May 09, 2024  
2016-2017 Course Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


The following are standard, approved subjects. Availability of any subject depends on the scheduling, program and student needs at the time. The receiving college or university determines the transferability of courses.

Course Types

Adjunct Adjunct courses may be temporary or experimental and may be used to fulfill elective credit in programs that lead to a degree or diploma. Adjunct courses may not be used to fulfill or substitute for required or option courses in any degree or program.

General Noncore courses identified as freshman-sophomore courses.

Open Occupationally specific courses corresponding to courses in certain professional programs at four-year institutions.

Voc/Tech Occupationally specific courses. Transferability is generally limited. Only 16 credits can apply to the AA/AS degree.

Core Traditional liberal arts courses in the first two years of a baccalaureate degree.

College preparatory (Coll Prep) College preparatory and skill building courses. College Preparatory courses cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements.

P/F Indicates courses taken pass/fail.

Prerequisites Successful completion of a course or other criterion necessary for a student to succeed in a higher level course.

Corequisites A course that must be taken concurrently or prior to the course.

*An instructor may deny enrollment in or drop a student from a specific course if a course
Prerequisite has not been met.

 

Graphic Design

  
  • GRD 410 - Illustration I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Expand and refine your creative drawing skills using traditional materials and the leading digital painting software, Corel Painter. Digital painting allows you to experiment with the creative possibilities of a wide range of art tools-felt pens, ink, charcoal, chalk, airbrush, watercolors, acrylics and oils-quickly and affordably. The skills learned will apply to a wide range of graphic design applications as you use industry-relevant media, techniques and software.
  
  • GRD 411 - Communication Design II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Use the fundamental principles and elements learned in Communication Design I as a guide to make effective design decisions. Learn how to combine images, color and type to create high-impact layouts. This course encourages creative thinking and problem-solving. Credit will not be granted for both WDV 151  and GRD 411  .
    Prerequisite: GRD 403  
  
  • GRD 414 - Illustration II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Unleash your creativity with a complete digital art studio: Corel Painter software and a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet. Unlimited undos allow you to experiment quickly and affordably with the creative possibilities made possible by a wide range of art tools: felt pens, ink, charcoal, chalk, airbrush, watercolors, acrylics and oils. The skills learned will apply to a wide range of graphic design and fine art applications as you use industry-relevant media, techniques and software.
    Prerequisite: GRD 410  or permission of instructor
  
  • GRD 415 - InDesign I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course combines basic desktop publishing skills with the specifics of how to use Adobe InDesign to create visual communications. You will learn page layout tools as you are introduced to the software interface. This course teaches the fundamentals, basic commands and procedures used to create professional documents.
  
  • GRD 419 - Lettering and Sign Art

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The study of traditional letter forms, typography, hand lettering skills and design principles for the production of posters, signs, logos and other graphic images.
  
  • GRD 421 - Internship Preparation

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Are you the best candidate for the job? Learn how to prepare for a successful interview that will land you the graphic design internship job you want. Plan an effective job search strategy by developing the right materials: a resume, cover letter and portfolio. This course will identify real-world workplace behavior and expectations.
  
  • GRD 424 - Graphic Design Internship

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 8
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Internship is an opportunity to work in a graphic design environment under the guidance of a design professional. In this course, you’ll work toward securing an internship that will provide you with the experiences you need to succeed in your career.
    Prerequisite: Instructor approval
  
  • GRD 426 - Communication Design III

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Combine creativity with critical thinking skills to design expressive, compelling and thought-provoking graphic design solutions. Analyze creative briefs and learn to collaborate with others to solve visual communication design challenges.
    Prerequisite: GRD 411 
  
  • GRD 430 - InDesign II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Adobe InDesign is the page layout application of choice for many designers. It contains a host of advanced layout features not found in any other application. Now you can centralize your workflow by integrating seamlessly with the other Adobe applications. In this course you will learn about advanced application features necessary to the design professional.
    Prerequisite: GRD 415 
  
  • GRD 437 - Communication Design IV

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Blend creativity and technology with advanced-level problem-solving and research strategies to create effective multichannel design solutions.
    Prerequisite: GRD 426 , GRD 430 , GRD 471 
  
  • GRD 448 - Airbrush I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The airbrush is a versatile tool, making it easy to paint images for graphic design illustration. In this beginning class you will learn the skills needed to paint airbrush illustrations. This will include proper care for your equipment, drawing and painting skills like freehand, masking and stencil techniques while using a dual-action airbrush.
  
  • GRD 450 - Airbrush II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Continue your study of the airbrush as a tool used to create illustrations for graphic design. In this intermediate class you will build on skills learned in Airbrush I by adding advanced techniques in painting and rendering. This class will include learning how to paint projects like portraits in black, white and color, rendering vehicles and rendering fur or hair on mammals.
    Prerequisite: GRD 448 
  
  • GRD 452 - Airbrush III

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Create custom automotive illustrations as you continue your study of the airbrush. In this advanced class you will build on skills learned in Airbrush I and II. This class will add techniques of painting and rendering on metal surfaces. You will learn how to paint special effects such as flames, fire and graphics.
    Prerequisite: GRD 450 
  
  • GRD 453 - Illustration for Animation

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    An overview into the important foundation that drawing plays in the field of animation. Learn how light and shadow affect form and depth. Practice techniques to construct believable and consistent forms. Study motion, and create illustrations that visually communicate ideas and motion.
    Prerequisite: GRD 410  
  
  • GRD 459 - Illustrator

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Explore Adobe Illustrator’s extensive toolbox and menu commands in a state-of-the-art Macintosh computer lab. Experiment with explosive color while discovering a variety of techniques using Illustrator’s powerful drawing tools.
  
  • GRD 462 - Computer Graphics II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will learn the tools and workflow necessary to create a website from the initial visual design and user interface to going live on the web. Students will use industry-standard software to create web pages, optimize images and generate HTML and JavaScript. This course includes instruction and practice creating media-rich animation and web pages with Macromedia Flash.
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
  
  • GRD 463 - Photoshop

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Adobe Photoshop is the ultimate playground for bringing out the best in your digital images and transforming them into anything you can imagine. Gain a solid foundation of basic functions to create and enhance visually dynamic images in a state-of-the- art Macintosh computer lab.
  
  • GRD 464 - Digital Artistry

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Learn the hottest tips, tricks and techniques to create eye-catching digital illustrations by combining the best of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Use advanced level methods to create stellar artwork that will leave others saying “WOW!”
    Prerequisite: GRD 459 , GRD 463 
  
  • GRD 465 - 3D Modeling and Texturing

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    During this course, students will learn various advanced software techniques and pipelines to create, model, and texture organic (character) 3d models.
    Prerequisite: GRD 463  
  
  • GRD 470 - Interactive Media I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Learn a professional workflow using Fireworks, Flash and Dreamweaver to create a website from the initial visual design to going live on the web. Going beyond just teaching software, this course focuses on the workflow and the skills needed in each software package to get your site up and running on the web.
    Prerequisite: GRD 463  or instructor permission
  
  • GRD 471 - Interactive Media II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Interactive Media II aligns with the Adobe Digital Design: Foundations of Web Design curriculum and is the second of two semesters. A personal capstone project is created, allowing students to refine key communication skills in design, communication, project management and web technology using Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks.
    Prerequisite: GRD 470 
  
  • GRD 473 - Motion Graphics and Spl Effect

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Learn how to develop and utilize animation, motion tweens, timeline effects, masking, movie clips, action script essentials, sound, video, buttons, bitmaps, filters and blend modes. Develop a project that applies the course content to enhance usability and value in a digital environment.
  
  • GRD 475 - After Effects for Advanced Compositing

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    During this course students will learn advance techniques for creating graphic images animating with Adobe After Effects. Students will also make specific procedural textures for building complex mapping materials for 3d programs.
    Prerequisite: GRD 473  
  
  • GRD 477 - Storyboarding & Scriptwriting

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will learn the skills needed to translate simple and complex ideas into narrative visual sequences executed through drawing, motion, and/or animated media. Students will also examine story development to create meaningful plots, characters, and scripts for various media types.
  
  • GRD 479 - Digital Audio Recording and Editing

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    In this course, students will learn a fundamental overview of audio equipment and software. Through demonstrations, exercises, and projects, students will create audio assets while learning various audio processes and procedures.
  
  • GRD 480 - Video Production I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will learn the proper use of cameras, lighting, lenses, sound and technology to create shots and digital video clips. Students will also learn the fundamentals of editing. A personal digital camera is required for this course; students will also be trained to operate professional-grade cameras.
  
  • GRD 481 - Video Production II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Learn to implement elements and principles of digital video production. Explore how to start from a basic concept to develop and produce short video segments for use in websites or other digital media. Emphasis will be placed on getting the concept from a raw idea to production using industry-standard software to produce and edit content.
    Prerequisite: GRD 480 
  
  • GRD 482 - Video Production III

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Examine the use of effective video techniques, wardrobe, acting, backgrounds and props. Instruction includes application of effective plots and plot structure to fit the message being communicated. Lab activities will emphasize getting the concept from a raw idea to production using industry-standard procedures and practices in production activities.
    Prerequisite: GRD 481 
  
  • GRD 483 - Intro to Autodesk 3dsMax

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A fundamental overview of the 3d software commonly used in the visual entertainment industry. Through demonstrations, exercises and projects, students will learn software techniques and pipelines while creating various 3d assets.
  
  • GRD 485 - Animation 1

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will explore the History of Animation, examine the Animator’s various responsibilities in production, and evaluate common production terms. Students will learn and demonstrate an understanding of the Principles of Animation through 2d and 3d animation studies and exercises.
    Prerequisite: GRD 483  
  
  • GRD 487 - Animation 2

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Focus on Character Animation. Students will examine body mechanics, keyframing techniques, and further apply the Principles of Animation to craft emotional animation performances.
    Prerequisite: GRD 485  
  
  • GRD 489 - Animation Capstone Group Project

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will work closely together as a team to produce a short, high-quality 3D animation piece. The team will collaborate together, developing the story’s idea, characters, script, audio, visual design, and final animation piece. This course exposes students to a collaborative team environment while mirroring an industry production team, and generating high-quality visual assets.
    Prerequisite: GRD 487  
  
  • GRD 491 - Animation Demo Reel Production

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Throughout the course, students will develop a short story, create assets for their graduation demo-reel. Following a production pipeline, students will develop, present, and refine their ideas, render storyboards and animatics, design and create 3d models and sets, and prepare assets for animation.
    Prerequisite: GRD 487  
  
  • GRD 900 - Field Studies in Graphic Design

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 6
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course is designed to give the student an opportunity to experience the fields of graphic design both inside and outside of a typical classroom setting. Students will learn software skills, photo editing, illustration and page layout, used in the industry. Students will then apply principles and elements of effective graphic design in an industry setting.

Graphic Technologies

  
  • GRT 400 - Intro to Printing Methods

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    An introduction to a variety of printing methods. Students will explore the vast array of print production methods and work hands-on with the instructor to complete various printed projects. This course involves lecture and hands-on lab work in the areas of press-room operations, offset lithography, screen printing and digital printing. Bindery and finishing methods will also be covered.
  
  • GRT 403 - Production Methods

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A continuation of Introduction to printing methods, students will learn production methods of multi-color, multi-panel products for screen, offset, digital printing and flexography.
  
  • GRT 404 - Intro to Visual Communications

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Immerse yourself in the dynamic Visual Communications industry. Students will explore various industry fields and career opportunities, orient themselves with the Macintosh computer and Adobe applications environments, learn the basics of color as it applies to graphics projects, and gain knowledge in the legal issues specific to the visual communications industry.
  
  • GRT 409 - Project Planning & Management

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A planning and management course specifically for print communications. Cost estimating, ordering, inventory, quality control, job scheduling and management will be covered.
    Prerequisite: GRT 400 , GRT 403  or instructor approval
  
  • GRT 415 - Digital Imaging I

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will learn digital image capture, including use of a professional-grade digital camera. Students will then use Adobe Photoshop to adjust and prepare images for professional print production and other media. Throughout this course, students will learn the principles of digital imaging, including image adjustment tools, color science and color management.
    Prerequisite: GRT 406
  
  • GRT 420 - Advanced Printing Methods

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A specialization course in offset lithography. The student will do advanced work in two,three and process color printing. This class will also cover all bindery operation including folding, cutting and stitching.
    Prerequisite: GRT 400 , GRT 403  
  
  • GRT 424 - Digital Imaging II

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course is an advanced digital imaging course for students pursuing a digital publishing emphasis in the Graphic Technologies program or the Digital Publishing certificate. Students will work primarily in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to develop advanced digital imaging skills for print and web. Color management and digital image correction will be emphasized.
    Prerequisite: GRD 463 
  
  • GRT 426 - Digital Publishing III

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course is an advanced desktop publishing course for students pursuing a digital publishing emphasis in the Graphic Technologies program or the Digital Publishing certificate. Students will work primarily in Adobe InDesign to develop advanced skills in layout, text formatting and digital production for print and web.
    Prerequisite: GRD 415 , GRD 430 
  
  • GRT 427 - Specialty Printing Methods

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A course in specialty printing focusing on flexography and screen printing. The student will work in a lab environment to complete multiple-color printed projects, advancing their skills in both printing technologies.
    Prerequisite: GRT 400 , GRT 401, GRT 409 , GRT 410
  
  • GRT 430 - Emerging Technologies

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course explores advanced and emerging technologies in the graphic communications industry. Students will be exposed to equipment and software applications that are new to the industry and learn new publishing techniques from hands-on projects. Topics include interactive projects, color management, PDF workflow, variable data publishing and multichannel marketing.
    Prerequisite: Completion of terms 1, 2 and 3 of the Graphic Technologies program or instructor approval
  
  • GRT 433 - InDesign III

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This advanced course in Adobe InDesign goes beyond the basics of desktop publishing. Students expand their skills to produce complex documents for commercial print, and interactive documents for e-publishing. Students will learn to apply XML data to multiple documents, apply database variables and study collaborative workflow techniques.
    Prerequisite: GRD 415 , GRD 430  or instructor permission
  
  • GRT 453 - Printing Methods Capstone

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This is the final course for students pursuing an emphasis in printing technologies in the Graphic Technologies A.A.S. degree program. Students work collaboratively to produce a capstone project, utilizing their skills developed in previous courses. In conjunction, students enter completed projects in a statewide professional competition and prepare both hard-copy and digital portfolios.
    Prerequisite: Completion of the Visual Communications diploma and Term 4 of the Graphic Technologies program
  
  • GRT 455 - Digital Publishing Capstone

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This is the final course for students pursuing an emphasis in digital publishing in the Graphic Technologies A.A.S. degree program. Students work collaboratively to produce a capstone project, utilizing their skills developed in previous courses. In conjunction, students enter completed projects in a statewide professional competition and prepare both hard-copy and digital portfolios.
    Prerequisite: Completion of the Visual Communications diploma and Term 4 of the Graphic Technologies program
  
  • GRT 466 - Digital Imaging for Print

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course is an advanced Adobe Photoshop course that trains students for a career in professional digital image adjustment. Color management and digital image correction for various media in print production will be emphasized.
    Prerequisite: GRD 463 
  
  • GRT 932 - Internship

    Credits: 3-4
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 8-12
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    On-the-job training for Graphic Technologies students. Included is a weekly seminar for the exchange of information review and evaluation.
    Prerequisite: Completion of the Visual Communications diploma and Term 4 of the Graphic Technologies program

Hospitality, Culinary & Management

  
  • HCM 100 - Sanitation & Safety

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Principles and methods of sanitation safety and equipment. Equipment selection and facilities planning. Also includes preventive maintenance.
  
  • HCM 110 - Baking (lab)

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course offers instruction in baking fundamentals and procedures as applied to bread, rolls, cakes, pastries and cake decorating. Practical experience in sanitation, safety and the use of large equipment is also emphasized.
    Prerequisite: HCM 143 , HCM 144  or instructor permission
  
  • HCM 124 - Adv Baking/Buffet Decorating

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Advanced principles and procedures of producing baked goods, decorative work and display pieces.
    Prerequisite: HCM 110 , HCM 270 
  
  • HCM 143 - Food Preparation I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Introduces the student to the scientific principles used in food preparation. Involves preparation procedures and techniques to be used with fruits, vegetables, starch products, cheese, eggs, meat, poultry and fish. Establishes criteria needed to produce a standard product.
    Corequisite: HCM 144 
  
  • HCM 144 - Food Preparation I Lab

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Preparation of small servings of salads, starch, cheese, egg, meat, poultry and fish products using the techniques studied in lecture. Oral and written evaluation of each product.
    Corequisite: HCM 143 
  
  • HCM 152 - Food Preparation II

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The study of the principles and procedures of quantity food production as they apply to salads, soups, vegetables, entrees and desserts. Emphasis on organization and recipe standardization.
    Prerequisite: HCM 143 , HCM 144  
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: HCM 153  
  
  • HCM 153 - Food Preparation II Lab

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The production of quick breads, desserts, salads, vegetables, soups and main entrees to be sold to the public. Time is spent on an individual recipe production project.
    Prerequisite: HCM 143 , HCM 144  
    Prerequisite OR Corequisite: HCM 152  
  
  • HCM 167 - Culinary Skills Development

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students produce and serve meals for the public in an actual restaurant experience. Emphasis is on the various management functions required to serve quality foods efficiently and intermediate culinary preparation techniques.
    Prerequisite: HCM 152 , HCM 153 
  
  • HCM 168 - Advanced Culinary Cuisine

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Discussion of the more intricate and difficult cooking principles and techniques of classical cuisine, along with planning for advanced culinary cuisine.
    Prerequisite: HCM 167 .
    Corequisite: HCM 169 
  
  • HCM 169 - Culinary Cuisine Lab

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 8
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Preparation of intricate and difficult classical cuisine dishes. Students will rotate through the cooking stations of the traditional brigade kitchen and then prepare food for service to the public. A la carte preparation is emphasized.
    Prerequisite: HCM 167 .
    Corequisite: HCM 168 
  
  • HCM 172 - International Cuisine (lab)

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Application of gourmet cooking through actual quantity preparation of eight-course international dinners. Four evening gourmet dinners will be prepared and served during the semester.
    Prerequisite: HCM 152 , HCM 153 .
    Corequisite: HCM 173 
  
  • HCM 173 - International Cuisine

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students research and plan international dinners. Emphasis is on menu and production planning for eight-course gourmet dinners. The lecture will also focus on the pronunciation and definition of French terms.
    Prerequisite: HCM 152 , HCM 153 .
    Corequisite: HCM 172 
  
  • HCM 175 - International Cuisine Lab II

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Application of gourmet cooking through actual quantity preparation of eight-course international dinners. Four evening gourmet dinners will be prepared and served during the semester.
    Prerequisite: HCM 172 , HCM 173 
  
  • HCM 200 - Dining Room Service

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A dining room service course in an actual restaurant experience with emphasis on using sound management techniques and quality customer service.
  
  • HCM 210 - Dining Management

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Students will plan menus and meal service in actual restaurant experience. Emphasis is on using sound management techniques for producing high-quality food and service to the public.
    Prerequisite: HCM 152 , HCM 153 
  
  • HCM 215 - Fine Dining Experience 2 Lab

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will provide the student with experience in advanced table side service from a fine dining perspective. The legal aspects of beverage service. Pairing foods and beverages. Students should be aware that several lab hours are outside the regular academic day.
  
  • HCM 231 - Nutrition

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    An overview of nutrition-related topics including the psychology of eating and evaluation of food intake.
  
  • HCM 240 - Menu Planning & Design

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course applies the principles of menu planning and layout to the development of menus for a variety of types of facilities and service.
  
  • HCM 250 - Purchasing

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Principles and methods of food purchasing with emphasis on specifications and grading of various food products. Includes financial procedures and controls used in the food service industry.
  
  • HCM 270 - Garde Manger

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Application of techniques used in preparation of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, decorative food displays and ice carvings. Emphasis is placed on aspics, galantines and buffet presentations.
    Prerequisite: HCM 143 , HCM 144 
  
  • HCM 300 - Beverage Management

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course will familiarize the student with all aspects of beverage service including wine and alcohol laws. The basic mechanics of beverage preparation, sales and promotion will be covered.
  
  • HCM 320 - Intro to Hospitality Industry

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Course introduces students to the broad world of hospitality while preparing them for careers in the field. Discussed will be three primary areas of hospitality-food and beverage, lodging and tourism, along with an introduction to business basics.
  
  • HCM 510 - Work Experience

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 12
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    An approved program of experience in one of the many hospitality areas: restaurant, hospital, club, school food service, hotel or motel.
    (This course is Pass/Fail).
  
  • HCM 550 - Food and Wine Seminar

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This introductory course involves flavor profiles of both food and wine with a focus on culinary principles. This course is not for Culinary Arts/ Hospitality Careers majors.
  
  • HCM 600 - Intro to Lodging Operations

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    An in-depth look at the management and operations of key services within hotel properties. Included are guest services, housekeeping, maintenance and security. Course will examine the intricacies of these services from a management perspective.
  
  • HCM 604 - Hotel Service Internship

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 20
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    An approved program of work experience in one of the many hotel/motel properties in the area.
    Prerequisite: HCM 320 .
    Corequisite: HCM 600 
  
  • HCM 605 - Hotel Administration

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A management course that introduces the student to advanced studies of property management, catering, sales, legal aspects, security and maintenance of all departments of the hotel.

Heating and Air Conditioning

  
  • HCR 253 - Residential Heating & AC

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Residential heating and cooling basics. Study of installation and service procedures through class and lab practices.
    Prerequisite: HCR 307 
  
  • HCR 256 - Applied Heating & AC

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The application of heating and air conditioning units as related to residential systems and controls. This course covers application, installation and troubleshooting of heating, air conditioning and heat pump units. This course covers Manual “J” residential heat loss/gain calculations and equipment selection.
    Prerequisite: HCR 253 
  
  • HCR 260 - HVAC Trade Skills I

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course covers all types of soldering and brazing used in the heating, air conditioning, refrigeration industry.
  
  • HCR 270 - Advanced Heating & AC

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course covers installation, advanced troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing of geo-thermal heat pumps, gas, fuel oil and electric heating systems.
    Prerequisite: HCR 256 
  
  • HCR 290 - Commercial HVAC/Refrigeration

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Course covers basic commercial refrigeration systems, components and their use, applications, methods of installation, maintenance, diagnosis and repairs.
    Prerequisite: HCR 270 , HCR 506 
  
  • HCR 307 - Fundamentals of Refrigeration

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course covers the principles of refrigeration, domestic systems and equipment.
  
  • HCR 404 - Electricity

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A study of basic electricity principles: Ohm’s law, series and parallel circuits as applied to HVAC and refrigeration. Course also includes hands-on practice with training boards in the lab.
  
  • HCR 440 - Electrical Controls & Circuits

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    The application of motor control circuits used in industrial application, in particular in the HVAC/R field. These applications include contactors, starters, starting relays, interlocks, relays, thermostats, split phase, shaded pole, capacitor start motors and three-phase motors.
    Prerequisite: HCR 404 
  
  • HCR 506 - Air Distribution

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Involves the study of fans, blowers and dampers, the design of duct systems for proper air delivery and final system balancing. Includes lab practice.
    Prerequisite: HCR 256 
  
  • HCR 515 - Sheet Metal Fabrication

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 4
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course covers all types of sheet metal fabrications pertaining to the HVAC profession.
    Prerequisite: HCR 260 
  
  • HCR 717 - Blueprint Reading

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    A study of blueprint reading related to the HVAC/R trade. Drafting symbols and terminology will be covered, along with the skills needed to make simple scaled drawings.
  
  • HCR 803 - Environmental Controls

    Credits: 5
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 6
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    This course offers a basic understanding of building environmental and energy management systems, along with computerized (DDC), pneumatic and electro-mechanical controls.
    Prerequisite: HCR 307 , HCR 440 , HCR 506 .
    Corequisite: HCR 290 
  
  • HCR 840 - Computer Load Calculations

    Credits: 2
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    Course is designed to deliver instruction in the area of heating/cooling load calculations, air flow and air supply/return layout. Extensive use of computers and CAD systems will be incorporated to enhance student productivity.
    Prerequisite: HCR 506 
  
  • HCR 932 - Internship

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 16
    Course Type: Voc/Tech
    On-the-job training for Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration program students.
    Prerequisite: HCR 253 , HCR 440  and HCR 515 . Students must have a 2.0 grade point average or better in the HACR Technology program and a valid driver’s license.

History

  
  • HIS 112 - West Civ: Ancient to Early Mod

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Core
    The student surveys the great civilizations from Greece and Rome, through the rise of Christianity, to Europe in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, the modern state, the new science and the secular outlook, parliamentary government in England and political absolutism in France and Eastern Europe.
  
  • HIS 113 - West Civ: Early Modern to Pres

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Core
    Survey of political, economic, social and intellectual developments from the 18th century to the present. Enlightenment, revolutions and reactions, national unifications, national rivalries, world wars and postwar developments.
  
  • HIS 150 - U.S. History to 1877

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Core
    A survey of main themes of American history from 1492 to 1877 with emphasis on the political, social, economic, religious and intellectual aspects of the presettlement, Colonial, Revolutionary, Antebellum Civil War and Reconstruction eras.
  
  • HIS 153 - U.S. History since 1877

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Core
    A survey of main themes of American history from 1877 to the present with emphasis on political, social, economic, religious and intellectual aspects of the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, WWI, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, WWII and post-WWII Era.
  
  • HIS 201 - Iowa History

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: General
    A broad survey of Iowa history from Indian cultures and pioneer farming through modern agriculture, gradual social changes and long-term political trends.
  
  • HIS 211 - Modern Asian History

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: General
    This introductory course on modern Asian history explores the history of East and Southeast Asia from 1700 to the present. Students will cover a broad overview of history including geography, culture, economics, politics, modernization, Western intervention and social and political transformation. This will demonstrate East and Southeast Asia’s modern transformations and importance today.
  
  • HIS 216 - History of Modern Russia

    Credits: 4
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: General
    Students survey the history of Russia from the reign of Nicholas (II) Romanov through the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev. Students will study political change from absolutist to parliamentary, the rise of the Communist Party, the struggle for control of the Communist Party, the harsh rule of Stalin, the impact of WWII, post-WWII international influence of the Soviet Union, Soviet Union’s involvement with Iowa, downfall of the Soviet Union and the rise of post- Communist Party Russia.
  
  • HIS 249 - Study Abroad: Brit Life & Culture

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: General
    This course is a survey of British Life and Culture, limited to students in the London Study Abroad program. Taught by various professional guest lecturers, this course examines various historical, geographic, political, economic and social contexts. Students will compare and contrast conditions and lifestyles of different time periods while undertaking related visits in London and throughout Britain. Course assignments, determined by the DMACC faculty member, will focus on major historical themes and ideas as expressed in the history and culture of Great Britain. Students may not receive credit for both HIS 249 and HUM 249 .
  
  • HIS 257 - African-American History

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: Core
    A survey of the history of the African-American community with emphasis on the role of individuals, institutions and ideas in the development of the community from its origins in West Africa to the present.
  
  • HIS 266 - The Civil War

    Credits: 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Practicum Hours: 0
    Work Experience: 0
    Course Type: General
    The Civil War was a formative event in American’s history. This course examines the central causes that led to secession and a detailed examination of the conflict and the immediate aftermath of the war from a social, military, political, and economic perspective.
 

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