Apr 26, 2024  
2012-2013 Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

 

Environmental Science ENV

  
  • ✽ ENV 102 - Environmental Field Experience

    2.0 Credits
    Designed to introduce introductory-level college students to environmental education and environmental studies careers by working in the field. Students will assist in teaching environmental education programs, will read and discuss articles related to environmental issues, will write daily journal entries, will conduct individual research, and will create a portfolio of work.
    LAB 60
  
  •    ENV 175 - ENV Special Topics

    1.0 - 12.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC

Ethnic Studies ETH

  
  • ◆ ETH 200 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    This course introduces students to the issues of race and ethnicity. Emphasizes ethnic relations in the United States as it pertains to four major groups: Americans of African, Asian, Latino, and native descent. Explores issues of racial and ethnic identity, racism, and discrimination, stereotyping, prejudice, segregation, colonialism, integration, and acculturation.
    LEC 45

Film Video Media FVM

  
  •    FVM 105 - Video Production I

    3.0 Credits
    This introduction to visual storytelling provides students with the opportunity to identify the components and explore the expressive visual elements that comprise narrative motion pictures. Students work in groups and/or pairs structuring and shooting exercises and original projects. With an emphasis on creating emotional connections between character and audience, this course will help students learn techniques to create and illustrate effective and dimensional stories. Students will also learn the art of collaboration, which is necessary for film production.
    LEC 45
  
  •    FVM 130 - Introduction to Digital Video:(software)

    1.0 Credits
    Students learn how to use digital video editing software to create, edit, and save movies. Students create movies using digital video clips, digital photos, and music. The basics of shooting good video, capturing video from a camera to a computer, creating movies for the web, and burning finished DVS’s will be covered.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  
  •    FVM 150 - Development of Film Expression

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Examines the nature and structure of Film/Video expression, concentrating on the way directors, editors, and cinematographers use visual techniques to serve the narrative. Students watch films in their entirety, then analyze them for their lighting, composition, camera position, movement, lens, depth of field, use of screen space, and editing techniques.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FVM 164 - Introduction to Digital Editing

    3.0 Credits
    Covers digitizing, compression boards, inputting, outputting, and sofware integration, as well as the principles of nonlinear editing. Final projects are output to digital tape. This course is a prerequisite for FVM-215 for all students who have no digital editing experience.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FVM 231 - Advanced Digital Editing

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FVM 164  ; Minimum grade C-.
    Students will learn control and comprehension of digital editing and storytelling using various editing exercises, and apply these techniques to the creation of a final film product via Final Cut Pro Studio. Students will continue to use and gain mastery over audio, transitions, and motion graphics. Students will learn to manage workflows and the basics of roundtrip media editing. Other advanced fatures may be introduced in the course.
    LEC 45
  
  •    FVM 250 - Writing for Broadcast Media

    3.0 Credits
    Introduction to the basic skills in developing and writing a feature screenplay or teleplay including conceptualization, genre conventions, act structure, scene construction, and character development combined with summarizing and describing written work through pitch sessions and assessing and discussing through writers’ meetings. Students will create final projects working in teams (TV pilots/episodes) or as individuals (screenplays).
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FVM 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 12.0 Credits
    Offers a variety of courses on a one-time or experimental basis. Courses can include skills, production, or appreciation content.
    LEC

Finance FIN

  
  •    FIN 325 - Essentials of Finance

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: BIS-324 and ACC-122; Minimum grade C-.
    Examines the financial decisions that confront corporate managers and explores how companies decide what projects to invest in and how to pay for these investments. Examines the primary financial decisions facing a company, how these decisions are related, and what tools the financial managers use to evaluate these decisions.
    LEC 45
  
  •    FIN 331 - Financial Markets & Institutions

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FIN-325, ECO-201, ECO-202; Minimum grade C-.
    Focuses on the purposes of financial markets and the roles and characteristics of various financial institutions that serve those markets. Identifies and describes each type of market, the securities traded in those markets, and how financial institutions participate in those markets. Describes commercial banks and other financial institutions and examines their roles, performance, regulation, sources and uses of funds, and management of risk. Also examines the functions of the Federal Reserve System and monetary policy.
    LEC 45
  
  •    FIN 423 - Investment & Portfolio Analysis Management

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FIN-331 and ECO-327; Minimum grade C-.
    This course provides an overview of the fields of security analysis and portfolio management. Introduces the analysis of individual investments with special reference to common stock. Covers the nature of financial markets, security pricing models, and critiques of techniques of security analysis. Introduces problems of portfolio selection. Designed for the finance major who is interested in the security/investment area as a possible career.
    LEC 45
  
  •    FIN 433 - Corporate Financial Management

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FIN-325 and ECO-327; Minimum grade C-.
    This course focuses on the theory and practices governing the management of capital in the sustainable business firm of the 21st century. Examines traditional topics in financial analysis, capital structure, debt and equity financing, capital budgeting, and cash and working capital management. Explores current topics in emerging financial instruments, new challenges in risk management, and financial management, planning, and analysis from a triple-bottom-line perspective.
    LEC 45

Fine Woodworking FIW

  
  •    FIW 170 - Woodworking Lab I

    1.0 - 8.0 Credits
    Continues to build upon woodworking skills and techniques.
    LAB
  
  •    FIW 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Assists students who are interested in individual topics within the normal curriculum. The student identifies and selects objectives that he/she needs for industry upgrades or special training to enter the workforce. The student may explore current topics, issues, or activities related to one or more aspects of the Fine Woodworking industry.
    LECLB
  
  •    FIW 250 - Period Furniture Reproduction

    4.0 Credits
    Focuses on researching and selecting a period and style of furniture-making from the Biblical era to contemporty times and building a reproduction piece. Examines then and now techniques and materials while selecting the construction process for the individual piece. Investigates period reproduction including musical instruments, boats, or other items.
    LECLB 90 Clock hours

Fire Science FST

  
  •    FST 100 - Firefighter I

    9.0 Credits
    Addresses the requirements necessary to perform at the first level of progression as identified in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, Firefighter Professional Qualifications. This is a lecture and lab course for meeting the NFPA 1001, Level I standard . Prospective students for FST-100 must pass the Colorado Mountain College Fire Science Physical Ability Test, or provide proof of having passed a comparable test within the last twelve months before being accepted into the course. Details of the test are available from the college. Students must be 18 years of age to enroll in this course.
    LEC 67.5 Clock hours LAB 135 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 101 - Firefighter II

    6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FST 100 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Addresses the requirements necessary to perform at the second level of progression as identified in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, Firefighter Professional Qualifications. This is a lecture and lab course for meeting the NFPA 1001 Level II standard.
    Prev. Course Codes: FFS-112
    LECLB 135 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 102 - Principles/Emergency Services Suppression

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection/service; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-110, FSC-010, FSC-115
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 103 - Occupational Safety & Health for Fire

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Introduces the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as it relates to emergency service organizations. Topics include risk evaluation and control procedures for fire stations, training sites, emergency vehicles, and emergency situations involving fire, EMS, hazardous materials, and technical rescue. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to establish and manage a safety program in an emergency service organization.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 104 - Fire Protection Systems

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Addresses principles and functions involved in the installation and use of sprinkler systems, special suppression systems, and fire detection and alarm systems. Covers portable fire extinguishing equipment requirements, sprinkler systems, installation, inspection and maintenance, special protection systems, and residential sprinklers.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-240, FSC-035, FSC-215, FSV-111
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 105 - Building Construction for Fire Protection

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides the components of building construction that relate to fire and life safety. The focus of this course is on firefighter safety. The elements of consideration and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, preplanning fire operations, and operating at emergencies.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-260, FSC-039, FFS-035, FSC-247BC, FSC-116
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 106 - Fire Prevention

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides fundamental information regarding the history and philosophy of fire prevention, organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau, use of fire codes, identification and correction of fire hazards, and the relationships of fire prevention with built-in fire protection systems, fire investigation, and fire and life-safety education.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 107 - Hazardous Materials Operations (Level I)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Introduces hazardous materials incidents, recognizing and identifying hazardous materials, planning response, implementing response procedures, decision making, and continued evaluation at the awareness and operation level.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-215, FSC-060, FSC-212, FSC-211
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 151 - Driver-Operator

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides the student with the basic knowledge and skills to safely operate fire apparatus according to the NFPA professional standard. Enables the student to display and demonstrate knowledge of fire apparatus, operation of apparatus, pumps and pumping, hydraulics calculations, maintenance, and testing.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Offers foundational (100 level) and advanced (200 level) classes in the fire service field that do not fall under the standard curriculum. Includes seminar classes or prior learning credit portfolio classes that apply to fire electives. Includes National Fire Academy courses, NFPA courses, and local seminars and other professional courses and certifications.
    LEC
  
  •    FST 201 - Instructional Methodology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FST 102  and FST 105 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Students will study the role and responsibility of the fire service instructor. Competencies covered are oral communication skills, concepts of learning, planning and development of lesson plans, instructional materials and delivery methods, testing and evaluations, records and reports, and demonstration of instructional abilities. Fire Instructor I State Certificate is available.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 202 - Strategy & Tactics

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FST 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Provides an in-depth analysis of the principles of fire control through utilization of personnel, equipment, and extinguishing agents on the fire ground.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-175, FSC-045, FSC-132, FSC-117
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 203 - Fire Hydraulics & Water Supply

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: MAT 107 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-220, FSC-065, FSC-213, FSC-214
    LEC 60 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 204 - Principles of Code Enforcement

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FST 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
    To provide the student with the fundamental knowledge of the role of code enforcement in a comprehensive fire prevention program.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-245, FSC-070, FSC-216, FSC-112
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 205 - Fire Investigation I

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FST 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Provides the student with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the firesetter, and types of fire causes.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-235, FSC-055, FSC-210, FSC-225
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 206 - Fire Company Supervision and Leadership (Fire Officer I)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ENG 121 , FST 102 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Covers fire department organization, management philosophies, leadership traits, time management, group dynamics, communications, motivation counseling, conflict resolution, and employee discipline. Meets components of Fire Officer I State Certificate.
    Prev. Course Codes: FSC-160, FSC-040, FSC-126, FSC-113
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 254 - Hazardous Materials Technician Level

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FST 107 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Focues on techniques associated with hazardous materials mitigation, the use of monitoring devices, components of a mitigation team, and command and control of hazardous materials incidents.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FST 275 - Special Topics

    0.5 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest not previously offered. Inclues National Fire Academy courses, VFIS courses, NFPA certification courses or other special subject classes that do not fall under the standard FST curriculum.
    LEC

Fire Science Wildland FSW

  
  •    FSW 100 - S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

    1.0 Credits
    Co-requisites FSW 101 
    Provides instruction in the primary environmental factors that affect the start and spread of wildfire and recognition of potentially hazardous situations. This course can be taught in conjunction with or prior to Firefighting Training S-130.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  
  •    FSW 101 - S-130 Firefighting Training

    2.0 Credits
    Co-requisites FSW 100 
    Provides entry-level firefighter skills . A version of the L-180, Human Factors on the Fireline, is included as part of the course. Credit should be issued for S-130.
    LECLB 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FSW 143 - S-212 Wildfire Chain Saws

    2.0 Credits
    Provides introduction to the function, maintenance, and use of internal combustion, engine-powered chain saws and their tactical wildland fire application. Modules support entry-level training for firefighters with little or no previous experience in operating a chain saw and provide hands-on cutting in surroundings similar to fireline situations.
    LECLB 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FSW 144 - S-215 Fire Operations in the Wildland/ Urban Interface

    2.0 Credits
    Designed to assist structure and wildland firefighters who will be making tactical decisions when confronting wildland fire that threatens life, property, and improvements in the wildland/urban interface. Instructional units include interface awareness, size up, initial strategy and incident action plan, structure triage, structure protection tactics, incident action plan assessment and update, follow up and public relations, and firefighter safety in the interface.
    Prev. Course Codes: FST-261
    LEC 15 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  •    FSW 145 - S-230 Crew Boss

    1.5 Credits
    Prerequisites: FSW 153 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of duties associated with the single-resource boss position from initial dispatch through demobilization to the home unit. Topics include operational leadership, preparation and mobilization, assignment preparation, risk management, entrapment avoidance, safety and tactics, offline duties, demobilization, and post-incident responsibilities.
    Prev. Course Codes: FST-266
    LEC 22.5 Clock hours
  
  •    FSW 153 - S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior

    2.0 Credits
    Designed to prepare the prospective supervisor to undertake safe and effective fire management operations.
    Prev. Course Codes: FST-260
    LEC 30 Clock hours

French FRE

  
  •    FRE 101 - Conversational French I

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces beginning students to conversational French and focuses on understanding and speaking French. Covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and expressions that are used in daily situations and in travel.
    Prev. Course Codes: FRE-101A, FRE-101, FRE-035, FRE-135
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FRE 102 - Conversational French II

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FRE 101 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues the sequence for beginning students who wish to understand and speak French. Covers basic conversational patterns, expressions, and grammar.
    Prev. Course Codes: FRE-102A, FRE-102, FRE-036, FRE-136
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ FRE 111 - French Language I

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Develops students’ interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language. Integrates these skills in the cultural contexts in which the language is used. Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture.
    Prev. Course Codes: FRE-151
    LEC 75 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ FRE 112 - French Language II

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FRE 111 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Expands students’ interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language across the disciplines. Integrates these skills with the study of the cultures in which the language is used. Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture and develops intercultural communicative strategies.
    Prev. Course Codes: FRE-152
    LEC 75 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ FRE 211 - French Language III

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FRE 112 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues French I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the French language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
    Prev. Course Codes: FRE-251
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ FRE 212 - French Language IV

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: FRE 211 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues French I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the French language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
    Prev. Course Codes: FRE-252
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    FRE 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 3.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC

Geographic Information Systems GIS

  
  •    GIS 100 - Geographic Information Systems Fundamentals

    1.0 Credits
    Provides information on the basic concepts of GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and GIS (Geographic Information Systems). Defines the two systems and explains the link from one to the other. Analyzes the different types of GPS Equipment and differentiates between their role in the GPS technology world. Provides information on the types of mapping systems available today and the necessary information to integrate GPS data.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  
  •    GIS 101 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

    3.0 Credits
    Surveys the development and operation of automated geographic information systems. Focuses on the fundamentals of using computers to draw maps. Incorporates study of cartographic fundamentals such as map projections, map scales, selective display of data on maps, and various computer software applications in GIS.
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  •    GIS 110 - Introduction to Cartography

    3.0 Credits
    Examines a broad range of map types, emphasizing maps as a communication system with both symbology and specific organizational hierachies. Discussion and demonstration focuses on essential cartographic principles and practices used for designing maps, with emphasis on cartographic protocol resulting in the effecive communication of both qualitative and quantitative information.
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  •    GIS 131 - Global Positioning Systems for Geographic Information Systems

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces the terminology, hardware, and technological principles of GPS. Students will receive an introduction in the fundamentals of using a basic hand-held GPS unit. Data will be integrated with pre-existing spatial data. Fundamentals of mapping and map reading will be covered. Garmin GPS units will be used initially, followed with Trimble GeoExplorers and Pathfinder Office software. Final student projects integrate GPS data within ArcView projects.
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  •    GIS 160 - GIS Guided Field Study

    2.0 Credits
    Incorporates 45 hours of field study in GIS. Enables the student to work with a local agency/company on an actual GIS project. This hands-on experrience enhances the course work and gives the student the inside view of the GIS industry.
    LAB 60 Clock hours
  
  •    GIS 210 - Intermediate GIS

    3.0 Credits
    Builds upon the spatial analysis principles and concepts of GIS-120. Students work with more advanced analytical tools and develop skills in spatial problem solving.
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  •    GIS 212 - Remote Sensing & Digital Image Processing

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Introduces students to basic concepts and procedures used in the processing of remotely-sensed data, with an emphasis on integration of digital imagery into basic GIS applications.
    LEC 30 Clock hours LAB 60 Clock hours
  
  •    GIS 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC

Geography GEO

  
  • ◆ GEO 105 - World Regional Geography

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Facilitates an understanding of spatial relationships between and among the geographic regions of the world. Includes demographic and cultural (political, economic, and historic) forces related to the physical environments of selected regions. Focuses on analysis of interrelationships between developed and developing regions and the interactions between human societies and natural environments.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ GEO 106 - Human Geography

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Introduces geographic perspectives and methods with applications to the study of human activities. Emphasizes the distribution of humans, adjustments to the natural environment, and land use practices.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ GEO 111 - Physical Geography

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Introduces the principles of landforms as a major aspect of our natural environment. Incorporates an integrated process of lecture, discussion, and laboratory assignments.
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ GEO 112 - Physical Geography - Weather & Climate

    4.0 Credits
    Introduces the principles of meteorology, climatology, world vegetation patterns, and world regional climate classification. Incorporates an integrated process of lecture, discussion, and laboratory assignments and may be transferred to colleges and universities as a science credit.
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ GEO 165 - Human Ecology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Provides a current outlook for the global environment, describing the threats imposed on different natural ecological systems. Enables the student to develop a set of intellectual tools and ways of thinking about the invironment to evaluate for themselves how serious a given environmental problem will be.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    GEO 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC

Geology GEY

  
  • ◆ GEY 111 - Physical Geology

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Studies the materials of the earth, its structure, surface features, and the geologic processes involved in its development. This course includes laboratory experience.
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ GEY 120 - Snow, Ice & Avalanche

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces the formation and reactions of snow, ice, and avalanche conditions. Emphasis is on man`s activities in alpine, arctic, glacial, and semi-glacial regions. Hazard potential and avoidance will be stressed.
    Prev. Course Codes: GEO-120
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ GEY 121 - Historical Geology

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: GEY 111 ; Minimum grade C- or instructor permission.
    Studies the physical and biological development of the earth through the vast span of geologic time. Emphasizes the investigation and interpretation of sedimentary rocks, the record of ancient environments, fossil life forms, and physical events, all within the framework of shifting crustal plates. Course includes laboratory experience.
    Prev. Course Codes: GEY-112
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ GEY 135 - Environmental Geology

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    This course introduces the subject of geology as it relates to human activities.  Geologic hazards such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, and volcanoes are investigated.  Mineral, energy, soil, and water resources are discussed in terms of their geologic formation and identification, usage by society, and associated environmental impacts.  Land use issues, waste, and pollution are also examined.
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  •    GEY 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Presents 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
  
  • ✽ GEY 205 - Geology of Colorado

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Covers the geologic history of Colorado with emphasis on formation of mountain ranges, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock types, ore deposits, and landforms. Incorporates field experience and/or class room lectures.
    Prev. Course Codes: GEY-270AA, GLY-270AA
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ GEY 208 - Geology Field Trip

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    In-depth field studies into the geology of specific regions in the western United States. The course will focus on the application of field techniques and geologic 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: GEY-208A, GEY-208B, GEY-208C, GEY-208A, GEY-208, GEY-208B, GEY-208C, GEY-208A
    LECLB 67.5 Clock hours

German GER

  
  •    GER 101 - Conversational German I

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces beginning students to conversational German and focuses on understanding and speaking German. Covers basic vocabulary, grammar, and expressions that are used in daily situations and in travel.
    Prev. Course Codes: GER-101A, GER-101, GER-035, GER-135
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    GER 102 - Conversational German II

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: GER 101 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues the sequence for students who wish to understand and speak German. Covers basic patterns, expressions, and grammar.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ GER 111 - German Language I

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Develops students’ interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language. Integrates these skills in the cultural contexts in which the language is used. Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture.
    Prev. Course Codes: GER-151
    LEC 75 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ GER 112 - German Language II

    5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: GER 111 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Expands students’ interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language across the disciplines. Integrates these skills with the study of the cultures in which the language is used. Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture and develops intercultural communicative strategies.
    Prev. Course Codes: GER-152
    LEC 75 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ GER 211 - German Language III

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: GER 112 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues German I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the German language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual text and instructors.
    Prev. Course Codes: GER-251
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  • ◆ GER 212 - German Language IV

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: GER 211 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Continues German I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the German Language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
    Prev. Course Codes: GER-252
    LEC 45 Clock hours

Golf Club Management GCM

  
  •    GCM 120 - Golf Management I

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    An overview of the history, opportunities, and responsibilities in the golf profession; PGA history, purpose, and constitution; interpersonal skills; ball flight laws, principles, and professional terminology; golf cart fleet management.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    GCM 150 - Contemporary Club Management

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    This course introduces students to the world of private club management. There are chapters on club boards of directors, service excellence in clubs, leadership in club operations, quality management systems for clubs, strategic management in clubs, club marketing, managing human resources in clubs, food and beverage operations in clubs, club financial management, club computer systems, golf operations in clubs, and club fitness operations.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    GCM 160 - Golf Shop Management

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: GCM 120 ; Minimum grade C-.
    The management, marketing, and accounting of the various types of golf retailing operations: private, public, and resort. Topics include the importance of and steps involved in business planning, financial forecasting, and budgeting.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    GCM 240 - Tournament Operations & the Rules of Golf.

    3.0 Credits
    An in-depth study of the golf professional’s responsibility in tournament operations including an in-depth study of the Rules of Golf and the decisions on the Rules of Golf.
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    GCM 260 - Club Fitting & Club Repairs

    3.0 Credits
    A foundation course covering the golf professional’s ability to custom fit and merchandise equipment. The course includes a practicum in club fitting and a hands-on” approach to club repair and the completion of the Professional Golf Management Level 1 and 2 Picture Book.”
    LEC 22.5 Clock hours LAB 45 Clock hours
  
  •    GCM 287 - Cooperative Work Experience

    6.0 Credits
    Provides students an opportunity to gain practical experience in applying their occupational skills and/or to develop specific skills in a practical work setting. The instructor will work with the student to select an appropriate work site, establish learning objectives, and to coordinate learning activities with the employer or work site supervisor.
    COOP 270 Clock hours

Health & Wellness HWE

  
  • ✽ HWE 100 - Human Nutrition

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces basic principles of nutrition with emphasis on personal nutrition. Satisfies nutrition requirement of students entering health care professions.
    Prev. Course Codes: BIO-132
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 101 - Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

    0.5 Credits
    Teaches emergency procedures for respiratory, obstructed airway, and cardiac arrest victims of all ages. It meets certification requirements of the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, Medic First Aid, or ASHI.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-124A, EFA-024A, EFA-024, EFA-117E
    LECLB 8 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 102 - Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Recertification

    0.5 Credits
    Reviews CPR for those whose CPR card is due but not expired. Student must provide a copy of current CPR certification. Recertification can be done for Professional Rescuer, Community, Adult, Child and Infant CPR.
    LEC 9 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 103 - Community First Aid and CPR

    0.5 Credits
    Prepares the student for certification in CPR and basic first aid. Skills will include basic life support, airway obstruction, control of bleeding, shock, and patient care for the unconscious.
    Prev. Course Codes: PED-125A
    LECLB 9 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 106 - Infant & Child Cpr/First Aid

    0.5 Credits
    Emphasis on the skills needed to recognize and respond calmly to childhood emergencies and to help prevent childhood accidents. Topics include primary assessment, airway obstructions, infant and child CPR, control of bleeding, illness assessment, sudden illness, motor vehicle safety, injury assessment, burns, fractures, wounds, child abuse, hypothermia, and communication.
    Prev. Course Codes: HWE-113, HWE-112, EFA-110, EFA-010
    LECLB 8 Clock hours
  
  • ✽ HWE 111 - Health & Fitness

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Studies health and fitness in the U.S. today. The course will look at personal health issues, managing stress, nutrition, and healthy life styles.
    Prev. Course Codes: PED-171
    LEC 45 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 113 - First Aid & Adult CPR

    .5 Credits
    Teaches the recognition and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies for victims 8 years old and up; identify and care for life-threatening bleeding, sudden illness, and injuries. American Red Cross certification in Adult CPR and Standard First Aid is available for students meeting those requirements.
    Prev. Course Codes: HWE-115
    LEC 7.5
  
  •    HWE 115 - Medic First Aid

    0.5 Credits
    This course will acquaint the students with CPR and the basic skills of first aid. Skills will include basic life support, airway obstruction, control of bleeding, shock, and patient care for the unconscious.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-110, EFA-010, EFA-110, HWE-112
    LECLB 8 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 116 - Pediatric Medic First Aid

    0.5 Credits
    Emphasis on the skills needed to recognize and respond confidently and calmly to childhood emergencies and to help prevent childhood accidents. Topics include primary assessment, airway obstructions, infant and child CPR, control of bleeding, illness assessment, sudden illness, motor vehicle safety, injury assessment, burns, fractures, wounds, child abuse, hypothermia, and communication.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-116, EFA-015B, HWE-113
    LEC 8 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 120 - Wilderness First Aid

    1.0 Credits
    Provides limited medical information to cope with basic wilderness emergencies. Note: Requires current CPR card.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 129 - Wilderness First Responder

    4.0 Credits
    This course provides the student with those skills and emergency medical care techniques used by guides, trip leaders and others providing primary care in backcountry setting. The student will be able to respond correctly to those medical and trauma situations commonly encountered when entry into the EMS system is delayed or unlikely.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-145
    LEC 45 Clock hours LAB 30 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 130 - Wilderness First Responder Refresher

    1.0 Credits
    Meets the standards for recertification of a Wilderness First Responder certification. Topics to be included are CPR, patient assessment, trauma, medical, and environmental emergiencies. This course is required to maintain a current Wilderness First Responder certification, which must be recertified every three years.
    LECLB 22.5 Clock hours
  
  •    HWE 175 - Special Topics

    0.5 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC
  
  • ✽ HWE 245 - Physiology of Exercise

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: BIO 201  and BIO 202 ; Minimum grade C-.
    Introduces the student to the physiological responses and adaptations of individuals to exercise as well as the application to sports medicine, rehabilitation, and general fitness. The laboratory provides experiences that demonstrate the underlying theoretical constructs that govern physiological responses and adaptations to exercise.
    Prev. Course Codes: PED-250
    LECLB 67.5 Clock hours

Health Professional HPR

  
  •    HPR 102 - CPR for Professionals (list certification)

    0.5 Credits
    Meets the requirements for American Red Cross Professional Rescuer CPR or American Heart Association Basic Life Support for those who work in emergency services, health care, and other professional areas. Material presented in the course is basic patient assessment, basic airway management, rescue breathing, and CPR for infant, child, and adult patients.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-119, EFA-018
    LECLB 8 Clock hours
  
  •    HPR 103 - CPR for Professionals Renewal

    0.5 Credits
    Provides opportunity for currently certified CPR providers to renew certificates. Note: current healthcare provider CPR card required.
    LEC 4 Clock hours
  
  •    HPR 106 - Law & Ethics for Health Professionals

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading.
    Introduces students to the study and application of medico-legal concepts in medical careers. This course seeks to establish a foundation for ethical behavior and decision-making in health professions.
    LEC 30 Clock hours
  
  •    HPR 108 - Dietary Nutrition

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: HWE 100 ; Minimum grade C;
    Studies the basic principles in clinical practice involved in the assistance of health care. The course will cover factors which influence the nutritional status of individuals, methods of nutritional assessment and support, and diet modification for specific disease states.
    LEC 15 Clock hours
  
  •    HPR 115 - Introduction to Nutrition

    2.0 Credits
    This course is an introduction to nutrition. Students will receive an overview of the essential nutrients of human nutrition and an introduction to medical nutritional support modalities.
    LEC 30 Clock hours
 

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