Associate Degree Competencies and Core Curriculum

Associate Degree Competencies Core Curriculum

Associate Degree Requirements

Every associate degree at Trident Technical College is designed to promote the success of our graduates, whether in their careers or in their next academic programs. In support of that goal, associate degree programs include general education courses, major courses and courses that give students training in technology.

Technology Requirement

Associate degree programs will include at least one course that ensures that each graduate has had access to and training in computer technology appropriate to his or her career field.

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements

Rationale

TTC’s general education core curriculum is derived from the belief that quantitative reasoning, information literacy, and global citizenship are essential competencies of the workplace and provide the necessary foundation for lifelong learning. To foster development of these essential competencies, the core curriculum provides associate degree students with a broad base of knowledge and exposure to the perspectives and methodologies of various disciplines.

General Education Competencies

Quantitative Reasoning: The ability to think critically and apply basic empirical skills to interpret and solve problems that are relevant to real world experiences.

Information Literacy: The ability to conduct valid research, synthesize findings, and communicate effectively in either written, spoken, or visual modalities.

Global Citizenship: The ability to develop intercultural awareness of regional, national, and global communities.

General Education Requirements

To graduate with an associate degree, candidates must meet the requirements of the core curriculum as specified in their program. All programs identify core courses from each of the following categories for a minimum of 15 hours of general education.

Communication

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of composition in conjunction with appropriate literary selections, with frequent theme assignments to reinforce effective writing. It also reviews standard usage and presents basic research techniques.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement

SPC 205	Public Speaking	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course introduces the principles of public speaking with the application of speaking skills in varied communication situations. Emphasis is placed on content and organization in the development and delivery of oral messages.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate test scores.

Humanities

ART 101	Art History and Appreciation	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course introduces the history and appreciation of art, including elements and principles of the visual arts.Learn More

HIS 104	World History I	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course covers world history from prehistory to circa 1500 CE, focusing on economic, social, political and cultural aspects of people before the onset of Western dominance and identifying major patterns and trends that characterized the world in each era.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement

HIS 105	World History II	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course covers world history from circa 1500 CE to the present, focusing on the development of a system of interrelationships based on Western expansion and on the economic, social, political and cultural aspects of each era.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement

MUS 105	Music Appreciation	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course introduces the study of music focusing on the elements of music and their relationships, the musical characteristics of representative works and composers, common musical forms and genres of various Western and non-Western historical style periods, and appropriate listening experiences.Learn More

PHI 101	Introduction to Philosophy	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes a topical survey of the three main branches of philosophy – epistemology, metaphysics and ethics – and contemporary questions related to these branches.Learn More

PHI 110	Ethics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of moral principles of conduct emphasizing ethical problems and modes of ethical reasoning.Learn More

Behavioral/Social Sciences

ANT 101	General Anthropology	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is the study of physical and cultural anthropology. This course explores subfields of anthropology to examine primatology, human paleontology, human variation, archeology and ethnology.Learn More

ECO 210	Macroeconomics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course covers the study of fundamental principles and policies of a modern economy including markets and prices, national income accounting, cycles, employment theory and fiscal policy, banking and monetary controls, and the government’s role in economic decisions and growth.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 155 or MAT 101 or appropriate placement

ECO 211	Microeconomics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes the study of the behavior of households and firms, including supply and demand, elasticity, price/input in different market structures, pricing of resources, regulations, and comparative advantage and trade.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 101 or MAT 155 or appropriate placement

GEO 102	World Geography	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes a geographic analysis of the regions of the world, i.e., North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. Diversity of each region is emphasized by examining its physical environment, natural resources, social, cultural, economic and political systems.Learn More

PSC 201	American Government	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of national governmental institutions with emphasis on the Constitution; the functions of executive, legislative and judicial branches; civil liberties; and the role of the electorate.Learn More

PSY 201	General Psychology	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes the following topics and concepts in the science of behavior: scientific method, biological basis for behavior, perception, motivation, learning, memory, development, personality, abnormal behavior, therapeutic techniques and social psychology.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C

SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course emphasizes the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology, including culture, socialization, interaction, social groups and stratification, effects of population growth, and technology in society and social institutions.Learn More

Mathematics/Natural Sciences

AST 101	Solar System Astronomy	4
Lec: 3 Lab: 3 Credit:4 This course is a descriptive survey of the universe with emphasis on basic physical concepts and the objects of the solar system. Related topics of current interest are included. Laboratory exercises supplement lectures.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 101 or appropriate test scores. The prerequisite for this course should have been completed within the last five years.

BIO 101	Biological Science I	4
Lec: 3 Lab: 3 Credit:4 This course is a study of the scientific method, basic biochemistry, cell structure and function, cell physiology, cell reproduction and development, Mendelian genetics, population genetics, natural selection, evolution and ecology.Learn More Prerequisites High school biology or high school chemistry, BIO 100 or successful completion of a college-level, lab-based science course within the last five years is strongly recommended.

BIO 210	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
Lec: 3 Lab: 3 Credit:4 The first part of a two-semester sequence, this comprehensive transfer course is a lecture and laboratory study with model and specimen dissections of the integrated structure and function of the human body. Basic cellular chemistry and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine systems are presented. Cytology and histology are emphasized.Learn More Prerequisites High school biology or high school chemistry, BIO 100 or successful completion of a college-level, lab-based science course. The prerequisite for this course should have been completed within the last five years.

MAT 110	College Algebra	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes the following topics: polynomial, rational, logarithmic and exponential functions; inequalities; systems of equations and inequalities; matrices; determinants; and solutions of higher degree polynomials.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 102 with a minimum grade of C

MAT 120	Probability and Statistics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes introductory probability and statistics, including organization of data, sample space concepts, random variables, counting problems, binomial and normal distributions, central limit theorem, confidence intervals and test of hypothesis for large and small samples, type I and type II errors, linear regression, and correlation.Learn More

MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes techniques and applications of the following topics: properties of and operations with real numbers, elementary algebra, consumer mathematics, applied geometry, measurement, graph sketching, interpretations and descriptive statistics.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 033 or appropriate placement

MAT 170	Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry I	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes elementary algebra, geometry, trigonometry and applications.Learn More

Other (includes all courses listed above and the following)

ART 105	Film as Art	3
Lec: 2 Lab: 3 Credit:3 This course introduces the appreciation of film and covers the elements and principles of cinema with historical and contemporary examples.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 or appropriate placement

ART 107	History of Early Western Art	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a visual and historical survey of Western art from the Paleolithic Age to the Renaissance. The techniques, forms and expressive content of painting, sculpture and architecture are studied within the context of the cultural environment that produced them.Learn More

ART 108	History of Western Art	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a visual and historical survey of Western art from the Renaissance through modern times. The techniques, forms and expressive content of painting, sculpture and architecture are studied within the context of the cultural environment that produced them.Learn More

ART 210	History of Graphic Design	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course surveys graphic communication throughout history, from cave paintings to the development of printing through recent digital technology. Major emphasis is placed on the 20th century and influential trends in contemporary graphic design.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 or appropriate placement

BIO 211	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
Lec: 3 Lab: 3 Credit:4 This course is a continuation of BIO 210 and includes the study of blood, heart, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Special senses, development and inheritance also are presented.Learn More Prerequisites BIO 210 with a minimum grade of C The prerequisite for this course should have been completed within the last five years.

CHM 110	College Chemistry I	4
Lec: 3 Lab: 3 Credit:4 This course is the first in a sequence that includes the following topics: atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature and equations, properties, reactions and states of matter, stoichiometry, gas laws, solutions, and equilibria.Learn More Prerequisites or MAT 110 or MAT 112 or

ENG 102	English Composition II	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes the development of writing skills through logical organization, effective style, literary analysis, research and an introduction to literary genres.Learn More Prerequisites ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C

ENG 260	Advanced Technical Communications	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course develops skills in research techniques and increases proficiency in written and oral technical communications by focusing on all phases of the preparation of a formal, fully documented technical project. Since it requires the ability to do independent problem solving in the student’s major area of study, the course is designed for students who are near the end of their programs.Learn More Prerequisites ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C

IDS 109	First Year Experience Seminar	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course introduces students to interdisciplinary thinking, academic integrity and the philosophy of the liberal arts and sciences education. Students develop skills to be academically successful: connecting to campus resources, improving information literacy and practicing integrative learning.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement scores.

SPC 209	Interpersonal Communication	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course introduces the principles of interpersonal communication with emphasis on interpersonal theory as applied to personal and professional relationships. This course focuses on interpersonal message development and analysis in a variety of communication contexts, including self, stranger, acquaintance, business and personal.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate test scores.

THE 101	Introduction to Theater	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes the appreciation and analysis of theatrical literature, history and production.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate test scores.

Note: No course can count in more than one category.

Note
Candidates for certificate and diploma programs may substitute transfer-level English or math courses for those required by their programs with departmental approval.

Program Exit Examination
Associate degree programs may require applicants for graduation to complete a nonpunitive exit examination. Students required to take an examination will be notified by mail.

College Policies
Any exceptions to the academic guidelines contained in this Catalog will be at the discretion of the vice president for Education.