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NSP 200 Naval Laboratory II
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Various topics such as drill and ceremonies, physical fitness, cruise preparation, sail training, safety awareness, personal
finances, and applied exercises in naval ship system, navigation, naval operations, naval administration, and military justice.
Information: Offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
NSP 201 Naval Ship Systems II: Weapons
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the theory and principles of operation of naval weapons systems. Includes types of weapons, fire control
problems and solutions, equipment and systems capabilities and limitations, theories of target acquisition identification
and tracking, trajectory principles, and basic naval ordinance.
Information: Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
NSP 202 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
United States Naval history from the American Revolution to the present. Includes the general concept of seapower, the
role of various warfare components of the Navy in supporting its mission, the implementation of seapower as an
instrument of national policy, and a comparative study of U.S. and Soviet naval strategies.
Information: Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.
Offered: Spring.
NSP 205 Leadership and Management
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Basic concepts of management and organization. Includes concept applications to operations and personnel
management. Practical applications at laboratory reinforces traditional management principles as practiced within the
Department of the Navy.
Information: Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
Respiratory Therapy
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
ROTC - NAVY — RESPIRATORY THERAPY
RTH 110 Introduction to Respiratory Care
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Overview of respiratory care. Includes respiratory care and the health care system, computer applications, terms,
symbols, and units of measure, patient safety, communication, and record keeping, principles of infection control, ethical
and legal implications of practice, and basic life support.
Corequisite(s): RTH 112, RTH 121, RTH 121LB, RTH 246
Information:
See a faculty advisor prior to enrollment.
This course is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Fall.
RTH 112 Respiratory Physiology
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Study of the cardiopulmonary system and associated structures. Includes the anatomy of the respiratory system,
ventilation and diffusion of pulmonary gases, the circulatory system, oxygen and carbon dioxide transport, control of
ventilation, and renal failure and its effects on the cardiopulmonary system.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 160.
Corequisite(s): RTH 110, RTH 121, RTH 121LB, RTH 246
Information: This class is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Fall.
RTH 121 Basic Therapeutics
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Basic respiratory care therapeutics, equipment function, clinical indications and contraindications. Includes medical gas
therapy, oxygen delivery devices, humidity and aerosol therapy, hyperinflation therapy, chest physical therapy, and basic
airway management.
Corequisite(s): RTH 110, RTH 112, RTH 121LB, RTH 246
Information: This course is open only to those students who have been admitted to the RTH program.
Offered: Fall.
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