Course Description: Analyze representative American works in prose and poetry from 1865 to the present. Identify major literary schools of thought; recognize the relationships between writers, texts, and their historical contexts; discuss literary devices; and evaluate representative texts.
Course Notes: EN101 English Composition IA with a grade of C or higher, or EN100 English Comp IB with a grade of C or higher.
Spring
Section Type: Honors
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the field of cultural studies through the close analysis of classic fairy tales using theoretical approaches to enhance students’ critical thinking skills as they examine both written and visual texts.
Course Notes: EN101 English Composition IA with a grade of C or higher, or EN100 English Comp IB with a grade of C or higher.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the field of cultural studies through the close analysis of classic fairy tales using theoretical approaches to enhance students’ critical thinking skills as they examine both written and visual texts.
Course Notes: EN101 English Composition IA with a grade of C or higher, or EN100 English Comp IB with a grade of C or higher.
Spring
Section Type: Honors
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Review of real numbers, factoring, percentages, interest, depreciation, area, volume, rates, land descriptions, percent of margining, inventory turns, cost realization, rations, fertilizer and ag-chemical rates and volumes and use of charts and mechanical aids for computations.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Basic concepts for successfully managing a farm including management records, their analysis and use in making decisions and farm management concepts dealing with credit, land, machinery, capital, crops and livestock enterprises and labor.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Principles of livestock production and management; practical application of breeding, selection, reproduction, health and marketing systems and techniques; emphasis on management systems of raising, growing and finishing beef, sheep and swine; information on horse production and management.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Building materials, their physical properties and reactions to fire; building configurations and their applicability to specific hazardous industrial operations.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: History and philosophy of fire protection; review of statistics of loss of life and property by fire; introduction to agencies involved in fire protection; current legislative developments and career orientation; current related problems; review of expanding future fire protection.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Freeing victims trapped in an automobile; techniques for gaining entry and displacing barriers to victim removal.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face February 22 to March 7.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face March 29 to April 11.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face May 10 to May 23.
Course Description: Basic rescue operations utilizing ropes, hardware and related equipment. This course follows the guidelines of NFPA 1006-Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, Chapter 6.1.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.50
Course Description: Course leading to Firefighter I certification, including emergency medical care, fire behavior, firefighting equipment, fireground operations and rescue and safety procedures.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face February 22 to March 7.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face March 29 to April 11.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face May 10 to May 23.
Course Description: A follow-up course to FS110 Firefighter I, leading to a Firefighter II certification, including fire behavior, firefighting equipment, rescue and safety procedures, fire department operations and management and emergency medical care.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face February 22 to March 7.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face March 29 to April 11.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS106 010, FS110 010, FS111 010 FS113 010, FS150 010, and FS151 010. Class meets face-to-face May 10 to May 23.
Course Description: Required training for all personnel prior to certification as a Wildland Firefighter Type 2 under the Wildland Qualifications System (NWCG 310-1); entry level course for all new firefighters and refresher course for veteran firefighters.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Opportunity to experience a type of firefighting usually not available in the central plains region of the United States enabling students to choose the type of department they wish to apply to upon completion of their education.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: Respond within 3 hours to Hutchinson area and Wichita Airport; supply leather boots that meet federal requirements for wildland firefighting, undergarments, toiletries and other personal items
Course Description: Use of portable pumps and related equipment needed to carry out field operations with peak efficiency and safety; correct water usage, basic hydraulics and equipment care.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Procedures for safe power saw operation in a wildland fire suppression setting and basic maintenance and field repairs of power saws.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Roles and responsibilities of a Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB), and duties of other personnel who may engage firing operations. Discuss and illustrate common firing devices and techniques.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Fire ground strategy and tactics including structure, priorities and language of the emergency scene.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Beginning observation and supervised tasks through work experience with a fire service agency.
Course Notes: FS110 Firefighter I, and Departmental Consent.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Requires acceptance of student by host Fire Department, & Fire Science Program Coordinator approval. Successful student will pass an application & interview process, to be determined by the fire dept.
Course Description: Advanced observation and supervised tasks through work experience with a fire service agency.
Course Notes: FS136 Fire Science Practicum I, and Departmental Consent.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Requires acceptance of student by host Fire Department, & Fire Science Program Coordinator approval. Successful student will pass an application & Interview process, to be determined by the fire dept.