Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
judicial systems; ethical obligations and regulations;
professional trends and issues with emphasis on the
paralegal's role.
LGLA 1345 Civil Litigation ....................... 3:3:0
Presents fundamental concepts and procedures of
civil litigation including pretrial, trial, and post-trial
phases of litigation and emphasizes the paralegal's
role in civil litigation.
LGLA 1355 Family Law ............................. 3:3:0
Fundamental concepts of family law including
formal and informal marriages, divorce, annulment,
marital property, and the parent-child relationship
with emphasis on the paralegal's role in family law.
LGLA 1401 Legal Research & Writing ..... 4:3:2
Presents the fundamentals of legal research and
writing emphasizing the paralegal's role including
resources and processes used in legal research and
writing.
Prerequisite(s): LGLA 1307.
LGLA 2303 Torts and Personal Injury
Law ............................................................. 3:3:0
Fundamental concepts of tort and personal injury
law including intentional torts, negligence, and
strict liability are presented with emphasis on the
paralegal's role in tort and personal injury law.
Prerequisite(s): LGLA 1307.
LGLA 2313 Criminal Law and Procedure
.................................................................... 3:3:0
Fundamental concepts of criminal law and
procedure from arrest to final disposition including
principles of federal and state law emphasizing the
role of the paralegal in the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite(s): LGLA 1307.
LGLA 2388 Paralegal Internship .............. 3:0:0
A work-based learning experience that enables the
student to apply specialized theory, skills and
concepts. A learning plan is developed by the College
and the employer. Two mandatory on-campus class
meetings will be held.
Prerequisite(s): BUSG 2305, LGLA 1401, LGLA
2303, LGLA 2313. Must have completed 45 semester
credit hours of courses in the major.
LGLA 2433 Advanced Legal Document
Preparation ............................................... 4:3:2
Use of office technology skills in preparation of legal
documents by paralegals based on hypothetical
situations drawn from various areas of law.
Prerequisite(s): LGLA 1307, LGLA 1401, POFT
2312.
(MDCA) Medical Assistant
MDCA 1205 Medical Law and Ethics ...... 2:2:0
Instruction in principles, procedures, and
regulations involving legal and ethical relationships
among physicians, patients, and medical assistants
in ambulatory care settings.
MDCA 1343 Medical Insurance ................. 3:3:1
Emphasizes medical office coding procedures for
payment and reimbursement by patient or third
party payers for ambulatory care settings.
(MUSB) Commercial Music
Business
MUSB 1305 Survey of the Music Business
..................................................................... 3:3:0
An introductory overview of the music industry
including songwriting, live performance, the record
industry, music merchandising, contracts, licenses
and career opportunities.
(MUSC)Commercial Music
MUSC 1196 Special Topics in Recording Arts
Technology ................................................. 1:0:3
Topics address recently identified current events,
skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors
pertinent to the technology or occupation and
relevant to the professional development of the
student. This course was designed to be repeated
multiple times to improve student proficiency.
MUSC 1211 Commercial Music Sight Singing
/ Ear Training I ............................................ 2:2:1
Introduction to basic aural, visual, and vocal
experiences in dictation and singing at sight with
emphasis on identification of chord progression,
motion, and melody/harmony relationship of
popular music.
Prerequisite(s): MUSI 1301
Corequisite(s): MUSI 1213.
MUSC 1213 Commercial Music Theory I
..................................................................... 2:2:1
Introduction to chord progressions, song forms, and
harmonic techniques used in commercial music.
Topics include modern chord notation and chord
voicing.
Prerequisite(s): MUSI 1301.
Corequisite(s): MUSI 1211.
MUSC 1321 Songwriting I ......................... 3:3:0
Introduction to the techniques of writing marketable
songs including the writing of lyrics and melodies,
setting lyrics to music, developing lyrical and
musical "hooks", analyzing the marketplace, and
developing a production plan for a song demo.
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