded metal arc welding (stick), and gas metal arc welding (wire).  Safe work practices are emphasized.  Individuals are encouraged to work on skills needed to suit their individual creative ends.

     

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture/Lab

    Comments: General Elective

    Prerequisites:
    none

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of WELD 2610 Ornamental Iron Work, the student will:

    1. distinguish between safe and unsafe working environments.
    2. interpret proper personal protection equipment required for welding.
    3. demonstrate safe set-up and operation of welding, cutting, iron working, and related shop equipment.
    4. demonstrate proper techniques to avoid smoke and fumes.
    5. identify weld joint designs.
    6. demonstrate planning, design and construct projects of a creative nature.
    7. demonstrate joining metals without the use of arc welding techniques.
    8. demonstrate hot and cold metal forming techniques.


  
  • WELD 2620 - Creative Welding


    This course focuses on welding skills needed to create and fabricate a variety of art forms, using oxyfuel welding and cutting, plasma cutting, shielded metal arc welding (stick), and gas metal arc welding (wire).  Safe work practices are emphasized. Individuals are encouraged to work on skills needed to suit their individual creative ends. For those students who already possess welding skills, the course provides support and advice to hone and channel their creative inclinations in the presence of a supportive group.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture/Lab

    Comments: General Elective

    Prerequisites:
    none

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of WELD 2620 Creative Welding, the student will:

    1. distinguish between safe and unsafe working environments.
    2. identify proper personal protection equipment required for welding.
    3. demonstrate safe set-up and operation of welding, cutting, iron working, and related shop equipment.
    4. demonstrate proper techniques to avoid smoke and fumes.
    5. identify weld joint designs.
    6. demonstrate planning, design, and completion of metal projects of a creative nature.


  
  • WELD 2650 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding


    This course provides complete and thorough coverage of the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process.  Theory, fundamentals, equipment, and safety information as well as hands on practice with ferrous and non-ferrous metals are provided to develop knowledge and skill.  A high degree of eye-hand coordination is needed to develop the proficiencies necessary to satisfactorily complete the course requirements.

    Credits: 4

    Prerequisites:

    Successful completion of WELD 1700 General Welding OR WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding OR Instructor consent.

     



 

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