Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions | CGCC Catalog & Student Handbook 2019-2020 3 4 7 Courses available at CGCC are listed in the Course Descriptions section of this document. General Education Requirements are also listed. For the most current information regarding degree requirements, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. POS285 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Political Issues and Public Policy Introduction to public policy, how policy is made, and how public policy decisions are affected. Prerequisites: None. PPT – Power Plant Technology PPT120 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Energy Industry Fundamentals Various types of energy and their conversion to usable energy such as electrical power. How generated electrical power is transmitted and distributed to the point of use. Prerequisites: None. PSY – Psychology PSY 101 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology To acquaint the student with basic principles, methods and fields of psychology such as learning, memory, emotion, perception, physiological, developmental, intelligence, social and abnormal. Prerequisites: None. PSY 123 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Psychology of Parenting The demonstration and application of psychological principles to the development and guidance of children and adolescents. Prerequisites: None. PSY 132 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Psychology and Culture Presents current knowledge about human diversity in behavior and culture using examples from a variety of contexts within western and global societies. Highlights topics in cross-cultural psychology, such as intergroup relations, diverse cognitive styles, ethnocentrism, gender, personality, emotion, language, communication, POS180 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS United Nations Studies 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. POS210 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Political Ideologies Leading political ideas and belief systems, e.g., Marxism, liberalism, conservatism, theories of democracy, and alternative futures. Prerequisites: None. POS220 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS U.S. and Arizona Constitution Examination of the United States Constitution and the constitution and government of the state of Arizona. Prerequisites: None. POS221 / 1 CREDIT / 1 PERIOD Arizona Constitution 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 / 2 CREDITS / 2 PERIODS U.S. Constitution Examination of the United States Constitution. Equivalent to the first part of POS220. May not enroll in POS220 and POS222 concurrently. Prerequisites: None. POS223 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS Civil Rights The historic background and current status of major civil rights and civil liberties issues in the United States. Prerequisites: None.