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Course Descriptions

 

Social Work Technology
  

  • SOW 106 - Interviewing Skills

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    A course to help beginning practitioners in human services learn to better listen in order to understand problems expressed by clients. Treatment methods are explored. The use of taped material, closed circuit television and role playing methods are taught.


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  • SOW 110P - Social Work Service Lerning Practicum

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOW 101 , Eligible for ENG 100 
    This course describes how fieldwork and servant leadership is an essential component of professional development for anyone pursuing a career in Social Work. The focus of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to the many aspects of practice within the social work profession, as well as to provide “hands-on” experience in the community setting. All students will be required to complete 100 hours of service. Students must have three current clearances: FBI Fingerprint Clearance (ACT 114), Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Clearance (ACT 34) and Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse History Clearance (ACT 151). Students must also meet the local requirements of their field or community placement. Agencies are selected on the basis of the quality of their professional practice, their dedication to addressing social work issues and their social work related interest area.


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  • SOW 120 - Child Welfare

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Historical and legal bases for services to children, both institutional and non-institutional are examined. Problems, standards, and practices are considered together with the agencies, resident treatment facilities, juvenile courts, and protective agencies which implement services.


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  • SOW 125 - Introduction to Social Welfare

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligible for ENG 100 
    This course acquaints students with the historical development of Social Welfare and Social Welfare policy. It provides students with a national and global perspective, which enables them to better understand social welfare systems, concepts and programs.


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  • SOW 130 - Community Resources

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    A review of voluntary and governmental policies and services at local, state, and federal levels. Social legislation providing resources is related to the community service institutions, the groups served, and service used.


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  • SOW 150 - Cultural Competence/Diverse Populations

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligible for ENG 100 
    This course will provide students with the knowledge, values and skills of culturally-competent social work at the foundational level. Emphasis on advocacy, strengths and well-being of diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities will be explored.


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  • SOW 210 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligible for ENG 100 
    This course provides a conceptual framework for knowledge of human behavior and the social environment with a focus on individuals throughout the life span. Special attention to biological, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural systems will be examined.


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  • SOW 403 - Cooperative Education

    Credits: 3
    Cooperative Education provides students with a working experience in their discipline and develops their ability to understand and perform appropriately in the dynamic work environment.  Students must work a minimum of 150 hours to earn three credits and a minimum of 300 hours to earn six credits.  In order to participate and  enroll in Cooperative Education, students must meet the following criteria:

    •     Must have a QPA of 2.5 or higher
    •     Completed 30 college credits with at least 12 credits in their major field
    •     Have faculty approval
    •     Secure clearances if they are needed
    •     Follow established processes and complete required paperwork
    •     Qualify for risk management coverage


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  • SOW 406 - Cooperative Education

    Credits: 6
    Cooperative Education provides students with a working experience in their discipline and develops their ability to understand and perform appropriately in the dynamic work environment.  Students must work a minimum of 150 hours to earn three credits and a minimum of 300 hours to earn six credits.  In order to participate and enroll in Cooperative Education, students must meet the following criteria:

    •     Must have a QPA of 2.5 or higher
    •     Completed 30 college credits with at least 12 credits in their major field
    •     Have faculty approval
    •     Secure clearances if they are needed
    •     Follow established processes and complete required paperwork
    •     Qualify for risk management coverage


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Sociology
  

  • SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    An introduction to the science of sociology, including a discussion of sociological theory and method, social structure, culture, and socialization. Also emphasized are social stratification, race, ethnicity, and gender. Social institutions and their change dynamics are examined.


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  • SOC 117 - Understanding Chemical Dependency

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 100 
    This is an introductory level course to the field of drug and alcohol studies. Students will acquire a knowledge of the effects and composition of the most frequently abused drugs. Then the study will acquaint the student with the four perspectives currently utilized in the field: the biophysical model; the model from psychology, The Biophysical Model, The Model from Psychology, The Spiritual Paradigm, and the Theories of Sociology.


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  • SOC 118P - Drug & Alcohol Clinical Practicum

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOC 117 
    Co-requisites: PSY 230 

    This course is a Drug and Alcohol Clinical Practicum, which affords the student the ability to practice what they have learned in class. Students are assigned to work in any of a number of clinical settings, depending on their inclinations and scheduling exigencies. Field work is complemented by lectures in Ethics and HIV/AIDS and other blood borne infections.


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  • SOC 160 - Intro to Women’s Studies

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course provides an overview of the field of Women’s Studies to include historical to current work in: research, socialization, education, work, families, diversity and differences, language, culture, politics, laws, religion, and medical/biological issues.


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  • SOC 201 - Sociology of the Family

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOC 101 
    This course is a study of the family and its institutional aspects. Empirical science is applied to childhood development, courtship, marriage, parenthood, bereavement, and divorce. Cultural, class, religious, ethnic, and racial differences are analyzed.


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  • SOC 202 - Human Aging

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course is an introduction to the study of the process of human aging. This course takes a holistic approach to the study of sociological, psychological, anthropological, historical, demographic, biological, and health factors in the description and explanation of the aging experience. Also covered are contemporary problems, trends, and social policy issues affecting the aged.


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  • SOC 208 - Urban Sociology

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOC 101 
    This course is a broad survey of the origins and development of urban, suburban, and metropolitan settlements, with particular emphasis on the emergence and transformation of U.S. cities. Urban, suburban, metropolitan social problems and public policy issues are covered.


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  • SOC 210 - The Sociology of Sexual Behavior

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course is a study of sex in its varied social contexts. The course emphasizes the values, bases, and constraints of sex in contemporary society, contrasting them with traditional perspectives. Topics include cross-cultural comparisons, sexual scripts and human sexual response, growing up sexually, love and sex, sex in committed and non-committed contexts, sexual variations, and sex and the law. Students examine their own attitudes and values about sexuality in the post-sexual revolution social environment.


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  • SOC 211 - Racial and Ethnic Minorities

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course will investigate the construction of the social categories of race and ethnicity. Discussion will revolve around the history, process and effects of these constructions. A major focus will be on interracial and interethnic relations in the United States.


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  • SOC 212 - Social Problems

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOC 101 
    A study of problems of inequality, problems of the global setting, problems of the life cycle, problems caused by violating social norms and other related issues. Discussed are underlying processes, the interpretation of statistics and social policies that address these social problems.


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  • SOC 213 - Sociology of Health and Illness

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course will identify issues of health and the health care system of the United States. Topics of rising health care costs, the under and uninsured will be presented. Cultural concepts of illness and suffering as they relate to societal structure will be presented.


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  • SOC 216 - Sociology of Deviance

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOC 101  ENG 101 
    In this course, students gain the ability to analyze a variety of deviant behaviors from sociological, critical and cross-cultural perspectives. Deviant Behavior is any activity or action that attracts widespread social disapproval. Topics include but are not limited to homicide, rape, family violence, mental disorders, unconventional sexuality, drug use, suicide, physical disability and appearance, unconventional behavior and freedom of expression.


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Spanish Language & Culture
  

  • SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 100  and DVS 101  or DVS 103  
    This course is designed to encourage the development of communicative proficiency through an integrated approach that incorporates all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammatical structures, vocabulary and readings are presented as tools for developing good communications skills. In addition, this course aims to promote culture awareness of the Spanish-speaking world.


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  • SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Completion of SPA 101  with a grade of C or better
    This course builds on the skills acquired in Elementary Spanish 1, as students continue to develop their communicative language skills in Spanish. In addition, this course aims to promote culture awareness of the Spanish-speaking world. It is recommended that students take the next level SPA course (SPA 201 ) within one academic year of the completion of this course.


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  • SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Completion of SPA 102  with a grade of C or better
    This course builds on the skills acquired during the elementary Spanish language sequence. It includes a functional review of the basic language structures and grammar, then goes on to introduce more complex structures. The course has a strong cultural component. It is recommended that students take the next level SPA course (SPA202) within one academic year of the completion of this course.


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  • SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Completion of SPA 201  with a grade of C or better
    This course is a continuation of the Intermediate Spanish 1. Students continue to refine their language abilities, increase grammar comprehension and enhance their vocabulary. All grammatical structures are covered. The course has a very strong cultural component. It is recommended that students take the next level SPA course within one academic year of the completion of this course.


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  • SPA 207 - Spanish Grammar & Composition

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Completion of SPA 202  with a grade of C or better
    This course reviews Spanish grammar and is designed to aid the students in vocabulary building, improving their knowledge of idiomatic usage and their ability to translate from English to Spanish. In addition, the students will learn to compose formal documents pertinent to everyday life and the workplace. Emphasis will also be placed on proper use of grammar while speaking in the classroom.


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  • SPA 210 - Spanish Conversation

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Completion of SPA 201  with a grade of C or better
    This course enhances conversational abilities and the development of oral proficiency in Spanish. Although the emphasis is on speaking and listening skills, reading and writing assignments are also an important part of the course. Certain grammar points are reviewed, but communicative competence is not assessed solely by grammatical competence. This course helps students to improve their conversational abilities, pronunciation and increases their vocabulary through readings, films and other authentic materials.


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Speech
  

  • SPH 101 - Oral Communication

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: ENG 100  

     
    This is a course to develop the students’ skill in the organization and oral expression of ideas through a variety of speeches. Emphasis is on the way people communicate effectively in professional, business, and social situations.


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  • SPH 102 - Voice and Speech

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 100  
    A course which helps students improve their speech through the elimination of faulty voice and articulation habits. Attention is given to such skills as volume, pitch, resonance, rate, phrasing, pronunciation, and articulation. Tape recordings are used to analyze problems and note progress.


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  • SPH 105 - Discussion

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101  
    A study of the techniques involved in effective group discussion. The functions of both the leader and participant are analyzed and then applied. Primary emphasis is given to decision making and information sharing in small groups with special attention on large group discussion.


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  • SPH 106 - Interpersonal Comm Skills for Workplace

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: ENG 100  
    This course examines communication knowledge and skills with an emphasis on identification and application of the skills needed to successfully communicate on a personal level, in the workplace and among different cultures.


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  • SPH 202 - Oral Interpretation

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: ENG 101  
    A study of the art of interpreting literature including voice training, analysis of material, and elements of expressive action. The student is given opportunities for practice in the analysis and oral presentation of prose, poetry, and drama.


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Stationary Operating Engineer
  

  • SOE 101 - Electricity 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This is an introductory, comprehensive course that provides training for electrical principles, practices and maintenance in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Students develop the vocabulary, skills and familiarity needed to effectively manage electrical systems in large and small facilities.


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  • SOE 102 - HVACR 1

    Credits: 3
    2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
    This introductory course provides training in the principles, practices and design of HVACR systems. The course also provides opportunities for hands on training. Topics covered in the course include safety practices, tools and equipment and types of motors.


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  • SOE 102L - HVACR 1

    Credits: 0
    0 Lecture Hours
    This introductory course provides training in the principles, practices and design of HVACR systems. The course also provides opportunities for hands on training. Topics covered in the course include safety practices, tools and equipment and types of motors.


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  • SOE 103 - Plumbing 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course provides an introduction to the various components of plumbing design and basic installation utilized in industrial/commercial settings. Topics include the study of tools, materials, fixtures and practices commonly used in the plumbing trade.


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  • SOE 110 - HVACR 2

    Credits: 3
    2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 102 
    This coure is a continuation of the introduction to HVACR 1 and provides additional training in the principles, practices, applications, maintenance, troubleshooting and design of HVACR systems. The course also provides opportunities for hands on training. Topics covered in the course include refrigeration, tubing, and evaporators.


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  • SOE 111 - Electricity 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 101 
    This course is a continuation of Electricity 1 and is designed to provide training in the more advanced areas of electrical principles, practices, and maintenance in residential, commercial and industrial applications. The training includes more advanced applications using the tools, materials, fixtures, and practices of circuits, transformers, and electric control devices commonly used in the electrical trade.


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  • SOE 112 - Plumbing 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 103 
    This course is a continuation of Plumbing 1 and is designed to provide training in the more advanced areas of plumbing design and installation in commercial/industrial settings. The training includes more advanced applications using the tools, materials, fixtures, and practices commonly used in the plumbing trade.


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  • SOE 114 - High Pressure Stm Boilers

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course provides training for the skills needed to operate high pressure boilers and related equipment in a safe and efficient manner. Topics covered include steam boiler types, relevant industry codes, meters, and emergency procedures in boiler operation.


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  • SOE 201 - Industrial Maintenance 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 101  and SOE 102  or one year’s experience in maintenance or related field
    This course is a comprehensive introduction to fundamental maintenance and troubleshooting principles, procedures, and practices in a system format. Systems include electrical, refrigeration, boiler, HVAC, mechanical, fluid power, welding, programmable controllers, and preventive maintenance.


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  • SOE 202 - Industrial Electric 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 101  and SOE 111  
    This is a comprehensive introductory course that covers the study of industrial electrical principles, practices and their applications in an Industrial/Commercial setting. Topics covered during the course include the language of electricity, alternating current, wiring applications, and DC currents.


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  • SOE 203 - HVACR 3

    Credits: 3
    2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 110 
    This course provides an advanced presentation and hands on training in the principles, practices, application, installation, maintenance, repair, design and troubleshooting procedures for HVACR technicians. The emphasis is on industrial and commercial applications. Topics include all weather systems, indoor air quality, and domestic refrigeration.


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  • SOE 203L - HVACR 3

    Credits: 0
    0 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE-110
    This course provides an advanced presentation and hands on training in the principles, practices, application, installation, maintenance, repair, design and troubleshooting procedures for HVACR technicians. The emphasis is on industrial and commercial applications. Topics include all weather systems, indoor air quality, and domestic refrigeration.


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  • SOE 204 - Direct Digital Control 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 101  and SOE 111  or a 1 yr. Electrical or related Control Experience
    This is an introductory course that provides training in the fundamental principles of direct digital/programmable logic controllers. In the course, students will cover DDC and PLC procedures, installations, and controllers in a system format.


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  • SOE 205 - Chief Engineer Leadership Training

    Credits: 2
    2 Lecture Hours
    A chief stationary engineer provides leadership to the employees responsible for maintaining business/industry facilities. This course is designed to provide the training needed for the roles as facilities technical advisors, managers, or planners.


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  • SOE 210 - Industrial Maintenance 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 201 
    This course is a continuation of industrial Maintenance 1 and provides advanced training for fundamental maintenance and troubleshooting principles, procedures, and practices in a system format. Systems include electrical, refrigeration, boiler, HVAC, mechanical, fluid power, welding, programmable controllers, and preventive maintenance.


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  • SOE 211 - Industrial Electric 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 202 
    This advanced course is a continuation of Industrial Electric 1 and covers advanced electric principles, practices, and their application in an Industrial/Commercial setting. Special emphasis is on troubleshooting and high voltage distribution systems.


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  • SOE 212 - HVACR 4

    Credits: 3
    2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 203 
    This course is a continuation of HVACR 3 and provides additional advanced presentation and hands on training in the principles, practices, application, installation maintenance, repair, design and troubleshooting procedures for HVACR technicians. The emphasis is on industrial and commercial applications. Topics include chilled water air conditioning systems, heat pumps, and cooling towers and pumps.


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  • SOE 214 - Direct Digital Control 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 204 
    This course is a continuation of Direct Digital Control 1 and is designed to provide traning in the more advanced areas of DDC and PLC principles, practices, and maintenance in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The training includes more advanced principles, use of DDC and PLC procedures, installations, and controllers in a system format.


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  • SOE 215 - City Engrs License Refresher/Testing

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SOE 101  SOE 102  and SOE 114 
    This course prepares individuals to sit for the City of Pittsburgh Engineer License. The course includes, but is not limited, to the following: boilers, fittings, and acessories, basic electric, calculations, overcurrent protection. There is also an HVACR overview, such as basic refrigeration system components, temperature/pressure relationship, Dalton’s Law etc. Participants will use practice test questions and test methodology during the course.


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Structural Ironworking Technology
  

  • STI 115 - Ironworker Rigging 1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course provides an introduction to rigging. Emphasis will be placed on the history of rigging, fiber line, knot tying, and basic choker hitches.


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  • STI 116 - Ironworker Reinforcing 1-1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to provide the first year apprentice with a basic understanding of reinforced concrete including it’s history, manufacturing, safety, marking, structural forms, and different bar size identification. This course will also include the installation and typing of reinforcing bars.


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  • STI 117 - Ironworker Reinforcing 1.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 116 
    This course is a continuation of Reinforcing 1-1. It presents more in-depth study of reinforced concrete and detailed blueprints.


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  • STI 120 - Ornamental Ironworking 1.1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to provide the first year apprentice with the basic concepts and knowledge of the tools utilized in performing Ornamental Ironwork.


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  • STI 121 - Ornamental Ironworking 1.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to instill in the first year apprentice the importance of proper layout techniques in both fabrication and erection and the need for precision in measuring and utilizing power tools. Also included are basic blueprint reading and proper techniques for constructing curtain wall and window wall.


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  • STI 124 - Ironworker Safety Union 1.1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to orient the first year apprentice in the basic safety regulations of the construction industry, the proper attitude and work ethic expected and the basic knots used in the construction field. An OSHA 10 hour card will be issued at the culmination of the course.


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  • STI 125 - Ironworker Safety 1.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to provide training to safely erect and use various scaffolding on the job site. Also included in this course is Shields Safety Training which is a requirement for working in the US Steel Plants.


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  • STI 126 - Structural Ironworking 1.1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course provides an introduction to the basic elements of structural steel assembly. Emphasis will be placed upon the basic tools and their safe use. OSHA Subpart R safety training is also included in this course.


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  • STI 127 - Structural Ironworking 1.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 126 
    This course provides an introduction to the bolting and the installation of perimeter safety cable on structural steel. Emphasis will be placed upon the safe practices involved in the detailing of structural steel. An introduction to blueprint reading is also included in this course.


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  • STI 128 - Structural Ironworking 1.3

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 127 
    This course expands on the installation and erection of structural steel. Emphasis will be placed upon the installation of steel decking and the plumbing of structural steel. Crane identification, applications and hand signals will also be discussed.


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  • STI 220 - Ironworker Rigging 2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course offers advanced rigging techniques. Emphasis will be placed on wire rope, slings, and common rigging hardware


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  • STI 222 - Ornamental Ironworking 2.1

    Credits: 2
    1 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hours
    This course is designed to teach the 2nd year apprentice the basics of sealants and their applications. Also included in this course is the proper set-up and utilization of a leveling instrument in construction.


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  • STI 223 - Ironworker Safety/Union Agreement 2.1

    Credits: 3
    2 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hours
    This course is designed to review the various union documents that govern the Union. This course is also designed to certify the apprentice in First Aid/CPR, and user/driver qualification for various hydraulic lifts used in the construction field.


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  • STI 224 - Ironwork Reinforcing 2-Unbnd Pst Tnsng

    Credits: 3
    2 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hours
    This course is designed to instruct the apprentice in the proper care, installation, and stressing of un-bonded post tensioning systems. The student will also prepare for Level One Post-Tension Certification.


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  • STI 225 - Struct Ironworking 2.1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to teach the installation and detailing of Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings.


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  • STI 226 - Structural Ironworking 2.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 225 
    This course is designed to expand upon detailing of structural steel. It also provides more in-depth training in the reading and utilization of structural blueprints.


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  • STI 227 - Structural Ironworking 2.3

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 226 
    This course is designed to give the ironworking student a greater understanding of cranes. Emphasis will be placed upon understanding a crane’s capacity and reading crane charts. How to size a crane and work with boom lengths will also be covered.


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  • STI 301 - Ornamental Ironworking 3.1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to familiarize the apprentice with transits and theodolites used in doing layout on construction projects.


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  • STI 302 - Ornamental Ironworking 3.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 301 
    This course is designed to familiarize the apprentice with the different curtain wall and window wall manufacturers in the market place and provide tactile experience in fabricating a small “mock-up”.


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  • STI 303 - Ironworker Safety 3.1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to fulfill the necessary requirements for OSHA 30hr. certification. This course also includes the necessary training for MSHA certification. Scaffold Erector cards will be issued at the conclusion of this course.


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  • STI 304 - Structural Ironworking 3.1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to give the ironworking student a complete understanding of reading and interpreting blueprints used in the ironworking industry. Students will work with architectural, structural and detail blueprints.


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  • STI 306 - Structural Ironworking 3.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 304 
    This course is designed to teach the finer points of setting up and supervising a structural steel erection job,


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  • STI 307 - Structural Ironworking 3.3

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 306 
    This course is designed to prepare students to erect and detail pre-cast concrete products.


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  • STI 308 - Ironworker Rigging 3

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to give the ironworker a more in-depth approach to solving complicated rigging problems. Emphasis will be placed on computing volume and weights of materials, and the use of unconventional rigging components. A qualified riggers card will be issued upon completion of this course.


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  • STI 309 - Ironworker Reinforcing 3.1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to illustrate the proper layout, design, and installation of reinforcing steel for concrete. The course also includes reading and interpretation reinforcing placement and drawings.


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  • STI 310 - Ironworker Reinforcing 3.2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: STI 309 
    This course is designed to instruct the proper layout, design, and installation of post-tensioning tendons for concrete. The course also includes reading and interpreting of post-tensioning placement and support drawings.


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  • STI 311 - Ironworker Foreman Train Supervision

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to prepare the apprentice for a leadership position as a foreman. Students will learn the roles and responsibilities of being a foreman. They will learn how to create an effective work team, communicate effectively, apply problem solving skills, document and maintain records; plan and schedule work and implement a safety program.


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Student Development Services
  

  • SDS 101 - Career Planning

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    Students will evaluate appropriate career choices,  attain job readiness skills and develop individual career goals.


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  • SDS 102 - Academic & Personal Development

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This is a course in the techniques for becoming a successful college student. Coping skills and strategies for transitioning to college are emphasized. The course fosters an awareness of self, the role of self-esteem and confidence in learning, and the importance of self-management skills and tools. Links between student needs and campus resources and processes are explored.


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  • SDS 103 - Parenting

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course provides students with valuable information on a variety of parenting issues, helps identify and utilize resources, and develops skills to assist students who are to be successful in the college environment.


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  • SDS 104 - Leadership 1

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to build leadership and human relation skills through both theory and practice. Students will become adept at building, enhancing, and/or modifying their individual leadership style within a diverse world. Leadership skills can be applied to the student’s personal, academic, community, and professional environments.


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  • SDS 105 - Leadership 2

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    The purpose of this course is to help students develop leadership and human relation skills. The concepts of leadership are explored through both theory and practice. Topics include conducting a meeting, group dynamics, theory of power, problem solving and conflict management, budget and finance management, the hows and whys of stress, and group presentation. Leadership skills are applied to the student’s personal, business, and professional life.


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  • SDS 110 - First Year Experience

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to focus on helping insure the successful transition of students into higher education. Information regarding college resources, supplemental instruction, effective communication within the college environment, and other college success strategies will be provided.


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  • SDS 112 - The Job Search

    Credits: 1
    1 Lecture Hours
    A course which prepares students for the working world by helping them gain practical job-seeking skills, including tapping into the hidden job market, and planning a job search strategy. Emphasis is resume writing, job interviewing, care networking, team building, and developing positive work habits.


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  • SDS 115H - Honors Leadership

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    The purpose of this course is to help Honors students further develop their leadership potential.  The concepts of  leadership are explored through both theory and practice, including service to others.  Through the study of great leaders as portrayed by writers and historians, students will gain a deeper understanding of the impact of leadership strategies and will practice essential skills for effective leadership.


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Surgical Technology
  

  • SUR 110 - Surgical & Central Service Technology 1

    Credits: 5
    4 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
    This course is designed to acquaint the student with the Operating Room and Central Service. The student is introduced to the environment, the history of surgery, legal and ethical responsibilities of the health care professional, professionalism and human relationships, computers, robotics and physics as they relate to surgery and Central Service. Emphasis is placed on asepsis, infection control, basic instrumentation, sterilization, disinfection and basic patient care skills. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.


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  • SUR 110L - Surgical & Central Service Technology 1

    Credits: 0
    0 Lecture Hours
    This course is designed to acquaint the student with the Operating Room and Central Service. The student is introduced to the environment, the history of surgery, legal and ethical responsibilities of the health care professional, professionalism and human relationships, computers, robotics and physics as they relate to surgery and Central Service. Emphasis is placed on asepsis, infection control basic instrumentation, sterilization, disinfection and basic patient care skills.


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  • SUR 120 - Surgical Technology 2

    Credits: 6
    4 Lecture Hours 4 Lab Hours
    Prerequisites: SUR 110 
    This course is designed to build on the theoretical foundation of SUR 110  Surgical and Central Service Technology 1 with emphasis on nomenclature, the application of the principles of aseptic technique, wound healing, wound closure materials and surgical drains. The student will be introduced to radiographic procedures and techniques as well as principles and application of electrosurgical generators and lasers. The student will learn how to integrate the surgical supplies and equipment as they relate to opening and closing an abdominal incision as well as minimally invasive surgery. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.


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  • SUR 120L - Surgical Technology 2

    Credits: 0
    0 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: SUR 110 
    This course is designed to build on the theoretical foundation of SUR 110  with emphasis on nomenclature, the application of the principles of aseptic technique, wound healing, wound closure materials, and surgical drains. The student will be introduced to radiographic procedures and techniques as well as principles and application of electrosurgical generators and lasers. The student will learn how to integrate the surgical supplies and equipment as they relate to opening and closing an abdominal incision as well as minimally invasive surgery.


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  • SUR 230 - Surgical Technology 3

    Credits: 7
    6 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
    Prerequisites: SUR 120 
    This course continues the theoretical foundation of SUR 110  Surgical and Central Service Technology 1 and SUR 120  Surgical Technology 2. The student is introduced to the specialty areas of surgery and the application of basic scientific knowledge to specific surgical procedures. Specialty areas include general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, peripheral vascular, cardiac, thoracic, genitourinary, endoscopic and laser surgery. This course will also introduce the student to the pharmacology of surgically related drugs and anesthetic agents, including the calculation of dosages and the effects of drugs and anesthetic agents on the human body. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.


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  • SUR 231C - Surgical Technology Clinical 1

    Credits: 6
    360 Clinical Hours
    Prerequisites: SUR 120 
    Co-requisites: SUR 230 

    This course allows a student to transfer and apply theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting. Students receive concentrated exposure to surgical procedures. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.


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  • SUR 240 - Surgical Technology 4

    Credits: 6
    6 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
    Prerequisites: SUR 230  
    Co-requisites:  SUR 241C 

    This course expands on the theoretical foundations of SUR 110  Surgical and Central Service Technology 1, SUR 120  Surgical Technology 2 and SUR 230  Surgical Technology 3. Emphasis is placed on complex surgical procedures, utilization of surgical microscopes, care and handling of microsurgical instruments, advanced patient care concepts, preparation for all types of hazards and employability skills. Specialty areas include ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and oral surgery, neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, pediatric surgery, advanced patient care concepts and procedures involving organ procurement and transplant, surgical oncology, trauma surgery and patients with special needs. Employability skills and all-hazards preparation are also addressed in this course. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.


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  • SUR 241C - Surgical Technology Clinical 2

    Credits: 6
    360 Clinical Hours
    Prerequisites: SUR 231C  
    Co-requisites: SUR 240  

    This course allows a student to transfer and apply theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting and develop the sophisticated skills required for specialty surgical procedures. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.


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Theatre
  

  • THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG 101 
    This course is a comprehensive study of theatre from many perspectives: theatrical, artistic and historical. Emphasis is on plays, playwrights and a critical analysis of theatre, past and present.


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  • THE 104 - Modern Drama

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course is a study of plays which illustrate the effect of modern psychology on the development of drama in the 20th century. Dramatic realism and naturalism, expressionism, surrealism, and absurdism are examined. The course includes a survey of dominant contemporary trends in theatre.


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  • THE 108 - Acting 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    This course introduces the inexperienced student to acting. Goals are to survey and understand tools (voice, body and mind) an actor must use in a performance. Practice is provided in the technical skills of movement sensory perceptions, motivation, voice and diction. Practical application occurs through presentation of monologues in classroom.


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  • THE 109 - Acting 2

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours
    Prerequisites: THE 108  or permission of the instructor
    This course is a continuation of the skills and knowledge developed in Acting 1. Emphasis is upon selecting appropriate monologues within the modern theatre repertory. Students will learn and rehearse scenes and present final performances to an audience.


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  • THE 117 - Theatre Production 1

    Credits: 3
    3 Lecture Hours 2 Studio Hours
    In this course all phases of producing a theatrical event are studied through the application of skills to performance. The course explores the relationship between actors, producers, and technicians while including the concepts of music, publicity, and stage management. Students participate in the production of one or more plays scheduled for performance during the semester.


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