explore how diverse underlying cultural orientations and patterns        [COS] COSMETOLOGY  influence communication behaviors within and between cultures.  Students will learn to evaluate their own and others’ communicative      COS 170  behaviors from a culturally sensitive perspective.                       SALON BUSINESS  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                             This course is a survey of the business aspects of the cosmetology                                                                           field. The student will learn how history and trends affect  COM 146                                                                  cosmetology, how personal behavior and appearance affects  BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMM.                                          professional success, and best business practices for successful  Designed to introduce students to communication in the 21st-century      operations. Topics include personal attitude and appearance, business  workforce context. This course is presentation-centered but also         skills and management, communication, and client relations. Students  engages pertinent communication theory. (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)     will also learn the process for licensure and how to transition to the                                                                           workforce. Pre-requisite: Admittance into the Cosmetology or Nail  COM 147                                                                  Technician program. (2 credit, 1 lecture, 2 lab)  BASIC NEWS WRITING  Introduction to news writing including, the techniques of news           COS 171  gathering, reporting, and interviewing; the use of library and online    COSMETOLOGY THEORY I  database research methods; and other related skills. Students write      This course is designed to introduce the student to scalp and hair  basic stories under real time constraints. (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)  properties. Students will learn about anatomy and physiology of the                                                                           scalp and hair, proper care and maintenance, as well as common  COM 148                                                                  issues with the scalp and hair. Students will also learn about  BASIC NEWS EDITING                                                       infectious diseases and bacteria and their relation to cosmetology  Introduction to the principles and techniques of electronic editing,     practice and safety. Pre-requisite: Admittance into the Cosmetology  information management, and publication design emphasizing the           Program (per Cosmetology handbook). (2 credit, 2 lecture, 0 lab)  editing of body copy and display type for maximum clarity and  impact. (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                     COS 172                                                                           COSMETOLOGY CLINIC I  COM 221                                                                  The study of draping, shampooing, rinsing, conditioning, scalp hair  ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE                                                 care, hairstyling, thermal hairstyling and hair cutting /hair design,  A study of the principles of educational debate. Emphasis is             with continued practice of sanitation and disinfection methods.  concentrated in the following areas: prima facie case, affirmative and   Students exchange cosmetology services on each other and perfect  negative strategies, research, evidence, the logic of argument and       cosmetology skills on mannequins. Pre-requisite: Admittance into  composition. Students will be expected to participate in various forms   the Cosmetology Program (per Cosmetology handbook). Concurrent  of educational debate and to act as judges.                              enrollment in COS 171. (5 credit, 0 lecture, 15 lab)  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                                                           COS 173  COM 246                                                                  COSMETOLOGY THEORY II  PERFORMANCE STUDIES                                                      This course is introducing the student to anatomy and physiology as  Designed to develop the student’s ability to understand the              related to cosmetology. Students will learn the basics of anatomical  intellectual and educational content of literature. Analysis and         structure necessary to cosmetology servicing, as well as physiological  interpretation of prose, poetry, and drama will be communicated          factors that affect skin and hair. Topics include function, nutrition,  through performance and written assignments. (IAI TA 916)                and disease of hair, skin, and cells. Students will also learn care and  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                             maintenance of skin and hair health. Pre-requisite: Admittance into                                                                           the Cosmetology Program (per Cosmetology handbook).  COM 222                                                                  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)  APPLIED FORENSICS  Designed to improve the student’s understanding of and ability in        COS 174  informative speech, persuasive speech, extemporaneous speech, and        COSMETOLOGY CLINIC II  impromptu speech. This is a continuation of the content in COM           Continuation of practice of draping, shampooing, rinsing,  122 Applied Forensics I. Students in this advanced course will build     conditioning, scalp hair care, hairstyling, thermal hairstyling and  on their public speaking skills to master new competitive speaking       facial. Demonstrations of superfluous hair removal, manicuring,  events. Pre-requisite: COM 122 (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)              pedicuring, and theory of massage. Students exchange cosmetology                                                                           services on each other, on mannequins and begin to provide basic  COM 280                                                                  services in the salon clinic laboratory. Pre-requisite: Admittance into  SELECTED TOPICS IN SPEECH                                                the Cosmetology Program (per Cosmetology handbook). COS 171,  An in-depth study of selected problems or topics in speech. The          172, and 173 completed with grade “C” or higher.  exact content and instructional methodology will vary from semester      (5 credit, 0 lecture, 15 lab)  to semester depending on the materials to be studied. A syllabus or  course outline containing additional information will be available       COS 175  with pre-registration materials each time that the course is offered.    COSMETOLOGY THEORY III  This course may be repeated three times if different topics are          This course will introduce students to the science of chemical  considered, but cannot exceed a total of (6) credit hours toward         texturizing, the art of hair color, and cosmetological chemicals, their  graduation. May be offered as variable credit.                           use, and their safety. Students will learn color theory in relation to  (3 credit, 3 lecture, 0 lab)                                             the International Color System. Pre-requisite: Successful completion                                                                           of COS 171, COS 172, COS 173, and COS 174 (per Cosmetology                                                                           handbook). (2 credit, 2 lecture, 0 lab)                                                                             123