This course introduces students to building automation systems. These systems are becoming critical required components used for green buildings, energy conservation and building safety systems. Topics covered in this course include electrical energy production, alternative energy sources and interconnection of renewable sources to existing power systems. This course also covers green utilization equipment and controls such as lighting, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and plumbing.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2, 3 and 10. This courses involves the discussion and study of ecosystems, biodiversity, human adaptations to and modifications of those ecosystems, and current environmental problems and their possible solutions. This course includes lab-like experiences including an ecosystem observation and data analysis. This course is for non-science majors.

This is an introductory course for Medical Laboratory Technology students which covers the analytical principles, techniques and correlation of results related to diagnostic microbiology. This course discusses microorganisms of medical importance in relationship to disease and diagnosis, emphasizing identification of common pathogenic bacteria, fungi, yeast, viruses and parasites in humans. Other topics included in the course are instrumentation, calculations, quality assurance and quality control, analysis and result interpretation.

This course examines the business function of marketing and will enhance students' decision-making skills in a global market. The course focuses on how marketers create value by satisfying customer needs and wants by analyzing which target markets the organization can best serve, and the appropriate strategies to serve these markets. This course will also discuss the implications of environmental factors (including the digital environment) that can impact the marketing strategies of a business. Topics include business and consumer markets, branding and product strategies, marketing research, digital marketing concepts, pricing, promotion and supply chain management.

This course is the laboratory component of the Immunology course that includes the fundamental techniques related to the science of immunology. Learners will practice performing basic laboratory techniques related to immunological methods including the preparation, analysis, interpretation and reporting of quality control material and patient sample results. The course emphasizes testing and disease diagnosis of disorders such as hepatitis, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Lyme disease, syphilis, infectious mononucleosis and streptococcal infections.

This is the first in a series of courses designed to develop the skills and knowledge needed to communicate in American Sign Language (ASL). This course introduces information about the Deaf community and Deaf culture. It will familiarize students with basic ASL vocabulary and grammar, including hand shapes, body movements and facial expressions to convey meaning. The course includes interactive activities, cultural awareness education and individual feedback, with emphasis on appropriate language use in common communication settings.

This course, the fourth in a series of American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture courses, focuses upon the grammatical features of ASL and vocabulary expansion. Content of this course will focus on sentence construction, inflecting verbs and classifiers. Fluency and accuracy of fingerspelling will continue to be developed, along with the use of lexicalized signs and numbering.

This course focuses on addressing recently identified trends, skills and knowledge relevant to the development of interpreting students. The course content consists of introducing special topics in the area of interpreting, including team interpreting, religion, medical, mental health, deaf/blind, video remote, and video relay interpreting. This course also examines current certification exams and assessments.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2, 6 and 9. This course is an introduction to the topic of ethics. In this course, the following questions are examined: What is ethics? How do we make ethical decisions? Are things that are legally right necessarily right? Should we consider our own interests when making ethical decisions? Are things ethically right simply because God says they are right? If our culture says something is ethically right, does that mean it is ethically right? The course also examines numerous topical ethical issues such as racism, terrorism and censorship.

This course expands students' knowledge of the role of the surgical technologist in an operating room. The course considers procedures in the orthopedic, oral maxillofacial and ophthalmic systems, building on a foundation of patient care related to these body systems. Concepts of surgical hemostasis, wound healing and wound closure in the perioperative phases are introduced. The laboratory portion of this course presents foundational skills necessary for clinical practice in a surgical environment in the role of the surgical technologist.