This course provides an overview of the construction industry and introduces the student to the duties and responsibilities of the construction professional. The emphasis of this course will be on the importance of the industry and career possibilities for successful students.

This course assists students in the development of a personal plan to prepare for a nationally recognized medical coding certification exam. This course is taken during a student’s final semester.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 5. This course studies the interaction of psychology and health, including how to attain mental and physical health through thoughts, emotions and behavior. Students will explore concepts such as stress, resiliency, personality, happiness, purpose and work-life balance. This course is beneficial for students across career fields such as education, fire, health and law enforcement.

This course provides a continued supervised clinical practicum, increasing proficiency in diagnosing advanced cardiovascular disease. The final goal of this course is to achieve the competency level required to work as an entry-level cardiac sonographer.

This course introduces students to the properties of wood as a manufacturing material. The course will focus on the physical, mechanical and chemical aspects of wood and wood products in the manufacturing environment. Participants will learn quality specifications and requirements which are standard for the needs of today's wood-based products.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 3. This course gives a theoretical and practical introduction to physics, including kinetics in one and two dimensions, force and dynamics, bodies in equilibrium, work and energy, linear momentum, rotational motion, fluids, waves and sound. Lab equipment is used to illustrate these concepts. A mastery of college algebra and some trigonometry is essential for success in this course. The ability to use computers for creating reports and spreadsheets is needed for lab work. Physics 1401 is intended for all students but is especially designed for students majoring in forestry, biological sciences, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, physical therapy and other fields related to medicine. Lab is required.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2 and 6. This course serves as a general introduction to the role that humanities such as the arts, literature and philosophy play in shaping humanity's conception of itself and society. This course serves to expand the student's knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially the values expressed in works of human imagination and thought.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7. This course is a study of the contributions of women in the humanities as writers, artists and social reformers with emphasis on 20th century women. The course will incorporate individual studies of Quaker women, frontier women, African American women and Native American women.

Medical codes are used to identify procedures and diagnoses that pertain to a patient's health care encounter. This course is an introduction to medical coding and emphasizes coding in medical offices and other outpatient care facilities. Course topics include ICD-10 (International Classification of Disease 10th revision), CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System), and legal and ethical issues related to outpatient coding practices.

In this course students will meet with the instructor for the purpose of applying, demonstrating and reinforcing content in the concurrent courses being taken online.