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COS 1020 - Preclinic Skin Care

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture NoneLab None
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to dermatology, skin analysis, facial massage, makeup application, and waxing. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Assessment score placement in RDNG 0950  or above, or completion of RDNG 0900  with a grade of C or higher. COS 1000  or concurrent enrollment.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Corrective makeup.
  2. Electric and light therapy.
  3. Facials.
  4. Hazardous waste.
  5. Makeup applications.
  6. Proper care of skin.
  7. Proper safety and sanitation procedures.
  8. Recognize skin disorders and diseases.
  9. Skin care product uses.
  10. Skin types.
  11. Temporary hair removal.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. recognize diseases and disorders of the skin.
  2. demonstrate facial massage techniques.
  3. demonstrate proper makeup application.
  4. perform temporary hair removal.
  5. describe different methods of electric and light therapy as it relates to skin care.
  6. practice proper safety and sanitation techniques.
  7. demonstrate safe handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste.
  8. demonstrate knowledge of skin structure.
  9. analyze skin types.


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