All Course Descriptions

LLS 1151 - College Life

Academic Hours: 1
LLS 1151 - College Life. This course is designed to assist the first-time student in achieving academic, career, and personal success. One hour lecture. One hour credit.

LLS 1152 - College Life

Academic Hours: 2
LLS 1152 - College Life. This course is designed to assist the first-time student in achieving academic, career, and personal success. Two hours lecture. Two hours credit.

LLS 1313 - Orientation

Academic Hours: 3
LLS 1313 - Orientation. This course is designed to help the new college student adjust to college life. It includes a study of personal and social adjustments and gives the student guidance in collegiate life. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

LLS 1321 - Career Exploration

Academic Hours: 1
LLS 1321 - Career Exploration. This course is designed to assist students in determining career goals. Interest tests, personality inventories, and aptitude tests are given to assist students in determining career choices. One hour lecture. One hour credit.

LLS 1322 - Career Exploration

Academic Hours: 2
LLS 1322 - Career Exploration. This course is designed to assist students in determining career goals. Interest tests, personality inventories, and aptitude tests are given to assist students in determining career choices. Two hours lecture. Two hours credit.

LLS 1323 - Career Exploration

Academic Hours: 3
LLS 1323 - Career Exploration. This course is designed to assist students in determining career goals. Interest tests, personality inventories, and aptitude tests are given to assist students in determining career choices. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

LLS 1413 - Enhancement of Study

Academic Hours: 3
LLS 1413 - Enhancement of Study. This course is designed to aid the student in study skills, promote student success in critical reading and note-taking techniques, critical thinking, time management, test-taking strategies, listening and memory enhancement. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

LLS 1713 - Job Search Skills

Academic Hours: 3
LLS 1713 - Job Search Skills. This course is designed to prepare students for job networking skills, completing applications, resume writing, interviewing, and work ethic. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1233 - Intermediate Algebra

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1233 – Intermediate Algebra (Prerequisite: MAT 0124 with a C or appropriate placement score for MAT 1233). This course includes linear equations and their graphs; inequalities and number line graphs; rational expressions; factoring; laws of exponents; radicals; polynomials. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 124 - Beginning Algebra

Academic Hours: 4
MAT 0124 – Beginning Algebra. This course includes operations with real numbers, linear equations, the coordinate system, linear inequalities, laws of exponents, operations with polynomials, and factoring. Four hours lecture. Four hours institutional credit. (Not designed to transfer.)

MAT 1313 - College Algebra

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1313 – College Algebra (Prerequisite: MAT 1233 with a C or appropriate placement score for MAT 1313). This course includes the following topics with applications: inequalities; functions; linear and quadratic equations, and their graphs; rational, radical, and higher-order equations; polynomial and rational functions; logarithmic and exponential functions; systems of equations. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1323 - Trigonometry

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1323 - Trigonometry (Prerequisite: MAT 1313 or appropriate placement score for MAT 1323). This course includes trigonometric functions and their graphs; trigonometric identities; trigonometric equations; radian measurement; solutions of right and oblique triangles; inverse trigonometric functions; applications. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1513 - Business Calculus I

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1513 – Business Calculus I (Prerequisite: MAT 1313 or appropriate placement score for MAT 1323). This course is a study of functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, and their applications to business and economics. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1523 - Business Calculus II

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1523 – Business Calculus II (Prerequisite: MAT 1513). This course is a study of antiderivatives, techniques of integration, applications of the definite integral, and applications to business and economics. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1613 - Calculus I

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1613 – Calculus I (Pre-requisite: MAT 1323 or appropriate placement score for MAT 1613). This course includes the following topics: limits; continuity; the definition of the derivative; differentiation; and applications. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1623 - Calculus II

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1623 – Calculus II (Prerequisite: MAT 1613). This course includes the following topics: antiderivatives, the definite integral, indefinite integrals, techniques of integration, and applications.

MAT 1723 - The Real Number System

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1723 – Real Number System (Prerequisite: MAT 0124 with a C or appropriate placement score for MAT 1233). This course is designed for elementary and special education majors. Topics include set theory, numeration systems, foundations of number theory, and properties and operations of real numbers. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1733 - Geometry, Measurement, & Probability

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1733 – Geometry, Measurement, and Probability (Prerequisite: MAT 1233 with a C or appropriate placement score for MAT 1313). This course is designed for elementary and special education majors. Topics include geometric definitions, shapes, and formulas; linear and angular measurements; unit conversions, statistics and probability. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 1743 - Problem Solving with Real Numbers

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 1743 – Problem Solving with Real Numbers (Prerequisite: MAT 1723). This course is designed for elementary and special education majors. Topics includes logic, applications of real numbers, probability, and statistics. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 2113 - Introduction to Linear Algebra

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 2113 - Introduction to Linear Algebra (Prerequisite: MAT 1623). This course includes the following topics: systems of linear equations; matrices; determinants; vector spaces; orthogonality; linear transformations; applications; Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 2323 - Statistics

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 2323 – Statistics (Prerequisite: MAT 1313 or appropriate placement score of MAT 1613). This course is an introduction to statistical methods of describing, summarizing, comparing, and interpreting data to include probability distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 2613 - Calculus III

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 2613 – Calculus III (Prerequisite: MAT 1623). This course includes the following topics: analytical geometry; parametric equations; polar coordinates; improper integrals, infinite sequences and series; Taylor polynomial, vectors and geometry of space. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 2623 - Calculus IV

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 2623 – Calculus IV (Prerequisite: MAT 2613). This course includes the following topics: partial differentiation; optimization; multiple integration; vector calculus; quadric surfaces, line integrals, and divergence theorem. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MAT 2913 - Differential Equations

Academic Hours: 3
MAT 2913 - Differential Equations (Pre/Co-requisite: MAT 2623). This course includes the following topics: solution of first and higher order differential equations; existence theorems; Laplace transforms; applications. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 1113 - French I

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 1113 – French I. This course builds skills in speaking, writing, listening, and reading in French with a focus on grammar for communicative purposes. Students will gain a basic understanding and appreciation of Francophone cultures. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 1123 - French II

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 1123 – French II (Prerequisite: MFL 1113). This course further develops skills in speaking, writing, listening, and reading in French with a focus on grammar for communicative purposes. Students will gain a greater understanding and appreciation of Francophone cultures. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 1203 - Occupational Spanish

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 1203 – Occupational Spanish. This course is designed to teach basic oral communication skills for interaction in Spanish in an occupational setting. Specialized variations of this course include but are not limited to Law Enforcement, Military, Medical, and Business. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 1213 - Spanish I

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 1213 – Spanish I. This course is an oral-aural approach which stresses conversation, pronunciation, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and functional grammar with emphasis on communication and culture. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 1223 - Spanish II

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 1223 – Spanish II (Prerequisite: MFL 1213). This course builds on MFL 1213 with wider vocabulary and more complex structures and functions. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 2113 - French III

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 2113 - French III (Prerequisite: MFL 1123). This course continues MFL 1123 with additional materials of literary and cultural value. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 2123 - French IV

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 2123 - French IV (Prerequisite: MFL 2113). This course continues MFL 2113 with additional literary and cultural readings and compositions as well as a review of essential elements of grammar. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 2213 - Spanish III

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 2213 – Spanish III (Prerequisite: MFL 1223). This course builds on MFL 1223 with additional materials of literary and cultural value. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MFL 2223 - Spanish IV

Academic Hours: 3
MFL 2223 – Spanish IV (Prerequisite: MFL 2213). This course builds on MFL 2213 with additional literary and cultural readings and compositions as well as a review of essential elements of grammar. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MGT 1111 - CPR and First Aid

Technical Hours: 1
MGT 1111 - CPR and First Aid. This course develops the knowledge and skills necessary to provide emergency care for the injured or ill until appropriate professionals take over. One hour lecture. One hour credit.

MGT 1214 - Introduction to Massage Therapy

Technical Hours: 4
MGT 1214 - Introduction to Massage Therapy. This course teaches the student theories and principles of therapeutic massage and includes the effects, benefits, indications and contraindications, history of massage therapy, Mississippi laws and regulations pertaining to massage therapist, educational and licensing requirements, professional ethics, equipment and products, client evaluations, draping techniques, massage environment, massage therapy in a healthcare system, sanitary and safety practices, therapist body mechanics, conditioning, strengthening, flexibility, human relationship skills, and basic business and marketing skills. Four hours lecture. Four hours credit.

MGT 1224 - Massage Therapy I

Technical Hours: 4
MGT 1224 - Massage Therapy I. This course examines basic skills in massage therapy for various modalities. Each modality will move into the next progressive phase enhancing the student's knowledge. Four hours lecture. Four hours credit.

MGT 1233 - Massage Therapy I Lab

Technical Hours: 3
MGT 1233 - Massage Therapy I Lab. This course develops basic skills in massage therapy for various modalities in a laboratory setting. Each modality will move into the next progressive phase enhancing the student's knowledge. Six hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

MGT 1244 - Massage Therapy II

Technical Hours: 4
MGT 1244 - Massage Therapy II. Students will develop basic skills in massage therapy. Each modality will move into the next progressive phase enhancing the student's knowledge. Four hours lecture. Four hours credit.

MGT 1253 - Massage Therapy II Lab

Technical Hours: 3
MGT 1253 - Massage Therapy II Lab. Students will develop basic skills in massage therapy in a laboratory setting. Each modality will move into the next progressive phase enhancing the student's knowledge. Six hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

MGT 1263 - Massage Therapy Clinical Lab II

Technical Hours: 3
MGT 1263 - Massage Therapy Clinical Lab II. This course applies the principles and theories of Introduction to Massage Therapy and Massage Therapy I and builds on the principles and theories taught in Massage Therapy II and is a continuation of Massage Therapy Clinical Lab I. Six hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

MGT 1272 - Specialized Modalities I

Technical Hours: 2
MGT 1272 - Specialized Modalities I. Students will be introduced to several different traditions of massage and bodywork. Two hours lecture. Two hours credit.

MGT 1281 - Massage Therapy Clinical Lab I

Technical Hours: 1
MGT 1281 - Massage Therapy Clinical Lab I. This course applies the principles and theories of Introduction to Massage Therapy and Massage Therapy I. Two hours laboratory. One hour credit.

MGT 1333 - Kinesiology

Technical Hours: 3
MGT 1333 - Kinesiology. This course studies the mechanical aspects of human motion. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MGT 1343 - Pathology and Medical Terminology

Technical Hours: 3
MGT 1343 - Pathology and Medical Terminology. This course is designed to teach the student functional assessment of therapeutic massage in relation to pathology. The student learns pathology of multiple systems and determines its impact on the delivery of massage therapy services in his or her own practice. Discussion of the massage therapy scope of practice and its relationship to other allied health professions is included. Understanding methods of communication with other professionals and clients, exploring holistic self-care practices, and developing a systematic evaluation and documentation scheme are also covered. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

MGT 1612 - Board Preparation

Technical Hours: 2
MGT 1612 - Board Preparation. A basic course to provide students with skills review for board certification. *If student is already a Licensed Massage Therapist, another academic course may be taken. Two hours lecture. Two hours credit.

MGT 2223 - Massage Therapy III

Technical Hours: 3
MGT 2223 - Massage Therapy III. This course will provide students with additional knowledge and information in the area of techniques. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

MGT 2233 - Massage Therapy IV

Technical Hours: 3
MGT 2233 - Massage Therapy IV. This course will provide students with additional knowledge and information in the area of techniques. Two hours lectures. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

MGT 2272 - Specialized Modalities II

Technical Hours: 2
This course will provide students more in-depth knowledge of additional traditions of massage and bodywork. Two hours lecture. Two hours credit.

MGT 2272 - Specialized Modalities II

Technical Hours: 2
MGT 2272 – Specialized Modalities II. This course will provide students more in-depth knowledge of additional traditions of massage and bodywork. Two hours lecture. Two hours credit.

MGT 2514 - Massage Therapy Anatomy and Physiology I

Technical Hours: 4
MGT 2514 - Massage Therapy Anatomy and Physiology I. A combined lecture and laboratory course that covers the anatomical and physiological study of the human body as an integrated whole. The course includes detailed studies of: biological principles; tissues; and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems. Labs associated with this course contain experiments and exercises that reinforce the principles introduced in lecture classes. Three hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Four hours credit.