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3.00 Credits
This course is a supervised field experience designed to provide students with the opportunity to expand their skills and knowledge in the interpreting/transliterating profession through practice in various interpreting settings/situations. In addition to the field experience, students are required to attend on-campus seminars. This course is designed for Interpreting majors and accommodates those seeking the Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) certificate.
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1.50 Credits
This introductory course provides Animal Health Technology students with practical experience in the basic husbandry of many animal species. Students learn and practice "essential" tasks as required by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Registered Veterinary Technician Exam Committee Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Tasks List. These tasks include methods of housing or caging, nutrition and feeding, sanitation and hygiene in an animal setting, and handling and restraint of the various species. Students are actively involved in the daily care of the program's resident animals. Student teams are assigned to a rotation schedule so that every student works with every animal during the semester. Applicable veterinary medical and animal husbandry terminology is included.
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1.50 Credits
This course provides Animal Health Technology students with significant responsibility for resident animal care and advanced techniques in the general husbandry of many animal species. Students learn and practice "essential" tasks as required by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Registered Veterinary Technician Exam Committee Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Tasks List. These tasks include advanced methods of housing or caging, nutrition and feeding, sanitation and hygiene in an animal setting, and handling and restraint of the various species. Students are actively involved in the daily care of the program's resident animals. Students supervise teams assigned to a rotation schedule. Applicable veterinary medical and animal husbandry terminology is included.
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3.00 Credits
This course is for students enrolled in the fall semester of their first year in the Animal Health Technology Program. This introductory Lecture course defines the role of the Animal Health Technician in private veterinary practice, research institutions, regulatory agencies and zoos. Topics covered include basic animal care and management, feeding, species identifications, behavior, handling skills, animal restraint, sanitation, personal hygiene, medicating, zoonotic disease risk factors, animal nursing skills, instruments and equipment, terminology, veterinary practice ethics and legal responsibilities.
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2.00 Credits
This course is for students enrolled in the fall semester of their first year in the Animal Health Technology Program. This introductory course utilizes demonstrations, laboratory exercises, group activities, and lectures to illustrate the principles presented in Animal Health Technology 105. Course work fulfills the student's need to learn and practice "recommended" and "essential" tasks from the American Veterinary Medical Association's and the Registered Veterinary Technician Exam Committee's Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Tasks List. These tasks include animal restraint and handling skills, medicating techniques, breed and species identification, basic animal nursing skills, poisonous plant identification, surgical equipment and veterinary medical equipment identification, basic nutrition, terminology, sanitation/sterilization, and personal hygiene.
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2.00 Credits
This course is for students enrolled in their first year of the Animal Health Technology (ANHL) Program. This veterinary office procedures course is designed to introduce the Animal Health Technology (ANHL) student to the development and facilitation of client care, staff management, financial guidelines, patient management and record keeping in a veterinary setting. Topics include: client and staff communication, veterinary medical ethics, veterinary logs and legalities, computer usage, financial management, and purchasing and inventory management in relationship to a veterinary establishment. Resume writing and job interviewing skills are also covered.
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4.00 Credits
This lecture and laboratory course is designed to introduce the first semester Animal Health Technology student to the comparative normal anatomy and physiology of selected domestic animal species. The eleven anatomical systems are covered and material presented ranges from the microscopic cellular level to the level of the full organism. Relevant application of structure and function to the clinical medical situations is addressed. Appropriate medical terminology is included with each system. Animal dissection is carried out by each student.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides Animal Health Technology students with an introduction to the clinical examination of blood, urine, feces, dermal, and other commonly analyzed samples found in the veterinary field. Topics include: the safe and proper collection of diverse samples, the safe and proper handling of samples, the various methods of sample analysis, and the significance of normal and abnormal results. The identification, life cycle, and clinical importance of ectoparasites, endoparasites, and fungal parasites are discussed. Appropriate stains, reagents, and terminology are included.
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2.00 Credits
This clinical pathology laboratory course is designed to provide Animal Health Technology students with the opportunity to practice the principles and procedures of clinical pathology. Techniques for the safe and proper collection, handling, and storage of blood, urine, fecal, and skin samples in various species are introduced and practiced by the student. Students perform analytical tests appropriate for each sample type and evaluate the results. Safe operation and proper maintenance of laboratory equipment commonly used in the veterinary field is stressed. Appropriate veterinary medical terminology is presented.
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2.00 Credits
This course is for Animal Health Technology students. The course provides the student with an introduction to the actions and uses of pharmacological agents: drug classifications, modes of action, indications and contradictions, routes of administration, and mechanisms of elimination. Dispensing and pharmacy management as well as the laws regulating controlled substances are covered. Students are expected to correctly solve medical math problems and calculate drug doses.
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