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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with the ability to communicate in a professional, effective manner in a variety of health care settings. Through a realistic approach, the student will learn the basic rules for building and defining medical terms, the correct pronunciation and spelling of medical terms, and the application of medical terminology as it relates to each body system. The student is introduced to various types of medical records and reports encountered in the health care setting and provided with the necessary skills to read and interpret these reports. A variety of activities will guide the student in the application of medical terminology as it relates to the clinical world.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with theoretical and introductory technical skills of a phlebotomist. Discussions include anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, medical terminology, structures of the health care system and laboratory safety, types of laboratory analyses, specimen collection including techniques, equipment, sources of error and medico-legal issues surrounding the practice of phlebotomy. Prerequisite: Reading Comprehension at the 12th grade level based on the Accuplacer Test.
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3.00 Credits
After successful completion of AH115 Phlebotomy, the student will spend 120 hours in a clinical environment becoming proficient with the responsibilities and skills of a phlebotomist. Students will receive hands-on experience with venipuncture as well as capillary punctures. In addition, the ability to follow protocol for the collection of blood specimens will be stressed, all while under the supervision of qualified personnel in an accredited clinical laboratory. Requires program matriculation and immunization documentation.Prerequisite: Grade of "C" or better in AH115. NOTE: Only full-time, daytime internships available. No evening or weekends.
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3.00 Credits
Health care professionals support the concept of holistic care and recognize the necessity of understanding the client's background in order to provide comprehensive care that respects personal values and individuality. To this end, Transcultural Health Care will provide a framework for all health-care providers to learn inherent concepts and characteristics of culture and provide the background necessary to interact knowledgeably and competently with a number of ethnic populations. Prerequisites: AH110, BIOL106 or BIOL110. Corequisite: MEDA123.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the topics, materials and methods attendant to an interdisciplinary study of American culture, identity and experience. Students will develop their critical,writing, and reading skills through a focused inquiry into particular American moments, places and ideas, and in doing so, begin to address some of the large questions around which American Studies are centered. (Fulfills Humanities requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students primarily to cultural anthropology, its key concepts, terminology, theories, and research. Some aspects of physical anthropology and linguistics will also be covered. Topics covered will include culture, ethnocentrism, cultural aspects of language and communication, economic patterns, kinship, sex and marriage, socialization, social control, political organization, class and caste, ethnicity, gender, religion, beliefs, and cultural change. (fulfills Social Science requirement)
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to welding for the artist. The goal is for the student to develop structurally and aesthetically sound welding techniques in both arc and gas welding. These techniques will enable the art student to create both two- and three-dimensional artwork. Emphasis will also be placed upon safety, hands-on practice, equipment and process selection, joint design and filler metal characteristics. Students will also learn how to safely flamecut mild steel as well as bend metal using torch heat. Braze welding will also be discussed and practiced. Demonstrations in other welding processes more suitable to welding aluminum and stainless steel will be given. The art of blacksmithing will also be introduced. (Fulfills Fine Arts requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
Designed to give the novice photographer the hands-on skills to successfully create and interpret photographic images, this course is structured to help students master the technical tools of photography along with giving them the ability to perceive and understand photographs visually and artistically. Students will be involved in producing a series of tests and experiments in photography to better understand and use the camera. They will construct and use a pinhole camera. Students must also submit a review of a photography exhibit or photographer's book, along with an exhibit of work describing a documentary project of their choice. Students are required to complete 10 assignments and submit a final portfolio at the end of the term. Basic photographic methods are taught using 35mm cameras. Students will learn the basics of light and exposure using 35mm cameras and the pinhole camera. The course will cover the basic techniques of film exposure and processing. Students will learn to correctly expose their film. Students will learn to work in the darkroom and how to make a good black and white photograph. (Fulfills Fine Arts requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the history of art and design in Western and non- Western traditions from prehistoric to the Baroque period or 17th century. The course emphasizes the connections among historical, political, social, religious and artistic developments, showing how artists and designers are influenced by the culture and time in which they live. (Fulfills Fine Arts requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide basic skills and to develop skills in pixel-based photographic design and printing. Through the use of simple digital equipment, students will be able to shoot their image, import to their computer, manipulate using photo editing software, and produce a print without the use of traditional silver based materials. Students will use Adobe Photoshop as the primary image-editing tool. Using your camera software, save photos as JPEG files (on blank CD-Rom Disks, Memory Flash Card or other means of saving and copying edited files) and bring to the classroom for manipulation in Adobe Photoshop. Students will come away with a working knowledge of the skills involved in digital printing and other available resources. (Fulfills Fine Arts requirement.)
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