May 18, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


How to Read Catalog Course Descriptions

Texas Tech offers over 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.

 

EDML - Education Middle Level (Graduate Courses)

  
  • EDML 5301 - Foundations of Middle-Level Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the history and philosophy of middle-level education reforms and the implication for the current educational climate.

EDPL - Education Personalized Learning (Graduate Courses)

  
  • EDPL 5391 - Blended Learning / Personalized Learning and Student Agency

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Understand the importance of student ownership of learning and develop strategies that facilitate student ownership and agency. Participants will practice these strategies.
  
  • EDPL 5392 - Teacher Routines for Using Data to Support Personalized Learning

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Helps teachers develop knowledge and skills in collecting and managing student data to assess and monitor their progress and learning.
  
  • EDPL 5393 - Demonstration of Advanced Models of Personalized Learning

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Helps teachers develop knowledge and skills in designing inquiry-based learning units that promote higher order thinking skills in Personalized Learning classrooms.
  
  • EDPL 5394 - Personalized Learning Coaching and Critical Communities of Practice

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: EDPL 5390 , EDPL 5391 . Final practicum in PL/BL Graduate Certificate. Focuses on coaching models/frameworks, teacher leadership models/frameworks. Provides practice in conducting feedback and coaching sessions in PL contexts.

EDSE - Secondary Education (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • EDSE 2300 - Schools, Society, and Diversity

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Historical, philosophical, sociological, and ideologic foundations of education; purposes and roles of schools in a pluralistic society. Contemporary issues and reform trends in American public schools. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
  
  • EDSE 3100 - Introduction to Teaching in Secondary Schools

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces teacher education students to fundamentals of teaching, including teaching ethics and principles as well as state and national standards for student learning. (CL)
  
  • EDSE 3300 - Introduction to Teaching

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides students at the secondary certification level with an overview of the structures and processes of TechTeach.
  
  • EDSE 4000 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Meet admission standards to student teaching. Supervised teaching involving a period of major responsibility for instruction in an accredited secondary school. (CL)
  
  • EDSE 4310 - Schooling and the Adolescent

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Psychological, social factors that create and affect adolescents in school. Special attention given to instructional strategies and influences on students’ school participation. Field experiences required.
  
  • EDSE 4311 - Curriculum Planning, Development, and Evaluation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Foundations and principles of curriculum planning, development, implementation, and evaluation in secondary schools; issues in curriculum development. Field-based course.
  
  • EDSE 4312 - Secondary Classroom Management and Learners with Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares teacher candidates for effective classroom management as well as for working with students who have learning disabilities. Teaches collaboration and differentiated instruction and organization of social and academic systems in the classroom.
  
  • EDSE 4313 - Contributing to Student Success in Professional Learning Communities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Supports participation in a professional learning community and provides opportunities to acquire skills in data analysis and instructional planning aimed at improving student achievement.
  
  • EDSE 4315 - Learning and Technology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces teacher candidates to current instructional technology and the use of technology integration strategies based on learning theories.
  
  • EDSE 4316 - Content Planning and Strategies in the Inclusive Secondary Classroom

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Principles of curricular planning and development in the secondary classroom. Methods, techniques, and evaluation procedures appropriate to the core content areas and technologies that support those procedures.
  
  • EDSE 4320 - Instructional Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Strategies for teaching evaluation and classroom management. Field-based course. (CL)
  
  • EDSE 4322 - Diversity and the Classroom Learning Environment

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Organization of social and academic systems in the classroom that are responsive to student learning styles, students’ ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and students with special needs. Field-based course.
  
  • EDSE 4323 - Teaching Diverse Students in the Secondary Classroom

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Organization of social and academic systems in the classroom that are responsive to student learning styles, students’ ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and students with special needs.
  
  • EDSE 4330 - Capstone for Secondary Students

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Taught with student teaching. Focuses on instructional management, organization for teaching, student assessment, and political and ethical dimensions.
  
  • EDSE 4351 - Teaching Grammar, Composition, Spelling, and Listening

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Preparation for teaching grammar, usage, punctuation, composition, spelling, critical thinking, and listening in secondary schools. Field-based course.
  
  • EDSE 4360 - Teaching the Social Studies in the Secondary School

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Methods, techniques, and evaluation procedures appropriate to teach various subjects in the area of social studies. Includes supervised practice in the selection of materials, visuals, and microteaching. Field-based course.
  
  • EDSE 4376 - Methods in Science Teaching

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focus on the curriculum, methods, and materials related to science instruction in the secondary schools. Field-based course.
  
  • EDSE 4393 - Internship in Secondary Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education. Directed experiences in various roles at the secondary level.
  
  • EDSE 4394 - Internship in Secondary Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in EDSE 4393  and admission to teacher education. Directed experiences in various roles at the secondary school level.
  
  • EDSE 4399 - Individual Study

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Independent study focusing on curriculum development and teaching strategies.

EDSE - Secondary Education (Graduate Courses)

  
  • EDSE 5305 - Issues and Reform in American Secondary Schooling

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Purpose, role, contemporary issues, and reform trends in American secondary schooling. Historical, philosophical, sociological, and ideological foundations of education. Examination of multiple contexts that influence schooling and roles of teaching.
  
  • EDSE 5320 - Developing Curricula in Secondary Schools

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Foundations, principles, and issues of curriculum in secondary level schools.
  
  • EDSE 5331 - Improvement of Instruction in the Secondary School

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of teaching behaviors, styles, and strategies. Instructional theories and various models of teaching are examined.
  
  • EDSE 5377 - Science Curriculum and Instruction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of evolving science curriculum with emphasis on innovative practices, methodology, organization for instruction, and evaluation.
  
  • EDSE 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • EDSE 8000 - Doctor’s Dissertation

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

EDSP - Special Education (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • EDSP 3000 - Autism Teaching and Research Practicum

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will receive experience in conducting autism intervention and research through practicum experience in the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research.
  
  • EDSP 3100 - Special Education Inclusion Methods I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces the teacher candidate to skills needed to communicate about individual student progress in class and on the Individualized Education Program (IEP).
  
  • EDSP 3135 - Exceptional Children and Youth in Middle Level I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares teacher candidates for collaboration, differentiation, and instructional planning for diverse learners in middle-level general education inclusion classrooms. Requires field-based experience.
  
  • EDSP 3200 - Special Education Inclusion Methods II

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares the teacher candidate to communicate, collaborate, and co-teach using differentiated instructional methods.
  
  • EDSP 3205 - Learning and Special Populations

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the psychological, sociological, and educational implications of both high and low incidence populations of exceptionality for middle level classrooms. Field-based experience required.
  
  • EDSP 3235 - Exceptional Children and Youth in Middle Level II

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Enhances candidate skills for collaboration, differentiation, and instructional planning for diverse learners in middle-level general education inclusion classrooms. Accompanies student teaching and includes classroom applications.
  
  • EDSP 3300 - Exceptional Children and Youth

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares teacher candidates for collaboration, differentiation, and instructional planning for diverse learners in general education inclusion classrooms. Field-based experience is required.
  
  • EDSP 3301 - Introduction to Teaching Exceptional Children and Youth

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces special education teacher candidates to the fundamentals of teaching, including instructional principles and lesson planning.
  
  • EDSP 3302 - Assessment and Program Planning for Exceptional Children

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Appraisal instruments and techniques employed by relevant disciplines in determining appropriate educational placement and programming for exceptional children. Field-based experience required.
  
  • EDSP 3303 - Methods for Teaching Students With Mild Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Gives preservice teachers a foundation in best practice methodology for teaching basic academic skills, social skills, and content area subjects for students with mild disabilities in inclusion classrooms. Field-based experience required.
  
  • EDSP 4304 - Methods for Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Best practice methodology for teaching basic daily living, communication, behavioral, vocational, community living skills and content to students with low incidence disabilities. Field-based experiences required.
  
  • EDSP 4305 - Behavior Management for Students with Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on research-based strategies for effective behavior management for children in the classroom. The strategies for effective management will involve curriculum, instruction, organization of time, and assessment to minimize and/or prevent problem behaviors. Field-based experience required.

EDSP - Special Education (Graduate Courses)

  
  • EDSP 5093 - Internship in Special Education

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
  
  • EDSP 5094 - Advanced Internship in Special Education

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: B or higher in EDSP 5093  and EDSP 5396 . The arranged internship gives students practical experience in an area of specialization.
  
  • EDSP 5300 - Exceptional Children and Youth

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Major categories of exceptional children and youth; psychological, sociological, and educational implications of exceptionality.
  
  • EDSP 5301 - Educational Appraisal of Exceptional Children

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Appraisal instruments and techniques employed by relevant disciplines in determining appropriate educational placement and programming for exceptional children.
  
  • EDSP 5303 - ABA I: Applied Behavior Analysis in Special Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Use of applied behavior analysis in special education programs. Included are techniques for observing and recording behavior testing intervention, effects, and use in learning environment.
  
  • EDSP 5304 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Students With High Incidence Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provision of knowledge of various models of instruction and strategies related to education of learners with varying disabilities, including materials development and evaluation.
  
  • EDSP 5306 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Students With Low Incidence Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Strategies for teaching students with severe disabilities utilizing a critical skills model curriculum aimed at teaching appropriate functional skills across the domains.
  
  • EDSP 5307 - Collaborative Problem Solving in Special Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares students to identify and address current problems and future trends in special education using collaborative skills and strategies.
  
  • EDSP 5308 - Authentic Assessment for Students with Exceptionalities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Authentic appraisal strategies and techniques to document the strengths and needs of students with exceptionalities in a naturalistic setting.
  
  • EDSP 5310 - Gifted and Talented Children and Youth

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Psychological, sociological, and educational implications of higher level intelligence and intellectual ability as well as various talents.
  
  • EDSP 5320 - Children and Youth with Low Incidence Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    The characteristics and psychological, sociological, and educational implications of severe disabilities including intellectual disabilities, autism, serious emotional disturbance, dual sensory impairment, and multiple disabilities.
  
  • EDSP 5330 - Children and Youth With High Incidence Disabilities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    The characteristics and psychological, sociological, and educational implications of mild disabilities including learning disabilities, behavior disorders, and mild intellectual disabilities.
  
  • EDSP 5342 - ABA 1 – Concepts and Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers the basic foundations of applied behavior analysis as recommended by Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), 5th Edition Task List.
  
  • EDSP 5343 - ABA 2 – Single-Subject Designs in Applied Behavior Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B- or better in EDSP 5342 . Provides an overview of single-subject research designs and research ethics in applied behavior analysis.
  
  • EDSP 5344 - Augmentative and Alternate Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares graduate students to address issues associated with augmentative and alternative communication systems for use by individuals who do not have or are limited in spoken language.
  
  • EDSP 5345 - ABA II: Data Collection Methods and Single-Subject Designs

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Teaches the basic data collection procedures and implementation of single-subject research designs in applied settings.
  
  • EDSP 5346 - ABA III: FBA and Function Based Interventions

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: EDSP 5303  and EDSP 5345 . Provides teachers and related service providers strategies for conducting functional behavioral assessments in applied settings and for planning and implementing interventions.
  
  • EDSP 5347 - ABA IV: Behavior Change Procedures

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: B or better in EDSP 5303 , EDSP 5345 , EDSP 5346 . Offers strategies designed to increase appropriate behaviors and decrease inappropriate behaviors.
  
  • EDSP 5348 - ABA V: Advanced Issues in Applied Behavior Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: EDSP 5303 , EDSP 5345 , EDSP 5346 , EDSP 5347 . Provides an expansion of the principles and procedures of ABA through assessment and treatment procedures, including precision teaching and verbal analysis of behavior.
  
  • EDSP 5349 - ABA VI: Ethical and Professional Conduct

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in EDSP 5303  and EDSP 5345 . Based on the BACB Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards, the course addresses the behavior analyst code of ethics and focuses on practical, cultural, and social issues related to ethics in behavior analysis.
  
  • EDSP 5350 - Foundations and Psychosocial Aspects of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Overview of historical and contemporary issues, individual assessment, academic placement, achievement, deaf culture, and educational controversies for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
  
  • EDSP 5351 - Emergent Language and Literacy for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Development of communication, language, and emergent literacy in students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Addresses all modes of communication, including speech, ASL, and MCE.
  
  • EDSP 5352 - Oral Communication for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Theories and developmental stages of speech acquisition in students who are deaf or hard of hearing with emphasis on effects of audition and cochlear implants.
  
  • EDSP 5353 - Educational Strategies for Advanced Language and Literacy for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focus on strategies and methods of promoting literacy for deaf or hard of hearing students, including assessment, systematic instruction, and all modes of communication.
  
  • EDSP 5354 - Accessing the General Education Curriculum for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on the use of materials, technology, and visual strategies to help students who are deaf or hard of hearing succeed in general curriculum courses.
  
  • EDSP 5360 - ABA 7 – Behavior Analytic Supervision and Management of Personnel

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: B- or better in EDSP 5342 , EDSP 5343 , EDSP 5346 , and EDSP 5347 . Covers advanced clinical topics for applied behavior analysts as recommended by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), 5th Edition Task List.
  
  • EDSP 5361 - ABA-Philosophical Underpinnings of Applied Behavior Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on the philosophical principles and conceptual framework that practitioners need to engage in the science and technology of applied behavior analysis.
  
  • EDSP 5380 - Programs and Services for Individuals With Visual Impairments

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to educational programs and services for students with visual impairments, including history, developmental characteristics, psychological needs, and legislation.
  
  • EDSP 5381 - Instructional Strategies for Individuals With Visual Impairments

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Strategies for teaching and adapting instruction in content areas, independent living, career-vocational, P.E., and leisure. Includes a theoretical framework, assessment strategies, and research applications.
  
  • EDSP 5382 - Braille Code for Teaching Individuals With Visual Impairments

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Knowledge and skills in reading and writing the literary Braille code, Nemeth mathematics code, and formatting rules for Braille transcription.
  
  • EDSP 5383 - Anatomy and Functions of the Visual System

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Structure and function of the eye, causes and implications of eye conditions, clinical and functional vision assessments, relationship to other disabilities, and neurological aspects of visual impairment.
  
  • EDSP 5384 - Basic Orientation and Mobility Skills

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Exploration of space in the home and school environment and the wider community according to individual needs; appreciation and understanding of professional mobility instruction programs.
  
  • EDSP 5386 - Intermediate Orientation and Mobility Training for Individuals Who Are Blind/Visually Impaired

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Development of orientation and mobility skills for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
  
  • EDSP 5387 - Advanced Orientation and Mobility Training for Individuals Who Are Blind/Visually Impaired

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Development of advanced orientation and mobility skills for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
  
  • EDSP 5388 - Programs and Services for Students with Deafblindness

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Overview of psychological, sociological, and educational implications of deafblindness, including appropriate community, educational, and social services.
  
  • EDSP 5389 - Strategies for Students with Multiple Disabilities and Visual Impairments or Deaf-blindness

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Curricular adaptations, assessment, and intervention for students with multiple disabilities and visual impairments or deaf-blindness.
  
  • EDSP 5390 - Seminar in Special Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Recent research practices and problem areas in special education. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • EDSP 5391 - Intermediate Seminar in Orientation and Mobility

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on research practices and problem areas in intermediate orientation and mobility services for students with visual impairments and additional disabilities.
  
  • EDSP 5392 - Advanced Seminar in Orientation and Mobility

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on research practices and problem areas in advanced orientation and mobility services for students with visual impairments and additional disabilities.
  
  • EDSP 5393 - Sensory Impairments and Autism Spectrum Disorders

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies the characteristics and psychological, sociological, and educational implications for students with sensory impairments and autism spectrum disorder. Addresses intervention strategies and curricula adaptations.
  
  • EDSP 5394 - Communication for Individuals with Deaf-blindness

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers evaluation and instruction of communication methods for individuals with deaf-blindness.
  
  • EDSP 5395 - Anatomy and Functions of the Auditory System for Students with Deafblindness

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers anatomy and functions of the auditory system impacting individuals with deafblindness, hearing evaluations, amplification, and the effects on accessing the environment.
  
  • EDSP 5396 - Standardized Cognitive and Achievement Assessment

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or higher in EDSP 5093 . Use of standardized individual appraisal instruments and techniques in educational evaluation of children, youth, and adults for disability identification and academic assessment.
  
  • EDSP 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • EDSP 6093 - Doctoral Internship in Special Education

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Individualized, field-based, sustained professional practice experience in research, teacher education, and/or program evaluation to match the student’s career goal.
  
  • EDSP 6301 - Grant Writing for Special Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Strategies and procedures specific to the field of special education for identifying sources of external funding and applying for externally funded grants.
  
  • EDSP 6302 - Program Evaluation in Special Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares doctoral students to develop, implement, and evaluate education and rehabilitation programs for individuals with disabilities.
  
  • EDSP 6303 - Contemporary Issues in Special Education

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares students to use a variety of research strategies to identify, understand, articulate, and manage contemporary issues for individuals with disabilities. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • EDSP 6304 - Preparing Leadership Personnel for Special Populations

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prepares doctoral-level students to develop a leadership and managerial style and to address effectively the role of the professor in an academic setting.
  
  • EDSP 6305 - Advanced Issues in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Three units that correspond to Parts I-III of the Catania textbooks and one unit that consists of a selection of readings that challenge and extend students’ understanding of the concepts covered in the first three units.
  
  • EDSP 6308 - The Nature and Practice of ABA

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers one or more topics in each of the content areas of applied behavior analysis. Students should be familiar with the basic principles of operant conditioning and at least some of their applications.
  
  • EDSP 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • EDSP 8000 - Doctor’s Dissertation

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

EDTP - Education Teacher Preparation (Undergraduate Course)

  
  • EDTP 1100 - Teach Like Your Hair is on Fire: Seminar for First Year College of Education Students

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides freshmen in the College of Education information, access, and skills needed to successfully complete the MDS degree and teacher education program.
  
  • EDTP 1102 - Special Populations for Community College Transfer

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Students are required to have transferred EDUC 2301 from the community college to take this course. An overview of services, programs and eligibility for special populations, including ethical and professional responsibilities.
  
  • EDTP 1103 - Estacado Early College High School: First Year Seminar

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Student must be a participant in the Early College High School program. Provides freshmen in the Estacado Early High School Program information, access, and skills needed to prepare students for college success.
  
  • EDTP 2301 - The Education Effect: Why American K-12 Education Really Matters

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Considers costs and benefits of American education and exposes students to issues in education at a deeper level by tutoring in public schools. Fulfills core Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement.
 

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