Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


How to Read Catalog Course Descriptions

Texas Tech offers nearly 5,000 courses as part of its curriculum. These courses are listed alphabetically by subject prefix within each college and departmental section of this catalog. The courses appear in numerical order, moving from beginning freshman or developmental level courses to graduate, research, and professional courses.

Not all courses listed in this catalog are offered every year. An online class schedule published before each registration period indicates courses that will be available during the upcoming term or semester and when each class will meet. The class schedule can be found at (www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/class_schedule/index.php). The university reserves the right to cancel any scheduled course or withdraw any program from the list of offerings when the best interests of the institution require such action.

Courses are designated by a subject prefix and number along with a descriptive title. Learn more  about interpreting the course descriptions found throughout the catalog.

 

ARTH - Art History (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ARTH 4304 - Advanced Problems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Advanced problems in an area of art history in which the student has achieved competence. May be repeated for credit. (CL)
  
  • ARTH 4307 - History of the Book as Art

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1301  or instructor consent. Historical investigations of books that have been regarded as visual art. May be repeated for credit. (CL)
  
  • ARTH 4308 - Seminar in Art History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 6 hours of ARTH 3000-4999 or instructor consent. Extensive exploration of a particular period in art history. May be repeated for credit. (CL)
  
  • ARTH 4309 - Senior Thesis in Art History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An individual course of intensive study requiring in-depth reading and a substantial written project. (CL)
  
  • ARTH 4320 - Topics in Medieval Art

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Senior-level course requiring in-depth study of the art, architecture, and culture of European Middle Ages. May be repeated for credit. (CL)
  
  • ARTH 4335 - Topics in the Arts of the Americas

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARTH 2302  or instructor consent. Senior-level course providing in-depth examination of major indigenous, diasporic, and transcultural artistic movements and critical theories in the Americas. May be repeated for credit. (CL)
  
  • ARTH 4340 - The Art of the Renaissance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARTH 2302  or instructor consent. A study of aesthetic and intellectual directions in the Age of Humanism. May be repeated for credit. (CL)
  
  • ARTH 4389 - Topics in 20th and 21st Century Contemporary Art

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARTH 3303  or instructor consent. Major movements in modern and contemporary art, including aesthetic and critical theories. May be repeated when topic differs. (CL)

ARTH - Art History (Graduate Courses)

  
  • ARTH 5305 - Topics in Art History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Topics or issues in art historical research that present current disciplinary developments, areas of expertise, new directions of study, etc. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
  
  • ARTH 5308 - Methods and Theories in Art History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Graduate seminar course that exposes students to main methodology and theory of history of art from classical antiquity to the twentieth century.
  
  • ARTH 5309 - Theories of Contemporary Art

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Advanced survey of contemporary art theory and critical methods, with emphasis on the impact of the post-structuralist critique of representation.
  
  • ARTH 5313 - Arts of the Ancient World

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An examination of major developments and historical approaches to the art and architecture of the Ancient Mediterranean.
  
  • ARTH 5320 - Arts of Medieval Europe

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Multiple critical, theoretical, and historical approaches to the art and architecture of Medieval Europe. May be repeated with change of topic up to 9 hours.
  
  • ARTH 5335 - Hemispheric Arts of the Americas

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Advanced seminar focusing on major indigenous, diasporic, and transcultural artistic movements and critical theories across the Americas. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ARTH 5340 - Renaissance and Baroque Art

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Examination focusing upon major developments in Renaissance or Baroque painting, sculpture, architecture, and art criticism. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ARTH 5363 - 18th and 19th Century Art

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Principal developments in 18th and 19th century painting, sculpture, and architecture. Emphasis on Europe and the United States. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ARTH 5382 - Modern and Contemporary Art

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An examination of major developments in modern and contemporary painting, sculpture, graphic, and ceramic art. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ARTH 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Research contributing toward the master’s thesis.
  
  • ARTH 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Research in an area of art history in which the student has achieved competence. May be repeated for credit.

ASL - American Sign Language (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ASL 1501 - Beginning Course in American Sign Language I

    5 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [SGNL 1301, 1401] Introduction and development of receptive and expressive language skills in American Sign Language.
  
  • ASL 1502 - Beginning Course in American Sign Language II

    5 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [SGNL 1302, 1402] Prerequisite: ASL 1501 . Introduction and development of receptive and expressive language skills in American Sign Language.
  
  • ASL 2301 - Second Course in American Sign Language III

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [SGNL 2301] Prerequisite: ASL 1502 . Development of intermediate receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language.
  
  • ASL 2302 - Second Course in American Sign Language IV

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [SGNL 2302] Prerequisites: ASL 1501 , ASL 1502 , ASL 2301 . Development of intermediate receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language.
  
  • ASL 3300 - Introduction to the Interpreting Profession

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ASL 1501  and ASL 1502 . An overview of American Sign Language (ASL)/English interpretation. Provides a historical framework for current principles, ethics, roles, responsibilities, and standard practices of the profession.
  
  • ASL 3301 - Advanced American Sign Language/Interpreting I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 2302 . Development of advanced expressive and receptive ASL skills. English-ASL translation.
  
  • ASL 3302 - Advanced American Sign Language/Interpreting II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 3301 . Development of advanced expressive and receptive ASL skills. English-ASL translation.
  
  • ASL 3304 - Gestural and Visual Communication in American Sign Language

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ASL 1501  and ASL 1502 . A knowledge/skills-based course designed to develop non-verbal communications. Emphasizes facial expression, gestures, pantomime, body language, classifiers, and other visual/gestural strategies.
  
  • ASL 3312 - Introduction to Deaf Culture and Linguistics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 2302  (may be taken concurrently with department permission). Overview of deaf culture and history including deaf community values and issues. ASL linguistic structure.
  
  • ASL 3320 - American Sign Language to English I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ASL 1501 , ASL 1502 , ASL 2301 . Builds voice interpreting – receiving the source language (ASL) and producing it into the target language (English) for interpreting purposes. (CL)
  
  • ASL 4300 - Individual Studies in ASL

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 2302  or instructor consent. Independent study in American Sign Language under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit up to 9 hours with consent of instructor.
  
  • ASL 4301 - Topics in American Sign Language Interpreting: Community Interpreting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ASL 1501  and ASL 1502 . Addresses skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors pertinent to interpreting. Topics may include: education, ethics, theatrical/music, and Greek/Latin Roots. Topics vary per semester.
  
  • ASL 4302 - American Sign Language to English

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 3301 . A course designed to build voice interpreting — receiving the source language (ASL) and producing it into the target language (English) for interpreting purposes.
  
  • ASL 4312 - Interpreting in Educational Settings

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 2301 .

    Increases awareness of current techniques and ethical issues in mainstreamed settings and bilingual/bicultural education practices. Covers various modes of communication.

  
  • ASL 4320 - American Sign Language to English II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ASL 3320 . A course designed to build voice interpreting – receiving the source language (ASL) and producing it into the target language (English) for interpreting purposes.
  
  • ASL 4330 - Consecutive Interpreting vs. Simultaneous Interpreting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 3302 . A knowledge/skills-based course designed to strengthen simultaneous interpreting from English to ASL and develop the interpreting skills critical to successfully render a simultaneous interpretation.
  
  • ASL 4331 - Observation/Interpreting Business Practices

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 3302 . Creates a learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts.
  
  • ASL 4332 - Interpreting Internship

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASL 4331 . Students will work alongside a certified interpreter and gain an understanding of linguistic variations in a wide scope of interpreting settings.

ASTR - Astronomy (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ASTR 1100 - Astronomy Laboratory Science

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Corequisite: Enrollment in a lab section of the appropriate astronomy course. For transfer students only. Provides lab credit for a transferred lecture-only Natural Sciences Core course in astronomy.
  
  • ASTR 1400 - Solar System Astronomy

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [TCCNS: PHYS1304, 1401+1101, 1403; ASTR1304+1104, 1401, 1404] Covers the sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, gravitation, and formation. (Honors section offered.) Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • ASTR 1401 - Stellar Astronomy

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [TCCNS: PHYS1303, 1303+1103, 1403; ASTR1303+1103, 1401, 1403] Covers stars, star formation, galaxies, and cosmology models. (Honors section offered.) Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • ASTR 2401 - Observational Astronomy

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in ASTR 1400  or ASTR 1401  or instructor consent. Designed for anyone interested in learning the use of an optical telescope, both visually and for imaging.
  
  • ASTR 3300 - Special Topics in Astrophysics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C- or better in ASTR 2401 , PHYS 2302 , PHYS 3301 , and PHYS 4325  or MATH 3350  or MATH 3354 . Topics in radio astronomy, X-ray astronomy, gravitational wave astronomy, compact objects, accretion, stellar explosions and others. May be repeated in different areas.
  
  • ASTR 4301 - Astrophysics I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in PHYS 3301 . Introduction to the tools of astronomy, stellar properties, stellar structure, and stellar evolution.
  
  • ASTR 4302 - Astrophysics II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in PHYS 3301 . Structure, formation and evolution of galaxies; cosmology.
  
  • ASTR 4305 - Radiative Processes in Astrophysics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C- or better in PHYS 3305 . Prerequisite or corequisite: C- or better in PHYS 4307 . A survey of the physical processes related to the production and propagation of radiation in astrophysical phenomena, including thermal and non-thermal radiation, and atomic transitions.

ATMO - Atmospheric Science (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ATMO 1100 - Atmospheric Science Laboratory

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [GEOL1147, 1447] Discussion and practical experience in weather analysis, methods of instrumentation, and observational meteorology. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • ATMO 1300 - Introduction to Atmospheric Science

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [GEOL1347, 1447] An investigation of atmospheric properties and physical processes that determine current weather events and long-term climate conditions. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • ATMO 3301 - General Meteorology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ATMO 1100 ATMO 1300 , and MATH 1451  or MATH 1331  or WE 1310 . An exploration of the quantitative foundation for atmospheric processes built on basic radiative, fluid and thermodynamic physics and applied over a range of scales. Fulfills Core Technology and Applied Science requirement.
  
  • ATMO 3310 - Weather, Climate, and Human Activities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ATMO 1300  and ATMO 1100 . Observation and analysis of the impacts of weather and climate on human activity, e.g., storms, climate change, forecasting, weather modification, health, energy, transportation.
  
  • ATMO 3316 - Severe and Hazardous Weather

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ATMO 1100 , ATMO 1300 . A study of the meteorology behind hazardous weather phenomena focusing on events affecting the U.S., especially the Great Plains and adjacent regions of Texas.
  
  • ATMO 4300 - Independent Studies in Atmospheric Science

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ATMO 1100 ATMO 1300 , and instructor consent. Atmospheric sciences minors only. Independent studies in atmospheric science. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • ATMO 4312 - Undergraduate Research

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Senior standing and instructor consent. Independent research in an area of current interest in atmospheric sciences.

ATMO - Atmospheric Science (Graduate Courses)

  
  • ATMO 5101 - Atmospheric Science Seminar

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Discussions of current research or selected topics of interest. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ATMO 5301 - Individual Studies in Atmospheric Science

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A structured independent graduate studies course under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ATMO 5302 - Weather, Climate, and Applications

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Basic principles of atmospheric science, with particular emphasis on applications, including severe weather, air pollution, and global climate change.
  
  • ATMO 5316 - Dynamics of Severe Storms

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Observations and theoretical studies of severe storms. Conceptual and numerical models of storm structure and development.
  
  • ATMO 5319 - Boundary Layer Meteorology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Boundary-layer turbulent transfer processes are examined, including diffusion, mixing, diabatic modification, low-level jet formation, and moisture discontinuities.
  
  • ATMO 5321 - Cloud and Precipitation Physics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Processes of cloud droplet nucleation; initial growth of droplets and cloud droplet size spectra; theories of natural precipitation processes and microphysical parameterizations.
  
  • ATMO 5322 - Atmospheric Electricity

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Electrical processes in the atmosphere and in weather: ionosphere and global circuit, storm electrification, lightning physics and phenomenology, relationships between lightning and convection, measurement.
  
  • ATMO 5327 - Radar Meteorology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Applications of radar to investigation of precipitating weather systems. Emphasis is given to analysis and interpretation of radar data in conjunction with other data sources.
  
  • ATMO 5328 - Synoptic and Mesoscale Dynamics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Development of a conceptual and theoretical understanding of quasi-and semigeostrophic theory, omega-equations, PV-Thinking, cyclogenesis, frontogenesis, gravity waves, instabilities.
  
  • ATMO 5331 - Analysis of Geophysical Data Fields

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Theory, computation, and application of Fourier, time series, spectral, statistical, and data assimilation techniques.
  
  • ATMO 5332 - Regional Scale Numerical Weather Prediction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Numerical solutions of geophysical systems, predictability of the atmosphere, and data assimilation techniques.
  
  • ATMO 5351 - Meteorological Data Acquisition and Instrumentation Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Exploration, design, integration and application of meteorological data acquisition and instrumentation systems.
  
  • ATMO 5353 - Meteorologic Field Experiments

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An overview of designing, planning, and completing atmospheric field experiments.
  
  • ATMO 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • ATMO 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

AVID - AVID First Year Experience Program (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • AVID 1102 - AVID for College Success

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces the philosophy of the AVID system (Advancement Via Individual Determination) to develop theoretical and practical approaches to individual determination needed for success in higher education.

BA - Business Administration (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • BA 1101 - Fundamentals of Business Professionalism

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Must be taken in the first year as a COBA student. Integration of fundamental business principles from multiple disciplines and concepts of business professionalism and ethical behavior.
  
  • BA 1301 - Foundations of Business

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides students with a basic understanding of how the various areas of business (accounting, finance, management, marketing, and supply chain management) work together in a company to help it cope with the business environment.
  
  • BA 2140 - MOS Excel Certification

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in any college-level math course and a minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA. Corequisite:ISQS 2340 . Self-paced course focusing on skills required to obtain Microsoft Office Excel certification at the specialist level.
  
  • BA 3010 - Business Law Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Rawls Summer Business Institute. Provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of law as they relate to the general business environment.
  
  • BA 3011 - Accounting Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Rawls Summer Business Institute. Aims to build and solidify one’s knowledge of the fundamentals of accounting that are vital for understanding business practices.
  
  • BA 3012 - Business Economics Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Rawls Summer Business Institute. Provides students with an understanding of how businesses use economic analysis to make business decisions.
  
  • BA 3013 - Finance Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Rawls Summer Business Institute. Covers business financial decisions including financing, investing, risk and statement analysis.
  
  • BA 3014 - Information Technology Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Rawls Summer Business Institute. Examines the impact of information technology and date on business. Covers roles of IT personnel, current technologies and the importance of security measures and policies.
  
  • BA 3015 - Management Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Rawls Summer Business Institute. Examines the various perspectives of managing organizations including the basic management function of creating value while effectively managing people.
  
  • BA 3016 - Marketing Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on marketing as it directs the organization’s resources to satisfy customers’ wants and needs at a reasonable profit to the organization.
  
  • BA 3017 - Operations Management Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Rawls Summer Business Institute. Teaches the importance of how scientific and technological developments in operations management affect society, the environment, and organizational improvement.
  
  • BA 3018 - Supply Chain Management Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Rawls Summer Business Institute. An introduction to principles and best practices in supply chain management (SCM) in the modern business world.
  
  • BA 3019 - Business Strategy Basics

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Rawls Summer Business Institute. An integrative course focusing on an organization’s pursuit of superior economic performance by deciding what business to be in and how to compete.
  
  • BA 3301 - Fundamentals of Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative 2.0 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on the process of marketing products and services to consumers. Topics include marketing structures and agencies; motives and buying habits; types of middlemen, marketing institutions, and channels; current marketing practices; marketing of industrial and consumer goods. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3302 - Financial and Managerial Accounting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Minimum cumulative 2.0 Texas Tech GPA. Concepts and terminology of accounting and financial reporting for modern business enterprises and the relationships between accounting information and business activities. Additionally, the course covers uses of accounting information for planning decisions about products and services, activities and processes, suppliers and customers, organizational subunits, and time periods as these relate to organizations in changing environments. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3303 - Foundations of Finance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Minimum cumulative 2.0 Texas Tech GPA and BA 3302 . Basic finance survey course for non-business majors. Covers financial markets, investment banking process, interest rates, time value of money, and security valuation. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3304 - Operations Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Minimum cumulative 2.0 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on the formulation of business and operational strategies, how products and services are designed, and how products and services are produced. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3305 - Organization Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: minimum cumulative 2.0 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on the management of people and organizations. Topics include leadership; team building; motivation groups; organizational design, and personnel management. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3306 - Fundamentals of Business Economics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: minimum cumulative 2.0 Texas Tech GPA. Provides an understanding of how economic analysis is applied to business decisions and strategy. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 4000 - Directed Experience

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Enhance the student’s classroom knowledge through internships, projects in the workplace, mentoring experiences, and other approved experiences.
  
  • BA 4100 - Seminar in Business Leadership

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    For upper-level students from all disciplines. Provides students with insights into leadership, problem solving and organization skills, communication skills, ethics, and negotiation. Pass/fail. 
  
  • BA 4101 - Rawls Business Leaders Seminar I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Rawls Leadership Program. Focuses on guiding students to self-examine their leadership skills and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
  
  • BA 4102 - Rawls Business Leaders Seminar II

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BA 4101  and Admission to Rawls Leadership Program. Guides students to formulate a personal development plan to enhance their leadership skills, particularly through the use of service learning projects and advanced leadership assessments.
  
  • BA 4182 - Business Administration Internship

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Enhance the student’s knowledge within fields of business specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom.
  
  • BA 4381 - Individual Problems in Business Administration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Senior standing, 3.0 GPA in major, minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA, and written consent of instructor prior to registration. Independent problem research under guidance of a faculty member. Student should register for section appropriate to the academic area in which the work will be done.
  
  • BA 4382 - Internship in Business Administration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: At least 6 hours of professional courses (excluding core courses) to be determined by the area faculty; other minimum standards determined by area; written approval form contains specific requirements for participation. Permits students to enhance their knowledge within their field of specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom. A maximum of 3 hours may be earned (with approval by faculty internship advisor prior to employment) by internships toward a degree program.
  
  • BA 4383 - Special Topics in Business

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Determined by area. May be repeated once for credit by faculty approval only with no duplication of topic.
  
  • BA 4384 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3307  or equivalent. Service learning course designed to teach students about income tax through hands-on training assisting others in the community with income tax return preparation.

BA - Business Administration (Graduate Courses)

  
  • BA 5301 - Business Essentials

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides students with a basic understanding of how the various business areas work together to deliver value to their stakeholders.
  
  • BA 5321 - Negotiation and Business Law

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues that arise in the conduct of business to develop a capacity for recognizing and dealing with such issues. Emphasizes negotiation skills and strategy development for managing organizational stakeholders.
  
  • BA 5322 - Technology Commercialization

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on how to recognize, screen, and develop technology opportunities to become commercial products and services.
  
  • BA 5380 - Directed Experience

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program. Students enhance their classroom knowledge through the rigorous analysis of internships, global filled experiences, mentoring experiences, and other approved experiences. May be repeated for credit up to 9 hours if subject matter differs.
 

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