Media Information Resources
The purpose of the Media Information Resources program
at Volunteer State Community College is to provide nontraditional,
inter-disciplinary cultural enrichment courses, based
on information finding skills.

MIR 200T Information Resources in Multi-Media (1-3) A course
designed to direct students into general and specific multimedia
sources of information in individual subject areas. May be repeated
for a total not to exceed thr ee credit hours. (May be dual listed in
selected disciplines.)

MIR 270T Cultural Enrichment: Original Research in America’s
Heritage (1-3) A course of readings, mainly in microfilm, of original
source documents of selected years: 1763-84, 1776, 1860-65, 1880,
1898, 1916-18, 1928-29, 1933, 1940-41, 1950-53, 1965 to present.

MIR 280T Cultural Enrichment: Foreign Cultures (1-3) A study
of various foreign cultural traditions through contemporary native
fiction supplemented by other selected works.

Medical Imaging
(See Special Interest Courses
in Computerized Tomography,
Mammography, and Magnetic
Resonance Imaging)

Medical Laboratory Technology
MLT 100* Introduction to Medical Laboratory (3) An introduction
to the clinical laboratory sciences which includes care and use of
equipment , lab safety, basic lab math, medical terminology, quality
control, and preparation of chemical solutions.

MLT105* Hematology/Coagulation (3) The study of blood cells,
disease, theory of coagulation, and diagnostic procedures relating
to whole blood are considered. Instruction in blood collecting
techniques, handling of clinical specimens, and basic patient care
will be included. Prerequisite: MLT 100 and formal admission to the
program. Corequisites: MLT 110, MLT 111, MLT 112, MLT 113.Thirty
lecture and 30 lab hours per semester.

MLT 110* Clinical Chemistry (3) Basic instruction in manual and
automated clinical chemistry techniques: tests for glucose, urea,
creatinine, uric acid, proteins, bilirubin, enzymes, and electrolytes
are included. Colorimetric and photometric techniques used in
examining normal and abnormal clinical specimens are introduced
along with special procedures such as RIA and electrophoresis.
Corequisites: MLT 105, MLT 111, MLT 112, MLT 113.Thirty lecture
and 30 lab hours per semester.

MLT 111* Urinalysis (2) This course will present physical, chemical,
and microscopic examination of urine specimens and related tests on
other body fluids such as semen, gastric contents, duodenal contents,
as well as pregnacy tests. A general review of the anatomy and
physiology of the kidney is included. Corequisites: MLT 105,
MLT110, MLT 112, MLT 113. Fifteen lecture and 30 lab hours per
semester.

MLT 112* Blood Bank/Serology (3) The theories of blood group
antigens, antibodies, ABO grouping, RH typing, cross matching,
antibody screening, and identification techniques are included as
well as special procedures. Donar history and physical record
keeping, and special emphasis on quality control are presented.
Corequisites: MLT 105, MLT 110, MLT 111, MLT 113.T hirty lecture
and 30 lab hours per semester.

MLT 113* Clinical Microbiology (3) Processing and handling of
clinical materials for microbiological culture with emphasis on aseptic
technique, sterilization procedures, and specimen handling and
treatment. Use of media and special reagents for proper identification
of microorganisms is included along with antibiotic susceptibility
testing, blood culture techniques, and differential staining.
Corequisites: MLT 105, MLT 110, MLT 111, MLT 112.T hirty lecture
and 30 lab hours per semester.

MLT 200* Clinical Seminar (1) This course will include case
presentations in hematology, urinalysis, immunology, and
coagulation, as well as continued lectures during clinical rotations.
Corequisite: MLT 205C.

MLT 205C* Clinical Practicum I (8) This course includes laboratory
performances during progressive rotation through the affiliated
clinical labs. 480 clinical hours per semester. Corequisite: MLT 200.

MLT 210* Clinical Seminar II (1) This course will include
presentations in chemistry and microbiology, as well as continued
lectures during clinical rotations. Corequisite: MLT 215C.

MLT 215C* Clinical Practicum II (7) Completion of laboratory
assignments during progressive rotation through clinical lab. 420
clinical hours per semester. Corequisite: MLT 210.