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Course Numbering Information:
Courses at SLCC are identified by an alphabetic prefix (two to four letters) followed by a four-digit number. Numbers beginning with a “1” generally indicate a course designed primarily for freshmen (such as ENGL 1010); numbers beginning with a “2” generally indicate courses designed primarily for sophomores (such as MATH 2010); numbers beginning with a “0” generally indicate preparatory courses that are non-transferable (such as WRTG 0990).
Meteorology
MET 1010 - Intro to Meteorology (PS)
Credits: 3 | Meteorology introduces the characteristics and dynamics of the atmosphere and their daily application. Nutrition, clothing, shelter, economics, and recreational activities are representative samplings of human activities affected by climate.
Credits: 5 | This course is for meter apprentices. It introduces electrical principles and principles of magnetism AC concepts. Students will learn about atomic structure, electrical qualities, Ohm’s Law, resistors, parallel circuits, trigonometry and alternating current.
Credits: 5 | This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about math for metering, safety, watt hour meter principles and wire tables.
Credits: 5 | This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about meter watt hour constants, register ratios and formulas. Also covers principles of accuracy testing, meter testing and calibration.
Credits: 5 | Students will learn about single phase meter application and installation; polyphase power systems and meter application; meter testing and calibration; instrument transformers, testing single phase transformers; and Blondel’s Theorem.
Credits: 5 | This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about self contained polyphase meter testing and polyphase transformer related application. The course also covers demand metering concepts.
Credits: 5 | This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about testing and calibrating demand meters, meter mounting devices and test switches. The course also covers reactive metering and reactive meter testing.
Credits: 5 | This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about totalizing meters; installation checks and inspections; and customer relations. The course also covers solid state meters and associated devices.
Credits: 5 | This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about energy diversion, troubleshooting techniques and pulse initiators and recorders. The course also covers electronic metering, register programming and computers.
Credits: 2 | Acquaints students with leadership, management, and life skills. Builds self-confidence through Army adventure training. Introduces students to the Army culture and lifestyle through basic soldier skills.
Credits: 3 | Development of leadership and management skills through practical exercises, adventure training, and basic military training.
Credits: 3 | Continued progressive development of leadership and management skills. Implementation of decision-making procedures in a classroom and field environment. Practical application in leadership principles.
Credits: 2 | Physical and military skills training program to prepare students for competition at Fort Hunter-Liggett, CA. Intense physical training and rigorous training schedule.
Credits: 2-3 | A course of study that combines key elements of MLS 1000/2000 level courses. The purpose is to qualify students for advanced course. This course is for students who have missed one semester of MLS 1000/2000 level classes.
Credits: 3 | Introductory course on the history of funeral service including studies of ancient/historical mortuary practices, caskets and burial containers, and early anatomists/undertakers and their role in embalming history. Modern funeral service practices and basic embalming procedures will also be discussed.
Credits: 2 | Introduction and analysis of the attitudes towards death, dying and the grieving process, including cultural, religious and historical perspectives, the differing processes for loss, the environmental factors, the legal aspects of death/dying and medical ethics.
MORT 1200 - Microbiological Studies for Mortuary Science
Credits: 3 | Admission to program: Introduction to the basic principles of microbiology as it relates to working in a mortuary. Emphasis will be on sanitation, disinfection, and public health within the practice of embalming. Personal, professional and community hygiene and sanitation practices are also discussed.
Credits: 2 | Introduction to pathological disease conditions and their affect on various parts of the body. Conditions which affect the embalming or restorative art process will be emphasized. This course will focus on the functions of the human body systems and their relationship to diseases.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredIntroduction to embalming theory, procedures, techniques, and instruments used in the sanitation, preparation, and restoration of the deceased human body. The use of the vascular system will be emphasized.
Credits: 2 | Survey of general, organic, and biochemistry in mortuary science. Chemical principles and precautions involved in sanitation, disinfection, and public health as related to the embalming application. Review of government regulations for embalming chemicals.
MORT 2330 - Funeral Service Psychology and Counseling
Credits: 3 | Study of the basic principles of psychology and counseling as they relate to Funeral Service. Emphasis will be given to the role of the funeral director within the psychological concepts of grief, mourning, and bereavement.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredContinuation of Embalming I. Study and case analysis of various embalming methods, and treatment of specific conditions.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredPractical application of the fundamental principles presented in MORT 2400 - Embalming II.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredAn introduction to facial restoration techniques, including restoration of facial expressions and proportions by proper use of instruments and special materials. Emphasis is placed on major restoration including problem cases which require illusionary corrections, waxes, cosmetics, hair restoration, color matching, and masking of small and extensive discolorations.
Credits: 3 | Business/legal principles affecting mortuary practice are surveyed with specific emphasis on business organizational forms, law of sales, funeral disclosure rules, and the legal duties of a funeral service provider. Funeral service ethics are emphasized.
MORT 2730 - Funeral Home Management and Merchandising
Credits: 4 | Principles of funeral home management will be introduced including funeral home operations, management functions, current trends and computer applications. Buying/selling, pricing/displaying and features of merchandise will be studied.
Credits: 4 | Introduction of various cultural, ethnic and geographic funeral customs. Discussion of death notification, timeframe for pre/at/post need services, transfer of remains, religious, fraternal and military practices, and cremation procedures.
MORT 2770 - National Board Exam Professional Review
Credits: 2 | This course prepares students to take the National Board Exam. The course is designed to allow for extensive testing of the student?s knowledge, both theoretical and technical. A review of subject areas on the exam will take place and mock exams covering each subject of the curriculum will be administered. Both sections of the official National Board Exam must be completed for passing grade.
Credits: 4 | A comprehensive program consisting of safety, proper use of shop tools, fasteners, fuels, lubricants & coolants, 2 & 4 stroke engine theory, proper use of reference materials, and physical principles of engine operation. Includes electrical theory and proper diagnosis and repair of chassis harnesses, charging, starting & lighting systems and trailer wiring.
Credits: 4 | Hands-on application of the fundamentals of carburetor, fuel injection, ignition theory, diagnostic, repair and tuning.
Credits: 2 | This course is designed to teach technicians transmissions (both belt and gear), clutch, final drive, brake and suspension system diagnosis and repair.
Credits: 0 | A course to broaden the music majors vision of performance: staging, interpretation, execution and removing barrier between performer and audience. Major attend departmental recitals and concerts.
Credits: 3 | An introductory survey of Western music from chant to jazz highlighting major contributions from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century and American musical styles.
Credits: 3 | A comprehensive introduction to rock history providing a look at the evolution of rock music from its roots to the present.
Credits: 3 | A survey of music in the United States exploring the diverse musical traditions of this country. Students will apply listening and analytical skills to understand current topics of diversity in American culture as they relate to music.
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee RequiredLearn songwriting skills including song forms, melody and text. Students will use MIDI technology to produce recordings of their songs.
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee RequiredContinued instruction in basic songwriting skills building on those skills learned in Songwriting I. Students will write several songs in a workshop setting during the course of the semester.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1050 w/C grade or better or instructor approval
Credits: 3 | Course examines the interconnectedness of art, dance, music, and theatre by investigating the artistic elements and common thread within the creative process to develop an informed appreciation for ones own artistic values.
Credits: 2 | Music fundamentals course. Materials to be covered: Basic music notation, rhythm, meter, pitch, chord construction and simple chord progressions.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredFirst semester of a four-semester series. Materials to be covered: music fundamentals, beginning harmonic progression and voice leading.
Recommended Prerequisite: MUSC 1100 or equivalent proficiency (test given first day) Corequisite: MUSC 1130 for Music majors
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee Required2nd semester of a 4-semester series. Topics to be covered: phrase structure, period forms, non-chord tones, diatonic seventh chords, and secondary dominant and leading-tone chords.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1110 w/C grade or better Corequisite: MUSC 1140 for Music majors
Credits: 1 | First semester of a four-semester series. Development of aural skills, including sight singing and dictation of rhythms, melodies, and harmonic progressions.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1110 or concurrently Corequisite: MUSC 1110 for Music Majors
Credits: 1 | Second semester of a four-semester series. Continued development of aural skills, building on those learned in SS-ET I.
Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 or concurrently, and MUSC 1130 (both w/C grade or better)
Credits: 1 | This course gives a fundamental overview of the workings of the music industry and encourages students to use entrepreneurial thinking to seek opportunities in this rapidly changing business.
Credits: 1 | Basic financial information for creative professionals or students interested in freelance work or setting up a studio. This course is useful for artists working in the areas of fine art, the many forms of design, photography, film/video, music, advertising, the performing arts and creative or technical writing.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredA non-audition choir. Teaches choral singing skills. Open to all students who would like to sing. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredA large four-part select ensemble that specializes in large choral/orchestral works by major composers. Participation in Concert Choir meets the ensemble requirements for a music degree and may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredA select mixed-voice chamber choir that performs smaller works from all stylistic periods. Concurrent participation in Concert Choir is a requirement for membership in Chamber Singers. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredA highly select vocal ensemble devoted to performing contemporary music of exceptional quality. Concurrent participation in Concert Choir is a requirement for membership in South City Jazz. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1 | This introductory short course focuses on U. S. copyrights given to creative individuals who produce visual, musical, literary works of art or performing arts. The course also covers licensing and trademarking.
MUSC 1420 - Salesmanship And Promotion For Creative Professionals
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee RequiredThis introductory short course will introduce basic sales and self-promotional principles and techniques specifically tailored for creative artists.
Credits: 2 | This introductory short course will introduce basic business structures and examine the process of setting up a business for creative professionals working in the areas of music, the many forms of visual design, fine art, animation, film and video, and the literary arts.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredConcert Band is for woodwind, brass and percussion students performing a wide range of music styles from classical to jazz.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredSymphony Orchestra is for concert strings, woodwind, and percussion students who perform a wide range of styles from the symphony orchestra repertoire.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee RequiredA jazz ensemble that will work on individual skills in large and small ensemble jazz performance.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredExplores the influence of technology on musical creation and introduces students to current music-related technologies, including digital audio recording, MIDI, music notation software, computer-aided music instruction, etc.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredInstruction in music notation engraving and publishing using MIDI-based music notation software.
Recommended Prerequisite: MUSC 1100 or concurrently; or equivalent proficiency in reading musical notation
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredA broad overview of sound, sound systems, recording, and live sound reinforcement providing basic training in the physics of sound and the hardware and systems used to control and record it.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredIntroduction to electronic instruments, including synthesis and sampling: digital communication between electrical musical devices (MIDI); basic principles of music comp. and performance for electronic instruments and computer-based arranging.
Credits: 3 | Additional Course Fee RequiredContinued instruction in music composition using computers and MIDI-compatible elec. instruments; introduces students to professional-type projects.
Credits: 3 | Basic instruction in musical acoustics beginning with a foundation in the physics of sound waves, sound measurement, and the human ear. Students will learn how different instruments create musical sounds and fundamental aspects of room acoustics and sound reproduction. They will also learn how these principles affect human perception of musical experiences.
Recommended Prerequisite: Math proficiency Algebra and Geometry
Credits: 3 | Music Mixing Techniques is designed to teach intermediate to advanced concepts in editing and mixing of digital multitrack audio. Students will be given the opportunity to work in a commercial style recording facility and learn to use equipment and methods that are consistent with current recording industry practices.
Credits: 2 | Beginning guitar in a group setting. Includes basic chords in open position, strumming, finger style accompaniment patterns, standard notation, transposition and construction of chord progressions.
Credits: 2 | Intermediate level guitar in a group setting. Includes chords with added bass notes, bar chords, single note melodies, combining notes and chords, tablature and improvisation.
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee RequiredMusic theory for guitar. Includes scales, intervals, triads and seventh chord relationships, non-harmonic tones, phrase structures, cadences, secondary dominate and modulations. Popular and classic styles.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee Required12 one-half hour private music lessons for music majors on fretted string instruments: Guitar, Bass. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee Required12, 45 minute private music lessons for music performance majors on fretted string instruments: Guitar/Bass. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee Required12 one-half hour private music lessons for music majors on string instruments: violin, viols, cello, contrabass. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee Required12 one-half hour private music lessons for music majors on keyboard instruments: piano, organ, keyboards. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee Required12, 45 minute private music lessons for music performance majors on keyboard instruments: piano, organ, keyboards. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee Required12 one-half hour private music lessons for non-music majors on brass instruments: trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium or tuba. Additional fee is required.
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee Required12 one-half hour private music lessons for music majors on brass instruments: trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium or tuba. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee Required12, 45 minute private music lessons for music performance majors on brass instruments: trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium or tuba. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 1 | Additional Course Fee Required12 one-half hour private music lessons for music majors on voice: soprano, alto, tenor, bass. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)
Credits: 2 | Additional Course Fee Required12, 45 minute private music lessons for music performance majors on voice: soprano, alto, tenor, bass. Additional fee is required.
Prerequisite: Audition (Must be able to perform NYSSMA Grade 4 Literature at a minimum)