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Course Descriptions

Credits and Course Numbering

Courses numbered 001-099 are designed for students to acquire basic skills necessary for successful college work.

Courses numbered 100-299 are college level courses and are usually transferable to senior colleges. Not all courses are offered every semester. Also, new courses or seminars may have been developed and may not be in this catalog’s listing.
 

Dental Assisting
  

Dental Hyg/Dental Assisting
  

  • DHDA-114 Dental Radiography

    Credits 4 / 2 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Co-requisite: DHDA-114L  
    Division signature is required for registration. The biology physics health and safety of radiology as well as the exposure processing mounting evaluation and interpretation of radiographs.
  

  • DHDA-114L Dental Radiography Lab

    Credits 0 / 4 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or successful completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Co-requisite: DHDA-114  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Division signature is required for registration.
    Division signature is required for registration. The biology physics health and safety of radiology as well as the exposure processing mounting evaluation and interpretation of radiographs.

Dental Hygiene
  

  • DHYG-102 Aspects of Infection & Hazard Control in Dentistry

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Pre-requisite: Program Eligibility Requirements.
    A lecture course designed to introduce infection control procedures and guidelines in the dental office. OSHA MIOSHA CDC and ADA laws rules and regulations will be discussed.
  

  • DHYG-103 Oral Radiographic Interpretation

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Coordinator’s signature is required for registration; Program Eligibility Requirements; Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076.
    An advanced course in dental radiography emphasizing theory and application of theory in interpretation of dental radiographs. Included is treatment planning, patient education and legal issues delegated to charting and interpretation.
  

  • DHYG-113 Oral Radiology

    Credits 2 / 2 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   is required. Pre-requisite: Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    The study of oral radiology encompasses the principles of radiology in the study of teeth and their surrounding structures as well as radiographic interpretation and patient treatment planning.
  

  • DHYG-114 Oral Radiography Lab

    Credits 2 / 4 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    This hands-on radiography lab allows the dental hygiene student to become entry-level proficient in the application of the principles of dental radiography.
  

  • DHYG-115 Head Neck and Oral Anatomy Lecture

    Credits 2 / 2 Contact Hours
    Pre-reqisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    A study of the head and neck and oral anatomy as it relates to the oral cavity. Anesthetic sites and techniques will be discussed.
  

  • DHYG-117 Dental Anatomy and Histology

    Credits 1 / 2 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: coordinator’s signature is required for registration; Program Eligibility Requirements; Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076.
    This course includes an overview of embryological development of the head and neck, microscopic anatomy of tissue of the oral cavity, and the study of tooth morphology.
  

  • DHYG-120 Oral Disease Prevention

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    An introductory course in nutrition and relationship to oral disease prevention. Counseling techniques for dental patients is included.
  

  • DHYG-121 Dental Hygiene I

    Credits 6 / 2 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Prerequisite: DHYG-102  Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course. Co:requisite: Student must register in one section each of DHYG-115  and DHYG-121L 
    An introduction to preventative techniques and the development of necessary skills for deplaquing and debridement of teeth. Includes instruction in oral examination charting recording and application of topical fluoride. Patient education is introduced.
  

  • DHYG-121L Dental Hygiene I Lab

    Credits 0 / 8 Contact Hours
    An introduction to preventative techniques and the development of necessary skills for deplaquing and debridement of teeth. Includes instruction in oral examination charting recording and application of topical fluoride. Patient education is introduced.
  

  • DHYG-122 Dental Hygiene II

    Credits 5 / 1 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Co-requisite: DHYG-122C  Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    An introductory course where students perform dental hygiene preventive procedures and patient education on patients from the community under supervision.
  

  • DHYG-122C Dental Hygiene II Clinic

    Credits 0 / 8 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  or successful completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Co-requisite: DHYG-122  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    An introductory course where students perform dental hygiene preventive procedures and patient education on patients from the community under supervision.
  

  • DHYG-124 Nutrition

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or successful completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, ACLT-076; Prerequisite: DHYG-120. Note: Coordinator’s signature required to register in this course
    This course provides a higher order discussion of nutritional considerations of oral health and disease and general nutrition information. Periodontal health is stressed.
  

  • DHYG-125 Dental Pharmacology

    Credits 2 / 2 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or successful completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076; Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinator’s signature required to register in this course.
    A study of the properties, indications and therapeudic effects of drugs, with special consideration given to those used in dentistry.
  

  • DHYG-140 Periodontics

    Credits 2 / 2 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Coordinator’s signature required to register in this course; Program Eligibility requirements; Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076.
    This course is a beginning, evidence based study of the etiology and the classification of periodontal diseases. Topics include; the periodontium in health and disease states, assessment for clinical decision making, treatment planning, implementation of therapies, and evaluation of therapies.
  

  • DHYG-180 Pain Management

    Credits 3 / 2 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Co-requisite: DHYG-180L  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    This course will provide the student with basic current concepts of local anesthetic and pain control for the safe and effective administration of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation. This course will prepare candidates for the NERB examination for local anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation certification.
  

  • DHYG-180L Pain Management Lab

    Credits 0 / 2 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  or successful completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Co-requisite: DHYG-180  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course.
    This course will provide the student with basic current concepts of local anesthetic and pain control for the safe and effective administration of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation. This course will prepare candidates for the NERB examination for local anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation certification.
  

  • DHYG-212 General and Oral Pathology

    Credits 2 / 2 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Coordinator’s signature required to register in this course; Program Eligibility requirements; Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076.
    A study of the fundamentals of general and oral pathology including immunology, inflammation and repair with emphasis on the classification and etiology of specific oral diseases.
  

  • DHYG-221 Dental Hygiene III

    Credits 7 / 1 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Pre-requisite: DHYG-122  Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course. Co-requisite: Student must register in one section of DHYG-221C 
    A continuation of clinical experience with patients including treatment planning intial and maintenance appointments patient education nutritional counseling sealant application and radiographic surveys.
  

  • DHYG-221C Dental Hygiene III Clinic

    Credits 0 / 12 Contact Hours
    Corequisite: Student must register in one section of DHYG-221  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course. Take DHYG-221 
    A continuation of clinical experience with patients including treatment planning intial and maintenance appointments patient education nutritional counseling sealant application and radiographic surveys.
  

  • DHYG-224 Dental Hygiene IV

    Credits 7 / 1 Contact Hours
    Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or successful completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Prerequisite: DHYG-221 . Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course. Co-requisite: DHYG-224C 
    The fourth in a series of clincial courses that prepares the dental hygiene student for practice. Advanced skills necessary for oral health screening initial maintenance and advanced treatment appointments are taught.
  

  • DHYG-224C Dental Hygiene IV Clinical

    Credits 0 / 12 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or successful completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Prerequisite: DHYG-221  Note: Coordinators signature required to register in this course. Co-requisite: DHYG-224 
    The fourth in a series of clincial courses that prepares the dental hygiene student for practice. Advanced skills necessary for oral health screening initial maintenance and advanced treatment appointments are taught.
  

  • DHYG-227 Ethics and Current Topics

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076; Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinator’s signature required to register in this course.
    This is a multifaceted course which will encompass current topics related to dental hygiene practice. The student will identify and explore ethical theory, moral reasoning and behavior and ethical decision making with an in-depth analysis of Michigan’s Dental Practice Act.
  

  • DHYG-232 Community Dental Health I

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Coordinator’s signature require to register in this course; Program Eligibility Requirements; Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or successful completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076.
    An introduction to local, state, national and international health agencies. Also, an overview of epidemiology and research in dentistry. Dental hygiene students are guided through stages of program assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to strengthen the students’ understanding of and ability to work effectively with a variety of people and organizations within a community.
  

  • DHYG-233 Community Dental Health II

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or successful completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076; Program Eligibility Requirements. Note: Coordinator’s signature required to register in this course.
    This course is designed to help the senior dental DHYG-232 about assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a dental health program for as assigned community of people. The course provides opportunity for assessment of dental health needs for diverse populations. Students will work in groups to visit assigned centers and develop and carry out a dental health program during the semester. Evaluation of this course will be through development of a project for a target population, site valuation, and self-evaluation.
  

  • DHYG-234 Dental Materials for Dental Hygiene

    Credits 2 / 1 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100 (ACSR-100), or completion of RDNG-030, ACLT-075, or ACLT-076 Co-requisite: DHYG-130L
    The introductory lecture will consist of theory as it relates to materials used in dentistry. The laboratory will provide an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained through lecture assignments.
  

  • DHYG-234L Dental Materials for Dental Hygiene Lab

    Credits 0 / 2 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or successful completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Corequisite: DHYG-130  Prerequisite: Program Eligibility Requirements Note: Coordinators signature required to register for this course.
    The introductory lecture will consist of theory as it relates to materials used in dentistry. The laboratory will provide an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained through lecture assignments.

Early Childhood Education
  

  • ECED-100 Intro to Early Childhood Education

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    An introduction to the field of early childhood education which includes current trends theories Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) and future directions. Various job opportunities will be discussed. A Central Registry Check must be attained at the Department of Human Services prior to the first class and a copy is housed in the Social Science Office MMB2005.
  

  • ECED-103 Professional Ethics Early Childhood Educ

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005
    This course introduces the early childhood education students to the NAEYCs Code of Ethical conduct for early childhood professionals. Topics include an introduction to morality and ethics; ethical responsibilities to children families colleagues and the community.
  

  • ECED-104 CDA Completion

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    This course will support the student in the completion of the CDA process. It will discuss the thirteen functional areas which serve as a basis for assessing the ability of the student to work with children. There will be an emphasis on completing the Resource File.
  

  • ECED-105 School Age Development and Education

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    This course is designed to develop an understanding of the physical intellectual social and emotional development of the child ages 5-9. The influence of the culture the family the school and the peer group upon the developing school age child is considered.
  

  • ECED-110 Applied Child Development & Family Engagement

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG 030  (ACSR-030), or completion of RDNG 016  , ACLT 075 , ACLT 076  or ENGL 100 ;

     

    NOTE: Student must have storage device for electronic files Pre- or Co-requisite: ENGL 101  
    In this course, you will learn about child development during early childhood, spanning from ages 0-8, with a particular emphasis on preschool age children (3-5).  Developmental principles are applied directly to teaching young children.  This course is based on the premise that successful early childhood educators know what children at each age are developmentally capable of physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. In addition, the course will focus on the key  role that family context plays in supporting development, as well as examining the role of classroom and socio-cultural contexts. Note that this course requires you have access to a preschool classroom in order to complete some of the  assigned activities.  If you do not currently have access to a preschool classroom, you will need to get permission from a licensed preschool program, daycare center, church daycare, or other appropriate setting in order to observe and, at  times, talk to children and their families.  Please notify the instructor if there are any difficulties making these arrangements.
  

  • ECED-111 CDA Fieldwork Experiences I

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Students must meet child care licensing health rquirement and have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    This class is the first of a two part series that includes regular seminars and a minimum of 120 hours/maximum of 240 hours field experience in an approved licensed early childhood setting; providing the student the opportunity to demonstrate competency in meeting the National CDA requirements.
  

  • ECED-112 CDA Fieldwork Experiences II

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ECED-111 . Students must meet child care licensing health requirements and have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    This class is the second of a two part series that includes regular seminars and a minimum of 120 hours/maximum of 240 hours field experience in an approved licensed early childhood setting; providing the student the opportunity to demonstrate competency in meeting the National CDA requirements.
  

  • ECED-190 Literacy and Numeracy

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    This course will focus on techniques materials and activities that caregivers utilize to enhance learning of literacy and numeracy for young children. Specific areas will integrate the use of motor skills sensory skills language math and the development of the creative self. Student will review the importance of play in the learning process.
  

  • ECED-199 Guidance and Discipline

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    Many students are and will be faced with challenging behaviors as they work in the field of early childhood. This course presents behavior management strategies for students or professionals working with children ages two through eight who are troubled behaviorally challenged or have many unmet needs.
  

  • ECED-200 Early Childhood Learning Environments

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 . Prerequisite: ECED-102 . Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005
    This course focuses on the physical and social learning environments for young children. Topics include safe and healthy environments self esteem theories and practices of guidance and discipline and social behavior.
  

  • ECED-201 Curriculum Planning in Early Childhood

    Credits 4 / 6 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  or ENGL-100 ; Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005
    After a brief discussion of major theories of early childhood education this course will focus on approaches techniques and materials which can be used to enhance the physical and intellectual development of young children. The laboratory experience of 45 hours at the MCC Four-Year-Old Program will be required simultaneously.
  

  • ECED-202 Admin of Programs for Young Children

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 . Prerequisite: ECED-100  and ECED-102 . Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    This course includes an analysis of the planning administration and operation of a child development center. Licensing standards staffing financial operation physical facilities and program planning to meet the needs of children parents and staff will be considered. Procedures for parent involvement and the continued growth and development of the early childhood professional will also be discussed.
  

  • ECED-203 Learning Env: Infants and Toddlers

    Credits 3 / 5 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076 . Pre-requisite: ECED-101  Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Fine Arts/Social Sciences Office MMB 2005. Students must meet all state licensing health requirements prior to start of their lab experience. Must have transportation to/from lab worksite.
    This course will help develop an understanding of the programs and activities needed to be implemented which match the developmental needs of infants and toddlers. The course will also include discussion and practice in designing appropriate environments for infants and toddlers. A required 45 hour lab experience in an approved infant/toddler setting is included in this course. The lab site and college faculty will provide field supervision.
  

  • ECED-204 Infant and Toddler Curriculum Planning

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre-reqisite: ECED-101  Students must meet child care licensing health requirements and have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    This course will focus on approaches techniques and materials that can be used to enhance the physical and intellectual development of infants and toddlers. Specific areas to be discussed include: motor skills sensory skills language creativity social and emotional development.
  

  • ECED-205 Field Work

    Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Pre-requisite: ECED-103 , ECED-105 , ECED-200 , ECED-201 , ECED-203 , ECED-204  minimum GPA of 2.0 in these courses. Students must meet child care licensing health requirements and have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    Includes 200 hours of field work at an approved program and regular seminars. Provides the student with the opportunity to demonstrate competency in the classroom. Field supervision is provided by the agency and college faculty. The program coordinator has the responsibility of securing the initial placement site for student interns. Students are expected to follow the accepted code of ethics of the profession and adhere to policies of the placement agency.
  

  • ECED-206 Infant & Toddler Fieldwork Practicum

    Credits 4 / 6 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 . Pre-requisite: ECED-103 , ECED-203  and ECED-204 . Students must meet child care licensing health requirements and have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (NA/NR)clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file n the Social Science Office MMB 2005.
    This course which consists of 200 field hours and seminars provides the student with the opportunity to demonstrate competency in the infant/toddler classroom. The field site and college faculty will provide field supervision.
  

  • ECED-210 Child Observation & Assessment

    Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 100  (ACSR-100) or successful completion of RDNG 030  or a minimum score of 20 on the reading portion of the ACT; ECED 110  and PSYC 184  with a minumum grade of 2.0.

     

    NOTE: A requirement of 45 hours (39 with children) of participation outside of class in an approved child care facility must be completed simultaneously with course. Pre- or Co-Requisite:ECES 204  


Early Childhood Special Needs
  

  • ECES-203 Young Children With Special Needs

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ECED-102 . Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    Presents a general survey of the various types of handicapping conditions involving young children and the effects of these conditions on total growth and development. Emphasis will be placed on strategies used by child care workers to facilitate the growth and development of special needs children.
  

  • ECES-204 Adapt Early Child Curricula-Special Need The Special Needs Child

    Credits 3 / 5 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or succedssful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  or ENGL-100 ; Pre-requisite: PSYC-184  or ECES-203  Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Fine Arts/Social Sciences Office MMB 2005. Students mus meet state licensing health requirements and any other requirements of the chosen lab site prior to the start of the lab experience. Must have transportation to/from lab worksite.
    This course addresses the theoretical principles of child development and the implications of handicapping conditions on the teaching strategies/techniques used. This course includes a 45 hour lab experience in an approved special needs classroom. Lab site staff and college faculty will provide lab supervision.
  

  • ECES-206 Principles & Techniques of Behavior Management

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite:Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 . Prerequisite: ECES-203 . Students must have a current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance must be obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    A practical orientation to behavior management techniques and alternatives. Included will be applied behavior management approaches for the special needs child.
  

  • ECES-207 Legal/Social Issues of the Special Needs Child

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 . Prerequisite: ECED-203 . Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    Acquaints students with social services available to the developmentally disabled and familiarizes students with procedures necessary for referral. Legal issues and concerns involving families of special needs children are addressed.
  

  • ECES-208 Learning Environment for the Special Needs Child

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 . Prerequisite: ECED-204 . Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    An overview of the basis of movement and conditions resulting in physical disabilities. Development of safe and healthy environments will be addressed.
  

  • ECES-209 Field Experience in the Area of Special Needs

    Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  or ENGL-100 ; Pre-requisite: Completion of Child Development/Special Needs courses minimum GPA of 3.0 in these courses and permission of instructor. Students must meet child care licensing health requirements and have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Social Sciences Office MMB 2005.
    Includes 200 hours of field work in a special needs program and/or agency and regular seminars. Provides the student with the opportunity to demonstrate competency in the classroom. Field supervision is provided by the agency and college faculty. The program coordinator secures the initial placement site for student interns. Students are expected to follow the accepted code of ethics of the profession and adhere to policies of the placement agency.

Economics
  

  • ECON-101 Financial Literacy

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016)
    This course provides an overview of the basic principles of personal finance with a focus on the use of financial data to make personal financial decisions and achieve personal financial goals. Topics include financial planning taxes saving credit purchases financing automobiles and life insurance.
  

  • ECON-125 Personal Money Management

    Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  
    This practical course provides an introduction to the personal financial planning process. Topics include planning and managing personal finances making purchasing decisions insuring resources investing retirement planning and estate planning.
  

  • ECON-221 Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics)

    Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076 .
    This course provides an overview of the modern market economy and how it addresses the issue of scarcity. Topics include supply and demand GDP economic growth unemployment inflation the economic role of the government fiscal policy monetary policy and other selected current topics.
  

  • ECON-222 Principles of Economics (Microeconomics)

    Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Prerequisite: ECON-221 
    This course analyzes the behavior of individual decision-making units in the economy (particulary households resource suppliers and businesses) with an emphasis on how individual firms attempt to maximize profit under different competitive conditions. Additional topics include elasticity consumer behavior income distribution and poverty the demand for economic resources public choice theory international trade and finance and selected current topics.

Electronics
  

  • ELEC-101 Introduction to Elec. Systems

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Recommended Pre- or Co-requisite: ELEC-133 
    Basic electrical knowledge is becoming mandatory for many professions. As systems become smaller faster and smarter the need to understand basic electrical fundamentals increases. This course was designed with the non-major or undecided student in mind as basic electrical theory safety and systems are explored.
  

  • ELEC-109 The Exotic World of Embedded Systems

    Credits 2 / 2 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016)
    This course will invite non-majors hobbyists and undecided students into the world of electronics and electrical technology. This unique entry level course will focus on using microcontroller-based development tools and hardware to create an entirely new breed of projects for the hobbyist or the student curious about technology. Utilizing embedded systems and the FABLab electromechanical devices can be developed for a near limitless array of innovative applications from robotics to simple household projects.
  

  • ELEC-110 Electrical Industry Orientation

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016)
    This course is designed to provide insight on the licensing and certification required for members of the electrical field and the state and federal acts that govern them. Areas of emphasis include licensing requirements for electrical contractors apprentices journeyman and master electricians and the Michigan Electrical Codes and Acts.
  

  • ELEC-131 Residential Electrical Wiring

    Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre- or Co-requisite: ELEC-133 
    This course covers basic electrical theory print reading use of tools safety and related topics applied to residential wiring. The student will learn to apply the National Electric Code to basic wiring situations. Laboratory work includes actual wiring and testing of common residential circuits.
  

  • ELEC-133 Electrical Circuits

    Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre- or Co-requisite: ELEC-131  or ELEC-101  
    This course covers direct current and alternating current theory applied to resistive capactive and inductive circuits. Computer circuit simulation will be utilized in design and analysis. Laboratory assignments will emphasize proper wiring analysis and troubleshooting of actual circuits using test equipment such as digital multimeters oscilloscopes and functional generators.
  

  • ELEC-135 Electronic Components and Applications

    Credits 6 / 8 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Prerequisite: ELEC-131  and ELEC-133 . Note: Course fee includes electronics kit and supplies.
    Introduction to semi-conductor devices integrated circuits and their applications. Typical circuits will be studied and analyzed including DC power supplies voltage regulators amplifiers power control circuits and signal conditioning circuits. Laboratory work will allow the students to develop skill at design construction measurement and troubleshooting of actual circuits. Test equipment will be available for each student to use in the lab.
  

  • ELEC-139 Logical Control Systems

    Credits 6 / 8 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) ELEC-131 , ELEC-133 . Course fee includes electronics kit and supplies.
    Digital electronics is the foundation of industrial control systems microprocessor based systems and computers. This lab-centered course will teach the fundamentals of digital control as it relates to these areas. There will be numerous lab experiences to help you master number systems industrial I/O devices switching and relay logic TTL circuit logic programmable controller logic microcontroller logic print and schematic reading point to point wiring from prints and schematics and circuit trouble shooting. Students will practice the skill of prototyping circuit board and component assembly.
  

  • ELEC-139A Hard Contact and TTL Device Logic

    Credits 2 / 2.75 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-133  and ELEC-131  
    The foundations of logical control systems are the switches safety relays and an integrated logic family called TTL. This module will cover all aspects of switch types from toggles to heavy industrial types such as NEMA rated limit switches. Simple relay controllers will be wired and de-bugged. Fundamental industrial print reading will be covered and an introduction to binary based number systems. The TTL family of logic devices will be used to master basic logic structures and circuit reduction techniques such as Boolean algebra and Karnaugh mapping.
  

  • ELEC-139B PLC-Level 1

    Credits 2 / 2.75 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-133  and ELEC-131  
    Programmable Logic Controllers are at the heart of industrial based environments from the auto industry to amusement parks. They manage the automated machine control system. They ride over the operation of everything that moves electronically including robots. This module will take the learner through the basic architecture of PLCs constructing a system RS Logix 5 software functions and fundamentals of ladder logic basic instruction set basic troubleshooting and program construction.
  

  • ELEC-139C Microcontroller Fundamentals

    Credits 2 / 2.5 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-133  and ELEC-131    
    Because of the low cost of Microcontrollers and their versatility as a logic device they now replace virtually all of the logic devices used in the past. Wiring of logical controls are being replaced with programming. Microcontrollers have become the cornerstone of any logical control curriculum. In this module students will learn how to replace older style logic circuits with the device known as a Microcontroller. Topics include how to learn how to connect I/O devices properly as well as how to use some of the tools common to these devices such as development boards and in circuit emulators. The basic instruction set will be covered and used in practical circuits.
  

  • ELEC-140 Electrical Principles of Fire Alarm and Safety Systems

    Credits 1 / 1 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-133  and ELEC-131  
    Electrician apprentices and electrical technicians alike will benefit from this introductory course on fire alarm and safety systems approached from an electrical standpoint. Students will review the National Electric Code (NEC) and National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA) that governs the installation inspection and system design of these systems. The electrical principles sensing mechanisms electronic circuits and design of fire alarm and similar safety systems will be investigated in this course.
  

  • ELEC-150 National Electrical Code

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-131  and ELEC-133 
    This course will prepare students to successfully pass the State of Michigan Journeyman Electrician exam where passing of this exam is a testimony of NFPA 70 proficiency. Thoroughly investigating interpreting and using the NEC on practical applications will accomplish this preparation. The larger objective of this course is to improve the safety and reliability of the electrical systems that its students come in contact with. Because states can add to the code the Michigan Residential Code 2000/Electrical will be interjected into the course.
  

  • ELEC-151 Sizing of Commercial/Industrial Electrical Systems

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-131  and ELEC-133  
    This course is designed as a follow-up to the National Electric Code class. In this class students will learn to calculate and size the entire electrical system and how to choose the correct conductor size and type for various installations. They will also be able to calculate conduit size and type for installations requiring the use of conduit. In addition students will size electrical equipment and choose types of equipment for different applications such as motor starter fuses heaters and disconnects. Correct size grounding and bonding conductors and methods will also be reviewed.
  

  • ELEC-155 Electric Motors Transformers and Power

    Credits 2 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisites: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-133  and MATH-021  Student must place higher than MATH-021  on the MCC placement test.
    This course will examine motor fundamentals and power distribution systems found in residential commercial or industrial settings. The operating principles control methods and power requirements of electric motors will be analyzed and motor selection and sizing will be performed for various applications. In addition polyphase power distribution and transformation will be analyzed and sized to support industrial and commercial applications preparing the student for a career in various industries.
  

  • ELEC-170 Modern Industrial Robotics I

    Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016 (ACSR-016).
    This is an introductory course on robotic systems and programming. This course will review robotic system application, automated system safety, robotic system composition, robotic motion control, fundamental programming commands and program editing. Through lectures and labs students will learn the fundamentals of robot control. This course will aid students in electronics, welding, computer technology, and general sciences.
  

  • ELEC-171 Modern Industrial Robotics II

    Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: MDES-101
    This is an advanced course on robotic systems and programming. This course will review advanced programming techniques communications and interfacing offline programming using simulation tools and creating automation efficiency. Through lectures and labs students will learn the advanced robot control through the creation of programs to accomplish various tasks. This course will aid students in electronics welding computer technology and general science.
  

  • ELEC-231 Fundamentals of Labview

    Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-135  and ELEC-139 
    This course will introduce the student to the LabVIEW environment its features and data flow programming. This course prepares you to develop: test and measurement data acquisiton instrument control data logging and measurement analysis applications using LabVIEW. At the completion of this course you will be able to create applications using basic design templates and architectures to acquire process display and store real-world data.
  

  • ELEC-233 Embedded Controllers

    Credits 6 / 8 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016). Prerequisite: ELEC-135 , ELEC-139 . Note: Course fee includes electronics kit and supplies.
    Microcontrollers are responsible for the large component reduction of everything that is electronic in nature. They are the future of the electronics industry and what we used to wire will now be programmed. Through the use of extensive lab experiments this course will take you through all pertinent aspects of I/O interfacing Microcontroller programming and fundamental embedded control system development. If your present or future job is in electronics these devices will have an impact on you and this course will give you the necessary skills to function in the new age of Embedded Controllers.
  

  • ELEC-236 Industrial Automation and Control

    Credits 6 / 8 Contact Hours
    Prerequisites: Placement into RDNG-016 (ACSR-016); ELEC-135 and ELEC-139
    Automation and control systems are driving increased productivity and efficiency across all industries. The need for technicians with the ability to design, troubleshoot, integrate and maintain electro-mechanical systems has never been greater. In this class, sensing and control technology, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), will be utilized to troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems as well as design new process control and automation solutions. System requirements and machine safety standards will be utilized.
  

  • ELEC-237 Electronics Communications

    Credits 6 / 8 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Prerequisite: ELEC-135  and ELEC-139 . Note: Course fee includes electronics kit and supplies.
    This course covers the following topics: Amplitude frequency light and phase modulation components and systems. Detection r-f amplifiers oscillators and multipliers. Linear integrated circuit applications as applied to pulse width frequency shift keying phase locked loop and touch tone transmission systems. Antennas transmission lines high power r-f amplifiers and complete transmitting system. Avionics video systems and specialized instrumentation as applied to communications. Laboratory is an essential phase of the course emphasizing practical technical level construction repair and design concepts.

Engineering
  

  • ENGR-242 Principles of Engineering Materials

    Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Pre-requisite: CHEM-131  Co-Requisite: PHYS-287  
    This course provides an introduction to the science of engineering materials. Emphasis is on single phase metals polymers ceramics as well as multiphase materials. A discussion of phase diagrams and microstructures is included.
  

  • ENGR-247 Vector Mechanics I

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Co-requisites: PHYS-287  and MATH-250 
    This course addresses the engineering effects of forces and distribution of forces on rigid bodies which are and remain at rest.
  

  • ENGR-248 Mechanics of Deformable Solids

    Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Pre-requisite: ENGR-247  Co-requisite: MATH-268
    This course covers the elastic behavior of loadbearing members and the engineering aspects of using these types of materials.
  

  • ENGR-249 Vector Mechanics II

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Pre-requisite: ENGR-247   Co-Requisite: MATH-268
    This course teaches the engineering aspects of the motion of rigid bodies caused by the forces acting upon them.

English
  

  • ENGL-099 Foundations of College Writing

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisites: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-099  or higher on the MCC placement test or S9 in ENGL-098  or ENGL-095 .
    This writing course uses reading and writing to foster the development of ideas critical thinking and audience awareness. Writing in the course will include informal pieces reading responses short essays reflections on ones own writing and other writing assignments based on personal experience and reading. Students will learn how to compose focused detailed writing that sustains a central idea and will build confidence in their ability to meet the expectations of an academic audience.
  

  • ENGL-100 College Reading and Study Skills

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  
    Placement into this course is determined by testing. The course provides students with repeated opportunities to work with written print in an effort to develop a greater understanding of the purposes of construction of meaning and the acquistion of reading strategies and skills.
  

  • ENGL-101 English Composition I

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisites: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-101  on the MCC placement test or S1 in ENGL-095 , ENGL-098 , ENGL-099 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  with teacher recommendation to move to ENGL-101  or ENGL-103 .
    A writing course that emphasizes organization and communication of thought through writing developed with clear convincing detail and supporting a thesis (controlling idea or main point). Writing in the course will include single paragraphs short essays and a library research assignment which includes a longer multiple-source documented essay.
  

  • ENGL-102 English Composition II

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    Focuses on the development of critical thinking reading and writing abilities. Areas emphasized include language awareness critical reading and analysis persuasion and argument and research. A substantial research project is required including evaluating and selecting a variety of sources and writing a narrowly focused essay in support of the students own positions.
  

  • ENGL-103 Composition for Technical Fields I

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisites: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre-requisite: Placement into ENGL-101  on the MCC placement test or S1 in ENGL-095 , ENGL-098 , ENGL-099 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   with teacher recommendation to move to ENGL-101  or ENGL-103 .
    ENGL-103  provides students with the equivalent of traditional freshman composition experience but with an emphasis on technical writing that is geared toward specialized fields such as healthcare criminal justice and various technologies. The course emphasizes clear active writing style and precise word choice and it includes a research project and oral presentation incorporating presenting software.
  

  • ENGL-104 Composition for Technical Fields II

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016) Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    ENGL-104  is a technical writing equivalent to ENGL-102 . It provides students with the equivalent of a second-component traditional freshman composition experience but with an emphasis on technical writing that is geared toward specialized fields such as health care criminal justice and various technologies. This course builds on skills taught in ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  focusing on enhancing critical thinking and writing skills through investigation and summarizing information adapting language levels to user needs evaluating evidence and logical reasoning and assembling documents based on these processes.
  

  • ENGL-112 Reading for College Courses

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-016  (ACSR-016)
    This course is designed to help students learn effective reading strategies for studying and understanding college level textbooks and other material.
  

  • ENGL-200 English Grammar

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030)or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  , ACLT-076  or ENGL-100  Prerequisite: ENGL-100  
    This is a course in grammar (primarily sentence structure of syntax) and parsing of sentences. Although discussions of standard and non-standard sentence patterns and verb forms will be part of the course the course will primarily emphasize study of reflection on and analysis of the variety of grammatical choices available to writers and speakers first at the sentence level and later at the level of longer texts. Students will parse sentences using phrase structure (tree) diagrams complete sentence practices to expand and develop their repertoire of sentence options and read a novel to analyze how syntax reinforces theme. They will be required to lead discussions and deliver a lecture.
  

  • ENGL-205 Creative Writing

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075 , ACLT-076  or ENGL-100  Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    The study and practice of the techniques of imaginative writing. Emphasis on writing poetry and fiction with attention to character conflict specificity theme atmosphere point of view dialogue imagery and symbolism.
  

  • ENGL-210 Childrens Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075 ,  ACLT-076  or ENGL-100  Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    A survey of the development of literature for children and adolescents from earliest times to the present. An examination of standards for judging picture books fantasy nonfiction and poetry. Assignments include experience in the elementary school classroom.
  

  • ENGL-211 Introduction to Storytelling Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075 , ACLT-076  or ENGL-100  Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    This course is designed to help you gain confidence as you learn the hows and whys of presenting books and oral tales to children. This course is designed to provide the theory and practice of oral techniques used in telling stories and reading aloud in a daycare pre-school elementary classroom or library.
  

  • ENGL-212 Adolescent Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher. Placement into ENGL-100  (ACSR-100) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  is required.
    A survey of a variety of interesting and relevant novels and poetry written for teenage readers. Focuses on contemporary realistic fiction fantasy and historical novels and some modern poetry.
  

  • ENGL-220 World Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075 , ACLT-076  or ENGL-100  Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    A survey of great short stories drama and poetry from the Mediterranean Africa the Far East Latin America and continental Europe.
  

  • ENGL-221 Introduction to Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030 (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-030 , ACLT-075 , ACLT-076  or ENGL-100  Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    This course provides an introduction to a variety of literary styles and themes and explains writing forms such as drama fiction nonfiction and poetry. Selections include a variety of authors countries and periods.
  

  • ENGL-222 Science Fiction

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher
    This course provides a study of classic and representative works of science fiction including novels short stories and films. Emphasizes ideas and values in the literature.
  

  • ENGL-223 American Black Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    An intensive study of African-American literature from the 1700s to the present. Students will read and discuss works such as slave narratives short stories novels poems and plays by such authors as Douglass Chesnutt Hughes Gaines Morrison Baraka Hayden Hansberry and Wilson.
  

  • ENGL-225 Poetry

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075 , ACLT-076  or ENGL-100  Pre-requisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
    This course is the study of poetry designed to develop students ability to read poems critically with understanding and appreciation.
  

  • ENGL-227 Fiction

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher
    This course is a study of fictional short stories and novels and is designed to develop the students ability to read fiction critically and with understanding and appreciation. Readings include a variety of authors countries and periods.
  

  • ENGL-231 American Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076   Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher
    This course guides students through readings from four to five nineteenth-century American writers such as Poe Emerson Thoreau Hawthorne Melville Dickinson Twain and Whitman.
  

  • ENGL-232 Modern American Literature

    Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
    Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030  (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 , ACLT-075  or ACLT-076  Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL-101  or ENGL-103  with a grade of 2.0 or higher
    This course is a study of classic and representative works of modern American literature including novels drama short stories and poetry.
 

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