2017-2018
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Comparing Cultural Healing TraditionsAHE-133 | Comparative approaches to healing, including allopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, osteopathy, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Shamanism, and therapeutic touch. Contrast explanations for causation of disease, diagnostic procedures and healing methodology. |
| Overview of Movement TherapiesAHE-135 | Survey of health, exploration of mind-body-spirit connection in health, various therapeutic modalities, identification of strengths and limitation of movement based therapies. |
| Active Isolated StretchingAHE-144 | The Mattes Method centers on physiological principles of specific muscle lengthening, increased circulation and oxygen to the tissues, lengthening of the superficial and deep fascia. |
| Healing Touch Level 1AHE-264 | Healing Touch Level 1 Healing Touch is an energy based therapeutic approach to healing. This therapy uses touch to influence the energy system, thus affecting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and healing. The goal of Healing Touch is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system. |
| Overview of American Indian StudiesAIS-180 | Introduction to the cultures and ethno-history of the North American Indians. |
| Introduction to Contemporary American Indian StudiAIS-220 | Introduction to contemporary issues affecting American Indians in the United States. |
| Introduction to Administration of JusticeAJS-101 | An examination of the organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems; their history and philosophy; career opportunities and qualifying requirements, terminology, and constitutional limitations of the systems. |
| Portfolio DevelopmentAJS-105 | Designed to help personnel of Law Enforcement, Fire Science and Emergency Medical Services develop a portfolio that details those prior- learning experiences that may be considered for college credit at Arizona Western College. Credit/no credit. |
| Substantive Criminal LawAJS-109 | Covers the philosophy of legal sanctions and the historical development of law from the common law to modern American Criminal Law, classifications of crimes, elements of and parties to crimes, general definitions of crimes, common defenses utilized, and includes specific offenses and the essential elements of each offense. |
| Ethics and Criminal Justice/GEAJS-123 | This course explores ethical issues and the criminal justice system while focusing on ethics, law, police, the courts, and ethical theory as it relates to administration of justice. |
| Leadership for Public SafetyAJS-160 | This course provides a unique opportunity for professionals to develop and refine their leadership skills. The instructors are current or former law enforcement supervisors and managers who bring a unique understanding of the law enforcement culture and practical knowledge of how to meet the challenges law enforcement leaders will face in their operational settings. This course focuses heavily on human capital development disciplines and their interaction with the law enforcement mission and culture. |
| Terrorism/Counter Terror.AJS-191 | An in-depth examination of the history and psychology of terrorism and the tactics and technology used by terroist groups. Examines the nature of the terrorist threat and countermeasures to combat terrorism. |
| Serial Killers and the Justice SystemAJS-192 | Examines the minds, motives and methods of serial killers. This course is a criminology course as it studies the reasons and causations of such horrific crimes and develops theories on profiling , investigaton, and understanding the criminals who commit such overwhelming crimes of lust murders over and over again. |
| VictimologyAJS-193 | The study of victims, also called Victimology, explores various types of crimes, reasons why individuals are victimized, and the level of involvement from the criminal justice system in victims? issues. |
| Current Issues in Criminal JusticeAJS-200 | Methods of addressing current issues in criminal justice system. |
| Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies And PractiAJS-201 | Explore the assumptions behind crime pattern theory, crime opportunity structures, and routine activities approach. |
| Report WritingAJS-205 | Introduction to the practical aspects of gathering, organizing, and preparing written reports. This covers the techniques of communicating facts, information, and ideas effectively in a simple, clear and logical manner for various types of criminal justice system reports, letters, memoranda, directives, and administrative reports. Students will gain practical experience in note taking, report writing and presenting testimony in court or other types of hearings. |
| Court FunctionAJS-210 | Examines the structure, function, and organization of American criminal courts as well as specialized courts within the criminal justice system. Judicial procedures and the roles of legal actors including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and court employees are studied. The rights of defendants and victims, the role of plea bargaining, the operation of juries, trials, and sentencing, and contemporary controversial legal issues are examined. |
| Juvenile Justice ProceduresAJS-212 | Examines history and development of juvenile justice theories, procedures, and institutions. |
| Spanish for Law EnforcementAJS-220 | Introduction to Spanish grammar for basic communication with emphasis on law enforcement terminology, legal instructions, cultural characteristics and heritage of Spanish speaking groups within the United States (U.S.). |
| Criminology/GEAJS-225 | Studies deviance, society's role in defining behavior, theories of criminality, the economic, social, and psychological impact of crime, and the relationships between statistics and crime victimization. |
| Police FunctionAJS-230 | Examines the theories of procedures and methods of operations of public police with emphasis on discretionary powers. Career opportunities and current trends in law enforcement. |
| Correction FunctionAJS-240 | Examines the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. |
| Community CorrectionsAJS-242 | Examines community treatment in the correctional process and the selection and release of both adults and juveniles under the supervision of probation and parole. |
| Procedural Criminal LawAJS-260 | Provides the student with an understanding of the rationale underlying major court holdings, the procedural requirements that stem from these holdings and their effect on the daily operations of the criminal justice system. |
| Community PolicingAJS-270 | The philosophy of community policing is being advanced as the new policing system for the twenty-first century. This course is designed to provide the theories and practicalities of the new policing, as well as to identify the basic concepts, strategies, experiments and research on community interaction. |
| Criminal InvestigationAJS-275 | Theory of criminal investigation, crime scene procedures, case preparation, interviewing, and basic investigative techniques are studied. |
| Animal IndustriesANS-100 | The livestock and poultry industries including applications of scientific principles, marketing, and selection are emphasized. |
| Livestock Production MgmtANS-130 | This course develops entry-level skills in the production and management of livestock and companion animals. It includes skill development in facility design and management of breeding systems in cattle, horse, sheep, goat, swine and companion animals. Learners will learn how to handle livestock appropriately. There will be an online component covering Institutional Animal Use Care and Use Committee (IACUC) training and certification. |
| Feeds and FeedingANS-240 | Selection, evaluation, classification, and use of feeds for specific purposes in animal nutrition to include the element of nutrition, commonly used feeds, nutritive requirements, feed processing, and practical methods of feeding different classes of livestock and evaluation of livestock carcasses to determine nutritional needs. |
| Introduction to Anthropology/GEANT-100 | An introductory, general service course for both anthropology and non-anthropology majors. Covers physical anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Controversial topics are presented and discussions are open and often lively. World cultures are compared. |
| Intro. to Archaeology and Prehistory/GEANT-120 | Surveys the evolution of humans and cultures from the earliest beginnings to the development of the first civilizations. Many controversial topics are presented and the discussions are often lively. The manner of instruction is informal. |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology/GeANT-130 | The basic concepts of social and cultural anthropology are discussed using the social, economic, political, family, and religious systems of a variety of societies for illustration. Emphasis is placed on culture as an adapting and evolving structure. |
| Introduction to Native American Studies/GEANT-140 | Covers the origins and development of the Indian populations from prehistoric to modern times in North America and Mexico. Origins of the major tribes of the greater Southwest are emphasized. |
| ArabicARB-070 | Introduction to the Arabic language. Students will learn vocabulary, basic grammatical structures, useful phrases and sentences related to daily life. |
| Beginning Conversational Arabic IARB-095 | A conversational course that will introduce students to the Arabic language. Students will learn vocabulary, basic grammatical structures, useful phrases and sentences related to daily life. |
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| Title | Body |
|---|---|
| Comparing Cultural Healing TraditionsAHE-133 | Comparative approaches to healing, including allopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, osteopathy, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Shamanism, and therapeutic touch. Contrast explanations for causation of disease, diagnostic procedures and healing methodology. |
| Overview of Movement TherapiesAHE-135 | Survey of health, exploration of mind-body-spirit connection in health, various therapeutic modalities, identification of strengths and limitation of movement based therapies. |
| Active Isolated StretchingAHE-144 | The Mattes Method centers on physiological principles of specific muscle lengthening, increased circulation and oxygen to the tissues, lengthening of the superficial and deep fascia. |
| Healing Touch Level 1AHE-264 | Healing Touch Level 1 Healing Touch is an energy based therapeutic approach to healing. This therapy uses touch to influence the energy system, thus affecting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and healing. The goal of Healing Touch is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system. |
| Overview of American Indian StudiesAIS-180 | Introduction to the cultures and ethno-history of the North American Indians. |
| Introduction to Contemporary American Indian StudiAIS-220 | Introduction to contemporary issues affecting American Indians in the United States. |
| Introduction to Administration of JusticeAJS-101 | An examination of the organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems; their history and philosophy; career opportunities and qualifying requirements, terminology, and constitutional limitations of the systems. |
| Portfolio DevelopmentAJS-105 | Designed to help personnel of Law Enforcement, Fire Science and Emergency Medical Services develop a portfolio that details those prior- learning experiences that may be considered for college credit at Arizona Western College. Credit/no credit. |
| Substantive Criminal LawAJS-109 | Covers the philosophy of legal sanctions and the historical development of law from the common law to modern American Criminal Law, classifications of crimes, elements of and parties to crimes, general definitions of crimes, common defenses utilized, and includes specific offenses and the essential elements of each offense. |
| Ethics and Criminal Justice/GEAJS-123 | This course explores ethical issues and the criminal justice system while focusing on ethics, law, police, the courts, and ethical theory as it relates to administration of justice. |
| Leadership for Public SafetyAJS-160 | This course provides a unique opportunity for professionals to develop and refine their leadership skills. The instructors are current or former law enforcement supervisors and managers who bring a unique understanding of the law enforcement culture and practical knowledge of how to meet the challenges law enforcement leaders will face in their operational settings. This course focuses heavily on human capital development disciplines and their interaction with the law enforcement mission and culture. |
| Terrorism/Counter Terror.AJS-191 | An in-depth examination of the history and psychology of terrorism and the tactics and technology used by terroist groups. Examines the nature of the terrorist threat and countermeasures to combat terrorism. |
| Serial Killers and the Justice SystemAJS-192 | Examines the minds, motives and methods of serial killers. This course is a criminology course as it studies the reasons and causations of such horrific crimes and develops theories on profiling , investigaton, and understanding the criminals who commit such overwhelming crimes of lust murders over and over again. |
| VictimologyAJS-193 | The study of victims, also called Victimology, explores various types of crimes, reasons why individuals are victimized, and the level of involvement from the criminal justice system in victims? issues. |
| Current Issues in Criminal JusticeAJS-200 | Methods of addressing current issues in criminal justice system. |
| Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies And PractiAJS-201 | Explore the assumptions behind crime pattern theory, crime opportunity structures, and routine activities approach. |
| Report WritingAJS-205 | Introduction to the practical aspects of gathering, organizing, and preparing written reports. This covers the techniques of communicating facts, information, and ideas effectively in a simple, clear and logical manner for various types of criminal justice system reports, letters, memoranda, directives, and administrative reports. Students will gain practical experience in note taking, report writing and presenting testimony in court or other types of hearings. |
| Court FunctionAJS-210 | Examines the structure, function, and organization of American criminal courts as well as specialized courts within the criminal justice system. Judicial procedures and the roles of legal actors including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and court employees are studied. The rights of defendants and victims, the role of plea bargaining, the operation of juries, trials, and sentencing, and contemporary controversial legal issues are examined. |
| Juvenile Justice ProceduresAJS-212 | Examines history and development of juvenile justice theories, procedures, and institutions. |
| Spanish for Law EnforcementAJS-220 | Introduction to Spanish grammar for basic communication with emphasis on law enforcement terminology, legal instructions, cultural characteristics and heritage of Spanish speaking groups within the United States (U.S.). |
| Criminology/GEAJS-225 | Studies deviance, society's role in defining behavior, theories of criminality, the economic, social, and psychological impact of crime, and the relationships between statistics and crime victimization. |
| Police FunctionAJS-230 | Examines the theories of procedures and methods of operations of public police with emphasis on discretionary powers. Career opportunities and current trends in law enforcement. |
| Correction FunctionAJS-240 | Examines the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. |
| Community CorrectionsAJS-242 | Examines community treatment in the correctional process and the selection and release of both adults and juveniles under the supervision of probation and parole. |
| Procedural Criminal LawAJS-260 | Provides the student with an understanding of the rationale underlying major court holdings, the procedural requirements that stem from these holdings and their effect on the daily operations of the criminal justice system. |
| Community PolicingAJS-270 | The philosophy of community policing is being advanced as the new policing system for the twenty-first century. This course is designed to provide the theories and practicalities of the new policing, as well as to identify the basic concepts, strategies, experiments and research on community interaction. |
| Criminal InvestigationAJS-275 | Theory of criminal investigation, crime scene procedures, case preparation, interviewing, and basic investigative techniques are studied. |
| Animal IndustriesANS-100 | The livestock and poultry industries including applications of scientific principles, marketing, and selection are emphasized. |
| Livestock Production MgmtANS-130 | This course develops entry-level skills in the production and management of livestock and companion animals. It includes skill development in facility design and management of breeding systems in cattle, horse, sheep, goat, swine and companion animals. Learners will learn how to handle livestock appropriately. There will be an online component covering Institutional Animal Use Care and Use Committee (IACUC) training and certification. |
| Feeds and FeedingANS-240 | Selection, evaluation, classification, and use of feeds for specific purposes in animal nutrition to include the element of nutrition, commonly used feeds, nutritive requirements, feed processing, and practical methods of feeding different classes of livestock and evaluation of livestock carcasses to determine nutritional needs. |
| Introduction to Anthropology/GEANT-100 | An introductory, general service course for both anthropology and non-anthropology majors. Covers physical anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Controversial topics are presented and discussions are open and often lively. World cultures are compared. |
| Intro. to Archaeology and Prehistory/GEANT-120 | Surveys the evolution of humans and cultures from the earliest beginnings to the development of the first civilizations. Many controversial topics are presented and the discussions are often lively. The manner of instruction is informal. |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology/GeANT-130 | The basic concepts of social and cultural anthropology are discussed using the social, economic, political, family, and religious systems of a variety of societies for illustration. Emphasis is placed on culture as an adapting and evolving structure. |
| Introduction to Native American Studies/GEANT-140 | Covers the origins and development of the Indian populations from prehistoric to modern times in North America and Mexico. Origins of the major tribes of the greater Southwest are emphasized. |
| ArabicARB-070 | Introduction to the Arabic language. Students will learn vocabulary, basic grammatical structures, useful phrases and sentences related to daily life. |
| Beginning Conversational Arabic IARB-095 | A conversational course that will introduce students to the Arabic language. Students will learn vocabulary, basic grammatical structures, useful phrases and sentences related to daily life. |