Athens Technical College
An Achieving The Dream College
800 U.S. Highway 29 North * Athens, GA 30601 * 706-355-5000 * www.athenstech.edu
Course Descriptions
MAST 1010
Legal and Ethical Concerns in the Medical Office (2-0-2)
Banner title: Medical Office Legal/Ethics
This course introduces the basic concept of medical assisting and its relationship to the other health fields. It emphasizes medical ethics, the legal aspects of medicine, and the medical assistant's role as an agent of the physician. This course provides students with knowledge of medical jurisprudence and the essentials of professional behavior. Topics include an introduction to medical assisting; an introduction to medical law; physician, patient, and medical assistant relationships; medical offices in litigation; and ethics, bioethical issues, and HIPAA.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered every semester
Legal and Ethical Concerns in the Medical Office (2-0-2)
Banner title: Medical Office Legal/Ethics
This course introduces the basic concept of medical assisting and its relationship to the other health fields. It emphasizes medical ethics, the legal aspects of medicine, and the medical assistant's role as an agent of the physician. This course provides students with knowledge of medical jurisprudence and the essentials of professional behavior. Topics include an introduction to medical assisting; an introduction to medical law; physician, patient, and medical assistant relationships; medical offices in litigation; and ethics, bioethical issues, and HIPAA.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered every semester
MAST 1030
Pharmacology in the Medical Office (4-0-4)
Banner title: Medical Office Pharmacology
This course introduces medication therapy with an emphasis on safety; the classification of medications; their actions; side effects; and medication and food interactions and adverse reactions. This course also introduces the basic methods of arithmetic used in the administration of medications. Topics include an introductory pharmacology, dosage calculations, sources and forms of medications, medication classifications, and medication effects on the body systems.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
Pharmacology in the Medical Office (4-0-4)
Banner title: Medical Office Pharmacology
This course introduces medication therapy with an emphasis on safety; the classification of medications; their actions; side effects; and medication and food interactions and adverse reactions. This course also introduces the basic methods of arithmetic used in the administration of medications. Topics include an introductory pharmacology, dosage calculations, sources and forms of medications, medication classifications, and medication effects on the body systems.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
MAST 1060
Medical Office Procedures (3-2-4)
Banner title: Medical Office Procedures
This course emphasizes the essential skills required for the medical practice. Topics include office protocol, time management, appointment scheduling, medical office equipment, medical references, mail services, medical records, and professional communication.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
Medical Office Procedures (3-2-4)
Banner title: Medical Office Procedures
This course emphasizes the essential skills required for the medical practice. Topics include office protocol, time management, appointment scheduling, medical office equipment, medical references, mail services, medical records, and professional communication.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
MAST 1080
Medical Assisting Skills I (1-8-4)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Skills I
This course introduces the skills necessary to assist the physician with a complete history and physical in all types of medical practices. The course includes the skills necessary for sterilizing instruments and equipment and for setting up sterile trays. Students also explore the theory and practice of electrocardiography. Topics include infection control and related OSHA guidelines; preparing patients and assisting physician with age and gender-specific examinations and diagnostic procedures; taking vital signs/mensuration; medical office surgical procedures; and electrocardiography. Students must pay a $15 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
Medical Assisting Skills I (1-8-4)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Skills I
This course introduces the skills necessary to assist the physician with a complete history and physical in all types of medical practices. The course includes the skills necessary for sterilizing instruments and equipment and for setting up sterile trays. Students also explore the theory and practice of electrocardiography. Topics include infection control and related OSHA guidelines; preparing patients and assisting physician with age and gender-specific examinations and diagnostic procedures; taking vital signs/mensuration; medical office surgical procedures; and electrocardiography. Students must pay a $15 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
MAST 1090
Medical Assisting Skills II (1-8-4)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Skills II
This course furthers student knowledge of the more complex activities in a physician's office. Topics include the collection and examination of specimens; CLIA regulations and risk management; urinalysis; venipuncture; hematology and chemistry evaluations; advanced reagent testing; the administration of medications; medical office emergency procedures and emergency preparedness; respiratory evaluations; the principles of IV administration; rehabilitative therapy procedures; the principles of radiology safety; and maintenance of medication and immunization records. Students must pay a $15 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MAST 1030 with a grade of C or higher, MAST 1080 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Summer and Spring
Medical Assisting Skills II (1-8-4)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Skills II
This course furthers student knowledge of the more complex activities in a physician's office. Topics include the collection and examination of specimens; CLIA regulations and risk management; urinalysis; venipuncture; hematology and chemistry evaluations; advanced reagent testing; the administration of medications; medical office emergency procedures and emergency preparedness; respiratory evaluations; the principles of IV administration; rehabilitative therapy procedures; the principles of radiology safety; and maintenance of medication and immunization records. Students must pay a $15 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MAST 1030 with a grade of C or higher, MAST 1080 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Summer and Spring
MAST 1100
Medical Insurance Management (1-3-2)
Banner title: Medical Insurance Management
This course emphasizes the essential skills required for the medical practice. Topics include managed care, reimbursement, and coding.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
Medical Insurance Management (1-3-2)
Banner title: Medical Insurance Management
This course emphasizes the essential skills required for the medical practice. Topics include managed care, reimbursement, and coding.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
MAST 1110
Administrative Practice Management (1-5-3)
Banner title: Administrative Practice Manage
This course emphasizes the essential skills required for the medical practice in the areas of computers and medical transcription. Topics include electronic health records, the application of computer skills, integration of medical terminology, accounting procedures, and application of software.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Summer and Spring
Administrative Practice Management (1-5-3)
Banner title: Administrative Practice Manage
This course emphasizes the essential skills required for the medical practice in the areas of computers and medical transcription. Topics include electronic health records, the application of computer skills, integration of medical terminology, accounting procedures, and application of software.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Summer and Spring
MAST 1120
Human Pathological Conditions in the Medical Office (3-0-3)
Banner title: Human Pathological Conditions
This course provides fundamental information concerning common diseases and disorders of each body system. For each system, the disease or disorder is highlighted, including a description, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, treatment, management, prognosis, and prevention. Topics include an introduction to disease and diseases of body systems.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Summer and Spring
Human Pathological Conditions in the Medical Office (3-0-3)
Banner title: Human Pathological Conditions
This course provides fundamental information concerning common diseases and disorders of each body system. For each system, the disease or disorder is highlighted, including a description, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, treatment, management, prognosis, and prevention. Topics include an introduction to disease and diseases of body systems.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Summer and Spring
MAST 1170
Medical Assisting Externship (0-18-6)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Externship
This course provides students with an opportunity for an in-depth application and reinforcement of principles and techniques in a medical office job setting. This clinical practicum allows students to become involved in a work setting at a professional level of technical application and requires concentration, practice, and follow-through. Topics include the application of classroom knowledge and skills and functioning in the work environment.
Prerequisite: Permission of department (All MAST courses with a minimum of C or higher)
Corequisite: MAST 1180
Offered every semester
Medical Assisting Externship (0-18-6)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Externship
This course provides students with an opportunity for an in-depth application and reinforcement of principles and techniques in a medical office job setting. This clinical practicum allows students to become involved in a work setting at a professional level of technical application and requires concentration, practice, and follow-through. Topics include the application of classroom knowledge and skills and functioning in the work environment.
Prerequisite: Permission of department (All MAST courses with a minimum of C or higher)
Corequisite: MAST 1180
Offered every semester
MAST 1180
Medical Assisting Seminar (3-0-3)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Seminar
This seminar focuses on job preparation and maintenance skills and provides students with a review for the certification examination. Topics include letters of application, resumes, completing a job application, job interviews, follow-up letters and telephone calls, letters of resignation, and a review of program competencies for employment and certification.
Prerequisite: Permission of department (All MAST courses with a minimum of C or higher)
Corequisite: MAST 1170
Offered every semester
Medical Assisting Seminar (3-0-3)
Banner title: Medical Assisting Seminar
This seminar focuses on job preparation and maintenance skills and provides students with a review for the certification examination. Topics include letters of application, resumes, completing a job application, job interviews, follow-up letters and telephone calls, letters of resignation, and a review of program competencies for employment and certification.
Prerequisite: Permission of department (All MAST courses with a minimum of C or higher)
Corequisite: MAST 1170
Offered every semester
MATH 0097
Math II (2-2-3)
Banner title: Math II
This course emphasizes in-depth arithmetic skills needed for the study of mathematics and for the study of basic algebra. Topics include whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, measurement, geometry, and application problems. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
Math II (2-2-3)
Banner title: Math II
This course emphasizes in-depth arithmetic skills needed for the study of mathematics and for the study of basic algebra. Topics include whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, measurement, geometry, and application problems. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
MATH 0098
Elementary Algebra (2-2-3)
Banner title: Elementary Algebra
This course emphasizes basic algebra skills. Topics include an introduction to real numbers and algebraic expressions, solving linear equations, graphs of linear equations, polynomial operations, and polynomial factoring. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
Elementary Algebra (2-2-3)
Banner title: Elementary Algebra
This course emphasizes basic algebra skills. Topics include an introduction to real numbers and algebraic expressions, solving linear equations, graphs of linear equations, polynomial operations, and polynomial factoring. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
MATH 0099
Intermediate Algebra (2-2-3)
Banner title: Intermediate Algebra
This course emphasizes intermediate algebra skills. Topics include factoring, inequalities, rational expressions and equations, linear graphs, slope and applications, systems of equations, radical expressions and equations, and quadratic equations. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 0098 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
Intermediate Algebra (2-2-3)
Banner title: Intermediate Algebra
This course emphasizes intermediate algebra skills. Topics include factoring, inequalities, rational expressions and equations, linear graphs, slope and applications, systems of equations, radical expressions and equations, and quadratic equations. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 0098 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
MATH 0989
Learning Support Algebra (2-2-3)
Banner title: Learning Support Algebra
This course emphasizes elementary and intermediate algebra skills. Topics include an introduction to real numbers and algebraic expressions, solving linear equations, graphs of linear equations, polynomial operations and polynomial factoring, inequalities, rational expressions and equations, linear graphs, slope and applications, systems of equations, radical expressions and equations, and quadratic equations. This course is a combination of MATH 0098 - Elementary Algebra and MATH 0099 - Intermediate Algebra. Students complete a diagnostic test at the beginning of the term to identify areas of weakness. Instructors then develop individualized, modularized instructional plans for students based on the results of the diagnostic examination. Students complete the modules in the learning support computer laboratory during scheduled class sessions. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
Learning Support Algebra (2-2-3)
Banner title: Learning Support Algebra
This course emphasizes elementary and intermediate algebra skills. Topics include an introduction to real numbers and algebraic expressions, solving linear equations, graphs of linear equations, polynomial operations and polynomial factoring, inequalities, rational expressions and equations, linear graphs, slope and applications, systems of equations, radical expressions and equations, and quadratic equations. This course is a combination of MATH 0098 - Elementary Algebra and MATH 0099 - Intermediate Algebra. Students complete a diagnostic test at the beginning of the term to identify areas of weakness. Instructors then develop individualized, modularized instructional plans for students based on the results of the diagnostic examination. Students complete the modules in the learning support computer laboratory during scheduled class sessions. Students must pay a $70 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
MATH 1011
Business Mathematics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Business Math
This course emphasizes mathematical concepts found in business situations. Topics include basic mathematical skills; mathematical skills in business-related problem solving; and mathematical information for documents, graphs, and mathematical problems.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered Fall on the Athens Campus and Spring on the Elbert County Campus
Business Mathematics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Business Math
This course emphasizes mathematical concepts found in business situations. Topics include basic mathematical skills; mathematical skills in business-related problem solving; and mathematical information for documents, graphs, and mathematical problems.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered Fall on the Athens Campus and Spring on the Elbert County Campus
MATH 1012
Foundations of Mathematics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Foundations of Mathematics
This course emphasizes the application of basic mathematical skills used in the solution of occupational and technical problems. Topics include fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, measurement and conversion, formula manipulation, technical applications, and basic statistics.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
Foundations of Mathematics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Foundations of Mathematics
This course emphasizes the application of basic mathematical skills used in the solution of occupational and technical problems. Topics include fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, measurement and conversion, formula manipulation, technical applications, and basic statistics.
Prerequisite: MATH 0097 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered every semester
MATH 1013
Algebraic Concepts (3-0-3)
Banner title: Algebraic Concepts
This course emphasizes the concepts and operations that are applied to the study of algebra. Topics include basic mathematical concepts, basic algebraic concepts, and intermediate algebraic concepts.
Prerequisite: MATH 0098 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered Fall and Spring
Algebraic Concepts (3-0-3)
Banner title: Algebraic Concepts
This course emphasizes the concepts and operations that are applied to the study of algebra. Topics include basic mathematical concepts, basic algebraic concepts, and intermediate algebraic concepts.
Prerequisite: MATH 0098 with a grade of C* or higher or placement by diagnostic testing
Offered Fall and Spring
MATH 1015
Geometry and Trigonometry (3-0-3)
Banner title: Geometry and Trigonometry
This course emphasizes basic geometric and trigonometric concepts. Topics include measurement conversion, geometric terminology and measurements, and trigonometric terminology and functions.
Prerequisite: MATH 1013 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
Geometry and Trigonometry (3-0-3)
Banner title: Geometry and Trigonometry
This course emphasizes basic geometric and trigonometric concepts. Topics include measurement conversion, geometric terminology and measurements, and trigonometric terminology and functions.
Prerequisite: MATH 1013 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
MATH 1100
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning (3-0-3)
Banner title: Quantitative Skills/Reasoning
This course emphasizes algebra, statistics, and the mathematics of finance. Topics include fundamental operations of algebra, sets and logic, probability and statistics, geometry, mathematics of voting and districting, and mathematics of finance.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered as needed
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning (3-0-3)
Banner title: Quantitative Skills/Reasoning
This course emphasizes algebra, statistics, and the mathematics of finance. Topics include fundamental operations of algebra, sets and logic, probability and statistics, geometry, mathematics of voting and districting, and mathematics of finance.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered as needed
MATH 1101
Mathematical Modeling (3-0-3)
Banner title: Mathematical Modeling
This course emphasizes functions using real-world applications as models. Topics include the fundamental concepts of algebra; functions and graphs; linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions and models; systems of equations; and additional topics in algebra.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester
Mathematical Modeling (3-0-3)
Banner title: Mathematical Modeling
This course emphasizes functions using real-world applications as models. Topics include the fundamental concepts of algebra; functions and graphs; linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions and models; systems of equations; and additional topics in algebra.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester
MATH 1111
College Algebra (3-0-3)
Banner title: College Algebra
This course emphasizes techniques of problem solving using algebraic concepts. Topics include fundamental concepts of algebra, equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, systems of equations, and analytic geometry.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester
College Algebra (3-0-3)
Banner title: College Algebra
This course emphasizes techniques of problem solving using algebraic concepts. Topics include fundamental concepts of algebra, equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, systems of equations, and analytic geometry.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester
MATH 1112
College Trigonometry (3-0-3)
Banner title: College Trigonometry
This course emphasizes techniques of problem solving using trigonometric concepts. Topics include trigonometric functions, properties of trigonometric functions, vectors and triangles, inverse of trigonometric functions and graphing of trigonometric functions, logarithmic and exponential functions, and complex numbers.
Prerequisite: Degree Program Admission, MATH 1111 with a grade of C or higher
Offered as needed
College Trigonometry (3-0-3)
Banner title: College Trigonometry
This course emphasizes techniques of problem solving using trigonometric concepts. Topics include trigonometric functions, properties of trigonometric functions, vectors and triangles, inverse of trigonometric functions and graphing of trigonometric functions, logarithmic and exponential functions, and complex numbers.
Prerequisite: Degree Program Admission, MATH 1111 with a grade of C or higher
Offered as needed
MATH 1113
Precalculus (3-0-3)
Banner title: Precalculus
This course prepares students for calculus. The topics discussed include an intensive study of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs. Applications include simple maximum and minimum problems, as well as exponential growth and decay.
Prerequisite: Degree Program Admission, MATH 1111 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Fall and Spring
Precalculus (3-0-3)
Banner title: Precalculus
This course prepares students for calculus. The topics discussed include an intensive study of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs. Applications include simple maximum and minimum problems, as well as exponential growth and decay.
Prerequisite: Degree Program Admission, MATH 1111 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Fall and Spring
MATH 1127
Introduction to Statistics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Introduction to Statistics
This course emphasizes the concepts and methods fundamental to utilizing and interpreting commonly used statistics. Topics include descriptive statistics, basic probability, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, chi square tests, and linear regression.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester
Introduction to Statistics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Introduction to Statistics
This course emphasizes the concepts and methods fundamental to utilizing and interpreting commonly used statistics. Topics include descriptive statistics, basic probability, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, chi square tests, and linear regression.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission math competency or successful completion of required math learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester
MCHT 1011
Introduction to Machine Tool (2-4-4)
Banner title: Introduction to Machine Tool
This course introduces the fundamental concepts and procedures necessary for the safe and efficient use of basic machine tools. Topics include machine shop safety, terminology, use of hand and bench tools, analysis of measurements, parts layout, horizontal and vertical band saw setup and operations, drill press setup and operations, and quality control.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Corequisite: MATH 1012
Offered Fall and Spring
Introduction to Machine Tool (2-4-4)
Banner title: Introduction to Machine Tool
This course introduces the fundamental concepts and procedures necessary for the safe and efficient use of basic machine tools. Topics include machine shop safety, terminology, use of hand and bench tools, analysis of measurements, parts layout, horizontal and vertical band saw setup and operations, drill press setup and operations, and quality control.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Corequisite: MATH 1012
Offered Fall and Spring
MCHT 1012
Blueprint for Machine Tool (2-2-3)
Banner title: Blueprint for Machine Tool
This course introduces the fundamental concepts necessary to develop blueprint reading competencies, interpret drawings, and produce sketches for machine tool applications. Topics include interpreting blueprints, sketching, sectioning, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and assembly drawings.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Corequisite: MATH 1012
Offered Fall and Spring
Blueprint for Machine Tool (2-2-3)
Banner title: Blueprint for Machine Tool
This course introduces the fundamental concepts necessary to develop blueprint reading competencies, interpret drawings, and produce sketches for machine tool applications. Topics include interpreting blueprints, sketching, sectioning, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and assembly drawings.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Corequisite: MATH 1012
Offered Fall and Spring
MCHT 1013
Machine Tool Math (2-3-3)
Banner title: Machine Tool Math
This course develops mathematical competencies as applied to machine tool technology. Instructors place emphasis on the use of machining formulas by incorporating algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric functions. Topics include machining algebra and geometry, applied geometry, and applied trigonometry.
Prerequisite: MATH 1012
Offered Fall and Spring
Machine Tool Math (2-3-3)
Banner title: Machine Tool Math
This course develops mathematical competencies as applied to machine tool technology. Instructors place emphasis on the use of machining formulas by incorporating algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric functions. Topics include machining algebra and geometry, applied geometry, and applied trigonometry.
Prerequisite: MATH 1012
Offered Fall and Spring
MCHT 1015
Surface Grinder Operations (1-2-2)
Banner title: Surface Grinder Operations
This course provides instruction in the setup, operations, maintenance, and assembly operations of surface grinders. Topics include surface grinders and surface grinder maintenance, surface grinder setup, surface grinder operations, and safety.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1120
Offered Summer
Surface Grinder Operations (1-2-2)
Banner title: Surface Grinder Operations
This course provides instruction in the setup, operations, maintenance, and assembly operations of surface grinders. Topics include surface grinders and surface grinder maintenance, surface grinder setup, surface grinder operations, and safety.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1120
Offered Summer
MCHT 1017
Characteristics of Metals/Heat Treatment I (2-2-3)
Banner title: Characteristics of Metals
This course introduces the properties of various metals, production methods, and identification of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Topics include heat treatment safety, metallurgy principles, and the heat treatment of metals.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Summer
Characteristics of Metals/Heat Treatment I (2-2-3)
Banner title: Characteristics of Metals
This course introduces the properties of various metals, production methods, and identification of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Topics include heat treatment safety, metallurgy principles, and the heat treatment of metals.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Summer
MCHT 1119
Lathe Operations I (2-5-4)
Banner title: Lathe Operations I
This course provides opportunities for students to develop their skills in the setup and operation of metal cutting lathes. Topics include safety, lathe parts and controls, lathe tooling and tool bit grinding, lathe calculations, and lathe setup and operations. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 1012 or MATH 1111 or MCHT 1013, MCHT 1011
Offered Summer and Spring
Lathe Operations I (2-5-4)
Banner title: Lathe Operations I
This course provides opportunities for students to develop their skills in the setup and operation of metal cutting lathes. Topics include safety, lathe parts and controls, lathe tooling and tool bit grinding, lathe calculations, and lathe setup and operations. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 1012 or MATH 1111 or MCHT 1013, MCHT 1011
Offered Summer and Spring
MCHT 1120
Mill Operations I (2-5-4)
Banner title: Mill Operations I
This course provides instruction in the setup and use of milling machines. Topics include safety, milling machines, milling machine setup, and milling machine operations. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 1012 or MATH 1111 or MCHT 1013, MCHT 1011
Offered Summer and Fall
Mill Operations I (2-5-4)
Banner title: Mill Operations I
This course provides instruction in the setup and use of milling machines. Topics include safety, milling machines, milling machine setup, and milling machine operations. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MATH 1012 or MATH 1111 or MCHT 1013, MCHT 1011
Offered Summer and Fall
MCHT 1219
Lathe Operations II (2-5-4)
Banner title: Lathe Operations II
This course provides further instruction for students to develop their skills in the use of lathes. Topics include lathes, lathe setup, lathe operations, and safety. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1119
Offered Fall and Spring
Lathe Operations II (2-5-4)
Banner title: Lathe Operations II
This course provides further instruction for students to develop their skills in the use of lathes. Topics include lathes, lathe setup, lathe operations, and safety. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1119
Offered Fall and Spring
MCHT 1220
Mill Operations II (2-5-4)
Banner title: Mill Operations II
This course provides further instruction for students to develop their skills in the use of milling machines. Topics include safety, advanced milling calculation, and advanced milling machine setup and operations. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1120
Offered Fall and Spring
Mill Operations II (2-5-4)
Banner title: Mill Operations II
This course provides further instruction for students to develop their skills in the use of milling machines. Topics include safety, advanced milling calculation, and advanced milling machine setup and operations. Students must pay a $30 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1120
Offered Fall and Spring
MCHT 1510
Machine Tool Internship (0-9-3)
Banner title: Machine Tool Internship
This course provides students with work experiences in an occupational environment. Topics include work skills and personnel skills development. Students will be under the supervision of the Machine Tool Technology program faculty and/or persons designed to coordinate work experience arrangements.
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Offered every semester
Machine Tool Internship (0-9-3)
Banner title: Machine Tool Internship
This course provides students with work experiences in an occupational environment. Topics include work skills and personnel skills development. Students will be under the supervision of the Machine Tool Technology program faculty and/or persons designed to coordinate work experience arrangements.
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Offered every semester
MCHT 1520
Industrial Machine Application (0-6-3)
Banner title: Industrial Machine Application
This course provides students with an opportunity to perform the creative and critical thinking skills needed to fabricate, modify, and maintain complex machine assemblies. Instructors place emphasis on bench work; lathe, mill, and grinder operations; tool selection; and sequencing fabrication operations. Topics include job planning, preparation for machining operations, and machining operations.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1219, MCHT 1220
Offered Summer
Industrial Machine Application (0-6-3)
Banner title: Industrial Machine Application
This course provides students with an opportunity to perform the creative and critical thinking skills needed to fabricate, modify, and maintain complex machine assemblies. Instructors place emphasis on bench work; lathe, mill, and grinder operations; tool selection; and sequencing fabrication operations. Topics include job planning, preparation for machining operations, and machining operations.
Prerequisite: MCHT 1219, MCHT 1220
Offered Summer
MGMT 1100
Principles of Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Principles of Management
This course develops skills and behaviors necessary for the successful supervision of people and their job responsibilities. Instructors will place emphasis on real life concepts, personal skill development, applied knowledge, and managing human resources. Course content is intended to help managers and supervisors deal with a dramatically changing workplace being affected by technology changes, a more competitive and global market place, corporate restructuring, and the changing nature of work and the workforce. Topics include understanding the manager's job and work environment; building an effective organizational culture; leading, directing, and applying authority; planning, decision-making, and problem-solving; human resource management; administrative management; and organizing and controlling.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered every semester
Principles of Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Principles of Management
This course develops skills and behaviors necessary for the successful supervision of people and their job responsibilities. Instructors will place emphasis on real life concepts, personal skill development, applied knowledge, and managing human resources. Course content is intended to help managers and supervisors deal with a dramatically changing workplace being affected by technology changes, a more competitive and global market place, corporate restructuring, and the changing nature of work and the workforce. Topics include understanding the manager's job and work environment; building an effective organizational culture; leading, directing, and applying authority; planning, decision-making, and problem-solving; human resource management; administrative management; and organizing and controlling.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered every semester
MGMT 1105
Organizational Behavior (3-0-3)
Banner title: Organizational Behavior
This course provides a general knowledge of the human relations aspects of the senior-subordinate workplace environment. Topics include employee relations principles, problem solving and decision making, leadership techniques to develop employee morale, human values and attitudes, organizational communications, interpersonal communications, and employee conflict.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Summer
Organizational Behavior (3-0-3)
Banner title: Organizational Behavior
This course provides a general knowledge of the human relations aspects of the senior-subordinate workplace environment. Topics include employee relations principles, problem solving and decision making, leadership techniques to develop employee morale, human values and attitudes, organizational communications, interpersonal communications, and employee conflict.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Summer
MGMT 1125
Business Ethics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Business Ethics
This course provides students with an overview of business ethics and ethical management practices with an emphasis on the process of ethical decision-making and working through contemporary ethical dilemmas faced by business organizations, managers, and employees. The course is intended to demonstrate to students how ethics can be integrated into strategic business decisions and can be applied to their own careers. The course uses a case-study approach to encourage students as they develop their analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. Topics include an overview of business ethics; moral development and moral reasoning; personal values, rights, and responsibilities; frameworks for ethical decision-making in business; justice and economic distribution; corporations and social responsibility; corporate codes of ethics and effective ethics programs; business and society; consumers and the environment; ethical issues in the workplace; business ethics in a global and multicultural environment; business ethics in cyberspace; and business ethics and the rule of law.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall
Business Ethics (3-0-3)
Banner title: Business Ethics
This course provides students with an overview of business ethics and ethical management practices with an emphasis on the process of ethical decision-making and working through contemporary ethical dilemmas faced by business organizations, managers, and employees. The course is intended to demonstrate to students how ethics can be integrated into strategic business decisions and can be applied to their own careers. The course uses a case-study approach to encourage students as they develop their analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. Topics include an overview of business ethics; moral development and moral reasoning; personal values, rights, and responsibilities; frameworks for ethical decision-making in business; justice and economic distribution; corporations and social responsibility; corporate codes of ethics and effective ethics programs; business and society; consumers and the environment; ethical issues in the workplace; business ethics in a global and multicultural environment; business ethics in cyberspace; and business ethics and the rule of law.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall
MGMT 2125
Performance Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Performance Management
This course provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of how fostering employer/employee relationships in the work setting improves work performance. It also aids students in understanding legal counseling and disciplinary techniques used in various workplace situations. Topics include the definitions of coaching, counseling, and discipline; the importance of the coaching relationship; the implementation of an effective counseling strategy; techniques of effective discipline; and performance evaluation techniques.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Spring
Performance Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Performance Management
This course provides opportunities for students to develop their understanding of how fostering employer/employee relationships in the work setting improves work performance. It also aids students in understanding legal counseling and disciplinary techniques used in various workplace situations. Topics include the definitions of coaching, counseling, and discipline; the importance of the coaching relationship; the implementation of an effective counseling strategy; techniques of effective discipline; and performance evaluation techniques.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Spring
MGMT 2210
Project Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Project Management
This course provides a basic understanding of project management functions and processes. Topics include team selection and management; project planning, definition, and scheduling of tasks; resource negotiation, allocation, and leveling; project control, monitoring, and reporting; computer tools for project planning and scheduling; managing complex relationships between project team and other organizations; critical path methodology; and total quality management.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Spring
Project Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Project Management
This course provides a basic understanding of project management functions and processes. Topics include team selection and management; project planning, definition, and scheduling of tasks; resource negotiation, allocation, and leveling; project control, monitoring, and reporting; computer tools for project planning and scheduling; managing complex relationships between project team and other organizations; critical path methodology; and total quality management.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Spring
MKTG 1100
Principles of Marketing (3-0-3)
Banner title: Principles of Marketing
This course emphasizes the trends and dynamic forces that affect the marketing process and the coordination of the marketing functions. Topics include effective communication in a marketing environment, the role of marketing, marketing principles, marketing strategy, and marketing career paths.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered every semester
Principles of Marketing (3-0-3)
Banner title: Principles of Marketing
This course emphasizes the trends and dynamic forces that affect the marketing process and the coordination of the marketing functions. Topics include effective communication in a marketing environment, the role of marketing, marketing principles, marketing strategy, and marketing career paths.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered every semester
MKTG 1130
Business Regulations and Compliance (3-0-3)
Banner title: Business Regs and Compliance
This course introduces the study of contracts and other legal issues and obligations for businesses. Topics include the creation and evolution of laws, court decision processes, legal business structures, sales contracts, commercial papers, Uniform Commercial Code, and risk-bearing devices.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Spring and Summer
Business Regulations and Compliance (3-0-3)
Banner title: Business Regs and Compliance
This course introduces the study of contracts and other legal issues and obligations for businesses. Topics include the creation and evolution of laws, court decision processes, legal business structures, sales contracts, commercial papers, Uniform Commercial Code, and risk-bearing devices.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Spring and Summer
MKTG 1160
Professional Selling (3-0-3)
Banner title: Professional Selling
This course introduces professional selling skills and processes. Topics include professional selling, product and sales knowledge, customer analysis and relations, selling process, sales presentations, and the ethics of selling.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall and Summer
Professional Selling (3-0-3)
Banner title: Professional Selling
This course introduces professional selling skills and processes. Topics include professional selling, product and sales knowledge, customer analysis and relations, selling process, sales presentations, and the ethics of selling.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall and Summer
MKTG 1190
Integrated Marketing Communications (3-0-3)
Banner title: Integrated Marketing Comm
This course introduces the fundamental principles and practices associated with promotion and communication. Topics include the purposes of promotion and integrated marketing communications, principles of promotion and integrated marketing communications, budgeting, regulations and controls, media evaluation and target market selection, integrated marketing plans, trends in promotion, and promotion and communication career paths.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Spring and Summer
Integrated Marketing Communications (3-0-3)
Banner title: Integrated Marketing Comm
This course introduces the fundamental principles and practices associated with promotion and communication. Topics include the purposes of promotion and integrated marketing communications, principles of promotion and integrated marketing communications, budgeting, regulations and controls, media evaluation and target market selection, integrated marketing plans, trends in promotion, and promotion and communication career paths.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Spring and Summer
MKTG 1270
Visual Merchandising (3-0-3)
Banner title: Visual Merchandising
This course focuses on the components of the visual merchandising of goods and services. Topics include design and color principles, tools and materials of the trade, lighting and signs, installation of displays, store planning, safety, and related areas of visual merchandising and display. Students must pay a $15 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall
Visual Merchandising (3-0-3)
Banner title: Visual Merchandising
This course focuses on the components of the visual merchandising of goods and services. Topics include design and color principles, tools and materials of the trade, lighting and signs, installation of displays, store planning, safety, and related areas of visual merchandising and display. Students must pay a $15 supply fee when registering for this course.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall
MKTG 1370
Consumer Behavior (3-0-3)
Banner title: Consumer Behavior
This course analyzes consumer behavior and applicable marketing strategies. Topics include the nature of consumer behavior, influences on consumer behavior, consumer decision-making processes, the role of research in understanding consumer behavior, and marketing strategies.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall
Consumer Behavior (3-0-3)
Banner title: Consumer Behavior
This course analyzes consumer behavior and applicable marketing strategies. Topics include the nature of consumer behavior, influences on consumer behavior, consumer decision-making processes, the role of research in understanding consumer behavior, and marketing strategies.
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Offered Fall
MKTG 2000
Global Marketing (3-0-3)
Banner title: Global Marketing
This course introduces opportunities and international strategies employed in the global marketplace. Topics include the environment of international marketing, international marketing opportunities, international market entries, designing an international marketing strategy, and career paths in international marketing.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MKTG 1100 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
Global Marketing (3-0-3)
Banner title: Global Marketing
This course introduces opportunities and international strategies employed in the global marketplace. Topics include the environment of international marketing, international marketing opportunities, international market entries, designing an international marketing strategy, and career paths in international marketing.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MKTG 1100 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
MKTG 2010
Small Business Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Small Business Management
This course introduces the competencies needed to manage a small business. Topics include the nature of small business management, business management and organizational change, marketing strategies, employee relations, financial planning, and business assessment and growth.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
Small Business Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Small Business Management
This course introduces the competencies needed to manage a small business. Topics include the nature of small business management, business management and organizational change, marketing strategies, employee relations, financial planning, and business assessment and growth.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall and Spring
MKTG 2060
Marketing Channels (3-0-3)
Banner title: Marketing Channels
This course emphasizes the design and management of marketing channels. Topics include the role of marketing channels, channel design and planning, supply chain management, logistics, and managing marketing channels.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall
Marketing Channels (3-0-3)
Banner title: Marketing Channels
This course emphasizes the design and management of marketing channels. Topics include the role of marketing channels, channel design and planning, supply chain management, logistics, and managing marketing channels.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall
MKTG 2070
Buying and Merchandising (3-0-3)
Banner title: Buying and Merchandising
This course provides opportunities for students to develop the buying and merchandising skills required in retail or e-business. Topics include the principles of merchandising, inventory control, merchandise planning, assortment planning, buying merchandise, and pricing strategies.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Spring and Summer
Buying and Merchandising (3-0-3)
Banner title: Buying and Merchandising
This course provides opportunities for students to develop the buying and merchandising skills required in retail or e-business. Topics include the principles of merchandising, inventory control, merchandise planning, assortment planning, buying merchandise, and pricing strategies.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Spring and Summer
MKTG 2090
Marketing Research (3-0-3)
Banner title: Marketing Research
This course conveys marketing research methodology. Topics include the role of marketing research, the marketing research process, ethics in marketing research, research design, collection data analysis, reporting, application of marketing research, and marketing research career paths.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MKTG 1100 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
Marketing Research (3-0-3)
Banner title: Marketing Research
This course conveys marketing research methodology. Topics include the role of marketing research, the marketing research process, ethics in marketing research, research design, collection data analysis, reporting, application of marketing research, and marketing research career paths.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MKTG 1100 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
MKTG 2210
Entrepreneurship (6-0-6)
Banner title: Entrepreneurship
This course provides an overview of the steps needed to establish a business. Students will create a formal business. Topics include planning, location analysis, financing, developing a business plan, and entrepreneurial ethics and social responsibility.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall
Entrepreneurship (6-0-6)
Banner title: Entrepreneurship
This course provides an overview of the steps needed to establish a business. Students will create a formal business. Topics include planning, location analysis, financing, developing a business plan, and entrepreneurial ethics and social responsibility.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall
MKTG 2270
Retail Operations Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Retail Operations Management
This course emphasizes the planning, staffing, leading, organizing, and controlling management functions in a retail operation. Topics include the retailing environment, retailing strategy, supply chain management, financial planning, financial strategies, employee relations, and career paths in retailing.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall
Retail Operations Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Retail Operations Management
This course emphasizes the planning, staffing, leading, organizing, and controlling management functions in a retail operation. Topics include the retailing environment, retailing strategy, supply chain management, financial planning, financial strategies, employee relations, and career paths in retailing.
Prerequisite: Program admission
Offered Fall
MKTG 2300
Marketing Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Marketing Management
This course reiterates the program outcomes for marketing management through the development of a marketing plan. Topics include the marketing framework, the marketing plan, and preparing a marketing plan for a new product.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MKTG 1100 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
Marketing Management (3-0-3)
Banner title: Marketing Management
This course reiterates the program outcomes for marketing management through the development of a marketing plan. Topics include the marketing framework, the marketing plan, and preparing a marketing plan for a new product.
Prerequisite: Program admission, MKTG 1100 with a grade of C or higher
Offered Spring
MUSC 1101
Music Appreciation (3-0-3)
Banner title: Music Appreciation
This course explores materials that composers use to create music, giving an overview of the history of classical music from the Medieval period through the present, as well as introducing concepts related to non-western, popular, and film music. Students will develop deep-level listening skills and study the connections between music and broader cultural movements. Assignments will include attending and reporting on concerts and written responses to assigned listenings. The ability to read music is not required for this course.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission language competency or successful completion of required English and reading learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester
Music Appreciation (3-0-3)
Banner title: Music Appreciation
This course explores materials that composers use to create music, giving an overview of the history of classical music from the Medieval period through the present, as well as introducing concepts related to non-western, popular, and film music. Students will develop deep-level listening skills and study the connections between music and broader cultural movements. Assignments will include attending and reporting on concerts and written responses to assigned listenings. The ability to read music is not required for this course.
Prerequisite: Degree program admission language competency or successful completion of required English and reading learning support courses with a grade of C* or higher
Offered every semester