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PHOENIX COLLEGE 2013–2014 CATALOG AND HANDBOOK
PLB – Phlebotomy PLB109 Phlebotomy: Basic Skills 1 credit(s) 2 period(s) lecture + lab Theory and practice of basic phlebotomy including laboratory test codes, equipment, and procedures. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Medical Assisting or Phlebotomy program, or permission of Program Director. Corequisites: HCC130 and HCC145AA, or permission of Program Director. PLB110 Practicum: Fundamental Phlebotomy Skills 0.5 credit(s) 3 period(s) lab Application of fundamental phlebotomy techniques in a clinical laboratory setting or health care environment. Prerequisites: PLB109, submit to a drug screening and demonstrate negative results, and acceptance into the Medical Assisting or Phlebotomy program, or permission of Program Director. Course Notes: PLB110 may be repeated for credit. PLB110AA Practicum: Basic Phlebotomy: Training for Law Enforcement Officers 1.0 credit(s) 2.0 period(s) lab Application of basic phlebotomy techniques in a clinical laboratory setting or health care environment for law enforcement purposes. Prerequisites: Certified Law Enforcement Officer or permission of Program Director. Corequisites: PLB109. PLB111 Specimen Processing and Advanced Techniques in Phlebotomy Procedures 1 credit(s) 2 period(s) lecture + lab Theory and practice of advanced techniques in phlebotomy and specimen processing including laboratory test codes, equipment, and procedures. Prerequisites: PLB109 or permission of Program Director.
Course Descriptions
PLB112 Practicum: Specialized Phlebotomy Techniques 0.5 credit(s) 3 period(s) lab Application of specialized phlebotomy techniques in a clinical laboratory setting or health care environment. Prerequisites: PLB109 and PLB110. Corequisites: PLB111 and PLB121, or permission of instructor. PLB114 Refresher Course for Phlebotomists 0.5 credit(s) 0.75 period(s) lecture + lab Review of phlebotomy theory and practices including equipment, procedures, and special considerations. Reinforces basic skills and competencies of phlebotomy techniques for trained phlebotomists currently working in the field. Prerequisites: Must be currently employed as a phlebotomist or permission of the Program Director. Course Note: PLB114 may be repeated for credit.
PLB121 Practicum: Basic Specimen Processing 1.5 credit(s) 6 period(s) lab Application of specimen processing techniques in a clinical laboratory setting or health care environment. Prerequisites: PLB109 and PLB110. Corequisites: PLB111 and PLB112 or permission of Program Director.
POS140 POS 2204 Comparative Government 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Overview and evaluation of the sub-field of comparative politics. Covers various national governments from around the world: their structure, system, method of governance. Examines methods of assessing these governments. Prerequisites: None.
PLB122 Practicum: Phlebotomy and Specimen Processing 2.5 credit(s) 9 period(s) lab Application of phlebotomy and specimen processing techniques in a clinical laboratory setting or health care environment. Prerequisites: PLB109 or permission of Program Director. Prerequisites or Corequisites: PLB111 or permission of Program Director.
POS180 United Nations Studies 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture + lab Historical origins, structural makeup, political and operational characteristics, and legal activities of the United Nations. Analysis of the overall institution's ongoing utility, productivity and creativity. Prerequisites: None.
POS – Political Science POS110 POS 1110 American National Government 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Study of the historical backgrounds, governing principles, and institutions, of the national government of the United States. Prerequisites: None. POS115 Issues in American Politics 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Examination of major issues in current affairs in the fields of politics, economics, social relations, foreign affairs, aesthetics, and others through the reading and viewing of secondar y information sources. Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 or equivalent. POS120 POS 1120 World Politics 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Introduction to the principles and issues relating to the study of international relations. Evaluation of the political, economic, national, and transnational rationale for international interactions. Prerequisites: None. POS125 Issues in World Politics 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Contemporary issues and factors in international relations. Stress conditions in civil order, trade and international institutions. May be repeated for a total of six (6) credit hours. Prerequisites: None. POS130 POS 1130 State and Local Government 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Survey of state and local government in the United States. Special attention on Arizona State Government. Prerequisites: None.
POS210 Political Ideologies 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Survey of twentieth century nondemocratic ideologies and movements with emphasis on Marx, Lenin, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and Mao. Prerequisites: None. POS220 U.S. and Arizona Constitution 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture Examination of the United States Constitution and the constitution and government of the State of Arizona. Prerequisites: None. POS221 Arizona Constitution 1 credit(s) 1 period(s) lecture Examination of the Constitution of the State of Arizona. Equivalent to the second part of POS220. May not enroll in POS220 and POS221 concurrently. Prerequisites: None. POS222 U.S. Constitution 2 credit(s) 2 period(s) lecture Examination of the United States Constitution. Equivalent to the first part of POS220. May not enroll in POS220 and POS222 concurrently. Prerequisites: None. POS223 Civil Rights 3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture The historic background and current status of major civil rights issues in the United States. Prerequisites: None.
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