#12 06 Courses #1 - Multiple Choices

Phoenix College 2005-2006 Catalog • 325
WED262
Acupressure/Shiatsu I
2 credits 3 periods lecture + lab
Overview of the principles of Traditional
Chinese Medicine and the Meridian
System; history, purpose, benefits,
indications, and contraindications of
Acupressure/Shiatsu. Therapeutic
techniques and applications of
Acupressure/Shiatsu; pre and post
evaluations of intervention procedures.
Prerequisites: WED250, and permission
of instructor.
WED264
Acupressure/Shiatsu II
2 credits 3 periods lecture + lab
Therapeutic techniques and applications
for Anma massage used to disperse heat
and stagnant “Ki”; hands-on techniques
to balance Kyo and Jitsu energy;
meridian rebalancing stretches and
visualizations for release of
acute/chronic muscle tension.
Prerequisites: WED262, or permission of
instructor.
WED270
Introduction to Cardiac and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
1 credit 1 period lecture
Overview of field of cardiac and
pulmonary rehabilitation. Emphasis on
basic principles and related skills for the
health care professional. Prerequisites:
Baccalaureate degree in a health care
related profession or permission of
instructor.
WED271
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Physiology
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Encompasses the aspects of
cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
for healthy individuals and for those
patients with cardiovascular or
pulmonary disease. Prerequisites:
Baccalaureate degree in a health care
related profession or permission of
instructor.
WED272
Principles for Educating the Adult
Patient
1 credit 1 period lecture
Basic principles for educating patients in
a health care setting. Prerequisites:
Baccalaureate degree in a health care
related profession or permission of
instructor.
WED273
Assessment of the Cardiac &
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Patient
0.5 credit 1.5 periods lecture + lab
Basic health assessment of the adult
client. Emphasis on collecting health
histories and performing physical
examinations. Includes cultural
considerations in health assessment.
Prerequisites: Baccalaureate degree in a
health care related profession or
permission of instructor.
WED297AA-AC
Special Topics: Therapeutic Massage
1-3 credits 1-3 periods lecture + lab
Explores a special topic related to
therapeutic massage. Topics vary and
include concepts relevant to those
pursuing careers in therapeutic massage.
Prerequisites: None.
WLD – Welding Technology
WLD101
Welding I
3 credits 6 periods lecture + lab
Principles and techniques of electric arc
and oxyacetylene welding and cutting.
Provides technical theory and basic skill
training in these welding processes.
Prerequisites: None.
WLD106
Arc Welding
5 credits 8 periods lecture + lab
Electric welding with emphasis on
metallic arc welding in out-of-position
practice and procedures. Prerequisites:
None.
WLD150
Welding Blueprint Reading
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Analysis and interpretation of technical
drawings common to the metal
fabrication and construction trades.
Welding blueprint symbols.
Prerequisites: None.
WLD201
Welding II
3 credits 6 periods lecture + lab
Further study of electric arc and
oxyacetylene welding with emphasis on
GTAW (heliarc) and GMAW (mig)
processes to weld both ferrous and
nonferrous metal. Prerequisites:
WLD101.
WLD 206
Advanced Welding – Heliarc and
Wire Feed
5 credits 8 periods lecture + lab
Instruction in theory and practice on
tungsten inert gas and wire feed
welding. Welding procedures on ferrous
and nonferrous metals. Set up and
operation of all types of machines used in
tig and mig welding. Prerequisites:
WLD106 or departmental permission.
WLD 208
Advanced Arc Welding - Certification
5 credits 8 periods lecture + lab
Advanced metallic arc welding
emphasizing out-of-position welding in
preparation for certification. Includes
various test methods. Provides training
on machine flame cutting and gouging
and arc air cutting and gouging.
Prerequisites: WLD106 or permission of
instructor.
WST – Women’s Studies
WST100
Women and Society
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Introduction to critical issues in women’s
studies. Prerequisites: None.
WST105
Women of Color in America
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Analysis and discussion of critical issues
for women of color in America.
Prerequisites: None.
WST110
Women and Gender: A Feminist
Psychology
3 credits 3 periods lecture
A discussion of the psychology of gender
and sex from a feminist perspective.
Prerequisites: None.
WST120
Gender, Class, and Race
3 credits 3 periods lecture
A feminist discussion of gender, class
and race as basic and central social
categories that determine how we see
ourselves and others and how they
circumscribe our opportunities and
privileges in American society.
Prerequisites: None.
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