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2011-2012 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

2011-2012 Course Listings

Key

✽ - Applies to CMC AA/AS degree

◆ - Colorado State Guaranteed Transfer Course

For more information see Degree & Certificate Descriptions & Requirements .

NOTE: Not all courses are offered at every campus each term.
 

Physics PHY
  

  • ◆ PHY 112 - Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PHY 111 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Expands upon PHY 111  and covers sound waves, electric fields, electric circuits, magnetic fields, optics, and modern physics. Explores the concepts and theories presented in class through demonstrations and hands-on experiments.
    LEC 60 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PHY 211 - Physics: Calculus-Based I With Lab

    5.0 Credits
    Co-requisites MAT 201 
    Prerequisites: MAT 122 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Enables the student to examine the truth about physical reality through reasoning, mathematics, and experimentation. Covers kinematics, force, gravity, energy, momentum, torque, rotational dynamics, fluids, and waves. The concepts and theories presented in class are explored through demonstrations and hands-on experiments. This first semester calculus-based physics course is recommended for students entering engineering or one of the advanced sciences.
    LEC 60 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PHY 212 - Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab

    5.0 Credits
    Co-requisites MAT 202 
    Prerequisites: PHY 211 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Expands upon PHY 211  and examines thermodynamics, electric fields, electric circuits, magnetic fields, light and optics, and modern physics. The concepts and theories presented in class are explored through demonstrations and hands-on experiments.
    LEC 60 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PHY 213 - Physics III: Calculus Based

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PHY 212 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Covers special relativity, quantum theory, atomic physics, solid state, and nuclear physics.
    LEC 45 Clock hours

Political Science POS
  

  • ◆ POS 105 - Introduction to Political Science

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on a survey of the discipline of political science, including political philosophy and ideology, democratic and non-democratic governments and processes, and international relations.
    Prev. Course Codes: POS-110, POS-151
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ POS 111 - American Government

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Includes the background of the U.S. Constitution, the philosophy of American government, general principles of the Constitution, federalism, civil liberties, public opinion and citizen participation, political parties, interest groups and the electoral process, and the structure and functions of the national government.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ POS 125 - American State & Local Government

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Emphasizes the structure and function of state, county, and municipal governments including their relations with each other and with national government. Includes a study of Colorado government and politics.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    POS 175 - Special Topics

    0.5 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC
  

  • ◆ POS 205 - International Relations

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Examines relationships among modern nation states. Topics include diplomacy, nationalism, ideologies, power and influence, conflict and cooperation, the role of non-state actors, the international economy, and theoretical attempts to understand international behavior.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ POS 215 - Current Political Issues

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Incorporates an in-depth analysis of critical issues in political science. Examines current topics and issues.
    Prev. Course Codes: POS-270IP, POS-025, POS-270IP
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ POS 225 - Comparative Government

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on a comparison of the basic features of selected developed and developing countries. Topics include ideologies, political parties, interest groups, and governmental institutions.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    POS 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC
  

  • ✽ POS 280 - Internship

    1.0 - 12.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
    COOP

Process Technology PRO
  

  •    PRO 100 - Introduction to Process Technology

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides an overview or introduction into the field of Process Operations within the process industry. The course will introduce the roles and responsibilities of process technicians, the environment in which they work, and the equipment and systems in which they operate.
    LECLB 90 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 110 - Safety, Health & Environment

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides an introduction to the field of safety, health, and environmental concerns within the process industry. Within this course, you will be introduced to various types of plant hazards, safety and environmental systems and equipment, and the regulations under which processing plants are governed.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 120 - Process Technology I: Equipment

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides an overview or introduction into the field of equipment within the process industry. This course will introduce many process industry-related equipment concepts including purpose, components, operation, and the Process Technician’s role for operating and troubleshooting the equipment.
    LECLB 90 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 125 - Process Technology I: Equipmment II

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Familiarizes the student with nomenclature, maintenance, safety, and operations in relation to the stationary equipment utilized in the oil and gas and other process industries. This course provides an overview or introduction to the field of equipment and maintenance within the process industry. The course will introduce the roles and responsibilities of process technicians, the environment in which they work, and the equipment and systems in which they operate. The course also provides an overview or introduction into the field of stationary equipment utilized in many of the process industries. This couse will introduce many process industry-related equipment concepts including purpose, components, operation, and the Process Technician’s role for operating and troubleshooting the equipment.
    LECLB 90 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 130 - Instrumentation I

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides an introduction to the field of Instrumentation and covers process variables and the various instruments used to sense, measure, transmit, and control those variables. This course also introduces control loops and the elements that are found in different types of loops, such as controllers, regulators, and final control elements. The course concluds with a study of instrumentation drawings and diagrams and a unit on troubleshooting instrumentation.
    LECLB 67.5 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 131 - Instrumentation II

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PRO 130 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Introduces the student to switches, relays, and annunciator systems and moves on to discuss signal conversion and transmission. Controllers, control schemes, and advanced control schemes are covered at a level appropriate for the process technician. The student then moves on to learn about digital control, programmable logic control, and distributed control systems before ending the course with a discussion of instrumentation power supplies, emergency shutdown systems, and instrumentations malfunctions.
    LECLB 67.5 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC
  

  •    PRO 180 - Internship

    0.5 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PRO 100 , PRO 110 , and PRO 130 ; Minimum grade C-. Or with program coordinator permission.
    Provides studens with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
    COOP 22.5 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 210 - Process Technology II: Systems

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Studies the interrelationship of process equipment and process systems: arranging process equipment into basic systems; describing the purpose and function of specific process systems; explaining how factors affecting process systems are controlled under normal conditions; and recognizing abnormal process conditions. In addition, it introduces the concept of system and plant economics.
    LECLB 90 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 220 - Process Technology III: Operations

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides an introduction to the field of operations within the process industry. Students will use existing knowledge of equipment, systems, and instrumentation to understand the operation of an entire unit. Students study concepts related to commissioning, normal startup, normal operations, normal shutdown, turnarounds, and abnormal situations, as well as the process technician’s role in performing the tasks associated with these concepts within an operating unit.
    LECLB 90 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 230 - Quality in Process Technology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides an introduction to the field of quality with the Process industry. This course will introduce many process industry-related quality concepts including operating consistency, continuous improvement, plant economics, team skills, and statistical process control (SPC).
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 240 - Process Troubleshooting

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Take PRO 100  and PRO 120  or PRO 125  and PRO 130  or PRO 131 . Or with program coordinator permission.
    Provides instruction in the different types of troubleshooting techniques, procedures, and methods used to solve process problems. Topics include application of data collection and analysis, cause-effect relationships, and reasoning.
    LECLB 90 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 250 - Oil & Gas Production I

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Familiarize the student with the duties and responsibilities of the oil and gas production technician. Specifically, students will be able to discuss the history of the oil market, concepts surrounding exploration and geology, fundamentals of drilling and well completion, and describe the operation of the equipment and systems used by the oil and gas production technician today.
    LECLB 67.5 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 255 - Oil & Gas Production II

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PRO 250 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Familiarize the student with the duties and responsibilities of the oil and gas production operations technician. Specifically, the course covers the following topics: the natural gas treatment, dehydration and compressions system and equipment; the produced water treatment and handling system and equipment; auxiliary systems and equipment; artificial lift and enhanced recovery techniques; pumping and transportation systems; safety, health and environmental considerations relative to the field of oil and gas production; and an introduction to petroleum refining and processing.
    LECLB 67.5 Clock hours
  

  •    PRO 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC
  

  •    PRO 280 - Internship

    0.5 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PRO 100 , PRO 110 , and PRO 130 ; Minimum grade C-. Or with program coordinator permission.
    Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
    COOP 22.5 Clock hours

Professional Photography PHO
  

  •    PHO 105 - Photography & Computer Orientation

    2.0 Credits
    This course will orient the Professional Photography student with lab operations and procedures of computer labs and networks. An introduction to the Mac OS-X operating system and the numerous applications included with Mac OS-X will be covered. These applications include: Safari, iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, iMovie, and iWeb.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-101
    LECLB 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 121 - Photo Image Capture I

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 161  PHO 143  
    This foundation course instructs the fundamental operation of a DSLR camera. The general operation of the camera, proper camera handling and maintenance, exposure control, depth of field, lenses and the visual characteristics of lenses, and an understanding of how digital capture works are emphasized. Additional topics include: f-stops, shutter speeds, metering modes, use of the histogram, auto focus, auto bracketing, and exposure compensation.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-121
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 122 - Photo Image Capture II

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 144  PHO 162 
    Prerequisites: PHO 121 ; Minimum grade C.
    This course is a continuation of Photo Image Capture I and further develops camera operation skills and an understanding of digital imaging terminology. A more advanced control and application of camera techniques such as exposure, depth of field, optical effects, and zone focusing will be emphasized. In addition to demonstrating technical competency in the aforementioned areas, students will be expected to utilize these techniques as visual communication tools in order to clearly convey their photographic intent. Additional topics include: macro photography, the effects of image compression, the advantages and disadvantages of shooting JPEG vs. RAW, and use of fill flash.
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 143 - Perception & Photography I

    3.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 121  PHO 161 
    This course presents the fundamentals of visual perception, design, and seeing in the photographic medium. Topics include: elements of composition, Gestalt principles and the psychology of seeing, conceptual and perceptual exercises, depth representation, figure/ground, and the development of ideas.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-043, PHP-243A, PHP-143
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 144 - Perception & Photography II

    3.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 122  PHO 162 
    Prerequisites: PHO 143 ; Minimum grade C.
    This course moves the foundation of aesthetic principles into a more advanced stage. Through the use of historical examples, students will create images that employ the same visual and philosophical concerns of their predecessors in photographic history. This course is fundamentally a photography history shooting class.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-144
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 161 - Digital Capture Processing I

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 121  PHO 143 
    This course will cover post processing of digital captures. Methods of transferring files from camera to computer, basic digital asset management, image editing tools, optimizing files for print and screen, image sharpening, proper understanding of black and white tonal scale, methods of converting color captures to black and white images, printing, and matting are included. The lab portion of the class will also be used to assist the production of images required for Photo-Image Capture I and Perception & Photography I.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-161
    LECLB 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 162 - Digital Capture Processing II

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 122  PHO 144 
    Prerequisites: PHO 161  Minimum grade C.
    This course is a continuation of Digital Capture Processing I and focuses on digital image processing and printing. Topics include: visual understanding of print quality, basic RAW processing, various digital workflows, further development of vocabulary of digital darkroom terminology, creating and utilizing actions in Photoshop, and further advancement of Photoshop technique.
    LECLB 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-175
    LECLB
  

  •    PHO 232 - Professional Portraiture

    3.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 251 
    Prerequisites: PHO 122 ; Minimum grade C.
    This course covers the technical and aesthetic aspects of studio and location portrait photography. Course topics include: lighting ratios, lighting styles, location lighting, small system flash, light modifiers for portraiture, metering, composition, equipment, and posing. Career paths in the field of portraiture such as weddings, environmental, editorial, and studio portraits will be covered.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-232
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 234 - View Camera & Lighting Techniques

    3.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 251 
    Prerequisites: PHO 122 ; Minimum grade C.
    Instruction in the use of large format cameras and strobe lighting for product photography is the focus of this course. Topics include: types of large format cameras, view camera movements for depth of field and perspective control, lighting ratios, special lighting techniques, light modifiers, bellows factors, and the specific methods of lighting different objects and surfaces such as glass and metal.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-234
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 236 - Product Photography

    3.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 268 
    Prerequisites: PHO 234  Minimum grade C.
    This course is a continuation of View Camera and Lighting Techniques, emphasizing studio product illustration using color transparency film and digital capture. Advanced techniques in lighting, further development of proficiency with the view camera, and advanced aspects of commercial illustration photography are included.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-035, PHP-235
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 251 - Color Capture I

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 263  PHO 232  PHO 234 
    Prerequisites: PHO 122 ; Minimum grade C.
    This course will cover color theory including the technical reproduction of colors and the visual use of colors. Exercises in the effective use of color and color reproduction techniques will be emphasized. The continued proper use of the digital camera to capture accurate color, and techniques to further the understanding of digital capture are covered. Various methods to deal with white balancing and Kelvin temperature problems will be discussed and demonstration of proficiency required.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-251
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 252 - Color Capture II

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 264 
    Prerequisites: PHO 251 ; Minimum grade C.
    This course will cover aesthetic issues including development of style and technical issues of color management. Students will create a series of images within a chosen genre, such as editorial or portraiture, which are unified by their stylistic qualities. Technical topics include the theory of color management.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-252
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 263 - Digital Capture Processing III

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 251 
    Prerequisites: PHO 162 ; Minimum grade C.
    This course will introduce advanced techniques in post-processing of digital captures. Various workflows for different photographic professions will be emphasized in this class. Image management with special software designed for the professional photographer is also included. Refinement of printing techniques and an introduction to theories of color management will also be covered.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-263
    LECLB 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 264 - Digital Capture Processing IV

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 252  PHO 268 
    Prerequisites: PHO 263 ; Minimum grade C.
    This course in an in-depth continuation of the topics covered in Digital Capture Processing III, as well as a co-requisite course with Color Capture II that provides the lab-image processing component. Advanced techniques in post-processing of digital captures, refinement of printing techniques, and color management are the focus of this course. Topics include: monitor and printer profiling, ICC profiles, soft-proofing, and various color spaces.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-264
    LECLB 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 268 - Portfolio & Career Exploration

    4.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PHO 236  PHO 252  PHO 264 
    Prerequisites: PHO 232 , PHO 234 , PHO 251 , and PHO 263 ; Minimum grade C.
    The course is the terminal/capstone course for the Professional Photography program. Completion of all classes or concurrent enrollment in the remaining classes of the program is a requirement. In this class, students will create a computer-based portfolio and a printed presentation portfolio. Different techniques necessary for the production of the portfolios and styles of portfolios are covered. Resumes, cover letters, promotional pieces, presentation techniques, and skills related to the pursuit of careers and furthering education are covered in this class.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-268
    LEC 30 Clock hours LECLB 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-275
    LECLB
  

  •    PHO 278 - Field Workshop

    3.0 Credits
    In-depth field studies of specific regions in the Western United States are the topics of this course. The course will focus on the application of field techniques and principles during an extended trip to the area of study. The specific area of investigation will be indicated in the schedule of classes each time the course is offered.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-270FP, PHP-270YW, PHP-270CN, PHP-270SW, PHP-270AI, PHP-270SU, PHP-270SP, PHP-270FP, PHP-270PP, PHP-047A, PHP-148A, PHP-280
    LEC 15 Clock hours LAB 60 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 286 - Cooperative Work Experience

    3.0 Credits
    The student will obtain specialized skills through on-the-job training related to the student’s desired vocational interest and goals. The student will work at least eight hours per week and consult an additional one hour per week with the instructor.
    COOP 135 Clock hours
  

  •    PHO 287 - Cooperative Work Experience

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides work experience for students to gain practical work experience related to their educational program.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-130A
    COOP
  

  •    PHO 288 - Cooperative Work Experience

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides work experience for students to gain practical work experience related to their educational program.
    Prev. Course Codes: PHP-130B, PHP-030B, PHP-130B
    COOP

Psychology PSY
  

  • ◆ PSY 101 - General Psychology I

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including motivation, emotion, physiological psychology, stress and coping, research methods, consciousness, sensation, perception, learning, and memory.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-151
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PSY 102 - General Psychology II

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on the scientific study of behavior including cognition, language, intelligence, psychological assessment, personality, abnormal psychology, therapy, life span development, and social psychology.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-152
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 106 - Human Relations

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Emphasizes the development and practice of effective interpersonal skills on and off the job.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 110 - Career Development

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Assists the student in recognizing his/her career potential, and provides tools for making realistic decisions concerning educational and occupational objectives.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 116 - Stress Management

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Identifies the physiological, emotional, and behavioral aspects of stress. Techniques of stress reduction and management are explored and applied, including nutrition, exercise, assertiveness, time management, and financial management.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-275, PSY-271B
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 117 - Parenting

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on effective techniques for working with children with emphasis on setting expectations, consideration of individual differences, satisfactory communication, and effective parent-child relationships.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  

  •    PSY 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-205A, PSY-205B, PSY-205C, PSY-290A, PSY-270GL, PSY-270HP, PSY-205A, PSY-205B, PSY-205C, PSY-270WD, PSY-047X, PSY-270WS, PSY-270HP, PSY-270GL, PSY-270WA, PSY-270WD, PSY-177
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 204 - Relationships: Challenges & Choices

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Enables the student to preserve and enhance couple relationships by understanding the role of gender differences, conflict patterns, communication skills, problem solving, and the meaning of committment, fun, and friendship.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PSY 205 - Psychology of Gender

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Examines gender differences in work, courtship, family life, and sexual behavior throughout the life span.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-270WO
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 211 - Leadership Development

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    The fundamentals of leadership theory and skills are studied in this course. Emphasis is placed upon development of personal leadership theories and techniques and their application to a variety of career orientations including public services, business, and recreation.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PSY 217 - Human Sexuality

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Surveys physiological, psychological, and psychosocial aspects of human sexuality. Topics include relationships, sexual identity, and sexual health.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PSY 226 - Social Psychology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on the behavior of humans in social settings including attitudes, aggression, conformity, cooperation and competition, prejudice, and interpersonal attraction.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PSY 235 - Human Growth & Development

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Examines human development from conception through death emphasizing physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-240, PSY-242, PSY-240, PSY-268
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 236 - Assertiveness Training

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    This course teaches the awareness and expressions of individual rights and needs in interpersonal relationships.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 237 - Child & Adolescent Psychology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PSY 101  or PSY 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Explores human development from conception through adolescence, emphasizing physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-248, PSY-210, PSY-262
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PSY 238 - Child Development

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on growth and development of the individual from conception through childhood, emphasizing physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial factors.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-238, ECE-238, ECE-025, EEC-025, EEC-135
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 245 - Educational Psychology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Focuses on the relationships between theory, research, and practice in the areas of learning, child development, motivation, and educational assessment.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-246
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ PSY 249 - Abnormal Psychology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Examines abnormal behavior and its classification, causes, treatment, and prevention.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-220, PSY-264
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 251 - Child and Adolescent Lab

    1.0 Credits
    Co-requisites PSY 237 
    This course examines concepts presented in PSY-237 through 30 hours of documented child/adolescent observation.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-248A
    LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 265 - Psychology of Personality

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: PSY 101  or PSY 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Examines the structure, function, and development of personality. Investigates the major contemporary theories of personality. Covers psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive-social learning, humanistic, trait and optionally, neurobiological, existential, and/or Eastern perspectives.The underlying assumptions and research support for these theories are appraised. Enables the student to gain an appreciation of the value of alternative theoretical approaches to this subfield of psychology.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-215, PSY-261
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ PSY 268 - Organizational Psychology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides a comprehensive study of psychological principles and theories as applied to organizational behavior. Topics include motivation, job satisfaction, conflict supervision, human relations, and stress management.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    PSY 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    Prev. Course Codes: PSY-290C
    LEC

Public Service PSV
  

  • ✽ PSV 230 - Introduction to Civic Leadership

    3.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Enables the student to develop a critical understanding of public leadership through the study of pertinent models, theories, and research.
    LEC 45 Clock hours

Radio & Television RTV
  

  •    RTV 102 - Beginning Television

    3.0 Credits
    Focuses on principles and techniques of television production in theory and the approach of studio production. Emphasizes producing television programs, beginning with a concept through script to actual studio production, pre production, and post production.
    LEC 45 Clock hours

Reading REA
  

  •    REA 030 - Basic Reading Skills

    2.0 Credits
    Focuses on strategies for word attack, vocabulary development, stages of reading, and basic reading comprehension.
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    REA 060 - Foundations of Reading

    3.0 Credits
    Focuses on strategies for vocabulary development, improved reading comprehension, and enrichment.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    REA 090 - College Preparatory Reading

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Take REA 060 ; Minimum grade C-; or placement test.
    Enables the student to apply strategies for improving comprehension, developing vocabulary, and increasing rate for reading college textbooks.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    REA 130 - Technical & Applied Reading

    2.0 Credits
    Focuses on the appropriate reading strategies to understand technical, vocational and academic texts, manuals, professional journals and pleasure materials to complete a task in the workplace and to comprehend a new process.
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    REA 151 - College Reading

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Covers information processing systems, analytical reasoning strategies, concept development and retention, and patterns of organization with emphasis on applying reading strategies to college expository text.
    LEC 45 Clock hours

Real Estate REE
  

  •    REE 103 - Real Estate Brokers I

    6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Enables the student, in conjunction with REE 104 , to meet the educational requirements of the Colorado Real Estate Commission for a Colorado Real Estate Brokers license. Includes real estate law and practice, practical application, and current legal issues.
    Prev. Course Codes: REE-120, REE-123
    LEC 90 Clock hours
  

  •    REE 104 - Real Estate Brokers II

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Enables the student, in conjunction with REE 103 , to meet the educational requirements of the Colorado Real Estate Commission for a Colorado Real Estate Brokers license. This course includes Colorado contracts and regulations, real estate closings, and trust accounts and record keeping.
    LEC 75 Clock hours
  

  •    REE 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    LEC 15 Clock hours

Russian RUS
  

  •    RUS 101 - Conversational Russian I

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces beginning students to conversational Russian and focuses on understanding and speaking Russian. Covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and expressions that are used in daily situations and travel.
    Prev. Course Codes: RUS-101A, RUS-101, RUS-011
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    RUS 102 - Conversational Russian II

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: RUS 101 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues the sequence for students who wish to understand and speak Russian. Covers basic conversational patterns, expressions, and grammar.
    Prev. Course Codes: RUS-102A, RUS-102
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ RUS 111 - Russian Language I

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Begins a sequence dealing with the development of functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Russian language. Note: The order of the topics and methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
    Prev. Course Codes: RUS-151
    LEC 75 Clock hours
  

  • ✽ RUS 112 - Russian Language II

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: RUS 111 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues Russian I in the development of functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Russian language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
    Prev. Course Codes: RUS-152
    LEC 75 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ RUS 211 - Russian III

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: RUS 112 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues Russian Language I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Russian language. Note: the order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ RUS 212 - Russian IV

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: RUS 211 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues Russian Language I, II, and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Russian language. Note: the order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
    LEC 45 Clock hours

Science SCI
  

  • ◆ SCI 155 - Integrated Science I

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Examines the nature of energy and matter. Their interactions and changes, and the application of fundamental concepts to the study of our natural world.
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  • ◆ SCI 156 - Integrated Science II

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: SCI 155 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Examines earth and biological systems, living and non-living environments through the application and refinement of fundamental energy and matter concepts.
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours

Ski Area Operations SAO
  

  •    SAO 100 - Introduction to Ski Area Operations

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Designed to introduce a student to the ski industry and provide an overview of the total ski area operation. Careers in the ski industry will be addressed.
    Prev. Course Codes: SAO-011, SAO-110A, SAO-110
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 101 - Ski Area Operations: Concepts

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Introduces and familiarizes the student with the basic concepts, principles, and tools encountered in the technical operations of a ski area.
    LECLB 67.5 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 102 - Outdoor First Care

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides the student with the first aid skills to quickly respond to sick or injured staff or guests at a mountain resort until the arrival of ski patrol or EMS personnel. This is a National Ski Patrol course.
    LEC 22.5 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 106 - Ropeway Operations

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites SAO 107 
    Prerequisites: MAT 107 ; Minimum grade C-. Requires college-level reading.
    Covers the daily operation, inspection, and minor maintenance of aerial tramways, lifts, and tows. Current design philosophies, the purpose of various tramway components, safety of the lift crew and skiing guests, as well as guest relations, and the rules and regulations applicable to the operation of tramways in Colorado and upon Federal land will be introduced.
    Prev. Course Codes: SAO-012, SAO-112A, SAO-112
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 107 - Ropeway Operations Lab

    1.0 Credits
    Co-requisites SAO 106 
    This laboratory course will provide the hands on ropeway operations during ski season. Information provided as part of SAO 106 will be put into practice. Guest relations, personnel, and skier safety will be emphasized.
    Prev. Course Codes: SAO-013, SAO-112L, SAO-112
    LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 110 - Ski Area Risk Management

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Legal and insurance issues of ski area liability are introduced in this course. Emphasis is on regulations and operating procedures in case of an accident and ways to minimize liability risks.
    Prev. Course Codes: SAO-252, SAO-231
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 111 - Equipment Operations

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites SAO 112 
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Designed to introduce a student to the safe and efficient operation of various heavy and light equipment currently in use at ski areas such as wheeled and tracked vehicles, stationary equipment, and large hand operated machinery.
    Prev. Course Codes: SAO-020, HEQ-010, HEQ-234A, HEQ-234
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 112 - Equipment Operations Lab

    1.0 Credits
    Co-requisites SAO 111 
    Hands-on operation of selected heavy equipment including backhoe and dozer tractors will be practiced. Common excavation techniques, pre-operations checks, and safety will be emphasized. Students must have a valid driver’s license.
    Prev. Course Codes: SAO-020L, HEQ-012, HEQ-234L, HEQ-234
    LAB 30 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 121 - Ropeway Mechanical Maintenance Technician I

    4.0 Credits
    This course will familiarize the student/ropeway mechanical maintenance apprentice with the safe use of hand power tools; use, care and calibration of precision measurement devices; properties and use of various lubricants; proper use of gaskets and packing materials and use/installation of various mechanical seals. Students must be employed as a ropeway maintenance apprentice or a ropeway mechanic/electrician. Instructor approval required.
    LEC 60 Clock hours
  

  •    SAO 122 - Ropeway Mechanical Maintenance Technician II

    3.0 Credits
    This course will familiarize the student/ropeway mechanical maintenance apprentice with gears and gear arrangements; major tasks involved in gearbox overhauls; basic principles associated with moving loads; proper use of devices designed to lift and move loads; and the various types of ladders and scaffolds that enable personnel to work at heights. Students must be employed as a ropeway maintenance apprentice or a ropeway mechanic/electrician. Instructor approval required.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
 

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