Course Descriptions & Outlines

Below are the course outlines and descriptions for current and recent Hibbing Community College courses. The links will open a PDF document in a new window or tab.

Note: this list is for reference purposes. Not all courses listed below are currently being offered.

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Allied Health

ALHE1600 Medical Terms 9.36 KB
ALHE1500 Intro to Nursing 119.90 KB

American Government

PSCI1100 American Government 13.93 KB
PSCI1300 State & Local Government 16.84 KB
PSCI1500 Alternative Spring Break 86.58 KB

Anthropology

ANTH1010 Cultural Anthropology 28.53 KB

Art

ART 1010 Intro to Art 19.91 KB
ART 1050 Drawing 1 72.53 KB
ART 1060 Drawing 2 17.92 KB
ART 1070 Printmaking 18.20 KB
ART 1080 Digital Imaging 16.81 KB
ART 1120 2-D Design 21.98 KB
ART 1210 Painting 72.78 KB
ART 1490 Art History Prehistory to Gothic 123.57 KB
ART 1500 Renaissance to Modern 122.67 KB
ART 1600 Ceramics 1 - Handbuilding 118.44 KB
ART 1800 The Art of Photography 21.46 KB
ART 1850 - Alternative Photo Processes 13.85 KB
ART 2010 Sculpture 12.57 KB
ART 2020 Introduction to Metal Sculpture 142.20 KB
ART 2120 3-D Design 14.06 KB
ART 2500 Women in Art 122.91 KB
ART 2600 Ceramics Wheel 71.73 KB
ART 2602 Ceramics 2 - Handbuilding 118.26 KB
ART 2900 Portfolio Creation 130.69 KB
ART 2901 Advanced Studio 146.58 KB

Automotive

ASES 1011 Steering and Suspension 25.39 KB
ASES 1011 Steering and Suspension 18.15 KB
ASES 1012 Manual Transmissions Drivelines 17.61 KB
ASES 1014 Engine Diagnosis and Repair 17.34 KB
ASES 1016 Fuel and Emission Systems 16.94 KB
ASES 1018 Automotive Math 17.00 KB
ASES 1019 Starting and Charging Systems 17.77 KB
ASES 1020 General Service Shop 17.36 KB
ASES 1022 Four Wheel Drive All Wheel Drive 16.60 KB
ASES 1023 Basic Electricity and Ignition Systems 18.03 KB
ASES 1025 Automatic Transmission Transaxle 17.47 KB
ASES 1026 Brakes 123.00 KB
ASES2010 Brakes-Abs 17.13 KB
ASES2014 Customer Auto 1 16.61 KB
ASES2015 Customer Auto 2 16.94 KB
ASES2018 Shop Management and Supervision 16.23 KB
ASES2020 Advanced Ignition Systems 16.86 KB
ASES2022 Transmission & Transfer Case Controls 17.65 KB
ASES2023 Automotive Electrical Accessories 17.89 KB
ASES2024 Automotive Heat & Air Conditioning 16.54 KB
ASES2026 Advanced Engine Performance 18.13 KB
ASES2027 Automotive Computers 16.97 KB

Astronomy

ASTR 1050 Solar System Astronomy 120.64 KB

Biology

BIOL1001 Introduction to Biology 17.82 KB
BIOL1050 Human Biology 21.52 KB
BIOL1055 Environmental Biology 127.41 KB
BIOL1120 Microbiology.pdf 26.42 KB
BIOL1201 Integrated Anatomy and Physiology 27.65 KB
BIOL1270 Human Anatomy and Physiology; Support, Movement, and Control 24.68 KB
BIOL1280 Human Anatomy and Physiology; Internal Organ Systems 24.16 KB
BIOL1510 General Biology of Cells 31.47 KB
BIOL1520 General Biology of Animals and Plants 30.44 KB
BIOL1610 Biology of Women 45.82 KB
BIOL2100 Genetics 13.96 KB
BIOL2140 Human Anatomy 22.52 KB
BIOL2151 Human Physiology 28.71 KB
BIOL2201 Ecology and Field Biology 24.53 KB
BIOL2251 Limnology 22.15 KB

Business

BUS1230 Legal Environment of Business 20.83 KB
BUS2220 Business Computers 9.16 KB
BUS2230 Principles of Accounting 1 17.08 KB
BUS2240 Principles of Accounting 2 18.62 KB
BUS2500 Principles of Marketing 17.14 KB
BUS2510 Principles of Management 129.43 KB

Culinary Arts

CAMT1600 Introduction to Food Service 40.57 KB
CAMT1602 Basic Food Production Principles 27.57 KB
CAMT1603 Institutional Food Production 1 131.99 KB
CAMT1604 Quality Assurance 21.10 KB
CAMT1605 Institutional Food Production 2 130.96 KB
CAMT1606 Culinary Math 11.79 KB
CAMT2200 Edible Design and Showpieces 157.89 KB
CAMT2202 Advanced Baking 146.08 KB
CAMT2203 Cake Baking 7.98 KB
CAMT2204 Cake Design and Decoration 148.03 KB
CAMT2400 Food Service Procurement and Cost Control 11.26 KB
CAMT2410 Hotel and Restaurant Food Production 1 133.93 KB
CAMT2420 Hotel and Restaurant Food Production 2 120.20 KB
CAMT2430 Advanced Culinary Skills 1 12.26 KB
CAMT2440 Advanced Culinary Skills 2 15.05 KB
CAMT2450 Specialty Foods Preparation 119.91 KB
CAMT2470 Restaurant Management 32.54 KB

Computer Applications

CAPP 1510 Computer Applications 15.97 KB

Truck Driving

CDL1500 Commercial Driver’s License 18.85 KB
CDL1515 Behind The Wheel Driving 13.56 KB
CDL1520 Calculations for Commercial Trucking 15.57 KB
CDL1530 Hazardous Materials Training for Transportation 15.92 KB
CDL1535 Cargo Securement 147.74 KB
CDL1540 CDL Pre-trip 13.18 KB
CDL1545 CDL Permit 18.53 KB
CDL1550 Passenger Transportation 115.26 KB
CDL1555 Electronics for Truck Driving.docx 13.21 KB
CDL1560 Advanced Driving Techniques 12.13 KB
CDL1570 Healthy Living for Today's Truck Driver 119.32 KB

Chemistry

CHEM1020 Introduction to Chemistry 15.68 KB
CHEM1610 General Chemistry 179.33 KB
CHEM1611 General Chemistry 2 125.36 KB
CHEM2710 Organic Chemistry 1 16.29 KB
CHEM2720 Organic Chemistry 2 13.94 KB

Cisco

CNT 1010 Networking Fundamentals 17.31 KB
CNT 1020 Router Theory and Router Technologies 16.83 KB
CNT 1030 Advanced Routing and Switching 17.03 KB
CNT 1100 CISCO Certificate Preparation 10.62 KB
CNT1040 Advanced Networking and Management 16.64 KB

Communications

COMM1200 Communications for Careers 124.83 KB

Dental

DAS1501 Xray 1 133.25 KB
DAS1504 Nutrition and Dental Health 18.22 KB
DAS1507 Dental Anatomy 1 20.68 KB
DAS1512 Chairside Assisting 1 40.47 KB
DAS1517 Dental Lab 19.80 KB
DAS1520 Dental Science 46.54 KB
DAS1525 Expanded Duties 1 26.19 KB
DAS1528 Infection Control 24.96 KB
DAS1529 Expanded Duties 2 47.46 KB
DAS1530 Office Management 18.23 KB
DAS1542 Xray 2 24.33 KB
DAS1547 Dental Anatomy 2 16.98 KB
DAS1552 Chairside Assisting 52.18 KB
DAS1572 Extramural 1 22.56 KB
DAS1582 Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Inhalation Sedation 36.63 KB
DAS2654 Remedial Expanded Functions and Xray 31.75 KB
DAS2656 Special Project 16.02 KB
DAS2658 Extramural 2 20.21 KB

Diesel

DSL1501 General Shop Practices 1 9.28 KB
DSL1502 Diesel Systems and Troubleshooting 118.58 KB
DSL1510 Basic Diesel Engines 16.34 KB
DSL1511 Diesel Engines 2 116.96 KB
DSL1512 Diesel sub systems 114.65 KB
DSL1519 Heavy Equipment Hydraulics 2 8.49 KB
DSL1525 Mobile and Stationary Equipment Inspection 13.70 KB
DSL1526 Cummins and Caterpillar Service Overhaul 15.38 KB
DSL1529 Diesel Fuel Systems 18.34 KB
DSL1530 Heavy Equipment Hydraulics 1 116.50 KB
DSL1531 Heavy Duty Air Brakes 9.05 KB
DSL1537 Electronics Electrical Systems 1 111.96 KB
DSL1538 Electronics Electrical Systems 2 112.17 KB
DSL1541 Cummins & Caterpillar Service Overhaul 114.37 KB
DSL1560 Heavy Equipment Air Conditioning 8.81 KB
DSL2500 General Shop Practice 2 9.13 KB
DSL2515 Machine Tool Technology 11.03 KB
DSL2524 Power Shift Transmissions & Torque Converters 11.39 KB
DSL2535 Undercarriage 9.28 KB
DSL2543 Differentials-Drivelines 11.66 KB
DSL2547 Customer Repair 1.pdf 11.53 KB
DSL2550 Customer Repair Internship 8.21 KB
DSL2533 Electronics Electrical Systems 3 247.32 KB
DSL2536 Hydraulics 3 244.67 KB
DSL2540 Standard Transmissions - Clutches 8.12 KB
DSL2543 Differentials-Drivelines 7.93 KB

Economics

ECON1010 Macroeconomics 16.29 KB
ECON1030 Introduction to Economics 16.74 KB
ECON1050 Microeconomics 16.29 KB

Electrical Maintenance

ELM 1005 Electrical Math Applications 12.11 KB
ELM 1006 Algebra for Electricians 10.58 KB
ELM 1101 DC Electrical Theory & Applications 121.74 KB
ELM 1102 AC Electrical & Electronic Theory & Applications 13.39 KB
ELM 1201 AC DC Electrical Circuits and Calculations 116.05 KB
ELM 1202 Transformers, Generators Alternators & Motors 13.79 KB
ELM 1301 Residential Wiring & Code 1 13.03 KB
ELM 1302 Residential Wiring & Code 2 11.55 KB
ELM 1400 Attendance Make-up Project 116.74 KB
ELM 2101 Print-reading Specifications and Lighting Systems 17.61 KB
ELM 2102 Commercial Industrial Wiring Methods 2 9.27 KB
ELM 2201 AC DC Motor Control 1 13.66 KB
ELM 2202 AC DC Motor Control 2 119.25 KB
ELM 2311 Power Limited Circuit and Instrumentation 17.00 KB
ELM 2313 Renewable Energy Systems and House Project. 17.33 KB
ELM 2313 Renewable Energy Systems and House Project 9.68 KB

Employment

EMPL 2515 Employment Skills 149.57 KB

English

ENGL0900 Introduction to Composition 15.59 KB
ENGL1065 Composition 1 127.22 KB
ENGL1090 Composition 2 125.04 KB
ENGL1130 Science Fiction 19.95 KB
ENGL1150 Multicultural Literature 23.43 KB
ENGL1180 Environmental Literature 28.80 KB
ENGL1190 Lives through Literature 122.66 KB
ENGL2220 American Literature 1865 to 1980 20.76 KB
ENGL0965 College Reading Essentials 1 118.98 KB

Engineering

ENGR1010 Intro to Engineering 15.72 KB
ENGR1110 Engineering Ethics 17.18 KB
ENGR1510 Digital Logic 23.76 KB
ENGR2010 Statics 23.73 KB
ENGR2020 Dynamics 20.24 KB
ENGR2030 Mechanic of Materials 20.85 KB
ENGR2061 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals with Lab 22.70 KB
ENGR2071 Linear Electric Circuits with Lab 20.59 KB

ESOL

ESOL 0940 English Language Development 1 10.94 KB
ESOL 0950 English Language Development 2 9.55 KB

Heating/Cooling

HCT1501 Introduction to Electricity 16.74 KB
HCT1505 Refrigeration Theory 12.08 KB
HCT1510 Residential Refrigeration 12.13 KB
HCT1515 Light Commercial Refrigeration Systems 11.59 KB
HCT1520 Refrigerant Certification 11.87 KB
HCT1530 Air Conditioning - Heat Pump Systems 119.98 KB
HCT1535 Gas Heating Systems 12.28 KB
HCT1540 Oil Heating Systems 11.65 KB
HCT1545 Radiant Heating Systems 12.36 KB

Health Information

HINS 1120 Introduction to Health Privacy and Security 15.27 KB
HINS 1144 - Pharmacology for Healthcare Admin 117.80 KB
HINS 1150 Introduction to Diagnosis Procedure Coding 22.87 KB
HINS 1152 - Medical Insurance & Billing 123.83 KB
HINS 1154 - Introduction to Health Data Analysis 16.66 KB
HINS 1163 Medical Office Procedures 20.30 KB
HINS 1164 - Medical Office Procedures 16.15 KB
HINS 1615 Document Fundamentals of Editing and Scribing 13.52 KB
HINS 2140 - Advanced Medical Coding 121.02 KB
HINS 2144 Legal Aspects of Healthcare 22.07 KB
HINS 2148 Healthcare Management and Organization 25.14 KB
HINS 2172 Reimbursement Methodology 25.57 KB

History

HIST 2580 Vietnam War 49.57 KB
HIST 1055 European History Ancient-1789 23.54 KB
HIST 1060 European History, 1789-Present 50.27 KB
HIST 1150 American Indian History 31.18 KB
HIST 1250 U.S. History to 1877 47.55 KB
HIST 1260.U.S. History to the Present 21.81 KB
HIST 1400 Modern Asia 49.17 KB
HIST 2100 American History from 1960 to 1980 22.74 KB
HIST 2200 Minnesota History 20.91 KB
HIST 2300 World War II 20.06 KB
HIST 2310 The American West 20.42 KB
HIST2400 The Holocaust- Genocide in the Modern World NEW 16.21 KB

Health

HLTH1030 Stress Management 20.46 KB
HLTH1050 Chemical Awareness 26.54 KB
HLTH1150 Wellness 23.86 KB
HLTH2010 Fundamentals of Nutrition 134.42 KB

Humanitites

HUM1200 World Religions 28.23 KB

Industrial Systems

IST1050 Introduction to Industrial Systems Technology 15.22 KB
IST1250 Mobile and Process Equipment Operations 1 13.00 KB
IST1350 Industrial Technology Math 1 11.53 KB
IST1450 Industrial Technology Math 2 11.00 KB
IST1951 Integrated Projects 1 13.42 KB
IST2050 Industrial Fluid Power 1 9.77 KB
IST2250 Mobile and Process Equipment 2 115.60 KB
IST2260 Applied Mechanics Theory 13.72 KB
IST2350 Industrial Electrical Systems 16.05 KB
IST2450 Industrial Fluid Power 2 16.11 KB
IST2550 Mechanical Systems 2 14.11 KB
IST2650 Mechanical Systems 3 15.89 KB
IST2751 Integrated Projects 2 13.58 KB

Law

LAW 0900 Law Enforcement Program Prep 14.80 KB
LAW1510 Introduction to Criminal Justice 18.75 KB
LAW1512 MN Traffic Code 129.71 KB
LAW1520 Minnesota Criminal and Traffic Statutes 31.71 KB
LAW1528 Police & The Community 18.24 KB
LAW1538 Juvenile Justice & Delinquency 18.56 KB
LAW1544 Police Report Writing 124.39 KB
LAW1549 Police and Human Behavior 21.92 KB
LAW1550 Street Survival 18.02 KB
LAW1595 Criminal and Civil Procedure 12.09 KB
LAW2421 Traffic Enforcement 27.12 KB
LAW2440 Firearms 120.45 KB
LAW2452 Interviewing Techniques 122.47 KB
LAW2460 Standardized Field Sobriety Testing 19.55 KB
LAW2511 Defensive Tactics and Physical Preparation 25.75 KB
LAW2531 Basic Firearms 17.35 KB
LAW2534 Drug and Gang Investigation 122.11 KB
LAW2536 Police Operations 124.73 KB
LAW2540 POST Prep 16.81 KB
LAW2550 Field Training Experience 12.74 KB
LAW2595 Criminal Investigation 20.76 KB
LAW2596 Crime Scene Processing 119.10 KB
LAW2597 Spontaneous Knife Defense 16.65 KB

Math

MATH 0961 Algebra for Liberal Arts 17.10 KB
MATH 0971 Beginning Algebra 19.84 KB
MATH 0982 Algebra Concepts 119.79 KB
MATH 0983 Intermediate Algebra 119.84 KB
MATH 1020 Advanced Algebra 123.29 KB
Math 1040 College Algebra 124.44 KB
MATH 1140 Liberal Arts Math 124.22 KB
MATH 1300 Trigonometry 120.28 KB
MATH 2010 Statistics 133.25 KB
MATH 2101 Calculus 1 135.87 KB
MATH 2111 Calculus 2 133.18 KB
MATH 2122 Calculus 3 143.49 KB
MATH 2211 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra 133.30 KB

Multicultural

MCS1105 Multicultural Studies Special Topic: Historical Trauma and American Indians 152.15 KB

Medical Lab

MLT 1408 Intro to the Medical Lab 16.15 KB
MLT 1412 Hematology 1 39.47 KB
MLT 1422 Laboratory Techniques 16.86 KB
MLT 1425 Clinical Chemistry 1 16.65 KB
MLT 1432 Hematology 2 17.44 KB
MLT 1445 Immunology 247.94 KB
MLT 2424 Medical Microbiology 2 16.33 KB
MLT 2435 Urinalysis 16.26 KB
MLT 2445 Clinical Chemistry 2 16.66 KB
MLT 2466 Blood Bank 17.44 KB
MLT 2510 MLT Seminar 16.18 KB
MLT 2590 Clinical Practicum 17.34 KB

Music

MUSC 1050 America's Popular Music 130.56 KB
MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation 14.12 KB
MUSC 1110 Rock 'n Roll; A Short Story 124.18 KB

Nursing

NURS0950 Nursing Math 18.22 KB
NURS1250 Foundations of Nursing 28.79 KB
NURS1350 Care of the Client 27.05 KB
NURS1750 Nursing Bridge 24.72 KB
NURS1755 Clinical Simulation in Nursing 128.45 KB
NURS2050 Care of Women and Children 24.67 KB
NURS2150 Care of the Client 25.98 KB
NURS2250 Care of Client Affected by Complex Stressors 26.50 KB
NURS2350 Foundations of Leadership 20.65 KB
NURS2900 Transition to Practice Essentials 22.74 KB
NURS2902 Cultural Diversity in Health Care Community & Global Connections 17.98 KB

Personal Development

PDEV1083 Service-Learning 12.99 KB
PDEV8082 Community Service Learning 126.21 KB
PDEV 1085 Intro to Personal Finance 9.21 KB

Phyisical Ed

PE1020 Varsity Volleyball 18.17 KB
PE1040 Varsity Basketball 18.01 KB
PE1050 Varsity Softball 18.38 KB
PE1060 Varsity Baseball 18.22 KB
PE1085 Varsity Trapshooting 20.79 KB
PE1120 Varsity Golf 17.77 KB
PE1220 Mind & Body Fitness 19.41 KB
PE1250 Bowling 12.52 KB
PE1270 Archery 18.14 KB
PE1340 Curling 16.91 KB
PE1380 Outdoor Activities 123.98 KB
PE1530 Hunting Methods and Techniques 124.10 KB
PE1560 Fitness Walking 14.83 KB
PE1570 Weight Training 17.76 KB
PE1800 PE for Law Enforcement 16.76 KB

Philosophy

PHIL 1200 Introduction to Philosophy 46.96 KB
PHIL 1250 Logic 18.22 KB
PHIL 1300 Ethics 21.22 KB
PHIL 1350 Human Nature 17.73 KB
PHIL 1400 Critical Thinking 18.49 KB

Physics

PHYS1005 Physics Concepts 130.86 KB
PHYS1010 Introduction to Physics 1 131.02 KB
PHYS1020 Introduction to Physics 2 131.19 KB
PHYS2010 General Physics 1 24.09 KB
PHYS2021 General Physics 2 126.97 KB
PHYS2030 Modern Physics 28.35 KB

Prep for College

Psychology

PSYC 1205 General Psychology 11.77 KB
PSYC1010 Psychology of Adjustment 62.34 KB
PSYC1205 General Psychology 12.04 KB
PSYC1220 Behavioral Statistics 123.29 KB
PSYC1350 Lifespan Development 10.17 KB
PSYC1400 Abnormal Psychology 41.45 KB

Law Skills

SKL2661 Patrol Practicals 134.26 KB
SKL2664 Firearms 20.10 KB
SKL2666 Traffic Enforcement 28.95 KB
SKL2667 Defensive Tactics 20.89 KB
SKL2668 Crime Scene Processing & Investigation 26.92 KB

Sociology

SOC 1100 Introduction to Sociology 47.87 KB
SOC 1200 Social Problems 132.64 KB
SOC 1300 Criminology 150.65 KB
SOC 1400 Marriage and the Family 25.93 KB
SOC 1500 Sociology of Popular Culture 12.53 KB
SOC 2200 Race and Ethnicity 264.12 KB
SOC 2300 Aging 13.41 KB

Speech

SPCH 1010 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 127.46 KB
SPCH 1030 Intercultural Communication 120.88 KB
SPCH 1050 Interpersonal Communications 14.00 KB
SPCH 1060 Small Group Communication 12.32 KB

Study Skills

STSK1001 College Study Skills 21.34 KB
STSK1100 Transition to College 20.38 KB
STSK1200 College Success Strategies for Health Careers 22.05 KB