NWCCD 2013-14 Catalog 
    
    Jun 17, 2024  
NWCCD 2013-14 Catalog [This is an Archived Catalog.]

Courses


 
  
  • 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week

  
  • THEA 2220 - Stagecraft


    This course is a study of the basic skills and procedures to realize a design into a finished stage production. Students will work with design principles and techniques, set construction, color, and stage lighting.

    Prerequisites:
    THEA 1000 - Intro to Theatre or instructor consent.

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week

  
  • 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week

  
  • 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 5 lecture hrs/week

  
  • 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.

    Prerequisites:
    Valid commercial driving permit

    Credits: 2

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lab hours/week

  
  • 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.

    Prerequisites:
    TTD 1501 - Tractor Trailer Driving II

    Credits: 2

    Lecture/Lab Hours: Practicum

  
  • VP 0000 - Visual & Performing Arts Requirement


    The following courses fulfill the Visual & Performing Arts requirement:

    • ART 1005 - Drawing I, 3 credits (replaced (ART 1050)
    • ART 1010 - Introduction to Art: History & Criticism, 3 credits
    • ART 1120 - Foundation: 3D, 3 credits (replaced ART 1310)
    • ART 1150 - Photography I, 3 credits
    • ART 2010 - Art History Survey I, 3 credits
    • ART 2020 - Art History Survey II, 3 credits
    • ART 2090 - Printmaking (beginning spring 2012), 3 credits
    • ART 2210 - Painting I: Oil, 3 credits
    • ART 2410 - Ceramics I, 3 credits
    • ENGL 1050 - Introduction to Film Studies, 3 credits
    • ENGL 2130 - Literature and the Fine Arts, 3 credits
    • ENGL 2480 - Introduction to Drama & Poetry, 3 credits
    • MUSC 1000 - Introduction to Music, 3 credits
    • MUSC 1400 - Collegiate Chorale, 1 credit
    • MUSC 1410 - Chamber Choir, 1 credit
    • MUSC 1425  History of Rock Music, 3 credits
    • MUSC 2050  Music History Survey I, 3 credits
    • MUSC 2055  Music History Survey II, 3 credits
    • THEA 1000   Introduction to Theatre, 3 credits
    • THEA 1100   Beginning Acting, 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week

  
  • WELD 1650 - Print Reading & Welding Symbols


    This course covers interpretation of welding prints used in industry including welding symbols, sketching, view representation, orthographic projection, measurement, formulas, basic layout and distortion control.  This course also builds skills in layout, cutting and assembly of weldments.

     

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.5 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • WELD 1700 - General Welding


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

     

    Credits: 4

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.5 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lab hr/credit hr/week

  
  • 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 9 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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.

    Prerequisites:
    WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding or instructor consent

    Credits: 5

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 10 lab hours/week

  
  • 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.

    Prerequisites:
    WELD 1773 Gas Metal Arc Welding

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6 lab hours/week

  
  • 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture, 8 lab hours/week

  
  • 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.

     

    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.

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture, 4 lab hours/week

  
  • 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).

    Prerequisites:
    WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding or instructor consent

     

    Credits: 4

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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.

    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

    Credits: 2

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.5 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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.

    Prerequisites:
    WELD 1920 Basic Pipe Welding

    Credits: 5

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 7.5 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.5 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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 will be encouraged to work on skills needed to suit their individual creative ends.

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.5 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • 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.

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

     

    Credits: 4

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6 lecture/lab hours/week

  
  • WELD 2670 - Welding Inspection


    This course is a survey of welding inspection and quality control standards and practices intended to broaden student’s understanding of welding in general and to specifically provide students with a fundamental understanding of the many aspects of welding inspection and quality control processes, techniques, standards, and applications as well as welding inspector certification requirements.

    Prerequisites:
    WELD 1715 Thermal Cutting and Oxyfuel Welding OR WELD 1755 Shielded Metal Arc Welding OR WELD 1772 Flux Cored Arc Welding OR WELD 1920 Basic Pipe Welding OR WELD 2650 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding OR consent of instructor.

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab hours/week

  
  • WELD 2680 - Welding Metallurgy


    This course helps students develop an understanding of basic metallurgical principles as they apply to fusion welding to improve the quality of workmanship in the field of welding.  Welding Metallurgy covers process, physical and mechanical properties, metal identification, carbon equivalency, selection of filler metal based on the parent metal, heat input (Joules), and the effects of heat on the weld zone (HAZ) along with the properties of heat treatment and stress relieving applications within the welding field.




    Credits: 2

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week

  
  • WL 0000 - Health & Wellness Requirement


    Take HLED 1270 - Personal Wellness and an approved PEAC activity course in the same semester.

    OR

    Take PEAC 1001 - Physical Activity & Your Health.

    Credits: 2

  
  • WMST 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.

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

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week

    Cross-listed: ENGL 1080, SOC 1080, HUMN 1080

    General Education Requirement: Social/Behavioral Science, Humanities, and Global Diversity
  
  • ZOO 0000 - Any course from the ZOO department


    Choose any course from the ZOO department.

  
  • ZOO 1200 - Introduction to Human Biology


    This course will explore the cell, the chemistry of life, and the structure and function of human organ systems.  General biologocal principles such as genetics, homeostasis, and structure/function relationships are emphasized.

    Credits: 4

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture, 2 lab hrs/week

    General Education Requirement: Life Science
  
  • ZOO 2010 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I


    This course is the first semester of a two-semester introduction to the structure and function of the human body, this course will cover cellular physiology, histology, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.

    Prerequisites:
    Complete one semester of college biology or chemistry, or instructor consent

    Credits: 4

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week; 3 lab hrs/week

    Comments: This course includes a lab component.

    General Education Requirement: Life Science
  
  • ZOO 2020 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II


    This course is the second semester of a two-semester introduction to the structure and function of the human body, this course will cover the endocrine, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, renal, and reproductive systems.

    Credits: 4

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week; 3 lab hrs/week

    Comments: This course includes a lab component.

    General Education Requirement: Life Science
  
  • ZOO 2030 - Applied Anatomy of Body Movement


    This course follows a regional approach to gross anatomy, and focuses on the anatomical relation- ship of muscle, nerves, vascular, and skeletal structures of the body and the underlying visceral organ, as appropriate. Joint structure and range of motion is included as a brief introduction to Kinesiology. The course is a requirement of the Massage Therapy Program, and may be of interest to others in fitness, sports medicine, or athletic training.

    Credits: 2

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6 lab hrs/week

  
  • ZOO 2150 - General Pathology


    This course is designed to teach students the concepts underlying human diseases states, the manifestations of specific diseases, relationship to body defense mechanisms and potential implication of treatment.

    Prerequisites:
    ZOO 2010 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I, ZOO 2012 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I lab,   ZOO 2020 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II and ZOO 2022 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II lab

    Credits: 2

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lab hours/week

  
  • ZOO 2450 - Principles of Fish Wildlife Management


    This is a course for fish and wildlife majors that emphasize the principles of habitat and population biology and management, as well as the human dimensions of wildlife management, relevant law and policy.

    Prerequisites:
    BIOL 1010 - General Biology I AND BIOL 2020 - General Biology II

    Credits: 3

    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week

 

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