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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.
 

Mathematical Sciences - Undergraduate
  

  • MATH 4381 Theory of Interest

    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): MATH 2414  or 8 s.h. of calculus.
    Study of interest, compound interest, value equations, annuity functions and their application.
  

  • MATH 4382 Actuarial Mathematics

    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): MATH 2315 or MATH 2415  (Calculus III)
    Mathematics development of life contingencies, single-life, joint-life, survivor-life functions and their applications.
  

  • MATH 4391 Probability and Statistics II

    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): 6 s.h. of calculus or equivalent, and MATH 3391  or 3 s.h. of statistics.
    Mathematical development on multivariate distribution, methods of estimation, test of hypothesis, regression and Bayesian method.

Mechanics - Undergraduate
  

  • MECH 3310 Thermodynamics

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

    Fundamental energy relationships applied to both closed and open systems. Determination of thermodynamic properties, first and second laws of thermodynamic processes and basic cycles.
  

  • MECH 3311 Fluid Mechanics

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

    Fluid properties, fluid statics and dynamics, transport theory and transport analogies, conservation of mass, energy, and momentum, dimensional analysis, boundary layer concepts, pipe flows, compressible flow, open channel flow.

Middle School Education - Undergraduate
  

  • MSED 4300 Selected Topics in Middle School Education

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

  • MSED 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
  

  • MSED 4303 Middle School Education Student Teaching

    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 the Director of Field Experiences.
    Undergraduate credit only. Classroom management, record keeping and observation; teaching in a public school, guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a University Supervisor. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45
  

  • MSED 4304 Middle School Education Student Teaching

    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 the Director of Field Experiences.
    Undergraduate credit only. Classroom management, record keeping and observation; teaching in a public school, guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a University Supervisor. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45
  

  • MSED 4305 Middle School Education Internship I

    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 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
  

  • MSED 4306 Middle School Education Internship II

    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 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
  

  • MSED 4307 Middle 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 student teaching.
    Provides understanding about the roles and responsibilities of a professional middle school educator in today’s society, under the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Includes seminar meetings. Course Fee Student Teaching Fee - $15 per course/maximum $45
  

  • MSED 4325 Adolescent Development with Application in the Schools

    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
    Provides a broad overview of theories, research, and issues with an emphasis on school applications in the study of human development from early to late adolescence. (Replaces PSYC 3313 for Education plans)
  

  • MSED 4345 Mathematics in the Middle School

    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): MATH 1314 , MATH 1350 , MATH 1351 , Admission to Teacher Education.
    Methods for teaching the four basic operations of integers, rational numbers or real numbers. Also methodology for estimation, percent, ratio, proportion, measurement, geometry, probability and statistics in the middle school. This course is designed specifically for students who seek middle grade (4-8) teacher certification.
  

  • MSED 4350 Social Studies for Middle School

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

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education.
    Analysis of Social Studies curriculum and integration into the Grade 4-Grade 8 curriculum. Field based classroom teaching experience.
  

  • MSED 4351 Social Studies for the Middle School

    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 to Teacher Education.
    Analysis of Contemporary Middle School curriculum in social studies; methods of delivery based on cognitive and social development; current research; and national/state mandates.

Non-Course Based Options - Undergraduate
  

  • NCBO 1001 Non-Course Based Literacy

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

    Prerequisite(s): By Placement
    Students move through a series of content modules using a mastery learning approach. Topics include reading comprehension, application of prior learning, and how to approach college writing.
  

  • NCBO 1001 Non-Course Based Math

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

    Prerequisite(s): By Placement
    (Students move through a series of content modules using a mastery learning approach. Topics include solving systems of equations, applications involving systems of equations, solving radication and quadratic equations and functions.

Nursing - Undergraduate
  

  • NURS 3310 Transition to the BSN Role

    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)/Co-Requisite(s): NURS 4314  
    This course focuses on the baccalaureate-prepared nursing role and explores the standards that define professionalism. (Formerly NURS 3210) Formerly “Professional Role Development and Practice Issues”. (Credit will not be given for both NURS 3310 and NURS 3210.) Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 3315 Foundations of Comprehensive Pathophysiology in Nursing

    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)/Co-Requisite(s): NURS 4314  
    This course examines basic pathological processes that underlie diseases commonly found in clinical practice. Modifiable factors that offer opportunities for nursing intervention are identified. Formerly “Pathophysiology”. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 3411 Comprehensive Health Assessment

    Cr. 4
    Semester Credit Hours: 4
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 1
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): NURS 3310 , NURS 3315 .
    This course provides an in-depth coverage of a comprehensive health assessment and introduces health promotion and how this concept is applied within nursing practice. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 4110 Capstone Project

    Cr. 1
    Semester Credit Hours: 1
    Class Hours Per Week: 0
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 2
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s): NURS 3310 , NURS 4314 , NURS 3315 , NURS 4410 , NURS 3411 , NURS 4322 , NURS 4313  
    This capstone course provides students with an experiential learning practicum experience to integrate clinical knowledge with concepts/theories into professional nursing practice. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 4310 Global Health Nursing

    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 to the RN to BSN program. Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): NURS 4313  NURS 4314  
    This course explores global health to include health promotion, population health, primary health care, and health policy from a nursing perspective throughout various geographic regions. Formerly: Global Health Systems Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 4311 Healthcare Organizations and Informatics

    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)/Co-Requisite(s): NURS 3310  NURS 4314  
    This course explores U.S. health care delivery organizations and payment systems. The role of information systems in the continuity of care is articulated. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 4313 Population Focused Community Health

    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): NURS 3310 , NURS 4314 
    This course introduces the concept of the population focused health, health policy, and the roles of the nurse in community services. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 4314 Introduction to Evidence-based Practice

    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): ENGL 1301 , ENGL 1302 , BIOL 2401 (BIOL 2101 , BIOL 2301 ), BIOL 2402 (BIOL 2102 , BIOL 2302 ), PSYC 2301 , PSYC 2314 , BIOL 2420 (BIOL 2120 , BIOL 2320 ), CHEM or Physical Science, STAT 1342   or equivalent. Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): Admission to the RN to BSN program.
    This course provides a foundation for the use of research in practice through a synthesis of introductory research knowledge with emphasis on writing, and scholarly exchange. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 4322 Ethics in Healthcare

    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 to the RN to BSN program. Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): NURS 3310  NURS 4314  
    This course builds on the ethical and legal foundations for professional nursing practice and health care services. Formerly “Policy, Politics, and Ethics in Professional Nursing Practice”. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course
  

  • NURS 4410 Leadership Roles

    Cr. 4
    Semester Credit Hours: 4
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 1
    Course Level: Upper Division

    Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): NURS 3310 , NURS 4314 . 
    This course emphasizes leadership and management theories and includes a practice learning experience focused on nursing management issues. Course Fee Nursing Program Course Fee - $24 per course

Petroleum - Undergraduate
  

  • PETR 3310 Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

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

    Material balance, gas reservoirs, oil reservoirs, fluid flow in reservoirs, well testing, water influx, the displacement of oil and gas, and reservoir simulation.
  

  • PETR 4311 Well Logging

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

    Introduction to modern well logging methods, engineering, and core-log integration.
  

  • 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 2317 Statistical Methods in Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301  :  General Psychology; MATH 1314   (3 SCH); must have completed at least 30 semester hours.
    Descriptive and inferential statistics used in psychological research and assessment.  Measurement, characteristics of distributions; correleation and regression; and hypotheses testing and inference.
  

  • PSYC 2319 Social Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
     The psychology of social influence. Includes topics such as social persuasion, interpersonal attraction, aggression and prejudice.
     
  

  • 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 3311 Animal Behavior

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
     A study of behavioral adaptation of animals to their environment.
     
  

  • PSYC 3312 Sport Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 .
    An introduction to the field of sport psychology and the tools used by athletes, coaches and sport psychologists.
     
  

  • 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. Note:  PSYC 3315 is an old course and is no longer active. 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 3318 Social Biology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or above.
    A synthesis of scientific disciplines that attempts to explain behavior in all species by considering the evolutionary advantages of social behavior.
     
  

  • 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 4309 Introduction to School Psychology

    Cr. 3
    Semester Credit Hours: 3
    Class Hours Per Week: 3
    Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0
    Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1300.
     An introduction to the field of school psychology, including historical evolution, current trends, roles, functions and training requirements.
     
  

  • 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 2317  .
    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. Note:  PSYC 4312 is an old course and is no longer active.
  

  • 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 2317  .
    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.
 

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