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2016-2017 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.
 

Human Developmental and Family Studies (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • HDFS 4314 - Community Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2. 5 TTU GPA, C or better in HDFS 3322 , and senior standing. Supervised experiences in established career-related positions; focus selected on basis of professional interest (some sites may require a background check). May be repeated once for credit. F, S.
  

  • HDFS 4320 - Research in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2. 5 TTU GPA and C or better in HDFS 3390  or consent of instructor. Supervised faculty-initiated research experience in selected areas. May be repeated twice for credit. F, S.
  

  • HDFS 4343 - Advanced Topics in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2. 5 TTU GPA. Focuses on recent developments in theory, philosophy, research, and/or applied approaches to human development and family studies. May be repeated once for credit.
  

  • HDFS 4390 - Program Development and Evaluation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2. 5 TTU GPA. Knowledge and experience in the practice of program development and evaluation. Class evaluates an ongoing program.

Human Development and Family Studies (Graduate Courses)
  

  • HDFS 5000 - Directed Studies

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Supervised advanced studies involving capstone projects and portfolio development. Projects to be assessed by faculty committee.
  

  • HDFS 5101 - Teaching College Human Development and Family Studies

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Strategies and direction in teaching college-level human development and family studies courses including supervision, advice and assistance, and review of teaching materials. May be repeated one time for credit. Pass-fail grading.
  

  • HDFS 5110 - Colloquium in Human Development and Family Studies

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Presentations of current research and discussions of the profession by department and visiting faculty. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • HDFS 5302 - Introduction to Gerontology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A multidisciplinary introduction to aging and gerontological issues.
  

  • HDFS 5310 - Theories of Human Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the application of concepts and theories in human development.
  

  • HDFS 5311 - Problems in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • HDFS 5313 - Psychosocial Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    In-depth study of social, emotional, and psychological growth with emphasis on the development of personal and interpersonal competency.
  

  • HDFS 5314 - Infant Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Analysis of empirical research regarding development processes during the first two years of life.
  

  • HDFS 5317 - Adolescent Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Multidisciplinary survey of adolescent development including theories, research, and enhancement strategies.
  

  • HDFS 5319 - Development in Adulthood

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of theory and research concerning psychosocial development during adulthood and review of strategies for research with adult populations.
  

  • HDFS 5320 - Interpersonal and Family Dynamics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Group processes; factors influencing personal and family adjustment.
  

  • HDFS 5321 - Family Theory

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A comprehensive exploration of theory in family studies. The role of theory in empirical investigation; conceptual frameworks; strategies of theory building; examination of systems theory and a spectrum of other models useful in the interdisciplinary study of individual, couple, and family behavior.
  

  • HDFS 5341 - Socialization Processes and Addiction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Multidisciplinary survey of socialization processes throughout the life span with implications for understanding addictions.
  

  • HDFS 5349 - Quantitative Methods I in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to the quantitative methods and statistics necessary to conduct research with children and families through a developmental perspective.
  

  • HDFS 5351 - Research Methods in Individual and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of research strategies and techniques relevant to human development, family studies, and marriage and family therapy including experience in conducting research investigations.
  

  • HDFS 5352 - Sex-Gender Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of contemporary theory and research on sex/gender and the impact of sex and gender on psychosocial development and relationship processes.
  

  • HDFS 5353 - Issues and Research in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    History, philosophy, and current issues relevant to the areas of family studies and human development. See website for topics. May be repeated for credit under various topics.
  

  • HDFS 5361 - Parent-Child and Peer Relationships

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Review of current research in parenting and peer relationships and implications for program development.
  

  • HDFS 5380 - Relationship Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Theory and research related to the formation of initial impressions of others and the development of interpersonal relationships.
  

  • HDFS 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  

  • HDFS 6320 - Seminar in Risk Taking

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of theory and research in adolescent and adult risk-taking behaviors.
  

  • HDFS 6330 - Family Problems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of treatment of family problems within a family systems perspective.
  

  • HDFS 6352 - Quantitative Methods II in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: B or better in HDFS 5349  and 3. 0 TTU GPA. The second course in a four-course sequence focusing on methods for conducting research through a developmental perspective. Family data and the general linear model will be explored.
  

  • HDFS 6363 - Advanced Topics in Human Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Current topics in human development across the life course. See website for topics. May be repeated for credit under various topics.
  

  • HDFS 6364 - Quantitative Methods III in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 3. 0 TTU GPA and B or better in HDFS 5349 , HDFS 5351 , and HDFS 6352 . The third course in the quantitative methods sequence focusing on multivariate techniques involving multiple dependent variables in human development and family studies.
  

  • HDFS 6365 - Quantitative Methods IV in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 3. 0 TTU GPA and B or better in HDFS 5349 , HDFS 5351 , HDFS 6352 , and HDFS 6364 . The final course in a four-course sequence on methods for conducting research through a developmental perspective. A focus on factor analysis, structural equation modeling, HLM, etc.
  

  • HDFS 6366 - Qualitative Methods in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 3. 0 TTU GPA and B or better in HDFS 5349  and HDFS 5351 . This course will provide students with an overview of qualitative research methods in HDFS and will include exposure to qualitative data collection and analyses of data from multiple family members.
  

  • HDFS 6370 - Analyzing Developmental Data

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in HDFS 5351  and HDFS 6365 ; or consent of instructor. Statistical methods for analyzing individual and family change over time and time ordered processes of interactional data.
  

  • HDFS 6371 - Practicum in Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Supervised experiences in professional positions. May be repeated for credit up to 9 hours.
  

  • HDFS 6373 - Advanced Topics in Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Current topics in family studies. See website for topics. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • HDFS 6390 - Program Development and Evaluation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Reviews evaluation issues, critiques evaluation research, and undertakes evaluation of programs.
  

  • HDFS 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
  

  • HDFS 8000 - Doctor’s Dissertation

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

History (Undergraduate Courses)

Courses are identified as follows: United States history = US; European history = E; African, Asian or Latin American history = AAL.
  

  • HIST 1300 - Western Civilization I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: HIST2311 Western civilization from its dawn to the 17th century. Culture and the arts stressed alongside politics. (European history) Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.
  

  • HIST 1301 - Western Civilization II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: HIST2312 The revolutionary transformations of European civilization in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries; world dominion and the world wars; intellectual and cultural developments. (European history) Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.
  

  • HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: HIST1301 This course and HIST 2301  satisfy the legislative history requirement. Most sections combine political, military, constitutional, and social history. Special sections emphasize technology, agriculture, business, and family life. (Honors section offered.) (U.S. history) Partially fulfills core American History requirement.
  

  • HIST 2301 - History of the United States Since 1877

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: HIST1302 Continuation of HIST 2300 . (Honors section offered.) (U.S. history) Partially fulfills core American History requirement.
  

  • HIST 2302 - Wealth and the Nation: The History of American Business

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys the history of business in America from colonial times to the 21st century. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 2310 - History of Texas

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: HIST2301 A survey of Texas history beginning with the Native American occupation and tracing the major social, political, and economic developments of the state into the modern era. (U.S. history) Partially fulfills core American History requirement.
  

  • HIST 2322 - World History to 1500

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: HIST2321 Introduction to basic narrative and major themes in world history from origins to 1500. (African, Asian, or Latin American history) Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirements.
  

  • HIST 2323 - World History Since 1500

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: HIST2322 Introduction to basic narrative and major themes in world history since 1500. (African, Asian, or Latin American history) Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.
  

  • HIST 3301 - Ancient Civilization I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the study of the ancient Near East and classical Greece. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3302 - Ancient Civilization II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the study of ancient Rome. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3303 - Introduction to Roman Law

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys all major areas of Roman private and criminal law within the setting of Roman history. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3304 - The Southern Frontier

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines earliest U.S. frontier from European exploration and colonization to statehoods. Special emphasis on confrontation and accommodation among Spanish, French, British and southeastern woodland Indians. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3305 - Creating the American Nation, 1785-1840

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the political and cultural processes by which the U.S. was formed in the decades following the American Revolution. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3306 - African American History to 1877

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys the history of African Americans from the African background through the Civil War and Reconstruction. (U.S. history) Fulfills multicultural requirements.
  

  • HIST 3307 - African American History from 1877 to Present

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys the history of African Americans from the Post-Reconstruction period through Civil Rights years and new forms of activism in the 1900s to the present. (U.S. history) Fulfills multicultural requirements.
  

  • HIST 3308 - United Stated Foreign Relations to 1913

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of U.S. foreign relations from the American Revolution to 1913 with an emphasis on the evolution of the U.S. as a world power. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3309 - United Stated Foreign Relations Since 1913

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of U.S. foreign relations from 1913 to the present with an emphasis on the U.S. as a world leader. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3311 - Social and Cultural History of the Southwest

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of the history of the varied cultures of the American Southwest, emphasizing Anglo-American, Spanish-Mexican, and Indian backgrounds. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3312 - Presidential Politics from Kennedy to Reagan

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores developments and transformations in Americans’ political attitudes, values, ideologies, and behaviors, seen through the lens of modern presidential politics. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3313 - The Old South

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the society, politics, economics, and race relations of the antebellum South, the development of sectionalism, and the impact of the Civil War. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3314 - The South Since the Civil War

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the degree to which the South has remained a separate region socially, politically, economically, and in race relations from Reconstruction to the present. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3315 - North American Ranching History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A history of North American ranching from Columbus to the present. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3316 - Mexican American History of Texas

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys the history, culture, and contribution of Mexican Americans to the history and economic development of Texas. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3317 - The Frontier and American West

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the settlement of the American West to 1900, with emphasis on trapping, mining, transportation and farming frontiers, Spanish borderlands, and Indian-United States relations. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3318 - The Plains Indians

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Culture and history of the Plains Indians; cultural developments prior to contact with the Whites; Plains Indians-White relations; Plains Indians in the 20th century. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3319 - American Migrations

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of migrations in North American history. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3320 - History of Film and American Society

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A history of American film from its beginnings to the present with focus on film and the role it plays in reflecting or changing American society. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3321 - Twentieth Century American West

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An examination of the history and development of the American West from ca. 1900 to the present. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3322 - Women in Early America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the history of women and gender in the United States from the 16th century to 1877. (U.S. history) Fulfills multicultural requirement.
  

  • HIST 3323 - Women in Modern America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the social and cultural history of women and gender in the United States since 1877. (U.S. history) Fulfills multicultural requirement. [WS 3323 ]
  

  • HIST 3324 - American Creation Narratives

    Examines four key moments in the narrative of the creation of America: the landing at Plymouth Rock, the American Revolution, Westward Expansion, and Ellis Island.
  

  • HIST 3325 - History of Mexican Americans in the United States

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of the history of Mexican Americans of the United States during the 20th century, relating their daily life and institutional experience to United States and Mexican history. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3326 - History of Native Americans in the United States

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of the history of American Indians from their earliest migrations through the acculturation, termination, and civil rights movements of the 20th century. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3327 - Earth, Wind, and Fire: Nature and History in America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Surveys nature’s role in American history from pre-Columbian Indian societies to the present, including such areas as natural disasters, global warming, wildlife, resources, health, and recreation. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3328 - History of Religion in America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Traces the development of religious groups in America from colonial times to the present. Emphasizes beliefs and interaction with society. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3329 - Development of Modern Science

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the historical development of the intellectual, institutional, and social dimensions of Western science from the 17th century to the present. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3330 - The Vietnam War

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in HIST 2300 and 2301, or equivalents. Explores the military, diplomatic, political, and social dimensions of the war from its origins in the 1940s through its conclusion in the 1970s. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3331 - History of United States Military Affairs to 1900

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores American military history from the Colonial period through the Spanish-American War, with an emphasis on strategy and the development of military institutions. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3332 - History of United States Military Affairs Since 1900

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines 20th century American military history up to the present. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3333 - United States in the Second World War

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    History of the political and military involvement of the United States in the Second World War. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3334 - Technology in Modern America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An analysis of major developments in American technology since 1870 and their impact on society, culture, politics, and the economy. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3335 - Sport and the Black Experience

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores black Americans’ contributions to American sport from the era of slavery to the present. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3336 - History of Mass Incarceration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces students to the origins, implementation, and consequences of mass incarceration in the United States. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3337 - Science in American Society

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An examination of major developments in American science with an emphasis on the 20th century and their impact on society, politics, and the economy. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3338 - History of Sports and Recreation in the U.S.

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of the development and role of sports and recreation in American social history with emphasis on organized amateur and professional sports. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3339 - The History of Baseball: A Mirror on America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the history of the national pastime with an eye to how the sport has reflected and influenced American society since the late 19th century. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3340 - War and Memory

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines how the experience and trauma of war (victory, defeat, heroism, war crimes, loss) are later integrated into a society’s sense of identity. (U.S. history)
  

  • HIST 3341 - Women in European Civilization

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    What women were supposed to do; what women did, from prehistory to the vote in 1920. (European history) [WS 3341 ]
  

  • HIST 3344 - History of Christianity

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys Christianity from immediate pre-Christian era to present. Emphasizes various churches and organizations, theology and Biblical studies, and Christianity’s impact on Western culture. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3345 - The Birth of Europe

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the confrontation between the Later Roman Empire and its barbarian invaders, which ultimately produced new economic, political, social, and cultural structures of a new civilization. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3346 - The Age of Chivalry

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Medieval Europe, 1000-1450, witnesses the domestication of a warrior aristocracy through chivalric ideals, feudal monarchy, and the rise of a powerful bourgeoisie. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3348 - The Crusades

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys the origins of the holy war ideal, the military campaigns and their leaders, life in the Crusader States, and the Crusades’ ultimate results. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3350 - War, Religion, and Revolution: Early Modern Europe

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the political, social, economic, and intellectual transformations that took place during Europe’s early modern period. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3351 - History of Spain

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of Spanish history from ancient times to the present, including the Roman and Medieval heritage, the Golden Age, Enlightenment, and modern developments. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3352 - History of Modern Italy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines major historical movements in Italy from the unification in 1861 to the present. Topics include nationalism, empire, race, criminology, and politics. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3353 - History of Modern France

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys French political, social, and cultural history from the middle of the 18th century to the present. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3354 - Twentieth Century Europe

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of European history from the immediate origins of World War I to the present. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3355 - Europe in Transformation, 1815-1914

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Transformations in the social, cultural, political, and economic structures of Europe, including Russia and Great Britain during the 19th century. Revolution, nationalism, industrialism, and mass culture. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3357 - International Radical Movements

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys theories, national, and transnational sources and impacts of radical and revolutionary movements and societies and governments based on radical or revolutionary ideologies. (African, Asian, or Latin American history)
  

  • HIST 3358 - Origins of Modern Germany, 1517-1871

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the history of Germany from the Protestant Reformation (1517) to Unification (1871) Emphasis placed on formative role of religion and politics in this period. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3359 - The Nazi Era, 1919-1945

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys post-World War I Germany, the rise of national socialism, Hitler in power, the Nazi State, and Germany in World War II. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3360 - The British Isles to 1688

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the social, cultural, and political history of British Isles to 1688, focusing on institutions, religious beliefs, literature, art, and everyday life. (European history)
  

  • HIST 3361 - British Politics, Society, and Culture Since 1688

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the social, cultural, and political history of Britain since 1688, focusing on the expansion of government, social movements, industrialization, popular culture, and the world wars. (European history)
 

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