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Medical Assistant 020 Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogen Standards Unit(s): 0.5 Class Hours: 8 Lecture total. Presentation of California Occupational Safety and Health Act (Cal-OSHA) Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogen Standards for occupational at-risk exposure to hepatitis, HIV-AIDS, and tuberculosis, including compliance requirements, exposure control measures, exposure determination, protective equipment, and post exposure practices. Medical Assistant 051A Beginning Medical Terminology Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Introduction to medical terms, including structural analysis of prefixes, combining form/roots, and suffixes. Emphasis on terms related to anatomy, physiology, diagnostic tests and pathology of the digestive, renal-urinary, and reproductive systems. Also, terms related to pregnancy and the newborn.
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Medical Assistant 051B Advanced Medical Terminology Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Prerequisite: Medical Assistant 051A with minimum grade of C. Continuation of Medical Assistant 051A. Includes medical terms related to anatomy, physiology, diagnostic tests, and pathology of the nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, musculoskeletal, skin, sensory, and the endocrine systems. Medical Assistant 053 Medical Assistant - Administrative Front Office Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Medical front office training including the role, responsibilities, professionalism, medical ethics and laws, medical records, filing, billing and collection, banking, bookkeeping, reception, telephone techniques, oral and written communication, resume, and job seeking skills. Also includes a unit on office first aid and life threatening illnesses. Medical Assistant 054 Medical Insurance and Billing Forms Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Prerequisite: Medical Assistant 051A with a minimum grade of C. Instruction in the rules, regulations, and completion of medical insurance forms for Medicare, Medi-Cal, Tricare, MediMedi, State Disability, Worker’s Compensation, and private commercial insurance carriers. Includes legal and ethical guidelines and instruction in procedure coding using current procedural terminology and ICD-9-CM.
Medical Assistant 055 Medical Assistant - Clinical Back Office Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Medical back office with emphasis on asepsis, sterilization, gloving and ungloving, assisting physician with exams and minor office surgical procedures, vital signs, wound care, dressings, bandaging, specimen collections, medications, and injection techniques. Medical Assistant 056 Computer Applications for the Medical Office Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. An introduction to the computer with practical applications for a medical office/clinical setting, including building patient databases, patient scheduling, procedure codes, and diagnostic codes. Generate computerized billing records, posting to accounts, insurance claims forms, and generating reports and electronic data interchange.
MUSIC (MUS) Music 009A Music Laboratory Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Laboratory total. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in a music course. Supervised work on instrumental, vocal, music theory, or digital music assignments and projects. Beginning level assignments are geared toward attainment of skills relating to the corequisite music class. Accumulation of 16 hours earns 0.3 unit. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit. Music 009B Music Laboratory II Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Laboratory total. Supervised work on instrumental, vocal, music theory, or digital music assignments and projects. More advanced beginning level assignments are geared toward attainment of skills relating to the corequisite music class. Accumulation of 16 hours earns 0.3 unit. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit. Music 009C Music Laboratory III Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Laboratory total. Prerequisite: Music 009B with minimum grade of C and concurrent enrollment in a music class. Supervised work on instrumental, vocal, music theory, or digital music assignments and projects. Intermediate level assignments are geared toward attainment of skills relating to the corequisite music class. Accumulation of 16 hours earns 0.3 unit. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit.
Music 009D Music Laboratory IV Unit(s): 0.3 Class Hours: 16 Laboratory total. Prerequisite: Music 009C with minimum grade of C and concurrent enrollment in a music class. Supervised work on instrumental, vocal, music theory, or digital music assignments and projects. Advanced level assignments are geared toward attainment of skills relating to the corequisite music class. Accumulation of 16 hours earns 0.3 unit. Grade: Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit. Music 101 (C-ID MUS 100) Music Appreciation Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Designed to increase awareness and appreciation of music from the European classical tradition in relation to general culture and history. Develops basic understanding of musical elements and deepens student’s experience of music. Recommended for non-music majors. Music 101H (C-ID MUS 100) Honors Music Appreciation Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Prerequisite: A high school or college GPA of 3.0 or above. An enriched approach designed for honors students. The European classical music tradition through study of musical elements, stylistic features, culture, and history. Readings, guided listening assignments, required concert attendance, and special projects. Recommended for non-music majors. Music 102 World Music Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Music from the Far East, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. Students are guided to enjoy and to understand music from diverse cultures. Investigation of the interconnections of culture, aesthetics, and musical styles. Concert attendance and assigned listening required. Music 102H Honors World Music Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 48 Lecture total. Prerequisite: High School or college GPA of 3.0 or above. An enriched, in-depth study of music from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. Seminar-style critical investigation of the interconnections of style, culture, and aesthetics to promote enjoyment and understanding of world music.