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2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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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.
 

Military Science (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • MILS 3302 - MSIII Leadership and Problem Solving II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MILS 2201  and MILS 2202 , basic training, or consent of the instructor. Prepares student for summer completion of the Leadership Development and Assessment Course. Emphasis on small-unit tactics, troop leading procedures, field training, and basic soldiering skills such as land navigation and rifle marksmanship. S.
  

  • MILS 3303 - MSIII Independent Studies in Leadership and Problem Solving

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of department chairman. Individualized studies in military leadership and problem solving. Select lab and/or class participation may be required. This class may be repeated and may substitute for MILS 3301  or MILS 3302  credit. F and S.
  

  • MILS 4301 - MSIV Officership I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MILS 3301  and MILS 3302 . Focus on transition from cadet to lieutenant with an introduction to military law and ethics, leadership case studies, hands-on practice sessions, and a Senior Leadership Project. F.
  

  • MILS 4302 - MSIV Officership II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MILS MILS 3301  and MILS 3302 . Focus on transition from cadet to lieutenant with an introduction to military law and ethics, leadership case studies, hands-on practice sessions, and a Senior Leadership Project. S.
  

  • MILS 4303 - MSIV Independent Studies in Officership

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of department chairman. Individualized studies in military officership and professional development. Select lab and/or class participation may be required. This class may be repeated and may substitute for MILS 4301  or MILS 4302  credit. F and S.

Marketing (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • MKT 3350 - Introduction to Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in ECO 2302  or ECO 2305  or AAEC 2305 ; minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA. Marketing structures and agencies; motives and buying habits; types of middlemen, marketing institutions, and channels; current marketing practices; marketing of industrial and consumer goods.
  

  • MKT 3351 - Services Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in MKT 3350 . Services are more difficult to market than products. This course explores the dynamic nature of services marketing based on value and relationships.
  

  • MKT 3352 - Consumer Behavior

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in MKT 3350 . The buyer as a problem solver; buying decision processes; factors influencing behavior; principles, theories, and models; behavioral research techniques.
  

  • MKT 3356 - Marketing Research and Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: B or better in MKT 3350  and C or better in MATH 2345  or MATH 2300 . Scientific marketing research methods; emphasis on collection, analysis, and interpretation of data as applied to the solution of marketing problems.
  

  • MKT 4350 - Personal Selling

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in MKT 3350 . Customer-focused selling, including socialization to a career in sales.
  

  • MKT 4354 - Integrated Marketing Communications

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in MKT 3350 . Management of the promotional mix of advertising, personal selling, and sales promotion. Emphasizes the interaction and coordination of these three elements and relates them to the other components of the firm’s marketing strategy.
  

  • MKT 4356 - Brand Management/New Product Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in MKT 3350 . Overview of product/brand management and new product development. A mix of theory and actual business application of the theory.
  

  • MKT 4358 - International Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in MKT 3350 . A survey of international marketing principles, cultural differences, world markets, and political constraints.
  

  • MKT 4359 - Sales Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B or better in in MKT 3350 . Problems and methods of organization and administration of sales departments, sales operations, sales control, sales promotion, and sales policies.
  

  • MKT 4381 - Individual Problems in Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. For students with high academic achievement who are interested in enhancing their degree program by pursuing individual research or study under the guidance of a marketing faculty member.
  

  • MKT 4382 - Internship in Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: At least 6 hours of approved marketing courses and approval prior to employment. Internship must include at least 10 consecutive calendar weeks of full-time employment; compensation must be commensurate with the work assignment for the entire internship.
  

  • MKT 4383 - Special Topics in Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite: B or better in MKT 3350  and consent of instructor. Examination of specialized problems in such topics as working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, commodity and financial future investment, and small business finance. May be repeated once for credit as topic varies.
  

  • MKT 4385 - Marketing Strategy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in 9 hours of MKT 3000-4999 courses. Explores the field of marketing as it directs the organization’s resources to satisfy customers’ wants and needs through the exchange of process at a profit to the organization. (Writing Intensive)

Marketing (Graduate Courses)
  

  • MKT 5353 - Supply Chain Management Concepts and Strategies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on managing relationships, risks, and trade-offs in global supply chains. Emphasis on the strategic role of supply chain management as a source of competitive advantage and value creation.
  

  • MKT 5355 - Research Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An in-depth examination of measurement issues, including latent constructs and data-gathering procedures in marketing.
  

  • MKT 5358 - Business-to-Business Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MKT 5360 . Designed to provide an overview of the many diverse facets of business-to-business marketing. Specific topics include selling to large businesses, buyer-seller relationships, supply-chain management, strategic alliances, and the effect of the Internet on business-to-business marketing.
  

  • MKT 5359 - Individual Study in Marketing I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Directed individual study of advanced marketing problems varying with the need of the particular student. Can be repeated for credit if subject matter is different.
  

  • MKT 5360 - Marketing Concepts and Strategies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines marketing functions, the institutions which perform them, and the study of marketing planning, strategy, and tactics. Includes the organization, execution, and control of the marketing effort.
  

  • MKT 5361 - Marketing Administration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MKT 5360 . A study of marketing planning and strategic issues related to the marketing effort.
  

  • MKT 5364 - Services Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MKT 5360 . Designed to provide an overview of the basic functions, theoretical concepts, and terminology of the marketing of services to consumers and businesses.
  

  • MKT 5373 - Market Forecasting and Analytics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prequisite: C or better in ISQS 5345  . For future managers who want to learn about advanced forecasting and analytical tools and apply them in making business decisions.
  

  • MKT 5382 - Internship in Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Permits students to enhance their knowledge within their field of specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom.
  

  • MKT 6300 - Colloquium in Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies in selected areas of marketing. Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MKT 6310 - Advanced Topics in Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Seminar covering current issues in marketing. Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MKT 6320 - Advanced Topics in Marketing Research

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Seminar covering current issues in marketing research. Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MKT 6350 - Theory Building and Testing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Advanced graduate standing. Designed to provide an introduction to the research process as it applies to business disciplines.
  

  • MKT 6353 - Marketing Theory

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Advanced graduate standing and consent of instructor. A philosophy of science approach to the study of marketing theory and the components of marketing theory: hypotheses, law-like generalizations, empirical regularities, laws, models, and scientific explanations.
  

  • MKT 6354 - Marketing Strategy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Advanced graduate standing and consent of instructor. Designed to examine issues regarding marketing strategy, its formulation, and its implementation.
  

  • MKT 6355 - Theory Testing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A survey of quantitative methods for and issues in the analysis of marketing data.
  

  • MKT 6356 - Consumer Behavior Seminar

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Advanced graduate standing. A survey of the major re-search being carried out in consumer behavior.

Supply Chain Management (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • SCM 3351 - Business Process Improvement

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 3.2 TTU GPA; B or better in ISQS 3344 , and completion of all lower-division courses. Focuses on the fundamental concepts, techniques, and tools for improving business processes in supply chain contexts.
  

  • SCM 3353 - Supply Chain Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: B or better in MKT 3350 ; 3.2 TTU GPA; completion of all undergraduate course work. An introduction to principles and practices used today in managing relationships among manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and consumers.
  

  • SCM 4370 - Forecasting and Inventory Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the supply chain management program. Covers demand management, customer service, forecasting, and inventory management aspects of business logistics. Introduces select analytical techniques, strategies, and applied problem-solving approaches.
  

  • SCM 4371 - Transportation and Distribution Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Admission into the supply chain management program. Covers transportation and distribution aspects of business logictics. Introduces select analytical techniques, strategies, and applied problem solving approaches.
  

  • SCM 4372 - Global Sourcing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prequisites: Admission into the supply chain management program.  Focuses on the global sourcing function, supplier selection and development, total cost of ownership, and performance management.
  

  • SCM 4373 - Supply Chain Strategy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Admission into the supply chain management program, B or better in 12 hours of SCM courses. Capstone course with emphasis on strategic supply chain management that integrates concepts, processes, and tools learned in previous coursework.
  

  • SCM 4382 - Internship in Supply Chain Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission into the supply chain management program and approval of internship coordinator prior to employment. Hours of employment must be worked in the term that internship credit is awarded.
  

  • SCM 4383 - Special Topics in Supply Chain Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prequisites: Admission into the supply chain management program and consent of instructor. Examination of specialized problems or select current events in supply chain management. May be repeated once for credit as topic varies.

Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Graduate Courses)
  

  • MRST 5301 - Medieval and Renaissance Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the scholarship of medieval and Renaissance studies. Focuses on interdisciplinary perspectives and Texas Tech resources for medieval and Renaissance studies.
  

  • MRST 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
    Faculty-directed research addressing medieval and Renaissance topics from an interdisciplinary perspective; may involve library archive and museum sources, including venues in Europe.

Student Teaching for Music (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • MUAL 4000 - Student Teaching in Music All-Level

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Attainment of admission standards for student teaching. Supervised teaching involving a period of major responsibility for instruction and learning in an accredited school.

Music Applied (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • MUAP 1001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 1002 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 1103 - Percussion

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1188 Introduction to fundamentals of playing and teaching percussion instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 1104 - Percussion

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 1103 . Advanced study of fundamentals of playing and teaching percussion instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 1105 - Keyboard Skills

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Sight reading and ensemble skills. Required of all piano majors for two semesters. Enrollment limited to piano majors, or by instructor consent.
  

  • MUAP 1106 - Keyboard Skills

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Sight reading and ensemble skills. Required of all piano majors. Enrollment limited to piano majors, or by instructor consent.
  

  • MUAP 1113 - Voice

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1183 Correct posture and studies for breath control; development of resonance; study of vowel formation; vocalization. Simple songs. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 1123 - Group Keyboard Instruction I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1114, 1181 Beginning instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  

  • MUAP 1124 - Group Keyboard Instruction II

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI1115, 1182 Beginning instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  

  • MUAP 1303 - Singers’ Diction I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Singers’ diction in Latin, Italian, and English utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet. Prerequisite for MUAP 1304 .
  

  • MUAP 1304 - Singers’ Diction II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 1303 . Singers’ diction in French and German utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet.
  

  • MUAP 2001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 2002 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 2103 - Strings

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of playing and teaching high string instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 2104 - Strings

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of playing and teaching low string instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 2123 - Group Keyboard Instruction III

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI2114, 2181 Intermediate instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  

  • MUAP 2124 - Group Keyboard Instruction IV

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: MUSI2115, 2182 Intermediate instruction in piano and electronic keyboards. Sight reading, harmonization and transposition, solo and ensemble repertoire, and playing techniques.
  

  • MUAP 3001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 3002 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 3101 - Dimensions of Performance

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    An interactive course open to all performers. Expressive movement, group dynamics, and free improvisations are used to maximize the spontaneity, confidence, and creativity of performers. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUAP 3103 - Brass Instruments

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to fundamentals of playing and teaching brass instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 3104 - Brass Instruments

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3103 . Advanced study of fundamentals of playing and teaching brass instruments. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 3190 - Junior Recital

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3001  and MUAP 3002  (MUAP 3002  may be taken concurrently) on the same instrument or voice.
  

  • MUAP 3205 - Jazz Improvisation

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Study and application of techniques of improvisation in jazz performance. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUAP 3206 - Conducting

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Basic conducting techniques.
  

  • MUAP 3207 - Choral Conducting

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3206 . Specific techniques of choral conducting and choral rehearsal.
  

  • MUAP 3208 - Instrumental Conducting

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3206 . Advanced baton techniques, score reading, and interpretation.
  

  • MUAP 3303 - Vocal Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: MUHL 2301 , MUHL 3302 . Historical and comparative analytical survey of the standard vocal literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.
  

  • MUAP 4001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 4002 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
    Instrument or Voice.
  

  • MUAP 4103 - Woodwinds

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to fundamentals of playing and teaching woodwinds. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 4104 - Woodwinds

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 4103 . Advanced study of fundamentals of playing and teaching woodwinds. Laboratory ensemble experience.
  

  • MUAP 4190 - Senior Recital

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 4001  on the same instrument or voice. Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in MUAP 4002 .
  

  • MUAP 4205 - Vocal Pedagogy for Educators

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Course will emphasize functional vocal anatomy, breathing, phonation and articulation. Repertoire appropriate for young singers will be emphasized.
  

  • MUAP 4305 - Vocal Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Pedagogical attitudes in identifying and solving vocal problems based on a thorough knowledge of functional anatomy with an emphasis on the following: anatomy of breathing, phonation, articulation, as well as repertoire selection, memorization skills, coaching, program development, and performance skills.
  

  • MUAP 4308 - Instrumental Conducting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MUAP 3208 . Study and performance of instrumental works of all periods. Participation in a major instrumental ensemble required. An individual study course.

Music Applied (Graduate Courses)
  

  • MUAP 5001 - Applied Music

    V1-4 Semester Credit Hours
  

  • MUAP 5101 - Dimensions of Performance

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    An interactive course open to all performers. Expressive movement, group dynamics, and free improvisation are used to maximize the spontaneity, confidence, and creativity of performers. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUAP 5202 - Collaborative Skills for Pianists

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced study and practice of professional skills in accompanying and chamber music. These include score preparation, elements of texture and style, and relating effectively to soloists.
  

  • MUAP 5205 - Jazz Improvisation

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Study and application of techniques of improvisation in jazz performance. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUAP 5302 - Applied Music Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: The undergraduate music literature courses required on the B.M. or B.M.E. degree. Advanced study of literature for the various applied music areas. Individual research projects and class performance.
  

  • MUAP 5303 - Pedagogy of Applied Music

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced study in the pedagogy of applied instrumental or vocal masterworks from easy-moderate to difficult. Emphasis in the pedagogy of interpretation, technique, and memorization.
  

  • MUAP 5305 - String Methods and Etude Materials

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced studies in the materials, methods, procedures, philosophies, and/or techniques of string pedagogy. Final demonstration project, research paper, and/or recital required.
  

  • MUAP 5306 - Conducting Techniques and Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Structural analysis and study of conducting problems. Individual instruction course. Participation in a major ensemble required. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
  

  • MUAP 5307 - Conducting Techniques and Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Structural analysis and study of conducting problems. Individual instruction course. Participation in a major ensemble required. May be repeated with consent of instructor.
  

  • MUAP 5308 - Choral Conducting Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes choral performance excellence in schools through analysis and rehearsal of conducting techniques. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUAP 5309 - Orchestral Conducting Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes orchestra performance excellence in schools through analysis and rehearsal of conducting techniques. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUAP 5310 - Band Conducting Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Emphasizes band performance excellence in schools through analysis and rehearsal of conducting techniques. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • MUAP 5312 - Fundamentals of Piano Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced study of the principles of effective teaching in the piano studio as related to the fundamentals of skill learning, history/development of piano pedagogy, and practical/professional issues of music teaching.
  

  • MUAP 5313 - Pedagogical Literature for Keyboard Instruction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Investigation of elementary and intermediate levels of piano methods, repertoire, and pedagogical procedures.
  

  • MUAP 5314 - Problems in Keyboard Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced studies in the materials, methods, procedures, philosophies, and/or techniques of keyboard pedagogy. Final demonstration project, research paper, and/or recital required.
  

  • MUAP 5315 - Techniques of Group Piano Instruction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Materials, methods, and procedures for teaching class piano, with particular attention to managing electronic keyboard laboratories.
  

  • MUAP 5323 - Diction for Singers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A comprehensive study of the rules of lyric diction using the International Phonetic Alphabet to analyze and transcribe vocal repertoire. Topics will rotate accordingly: even-numbered years - Italian, German, and French; odd-numbered years - Czech, Russian, and Spanish.
  

  • MUAP 5333 - Dynamics of Studio Teaching

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Practical exploration of the successful teacher-student relationship in the music studio, applicable to any performance area. Topics include learning styles, personality types, communication skills, and motivation.
 

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