May 15, 2024  
2021-2022 Course Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Below are course descriptions for credit courses offered by MCC. Each course can be identified by a lettered subject and a course number followed by the title and a series of numbers. Those courses with a zero as the first digit of the course number are designated as developmental and may not be used to fulfill degree requirements.

BIOS 1010 - General Biology

5.0 - 3.0 - 6.0

Key:
course subject (BIOS)
course number (1010)
course title (General Biology)
course may be offered online
course may be offered in hybrid format
lecture/classroom hours per week (5.0 -)
lab/clinical hours per week (- 3.0 -)
credit hours (- 6.0)

Requisites for a course are detailed as follows:

  • Prerequisites – A prerequisite - or its equivalent - must be met before a student can register for a course. A prerequisite may be a specific high school course, another MCC course, a demonstrated proficiency, or acceptance into a certain program. Students must meet the prerequisite in effect for the quarter in which they are taking the course. Prerequisites may be waived on the basis of proficiency testing and/or the recommendation of an appropriate faculty member or academic dean.
  • Corequisites – Corequisites are required program courses that must be taken simultaneously, a grouping of courses that must all be taken within the same quarter. In some cases, previous completion of the required course is acceptable.
  • Recommended - Certain courses, proficiencies, or conditions may be recommended for the student prior to or at the same time as the course. While these recommendations are suggested for student success in the course, they are not required.

Hybrid courses – A hybrid course is a coordinated approach to learning, using both online technology and classroom interaction with faculty and peers. MCC hybrid courses meet face-to-face 50 percent of the traditional quarter’s campus meetings; the other 50 percent of campus meeting time is replaced with online study and learning activities.

 

Psychology

  
  • PSYC 2150 - Survey of Human Sexuality


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course is a survey of the topic of human sexuality. It presents materials concerning the biological, psychological, and socio-cultural facets of sexual behavior. (Cross-listed as SOCI 2150 )

    Prerequisites: (1) PSYC 1010  or SOCI 1010   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • PSYC 2350 - Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course examines historical and contemporary views and issues of abnormal behavior. It also explores methods of explaining, diagnosing, and treating disordered behavior.

    Prerequisites: (1) PSYC 1010  or PSYC 1120  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • PSYC 2450 - Social Psychology


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This is an introductory course in social psychology that demonstrates the interaction of social groups and individual behavior. (Cross-listed as SOCI 2450 )

    Prerequisites: (1) PSYC 1010  or SOCI 1010   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • PSYC 2550 - Popular Readings in Social Science


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course explores the psychological and sociological authenticity of selected popular psychology, social issues, and self-help books. It emphasizes theoretical foundation, sociological conditions and variables, and therapeutic or pseudo-therapeutic advantages and disadvantages of each book. (Cross-listed as SOCI 2550 )

    Recommended: Reading assessment and college-level reading skills
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • PSYC 2650 - Research Methods


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This is an introductory course in research methods and design. The course is comprehensive. Students examine the entire research process including formulating research questions, sampling, measurement (surveys, scaling, qualitative, and quantitative), research design (experimental and quasi-experimental), data analysis, and research writing. It also addresses the major theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of research including the idea of validity in research, reliability of measures, and ethics. The course materials and text use an informal, conversational style to engage both the beginning and the more experienced students of research methods in several areas of study (e.g., psychology, business, nursing, social work, political science, and education).

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • PSYC 2900 - Special Topics in Psychology


    Variable Credits
    This course permits instruction in special content areas that are not included in other psychology courses.

    Lec: Variable Lab: 0 Cr: Variable


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Reading and Learning Skills

  
  • RDLS 0900 - Critical Reading for Career Success


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn critical and analytical reading skills essential to college and career success. Students learn how to effectively locate and synthesize information, use library databases and online resources and build vocabulary skills. Students also gain skills in reading textbooks and technical career-related materials, including reading and analyzing tables, graphs, and occupational manuals.

    Recommended: Placement testing recommended prior to taking this course, but not required.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0.0 Cr: 4.5


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Real Estate

  
  • REES 1000 - Real Estate Principles


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE HYBRID

    This course gives a general survey of real estate principles and practices. Topics include real property rights, real estate transactions, property ownership, real estate financing appraisal, brokerage, legal instruments, real estate markets, planning, and regulation.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 1100 - Real Estate Law


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course familiarizes students with the basic Nebraska Real Estate Act as it applies to ownership, conveyance, and rights in real property. It also familiarizes students with the role of the agent in the relationship between the broker and client.

    Recommended: REES 1000 
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 1110 - Real Estate License Law and Regulation


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course is intended for students planning on taking the Nebraska Real Estate license exam. The course thoroughly considers detailed state requirements for licenses and includes exam-taking practices, advertising regulations, exam application for State of Nebraska, and practices and professionalism related to obtaining a Nebraska Real Estate license. This course may be used to meet the college credit requirement to qualify to sit for the State exam. Students not taking the exam should take REES 1100 , Real Estate Law.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 2100 - Real Estate Finance


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course covers the various methods of financing real property and the financial institutions that provide the funds for financing residential, commercial, and income properties.

    Prerequisites: (1) REES 1000  or licensure must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 2110 - Building and Property Management


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course offers practical skill building for real estate salespersons, brokers, and others. It gives attention to the management of income-producing real property, including leases, contracts, merchandising, tenant selection, relations with owners and tenants, collections, maintenance, accounting ethics, and legal and professional relationships.

    Prerequisites: (1) REES 1000  or licensure must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 2120 - Real Estate Sales and Brokerage


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course introduces students to the operational functions of the real estate licensee. It examines the role of the licensee in bringing parties together and creating a market for real property. Students become familiar with the marketing procedures within the real estate industry and the economic factors that cause activity in the real estate market.

    Prerequisites: (1) REES 1000  or licensure must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 2130 - Real Estate Appraisal


    4.5 Credits
    This course analyzes and qualifies forces that create, maintain, and destroy real property values. Specifically, the course focuses on the appraisal process and methods of arriving at a logical estimated value based upon market comparison, income, and cost approaches to value.

    Prerequisites: (1) REES 1000  or licensure must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 2200 - Real Estate Investments


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course covers the risk analysis tools and techniques that can be used to determine the productivity of residential and commercial real estate. The course covers concise and practical hands-on approaches that lead to sound investment decisions in consideration of applicable tax laws and current regulations.

    Prerequisites: (1) REES 1000  or real estate licensure must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • REES 2900 - Special Topics in Real Estate


    Variable Credits
    This course permits instruction in special content areas that are not included in other real estate courses.

    Prerequisites: (1) Instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: Variable Lab: 0 Cr: Variable


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Respiratory Care Technology

  
  • RESP 1000 - Orientation to Respiratory Care


    3 Credits
    This course provides exploration into the field of respiratory care for students who are seeking a career in the profession. Emphasis is placed on the role of the respiratory care practitioner in dealing with the legal and psychological aspects of patient care. The student is acquainted with the medical terminology associated with the field of respiratory care. Other topics include employment opportunities, communication skills, and medical ethics.

    Prerequisites: (1) Acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy (RPTAS)    must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Cr: 3


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  • RESP 1010 - Introduction to Respiratory Care


    4.5 Credits
    This course provides information about the manufacture, transport, and storage of medical gases. Oxygen therapy techniques are introduced. Students are instructed in the application of the following therapy modalities: aerosol and humidity therapy, incentive spirometry, resuscitation devices.

    Prerequisites: (1) RESP 1000  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3.5 Lab: 3 Cr: 4.5


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  • RESP 1020 - Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology


    4.5 Credits
    This course is a study of advanced cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology. Special emphasis is placed on airway structures, the mechanics of ventilation, blood gas transport, and acid-base balance.

    Prerequisites: (3) BIOS 1310  or BIOS 2320 ; CHEM 1010 ; and acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy (RPTAS)   program must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • RESP 1030 - Respiratory Care Procedures I


    4.5 Credits
    This course is a study of general medical-surgical respiratory care procedures. Topics include patient physical assessment, bedside pulmonary mechanics, basic respiratory pharmacology, airway management, chest physiotherapy, and arterial blood gas analysis.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1010  and RESP 1020  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3.5 Lab: 3 Cr: 4.5


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  • RESP 1031 - Current Concepts I


    2 Credits
    Emphasis in this course is on obstructive lung disease. Included are common therapeutic modalities used in their treatment, laboratory values, patient assessment techniques, disease prevention, and disease management. The course includes discussions of current medical literature, physician lectures, and case presentations.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1010  and RESP 1020  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 2 Lab: 0 Cr: 2


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  • RESP 1040 - Respiratory Care Procedures II


    4.5 Credits
    The emphasis of this course is to develop skills in ventilatory management. Emphasis is placed on IPPB therapy, CPAP therapy, assessment of respiratory failure, continuous mechanical ventilation techniques, physiologic aspects of mechanical ventilation, and invasive and non-invasive monitoring techniques.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1020  and RESP 1030  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3.5 Lab: 3 Cr: 4.5


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  • RESP 1041 - Current Concepts II


    2 Credits
    This course allows students to build upon experiences in both the clinic and the classroom setting. Using critical-thinking skills, the student will be able to recognize the clinical signs and symptoms and treatment strategies for cystic fibrosis, pulmonary edema, neoplastic lung disease, AIDS, pulmonary abscesses, and pneumonia. Principles of chest radiography will be introduced and will be referred to throughout the discussion of the pulmonary disorders.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1991  and RESP 1031  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 2 Lab: 0 Cr: 2


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  • RESP 1042 - Pharmacology for Respiratory Care


    3 Credits
    Emphasis in this course is on respiratory care pharmacology. The course includes general principles and administration of medications used to treat respiratory diseases as well as interaction, pharmacologic action and effect, contraindications, and side effects. Drug dosage calculations will also be reviewed during the course.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1030  and RESP 1031  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Cr: 3


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  • RESP 1991 - Clinical Practicum I


    5.5 Credits
    The student is assigned 16.5 hours per week to clinical practice in affiliated hospitals and healthcare agencies. Along with an orientation to clinical policies and facilities, emphasis is placed upon the basics of oxygen therapy, patient assessment techniques, incentive spirometry, medical aerosol and metered dose inhaler therapy, and medical asepsis.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1010  and RESP 1020  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 0 Lab: 16.5 Cr: 5.5


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  • RESP 1992 - Clinical Practicum II


    5.5 Credits
    The student is assigned 16.5 hours per week to clinical practice in affiliated hospitals and healthcare agencies. Emphasis is placed on chest physiotherapy, airway management, arterial blood gas puncture, bedside monitoring techniques, hyperinflation techniques, and aerosol and humidity therapy.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1031  and RESP 1991  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 0 Lab: 16.5 Cr: 5.5


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  • RESP 1993 - Clinical Practicum III


    5.5 Credits
    The student is assigned 16.5 hours per week to clinical practice in affiliated hospitals and healthcare agencies. The course provides the introduction to the adult critical care setting with emphasis on ventilator management and airway care. An observational surgery rotation is also contained in this clinical practicum.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1041  and RESP 1992  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 0 Lab: 16.5 Cr: 5.5


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  • RESP 2100 - Advanced Respiratory Care


    4.5 Credits
    This course covers advanced cardiopulmonary physiology and its application to the management of the patient in cardio-respiratory failure. The course provides the student with instructional opportunities and laboratory experiences in pulmonary function testing and pulmonary home healthcare.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1040  and RESP 1992  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3.5 Lab: 3 Cr: 4.5


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  • RESP 2101 - Current Concepts III


    2 Credits
    This course assists the student in integrating critical thinking and reasoning in the pulmonary management of the acutely ill adult client. The course outlines specific pulmonary diseases and their treatment. The course also includes discussions of current medical literature and case study presentations on topics related to adult critical care.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1992  and RESP 1041  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 2 Lab: 0 Cr: 2


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  • RESP 2120 - Cardiology and Hemodynamics


    3 Credits
    This course builds upon prior clinical experiences in the Adult Intensive Care Unit and integrates the technical knowledge used in the hemodynamic monitoring of the adult critical care patient. The course also provides insight into the structure and importance of a well-defined pulmonary rehabilitation program.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1993  and RESP 2100  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Cr: 3


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  • RESP 2121 - Current Concepts IV


    2 Credits
    This course assists students in integrating advanced-level cardiopulmonary diagnostic testing into the care plan of the adult patient. It includes physician lectures, discussions directed from current medical literature, and case study presentations on topics requiring the use of both recall and critical-reasoning skills in a clinical setting.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1993  and RESP 2101  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 2 Lab: 0 Cr: 2


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  • RESP 2122 - Pediatric and Neonatal Respiratory Care


    3 Credits
    This course includes the study of cardiopulmonary physiology from fetal through adolescent life. The course topics include cardiac defects, respiratory support, monitoring techniques, ventilator management, and diseases specific to neonatal and pediatric patients.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1993  and RESP 2100  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Cr: 3


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  • RESP 2131 - Current Concepts V


    2 Credits
    This course introduces the student to the concepts of health care research and preparation of continuing education programs for health care professionals. Opportunities for practical experience in teamwork dynamics, team facilitation, and group presentations are provided.

    Prerequisites: (3) RESP 2121 ; RESP 2122 ; and RESP 2994  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 2 Lab: 0 Cr: 2


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  • RESP 2132 - Respiratory Care Seminar


    4.5 Credits
    This course provides a comprehensive review for the entry-level and advanced-level credentialing examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Test matrices and exam content areas for selected exams will be presented.

    Prerequisites: (4) RESP 2100 ; RESP 2120 ; RESP 2122 ; and RESP 2994  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • RESP 2994 - Clinical Practicum IV


    5.5 Credits
    The student is assigned 16.5 hours per week to clinical practice in affiliated hospitals and healthcare agencies. This clinical course is designed to extend upon RESP 1993  by providing clinical exposure in the adult critical care unit. Emphasis will be placed on ventilator theory and patient management in both the acute care and long-term care settings. Additional rotations are scheduled in electrocardiography and diagnostic pulmonary function testing. An introduction to computerized clinical simulation exercise is also scheduled.

    Prerequisites: (2) RESP 1993  and RESP 2101  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 0 Lab: 16.5 Cr: 5.5


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  • RESP 2995 - Clinical Practicum V


    5.5 Credits
    The student is assigned 16.5 hours per week to clinical practice in affiliated hospitals and healthcare agencies. This clinical practicum is designed to provide the student with clinical exposure and opportunities to gain skills in a variety of areas, including experiences in sleep lab studies, pulmonary rehabilitation, HBO, pediatrics and neonatal respiratory care, and home healthcare.

    Prerequisites: (3) RESP 2120 ; RESP 2122 ; and RESP 2994  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 0 Lab: 16.5 Cr: 5.5


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Civil Engineering Technology

  
  • SCET 1000 - Civil Engineering Fundamentals


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn an introduction to basic tools necessary for success as a Civil Engineer. Included are such topics as the history of civil engineering, professional ethics, the business practice of engineering, leadership, sustainability, emerging technologies, a discussion of the various disciplines within the field of Civil Engineering, and concepts of design and professional communication.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 1090 - ArcGIS Fundamentals


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn the fundamentals of ArcGIS GIS software and general geographic information system (GIS) concepts, including data editing, cartographic map production, and geospatial data analysis.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 1120 - AutoCAD Essentials


    9 Credits
    Students learn 2-D computer-aided drawing techniques using AutoCAD software, including AutoCAD user interface, basic drawing and editing tools, organizing drawing objects in layers, text creation and editing, dimensioning, plotting and file management. Students also learn model space and layout, annotation with text, use of blocks, attributes and xrefs.
     

    Lec: 9 Lab: 0 Cr: 9


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  • SCET 1130 - REVIT (Structure)


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn the basic functions of building information modeling and Revit concepts via hands-on experience with Autodesk Revit Structure software. Students will concentrate on structural building components (grids, columns, beams, slabs, foundations) and produce construction documents from 3-D models. 

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 1150 - AutoCAD Civil 3-D Fundamentals


    9 Credits
    Students learn to operate AutoCAD Civil 3D software. Students focus on tools applied specifically for civil engineers, including creating site plan, utility and roadway design, profiles, and section sheets.

    Prerequisites: (1) SCET 1120  or instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 9 Lab: 0 Cr: 9


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  • SCET 1160 - Advanced AutoCAD Civil 3-D


    9 Credits
    Students learn advanced AutoCAD Civil 3D skills. Students work through Civil 3D engineering projects focusing on surveying, roadway design, grading, pipe network, and storm analysis topics. This is a hands-on, project-based course.

    Prerequisites: (1) SCET 1150  or instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 9 Lab: 0 Cr: 9


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  • SCET 1170 - Advanced REVIT Structure


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn advanced Revit skills to apply Building Information Modeling in collaboration with other advanced users. Students learn by exploring advanced problems involving typical issues encountered in contract document production in a multi-user environment in the architecture, engineering and construction industries. Students explore personal areas of interest within the course objectives.

    Prerequisites: (1) SCET 1130  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 1220 - Site Layout


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn fundamental concepts of civil site and building layout procedures. Students use engineer’s scale measuring tapes, builder’s levels, theodolites, robotic total stations and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to practice actual procedures used in construction site layout practices. Students become proficient in terminology used in surveying.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 2010 - Fluid Mechanics


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn about fluid properties, the principles of fluid statics and dynamics, including the conservation of mass and energy.  Pipe flow and open channels hydrology are emphasized with application to real world problems.

    Prerequisites: (2) MATH 1430   and PHYS 1010   or PHYS 210B   or instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 2250 - Advanced Surveying


    5.5 Credits
    Students learn land surveying theory and practices using a theodolite, total station and GPS unit. Topics studied are survey traverse and determination of azimuths and bearings, as well as coordinate geometry and curve computations. Students also learn topographic mapping, construction staking, and GPS basics, concepts and applications.

    Prerequisites: (2) SCET 1220  and MATH 1430   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 5.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 5.5


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  • SCET 2300 - Structures I - Engineering Statics


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn the basic principles of statics, free body diagrams, equilibrium, force systems, and friction.

    Prerequisites: (2) MATH 1430  and PHYS 1010  or PHYS 210B  ; or instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 2310 - Structures II - Strength of Materials


    4.5 Credits
    Students learn the basic principles of the strength of materials, engineering materials and their properties, stress, and deformation. 

    Prerequisites: (1) SCET 2300  or instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 2410 - Civil Site Design


    4.5 Credits
    Students gain logical and practical design criteria for civil site project design, including site grading and earthwork, hydrologic analysis, hydraulic systems, and storm water management.

    Prerequisites: (1) SCET 1000 or instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCET 2900 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering Technology


    Variable Credits
    This course permits instruction in special content areas not included in other courses in the Civil Engineering Technology program.

    Lec: Variable Lab: 0.0 Cr: Variable


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Science

  
  • SCIE 1010 - Physical Science


    6 Credits
    This course is a survey in physical science with emphasis on scientific processes. It emphasizes the chemical and physical principles needed to better understand the world. The course may also include topics from astronomy, geology, and meteorology. This course includes both lecture and lab components.

    Prerequisites: (2) College-level reading, writing, and math proficiency; and MATH 0931  or MATH 0960   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 5 Lab: 3 Cr: 6


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  • SCIE 1300 - Astronomy


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course is an introductory course in astronomy that covers the tools of astronomy, the night sky, the solar system, stars and star systems, galaxies, and cosmology. This is a lecture-only course. The lab course that complements this course is SCIE 1310 .

    Prerequisites: (2) College-level reading, writing, and math proficiency; and MATH 0931  or MATH 0960   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SCIE 1310 - Astronomy Laboratory


    1.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This lab course parallels the astronomy lecture course SCIE 1300 . Focusing on inquiry, students study astronomical topics and learn to ask scientific research questions using online data from NASA and other sources. Topics include the celestial motions, the sun, classifying galaxies, moon orbits, stellar spectra, and extrasolar planets. Students participate in virtual science conferences; review research, and complete astronomical observations through field exercises.

    Prerequisites: (2) College-level reading, writing, and math proficiency; and MATH 0931  or MATH 0960   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Pre/Corequisite: (1) SCIE 1300  
    Lec: 0 Lab: 4.5 Cr: 1.5


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  • SCIE 1400 - Introduction to Meteorology


    6 Credits
    This course introduces and explores the dynamic nature of weather phenomena that impact our daily activities, travel, and industry. It covers atmospheric structure, clouds, precipitation, fronts, wind, storms, climate, and pollution. Special topics may include issues ranging from aviation accidents and global warming to alternate energy sources. This course includes both lecture and lab components.

    Prerequisites: (2) College-level reading, writing and math proficiency or assessment testing and MATH 0931  or MATH 0960   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 5 Lab: 3 Cr: 6


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  • SCIE 1500 - Early Undergraduate Research


    2 Credits
    This student research course is for motivated, creative, and inquisitive science students. It introduces students to the process of science. The objective of the course is for students to develop their own research question and then begin the process of answering that question by doing a critical review of the scientific literature, designing and carrying out scientific experiments, analyzing the collected data, and then communicating the results. This course can be taken by students in any of the science disciplines.

    Prerequisites: (1) Instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 1 Lab: 3 Cr: 2


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  • SCIE 1900 - Special Topics in Science


    Variable Credits
    This course permits instruction in special content areas not included in other science courses, depending on interest and relevancy to curriculum.

    Prerequisites: (1) Instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: Variable Lab: 0 Cr: Variable


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Sign Language Studies

  
  • SLIS 1010 - American Sign Language I


    6 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course acquaints students with American Sign Language, develops visual acuity, and builds comfort with the use of body and facial expressions to convey information. It uses a practical approach to teaching vocabulary, grammar, and the cultural aspects through real-life conversational experiences. Students further acclimate to the new modality of this language via classroom experiences conducted without voice. The course introduces additional information about interacting with the deaf community via outside community events, additional readings, and lab activities.

    Prerequisites: (1) Assessment testing; or ENGL 0960  and RDLS 0100 ; or college-level reading assessment test score must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 6 Lab: 0 Cr: 6


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  • SLIS 1020 - American Sign Language II


    6 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course emphasizes expansion and refinement of the fundamental comprehension and production skills. It addresses additional functional grammatical structures and targeted lexical items and stresses spontaneous, interactive use of American Sign Language through discussion of deaf-related events and activities. Students continue the study of information related to everyday life experiences of deaf Americans and deaf people elsewhere in the world. The course fosters receptive skills through interactive ASL lessons.

    Prerequisites: (1) SLIS 1010  or departmental approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 6 Lab: 0 Cr: 6


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  • SLIS 1030 - American Sign Language III


    6 Credits
    This course provides additional opportunities to expand students’ ability to produce and comprehend advanced sign language as used in everyday conversational settings. Students develop competency in ASL vocabulary and cultural features of the language. They use advanced conversational skills and learn to identify grammatical non-manual signals and markers.

    Prerequisites: (1) SLIS 1020  or department approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 6 Lab: 0 Cr: 6


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  • SLIS 1040 - American Sign Language IV


    6 Credits
    This course provides additional opportunities to expand students’ ability to produce and comprehend advanced sign language as used in everyday conversational settings. Students develop competency in ASL vocabulary and cultural features of the language. The course bases activities on the cultural values of the deaf community.

    Prerequisites: (1) SLIS 1030  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 6 Lab: 0 Cr: 6


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  • SLIS 2201 - History, Psychology and Sociology of Deafness


    4.5 Credits
    This is an introductory course which surveys historical, psychological, and sociological aspects of deafness. This course introduces students to aspects of deaf culture and the deaf community. It also examines current issues and trends and future directions in the education of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Basic concepts, theories, research, and philosophical debates are explored through assigned readings, independent work, and classroom activities.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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Sociology

  
  • SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology


    4.5 Credits
    This course is an introduction to the scientific study of society and human social behavior. It focuses on the concepts of research methods, research findings, sociological theories, society, institutions, groups, social structure, culture, social interaction, socialization, social problems, social inequality, and social change. This course is transferable. Reading assessment and college-level reading skills are recommended for success in this course.

    Recommended: Reading assessment and college-level reading skills
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 1050 - Sociology of Healthcare


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course is a systematic attempt to relate sociological concepts to the fields of physical and mental health and illness. It provides an overview of socio-cultural aspects of health and includes community and healthcare, medical education, and the hospital as social institutions.

    Recommended: Reading assessment and college-level reading skills
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 1100 - Native American Studies


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course introduces the oral traditions, rituals, life-ways, and world views that comprise the diverse cultural traditions of Native American peoples and includes both historical and contemporary experiences.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 1250 - Introduction to Anthropology


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course provides an introduction to the study and methods of anthropology and the methodologies used to study human societies and cultures. It covers ancient to present societies. Reading assessment and college-level reading skills are recommended for success in this course.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2050 - Current Social Problems


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course provides an introductory consideration of several major current social issues. It is designed to improve students’ ability to understand and systematically investigate concerns vital to everyday life. Issues treated include poverty, pollution, and population as well as conflict, institutional problems, social change, and alienation. Reading assessment and college-level reading skills are recommended for success in this course.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2060 - Multicultural Issues


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course focuses on the scientific sociological study of diversity in the United States and other societies. It emphasizes value systems, power relationships, forms of societal organization, and cultural contributions of selected racial, ethnic, or culturally marginalized populations. In addition, the course explores such emerging minorities as those based on ability, gender, sexual orientation, appearance, and age. It pays special attention to sociological theories of subordinate and dominant group relations.

    Recommended: SOCI 1010  or SOCI 2050 
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2110 - Introduction to Gerontology


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course provides an introduction to the social aspects of aging. It places special significance on issues such as family relationships, socialization to retirement and old age, perceptions and stereotypes of the aged, bereavement and loss, and other physical and psychological consequences of this stage of development.

    Recommended: Reading assessment and college-level reading skills
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2150 - Survey of Human Sexuality


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course is a survey of the topic of human sexuality. It presents materials concerning the biological, psychological, and socio-cultural facets of sexual behavior. (Cross-listed as PSYC 2150 )

    Prerequisites: (1) PSYC 1010  or SOCI 1010  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2160 - Marital and Family Relationships


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course develops an understanding of the social role of relationships and families. Topics include courtship and preparation for marriage, conflict situations and adjustments between spouses, parent-child relationships, social change and acceptance of alternatives to traditional heterosexual marriages, the family within the community, and consequences of disintegration of the family unit. (Formerly Marriage and the Family)

    Recommended: Reading assessment and college-level reading skills
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2310 - Criminology


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course examines crime and criminology from a broad sociological perspective. Topics include definitions of crime, the various causes of criminal behavior, theoretical perspectives for studying socially deviant behavior, and systems of criminal justice.

    Prerequisites: (1) SOCI 1010  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2311 - Juvenile Justice


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course examines juvenile delinquency from a sociological and practical perspective. Topics include definitions of juvenile delinquency; theoretical explanations; the various causes of juvenile delinquency; and methods of prevention, treatment, and control.

    Prerequisites: (1) SOCI 1010  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2450 - Social Psychology


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This is an introductory course in social psychology that demonstrates the interaction of social groups and individual behavior. (Cross-listed as PSYC 2450 )

    Prerequisites: (1) PSYC 1010  or SOCI 1010  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2550 - Popular Readings in Social Science


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course explores the psychological and sociological authenticity of selected popular psychology, social issues, and self-help books. It emphasizes theoretical foundation, sociological conditions and variables, and therapeutic or pseudo-therapeutic advantages and disadvantages of each book. (Cross-listed as PSYC 2550 )

    Recommended: Reading assessment and college-level reading skills
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2650 - Research Methods


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This is an introductory course in research methods and design. The course is comprehensive, and, as such, students examine the entire research process including, formulating research questions; sampling; measurement (surveys, scaling, qualitative, and quantitative); research design (experimental and quasi-experimental); data analysis; and research writing. It also addresses the major theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of research, including the idea of validity in research, reliability of measures, and ethics. The course materials and text use an informal, conversational style to engage both the beginning and the more experienced students of research methods in several areas of study (e.g., psychology, business, nursing, social work, political science, and education). (Cross-listed as PSYC 2650 )

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOCI 2900 - Special Topics in Sociology


    Variable Credits
    This course permits instruction in special content areas that are not included in other Sociology courses.

    Lec: Variable Lab: 0 Cr: Variable


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Social Work

  
  • SOWK 1010 - Introduction to Social Work


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course is for students who want to explore a possible major in social work and/or to learn more about social work and its functions in society. Students examine historical and current issues and problems in social welfare, social services, and the social work progression. The course focuses on the values, beliefs, and goals of social work in the United States.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOWK 1500 - Social Work and Civic Engagement


    4.5 Credits
    This course is designed to acquaint students with the social work profession, professional roles and functions, and social services delivery systems. Students have an opportunity to observe and participate in social services activities within Nebraska and Iowa communities incorporated with didactic experiences. Students have an opportunity to explore their vocational aptitude for social work practice via interactive encounters with clients and helping professionals.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SOWK 2120 - Race, Class, and Gender


    4.5 Credits
    This course examines the effects of race, class, and gender on social policy and social injustice. The focus is on institutional manifestations of racism, classism, and sexism, and how these are interconnected and are mutually reinforcing. The consequences of institutionalized oppressions are examined at the individual, group, family, and societal levels.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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Spanish

  
  • SPAN 1050 - Spanish for Business I


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    Those in business are finding the need to interact more and more with Spanish-speaking customers. To better serve these customers, it is important to have a grasp of Spanish language and culture. This course provides the necessary skills to communicate in Spanish at a beginning level. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students who have no prior experience in Spanish take SPAN 1110  or place out of SPAN 1110  using the Spanish placement test prior to enrolling in SPAN 1050.

    Recommended: SPAN 1110  or equivalent for those with no prior Spanish experience
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 1051 - Spanish for Business II


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    Students continue to develop skills in order to communicate at a more advanced level of Spanish in business settings.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1050  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 1060 - Spanish for Healthcare I


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    Those in the medical profession are finding that they need to help and serve more Spanish-speaking clients than they have in the past. To serve these clients better it is important that these medical professionals have a grasp of the Spanish language and culture. The course provides the necessary skills to communicate in Spanish at a beginning level. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students who have no prior experience in Spanish take SPAN 1110  or place out of SPAN 1110  using the Spanish placement test prior to enrolling in SPAN 1060.

    Recommended: SPAN 1110  or equivalent for those with no prior Spanish experience
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 1061 - Spanish for Healthcare II


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    Students continue to focus on the skills begun in Spanish 1060 such that they can communicate with Spanish clients at a more advanced level.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1060  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 1110 - Elementary Spanish I


    7.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE HYBRID

    This is the first of two introductory courses where students begin to learn the fundamentals of Spanish. It stresses comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, listening, reading, writing, and vocabulary. The course includes nouns, adjectives, and present tense as well as a study of Spanish-speaking cultures.

    Lec: 7.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 7.5


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  • SPAN 1120 - Elementary Spanish II


    7.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE HYBRID

    Students continue to focus on the skills begun in SPAN 1110 . The course covers past tenses and subjunctive mood as well as Spanish-speaking cultures.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1110  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 7.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 7.5


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  • SPAN 1410 - Spanish for High Beginners I


    7.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This is the first of two courses for students considered to be high beginners in Spanish - people with previous beginning-level coursework in Spanish, heritage speakers, people who understand 50 percent or more of Spanish conversation, and/or people who have strong oral skills in Spanish. The course is for students who are too advanced for SPAN 1110  but who are also not quite prepared for SPAN 1120 . It emphasizes grammar, vocabulary acquisition, speaking, listening, and culture. Students focus on development of reading and writing skills. The course includes nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, as well as present, progressive, preterit, and imperfect indicative tenses. This course is offered as an online independent study.

    Prerequisites: (1) Strong oral skills in Spanish; instructor referral or approval; the Spanish language placement examination; or previous beginning-level coursework in Spanish must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 7.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 7.5


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  • SPAN 1411 - Spanish for High Beginners II


    7.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This is the second of two courses for students considered to be high beginners in Spanish. The course is designed for students who are too advanced for SPAN 1120 , but who are also not quite prepared for SPAN 2110 . It emphasizes grammar, vocabulary acquisition, speaking, listening, and culture. Students focus on development of reading and writing skills. The course includes nouns, pronouns, adjectives, subjunctive mood tenses, commands, perfect indicative and subjunctive mood tenses, and conditional and future tenses. This course is offered as an online independent study.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1410  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Recommended: SPAN 1110 and SPAN 1120
    Lec: 7.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 7.5


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  • SPAN 1810 - Spanish Study Abroad


    0 Credits
    This course begins on campus and includes travel to a Spanish-speaking country later in the quarter. Students research the Spanish-speaking country to be visited and present information gathered to peers. The class then visits the cities and monuments of the country. Students use the Spanish acquired in the classroom to communicate in everyday situations in hotels, restaurants, cafes, and on tours, and they are able to try a new type of cuisine and lifestyle. Immersion in the culture enables students to experience diverse cultural practices, culinary habits, music styles, and dance forms.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1110 ; SPAN 1120 ; or an equivalent course subject to instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 0


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  • SPAN 1900 - Special Topics in Spanish I


    0 Credits
    This course permits instruction in special content areas not included in other Spanish courses. Topics include Spanish for social service personnel and courses examining specific cultures.

    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 0


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  • SPAN 2050 - Intermediate Spanish for Business I


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course reinforces the skills learned in SPAN 1050  and SPAN 1051 . It is taught primarily in Spanish and prioritizes oral communication.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1051  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2051 - Intermediate Spanish for Business II


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course reinforces the skills learned in SPAN 2050 . It is taught primarily in Spanish and prioritizes oral communication.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 2050  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2060 - Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare I


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course is a continuation of the skills learned in SPAN 1060  and SPAN 1061 . This course is taught primarily in Spanish and is focused on oral communication.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1061  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2061 - Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare II


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE

    This course reinforces and expands the skills learned in Intermediate Spanish for Medical Personnel I. It is taught primarily in Spanish and prioritizes oral communication. (Formerly Intermediate Spanish for Medical Personnel II)

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 2060  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2110 - Intermediate Spanish I


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE HYBRID

    This course builds on previously attained grammar and stresses vocabulary building. It presents the perfect, past subjunctive, future, and conditional tenses as well as commands. It is taught primarily in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 1120 , SPAN 1061 , or SPAN 1051   must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2120 - Intermediate Spanish II


    4.5 Credits
    Offered: ONLINE HYBRID

    This course continues the grammar review of Intermediate Spanish I and introduces literary readings. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 2110  or equivalent must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2210 - Conversation Skills I


    4.5 Credits
    To truly understand Spanish, one must be comfortable speaking it. This course develops the skills needed to hold a beginning conversation in Spanish. Readings and video presentations on Spanish-speaking culture and civilization are used as topics for class conversations. The class is conducted entirely in Spanish and emphasizes conversation, reading, writing, and comprehension.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 2120  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2220 - Conversation Skills II


    4.5 Credits
    This course develops the skills needed to hold an intermediate conversation in Spanish. It uses readings and video presentations on Spanish-speaking culture and civilization for class conversations. It is conducted entirely in Spanish and emphasizes conversation, reading, writing, and comprehension at a high intermediate level.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 2210  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2480 - Cinematica


    4.5 Credits
    Students view, discuss, and analyze Spanish and Latin American films, gaining insight into Hispanic culture. Classes conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 2120  or instructor approval must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2490 - Introduction to Latin American Literature


    4.5 Credits
    This course is a general survey of Spanish-American literature. It covers various genres from pre-Columbian literature through present day. Through close critical readings of literary texts, students attempt to discern the relationship of each writer to the particular cultural, political, and historical context and study the means by which the author attempts to articulate the Spanish-American experience and identity through writing.

    Prerequisites: (1) SPAN 2120  must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: 4.5 Lab: 0 Cr: 4.5


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  • SPAN 2900 - Special Topics in Spanish II


    Variable Credits
    This course permits instruction in special content areas not included in other Spanish courses. Topics include advanced grammar study, intensive conversation and pronunciation, and period literature. It is taught entirely in Spanish.

    Prerequisites: (2) SPAN 2120  and ability to converse in basic Spanish must be completed prior to taking this course.
    Lec: Variable Lab: 0 Cr: Variable


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