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2019-2020 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2019-2020 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Classification of Courses

The following classification of courses is furnished for clarification to assist students in choosing appropriate courses:

  1. Courses numbered lower than 1000 are designated as learning support courses. These may not be used to satisfy degree or certificate requirements. Enrollment in these courses is limited to students who are placed in them according to the college’s placement procedure.
  2. Courses numbered 1000 – 1999 are freshman level and those numbered 2000 – 2999 are sophomore level. However, students having necessary prerequisites may take any course.

Course Descriptions

Two types of courses are offered: institutional credit non-transfer courses not applicable to a degree or certificate and regular college credit courses.

Regular College Credit Courses

The following abbreviations indicate the term in which the course is offered:

F — Fall

S — Spring

Su — Summer

UD — Upon Demand

♦ — Courses which fulfill minimum degree requirements. For more information, see General Education Course Requirements for Associate of Arts, Associate of Fine Arts, Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science, under » Academic Information .

 — Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Path.

 

Social Work

  
  • SWRK 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Social Work

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a specific topic in social work. UD
  
  • SWRK 2900 - Individualized Studies in Social Work

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in social work. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD

Sociology

  
  • SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology

    3 credit(s)


    ♦ Basic concepts, research and theories of individual and group influence. Three hours lecture per week. F,S
  
  • SOCI 1040 - Social Problems

    3 credit(s)


    ♦ Selected social problems including substance abuse, mental illness, crime, social inequality, population and ecology. Three hours lecture per week. F,S
  
  • SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family

    3 credit(s)


     The contemporary family institution including cultural perspectives, mate selection and kinship relationships. Three hours lecture per week. (Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1010.) UD
  
  • SOCI 2020 - Cultural Diversity

    3 credit(s)


     An introductory course for students providing the knowledge, awareness and skills necessary for effectively working with culturally diverse populations.  Race, ethnicity, language, culture, gender, socioeconomic class, age, sexual orientation, disability and religion will be examined as part of studying our human diversity. Three hours lecture per week. S
  
  • SOCI 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Sociology

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a particular topic in sociology. UD
  
  • SOCI 2900 - Individualized Studies in Sociology

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in sociology. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD

Spanish

  
  • SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I

    3 credit(s)


     Elementary reading, writing and speaking in Spanish and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples. Three hours lecture per week. (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) F,S
  
  • SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II

    3 credit(s)


     Reading, writing and speaking in Spanish. Three hours lecture per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1010.) (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) F,S
  
  • SPAN 1110 - Basic Spanish in the Workplace

    3 credit(s)


     This course is designed to fulfill the basic needs of business in the area with conversational and grammar practice of Spanish using situations and vocabulary of the particular business. This course does not fulfill foreign language requirements for associate of arts. Three hours lecture per week. UD
  
  • SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I

    3 credit(s)


     Grammatical review, writing and oral practice and readings in Spanish culture. Three hours lecture per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1020 or three years of high school Spanish with permission of the instructor.) (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) F
  
  • SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II

    3 credit(s)


     Advanced review, writing and oral practice, readings in Spanish culture. Three hours lecture per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2010.) (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) S
  
  • SPAN 2110 - Conversational Spanish I

    3 credit(s)


     Advanced conversational practice of Spanish in specific situations. Three hours lecture per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2020.) UD
  
  • SPAN 2120 - Conversational Spanish II

    3 credit(s)


     Advanced conversational practice of Spanish in specific situations. Three hours lecture per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110.) UD
  
  • SPAN 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Spanish

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a specific topic in Spanish. UD
  
  • SPAN 2900 - Individualized Studies in Spanish

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in Spanish. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD

Theatre

  
  • THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre

    3 credit(s)


    ♦ An introduction to the theatre arts to increase the understanding and critical appreciation of live theater with a brief overview of its history.  This course will emphasize drama as practical application in production with study topics including character development, directing, technical production, and set design through reading and analyzing plays, attending local theatrical productions, and experiencing lab work in the school’s theatrical production. Three hours lecture per week. S

Welding

  
  • WELD 1200 - Practicum I

    2 credit(s)


    A supervised course where the student develops a project based on welding skills that will allow students to apply their knowledge to real world situations and to build relationships with companies prior to graduation. S
  
  • WELD 1381 - Principles of Welding

    3 credit(s)


    Introduction to welding, safety, terminology, procedures, join designs and equipment used in the welding field. One hour lecture and three hours lab per week. (Corequisite(s): ENST 1350.) F
  
  • WELD 2291 - Internship

    2 credit(s)


    A supervised work program designed to provide students with a variety of practical on-the-job experiences within the industrial field (compensated or uncompensated). This will allow students to apply their knowledge to real world situations and to build relationship with companies prior to graduation. One hour lecture and two hours lab per week. S
  
  • WELD 2313 - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

    3 credit(s)


    An advanced course designed to prepare students to certify in horizontal (2G), vertical (3G) and overhead (4G) positions using the Shielded Metal Arc (SMAW) process. Students will be tested in the vertical groove weld (3G) and in the overhead grove weld (4G) positions using carbon steel. One hour lecture and three hours lab per week. (Prerequisite(s): WELD 1381.) S
  
  • WELD 2323 - Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

    3 credit(s)


    An intermediate course with an emphasis on vertical and overhead welding. Advancing the knowledge of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) processes and an introduction in Flux Core Arc Welding (FWAC), selection of electrodes and welding techniques. Designed for the student interested in improving their beginning skills in order to prepare for enter into the workforce as a GMAW welder. One hour lecture and three hours lab per week. (Prerequisite(s): WELD 2371.) S
  
  • WELD 2371 - Gas Metal Arc Welding

    3 credit(s)


    Gas Metal Arc Welding emphasized by the making of fillet and groove welds in all positions with the GMAW process. One hour lecture and three hours lab per week. (Corequisite(s): WELD 1381.) F
  
  • WELD 2372 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

    3 credit(s)


    Inert Gas Arc Welding emphasized by the making of fillet and groove welds in all positions with the GTAW process. One hour lecture and three hours lab per week. (Corequisite(s): WELD 1381.) F
 

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