MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5025 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2012 Summer I Last Admit Term: 2018 Summer Award: CCL Total Credits: 40-41 CIP Code: 01.0507	Primary College: Initiating College: Scottsdale Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Agriculture/Equine Science (02) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 25-1041, 39-2011

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Equine Science program is designed to offer a broad-based educational background for students who wish to enter the horse industry job market or transfer to a four-year college or university. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Equine Science will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the outlined program. An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Equine Science is also offered.

Consumer Program Costs and Career Information

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester

Required Courses

BPC110 Computer Usage and Applications (3) OR
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems (3) 3

+ EQS105 Principles of Equine Science 3
+ EQS120 Equine Anatomy and Physiology 4
+ EQS130 Equine Business and Law 3
+ EQS140 Equine Behavior 3
+ EQS162 Stable Management Techniques 2
+ EQS200 Principles of Equine Nutrition 3
+ EQS220 Equine Reproduction 3
+ EQS225 Equine Health and Disease Management 3
+ EQS250 Equine Evaluation 3
+ EQS264 Equine Management 4

+ EQS280 Equine Science Internship (3) OR
+ EQS285 Equine Science Practicum (2) 2-3

+ EQS282 Special Event Internship 1

Credits: 37-38

Restricted Electives
EQS280 Equine Science Internship may not be selected as a Restricted Elective if it is used to satisfy credits in Required Courses. EQS175 Introduction to Equine Therapies 2 + EQS280 Equine Science Internship 3 + EQS282 Special Event Internship (1) 1-2 (EQS282 may be repeated) MGT251 Human Relations in Business 3 MKT101 Introduction to Public Relations 3 MKT263 Advertising Principles 3 + PSY250 Social Psychology 3 SPA115 Beginning Spanish Conversation I 3	Credits: 3

General Electives
	Credits:

Program Competencies
1. Explore personal and business computer operations and apply to equine-related business practices. (BPC110, CIS105) 2. Identify principles related to equine selection, basic conformation, form to function, soundness and shoeing, feed management, behavior, restraint, managed health concepts, and equipment selection and usage. (EQS105) 3. Describe the structure and function of each system of the equine and how they relate to the horse`s ability to perform work. (EQS120) 4. Identify business and legal practices used in horse management operations including types of records, record keeping systems, accounting principles, taxes, personnel management, debt collection, developing contracts and preparing a business plan. (EQS130) 5. Identify and describe major insurance and liability issues related to the equine industry. (EQS130) 6. Describe how an equine`s behavior can be modified using the horse`s natural behavior patterns. (EQS140) 7. Apply knowledge and skills to work experience in daily management and handling of working horses. (EQS162) 8. Identify and describe the basic principles of equine digestion, feed utilization, and feeding practices. (EQS200) 9. Describe the feeding and care of the equine in various stages of production, growth and performance. (EQS200) 10. Identify and describe various equine breeding methods and procedures including artificial insemination and emerging technologies. (EQS220) 11. Identify and describe appropriate procedures for the care and management of broodmares, breeding stallions and foals. (EQS220) 12. Describe preventive medicine and managerial practices used in keeping the equine athlete, broodmare, and family horse in good health and free from disease. (EQS225) 13. Evaluate the structure of the horse, and identify conformation problems and unsoundness which relate to the horse`s form to function and ability to perform. (EQS250) 14. Apply practical skills and knowledge related to equine management components in such areas as taking vital signs, using forms of restraint, understanding safety issues around horses, first aid, leg wraps, dental care and aging by teeth. (EQS264) 15. Apply knowledge and skills to work experience in any type of horse facility or equine related business. (EQS280, EQS285) 16. Identify the major components associated with special event management. (EQS282)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 27, 2012

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.