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Nursing |
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NUR 106 - Fundamentals of Nursing
Lecture Hours: 5
Lab Hours: 12
Credit Hours: 9
Presents concepts and skills that lay a foundation for socialization into the nursing profession. Provides opportunities to attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are necessary to promote health, prevent disease, and deliver basic nursing care to individual patients across the lifespan.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program; and completion of BI 231 and MTH 095 (or higher), each with a grade of C or better.
Corequisite: BI 232 (may be completed prior to enrollment).
Credit Hours: 9 |
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NUR 108 - Acute and Chronic Conditions 1
Lecture Hours: 6
Lab Hours: 12
Credit Hours: 10
Provides opportunities to obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to implement the roles of a practical nurse in providing care in long term and acute care settings across the lifespan. Continuation of theoretical concepts focus on the care of individual patients with acute and chronic conditions.
Prerequisite: NUR 106 with a grade of C or better.
Credit Hours: 10 |
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NUR 109 - Acute and Chronic Conditions 2
Lecture Hours: 5
Lab Hours: 15
Credit Hours: 10
Provides opportunities to obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to implement the roles of a practical nurse in providing care to patients across the lifespan. Continuation of theoretical concepts focus on the care of individual patients with acute or chronic conditions.
Prerequisite: NUR 108 with a grade of C or better.
Credit Hours: 10 |
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NUR 150 - Intro to Advanced Wound Care
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the principle of advanced wound care, including assessment, development of a plan of care, and coordination of care with the health care team. Emphasizes evidence-based practices in wound care including current standards of practice.
Prerequisite: Current nursing student; or current licensure as a LPN or RN.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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NUR 171 - Strategies for Success in the Nursing Program
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Reinforces the basic skills that are built on in the nursing curriculum. Includes a review of the Nursing program, study skills, coping strategies, testing, the nursing process, medical terminology, documentation, lab and diagnostic testing, pharmacology, and simulation. Takes a hands-on approach to learning through application of concepts within the Nursing Program.
Corequisite: NUR 106 .
Credit Hours: 1 |
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NUR 206 - Complex Health Problems
Lecture Hours: 6
Lab Hours: 15
Credit Hours: 11
Provides the foundation for practice as an associate degree registered nurse. Builds on the curriculum of the first year of the Nursing Program and socializes students into the nursing roles at the registered nurse level of responsibility. Provides opportunities to learn and to apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are necessary to implement these roles in giving care to clients/patients. Theoretical concepts focus on the care of patients with complex physical and mental health problems.
Prerequisite: NUR 109 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisite: PSY 201 (may be completed prior to enrollment).
Credit Hours: 11 |
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NUR 208 - Care in Urgent and Community Settings
Lecture Hours: 5
Lab Hours: 15
Credit Hours: 10
Provides students with opportunities to learn and to apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to implement the roles of an associate degree registered nurse in providing care in a variety of settings. Theoretical concepts focus on the care of patients experiencing a health-related crisis such as a critical illness, an acute exacerbation of a chronic illness, or an end-stage disease. Students will also have the opportunity to gain knowledge and explore nursing practice in community-based settings.
Prerequisite: NUR 206 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisite: PSY 237 (may be completed prior to enrollment).
Credit Hours: 10 |
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NUR 209 - Entry into Practice
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 15
Credit Hours: 8
Provides students with opportunities to demonstrate mastery of the knowledge, skills and attitudes inherent in the beginning practice roles of an associate degree registered nurse. Theoretical concepts focus on the first-level management skills necessary for providing nursing care to groups of patients in a variety of settings. As the culmination of the Nursing program clinical sequence, NUR 209 incorporates a clinical preceptorship during which students demonstrate achievement of program outcomes.
Prerequisite: NUR 208 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisite: WR 121 (may be completed prior to enrollment)
Credit Hours: 8 |
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NUR 261 - Transitions to Long Term Care
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Applies anatomy and physiology concepts to examine alterations of human function. Explores major pathophysiological concepts using a body systems approach. Uses theories relating etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations to study common health problems.
Prerequisite: NUR 109 with a grade of C or better, or concurrent enrollment; or current licensure as a LPN or RN.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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NUR 272 - Pathophysiology for Nurses
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Applies anatomy and physiology concepts to examine alterations of human function. Explores major pathophysiological concepts using a body systems approach. Uses theories relating etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations to study common health problems.
Prerequisite: BI 231 , BI 232 , and BI 233 ; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Credit Hours: 3 |
Pharmacy Technician/Pharmacy Management |
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PHM 101 - Introduction to Pharmacy Technology
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the job responsibilities and knowledge and skills required of a pharmacy technician. Overviews assisting the pharmacist in collecting, organizing, and evaluating information for direct patient care.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Pharmacy Technician program.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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PHM 110 - Pharmacy Calculations
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Presents the essential mathematics concepts and skills used by a pharmacy technician to calculate medication dosages using the formula, ratio, and dimensional analysis methods. Includes medication, drug calculations, and administration; measurement of doses; drug orders; conversions; and reconstitution. Stresses the prevention of medication errors and details the implications of any error.
Prerequisite: Second-term standing in the Pharmacy Technician program.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 115 - Pharmacy Operations and Management
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces pharmacy operations as they relate to management. Includes pharmacy record maintenance, communication and customer service, inventory systems, insurance procedures, and accounts receivable methods.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Pharmacy Technician program.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 120 - Pharmacy Operations and Laboratory
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 3
Covers the various controls of pharmaceutical inventory, accessing of non-compounded products, and compounding preparation of pharmaceuticals for distribution.
Prerequisite: First-term standing in the Pharmacy Technician program.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 130 - Pharmacy Information: Law and Ethics
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on collecting, organizing, screening, and evaluating information/payment and prescription documentation pertaining to the patient. Covers customer health records as well as determining counseling requirements in accordance with the laws and ethics that apply to pharmacy operations. Also stresses the management of inventory within the pharmacy.
Prerequisite: Third-term standing in the Pharmacy Technician program.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 150 - Pharmacy Tech Practicum
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 18
Credit Hours: 7
Provides pharmaceutical workplace experience in a healthcare or related setting.
Prerequisite: Third-term standing in the Pharmacy Technician program.
Credit Hours: 7 |
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PHM 151 - Pharmacy Tech Seminar 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Prepares students for the required national pharmacy certification examination taken upon completion of the Pharmacy Technician program. Also covers identification of potential career opportunities and job search preparation.
Prerequisite: Third-term standing in the Pharmacy Technician program with a grade of C or better in all courses.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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PHM 160 - Hospital/Ambulatory Pharmacy Practicum
Lab Hours: 6
Credit Hours: 2
Provides workplace experience in an ambulatory or hospital setting. Focuses on compliance with the institution’s policies and procedures, use of drug dispensing systems, compounding, package and labeling of medications, processing data on electronic systems, preparing sterile products, use of proper procedures in working with controlled substances, inventory maintenance, use of technology including automated dispensing machines and recordkeeping.
Prerequisite: Completion of PHM 216 with a grade of C or better; and sixth term standing in the Pharmacy Technician Program with a grade of C or better in all courses.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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PHM 161 - Pharmacy Tech Seminar 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Prepares a pharmacy student for future eligibility to sit for the advanced national pharmacy certification examination (CSPT) Pharmacy Technician Management program. Coincides with the hospital externship.
Prerequisite: Completion of PHM 216 with a grade of C or better; and sixth term standing in the Pharmacy Technician Program with a grade of C or better in all courses.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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PHM 210 - Over-the-Counter (OTC) Product
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Covers medications, both prescription (legend) and non-prescription OTC drugs available to pharmacy customers.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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PHM 215 - Sterile Compound and Cytotoxic Medications
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Provides in-depth concepts of the sterility and quality assurance processes involving cytotoxic/hazardous medication products. Includes performance in accordance with the laws, regulations, and standards which govern
Prerequisite: Second-term standing in the Pharmacy Technician program.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 216 - Advanced Sterile Compound/Cytotoxic Meds
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Provides advanced concepts of the sterility and quality assurance processes involving cytotoxic/hazardous medication products. Includes performance in accordance with the laws, regulations, and standards which govern.
Prerequisite: Fifth Term student in Pharmacy Management Program.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 220 - Multicultural Patient Healthcare
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Introduces approaches to healthcare for multicultural patients. Covers aspects of western medicine as practiced in the United States.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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PHM 230 - Pharmaceutical Drug Classifications
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Covers the sources, classifications, and prototypes of drugs. Examines pharmaceutical names; routes of administration; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of xenobiotics; and pathophysiology of various systemic body systems. Studies variables that affect drug actions including, contraindications and drug interactions; prescription abbreviations and interpretations; drug marketing; and drug approval processes.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 231 - Pharmacology 1
Lecture Hours: 5
Credit Hours: 5
Provides a basic understanding of structure and function of certain biological systems within the human body, including the endocrine, nervous, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems, as well as oncology principles. Presents general concepts of medication therapeutics, and the pathophysiology regarding diseases being treated in said body systems as well as involving cellular physiology and drug transport through the cell membranes.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: PHM 230 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 5 |
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PHM 232 - Pharmacology 2
Lecture Hours: 5
Credit Hours: 5
Provides a basic understanding of structure and function of certain biological systems within the human body, including the skeletal-muscle, circulatory/hematology, cardiovascular, renal, integumentary, and lymphatic/immune systems. Continues pharmacological principles which involve therapeutic medications and diseases/pathophysiology within said body systems.
Prerequisite: PHM 231 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 5 |
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PHM 233 - Pharmacology 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Provides a basic understanding of structure and function of certain biological systems within the human body, including gastrointestinal, integumentary, renal, reproductive systems, and special senses. Continues pharmacological principles involving therapeutic medications and diseases/ pathophysiology affecting said body systems.
Prerequisite: PHM 232 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 243 - Pharmacology 1 for the Anesthesia Technologist
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Provides a basic understanding and principles of pharmacology and medical terminology in anesthesiology. Examines pharmaceutical terms such as pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics; a brief introduction of types of anesthesiology medications: more in depth study of the cardiovascular system medications; discussion of medication use, labeling, handling and storage; route of administrations, variables that affect drug actions including drug contraindications and drug interactions; efficacy and toxicity of xenobiotics as well as pathophysiology of various body systems; acid-base understanding; and introduction to pharmacology mathematics.
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MTH 095 with a grade of C or better; and concurrent enrollment in ANES 101 , ANES 112 , and ANES 103 ; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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PHM 244 - Pharmacology 2 for the Anesthesia Technician
Lecture Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Second term of pharmacology for anesthesia technicians. Continues introduction of families and classifications of medications including nervous system, respiratory system, endocrine system, ophthalmic system, gastrointestinal system, immune system and neuromuscular system, and further discussion of aseptic including infectious diseases and antibiotics; also overview of general anesthetic which includes IV fluid physiology, emergency medications, sedation, laboratory tests and values, anaphylaxis, malignant hyperthermia, transfusions; pediatric anesthesiology, obstetric anesthesia.
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MTH 095 (or higher); and completion of PHM 243 with a grade of C or better; and concurrent enrollment in ANES 104 and BI 234 ; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
Portfolio for Prior Learning |
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PLP 121 - Introduction to Prior Learning Portfolio
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Explores the option of receiving credit for prior learning. Focuses on relating previous learning and experience to specific programs and courses at the college. Covers writing a concise goal statement, preparing a detailed work history, and preparing a prior learning portfolio, preparing to consult with instructor/evaluators in programs offering credits based on prior learning.
Recommended: WR 115 or WR 121 , either with a grade of C or better.
Credit Hours: 1 |
Renewable Energy Management |
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RNW 110 - Solar Energy Systems
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on a collective and holistic technical and engineering approach for effectively using solar energy as a viable and economical energy source. Covers the designing, implementing, and auditing of energy-efficient, cost-effective solar power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. Includes basic theory on project planning, cost estimating, and manufacturing methods for solar power design success. Discusses energy conservation as a method of energy replacement. Provides practical experiences including roof installation.
Prerequisite: ELT 133 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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RNW 120 - Wind Energy Systems
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on a collective and holistic technical and engineering approach for effectively using wind energy as a viable and economical energy source. Represents a multidisciplinary field that requires mechanical, aeronautical, electrical, civil, materials engineering, meteorology, and land developing knowledge. Covers Wind Energy Systems from conception of the wind turbine to completion and maintenance of wind turbines. Includes practical experience including climbing and rigging.
Prerequisite: ELT 133 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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RNW 130 - Biomass Energy Systems
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the technical and engineering approach for effectively using renewable fuels as a viable and economical energy source. Covers the cost-effective and environment-friendly methods of handling, storing and burning these fuels. Also covers the economic evaluation method, introduces pollution control equipment for limiting the emission from fuel combustion, and costs and carbon emission comparisons between conventional and alternate fuels. Includes local case studies and practical experience in biodiesel production.
Prerequisite: ELT 133 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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RNW 140 - Hydroelectric and Geothermal Energy Systems
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on hydroelectric and geothermal energy systems as a mainstay of energy supply. Covers the technical and engineering approach for effectively using hydroelectric and geothermal energy as a viable and economical energy source. Discusses the cost effectiveness and environmental impact of those methods. Identifies the economic evaluation method and compares costs with carbon emission between conventional and alternate energy sources. Uses local case studies and practical experience with hydroelectric systems including a small hydroelectric generation plant.
Prerequisite: ELT 133 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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RNW 180 - Energy Management
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on how renewable energy sources are typically different from traditional energy sources in that they cannot be scheduled. Develops an integrative approach to such variables as time and cost. Identifies “distributed” or “embedded” sources in electricity networks that require special consideration. Covers the pros and cons of integration of renewable energy into the electricity distribution system as well as into the transmission system.
Prerequisite: ELT 133 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant |
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SLP 180 - Survey of Speech and Language Disorders
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an overview of the profession of speech language pathology. Describes the nature of various speech, language, voice and hearing; covers communication development in children and descriptions of language differences. Includes the training, scope, and practice of a speech language pathologist and a speech language pathology assistant.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 181 - Phonetics for Language
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Covers the listening/discrimination, and transcription skills required to identify normal and disordered speech behaviors. Describes the motoric and linguistic acquisition of normal and disordered speech along with basic approaches to intervention that can be used by Speech and Language Pathology Assistants. Focuses on transcription of American English speech sounds and the physical and linguistic development of speech.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 182 - Intervention Strategies for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on approaches to intervention that speech and language pathology assistants can use with children, adolescents, and adults within the limits of a specified scope of practice. Covers data and record keeping methodologies along with types of materials and approaches that are motivating for students/clients in different age groups.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 183 - Introduction to Language Development
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces language development for students pursuing training as a speech language pathology assistant, and those in early childhood education. Provides an overview of basic linguistics and practical applications of the theoretical explanations of language acquisition. Includes observation of infants, children, and adolescents are the major focus for the identifying and the milestones of language development.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 284 - Language Therapy
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Offers an advanced clinical course for students pursuing training as speech-language pathology assistant. Focuses primarily on the age groups of early childhood, childhood, and adolescence; however, intervention approaches that can be used successfully with adults are included. Provides directed application of language, cognitive, and behavioral therapy techniques in individual and group intervention modalities. Stresses integration of interpersonal and paraprofessional knowledge and skills into clinical activities.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 , SLP 182 , and SLP 183 ; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 285 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Language
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the anatomy and physiology specific to speech as a medium of communication, and to the underlying modalities of language. Presents the anatomical structures and the physiology fundamental to various speech disorders, along with the role of anatomy and physiology in speech and language rehabilitation. Provides differentiation when appropriate among the anatomy and physiology of infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 286 - Speech Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Presents an advanced clinical intervention course for speech language pathology assistants. Covers the various uses of group and individual therapy. Discusses treatment content and pacing. Includes the application of reinforcement schedules along with effective use of various speech sound teaching and correction strategies.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 and SLP 181 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 287 - Clinical Documentation and Materials Management for the SLPA
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Covers the development and use of therapeutic teaching materials based on knowledge of communication disorders, speech production, clinical intervention, and normal language and cognitive development. Includes various approaches to documenting the results of intervention. Focuses on the use of developmental and behavioral models to produce materials and assessment of various intervention programs.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 288 - Communication Disorders in Low Incidence Populations
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the nature of communication and on swallowing and feeding disorders in groups of children with various types of disabilities that occur with a low frequency in the general population. Describes the specific communication, swallowing, and feeding disorders manifested in these various groups, along with the approaches to and types of intervention. Emphasizes the role of the assistant in the administration of behavioral treatment and methods and the tracking of progress with various data methods as a major key to success for these clients in both group and individual treatment models. Includes an overview of the various genetic disorders.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 289 - SLPA Practicum 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 6
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on guided practice in speech language pathology assisting. Includes working with a speech language pathologist supervisor at one or more sites of service. Emphasizes skill shaping and improvement using input from the supervising clinician and the college instructor.
Prerequisite: Completion of all SLPA courses with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 290 - SLPA Practicum 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 6
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on guided practice in speech language pathology assisting. Includes working with a speech language pathologist supervisor at one or more sites of service. Emphasizes skill shaping and improvement using input from the supervising clinician and the college instructor.
Prerequisite: SLP 289 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 291 - Ethical and Legal Considerations in Speech-Language Pathology
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Presents analysis, review, and discussion of ethical considerations in speech-language pathology across practice settings. Covers patient confidentiality regulations, quality control, SLPA supervision, and licensure requirements. Discusses federal and state regulations relating to special education, IEP due process, patient privacy and confidentiality.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 292 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces augmentative communication and technologies associated with the field of communication disorders. Examines characteristics of various augmentative communication systems and explores communication strategies related to the needs of the users. Discusses person-centered intervention and problem solving strategies. Includes case studies and designing materials that demonstrate the effective use of assistive technology, including alternative augmentative communication in relation to school, work, recreation, home, or community environments.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 and SLP 183 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 293 - Adult Communication Disorders
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Explores neurogenic disorders that cause or contribute to communication disorders in adults. Examines speech and language disorders of aphasia, apraxia and dysarthria, and medical conditions of stroke, brain injury and dementia. Provides directed application of speech and language therapy techniques and intervention.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 and SLP 183 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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SLP 294 - Language, Culture, and Society: Cross Cultural Communication
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces topics of communication disorders and language acquisition within the framework of culture, identity, language acquisition, and use. Explores cultural attitudes and beliefs about communication disorders and disabilities, cultural differences, cultural identity and second and bilingual language acquisition. Introduces intervention strategies and factors for working with clients across a variety of settings including children, adolescents, and adults.
Prerequisite: SLP 180 and SLP 183 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3 |
Soil |
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SOIL 205 - Soil Science
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 4
Explores soil ecosystems as a medium for plant and crop growth, the cycling of nutrients, supply and purification of water, and a habitat for diverse population of soil organisms. Also studies the relationship of human activities to the sustainability of soil ecosystems.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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SOIL 206 - Plant Nutrition
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Provides an introduction to the general concepts of plant nutrition, soil fertility, fertilizers and fertilizers practices. Discusses essential plant nutrients and their behavior in soil and water and role in plant growth and production; soil fertility; environmental issues associated with fertilizers; and nutrient deficiencies. Interpret and understand soil, water and plant tissue analyses, the various types of fertilizers and application methods, and make fertilizer calculations. Covers case studies of balanced fertilizer regimes for common horticultural crops grown in the Willamette Valley.
Recommended: Completion of HOR 111 and SOIL 205 , each with a grade of C or better.
Credit Hours: 2 |
Skills Training (Occupational) |
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ST 100A - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 1
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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ST 100B - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 6
Credit Hours: 2
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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ST 100C - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 9
Credit Hours: 3
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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ST 100D - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 12
Credit Hours: 4
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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ST 100E - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 15
Credit Hours: 5
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 5 |
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ST 100F - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 18
Credit Hours: 6
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 6 |
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ST 100G - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 21
Credit Hours: 7
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 7 |
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ST 100H - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 24
Credit Hours: 8
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 8 |
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ST 100I - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 27
Credit Hours: 9
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 9 |
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ST 100J - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 30
Credit Hours: 10
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 10 |
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ST 100K - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 33
Credit Hours: 11
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 11 |
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ST 100L - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 36
Credit Hours: 12
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 12 |
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ST 100M - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 39
Credit Hours: 13
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 13 |
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ST 100N - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 42
Credit Hours: 14
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 14 |
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ST 100P - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 45
Credit Hours: 15
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 15 |
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ST 100Q - Occupational Skills Training
Lab Hours: 46
Credit Hours: 16
Occupational Skills Training (OST) is a work-site-based short-term training program. Students receive hands-on instruction at work sites based on individualized competency-based curricula developed to meet employment requirements in students’ chosen occupations. Competencies are developed, taught, and evaluated by knowledgeable site trainers; and programs are closely monitored by OST coordinators and other appropriate partners. Each course (A-Q) is repeatable a maximum of 9 times. The program is designed to prepare each participant to be competitively employable for an entry-level position that has been mutually agreed to by the student, the funding or sponsoring agency (if a part of training program) and OST staff.
Credit Hours: 16 |
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VC 111 - Introduction to Visual Communications
Lecture Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Presents an overview of visual communication design. Includes explorations in problem-solving, creative strategies, ethics, and potential career paths.
Prerequisite: Admission into Visual Communications program; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 114 - Introduction to Digital Graphics 1
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Introduces students to raster and vector image editing software for graphic and multimedia artists. Includes instruction in professional software used in photo, multimedia editing, and vector illustration.
Prerequisite: Admission into the Visual Communications program; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 115 - Introduction to Digital Graphics 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Introduces students to software and tools for creating work in both print and time-based media for graphic designers. Includes instruction in page layout software for creating documents for print, and in the software, tools, and techniques used in creating basic animation and motion graphics.
Prerequisite: VC 114 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 130 - Photoshop 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Introduces the concepts and techniques of digital image manipulation and correction.
Prerequisite: Previous computer experience; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 133A - InDesign 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Introduces Adobe InDesign, the industry-standard for page layout and design. Includes instruction in document setup, pages, typography, images, color and output for print.
Prerequisite: Previous computer experience.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 139 - Illustrator 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Introduces the use of vector graphic software Illustrator.
Prerequisite: Previous computer experience; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 140 - Illustrator 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Continues the use of vector graphic software Adobe Illustrator. Includes practical instruction in advanced tools, layers, colors, visual effects, symbols, and output.
Prerequisite: VC 139 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 147 - Cascading Style Sheets
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Introduces the syntax and use of Cascading Style Sheets, the presentation language for layout and styling of Web pages. Covers creating basic layouts, formatting text, implementing background images, applying simple animations and visual effects, and targeting designs for different devices. Previous computer experience; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 224 - Layout 1: Page Design
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Introduces the basics of page, layout emphasizing the grid. Includes assignments focusing on common challenges in digital page layout, and developing both technical and creative thinking skills.
Prerequisite: VC 115 and ART 224 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 225 - Layout 2: Intermediate Page Design
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Further develops the skills required in design and page layout.
Prerequisite: VC 224 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Corequisite: VC 246 .
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 226 - Layout 3: Publication Design
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Applies the concepts and skills of the design and layout process to the principles of publication design.
Prerequisite: VC 225 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 235 - Interface Design
Lecture Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Introduces students to interface design for desktop and mobile browser-based platforms. Course approaches interface design problems from both visual design and usability perspectives. Includes requirements analysis, design process, grid and hierarchy, usability, and basic technical features and limitations of the medium.
Prerequisite: ART 224 and VC 224 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 237 - Web Design 1
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Introduces techniques and skills needs to plan and code basic Web pages. Includes instruction on industry-standard processes and coding practices using HTML, CSS, and image editors to create a finished, published Web page using modern development tools.
Prerequisite: VC 115 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 238 - Web Design 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Further develops the techniques and skills needed to plan, design, and code sophisticated websites. Includes advanced instruction on Cascading Style Sheets, designing and coding for mobile devices, content management systems, and other topics in web design and development.
Prerequisite: VC 237 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 239 - Web Design 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Further develops advanced techniques and skills needed to plan, design, build and launch complex web sites using industry standard technologies and web editors. Focuses on building sophisticated web sites using Web standards including Cascading Style Sheets and HTML, and on the study of web hosting, web statistics, content management systems, and other advanced topics in web design.
Prerequisite: VC 238 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 241 - Interactive Media
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Presents an exploration of creating and implementing interactive experiences to communicate narratives and information on digital devices. Focuses on the principles and application of graphic design, user interaction design, and user feedback methods as they apply to digital experiences on touch devices (tablet and mobile) and desktop devices.
Prerequisite: CIS 133SC and VC 238 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 243 - Animation and Motion Graphics 1
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Covers concepts, methods, and techniques of creating animations and motion graphics. Surveys a range of traditional animation methods and principles as well as explores the art of storytelling through the use of storyboarding and implementing various industry standard software and contemporary techniques.
Prerequisite: ART 120 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 244 - Animation and Motion Graphics 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Applies the principles of animation and motion graphics using industry standard software and techniques. Includes animated branding as well as developing a short animation project by first scripting and storyboarding the project, then using both traditional and contemporary techniques to animate it.
Prerequisite: VC 243 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 246 - File Prep
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4
Builds knowledge of readying digital files for offset printing. Presents common file problems and their solutions, including issues with page geometry, vector and raster files, application of color, image color correction, PDF files, and final proofing and output.
Prerequisite: VC 115 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4 |
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VC 271A - Design Studio
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on the design and production of graphic design projects for real clients.
Prerequisite: ART 225 and VC 224 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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VC 271B - Web Studio
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on the design and production of graphic design projects for real clients.
Prerequisite: ART 225 and VC 224 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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VC 271C - Photo Studio
Lecture Hours: 1
Credit Hours: 1
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on photography for live projects.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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VC 272A - Design Studio
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on the design and production of graphic design projects for real clients.
Prerequisite: ART 225 and VC 224 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 272B - Web Studio
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on the design and production of live web sites.
Prerequisite: Second year standing in the Visual Communications program; or consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 272C - Photo Studio
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on photography for live projects.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 272D - Multimedia Arts Studio
Lecture Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 2
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on the production of multimedia arts projects for real clients.
Prerequisite: Second-year standing in the Visual Communications program; and completion of ART 120 (or concurrent) with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 273A - Design Studio
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on the design and production of graphic design projects for real clients.
Prerequisite: ART 225 and VC 224 , each with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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VC 273B - Web Studio
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
rovides the opportunity to work with an instructor on the design and production of live web sites.
Prerequisite: Second year standing in the Visual Communications program; or consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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VC 273C - Photo Studio
Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3
Provides the opportunity to work with an instructor on photography for live projects.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Repeatable: Any combination of the courses may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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VC 280A - Cooperative Work Experience
Credit Hours: 1
Offers placement in a business, agency, and/or industry for on-the-job training related to the student’s curriculum.
Prerequisite: Determined by each curriculum. Guidelines on file in the Cooperative Work Experience office and with each curriculum’s CWE Instructor and Director.
Credit Hours: 1 |
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VC 280B - Cooperative Work Experience
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 2
Assist students in finding an internship/CWE at a business, or agency for on-the-job training and experience related to instruction in student’s program of study. Field experience is supervised by college instructors and work experience coordinators. See program advisors.
Credit Hours: 2 |
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VC 280C - Cooperative Work Experience
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 6
Credit Hours: 3
Assist students in finding an internship/CWE at a business, or agency for on-the-job training and experience related to instruction in student’s program of study. Field experience is supervised by college instructors and work experience coordinators. See program advisors.
Credit Hours: 3 |
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