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2019-20 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

University Course Descriptions

  

Course Numbering System

Each course is represented by four capital letters followed by a four-digit numeral (e.g., FINC 3311).

The letters form an abbreviation for the instructional area while the numeral is interpreted as follows:

First Digit: The first digit indicates academic level and provides information regarding restrictions as to undergraduate and/or graduate student enrollment:

1000 and 2000 series –undergraduate lower division
3000 and 4000 series – undergraduate upper division (normally for undergraduate students but with advisor approval for graduate students).
6000 series – graduate courses (for graduate students only except for undergraduates with an approved mixed load petition).

Second Digit: The second digit indicates the amount of credit awarded. For example, a course numbered 4331, carries three semester hours of credit.

Third and Fourth Digits: The third and fourth digits are used to distinguish between courses within an instructional area. Course Punctuation

One of the following marks of punctuation may immediately follow the course number, or may separate a series of course numbers. Internal punctuations (between multi-listed courses) take precedence over all punctuation in a series of course numbers. The significance of each mark of punctuation is as follows:

  • Colon – A colon (:) following a course number indicates that the course may be taken as an independent one-semester course. This also applies when two course numbers are separated by a colon.
  • Comma – A comma (,) between course numbers indicates that both courses must be taken before credit is received for either, but the second course may be taken first.
  • Hyphen – A hyphen (-) between course numbers indicates that both courses must be taken before credit is received for either. The first course must be completed before the student enrolls in the second course, or if “concurrent enrollment only” is shown in the course description, both courses must be taken at the same time.
  • Semicolon – A semicolon (;) between course numbers indicates that the first course may be taken and justify credit without completion of the second course, but the second course cannot be taken without the first as prerequisite.

The three numbers in parentheses (0-0-0) after each course title indicate the number of semester credit hours, the number of class hours per week, and the number of additional laboratory or activity hours per week.
 

Petroleum - Undergraduate
  

  • PETR 4312 Drilling Engineering

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Concepts, processes, equipment, and engineering principles used to drill oil and gas wells and near-surface in geotechnical, environmental, and water well applications.
  

  • PETR 4313 Petroleum Production Engineering

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Petroleum production systems, properties of oil and natural gas, reservoir deliverability, well deliverability, production decline analysis, artificial lift methods, and equipment design and selection.

Philosophy - Undergraduate
  

  • PHIL 1301 Intro to Western Philosophy

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1300 .
    Provide general introduction to critical and reflective thinking concerning the problems of existence and the quest for meaning approached through study of great philosophers and philosophical movements.
  

  • PHIL 1303 Critical Thinking

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1300 .
    Provides information on reasoning and critical thinking including identification of fallacies, types of arguments, and nature and limits of sources of information.
  

  • PHIL 3310 Ancient Philosophy

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore status.
    This course is a survey of important figures, ideas, and schools in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 3311 Modern and Nineteenth Century Philosophy

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    This course is a survey of important figures, ideas, and schools in philosophy from 1650 to 1900.
  

  • PHIL 4302 Independent Study

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
    This course is an independent study on a topic to be assigned by the professor.

Physics - Undergraduate
  

  • PHYS 1101 College Physics I Lab - Mechanics

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 0
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 3
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing, and completion of MATH 1314 , MATH 1324 , or equivalent with a “C” or better; PHYS 1301  or be concurrently enrolled.
    The instructional lab component to the introductory physics course covering Newton’s law of motion, energy and work, momentum, circular and harmonic motion, heat and thermodynamic. PHYS 1101 may be taken concurrently for 1 science lab credit. The course assumes a working knowledge and competence of basic algebra.
  

  • PHYS 1102 College Physics II Lab - Electricity and Magnetism

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 0
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 3
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing, and completion of PHYS 1301  with a grade of ‘C’ or better; PHYS 1302  or be concurrently enrolled.
    The instructional lab component for the introductory physics course covering electric point charges, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, circuits, direct and alternating current circuits, optics, and electromagnetic radiation. PHYS 1102 may be taken concurrently or later for 1 science lab credit. The course assumes a working knowledge and competence of basic algebra.
  

  • PHYS 1301 College Physics I - Mechanics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing, and completion of MATH 1314 , MATH 1324 , or equivalence with a ‘C’ or better.
    An introductory physics course covering motion in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions, Newton’s laws of motion, energy and work, momentum, circular and harmonic motion, heat and thermodynamics. PHYS 1101  may be taken concurrently for 1 science lab credit. The course assumes a working knowledge and competence of basic algebra.
  

  • PHYS 1302 College Physics II - Electricity and Magnetism

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing, and completion of PHYS 1301  with a grade of C’ or better.
    An introductory physics course covering electric point charges, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, circuits, direct and alternating current circuits, optics, and electromagnetic radiation. PHYS 1102 may be taken concurrently for 1 science lab credit. The course assumes a working knowledge and competence of basic algebra.
  

  • PHYS 2325 University Physics I

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): Completion or co-enrollment in MATH 2413 Calculus I  or equivalent.
    Fundamental principles of physics, using calculus; the principles and applications of classical and modern mechanics, including motion, forces, gravity, and rotation; with emphasis on problem solving.

Political Science - Undergraduate
  

  • PSCI 2305 U.S. Government

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1300 .
    Introduction to United States national government and politics; including constitutional basis, processes, institutions and policies of U.S. Government and politics.
  

  • PSCI 2306 Texas State & Local Government

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1300 .
    Introduction to Texas state and local government including constitutional basis, processes, institutions and policies of Texas government and politics.
  

  • PSCI 3310 U.S. Congress

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 .
    Introduces students to the politics and processes of the United States Congress.
  

  • PSCI 3311 U.S. Presidency

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 .
    Introduces students to the politics and processes of the Presidency of the United States.
  

  • PSCI 3312 U.S. Judiciary

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 .
    Introduces students to the politics and processes of the federal judiciary with a special emphasis on the Supreme Court.
  

  • PSCI 3313 American Political Philosophy

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 .
    Introduces students to the philosophers whose writings influenced the direction of the American republic.
  

  • PSCI 3314 American Foreign Policy

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  PSCI 2306  
    This course examines the beliefs shaping U.S. foreign policy and the role of various institutions and groups.
  

  • PSCI 3320 Introduction to Public Policy

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  or PSCI 2306 
    Provides a basic foundation in US Public Policy. Covers the basics of what is public policy, the different policy-making institutions and processes, the different areas of public policy, as well as how to analyze public policy outputs and outcomes.
  

  • PSCI 3340 World Politics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    International relations among nation-states are analyzed in their comparative aspects with structural components, transnational organizations, cultures, institutions, and rational choice. Formerly “Global Political Studies”
  

  • PSCI 3341 International Relations

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Course Level: Undergraduate

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306  
    An examination of theories and themes in globalization and international issues shaping the priorities and behavior of states and other actors.
  

  • PSCI 3342 African Politics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Course Level: Undergraduate

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306  
    A study of government and political processes in African countries using case studies to explore the continent’s diversity.
  

  • PSCI 3350 Research Methods in Political Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 .
    Introduces students to the tools that political scientists use to conduct research with an emphasis on quantitative techniques.
  

  • PSCI 4102 Independent Study of Political Science

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 1
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Topics will vary.
  

  • PSCI 4202 Independent Study of Political Science

    Cr. 2
    Semester Credit Hours: 2
    Class Hours Per Week: 2
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Topics will vary.
  

  • PSCI 4300 Selected Topics in Political Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 
    Topics in political science will vary each semester.
  

  • PSCI 4302 Independent Study of Political Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Topics will vary.
  

  • PSCI 4305 Internship in Political Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor
    Provides students with opportunities to participate in a work setting or research project with appropriate agencies or entities in the field of political science.
  

  • PSCI 4310 Public Opinion

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 .
    Introduces students to the scientific study of public opinion and development of political attitudes.
  

  • PSCI 4311 Constitutional Law

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 .
    Introduces students to the basic concepts of civil rights and civil liberties contained in the U.S. Constitution.
  

  • PSCI 4312 Campaigns and Elections

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Course Level: Undergraduate

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306  
    This course examines how candidates conduct campaigns and how voters make decisions.
  

  • PSCI 4350 Senior Capstone Seminar

    Cr. 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2305  and PSCI 2306 ; BS track: PSCI 3350 ; BA track: HUMA 4322 , HUMA 4324 , or ENGL 3312 
    Provides students with an opportunity to spend a semester focused on Political Science research and learning to critically evaluate such research.

Psychology - Undergraduate
  

  • PSYC 2300 Selected Topics in Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Topics in psychology; will vary each semester.
  

  • PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    TSI complete in Reading and Writing or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1300 . Survey of Introductory topics such as learning, memory, sensation and perception, personality, life-span development, psychological basis of behavior, stress and health, psychological disorders, social psychology and research methods.
  

  • PSYC 2314 Lifespan Development

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 
    Study of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical factors influencing human development from conception to death. Course is for students majoring in Allied Health.
  

  • PSYC 2315 Psychology of Adjustment

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301  
    Study of the process involved in adjustment of individuals to their personal and social environments.
  

  • PSYC 3310 Industrial Organizational Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Applications of psychological theory and methodology to the problems of recruiting, selecting, training, and motivating individuals in organizational settings.
  

  • PSYC 3314 Physiological Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 .
    Examination of the relationship between brain processes and behavior.
  

  • PSYC 3315 Statistics for the Social Sciences

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): 3 s.h. of college algebra; must have completed at least 30 semester hours.
    Descriptive and inferential statistics used in the social sciences. Cross-listed with MATH 3395 .
  

  • PSYC 3316 Child and Adolescent Development

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 
    Physical, cognitive, and social development in children through adolescence; factors affecting the developmental process.
  

  • PSYC 3317 Adult Development and Gerontology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 
    Physical cognitive, and social development in adulthood through elder years; factors affecting the developmental process.
  

  • PSYC 4102 Independent Study

    Cr. 1, 2, or 3 per semester or more than 3 by concurrent enrollment.
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
  

  • PSYC 4202 Independent Study

    Cr. 1, 2, or 3 per semester or more than 3 by concurrent enrollment.
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
  

  • PSYC 4300 Selected Topics in Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301  and consent of instructor.
    May be repeated when topics vary.
  

  • PSYC 4302 Independent Study

    Cr. 1, 2, or 3 per semester or more than 3 by concurrent enrollment.
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
  

  • PSYC 4305 Internship

    Cr. 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
    Provides students with opportunities to participate in a work setting or research project with appropriate agencies or entities in the field of psychology.
  

  • PSYC 4310 Tests and Measurements

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301  and PSYC 3315 .
    Norms, reliability, validity, and critical analysis of tests used in psychology and education.
  

  • PSYC 4311 Abnormal Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 .
    Analysis of maladaptive behavior; historical and current trends in diagnosis and treatment.
  

  • PSYC 4312 Social Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 .
    The psychology of social influence. Includes topics such as social persuasion, interpersonal attraction, aggression, and prejudice.
  

  • PSYC 4313 Introduction to Clinical Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Theory and practice of clinical psychology. Psychological assessment, theories of psychotherapy and professional issues. Preview of graduate training in clinical psychology.
  

  • PSYC 4314 History and Systems

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 .
    Philosophical, theoretical and conceptual issues in psychology, and major schools of thought within the field.
  

  • PSYC 4316 Psychology of Personality

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 .
    Major contributors and theories of personality development; examination of applications to current social situations.
  

  • PSYC 4317 Human Sexuality

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Physical, psychological, emotional and socio-cultural aspects of sexuality.
  

  • PSYC 4318 Research Methods for the Social Sciences

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 3315 .
    Research design and statistical analyses used in the social sciences.
  

  • PSYC 4319 Psychology of Happiness

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    The course examines a new area of psychology called positive psychology that involves the emotional states, traits, and institutions that facilitate well-being. It also explores strategies for enhancing happiness and well-being.
  

  • PSYC 4320 Principles of Learning

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Approaches to learning, memory, and motivation in humans; theory and application of learning principles.
  

  • PSYC 4328 Principles of Psychopharmacology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    An overview of principles of psychotropic drug action; behavioral and cognitive effects of currently used medications for major psychiatric disorders and those of historical significance.
  

  • PSYC 4330 Stress and Health

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Examines the relationship between stress and health. Explores strategies for effective stress coping and making lifestyle changes to enhance health and wellness.
  

  • PSYC 4332 Substance Use Disorders

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Introduction of contemporary perspectives on addictive behavior with emphasis on the study of substance abuse, dependence and addiction. (Formerly : Psychology of Addiction, Substance Abuse and Dependence; Substance Abuse and Dependence)
  

  • PSYC 4334 Psychology of Women

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Introduces perspectives on the psychology of women, including the historical contributions of women psychologists.

Science - Undergraduate
  

  • SCIE 2320 Physical Science Concepts

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    An introduction to concepts and principles in physics and chemistry.
  

  • SCIE 3310 Earth Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): None.
    Basic topics and principles in geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy.
  

  • SCIE 3320 Physical Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Basic topics and principles in sound, heat, light, magnetism, electricity, friction, machines, and changes in matter and energy.
  

  • SCIE 4112 Physical Science for Elementary Schools

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): 6 s.h. in science.
    Topics in physical science relevant to science teaching in elementary classrooms. May be repeated when topics vary.
  

  • SCIE 4313 Earth and Space Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Concepts and principles in Earth and space science. The course includes Earth history, geology, oceans, atmosphere, and Earth’s place in the universe.
  

  • SCIE 4314 Environmental Science

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Environmental science topics include the following: ecology, environmental systems, human population, conservation biology, resource management, water systems and resources, pollution, global climate change, etc.
  

  • SCIE 4315 Conceptual Chemistry

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Basic concepts and principles of the composition, structure, properties and reactions of matter; especially of atomic and molecular systems.
  

  • SCIE 4316 Conceptual Physics

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Basic concepts and principles of mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, and magnetism.

Secondary Education - Undergraduate
  

  • SEDU 4302 Independent Study

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval.
  

  • SEDU 4303 Secondary School Student Teaching

    Cr. 3 per course.
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Admission by application to the Director of Field Experiences.
    Undergraduate credit only. Teaching in selected schools. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45
  

  • SEDU 4304 Secondary School Student Teaching

    Cr. 3 per course.
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Admission by application to the Director of Field Experiences.
    Undergraduate credit only. Teaching in selected schools. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45
  

  • SEDU 4306 Secondary School Internship I

    Cr. 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Admission by application to Director of Field Experiences.
    Teaching in an accredited school, guided by a mentor teacher, directed by a University Supervisor. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45
  

  • SEDU 4307 Secondary School Internship II

    Cr. 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Admission by application to Director of Field Experiences.
    Teaching in an accredited school, guided by a mentor teacher, directed by a University Supervisor. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45
  

  • SEDU 4308 Secondary School Education Professional Seminar

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Admission by Application to Director of Field-Based Experience.
    Provides understanding about the roles and responsibilities of a professional secondary educator in today’s society, under the guidance of a faculty consultant/facilitator. Includes seminar meetings. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45

Spanish - Undergraduate
  

  • SPAN 1301 Elementary Spanish I

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing.
    Introduces the fundamental elements of the Spanish language within a cultural context. Emphasis is placed on the development of basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
  

  • SPAN 1302 Elementary Spanish II

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of SPAN 1301 .
    Continues SPAN 1301  by focusing on the fundamental elements of the Spanish language within a cultural context. Emphasis is place on the progressive development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
  

  • SPAN 2300 Special Topics in Spanish

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2301  and SPAN 2302 , or instructor approval.
    This course option is designed to develop writing, reading, listening, and oral expression skills at the second-year level of Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2301 Intermediate Spanish I

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of SPAN 1301  & SPAN 1302  or instructor permission.
    Development of the integration of comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills on an intermediate level.
  

  • SPAN 2302 Intermediate Spanish II

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I.
    Continuation of Intermediate Spanish I with focus on the integration of comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills on an intermediate level.
  

  • SPAN 2312 Practical Conversation

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Lower Division

    Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor or successful completion of SPAN 1301  & SPAN 1302 
    Master practical spoken Spanish in its cultural context. Use the language strategically, to accomplish objectives and resolve conflicts, in culturally accurate circumstances using appropriate vocabulary.
  

  • SPAN 3300 Special Topics in Spanish

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2301  and SPAN 2302 , or instructor approval; sophomore standing or higher.
    This option is designed to develop knowledge of language, culture and literature for students in the intermediate level of Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 3301 Spanish Grammar and Composition

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302  or instructor approval; sophomore standing or higher.
    Theory and practice of more advanced Spanish grammatical structure. Guided and creative exercises and compositions.
  

  • SPAN 3301 Spanish Grammar and Composition

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I & II
    Theory and practice of more advanced Spanish grammatical structures. Guided and creative exercises and compositions.
  

  • SPAN 3313 Oral and Written Communication I

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302  or instructor approval; Sophomore standing or higher.
    Contextualized oral and written language development pertinent to a broad range of life situations. Response to both aural and written stimuli. Emphasis on interpersonal interaction skills, to include description, narration in past, present and future situations, comparison and contrast, giving instructions, stating opinions and recommendations and other Advanced proficiency skills. Focus on cross-cultural awareness and appropriateness and broad range of culture from history, geography, politics, religion, family, and traditions. Study abroad option.
  

  • SPAN 3323 Oral and Written Communication II

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3313  or equivalent; Sophomore standing or higher.
    Contextualized oral and written language development pertinent to a broad range of academic disciplines and career fields. Response to both aural and written professional stimuli. Emphasis on interpersonal interaction skills and simple professional presentation. Focus on components of Advanced proficiency, including accuracy, vocabulary development, and cross-cultural awareness and intercultural appropriateness with a broad range of culture from history, geography, politics, religion, family and traditions. Study abroad option.
  

  • SPAN 4300 Special Topics in Spanish

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Approval by instructor; Junior standing or higher.
    This course is designed to develop knowledge of language, culture and literature for students in the advanced level of Spanish. May be repeated when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 4313 Advanced Oral and Written Communication I

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3313 ; Junior standing or higher.
    Contextualized oral and written language development pertinent to a variety of disciplines and career fields. Focus on presentational skills, but to include response to aural and written professional stimuli as well. Emphasis on rhetoric, persuasion, negotiation, hypothesis, circumlocution and other components of Advanced High to Superior proficiency and on enhanced accuracy and cross-cultural appropriateness, with a broad range of culture from history, geography, politics, religion, family and traditions. Study abroad option.
  

  • SPAN 4315 Latin American Literature

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302  or instructor approval; Junior standing or higher.
    A study of the foremost literary works from the mid-nineteenth century to the Latin American boom and its repercussions. Works are included from Mexico, the Caribbean, the Andes, and the Southern Cone.
  

  • SPAN 4316 Mexican American Literature

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302  or instructor approval; Junior standing or higher.
    Introduction to literature written in Spanish by Mexican Americans. The course includes various literary texts as well as references from music, visual arts, cinema, and theatre.
  

  • SPAN 4317 Professional Application of Spanish in Business

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302  or instructor approval; Junior standing or higher.
    This course is to develop writing, reading, listening and oral expression skills in the economics and business fields. Emphasis is on the development of specialized vocabulary, writing styles and professional presentation skills.
  

  • SPAN 4320 Professional Applications of Spanish

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302  or instructor approval; Junior standing or higher.
    Focus on field vocabulary development, spoken production and interaction, and written skills. Use of the language in context related to a broad range of academic disciplines and career fields.
  

  • SPAN 4321 Professional Spanish for Teachers

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302  or equivalent or instructor approval; Junior standing or higher.
    This course is to develop professional writing, reading, listening and oral expression skills of Spanish teachers. Emphasis is on the development of specialized vocabulary, writing styles, presentation skills and cultural background.
  

  • SPAN 4325 Hispanic Heritage, Culture and Civilization to 1848

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Overview of Pre-Hispanic cultures and exchanges created by European arrival.  The course is organized with an historical/topical format, including analysis of the political, cultural, economic, scientific and religious underpinnings of Pre-Columbian and subsequent interaction with European cultures.  Taught in English.
  

  • SPAN 4326 Hispanic Heritage, Culture & Civilization from 1848

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    History and development of Hispanic Culture in the US within larger context of contact with “Anglo” culture, continuing relationships with Spain, and the changing juxtaposition of minority/majority groups, especially immigrants.  Selected topics about political, cultural, economic, educational, scientific and religious issues of importance to Latinos.  Taught in English.
  

  • SPAN 4366 History of Spanish Language

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2302 , or instructor approval; Junior standing or higher.
    Examine the history of the Spanish language from its earliest origins to the modern day, looking at the source cultures and languages that contributed to its development.

Speech - Undergraduate
  

  • SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Public Speaking

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Introduction of the basic principles and techniques in research, composition, organization and delivery of speeches for various purposes appropriate for purpose, occasion and audience.

Special Education - Undergraduate
  

  • SPED 3321 Exceptional Children: An Introduction

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 2
    Class Hours Per Week: 1
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Handicapping conditions of exceptional children are identified, described and discussed. Field based experiences are provided with special education teachers and students in the public schools.
  

  • SPED 3322 Exceptional Children Assessment and Programming

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 2
    Class Hours Per Week: 1
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Assessment and systematic intervention for special needs children in regular education and alternative settings. Field based appraisal and programming activities are provided.
  

  • SPED 4302 Independent Study

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): Approval by school dean.
 

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