MATC 2022-23 Catalog

700 - LEVEL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ESL-711

Credits: 5

HISTHS-706

Credits: 1

HLTHHS-751

Credits: 1

Beginning ESL Literacy This course is designed for those students who have minimal reading and writing skills in their native language and have no pro fi ciency in oral or written English. ESL-721 Credits: 5 Low Beginning ESL This course is designed for those students who have minimal pro fi ciency in oral or written English. ESL-731 Credits: 5 High Beginning ESL This course is designed for students who have some ability to function in a limited capacity in oral or written English, but still need assistance. ESL-751 Credits: 5 Low Intermediate ESL Individualized instruction and group study options o ff er opportunities for improvement in oral and written English for nonnative speakers of the language. A pre-employment and/or pre-academic focus is o ff ered using a variety of instructional strategies. ESL-771 Credits: 5 High Intermediate ESL This course is designed for students who function independently in oral and written English but need more consistency in the control of language skills. ESL-791 Credits: 5 Advanced ESL Individualized and group study options o ff er opportunities for improvement of oral and written English for more advanced nonnative speakers of English. ESL-792 Credits: 3 Citizenship Preparation This course is structured for those who wish to become U.S. citizens. Instruction will focus on important events in U.S. history and on the organization and functions of federal, state, and local governments. There will be practice in writing basic English sentences needed for the citizenship test. HISTORY – ADULT HIGH SCHOOL ( DEPARTMENT: 853 ) HISTHS-705 Credits: 1 American History 1 The history of the American people from 1400 to 1876 is covered. The course includes a careful study of the sectional controversy and the Reconstruction period that followed the Civil War.

American History 2 In covering major developments in United States history from the 1870s to today, the following topics are surveyed: Industrialization, the Progressive Era, Imperialism, World War I, the 1920s, the Depression, and World War II. HLTHH9/HLTHHS/HEALTH – ADULT HIGH SCHOOL ( DEPARTMENT: 857 ) HLTHH9-704 HSED 5.09 – Health This course explores the concepts of health and wellness as well as human growth and development. It ful fi lls the health requirement for MATC’s P.I. 5.09 HSED Program. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent is required to enter this course. HLTHHS-700 Credits: 1 Wellness and Fitness Education This lecture and lab course provides students with a contemporary approach to the total wellness concept, which includes physical, emotional, occupational, spiritual, and environmental components. Students develop personal plans for lifetime wellness. HLTHHS-711 Credits: 1 Adult Recreation 1 Adult recreation class is designed to introduce students to the bene fi ts of participation in fi tness and sports activities. The course will expose students to a broad array of recreational opportunities, emphasize instruction and participation rather than competition, and introduce concepts that have potential for lifetime use. HLTHHS-712 Credits: 1 Adult Recreation 2 This course is designed to further develop recreational skills and individual fi tness techniques. Prerequisite(s): Complete HLTHHS-711. HLTHHS-730 Credits: 1 Health for Adults This lecture course helps students make a realistic appraisal of their health, and supplies them with strategies to improve nutritional awareness, stress management, and physical fi tness. HLTHHS-744 Credits: 1 CPR and First Aid This course develops lifesaving skills needed to become certi fi ed in American Heart Association Heartsaver and First Aid. Skills include techniques for adult, child and infant victims. Successful course completion will result in a two-year certi fi cation. Credits: 1

Body Conditioning 1 This activity class provides students with speci fi c training techniques that are used to develop and enhance muscular strength and endurance. The focus is on improving fi tness as well as preparing for the physical demands of daily living. HLTHHS-752 Credits: 1 Body Conditioning 2 This course is designed to teach advanced strategies of body toning and progressive resistance training. Prerequisite(s): Complete HLTHHS-751. INTERNSHIP ( DEPARTMENT: 862 ) INTRN-796 Credits: 1 Employment Success With an emphasis on polishing your job search and career management skills, this workshop presents practical strategies that prepare students to complete their required internship, and to lay the foundation for successful career development. Assignments include researching prospective employers, preparing résumés and cover letters, networking, and a practice interview. MATHEMATICS ( DEPARTMENT: 854 ) MATH-700 Credits: 1 Math Fundamentals in Context This course is designed to prepare students for successful completion of entry-level college math courses and will provide a hands-on, contextualized approach to learning mathematics that will help students improve their math skills. MATH-703 Credits: 1 Math Success Skills This class is for students who would like to brush up on their basic math skills in order to be more successful in math courses or courses in areas where math is used extensively. Fractions, decimals, percents, and unit conversions are covered. MATHEMATICS – BASIC SKILLS Basic Arithmetic 1 Level 1 Mathematics develops number concepts, mathematical language, and whole number topics. Participants learn to count, add and subtract three-digit numbers, and perform multiplication through 12. Learners identify simple fractions and perform other simple arithmetic operations. Learners achieve beginning basic education benchmarks according to NRS guidelines. LEVEL 1 MATHB1-714 Credits: 4

700-Level Courses for Adult High School/GED/HSED, College Support and Learning English

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