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The following is a complete listing of courses offered at MCC. Click on the blue arrow below to view a dropdown list of course descriptions for each program. You can also visit our Programs of Study page for a list of course requirements necessary to complete your degree.

Please note: Special Studies is a general heading for experimental courses or those for which the demand is untested, unknown, immediate, or temporary. You can visit our Special Studies page for a list of Special Studies courses.

NEW COURSE Descriptions
New and Revised Course Descriptions


Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">LAW - Law</div>]
LAW - Law
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">LDS - Leadership</div>]
LDS - Leadership
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">MAR - Marketing</div>]
MAR - Marketing
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">MET - Mechanical Technology</div>]
MET - Mechanical Technology
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">MIS - Management Information Systems</div>]
MIS - Management Information Systems
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">MMP - Automotive Technology</div>]
MMP - Automotive Technology
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">MTH - Mathematics</div>]
MTH - Mathematics
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">MUS - Music</div>]
MUS - Music
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">NUR - Nursing</div>]
NUR - Nursing
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">OFT - Office Technology</div>]
OFT - Office Technology
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">OPT - Optical Systems Technology</div>]
OPT - Optical Systems Technology
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PE - Physical Education--Coed</div>]
PE - Physical Education--Coed
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PEC - Physical Education--Coed</div>]
PEC - Physical Education--Coed
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PEJ - Physical Education-Criminal Justice</div>]
PEJ - Physical Education-Criminal Justice
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PEM - Physical Education--Men</div>]
PEM - Physical Education--Men
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PEW - Physical Education-Women</div>]
PEW - Physical Education-Women
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PHL - Philosophy</div>]
PHL - Philosophy
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PHO - Photography</div>]
PHO - Photography
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PHY - Physics</div>]
PHY - Physics
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PLE - Police: Law Enforcement</div>]
PLE - Police: Law Enforcement
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PLS - Paralegal Studies</div>]
PLS - Paralegal Studies
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">POS - Political Science</div>]
POS - Political Science
Show details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PPE - Physical Studies/Physical Education</div>]
PPE - Physical Studies/Physical Education
Hide details for [<div class="Course_Table_Content">PSC - Public Safety Communications</div>]
PSC - Public Safety Communications
PSC 100 - Public Safety Telecommunicator
This is a first course for public safety telecommunicators and dispatchers. It covers operations of a public safety communications center, record keeping, how to communicate clearly in emergency situations, using 911 system communications equipment and communicating with diverse populations. Students successfully completing the course will be certified by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officers Institute. 7 Credits.
PSC 101 - Emergency Medical Dispatch
This course prepares the participants to effectively triage illness and injury calls based on the information provided by callers and to competently give pre-arrival instructions to those in need of emergency services. Successful completion leads to certification by the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch. 2 Credits.
PSC 110 - Practicum in Public Safety Telecommunicator
This course provides the probationary/trainee public safety telecommunicator with a real-life, applied learning environment for the knowledge and skills acquired in PSC 100 Public Safety Telecommunicator and PSC 101 Emergency Medical Dispatch. This one-on-one learning experience with a communications training officer increases the student's proficiency as a telecommunicator. The student's degree of direct involvement increases and accelerates with experience. 12 Credits.

Prerequisite(s): PSC100 and PSC 101.
PSC 202 - Law Enforcement Dispatching
This course concentrates on the techniques, roles and responsibilities of law enforcement dispatching. Topics covered include laws, regulations, dispatching procedures, record keeping, communication skills, and law enforcement systems like NYSPIN. 7 Credits.
PSC 203 - Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Dispatching
This course concentrates on the techniques, roles, and responsibilities of fire and emergency medical services dispatching. Topics covered include law, regulations, dispatching procedures, record keeping, communication skills, and mutual aid systems. 7 Credits.

Prerequisite: PSC 100 - Public Safety Telecommunicator, or PSC 101 - Emergency Medical Dispatch.
PSC 212 - Practicum in Law Enforcement Dispatching
This course provides the law enforcement dispatcher with a real-life, applied learning environment for the knowledge and skills acquired in PSC 202 Law Enforcement Dispatching. This one-on-one learning experience with a communications training officer increases the student's proficiency as a law enforcement dispatcher. The student's degree of direct involvement increases and accelerates with experience. 12 Credits.

Prerequisite(s): PSC 202 Law Enforcement Dispatching

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