MATC 2025-26 Catalog

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

system, growth, supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, unemployment, ecological, and global economic issues. ECON-201 Credits: 3 Principles of Microeconomics This course covers the following topics: price mechanisms, price determination in the products and factors markets, analysis of market structures, business decisions with regard to cost analysis, output determinations, and employing factors of production. Other topics such as regulation vs. deregulation, international trade and economic development will also be discussed. ECON-202 Credits: 3 Principles of Macroeconomics This course covers national income and product analysis, financial institutions and the Federal Reserve System, and macroeconomic models and their application to the problems of inflation, unemployment and business fluctuations. The lines between economic problems, theory and public policy are emphasized. ECON-215 Credits: 3 Economics of Discrimination Economic theory is used to examine discrimination with an emphasis on the labor market and inequality in the U.S. Topics include fundamental economic theory, the labor market, the basis and measurement of discrimination, inequality, and the laws and policies relating to discrimination. ECON-216 Credits: 3 Urban Economics Urban Economics provides research about the built environment. Using the tools of economic analysis, Urban Economics describes the outcomes of public and private decision-making with regard to land use and clusters of populations and their transportation. Prerequisite(s): Complete ECON-195, ECON-201 or ECON-202. ECON-218 Credits: 3 International Economics Explores theories of trade, barriers and benefits to trade, exchange rate systems, the role of central banks, trade deficits and surpluses, and balance of payments. ECON-219 Credits: 3 Personal Finance and Consumer Economics This course is designed to provide the necessary knowledge to make the student more informed about personal finances and to help develop lifelong habits in planning, spending, saving and consumption decision-making. ECON-223 Credits: 3 Ecological Economics This course explores basic economic principles in the market-oriented global economy, including the limits to growth resulting from limited natural resources. Analyzes the mixed economy, which is a combination of private enterprise and government actions. Explains how an economy can achieve both a comfortable standard of living and ecological sustainability.

DMS-212

Credits: 3

DMS-223

Credits: 3

OB/GYN Sonography 2 Prepares learners to perform ultrasounds of the second- and third-trimester pregnancy. Explores the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the female pelvis and the developing fetus. Learners will be exposed to interventional procedures related to pregnancy. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10-526-2). Complete DMS-208. DMS-217 Credits: 2 Registry Review Review of the competencies covered in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course prepares students to sit for nationally recognized registry exams, test-taking strategies and skills that will equip the graduates for entry-level employment. Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10-526-2). Complete DMS-213. DMS-220 Credits: 5 DMS Clinical Experience 2 This second-level clinical experience course continues to prepare DMS students to perform sonographic exams on patients with varying degrees of assistance. Students apply scanning skills in a healthcare setting while adhering to the sonographers code of ethics. Students continue to improve technical skills while accepting more responsibilities during scanning procedures. An emphasis of the course is the development of communication and critical thinking skills appropriate to the clinical setting. Participation in this course will take place at a hospital or clinic. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10-526-2). Complete DMS-209. DMS-221 Credits: 3 Sonography Physics 1 Introduces physics and instrumentation relevant to diagnostic medical sonography. Learners explore how principles of sound propagation in tissues create a sonographic image. Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the Cardiovascular Technology – Echocardiography program (10-521-2) or the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10-526-2). Completion of or currently enrolled in DMS-200. DMS-222 Credits: 2 Sonography Physics 2 Continues the study of physics and instrumentation relevant to diagnostic medical sonography. The laboratory component of this course introduces the student to the concepts of ultrasound instrumentation, an introduction to ultrasonic scanning technique, and maintenance of ultrasound equipment. Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the Cardiovascular Technology – Echocardiography program (10-521-2) or the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10 526-2). Complete DMS-221.

Vascular Imaging 1 Introduces the principles of vascular sonographic imaging. Learners perform a variety of peripheral vascular arterial and venous duplex exams. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10 526-2). Complete DMS-221. DMS-224 Credits: 3 Vascular Imaging 2 Prepares learners to perform abdominal vascular and physiologic peripheral vascular exams. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10 526-2). Complete DMS-223. DMS-225 Credits: 3 DMS Clinical Experience 3 This third-level clinical experience course continues to prepare DMS students to perform sonographic exams on patients with limited direct and mainly indirect supervision. Students apply scanning skills in a healthcare setting while adhering to the sonographers code of ethics. Students continue to improve technical skills while accepting more responsibilities during scanning procedures. Students are encouraged to demonstrate independent judgment in the performance of clinical competencies. Participation in this course will take place at a hospital or clinic. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10-526-2). Complete DMS-220. Completion of or currently enrolled in DMS-229. DMS-229 Credits: 2 DMS Clinical Experience 4 This final clinical experience course is a continuation of DMS-225 that requires DMS students to integrate and apply all knowledge learned in previous courses to the production of high-quality images in the clinical setting. DMS students perform sonographic exams on patients with limited direct and mainly indirect supervision. Students apply scanning skills in a healthcare setting while adhering to the sonographers code of ethics. Students are encouraged to demonstrate independent judgment in the performance of clinical competencies. Participation in this course will take place at a hospital or clinic. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program (10-526-2). Complete DMS-220. Completion of or currently enrolled in DMS-225. ECON – Economics (Department 809) ECON-195 Credits: 3 Economics This course is designed to give an overview of how market-oriented economic systems operate, and it surveys the factors which influence national economic policies. Basic concept and analysis are illustrated by reference to verity of contemporary problems and public issues. Concepts include scarcity, alternative economic

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