2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

7 Course DescriptionsElectronic Ignition andCondensing FurnacesHVAC 1070 2 CreditsThis course covers the different types ofignition systems and how to service thesesystems. Topics include flame rectification andhow to diagnose flame rectification problems.High efficiency condensing furnaces and theirinstallation, maintenance, and troubleshootingprocedures will also be covered. Studentsmust be able to perform physical tasks tocomplete course requirements.Prerequisite: HVAC 1067 or concurrentenrollment.Hydronic and Low-Pressure Steam BoilersHVAC 1073 3 CreditsThis course is intended to introduce studentsto the safe, efficient operation of low-pressuresteam and hot water boilers and relatedequipment. The Minnesota State SpecialEngineer License and its requirements willalso be covered. Students must be able toperform physical tasks to complete courserequirements.Residential Energy Auditingand ConservationHVAC 1080 3 CreditsThis course provides an introduction toassessing housing for energy improvements.Students will explore ways of collectinginformation and using it to develop a practicalplan for reducing energy use. Home diagnostics,air sealing, insulation, HVAC equipment andelectric appliances are covered. Completionof this course will qualify students to sit fora competency examination to demonstratethey meet the state of Minnesota’s minimumqualifications for residential energy auditors.Students will also be required to volunteer aminimum of 10 hours to performweatherization and insulation work for acommunity organization.Prerequisite: Assessment score placement inMATH 1061 or above or completion of MATH1015 with a grade of “C” or higher.Advanced Refrigeration IHVAC 2051 4 CreditsThis course covers light commercialrefrigeration and air conditioning equipment.Service and maintenance practices will beperformed on various systems. Students mustbe able to perform physical tasks to completecourse requirements.Prerequisite: HVAC 1042 with a grade of “C”or higher and EPA CFC certification or consentof instructor.Advanced Refrigeration IIHVAC 2052 4 CreditsIn this course, students will be requiredto complete standard maintenance onmalfunctioning units. This troubleshootingand repair process will be either on schoolequipment, customer equipment, or students’own refrigeration equipment. Students mustbe able to perform physical tasks to completecourse requirements.Prerequisite: HVAC 2051 with a grade of “C”or higher or concurrent enrollment or consentof instructorHistoryWestern Civilization: From Antiquity tothe 18th CenturyHIST 1021 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 08This first-year course is a survey of humanexperience in the Western world from ancientcivilizations to the 18th Century. The focus ison Western Europe and its relation to the restof the world. Major social, cultural, political,and economic developments, as well ascritical factors such as class, gender and race,will be integrated into the course.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in RDNG 1000 or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher;assessment score placement in ENGL 1021 orcompletion of ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C”or higher.Western Civilization: From the18th Century to the PresentHIST 1022 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 08This first-year course is a survey of humanexperience in the Western world from the18th Century to the present. The focus is onWestern Europe and its relation to the rest ofthe world. Major social, cultural, political, andeconomic developments, as well as criticalfactors such as class, gender and race, will beintegrated into the course.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in RDNG 1000 or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher;assessment score placement in ENGL 1021 orcompletion of ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C”or higher.United States to 1877HIST 1031 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 07This first-year course is a survey of Americaneconomic, political, and social history frompre-European contact through the aftermathof the Civil War. Topics include ColonialAmerica and the Revolution, the creation ofan American national identity, and the CivilWar and Reconstruction. Students will focuson the contributions of men and women fromdifferent ethnic and racial backgrounds.United States Since 1877HIST 1032 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 07This first-year course is a survey of Americaneconomic, political, and social history sincethe end of the Civil War era. Topics includethe consequences of industrialization, the riseof the United States as a world power, andthe changing nature of the American peopleand their relationship with their government.Students will focus on the contributions ofmen and women from different ethnic andracial backgrounds.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in RDNG 1000 or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher;assessment score placement in ENGL 1021 orcompletion of ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C”or higher.Minnesota HistoryHIST 1035 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 05 & 09This first-year course is a survey of thesocial, political and economic history ofMinnesota from its origins to the present.Minnesotans like to think their home is uniqueamong the fifty states, and this course willexamine the validity of that. Topics to bestudied include the role of Native Americans,European immigration, economic and politicaldevelopment, the growth of the Twin Cities,152 Century College 2010-2011