All Course Descriptions

ENG 1123 - English Composition II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 1123 – English Composition II (Prerequisite: ENG 1113). This course is a continuation of English Composition I with emphasis on research, argumentation, and composition. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 124 - Intermediate English & Reading

Academic Hours: 4
ENG 0124 - Intermediate English and Reading. This integrated course is designed to advance students to college-level writing skills and reading strategies. Institutional credit only. Four hours lecture. Four hours credit. (Not designed to transfer).

ENG 2133 - Creative Writing I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2133 – Creative Writing I (Prerequisite: ENG 1113). This course involves reading and writing poetry, short fiction, and/or other genres. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2143 - Creative Writing II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2143 – Creative Writing II (Prerequisite: ENG 2133). This course involves reading and writing poetry, short fiction, and/or other genres. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2223 - American Literature I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2223 – American Literature I (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys representative prose and poetry of the United States from its beginnings to the Civil War. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2233 - American Literature II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2233 – American Literature II (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys representative prose and poetry of the United States from the Civil War to the present. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2323 - British Literature I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2323 - British Literature I (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys British literature from the Anglo-Saxon Period through the Restoration and Eighteenth Century. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2333 - British Literature II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2333 - British Literature II (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys British literature from the Romantic Period to the present. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2423 - World Literature I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2423 – World Literature I (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys texts representative of global, historical, and cultural diversity from the ancient world into the early modern world. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2433 - World Literature II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2433 – World Literature II (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys texts representative of global, historical, and cultural diversity from the early modern world to the present. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2523 - African American Literature I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2523 – African American Literature I (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys literature of major African American writers from its beginnings to the Harlem Renaissance. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2533 - African American Literature II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2533 – African American Literature II (African American Literature I is not a prerequisite for this course. Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys literature of major African American writers from the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2811 - Writing Center Peer Tutoring

Academic Hours: 1
ENG 2811 - Writing Center Peer Tutoring (Prerequisite: ENG 1123). This course introduces students to writing center history, theory, and practices; preparing them to work in writing centers as peer tutors. One hour lecture. One hour credit.

ENG 2812 - Writing Center Peer Tutoring

Academic Hours: 2
ENG 2812 - Writing Center Peer Tutoring (Prerequisite: ENG 1123). This course introduces students to writing center history, theory, and practices; preparing them to work in writing centers as peer tutors. Two hours lecture. Two hours credit.

ENT 1113 - Graphic Communications

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1113 - Graphic Communications (Pre/Co-requisite: ENT 1313). This course is designed to give students fundamentals and principles of drafting to provide the basic background needed for all other engineering technology courses. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1123 - Computational Methods for Drafting

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1123 - Computational Methods for Drafting. This course is designed to give the student a study of computational skills required for the development of accurate design and drafting methods. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1133 - Technology Graphics

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1133 - Technology Graphics (Co-requisite: GRA 1143, DDT 1163, or ENT 1113). Machine drafting methods and practice in pictorial and orthographic projections. Techniques and procedures in presenting screws, bolts, rivets, thread types, gears, cams and design and working drawings, concepts of descriptive geometry and computer aided drawing. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1143 - Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1143 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. A continuation of conventional dimensioning with emphasis on concepts as adopted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). A study of international dimensioning symbols used to control tolerances of form, profile, orientation, run out, and location of features on an object. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1154 - Basic Applications of Industrial Safety

Technical Hours: 4
ENT 1154 - Basic Applications of Industrial Safety. This course introduces the concepts of health and safety in engineering technology related fields. It aims to make the students safety-conscious in relation to personal safety, accident prevention, and methods of compliance. Four hours lecture. Four hours credit.

ENT 1163 - Introduction to Industrial Engineering

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1163 - Introduction to Industrial Engineering. This course is designed to give the student an introduction to and an overview of the profession, including career planning and communication, ethics, teamwork and selected solution methods for problems in coordination and planning. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1173 - Fundamentals of Management

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1173 - Fundamentals of Management. This course addresses organizational management and the dynamic role managers play in the success of businesses. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1183 - Spreadsheet Applications

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1183 - Spreadsheet Applications. This course focuses on applications of the electronic spreadsheet as an aid to management decision making. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1213 - Materials

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1213 - Materials. This course is designed to teach students physical properties of the materials generally used in the erection of a structure and the manufacture of products, with a brief description of their manufacture. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1223 - Industrial Power Tools Applications

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1223 - Industrial Power Tools Applications. This course is designed to teach students the safe and proper use of various hand and stationary power tools. This course includes instruction in the use of hand power tools, bench grinders, table saws, planer, cut-off saws, and drill presses. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1233 - Plans & Document Interpretation

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1233 - Plans and Document Interpretation. Graphic techniques used in the construction industry. This course included computations of areas and volumes, interpretations of constructions plans and specifications and symbols and plans used in the residential, commercial, and heavy-duty construction industry. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENT 1243 - Building Codes & Construction Documents

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1243 - Building Codes & Construction Documents. Introduction to building code compliance, the role of inspection in building construction, and overview of construction contracts and specifications. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENT 1313 - Principles of CAD

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1313 – Principles of CAD. This course will use CAD to draw various problems in engineering related areas. Emphasis will be placed on the operations of the CAD system to solve drafting problems. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1323 - Intermediate CAD

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1323 - Intermediate CAD. This course is designed to give the student continuation of Principles of CAD (ENT 1313). Subject areas include dimensioning, file manipulation, symbols and 3-D wireframe and solid modeling. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1413 - Elementary Surveying

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1413 - Elementary Surveying (Co-requisite: ENT 1313). This course is designed to give the student a basic course regarding the principles and practices of plane surveying, including measurements for distance, direction and elevation including an introduction to the care and use of surveying instruments and equipment. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1513 - Principles of Design

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1513 - Principles of Design. This course is designed as an introduction to the field of interior design with emphasis on processes and resources of the designer. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENT 1523 - Landscape Design

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1523 - Landscape Design (Prerequisite: ENT 1313). This course is designed to give the student computer-aided design drafting for civil engineering, surveying and land development technicians. Industry standard civil engineering software program will be utilized in this course. Creation of grading and drainage plans, digital terrain models, underground utilities and engineering details. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1533 - Blueprint Reading

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1533 - Blueprint Reading. This course is designed to give the student terms and definitions used in reading blueprints. Basic sketching, drawing, and dimensioning of objects will be covered. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1591 - Internship/Special Project in Design

Technical Hours: 1
ENT 1591 - Internship/Special Project in Design (Prerequisite: successful completion of the core technical courses). This course is designed for the student to use the skills and knowledge gained in other design courses. It is a cooperative program between industry and education designed to integrate the student's technical studies with industry experience. Variable credit is awarded on the basis of one credit hour per 45 industry contact hours. One hour credit.

ENT 1592 - Internship/Special Project in Design

Technical Hours: 2
ENT 1592 - Internship/Special Project in Design (Prerequisite: successful completion of the core technical courses). This course is designed for the student to use the skills and knowledge gained in other design courses. It is a cooperative program between industry and education designed to integrate the student's technical studies with industry experience. Variable credit is awarded on the basis of one credit hour per 45 industry contact hours. Two hours credit.

ENT 1593 - Internship/Special Project in Design

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1593 - Internship/Special Project in Design (Prerequisite: successful completion of the core technical courses). This course is designed for the student to use the skills and knowledge gained in other design courses. It is a cooperative program between industry and education designed to integrate the student's technical studies with industry experience. Variable credit is awarded on the basis of one credit hour per 45 industry contact hours. Three hours credit.

ENT 1613 - Architectural Design I

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1613 - Architectural Design I (Prerequisite: ENT 1313). This course is a study in development of architectural design principles for a residential structure. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1713 - Fundamentals of Machine Processes

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1713 - Fundamentals of Machine Processes. This course is designed to give the student basic machining equipment and safety procedures. Emphasis is placed on measurement techniques, machine technology, machine tools, and applications. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1813 - Basic Electricity & Electronics

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1813 – Basic Electricity & Electronics. This course is designed to give the student instruction in terminology and basic principles of electricity, use of test equipment, safety practices for working around and with electricity, and basic electrical procedures. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1823 - Design for Manufacturing

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1823 - Design for Manufacturing (Prerequisite: ENT 1113). This course is designed to offer instruction in various methods of manufacturing with emphasis on the drafter's role in manufacturing. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 1833 - Manufacturing Processess

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 1833 - Manufacturing Processes. This course is designed to give the student a study of modern manufacturing processes with an emphasis on flexible manufacturing and computer integrated manufacturing. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2133 - Professional Development

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2133 - Professional Development (Prerequisite: DDT 1163 or ENT 1113). This course emphasizes an awareness of interpersonal skills essential for job success. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2153 - Civil Drafting

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2153 - Civil Drafting (Prerequisite: DDT 1313 or ENG 1313). This course is designed to give the student an introduction to computer-aided design/drafting software for civil, surveying, and land development disciplines. Topics include mapping scales and symbols, civil fundamentals, location and direction of property lines, topographic mapping, and boundary and legal description plats. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2233 - Structural Drafting

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2233 - Structural Drafting. This course is designed to teach students structural section, terms, and conventional abbreviations and symbols used by structural fabricators and erectors are studied. Knowledge is gained in the use of the A.I.S.C. Handbook. Problems are studied that involve structural designing and drawing of beams, columns, connections, trusses, and bracing (steel, concrete, and wood). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2243 - Cost Estimating

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2243 - Cost Estimating. This course is designed to give the student preparation of material and labor quantity surveys from actual working drawings and specifications. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2253 - Statics & Strengths of Material

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2253 – Statics & Strengths of Material (Prerequisite: DDT 1313 or ENT 1313 or Consent of Instructor). Study of forces acting on bodies, movement of forces, stress of materials, basic machine design; beams, columns, and connections. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2263 - Quality Assurance

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2263 - Quality Assurance. This course focuses on the application of statistics and probability theory in quality assurance programs. Various product-sampling plans as well as the development of product charts for defective units will be studied. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2273 - Facilities Planning

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2273 - Facilities Planning (Co-Prerequisite: ENT 1823). This course deals with the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout and introduces some of the state-of-the-art tools involved, such as 3-D design and computer simulation. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit

ENT 2323 - Industrial Welding & Metals

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2323 - Industrial Welding & Metals. This course is designed to give the student instruction in different metals and their properties using basic SMAW welding and oxy-fuel cutting and brazing. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2343 - Advanced CAD

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2343 – Advanced CAD (Prerequisite: ENT 1313). This course is designed to give the student a continuation of CAD. Emphasis is placed on the user coordinate system and 3D modeling. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

ENT 2353 - B.I.M./Parametric Modeling

Technical Hours: 3
ENT 2353 - B.I.M./Parametric Modeling. This course is designed to give the student a continuation of CAD. Emphasis is placed on the managing Building Information Model. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.