2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Horticulture |
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HORT 2030 - Seminar
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
Seminar with readings, roundtable discussion, and writing on the modern world-view of global agricultural practices and the risks that they present. An elective course.
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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HORT 2110 - Landscape Plant Materials II
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A continuation of HORT 1110 and study of additional plants. Students acquire knowledge in the proper selection and utilization of landscape plant materials.
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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HORT 2120 - Advanced Landscape Design
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A study of residential and commercial landscape design, cost analysis, and installation. Topics include site analysis, design plan, pricing, implementation, and special projects.
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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Information Systems |
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INFS 1000 - Intro to Microcomputing
(Formerly AIS 1180)
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
An introduction to microcomputing tasks and terminology. Topics include input and output, storage, memory, the CPU, and the Windows operating system. Hands-on experience is gained in working with Windows, managing files, managing disks, and exploring the Internet.
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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INFS 1010 - Computer Applications
(Formerly AIS 1181)
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
An introduction to the use of microcomputer software in the business environment. Applications include word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Learning Support competencies for reading and math. Note: It is recommended that Computer Accounting majors complete INFS 1000 before taking INFS 1010.
Semester Availability: All
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Logistics Technology |
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LOGI 1000 - Supply Chain Management
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A study of the basic concepts of supply chain management emphasizing the economic significance of distribution to business and the U.S. economy. Topics include the interrelationship between logistics and other areas of business and how logistics can significantly impact customer loyalty by adding value.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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LOGI 1010 - Transportation Management
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to traffic management functions including mode and carrier selection. Cost models for transportation and reasons for selecting a given shipping method are discussed. All models of transportation and transit times will be explored with frequent use of case-based instruction.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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LOGI 1030 - Warehouse & Inventory Mgmt
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An analysis of warehousing functions and management. Topics include facility location and operation, labor relations, financial analysis, and productivity improvement and measurement.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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LOGI 2010 - Logistics Hardware & Software
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to the use of logistics hardware and software technologies. Covers technologies such as bar coding, RFID, pick-to-light, pick-to-voice, warehouse management systems, and transportation management systems. Prerequisite(s): INFS 1010
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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LOGI 2020 - Intl Trans & Logistics
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
Provides an understanding of the logistics processes required in moving goods and people across international boundaries, the transportation modes used in such movement, and current logistics issues in the global environment. Prerequisite(s): INFS 1010
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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LOGI 2030 - Operations Management
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
Examines operations management concepts, tools, and practices for designing, planning, controlling, and improving manufacturing and service organizations. Emphasizes the use of operations strategy to gain competitive advantage. Topics include facility location and layout design, forecasting, queuing models, inventory management, enterprise resource planning, production systems, and quality assurance.
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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LOGI 2040 - Purchasing Principles
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
Course covers the basics of purchasing management. Topics include the challenge of purchasing and materials management, objectives and organization functions, specification, quality control and inspection, computerization, and quality considerations.
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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LOGI 2050 - Logi & Supply Chain Strategy
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A study of the strategic and tactical decisions throughout the logistics and supply chain management processes. Topics include the supply chain concept; obtaining a competitive advantage through supply chain management; techniques to measure, improve, and manage supply chain performance; the effect of interdependent activities and firms on overall performance and behavior; inventory management approaches; trade-offs made in managing supply chain activities; the role of logistics management and its effect on supply chain performance; and safety and risk management. Prerequisite(s): This course should be taken during the last semester before graduation after all other required LOGI courses have been successfully completed or are concurrently being completed.
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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Mathematics |
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MATH 0810 - Learning Support Math I
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
Prepares students with the necessary skills to be successful in college-level mathematics by providing multiple representations of application and problem-solving. Topics include operations with real numbers and algebraic expressions, analysis of graphs, linear functions, linear equations and inequalities, basic statistics and probability, and unit conversions. Prerequisite(s): ACT Math sub score below 19 OR Compass equivalent
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MATH 0820 - Learning Support Math II
2 Credit Hours
2 Class Hours
This class is a continuation of MATH 0810 , Learning Support Math I. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of three competencies in Learning Support Math
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MATH 0830 - Learning Support Math III
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
This class is a continuation of MATH 0810 , Learning Support Math I. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of four competencies in Learning Support Math
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MATH 0835 - Math Embedded Support
1 Credit
2 Class Hours
A co-requisite course that prepares students with the necessary skills to be successful in the co-requisite MATH 1530 - Probability/Statistics Enhanced course by providing additional support in mathematical skill development along with application and problem-solving. Topics include operations with real numbers an algebraic expressions, analysis of graphs, basic statistics and probability, and unit conversions. Prerequisite(s): ACT Math sub score 16, 17, or 18 OR COMPASS equivalent OR equivalent math placement score. Corequisite(s): MATH 1530 - Probability/Statistics Enhanced Note: Successful completion of MATH 0835 and MATH 1530 waives LSM requirements. Students who do not pass the MATH 1530 course will be required to register for MATH 0810 to complete LSM competencies prior to attempting other college-level math courses.
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MATH 1000 - Foundations of Algebra
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
This course is designed to prepare students to have the necessary skills to be successful in algebra intensive college-level mathematics courses. The curriculum provides multiple representations of applications and problem-solving, both algebraically and with the aid of technology. Topics include performing operations with polynomials and rational expressions; analysis of quadratic and rational functions and graphs; solving quadratic, rational, and radical equations; and graphing and evaluating polynomial and exponential functions. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all competencies in Learning Support Math Note: This course will not satisfy general education math requirements for associate degrees or technical certificates.
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MATH 1010 - Math for Liberal Arts*
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introductory mathematics course for non-science majors emphasizing applications. Topics include problem-solving, sets, logic, algebra, probability, statistics, consumer mathematics, and finance. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all competencies in Learning Support Math
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1130 - College Algebra*
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A traditional college algebra course for non-science majors. Topics include rational and exponential expressions, the concept of functions and their inverses, linear functions and equations including equations with radicals and absolute values, quadratic functions and equations, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations, graphs of basic functions, systems of equations, and inequalities. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score or MATH 1000
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1410 - Math for Elem Education I
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introductory first course in math for elementary education, which is restricted to students majoring in Elementary or Early Childhood Education. Topics include tools for problem-solving, sets and operations on sets, functions, logic, numeration system, algebra-based study of properties of and operations with whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score or MATH 1000
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MATH 1420 - Math for Elem Education II
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A continuation of MATH 1410 and the second course in math for elementary education, which is restricted to students majoring in Elementary or Early Childhood Education. Topics include introductory elements of probability and statistics and the basic concepts of Euclidean geometry and coordinate geometry including congruence, similarity, measurements, areas, and volumes. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1410
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MATH 1530 - Probability/Statistics*
(Non-Calculus)
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to basic concepts and formulas for both descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include the nature of data, uses and abuses of statistics, methods of sampling, summarizing data, pictures of data, counting techniques, measures of central tendency, measures of variation, measures of position, understanding probability, binomial and normal distributions, central limit theorem, confidence intervals, fundamentals of hypothesis testing for both one and two samples, ANOVA, linear regression, and a brief introduction to nonparametric statistics. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all competencies in Learning Support Math
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core
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MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics*
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to mathematical topics applicable to a variety of academic areas. Topics include linear functions and graphs, linear inequalities and graphs, systems of linear equations, matrices and matrix algebra, linear programming, set theory, logic, and conversion between binary, decimal, and hexadecimal. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all competencies in Learning Support Math
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1710 - Precalculus I*
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A traditional course in precalculus algebra. Topics include polynomial, radical, rational, exponential, and logarithmic expressions and equations; polynomial, radical, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and logistic functions, graphs, and their applications; polynomial and rational inequalities and their applications; and inverse functions. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score or MATH 1000
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1720 - Precalculus II*
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A traditional course in precalculus trigonometry. Topics include the trigonometric functions and their graphs, right and oblique triangles, degree/radian measure, trigonometric equations, identities, inverse trigonometric functions, vectors, the polar coordinate system, parametric equations, conic sections, and applications. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1710
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1730 - Precalculus*
5 Credits
5 Class Hours
A single introductory course for the preparation for calculus. Topics include an overview of elementary algebra, elementary geometry, introduction to trigonometric functions and inverses, vectors, introduction to complex numbers, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations, solving various types of equalities and inequalities, quadratic equations and functions, systems of linear and nonlinear equations, systems of linear equations, and determinants. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement score or MATH 1000
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1830 - Concepts of Calculus*
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to calculus without a requirement for trigonometry with applications from business, economics, life sciences, and health sciences. Topics include a survey of limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, related rates, maximum-minimum problems, and exponential growth and decay. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1710 or MATH 1130
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1910 - Calculus & Analytic Geom I*
4 Credits
4 Class Hours
An introductory first course in the traditional three-course calculus sequence. Topics include plane analytical geometry, function theory including limits and continuity, the differential and integral calculus of algebraic, trigonometric, and transcendental functions, curve sketching, maxima and minima, and related rates. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1720 or MATH 1730
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MATH 1920 - Calculus & Analytic Geom II
4 Credits
4 Class Hours
A continuation of MATH 1910 and the second course in the traditional three-course calculus sequence. Topics include a study of the differential and integral calculus of algebraic and transcendental, further exploration of the trigonometric functions, further applications of the definite integral, integration techniques, infinite series, parametric equations, and polar coordinates. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1910
Semester Availability: All
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MATH 2010 - Linear Algebra
(Formerly Linear Algebra/Matrix Algebra)
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A traditional introductory linear algebra course. Topics include matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1910
Semester Availability: Spring
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MATH 2110 - Calculus & Analytic Geom III
4 Credits
4 Class Hours
A continuation of MATH 1920 and the third course in the traditional three-course calculus sequence. Topics include solid analytical geometry, the calculus of more than one independent variable, surfaces and curves in space, cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems, vectors and vector-valued functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and applications. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1920
Semester Availability: Fall
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MATH 2120 - Differential Equations
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introductory first course in differential equations. Topics include linear first-order differential equations, applications, homogeneous linear differential equations, second-order linear equations, systems of differential equations, and the Laplace Transforms. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1920
Semester Availability: Fall
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Music Technology |
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MST 1110 - Fundamentals of Music
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to musical concepts as they apply to the commercial music production process. Students will master basic terminology, concepts, and theory, which will enable them to communicate and function effectively in the studio. Topics include genres of popular music, popular song forms, common instrumentation, scales, chords, intervals, and rhythms as they relate to MIDI, digital audio waveforms, and the Nashville Number System.
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1130 - Studio Recording I
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
An introduction to the recording studio. Topics include microphones, analog and digital recorders, the recording console, signal processing, and recording techniques.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1140 - MIDI I
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
An introduction to basic MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) concepts and techniques. Topics include keyboards, sound modules, controllers, virtual instruments, beats, sequencing, and MIDI production techniques.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1210 - The Business of Music
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to occupations and businesses in the music industry and how they interact. Topics include record companies, management, songwriting, publishing, touring, merchandising, and career opportunities.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1220 - Songwriting I
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to basic songwriting. Topics include lyric and melody construction, working with music publishers and performance rights organizations. Professionally written songs and students’ songs are analyzed in class.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1230 - Studio Recording II
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
A continuation of MST 1130 . Topics include digital audio, tape machine alignment, mixing, stereo microphone techniques, and the creative use of signal processors. Prerequisite(s): MST
1130
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1240 - Digital Audio Production I
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
An introduction to computer-based music and audio production. Topics include digital audio workstation technology, system setup, music editing, working with loops, mix automation, and DAW production techniques.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1260 - MIDI II
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
A continuation of MST 1140 . Topics include software virtual instruments, editing, and advanced MIDI sequencing and production techniques. Prerequisite(s): MST 1140
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1300 - Music Industry Entrepreneur
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A study of the nature of small business with a special emphasis placed on the music industry. Topics include forms of ownership, franchising, finance/accounting, marketing, leadership, and management. Students prepare a feasibility study that will be applicable to various music business ventures. Operations, the legal environment, and administrative controls are also introduced.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1310 - The Internet for Musicians
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
An introduction to the Internet as a music promotion resource. Topics discussed include music marketing, Web design, and independent label and artist promotion.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1320 - Songwriting II
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A continuation of MST 1220 . Topics include co-writing, demo production, and writing for specialty markets. Prerequisite(s): MST 1220
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1330 - Studio Maintenance
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
An introduction to studio maintenance. Topics include basic electronics, troubleshooting equipment problems, soldering techniques, and the use of test equipment.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1340 - Music Publishing I
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to the music publishing industry. Topics include self-publishing vs. professional publishing, starting your own publishing company, song plugging, and performance rights organizations.
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1360 - Digital Audio Production II
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
A continuation of MST 1240 . Topics include advanced music production techniques, drum replacement, vocal tuning, advanced editing, synchronization, and audio for video production. Prerequisite(s): MST
1240
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1370 - Audio Effects Processors
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
A comprehensive course in software audio effects processors commonly used in digital audio and music production. Emphasis will be placed on the skillful operation and creative use of audio effects processors. Prerequisite(s): MST 1240
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1400 - The Art of Mixing
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
A practical course in mixing music. Topics include monitoring practices, musical balance, creative editing and effects processing, critical listening, and preparing recordings for mastering. Students will mix a variety of musical styles and develop a mixing portfolio. Prerequisite(s): MST 1240 , MST 1360 , MST 1370
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1410 - Music Publishing II
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A continuation of MST 1340. Topics include getting songs to the right people, indie markets and foreign markets. Students write and issue licenses and agreements, and acquire new copyrights. Prerequisite(s): MST 1340
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MST 1420 - Mastering
3 Credits
2 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
Mastering is the final creative step in music production, before the manufacturing process. Topics include how mastering has evolved, the relationship of mixing and mastering, business responsibilities, and modern techniques and equipment. Prerequisite(s): MST 1240
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MTEC 1000 - Welding I
4 Credits
2 Class Hours, 3 Lab Hours
Topics include welding safety, oxyfuel cutting, plasma arc cutting, air carbon arc cutting and gouging, base metal preparation, weld quality, SMAW equipment and setup, SMAW electrodes, beads and fillet welds, joint fit-up and alignment, groove welds with backing, and open V groove welds. Prerequisite(s): None
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MTEC 1050 - Millwright I
5 Credits
4 Class Hours, 3 Lab Hours
Topics include millwright hand tools, fasteners and anchors, basic layout, gaskets and O-rings, Oxyfuel cutting, blueprint reading, specialty and power tools, rigging, baseplates and soleplates, lubrication and bearings, couplings, drilling and tapping, shims, packing, and mechanical seals. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all competencies in Learning Support Math. Completion of MATH 1630 Highly Recommended
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MTEC 1060 - Millwright II
5 Credits
4 Class Hours, 3 Lab Hours
Topics include specialty fixtures and jigs, belt and chain drives, fans and blowers, bearings and seals, conveyers, pumps, compressors, pneumatics, hydraulics, gearboxes, laser alignment, optical alignment, turbines, electric motors, and vibration analysis. Prerequisite(s): MTEC 1050
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MTEC 2050 - Pipefitting I
4 Credits
3 Class Hours, 2 Lab Hours
Topics include pipefitting hand and power tools, oxyfuel cutting, ladders and scaffolds, motorized equipment, drawings and detail sheets, identifying and installing valves, threaded pipe fabrication, socket weld pipe fabrication, butt weld fabrication, excavations, and underground pipe installation. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all competencies in Learning Support Math.
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MTEC 2060 - Pipefitting II
5 Credits
4 Class Hours, 3 Lab Hours
Topics include rigging, motorized equipment, aboveground pipe installation, field routing and vessel trim, pipe hangers and supports, testing piping systems, advanced pipe fabrication, aligning, steam traps, in-line specialties, hot taps, maintaining valves, and supervisory skills. Prerequisite(s): MTEC 2050
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 1010 - Materials of Music
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introduction to music notation and the basics of music theory. Topics include keys, scales, simple chords, and practice in listening skills.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 1014 - Class Voice
1 Credit
2 Class Hours
An introduction to basic vocal skills, such as breath control and tone production.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 1020 - Music Theory I
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A survey of the grammar of music with emphasis on diatonic harmony, including the major and minor chords and their inversions and part-writing. Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or instructor permission. Corequisite(s): MUS 1025
Semester Availability: Every other Spring
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MUS 1021 - Music Theory II
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A continuation of MUS 1020 . Prerequisite(s): MUS 1020 Corequisite(s): MUS 1026
Semester Availability: Every other Fall
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MUS 1025 - Aural Skills I
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
A lab developing ear-training skills, including sight-singing and music dictation. Prerequisite(s): MUS 1010 or instructor permission. Corequisite(s): MUS 1020
Semester Availability: Every other Spring
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MUS 1026 - Aural Skills II
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
A continuation of the ear-training skills acquired in Aural Skills I . Prerequisite(s): MUS 1025 and MUS 1020 Corequisite(s): MUS 1021
Semester Availability: Every other Fall
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MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation*
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A survey of music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 18th and 19th centuries, and modern times. Topics include folk music, popular music, world music, music theory, and cultural and historical influences. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Learning Support competencies for reading and writing. Note: MUS 1030 meets the general education requirement for Humanities.
Semester Availability: All
* This course is part of the general education core.
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MUS 1040 - Class Guitar
1 Credit
3 Class Hours
Basic instruction in guitar with emphasis on classical and popular guitar techniques and reading standard music notation and chord charts. Ownership or rental of a guitar is required.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 1307 - College Choir
1 Credit
3 Class Hours
A mixed ensemble performing in a variety of musical genres.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
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MUS 2020 - Music Theory III
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A survey of advanced music with emphasis on chromatic harmony, modulation, 20th-century harmony, part-writing, and ear-training. Prerequisite(s): MUS 1021 Corequisite(s): MUS 2025
Semester Availability: Every other Spring
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MUS 2021 - Music Theory IV
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A continuation of Music Theory III . Prerequisite(s): MUS 2020 Corequisite(s): MUS 2026
Semester Availability: Every other Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 2025 - Aural Skills III
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
A continuation of the ear-training skills acquired in Aural Skills II . Prerequisite(s): MUS 1026 Corequisite(s): MUS 2020
Semester Availability: Every other Spring
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MUS 2026 - Aural Skills IV
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
A continuation of the ear-training skills acquired in Aural Skills III . Prerequisite(s): MUS 2025 Corequisite(s): MUS 2021
Semester Availability: Every other Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 2111 - History of Popular Music
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A survey of American popular styles and their origins. Topics include jazz, country, ragtime, blues, rock, and soul. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Learning Support competencies for reading and writing.
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 2131 - Class Piano I
1 Credit
3 Class Hours
An introduction to the piano for music majors and non-music majors. This class is the first course in the four-semester class piano sequence to prepare students to pass their piano proficiency requirements.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
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MUS 2132 - Class Piano II
1 Credit
3 Class Hours
A continuation of Class Piano I and the second course in the four-course piano sequence. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2131
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
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MUS 2133 - Class Piano III
1 Credit
3 Class Hours
A continuation of Class Piano II and the third course in the four-course piano sequence. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2132
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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MUS 2134 - Class Piano IV
1 Credit
3 Class Hours
A continuation of Class Piano III and the fourth in the four-course piano sequence. Prerequisite(s): MUS 2133 Note: To fulfill requirements for the A.F.A. in Music, students must complete eight (8) hours of lessons and four (4) hours of ensembles appropriate to applied area.
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NSCC 1000 - College Success
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
Designed to empower students to reach their educational and career goals; introduces students to strategies, techniques, and self-management tools commonly recognized to lead to success. Topics include education/career goal-setting and success strategies, campus resources, use of technology, and beginning research skills. This course is available to all students for college-level credit.
Semester Availability: All
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1000 - Pharmacology I
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
This course provides the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1200 - Fundamentals in Nursing
5 Credits
5 Class Hours
This course introduces basic nursing care concepts to provide foundation for nursing care and subsequent nursing courses. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1250 - Fundamentals in Nursing Clinical
3 Credits
3 Clinical Hours, 9 Contact Hours/Week
This course introduces the nursing process and its application within the clinical practice area. This course incorporates components of a campus laboratory and clinical agency where students practice and demonstrate interviewing skills, obtaining a health history, basic physical examination techniques, critical thinking skills and documentation of clinical findings. In clinicals, students have an opportunity to apply patient care techniques taught in the classroom. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1305 - Pharmacology II
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
A continuation of NURS 1000 . Topics seek to provide further understanding of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics with a focus on medical-surgical and psychotherapeutic medications. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1400 - Medical-Surgical Nursing
4 Credits
4 Class Hours
This course incorporates the nursing process, critical thinking skills and pharmocotherapeutics in a holistic approach to provide nursing care for adult patients. Pathophysiology is integrated to provide an understanding of the mechanisms of disease and the underlying changes in body physiology resulting from disease or injury. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1450 - Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical
4 Credits
4 Clinical Hours, 12 Contact Hours/Week
This course emphasizes the application of the nursing process in a clinical setting with the adult patient experiencing acute and chronic health deviations. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1500 - Mental Health Nursing
2 Credits
2 Class Hours
This course introduces principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, pharmocotherapeutics and treatment modalities related to nursing care of patients and their families. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 1550 - Mental Health Nursing Clinical
2 Credits
2 Clinical Hours, 6 Contact Hours/Week
This course introduces the application of the nursing process in a clinical setting with the patient experiencing mental and psychiatric health deviations. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 2150 - Maternal Child Health Nursing Clinical
2 Credits
2 Clinical Hours, 6 Contact Hours/Week
This course introduces the application of the nursing process in the care of the child-bearing family in the clinical setting. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250 , NURS 1305 , NURS 1400 , NURS 1450 , NURS 1500 , NURS 1550
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 2200 - Care of the Child
2 Credits
2 Class Hours
This course introduces the use of the nursing process at specific developmental stages along with pharmocotherapeutics in the care of the child. The importance of family-focused and family-centered care will be explored. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250 , NURS 1305 , NURS 1400 , NURS 1450 , NURS 1500 , NURS 1550
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 2250 - Care of the Child Clinical
2 Credits
2 Clinical Hours, 6 Contact Hours/Week
This course introduces the application of the nursing process in the care of the child. A variety of settings will be used for this clinical experience. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250 , NURS 1305 , NURS 1400 , NURS 1450 , NURS 1500 , NURS 1550
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 2300 - Critical Care Nursing
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
This course is a continuation of the nursing process, critical thinking skills and pharmocotherapeutics in the care of the adult patient with complex health care needs in the acute care environment. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250 , NURS 1305 , NURS 1400 , NURS 1450 , NURS 1500 , NURS 1550 , NURS 2100 , NURS 2150 , NURS 2200 , NURS 2250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 2350 - Critical Care Nursing Clinical
3 Credits
3 Clinical Hours, 9 Contact Hours/Week
This course emphasizes the integration of didactic knowledge and skills for patients with critical care needs in the acute care clinical environment. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250 , NURS 1305 , NURS 1400 , NURS 1450 , NURS 1500 , NURS 1550 , NURS 2100 , NURS 2150 , NURS 2200 , NURS 2250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 2400 - Transitions to Professional Practice
2 Credits
2 Class Hours
This course serves to summarize the student role and explore the transition from student nurse to graduate nurse in the healthcare system. Off-campus experiences may be part of this course. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250 , NURS 1305 , NURS 1400 , NURS 1450 , NURS 1500 , NURS 1550 , NURS 2100 , NURS 2150 , NURS 2200 , NURS 2250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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NURS 2500 - Pharmacology IV
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
Course topics seek to provide an in-depth review of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics with a focus on critical care medications. Prerequisite(s): NURS 1000 , NURS 1200 , NURS 1250 , NURS 1305 , NURS 1400 , NURS 1450 , NURS 1500 , NURS 1550 , NURS 2100 , NURS 2150 , NURS 2200 , NURS 2250
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 1100 - Keyboarding/Formatting
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
An introductory keyboarding course using computers with emphasis on technique, mastery of the keyboard, and speed building. Students are guided through touch-typing and speed building exercises with software that immediately calculates speed and accuracy. Also includes formatting of basic business documents.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 1116 - Business English
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A course emphasizing the rules and accepted practices of English grammar in the contemporary business office. Emphasis on grammar, proofreading, and editing documents. Prerequisite(s): Completion of all Learning Support competencies for reading and writing.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 1117 - Business Communications
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A course focusing on the importance of developing good oral and written communication skills. Topics include verbal vs. nonverbal communication, cultural impact on communication, the writing process and techniques, communicating in the professional environment, writing effective correspondence, and formal reports with assignments to help improve writing, listening, nonverbal, and speaking skills. Prerequisite(s): INFS 1010 with a grade of “C” or higher. Students must have knowledge of grammar and spelling to be successful in this course. Note: Office Administration majors should complete OAD 1116 before enrolling in OAD 1117.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 1225 - Word
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A course designed to expand the student’s skill with Microsoft® Word. Topics include tabs, manipulating text, formatting, sections, headers and footers, tables, columns, forms, mail merge, table of contents and indexes, styles, and basic graphics. Prerequisite(s): OAD 1100 and INFS 1010 with a grade of “C” or higher
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 1235 - Excel®
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A course designed to expand the student’s skill with Microsoft® Excel®. Topics include formatting and customizing worksheets, building formulas and functions, creating and editing charts, and exchanging data with other programs. Prerequisite(s): INFS 1010 with a grade of “C” or higher
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 2000 - Creating a Professional You
1 Credit
1 Class Hour
A one-hour course emphasizing business communication skills needed in the search for employment. Topics include personal resume creation, interview skills, and employment-related document creation (letters of application, interview thank-you and follow-up, letter/message of job-offer acceptance). Students will also survey communication soft-skills key to employment relationships. Note: This class will not apply toward an AAS in Office Administration.
Semester Availability: Fall, Spring
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OAD 2125 - Access®
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A course designed to expand the student’s skill with Microsoft® Access®. Topics include creating and modifying tables, queries, forms, and reports, as well as organizing and managing databases. Students will design and create an original database for the office. Prerequisite(s): INFS 1010 with a grade of “C” or higher
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 2840 - Office Procedures
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A course designed to prepare students to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by today’s evolving offices. Students complete projects that require critical thinking, teamwork, and interpersonal and leadership skills while applying appropriate procedures to manage the administrative functions of an office. Prerequisite(s): OAD 1117
Semester Availability: Fall
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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OAD 2950 - Office Professional Capstone
3 Credits
3 Class Hours
A second-year capstone course that emphasizes the integration of the student’s knowledge and application of office skills. Topics include office-related assignments using word processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation software, as well as appropriate office procedures. An exit exam will be administered at the end of the semester as a means of assessing program outcomes. This course should be taken during the last semester before graduation. Prerequisite(s): OAD 1116 , OAD 1117 , OAD 1225 , OAD 1235 , OAD 2125 and OAD 2840
Semester Availability: Spring
Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway
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