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EGR 206 - Engineering Economics
3 credits
Presents economic analysis of engineering alternatives. Studies economic and cost concepts, calculation of economic equivalence, comparison of alternatives, replacement economy, economic optimization in design and operation, depreciation, and after tax analysis. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Corequisite: MTH 263 .
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EGR 245 - Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics
3 credits
Presents approach to kinematics of particles in linear and curvilinear motion. Includes kinematics of rigid bodies in plane motion. Teaches Newton’s second law, work-energy and power, impulse and momentum, and problem solving using computers. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 140 with a grade of C or better, PHY 241 , MTH 264 .
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EGR 246 - Mechanics of Materials
3 credits
Teaches concepts of stress, strain, deformation, internal equilibrium, and basic properties of engineering materials. Analyzes axial loads, torsion, bending, shear and combined loading. Studies stress transformation and principle stresses, column analysis and energy principles. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 140 with a grade of C or better. Corequisite: MTH 264 .
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EGR 248 - Thermodynamics for Engineering
3 credits
Studies formulation of the first and second law of thermodynamics. Presents energy conversion, concepts of energy, temperature, entropy, and enthalpy, equations of state of fluids. Covers reversibility and irreversibility in processes, closed and open systems, cyclical processes and problem solving using computers. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 121 , CHM 111 , MTH 263 .
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EGR 261 - Signals and Systems
3 credits
Covers topics including Laplace transforms and Laplace transform analysis of circuits, time and frequency domain representation of linear systems, methods of linear systems analysis including convolution and Laplace transforms, frequency domain representation of signals including frequency response, filters, Fourier series, and Fourier transforms. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 251 with a grade of C or better, EGR 122 , MTH 267 .
Corequisite: EGR 263 .
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EGR 263 - Signals and Systems Laboratory
1 credit
Applies analysis techniques for signals and systems using software modeling and circuit analysis, comparing measurements to time- and frequency-domain analytic results; Fourier and Laplace transforms; systems properties such as linearity, time invariance and stability; convolution, transfer functions and frequency response to determine system response. Laboratory: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 251 with a grade of C or better, EGR 122 , MTH 267 .
Corequisite: EGR 261 .
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EGR 270 - Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
4 credits
Covers digital system analysis, design, and implementation. Includes digital logic, Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits, hierarchical design, and introduction to computer organization and assembly language. Features in laboratory work the use of discrete logic, programmable logic devices, and hardware description language to design, simulate, implement, validate, and document digital circuits Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 121 and either EGR 125 or CSC 221 .
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EGR 271 - Electric Circuits I
4 credits
Covers fundamentals of electric circuits. Teaches resistive circuit analysis methods, including network theorems. Features operational amplifiers, capacitors, inductors, resistor-capacitor (RC), resistor-inductor (RL) and resistance-inductance-capacitance (RLC) circuit transient response. Introduces phasor representation of alternating current (AC) circuits. Utilizes circuit design processes, technical writing and computer software for problem solving. Includes laboratory analysis to explore course concepts. Part I of II. Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 264 and EGR 121 .
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EGR 272 - Electric Circuits II
4 credits
Covers sinusoidal steady-state circuit response using phasors, frequency analysis of linear circuits including frequency response, Bode plots, Fourier series analysis, and design of basic filters. Examines Laplace circuit analysis and transfer functions, AC power analysis, nonlinear diode models, and technical writing. Includes laboratory analysis and open-ended design project. Part II of II. Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 267 and EGR 271 .
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ENG 115 - Technical Writing
3 credits
Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style and content in formatting, editing and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected reading. Total: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Qualifying placement score or test waiver.
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ENG 210 - Advanced Composition
3 credits
Helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose. Guides development of individual voice and style. Introduces procedures for publication. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or divisional approval.
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ENG 211 - Creative Writing I
3 credits
Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama and essays. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or divisional approval.
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ENG 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas
3 credits
Examines a set of literary texts linked by a particular theme, with inquiry into the historical, cultural, and/or social contexts of the texts and the theme. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and intertextual study, as well as highlights an exploration of cultural ideas. Engages works of diverse genres, authors, and time periods. Specific themes will vary by section.This is a UCGS course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or departmental approval.
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ENG 246 - American Literature
3 credits
Examines American literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Analyzes literary works within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Emphasizes skills of close reading. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through discussion, interpretation, and analysis of these texts. This is a UCGS course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or departmental approval.
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ENG 250 - Children’s Literature
3 credits
Examines the history and development of children’s literature of diverse genres, time periods, and authors. Focuses on analysis of texts for literary qualities and audience. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or departmental approval.
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ENG 255 - World Literature
3 credits
Examines literary texts across a variety of cultures, genres, and time periods. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts from around the world in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or departmental approval.
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ENG 258 - African American Literature
3 credits
Explores the stories African American authors tell about themselves, their communities, and the world. Examines common and diverging themes within African American literary traditions through the study of diverse authors, genres, and literary movements from a variety of time periods. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and consideration of historical and cultural contexts. This is a UCGS course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or departmental approval.
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ENG 275 - Women in Literature
3 credits
Examines literary texts by women writers from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Develops skills of close reading and literary analysis through analysis of texts within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Explores how women’s experiences have shaped their literary contributions, the cultural forces affecting their lives, and how they have used writing to shape their cultures. This is a UCGS course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or departmental approval.
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ESL 31 - Composition l
6 credits
Provides instruction and practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of fluency in writing and competence in structural and grammatical patterns of written English. Prerequisite: Requires ability to express ideas clearly in writing without a consistent pattern of grammatical errors as indicated by a placement exam or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 6 hours per week.
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ESL 32 - Reading l
3 credits
Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level that would allow the students to function adequately in ESL 42 and other college classes. Prerequisite: Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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ESL 41 - Composition ll
6 credits
Provides further instruction and practice in the writing process and introduces advanced language patterns. Includes practice in developing and improving writing strategies. Credits are not applicable: Requires a sense of paragraph structure and development, appropriate use of verb forms, and command of basic sentence structures with some coordination and subordination, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Lecture: 6 hours per week.
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ESL 42 - Reading ll
3 credits
Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to function adequately in the ESL 52 reading class and other college courses. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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ESL 51 - Composition lll
6 credits
Prepares for college-level writing by practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of thought in essays of greater length and complexity and use of appropriate syntax and diction. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires competency in the English language and ability to write short essays in understandable English, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Lecture: 6 hours per week.
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ESL 52 - Reading lll
3 credits
Emphasizes applying and synthesizing ideas. Includes ways to detect organization, summarize, make inferences, draw conclusions, evaluate generalizations, recognize differences between facts and opinions, and introduces other advanced comprehension strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills. Credits are not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students? reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to succeed in certificate and degree programs. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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Financial Services |
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FIN 215 - Financial Management
3 credits
Introduces basic financial management topics including statement analysis, working capital; capital budgeting, and long-term financing. Focuses on Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return techniques, lease vs. buy analysis, and Cost of Capital computations. Uses problems and cases to enhance skills in financial planning and decision making. Lecture: 3 credits
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FRE 101 - Beginning French I
4 credits
Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 4 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
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FRE 102 - Beginning French II
4 credits
Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 4 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 101 or two years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
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FRE 201 - Intermediate French I
3 credits
Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or three years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
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FRE 202 - Intermediate French II
3 credits
Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
Prerequisite(s): FRE 102 or four years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
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FNS 110 - Introduction to Funeral Service
2 credits
Presents a comprehensive study of the history of funeral service, commencing with the practices of the Egyptians, early Christians, Romans, and Hebrews. Traces funeral practice from its early pagan origins to the modern practices of today. May include the study of the sociology of funeral service. Lecture 2-3 hours per week. 2-3 credits Lecture: 2 hours per week. Total: 2 hours per week.
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FNS 111 - Theory of Embalming I
3 credits
Introduces the purpose and historical background of embalming. Teaches the ethics and sanitary consideration in the handling of human remains, signs and tests of deaths, and postmortem changes in the body. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Corequisite: FNS 113 .
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FNS 112 - Theory of Embalming II
3 credits
Presents pre-embalming diagnosis, positioning the body and posing the features, linear and anatomical guides for selected blood vessels, and factors that influence fluid distribution and blood drainage. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): FNS 111 , FNS 113 .
Corequisite: FNS 114 .
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FNS 113 - Theory of Embalming Laboratory: I
1 credit
Teaches the basic procedures of embalming. Presents instruments, equipment, and the types of preservatives and disinfectant chemicals used in embalming. Laboratory: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Corequisite: FNS 111 .
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FNS 114 - Theory of Embalming Laboratory: II
1 credit
Teaches through practice and demonstration of various embalming techniques. May include clinical experiences in area funeral homes. Laboratory: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): FNS 111 , FNS 113 .
Corequisite: FNS 112 .
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FNS 121 - Anatomy for Funeral Service I
3 credits
Introduces anatomy and physiology and basic terminology. Presents information about cells, tissues and organs systems. Discusses all systems with emphasis placed on muscular, skeletal and circulatory. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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FNS 125 - Microbiology for Funeral Service
3 credits
Focuses on microscopic forms of life from a morphological, cultural and staining viewpoint. Studies in detail causative agents of disease and their importance to a scientific approach to sanitation. Stresses the need for scientific knowledge concerning disease and its cause. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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FNS 126 - Pathology for Funeral Service
3 credits
Introduces the general processes of disease, stressing their importance to the scientific embalmer and funeral director as health guardians. Studies diseases of specific organs and organ systems with emphasis on the significant structural changes involved and the embalming problems they present. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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FNS 213 - Restorative Art
3 credits
Presents surface contour, the influence of the bone structure on facial form and the effect of facial muscles on the wrinkles, grooves and folds of the face. Studies color principles and their applications. Teaches wax and nonwax treatments for restorations. Studies lip-waxing techniques and the modeling of various forms of the mouth and eyes. Focuses on problem cases which require illusory corrections, matching wax color to skin and masking of discolorations. Lecture: 3 hours.
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FNS 214 - Restorative Art Technical Applications
1 credit
Presents the technical application of restorative art theory with special attention to minor and major restorative techniques, was treatments, cosmetic applications, and the presentation of remains. Laboratory: 3 hours.
Prerequisite(s): FNS 213 .
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FNS 231 - Principles of Funeral Management I
4 credits
Introduces the basic social, religious, ethical and psychological factors that influence funeral service. Teaches telephone techniques and etiquette and acceptable funeral terminology. Studies the various types of religious, fraternal and military funeral services. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing.
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FNS 232 - Principles of Funeral Management II
4 credits
Teaches merchandising, the principles of buying and selling and the techniques of making funeral arrangements. Studies the construction and proper selection of casket, room arrangement and social security and veterans’ benefits. Focuses on modern funeral establishment management techniques and procedures. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): FNS 231 .
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FNS 236 - Funeral Service Law
3 credits
Focuses on the duties, rights, responsibilities, and liabilities of the funeral director and embalmer. Teaches building and zoning ordinances relating to the funeral establishment, tort liability, cemetery law, wills, and the administration of estates. May include the study of state laws as they pertain to funeral services. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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FNS 290 - Coordinated Internship
1 credit
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Laboratory: Variable hours
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FNS 295 - Survey of Embalming and Disposition
4 credits
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit.
Presents an overview of the embalming process and the disposition of human remains. Aspects of proctection of public health, and compliance with federal, state, and territorial laws are also discussed. Use of proper terminology, limits on preparation/restoration, personal hygiene, and ethical care of remains are also covered. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
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FNS 298 - Funeral Service Seminar
3 credits
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. May be repeated for credit.
Prepares the student for national and state licensing examination for funeral directing. Covers all funeral service licensing examination materials, and provides test-taking techniques. This is a capstone course desgined to prepare students for the Arts section of the Virginia State Board Examination. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography
3 credits
Studies major elements of the natural environment including earth sun relationship, land forms, weather and climate, natural vegetation and soils. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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GEO 210 - People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography
3 credits
Focuses on the relationship between culture and geography. Presents a survey of modern demographics, landscape modification, material and non-material culture, language, race and ethnicity, religion, politics and economic activities. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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GEO 220 - World Regional Geography
3 credits
Studies physical and cultural characteristics of selected geographical regions of the world. Focuses upon significant problems within each of the regions, and examines the geographical background of those problems. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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GIS 101 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology I
3 credits
Provides an introduction to the concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and remote sension components of Geospatial Technology. Teaches the introductory concepts of geographic location and problem solving by using GIS and GPS units in demonstrating solutions to cross-curricular applications of the technology. Part I of II. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Basic Computer Literacy.
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GIS 102 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology II
3 credits
Continues with the concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and remote sensing components of Geospatial Technology. Covers additional concepts of geographic location and problem solving by using GIS and GPS units in demonstrating solutions to cross-curricular applications of the technology. Part II of II. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): GIS 101 .
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GIS 255 - Exploring Our Earth: Introduction to Remote Sensing
3 credits
Introduces material to understand the fundamental physical and mathematical principles and techniques of Remote Sensing. Introduces how each part of the electromagnetic spectrum is used to gather data about Earth. Describes limitations imposed by satellites, aircraft, and sensors. Surveys various methods to access and apply Earth observation/Remote Sensing data. Teaches students to use Remote Sensing software to process and manipulate Landsat, SPOT, photographic, and other imagery in a hands-on approach to Remote Sensing analysis. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week.
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GIS 295 - Emerging Topics in Geographic Information Systems
3 credits
Provides an opportunity to explore emerging topical areas of interest to the students. This course introduces material to understand four emerging topics in the field of Geographic Information Systems that are not covered in depth in other GIS courses. Introduces the concepts of modeling, visualization, and 3D mapping to enhance decison making. Explores field work including data collection, imagery collected from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones), and mapping field data. Introduces concepts of Enterprise GIS and basic Python Programming and scripting for GIS. Explores the fundamentals of sharing GIS data and web mapping creating a GIS Dashboard and creating GIS web applications. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Total: 4 hours per week.
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GER 101 - Beginning German I
4 credits
Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
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GER 102 - Beginning German II
4 credits
Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): GER 101 or two years of successful completion of high school German, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
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GER 201 - Intermediate German I
3 credits
Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week. May include one additional hour oral practice per week.
Prerequisite(s): GER 102 or three years of successful completion of high school German, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
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GER 202 - Intermediate German II
3 credits
Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week. .
Prerequisite(s): GER 201 or four years of successful completion of high school German, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
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HLT 106 - First Aid and Safety
2 credits
Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety and first aid. Lecture: 2 hours per week.
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HLT 110 - Personal and Community Health
3 credits
Introduces students to the basic concepts of health and dimensions of wellness through exploration of a variety of personal health topics. Identifies factors that affect the health status of individuals in addition to health promotion and disease prevention at the personal and community level. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HLT 116 - Personal Wellness
2 credits
Familiarizes students with the components of wellness, including nutrition, weight control, stress management and physical conditioning. Includes a personal wellness plan. Lecture: 2 hours per week.
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HLT 143 - Medical Terminology I
3 credits
Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation and usage. Emphasizes more complex skills and techniques in understanding medical terminology. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HLT 170 - Introduction to Massage
1 credit
Introduces the student to the field of massage therapy. Student practices basic Swedish massage strokes, aromatherapy, effleurage, petrissage and friction, as well as indications and contra-indication for massage. Lecture: 1 hour per week
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HLT 180 - Therapeutic Massage l
3 credits
Introduces the student to the history and requirements for massage therapy. Covers the terms and practice of massage with introduction to equipment, safety, and ethics as well as massage movements and techniques. Includes information about the benefits of massage, contraindications, client interview, client-therapist relationship, draping, good body mechanics, and anatomical landmarks. Basic massage techniques are blended into a relaxing, health enhancing full-body session preparing the student for their student clinical experience. Lecture: 1 hour per week Laboratory: 6 hours per week Total: 7 hours per week
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HLT 195 - Business Skills for the Health Services Practitioner
3 credits
Emphasizes general principles and business practices for independent contractors in the health services field. Student will master skills in building patient base, service contracts, proper billing practices, tax guidelines for the independent worker. Comprehensive course study of ethics and professional concepts and relationships. Lecture: 3 hours per week
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HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition
3 credits
Introduces students to the basic concepts of nutrition and its impact on personal wellness. Emphasizes an evidence-based approach to various topics, such as the nutrient components of food, the components of a healthy eating pattern, and the relationship between diet and health. Provides a behavioral approach to nutrient guidelines for the development and maintenance of optimum wellness. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through documented written reports. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HLT 280 - Therapeutic Massage ll
3 credits
Introduces the student to the history and requirements for massage therapy. Covers the terms and practice of massage with introduction to equipment, safety, and ethics as well as massage movements and techniques. Includes information about the benefits of massage, contraindications, client interview, client- therapist relationship, draping, good body mechanics, and anatomical landmarks. Basic massage techniques are blended into a relaxing, health enhancing full-body session preparing the student for their student clinical experience. Lecture: 1 hour per week Laboratory: 6 hours per week Total: 7 hours per week
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HLT 281 - Therapeutic Massage lll
3 credits
Introduces the concept of consultation, client management, session design, and integration of specific therapeutic approaches into a full-body session. Students learn to give specific therapeutic attention to the regions of the back, neck and torso. Using knowledge of muscle anatomy, students perform more advanced massage techniques to address hypertonicity, chronic ischemia, trigger points, fibrotic tissue, adhesions and scar tissue. Includes common clinical applications in the body regions covered and the integration of specific techniques into a full-body session. Lecture: 1 hour per week Laboratory: 6 hours per week Total: 7 hours per week
Prerequisite(s): HLT 280 , PTH 151
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HCT 101 - Health Care Technician I
3 credits
Teaches basic care skills with emphasis on physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. Covers procedures, communications and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; care planning, safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology, nutrition and patient feeding; ethics, death and dying. Prepares multi-skilled health care workers to care for patients of various ages with special emphasis on geriatric nursing, home health, long and short term care facilities. Lecture: 3 hours. Total: 3 hours per week.
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HCT 102 - Health Care Technician II
4 credits
Applies theory through laboratory experience for health care technicians to work in home health, long and short term facilities. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 6 hours. Total: 8 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): HCT 101 .
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HCT 115 - Medication Administration Training
3 credits
Prepares students to safely administer, or to assist in client self-administration of medications in specific settings. Includes practice. Meets curriculum requirements of the State Board of Nursing. Lecture: 2 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week.
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HCT 190 - Coordinated Internship
1 credit
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Laboratory: 6 hours. Total: 6 hours per week. Variable hours.
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HIS 112 - World Civilization Post-1500 CE
3 credits
Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from approximately 1500 CE through the present. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HIS 121 - United States History to 1877
3 credits
Introduces the history of the United States from its origins to 1877. Includes the European exploration, development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, major political, social and economic developments, geographical expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865
3 credits
Introduces the history of the United States from 1865 to present. Includes major political, social and economic developments since 1865, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HIS 183 - Survey of Museum Practice
3 credits
Explores the role of the museum in society and traces the foundations upon which these public, cultural and education al institutions are built. Emphasizes the management and interpretation of historic properties and collections. Credit will not be awarded for both. This course is cross-listed with ART 184. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HIS 185 - Introduction to Museum Education
3 credits
Explores the basic elements of museum education, the different programming techniques museums use to reach all types of audiences, and the ways museums identify audiences. Credit will not be awarded for both. This course is cross-listed with ART 185. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HIS 186 - Collections Management
3 credits
Discusses the fundamentals of collections policy, deaccessioning, appraisal, and curatorial management. Credit will not be awarded for both. This course is cross-listed with ART 186. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HIS 195 - Topics
1 - 5 credits
Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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HIS 281 - History of Virginia I
3 credits
Examines the cultural, political, and economic history of the Commonwealth from its beginning to the present. Part I of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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HIS 296 - Museum Internship
3 credits
Internship without pay with an approved museum, collection, or historic site, supervised and coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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HIS 298 - Museum Studies: Seminar and Project
3 credits
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HMS 100 - Introduction to Human Services
3 credits
Introduces human service agencies, roles and careers. Presents a historical perspective of the field as it relates to human services today. Additional topics include values clarification and needs of target populations. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HMS 106 - Working with Death and Dying
3 credits
Studies the hospice concept emphasizing the management of providing services associated with terminal illness, while providing human services for the family as well as the patient. Explores the unique role of each member of the hospice care team as to how each assists the patient and family in coping with the effects of the illness. Emphasizes understanding grief and loss. Focuses on the dying person and emphasizes the social and moral aspects of death and dying. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HMS 225 - Functional Family Intervention
3 credits
Provides an understanding of functions and dysfunctions within the family. Emphasizes the development of effective skills through an interpersonal/interactional approach to family intervention. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HMS 226 - Helping Across Cultures
3 credits
Provides an historical overview of selected cultural and racial groups. Promotes understanding of group differences and the impact on counseling services. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HMS 236 - Gerontology
3 credits
Examines the process of aging; its implications in relation to health, recreation, education, transportation, meaningful work or activity and to community resources. Emphasizes experiencing the aging process, facilitating retirement and application of the helping relationship to work with older adults. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HMS 251 - Substance Abuse I
3 credits
Provides knowledge, skills and insight for working in drug and alcohol abuse programs. Emphasizes personal growth and client growth measures in helping relationships. Stresses various methods of individual and group techniques for helping the substance abuser. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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HMS 252 - Substance Abuse II
3 credits
Expands knowledge and skill in working with the substance abuser. Focuses on assisting substance abusers in individual and group settings and explores client treatment modalities. May provide opportunities for field experience in treatment centers. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): HMS 251 .
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HMS 258 - Case Management and Substance Abuse
3 credits
Focuses on the process for interviewing substance abuse clients. Includes intake, assessment, handling denial and ending the interview. Teaches skills for writing short-term goals and treatment plans with emphasis on accountability. Examines various reporting devices. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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IND 101 - Quality Assurance Technology I
3 credits
Studies principles and techniques of quality engineering for the management, design engineering economics, production and assurance of quality. Emphasizes fundamentals of total quality assurance for product and process control. May include design review, fundamentals of statistics procurement control, sampling and control chart systems, quality reporting, process capability analysis, tool and gauge control, document control or troubleshooting quality control. Lecture: 3 hours per week.
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