MATC 2025-26 Catalog

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Legal Studies/Paralegal program (10-110-1) or Post Baccalaureate Legal Studies/Paralegal program (30-110-2). Complete PLEGAL-101. PLEGAL-140 Credits: 3 Legal Interviewing/Investigation This course instructs students how to access public records, interview witnesses, locate missing persons and use the internet as an investigative tool. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Legal Studies/Paralegal program (10-110-1) or Post-Baccalaureate Legal Studies/ Paralegal program (30-110-2). Complete PLEGAL-101. PLUMB – Plumbing (Department 427) PLUMB-300 Credits: 3 Plumbing Theory 1 This fundamental course presents the theory of basic methods of plumbing and piping installation practices. It is intended to complement the course PLUMB-302 Plumbing and Piping Shop 1. PLUMB-301 Credits: 2 Applied Drawing for Plumbers 1 This course covers basic principles that are essential for visualization and training in the interpretation of blueprints and freehand sketches of simpler plumbing and piping jobs. This includes drawing scales, piping symbols and architectural symbols. PLUMB-302 Credits: 3 Plumbing and Piping Shop 1 Students will be able to apply the knowledge they have gained and the skills they have learned to practical design and construction of complete plumbing installations. They will also be able to develop systemized methods of plumbing installation practices, as well as learn the use and care of plumbing fixtures, appliance equipment and power tools. PLUMB-304 Credits: 3 Plumbing Theory 2 This course is designed to present the general rules, definitions and principles of the Uniform Wisconsin State Plumbing Code. Students will learn about the code and its regulations. Additionally, students learn the design and installation of various plumbing systems. Prerequisite(s): Complete PLUMB-300. PLUMB-305 Credits: 2 Plumbing and Pipe Joining Process 2 This course is designed to provide students with advanced pipe joining processes associated with the plumbing field. Specifically, students learn fundamentals of ARC welding, gas welding and wire welding. The course also includes plastic pipe joining methods for potable water, waste and vent systems. Prerequisite(s): Complete PLUMB-308.

PLUMB-306

Credits: 3

POLICE-500

Credits: 2

Plumbing and Piping Shop 2 This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to apply plumbing practices in a shop or actual work setting. The course requires students to combine theory and drawing skills to demonstrate their installation ability. Prerequisite(s): Complete PLUMB-302. PLUMB-308 Credits: 2 Plumbing and Pipe Joining Process 1 This course is designed to provide students with basic pipe joining processes associated with the plumbing field. Specifically, students will learn the fundamentals of cutting, reaming, threading, soldering and brazing. The course also includes oxygen/acetylene cutting methods. PLUMB-309 Credits: 2 Applied Drawing for Plumbers 2 This course is designed to provide students with experience in drawing. This includes design and layout work, which then leads students to plan view elevations and isometric drawings. Prerequisite(s): Complete PLUMB-301. PLUMB-312 Credits: 1 Computer Applications/Plumbing This course is designed to provide students word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheet and internet skills. Students will have an opportunity to apply computer skills in various learning activities. POLICE – Police Science (Department 504) POLICE-144 Credits: 3 Law Enforcement Internship 1 This course provides students with the opportunity to observe, identify and possibly assist in law enforcement theory, skills and techniques covering the broad spectrum of law enforcement issues, including problem solving tools, legal procedures and avenues within the law enforcement community. All students must submit to a criminal background check and driver’s license check, and provide medical documentation of fitness signed by a physician prior to participation in this course. Prerequisite(s): Complete CJS-900, CJS-901 and CJS-902 with a grade of C or higher. POLICE-386 Credits: 2 Application of Traffic Response Through classroom lecture, on-campus lab and Wisconsin Department of Justice integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Phase III topics from the Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework: Traffic Law Enforcement-Core and Radar, Traffic Crash Investigations & Incident Management, Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OMVWI), Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST), Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Incident Command Systems and NIMS, and Report Writing.

Overview of Patrol Response The 720-hour Police Academy Phase I - Overview of Patrol Response topics include Critical Thinking and Decision Making (8 hours), Basic Response (2 hours), Radio Procedures (2 hours), Introduction to TraCS (2 hours), Traffic Law Enforcement (12 hours), First Aid/CPR/AED (12 hours class/12 hours lab) Phase I Fitness (8 hours lab), Integration Exercises (4 hours lab), Physical Fitness Readiness Test (2 hours lab). POLICE-501 Credits: 1 Physical Fitness Through classroom lecture and on-campus lab, students will apply Phases I-III Physical Fitness Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework program requirements and Officer Wellness Suicide Prevention. POLICE-502 Credits: 1 Application of Investigations Through classroom lecture, on-campus lab and Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Phase III topics of the Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework: Ethics II: Moral Reasoning and Professional Conduct, Cultural Competence II, Interrogations, Testifying in Court, Crimes III and Physical Evidence Collection. POLICE-503 Credits: 1 Overview of Criminal Justice This 720-hour Police Academy Phase I - Overview of Criminal Justice topics include Academy Orientation (2 hours), Fundamentals of Criminal Justice (8 hours), Ethics (4 hours) Cultural Competence (4 hours), Agency Policy, Professional Communications (12 hours), and Integration Exercises (2). POLICE-504 Credits: 2 Principals of Emergency Vehicle Response Through classroom lecture on-campus lab, and Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Department of Justice 720 Academy Phase II topics: Emergency Vehicle Operation and Control (EVOC) and Vehicle Contacts II. POLICE-505 Credits: 2 Sensitive Crimes topics include Domestics (16 hours), Juvenile Law (8 hours), Victims (8 hours), Sexual Assault (12 hours), Child Maltreatment (8 hours), Integration Exercises (4 hours), and Written Exam Phase III (4 hours). POLICE-506 Credits: 2 Overview of Investigations This 720-hour Police Academy Phase I-Overview of Investigations topics include Constitutional Law (20 hours), Crimes I (6 hours), Interviews (6 hours class/6 hours lab), Report Writing (16 hours), and Integration Exercises (2 hours lab). Sensitive Crimes This 720-hour Police Academy Phase III

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