May 06, 2024  
2022-2023 
    
2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Emergency Medical Technology

  
  • EMSP 2434 - Medical Emergencies


    CIP Code 510904

    4 Course Credits

    Knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of patients with medical emergencies, including medical overview, neurology, gastroenterology, immunology, pulmonology, urology, hematology, endocrinology, toxicology, and other related topics as applied to the Paramedic. Must have Texas EMT certification; and a VALID Advanced EMT course completion or a current Texas EMT Intermediate certification.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    6 Lab Hours Per Week
    128 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Emergency Medical Technology students

    Prerequisites: EMSP 1160  EMSP 1338  EMSP 1355  EMSP 1356  EMSP 1361   EMSP 1501  
    Co-requisites: EMSP 2137  EMSP 2206  EMSP 2330  EMSP 2444  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • EMSP 2444 - Cardiology


    CIP Code 510904

    4 Course Credits

    A detailed study of the knowledge and skills necessary to reach competence in the assessment and management of patients with cardiac emergencies. Must have Texas EMT certification, and a VALID Advanced EMT course completion or a current Texas EMT-Intermediate certification.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    6 Lab Hours Per Week
    128 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Emergency Medical Technology students

    Prerequisites: EMSP 1160  EMSP 1338  EMSP 1355  EMSP 1356  EMSP 1361   EMSP 1501  
    Co-requisites: EMSP 2137  EMSP 2206  EMSP 2330  EMSP 2434  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Engineering

  
  • ENGR 1201 - Introduction to Engineering


    CIP Code 1401015110

    2 Course Credits

    An introduction to the engineering profession with emphasis on technical communication and team-based engineering design.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    32 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: MATH 1314 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGR 1204 - Engineering Graphics


    CIP Code 1513015111

    2 Course Credits

    Introduction to computer-aided drafting using CAD software and sketching to generate two- and three-dimensional drawings based on the conventions of engineering graphical communication; topics include spatial relationships, multi-view projections and sectioning, dimensioning, graphical presentation of data, and fundamentals of computer graphics.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    32 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: MATH 1314 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGR 2301 - Engineering Mechanics - Statics


    CIP Code 1411015210

    3 Course Credits

    Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the description of forces, moments, and couples acting on stationary engineering structures; equilibrium in two and three dimensions; free-body diagrams; friction; centroids; centers of gravity; and moments of inertia.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: PHYS 2425 
    Co-requisites: MATH 2414 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGR 2302 - Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics


    CIP Code 1411015310

    3 Course Credits

    Basic theory of engineering mechanics, using calculus, involving the motion of particles, rigid bodies, and systems of particles; Newton’s Laws; work and energy relationships; principles of impulse and momentum; application of kinetics and kinematics to the solution of engineering problems.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGR 2301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGR 2304 - Programming for Engineers


    CIP Code 1102015207

    3 Course Credits

    Programming principles and techniques for matrix and array operations, equation solving, and numeric simulations applied to engineering problems and visualization of engineering information; platforms include spreadsheets, symbolic algebra packages, engineering analysis software, and laboratory control software.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGR 2305 - Electrical Circuits


    CIP Code 1411015210

    3 Course Credits

    Principles of electrical circuits and systems. Basic circuit elements (resistance, inductance, mutual inductance, capacitance, independent and dependent controlled voltage, and current sources). Topology of electrical networks; Kirchhoff ‘s laws; node and mesh analysis; DC circuit analysis; operational amplifiers; transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis; AC circuit analysis; first- and second-order circuits; Bode plots; and use of computer simulation software to solve circuit problems.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: MATH 2414  PHYS 2426  
    Co-requisites: MATH 2320  
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

English

  
  • ENGL 1301 - Composition I


    CIP Code 2313015112

    3 Course Credits

    Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 1302 - Composition II


    CIP Code 2313015112

    3 Course Credits

    Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2307 - Creative Writing


    CIP Code 2313025112

    3 Course Credits

    Practical experience in the techniques of imaginative writing. May include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, or drama.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2311 - Technical & Business Writing


    CIP Code 2313035112

    3 Course Credits

    Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job, such as proposals, reports, instructions, policies and procedures, e-mail messages, letters, and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2322 - British Literature I


    CIP Code 2314045112

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Eighteenth Century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2323 - British Literature II


    CIP Code 2314045112

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the development of British literature from the Romantic period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2327 - American Literature I


    CIP Code 2314025112

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2328 - American Literature II


    CIP Code 2314025112

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2332 - World Literature I


    CIP Code 1601045213

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of world literature from the ancient world through the sixteenth century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301  
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2333 - World Literature II


    CIP Code 1601045213

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ENGL 2351 - Mexican-American Literature


    CIP Code 0502035525

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of Mexican American/Chicanx literature from Mesoamerica to the present. Students will study literary works of fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and memoirs in relation to their historical, linguistic, political, regional, gendered, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, literary movements, and media forms. Topics and themes may include the literary performance of identity and culture, aesthetic mediation of racialization, struggle and protest, and artistic activism.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1301 
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

English/Speakers/Other Language

  
  • ESOL 0301 - ESOL Oral CommunicationOf Other Languages


    CIP Code 3201085512

    3 Course Credits

    Develops listening and speaking skills in speakers of languages other than English and prepares them to function in educational, vocational and/or personal English-speaking contexts. Focus on increasing English fluency from basic to mid-intermediate levels. Blends classroom instruction and computer-based instruction.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    1 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • ESOL 0302 - ESOL Reading and VocabularyOf Other Languages


    CIP Code 3201085612

    3 Course Credits

    Develops English reading proficiency and vocabulary for academic, career, or personal purposes in speakers of languages other than English and prepares them to function in a multicultural, multilingual society.  Focus on
    increasing English fluency from mid-intermediate to advanced levels, with an emphasis on preparation for academic classes. Blends classroom instruction and computer-based instruction.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    1 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

ESOL Self-Paced Study

  
  • NCCN 0101 - ESOL Self Paced Study


    CIP Code 3201086412

    1 Course Credits

    Develops listening and speaking skills in speakers of languages other than English and prepares them to function in educational, vocational and/or personal English-speaking contexts. Combines technology-based instruction with tutorials to help students pursue personal goals.

    1.5 Lecture Hours Per Week
    24 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

French

  
  • FREN 1411 - Beginning French I


    CIP Code 1609015113

    4 Course Credits

    This course provides fundamental skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Includes basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and culture.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    80 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • FREN 1412 - Beginning French II


    CIP Code 1609015113

    4 Course Credits

    This course provides fundamental skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. It includes basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and culture.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    80 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Prerequisites: FREN 1411 ; Minimum grade C
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • FREN 2311 - Intermediate French I


    CIP Code 1609015213

    3 Course Credits

    This course provides a review and application of skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. It emphasizes conversation, vocabulary acquisition, reading, composition, and culture.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    1 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Prerequisites: FREN 1412 ; Minimum grade C
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II


    CIP Code 1609015213

    3 Course Credits

    This course provides review and application of skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasizes conversation, vocabulary acquisition, reading, composition, and culture.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    1 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Prerequisites: FREN 2311 ; Minimum grade C
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

General Office

  
  • POFT 1227 - Introduction to Keyboarding


    CIP Code 520408

    2 Course Credits

    Skill development in keyboarding techniques. Emphasis on the development of speed and accuracy.

    1 Lecture Hours Per Week
    4 Lab Hours Per Week
    80 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • POFT 1309 - Business Office Procedures


    CIP Code 520401

    3 Course Credits

    Study of current office procedures, duties, and responsibilities applicable to an office environment]

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    80 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • POFT 1328 - Business Presentations


    CIP Code 520501

    3 Course Credits

    Skill development in planning and conducting business presentations including communication and media skills. This course is designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    80 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • POFT 2286 - Internship Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science


    CIP Code 520401

    2 Course Credits

    A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.

    12 Internship Hours Per Week
    192 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

    Prerequisites: POFT 1309  POFT 1227  HRPO 1311  POFI 1301  BMGT 1325  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • POFT 2312 - Business Correspondence and Communication


    CIP Code 520501

    3 Course Credits

    Development of writing and presentation skills to produce effective business communications.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    80 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Prerequisites: POFT 1227  or POFT 1319  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • POFT 2431 - Administrative Project Solutions


    CIP Code 520401

    4 Course Credits

    Advanced concepts of project management and office procedures integrating software applications, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    4 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Geography

  
  • GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography


    CIP Code 4507015325

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the world’s major geographic regions, with emphasis on intra-regional and inter-regional similarities and differences in climates, land and water resources, population distribution, and the extent of resource utilization. Physical and human factors that enhance, hinder, or threaten economic development and living conditions in the respective regions are also stressed.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

Geology

  
  • GEOL 1301 - Earth Science for Non-Science Majors


    CIP Code 4006015103

    3 Course Credits

    Survey of geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310  

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GEOL 1303 - Physical Geology


    CIP Code 4006015403

    3 Course Credits

    Introduction to the study of the materials and processes that have modified and shaped the surface and interior of Earth over time. These processes are described by theories based on experimental data and geologic data gathered from field observations.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310  

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GEOL 1401 - Earth Science for Non-Science Majors


    CIP Code 4006015103

    4 Course Credits

    Survey of geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GEOL 1403 - Physical Geology


    CIP Code 4006015403

    4 Course Credits

    Introduction to the study of earth materials and processes that have modified and shaped the surface and interior of Earth over time. These processes are described by theories based on experimental data and geologic data gathered from field observations.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GEOL 1404 - Historical Geology


    CIP Code 4006015403

    4 Course Credits

    A comprehensive survey of the history of life and major events in the physical development of Earth as interpreted from rocks and fossils.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 

    Prerequisites: GEOL 1403  
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GEOL 1405 - Environmental Science


    CIP Code 0301035301

    4 Course Credits

    A survey of the forces, including humans, that shape our physical and biologic environment, and how they affect life on Earth. Introduction to the science and policy of global and regional environmental issues, including pollution, climate change, and sustainability of land, water, and energy resources.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GEOL 1445 - Oceanography


    CIP Code 4006075303

    4 Course Credits

    Survey of oceanography and related sciences.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    TSI met in Math or completion in MATH 0312  or equivalent.

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GEOL 1447 - Meteorology


    CIP Code 4004015103

    4 Course Credits

    Survey of meteorology and related sciences.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    TSI met in Math or completion in MATH 0312  or equivalent.

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

Government

  
  • GOVT 2305 - Federal Government


    CIP Code 4510025125

    3 Course Credits

    Origin and development of the U.S. Constitution, structure and powers of the national government including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, federalism, political participation, the national election process, public policy, civil liberties and civil rights. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GOVT 2306 - Texas Government


    CIP Code 4510025125

    3 Course Credits

    Origin and development of the Texas constitution, structure and powers of state and local government, federalism and inter-governmental relations, political participation, the election process, public policy, and the political culture of Texas. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • GOVT 2311 - Mexican-American Politics


    CIP Code 0502035425

    3 Course Credits

    The study of Mexican-American/Chicano/a politics within the American political experience.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

Health Information Management

  
  • HITT 1211 - Health Information Systems


    CIP Code 510707

    2 Course Credits

    Introduction to health IT standards, health-related data structures, software applications, and enterprise architecture in health care and public health.

    1 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Pre or Co-requisite: BCIS 1305   

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 1253 - Legal & Ethical Aspects of Health Inform


    CIP Code 510707

    2 Course Credits

    Concepts of privacy, security, confidentiality, ethics, health care legislation, and regulations relating to the maintenance and use of health information.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    32 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 1301 - Health Data Content & Structure


    CIP Code 510707

    3 Course Credits

    Introduction to systems and processes for collecting, maintaining, and disseminating primary and secondary health related information including content of health record, documentation requirements, registries, indices, licensing, regulatory agencies, forms, and screens.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 1305 - Medical Terminology I


    CIP Code 510707

    3 Course Credits

    Study of word origin and structure through the introduction of prefixes, suffixes, root words, plurals, abbreviations and symbols, surgical procedures, medical specialties, and diagnostic procedures.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 1341 - Coding & Classification Systems


    CIP Code 510713

    3 Course Credits

    Fundamentals of coding rules, conventions, and guidelines using clinical classification systems.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: HITT 1305  BIOL 2401  HITT 1301 
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 1345 - Health Care Delivery Systems


    CIP Code 510707

    3 Course Credits

    Examination of delivery systems including organization, financing, accreditation, licensure, and regulatory agencies.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: HITT 1301 
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 1355 - Health Care Statistics


    CIP Code 510707

    3 Course Credits

    Principles of health care statistics with emphasis in hospital statistics. Skill development in computation and calculation of health data.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: MATH 1342  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 2239 - Health Information Organization & Superv


    CIP Code 510707

    2 Course Credits

    Principles of organization and supervision of human, financial, and physical resources.

    1 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: HITT 1301 
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 2249 - RHIT Competency Review


    CIP Code 510707

    2 Course Credits

    Review Health Information Technology (HIT) competencies, skills, and knowledge.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    32 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: HITT 1301  HITT 1305  HITT 1341  HITT 1345  HITT 2330  HITT 1211  HITT 1253  HITT 2335  HITT 1355  HITT 2346  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 2260 - Clinical-Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician


    CIP Code 510707

    2 Course Credits

    A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.

    8 Clinical Hours Per Week
    128 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: CLI

    Prerequisites: HITT 1301  HITT 1305  HITT 1341  HITT 1345  HITT 1211  HITT 1253  HITT 2330   HITT 2335  HITT 1355  HITT 2239   HITT 2343   
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 2330 - Pathophysiology & Pharmacology


    CIP Code 510707

    3 Course Credits

    Study of pathology and general health management of diseases and injuries across the life span. Topics include etiology, symptoms, and they physical and psychological reactions to diseases and injuries. A study of drug classifications, actions, therapeutic uses, adverse effects, routes of administration, and calculation of dosages.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 2335 - Coding and Reimbursement


    CIP Code 510713

    3 Course Credits

    Advanced coding techniques with emphasis on case studies, health records, and federal regulations regarding prospective payment systems and methods of reimbursement.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: HITT 1301   
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 2343 - Quality Assessment & Performance Improve


    CIP Code 510707

    3 Course Credits

    Study of quality standards and methodologies in the health information management environment. Topics include licensing, accreditation, compilation and presentation of data in statistical formats, quality management and performance improvement functions, utilization management, risk management, and medical staff data quality issues. Approaches to assessing patient safety issues and implementation of quality management and reporting through electronic systems and approaches to assessing patient safety issues and implementation of quality management and reporting through electronic systems.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: HITT 1301  HITT 1345  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HITT 2346 - Advanced Medical Coding


    CIP Code 510713

    3 Course Credits

    Advanced concepts of ICD and CPT coding rules, conventions, and guidelines in complex case studies. Investigation of government regulations and changes in health care reporting.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Registration Restrictions: Restricted to Health Information Management students

    Prerequisites: HITT 1341 , Minimum grade C; HITT 2330 
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Health Professions

  
  • HPRS 1304 - Basic Health Profession Skills


    CIP Code 510000

    3 Course Credits

    A study of the concepts that serve as the foundation for health profession courses, including client care and safety issues, basic client monitoring, and health documentation methods. Emphasis will be placed on hospital skills and assessment. Course offered by various departments as follows: Fall-Neurodiagnostics, Spring-Polysomnography, Summer-Diagnostic Medical Sonography

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    2 Lab Hours Per Week
    64 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

History

  
  • HIST 1301 - United States History I


    CIP Code 5401025125

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HIST 1302 - United States History II


    CIP Code 5401025125

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History II include: American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. foreign policy. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HIST 2301 - Texas History


    CIP Code 5401025225

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of Texas from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Themes that may be addressed in Texas History include: Spanish colonization and Spanish Texas; Mexican Texas; the Republic of Texas; statehood and secession; oil, industrialization, and urbanization; civil rights; and modern Texas. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation. *Texas law stipulates that three hours in Texas history may be applied toward satisfying the United States history requirement.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HIST 2321 - World Civilizations I


    CIP Code 5401015325

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the world from the emergence of human cultures through the 15th century. The course examines major cultural regions of the world in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time. Themes include the emergence of early societies, the rise of civilizations, the development of political and legal systems, religion and philosophy, economic systems and trans-regional networks of exchange. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HIST 2322 - World Civilizations II


    CIP Code 5401015325

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the world from the 15th century to the present. The course examines major cultural regions of the world in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time. Themes include maritime exploration and transoceanic empires, nation/state formation and industrialization, imperialism, global conflicts and resolutions, and global economic integration. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HIST 2327 - Mexican-American History I


    CIP Code 5401025425

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Mexican Americans/Chicanx. Periods include early indigenous societies, conflict and conquest, early European colonization and empires, New Spain, early revolutionary period, Mexican independence and nation building, United States expansion to the United States-Mexico War Era. Themes to be addressed are mestizaje and racial formation in the early empire, rise and fall of native and African slavery, relationship to early global economies, development of New Spain’s/Mexico’s northern frontier, gender and power, missions, resistance and rebellion, emergence of Mexican identities, California mission secularization, Texas independence, United States’ wars with Mexico, and the making of borders and borderlands. (May be applied to U.S. History requirement.)

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HIST 2328 - Mexican-American History II


    CIP Code 5401025425

    3 Course Credits

    A survey of the economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Mexican Americans/Chicanx. Periods include the United States-Mexico War Era, incorporation of Northern Mexico into the United States, Porfirian Mexico, and the nineteenth century American West, 1910 Mexican Revolution and Progressive Era, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II and the Cold War, Civil Rights Era, Conservative Ascendancy, the age of NAFTA and turn of the 21st Century developments. Themes to be addressed are the making of borders and borderlands, impact of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, gender and power, migration and national identities, citizenship and expulsion, nineteenth century activism and displacement, industrialization and the making of a transnational Mexican working class, urbanization and community formation, emergence of a Mexican American Generation, war and citizenship, organized advocacy and activism, Chicano Movement, changing identifications and identities, trade and terrorism. (May be applied to U.S. History requirement.)

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HIST 2389 - Academic Coop - Oral History


    CIP Code 4501015125

    3 Course Credits

    An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on experience in history. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of human social behavior and/or social institutions.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

Home Economics

  
  • HECO 1322 - Nutrition & Diet Therapy


    CIP Code 1905015109

    3 Course Credits

    This course introduces general nutritional concepts in health and disease and includes practical applications of that knowledge. Special emphasis is given to nutrients and nutritional processes including functions, food sources, digestion, absorption, and metabolism. Food safety, availability, and nutritional information including food labels, advertising, and nationally established guidelines are addressed. This course is cross-listed as BIOL-1322.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

Hospitality Admin/Mgmt

  
  • HAMG 1321 - Introduction to Hospitality Industry


    CIP Code 520901

    3 Course Credits

    Explain the elements of the hospitality industry; discuss current issues facing food service; discuss current guest needs; and explain general hotel/motel operations. Explain and discuss the role of service in the hospitality industry.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Humanities

  
  • HUMA 1301 - Introduction to Humanities I


    CIP Code 2401035112

    3 Course Credits

    This stand-alone course is an interdisciplinary survey of cultures focusing on the philosophical and aesthetic factors in human values with an emphasis on the historical development of the individual and society and the need to create. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HUMA 1302 - Introduction to Humanities II


    CIP Code 2401035112

    3 Course Credits

    This stand-alone course is an interdisciplinary survey of cultures focusing on the philosophical and aesthetic factors in human values with an emphasis on the historical development of the individual and society and the need to create. When offered as an Honors class, this course will feature a seminar setting, additional coursework, and individualized student evaluation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Reading or take INRW 0310 
    Must pass TSI in Writing or take INRW 0310 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HUMA 1305 - Introduction to Mexican-American Studies


    CIP Code 0502035125

    3 Course Credits

    This interdisciplinary survey examines the different cultural, artistic, economic, historical, political, and social aspects of the Mexican-American/Chicano/a communities. It also covers issues such as dispossession, immigration, transnationalism, and other topics that have shaped the Mexican- American experience.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • HUMA 1311 - Mexican-American Fine Arts Appreciation


    CIP Code 5007035426

    3 Course Credits

    This course is an exploration of the purposes and processes in the visual and performing arts (such as music, painting, drama, and dance) and the ways in which they express the values of the Mexican-American/Chicano/a experience.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

Human Resources

  
  • HRPO 1311 - Human Relations


    CIP Code 521003

    3 Course Credits

    Practical application of the principles and concepts of the behavioral sciences to interpersonal relationships in the business and industrial environment. 

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    0 Lab Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HRPO 2301 - Human Resources Management


    CIP Code 5210010012

    3 Course Credits

    Behavioral and legal approaches to the management of human resources in organizations.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    0 Lab Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HRPO 2304 - Employee Relations


    CIP Code 521001

    3 Course Credits

    An examination of policies, practices, and issues required to build strong employee relations. Topics include communications, employee conduct rules, performance appraisal methods, Title VII, Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act updates.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • HRPO 2307 - Organizational Behavior


    CIP Code 521003

    3 Course Credits

    The analysis and application of organizational theory, group dynamics, motivation theory, leadership concepts, and the integration of interdisciplinary concepts from the behavioral sciences. 

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Information Processing

  
  • POFI 1301 - Computer Applications I


    CIP Code 520407

    3 Course Credits

    Overview of computer office applications using Office 2016 including current terminology and technology. Introduction to computer hardware, software applications, and procedures.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    3 Lab Hours Per Week
    80 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Institutional Food Workers

  
  • IFWA 1318 - Nutrition for the Food Service Professional


    CIP Code 120508

    3 Course Credits

    An introduction to nutrition including nutrients, digestion and metabolism, menu planning, recipe modification, dietary guidelines and restrictions, diet and disease, and health cooking techniques.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    4 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • IFWA 1401 - Food Preparation I


    CIP Code 120508

    4 Course Credits

    A study of the fundamental principles of food preparation and cookery. Emphasis on basic techniques of preparing soups, salads, dressings, sandwiches, beverages, vegetables, and cheese and egg cookery.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    6 Lab Hours Per Week
    128 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • IFWA 1427 - Food Preparation II


    CIP Code 120508

    4 Course Credits

    Continuation of the fundamental principles of food preparation. Emphasis on preparation of food items such as meats, poultry and fish.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    4 Lab Hours Per Week
    96 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LECLAB

    Prerequisites: IFWA 1401  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

International Business

  
  • IBUS 1301 - Principles of Exports


    CIP Code 521101

    3 Course Credits

    Export management processes and procedures. Includes governmental controls and compliance, licensing of products documentation, commercial invoices, and transportation. Emphasizes human and public relations, management of personnel, finance, and accounting procedures.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • IBUS 1302 - Principles of Imports


    CIP Code 521101

    3 Course Credits

    Practices and processes of import management operations including such factors as government controls and compliance. Emphasizes the preparation and understanding of import documents such as customs invoices, packing lists, and commercial invoices.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • IBUS 1341 - Global Supply Chain Management


    CIP Code 521101

    3 Course Credits

    International purchasing or sourcing. Includes the advantages and the barriers of purchasing internationally, global sourcing, procurement technology, and purchasing processes. Emphasizes issues of contract administration, location, and evaluation of foreign suppliers, total cost approach, exchange fluctuations, customs procedures, and related topics.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Leadership

  
  • LEAD 2200 - Corporate & Community Development with Critical Thinking


    CIP Code 520201

    2 Course Credits

    Development of corporate and community leadership skills that incorporate critical thinking strategies. Includes data and informative decision making, group and team processes, strategic and action planning, and processes for monitoring progress.

    2 Lecture Hours Per Week
    32 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: Must be taken in last semester of the program.
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Logistics Management and Operations

  
  • LMGT 1319 - Introduction to Business Logistics


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    A systems approach to managing activities associated with traffic, transportation, inventory management, warehousing, packaging, order processing, and materials handling.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • LMGT 1321 - Introduction to Materials Handling


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    Introduces the concepts and principles of materials management to include inventory control and forecasting activities.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • LMGT 1323 - Domestic & International Transport Mgmt


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    An overview of the principles and practices of transptoration and its role in the distribution process. Emphasis on the physical transportation systems involved in the United States as well as on global distribution systems. Topics include carrier responsibilities and services, freight classifications, rates, tariffs, and public policy and regulations. Also includes logistical geography and the development of skills to solve logistical transportation problems and issues.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: LMGT 1319  
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • LMGT 1325 - Warehouse/Distribution Center Management


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    Emphasis on physical distribution and total supply chain management. Includes warehouse operations management, hardware and software operations, bar codes, organization effectiveness, just-in-time, and continuous replenishment.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: LMGT 1319 ;
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • LMGT 1340 - Contemporary Logistics Issues


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    Exploration of relevant and changing topics in the logistics management field. Includes group projects, interaction with local industry, class lectures, and case studies.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: LMGT 1319 
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • LMGT 1345 - Economics of Transportation Distribution


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    A study of the basic economic principles and concepts applicable to transportation and distribution.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • LMGT 2334 - Principles of Traffic Management


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    A study of the role and functions of a transportation traffic manager within a commercial or public enterprise. Includes training in rate negotiation, carrier and mode selection, carrier service evaluation, quality control, traffic pattern analysis, documentation for domestic and international shipments, claims, hazardous materials movement, and the state, federal, and international environments of transportation.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Prerequisites: LMGT 1319  LMGT 1323 
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course
  
  • LMGT 2388 - Logistics & Materials Management


    CIP Code 520203

    3 Course Credits

    A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.

    9 Internship Hours Per Week
    144 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: ITR

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Marketing

  
  • MRKG 1311 - Principles of Marketing


    CIP Code 521401

    3 Course Credits

    This course is an introduction to basic marketing functions, identification of consumer and organizational needs, explanation of environmental, economic, psychological, sociological, and global issues, and description and analysis of the importance of marketing research. The student will identify the marketing mix components in relation to market segmentation and interpret market research data to forecast industry trends and meet customer demands.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course

Mathematics

  
  • MATH 0310 - Developmental Math - Beginning Algebra


    CIP Code 3201045119

    3 Course Credits

    The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Math or take NCBM 0200 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • MATH 0311 - Foundations of Math Reasoning


    CIP Code 3201045119

    3 Course Credits

    The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving. This course is only for students with no Math on their degree plan.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Math or take NCBM 0200 

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • MATH 0312 - Developmental Mathematics-Interm Algebra


    CIP Code 3201045219

    3 Course Credits

    A study of relations and functions, inequalities, algebraic expressions and equations (absolute value, polynomial, radical, rational), with a special emphasis on linear and quadratic expressions and equations. Student enrolling in this course must meet the intermediate algebra standard on the placement test or have passed MATH 0310  with a grade of A, B, or C. This course is only for students with no Math on their degree plan.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Completion in MATH 0310  or equivalent.

    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • MATH 0314 - Dev Math Co-Req for College Algebra


    CIP Code 3201045119

    3 Course Credits

    The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Completion in MATH 0310  or equivalent.

    Co-requisites: MATH 1314  
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • MATH 0324 - Dev Math Co-Req for Business Math


    CIP Code 3201045119

    3 Course Credits

    The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Completion in MATH 0310  or equivalent.

    Co-requisites: MATH 1324  
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
  
  • MATH 0332 - Dev Math Co-Req for Quantitative Reasoning


    CIP Code 3201045119

    3 Course Credits

    The course supports students in developing skills, strategies, and reasoning needed to succeed in mathematics, including communication and appropriate use of technology. Topics include the study of numeracy and the real number system; algebraic concepts, notation, and reasoning; quantitative relationships; mathematical models; and problem solving.

    3 Lecture Hours Per Week
    48 Contact Hours

    Instructional Methods: LEC

    Registration Restrictions: Must pass TSI in Math or take NCBM 0200  

    Co-requisites: MATH 1332  
    Texas High Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course
 

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