Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
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.

 

Animal Science (Graduate Courses)

  
  • ANSC 5313 - Nutritional Biochemistry in Animals

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Nutrient metabolism and regulation in animals. Course integrates metabolic pathways with nutrition and physiology. S.
  
  • ANSC 5314 - Animal Protein and Energy Utilization

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An in-depth study of nitrogen, amino acid metabolism, and energy utilization in animals. Evaluation of sources and requirements for production F, odd years.
  
  • ANSC 5315 - Animal Endocrinology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Course will address current research on hypothalamic-pituitary regulation of physiological systems including reproduction, growth, immune function, digestion, and behavior.
  
  • ANSC 5316 - Muscle Chemistry, Ultrastructure, and Physiology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of muscle structure, composition, growth mechanisms of contraction, and rigor as related to livestock. S, odd years.
  
  • ANSC 5318 - Topics in Animal Stress, Welfare, and Behavior

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will write and discuss each topic online. Topics include animal rights philosophy and applications, stress mechanisms, measuring behavior and welfare, and other current topics.
  
  • ANSC 5319 - Nutrition and Immune Function in Animals

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Nutritional immunology in livestock. An integrated overview of the effect of immune system stimulation on nutrient utilization and partitioning with an emphasis on regulatory mechanisms.
  
  • ANSC 5400 - Advanced Meat Science and Muscle Biology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced study of meat components, their development, and effect on meat characteristics and processing properties. Emphasis on industry issues and the current scientific literature. Not for students who have taken ANSC 4400 . SS
  
  • ANSC 5401 - Experimental Techniques in Meat Chemistry and Muscle Biology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Histological, chemical, and biological properties of meat. Experimental techniques in meat science and muscle biology will be studied in lecture and individual lab study.
  
  • ANSC 5402 - Advanced Horse Production

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    An advanced study of equine science, including health, lameness, disease, genetics, reproductive physiology, nutrition, and research topics within the equine industry.
  
  • ANSC 5403 - Biometry

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to biological statistics. Observations, probability, “”t”” test, analysis of variance, mean separation procedures, linear regression and correlation, and chi-square. Introduction to computerization of statistical analyses. F.
  
  • ANSC 5404 - Physiology of Reproduction

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Anatomy of reproductive systems, physiological regulations of reproductive processes, estrous cycle, gonadal functions, semen evaluation, fertilization, embryology, pregnancy, parturition, lactation, reproductive efficiency, and research techniques. SSII, odd years.
  
  • ANSC 5405 - Advanced Processed and Cured Meat Science

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Advanced application of scientific principles and practices to manufactured meat products. Interrelationships among muscle ingredients, processing technologies, storage conditions, and stability of cured muscle foods. S, even.
  
  • ANSC 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • ANSC 6001 - Supervised Teaching

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Supervised teaching experience at the university level.
  
  • ANSC 7000 - Research

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

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Anthropology (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ANTH 1301 - Understanding Multicultural America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Cultural diversity in the U.S. as studied by anthropologists. Ethnographic descriptions of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and other groups. Fulfills the state standard requirement in multicultural education for education majors and the university’s multicultural requirement.
  
  • ANTH 2100 - Physical Anthropology Laboratory

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Corequisite: ANTH 2300 . Study of human and nonhuman primary biodiversity via skeletal biology and evolution concepts. Topics include anthropometrics, diet surveys, genetics, and exercises designed to explore human biodiversity issues. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • ANTH 2300 - Physical Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: ANTH 2301 Corequisite: ANTH 2100 . Topics include human genetics, health, diet, and issues of human and nonhuman primate evolution. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • ANTH 2301 - Introduction to Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: ANTH 2302, 2401 Introduces archaeology and what it has told us about our past, from the earliest beginnings to the birth of civilization. Fulfills core Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement.
  
  • ANTH 2302 - Introduction to World Cultures and Ethnology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: ANTH 2346, 2351; HUMA 2323 The rich complexity of peoples and cultures in the world as studied by anthropologists. Discussion of basic concepts such as ethnography, linguistics, and social organization. Fulfills core Social and Behavioral Sciences and multicultural requirements.
  
  • ANTH 2304 - Global Forces and Local Peoples

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Anthropological perspective on critical problems facing humanity: the aftermath of colonialism, the fate of indigenous peoples, changing family systems, and the reassertion of ethnic identity.
  
  • ANTH 2306 - Anthropology at the Movies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines how anthropology, archaeology, and physical anthropology are portrayed in mainstream movies as a springboard for discussing important topics about culture and science. Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.
  
  • ANTH 2315 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An introductory course in the scientific study of language, including grammatical description and analysis as well as the study of relationships between language and society.
  
  • ANTH 3300 - Special Topics in Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines selected topics in the discipline of anthropology. Content varies. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ANTH 3303 - Forensic Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the field of forensic anthropology, including osteological assessment of cases, ethics, and courtroom responsibilities.
  
  • ANTH 3310 - Human Evolution

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2100  and ANTH 2300 . Study of human origins and evolution as a mammal, primate, and bioculturally adapting species. Emphasizes principles in evolution and systematics and recent discoveries in paleoanthropology. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ANTH 3311 - Human Variation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2100  and ANTH 2300 ANTH 3310  is not a prerequisite. Study of human heredity, biodiversity, and adaptations. Survey of the physical and genetic variations of modern populations throughout the world. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ANTH 3312 - Primate Behavior

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of the biological and behavioral diversity of nonhuman primates. Emphasizes issues concerning evolution, social organizations, and conservation of prosimians, anthropoids, and hominoids. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ANTH 3313 - Primate Evolution

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces the field of primate evolution with attention to primate anatomy. Topics to be covered include non-human primate osteology, living primate anatomy, theories of primate origins, and the fossil record of primates.
  
  • ANTH 3314 - Human Osteology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2100  and ANTH 2300 . Detailed study of human bones and teeth to facilitate the field identification of intact and fragmentary specimens. Includes basic identification of age and sex.
  
  • ANTH 3316 - Anthropological Theory: Understanding Language and Culture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in ANTH 2302 . Overview of history and development of anthropological theory. Explores theoretical debates within the fields of cultural anthropology, linguistics, and archaeology. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ANTH 3317 - Food and Culture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores cross-cultural variation in foodways, examining how groups utilize food to express their cultural identities. Topics include food taboos, feasting, and regional cuisines.
  
  • ANTH 3320 - Material Culture: People and Things

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores ways in which humans use food, clothing, monuments, and other material objects to construct and express their identity.
  
  • ANTH 3322 - Anthropology of Religion

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides a basic foundation in the anthropological approach to the understanding of religious behavior.
  
  • ANTH 3331 - Indians of North America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    The experience of Native American peoples from contact to the present. Incorporates historical and ethnographic approaches; selected case studies.
  
  • ANTH 3335 - Anthropology of the Plains Indians

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to Plains Indian cultures past and present. Explores a variety of topics, including world view, sacred sites, traditional arts, powwows, and language revitalization.
  
  • ANTH 3339 - Methods in the Study of Culture and Language

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Training in cross-cultural research methods employed by ethnographers and linguists. Topics include interviewing, participant observation, digital audio recording, transcription, and data analysis.
  
  • ANTH 3341 - Laboratory Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides hands-on training in processing and analysis of archaeological materials in the laboratory and exposure to other aspects of archaeological research centered in the lab.
  
  • ANTH 3342 - Prehistory of the Southwest

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the prehistory of the Southwest beginning with the first humans to enter the area up to the period of Spanish colonization.
  
  • ANTH 3343 - Maya Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of ancient Maya prehistory and archaeology with emphasis on religion, world view, iconography, and hieroglyphic writing.
  
  • ANTH 3344 - South American Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers the prehistory of South America from the earliest colonization to the development of civilizations with special emphasis on the Central and South Central Andes.
  
  • ANTH 3347 - Texas Prehistory

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ANTH 2301 . A comprehensive survey of 12,000 years of human activity in Texas; the major prehistoric sites and findings of archaeological studies.
  
  • ANTH 3348 - Introduction to Historical Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces students to the methods and theories of historical archaeology. The course will focus on the post-1492 era in North and South America.
  
  • ANTH 3349 - Archaeology of the Northern Spanish Frontier

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Familiarizes students with the history and archaeology of the Spanish occupation of the borderlands in the New World with particular emphasis on the Southwest U.S.
  
  • ANTH 3350 - Archaeology of Death

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the archaeology of death. Topics include treatment of the dead, mortuary practices, and belief systems surrounding death.
  
  • ANTH 3353 - Bioarchaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to bioarchaeology, which uses human skeletal data from archaeological contexts to address aspects of past lifeways (health, migration, kinship, funeral behavior, and social identity).
  
  • ANTH 3375 - Topics in Latin American Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the ancient civilization of Latin America through exploration of specific topics (e.g., cities, regions, cultures). May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  • ANTH 3380 - Methods and Theory in Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces students to the methodological and theoretical practices that guide archaeological inquiry. Excavation techniques and current research paradigms are specifically addressed.
  
  • ANTH 4000 - Individual Problems in Anthropology

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ANTH 2300 , ANTH 2301 , or ANTH 2302 ; advanced standing; and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ANTH 4310 - Cultural Resource Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the practice of cultural resource management archaeology in the United States, including historical and legal background, methods, and employment opportunities. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ANTH 4320 - Forensic Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ANTH 2301 . Covers the history of forensic archaeology case studies and archaeological principles and methods as applied to forensic cases.
  
  • ANTH 4343 - Human Skeletal Biology and Forensic Techniques

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ANTH 2300  and ANTH 2100  or consent of instructor. Intensive study of skeletal biology emphasizing subadult and adult morphological variation. Includes analysis of paleopathology, trauma, age sex, and stature estimation. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ANTH 4640 - Field School in Cultural Anthropology

    6 Semester Credit Hours
    A field school providing training in basic ethnographic methods, including interviewing, participant observation, the documentation of cultural performance events, and the analysis of material culture.
  
  • ANTH 4642 - Field Archaeology

    6 Semester Credit Hours
    A summer session field school providing instruction in basic archaeological field techniques, including site survey, test excavations, record keeping, mapping, and collection documentation.
  
  • ANTH 4643 - Field Research in Skeletal Biology

    6 Semester Credit Hours
    A field experience providing hands-on learning specific to human skeletal biology and forensic methods. May be repeated.

Anthropology (Graduate Courses)

  
  • ANTH 5305 - Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    The history of research in cultural anthropology; development of methodological and theoretical approaches, and the exploration of ethnographic fieldwork and writing.
  
  • ANTH 5310 - Seminar in Cultural Resource Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Seminar covering the practice of cultural resource management archaeology in the United States, including historical and legal background, business models, methods, and employment opportunities.
  
  • ANTH 5311 - Human Origins

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A comprehensive examination of hominid evolution with emphasis on current discoveries, interpretations, and theories. Seminar on selected topics.
  
  • ANTH 5312 - Human Diversity

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of biological variation and the processes producing it in human populations and races; seminar in selected topics. Laboratory emphasizing research approaches to current problems.
  
  • ANTH 5313 - Human Skeletal Biology and Forensic Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Analysis of human skeletal remains for legal purposes. Methods of identification, techniques of recovery and examination, facial reconstruction, report writing, limits of inference, expert testimony.
  
  • ANTH 5315 - Advanced Human Osteology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Rigorous study of human skeleton to facilitate the identification of intact and fragmentary bones. Includes ageing, sexing, measurement techniques, report writing, and some legal issues.
  
  • ANTH 5319 - Topics in Physical Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Selected topics or examination of a currently important topic in physical anthropology. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit.
  
  • ANTH 5322 - Social Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Seminar in contemporary social anthropology. Selected topics in kinship, social, and political organization; warfare and conflict resolution; and ritual and symbolism.
  
  • ANTH 5323 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ANTH 5341 - Method and Theory in Archeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An intensive survey of the development and present status of method and theory in archeology.
  
  • ANTH 5343 - Topics in Anthropological Archeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of either a currently important methodological topic in archeology or the archaeological knowledge extant from a site or geographic unit. May be repeated for credit. Also offered as a summer field course.
  
  • ANTH 5352 - Ethnolinguistics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of the nature of the interrelationships between language and culture.
  
  • ANTH 5353 - Current Debates in Bioarchaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers current theoretical debates and methodological trends in bioarchaeology. Emphasizes communicating bioarchaeological topics to the general public.
  
  • ANTH 5642 - Advanced Field Archaeology

    6 Semester Credit Hours
    Field school providing instruction in crew supervision and advanced archaeological field techniques, including site survey, excavations, record keeping, TDS mapping, and photography.
  
  • ANTH 5643 - Field Research in Skeletal Biology

    6 Semester Credit Hours
    A field experience providing hands-on learning specific to human skeletal biology and forensic methods.
  
  • ANTH 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • ANTH 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Arabic (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ARAB 1501 - Beginning Course in Arabic I

    5 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction and development of the four language skills in Arabic. Listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
  
  • ARAB 1502 - Beginning Course in Arabic II

    5 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARAB 1501 . Introduction and development of the four language skills in Arabic. Listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
  
  • ARAB 2301 - Second Course in Arabic I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ARAB 2311] Prerequisite: ARAB 1502 . Reading, cultural background, grammar review, conversation and composition.
  
  • ARAB 2302 - Second Course in Arabic II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ARAB 2312] Prerequisite: ARAB 1501 , ARAB 1502 , ARAB 2301 . Reading, cultural background, grammar review, conversation and composition.
  
  • ARAB 3301 - Advanced Arabic Conversation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARAB 2302  or instructor consent. A proficiency-based course in Modern Standard Arabic. Independent study. Can be repeated with new content and dialects.
  
  • ARAB 3305 - Introduction to Arab-Muslim Civilization

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Overview of Arab-Muslim civilization to include such topics as culture, Islam, cinema, art, and women. In English. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
  
  • ARAB 3306 - Arabic Language Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARAB 1502  or instructor consent Readings in cultural history and literature, lectures, and tours on location. Taught in Arabic. May be repeated once for credit with different content.
  
  • ARAB 4300 - Individual Studies in Arabic

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARAB 2302  or instructor consent. Independent work under the guidance of a faculty member. Contents vary to meet the needs of the student. May be repeated for up tp 12 credit hours.

Architecture (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ARCH 1301 - Architectural Design Studio I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction of two- and three-dimensional foundation design skills through conceptual iteration, composition, and freehand drawing. F.
  
  • ARCH 1302 - Architectural Design Studio II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARCH 1301. Development of principles and methods used at various stages of design analysis and synthesis processes. Investigation of space, scale and proportion. S.
  
  • ARCH 1311 - Design, Environment, and Society

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ARCH 1311] Introduction to architecture as an integral component of a complex world. Examination of societal and environmental contexts and appropriate design responses. Fulfills core Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement. F.
  
  • ARCH 1341 - Architectural Freehand Drawing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Basic skills and techniques in representational drawing. Subjects include the human figure, architectural interiors and exteriors, landscapes and cityscapes. Black and white media. F.
  
  • ARCH 1353 - Digital Media I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: AutoCAD. An introduction to the use of the computer as a design drawing tool with an emphasis on conceptual knowledge and computing skills for design communication. S.
  
  • ARCH 2311 - History of World Architecture I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ARCH 1301] Survey of the development of world architecture from pre-history to the Middle Ages. Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement. F.
  
  • ARCH 2315 - History of World Architecture II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ARCH 1302] Survey of the development of world architecture from the Renaissance through the 19th century. Fulfills core Creative Arts requirement. S.
  
  • ARCH 2342 - Creative Process

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARCH 1341 . Exploration of graphic, drawing, and art-media skills to strengthen design process and judgment. S.
  
  • ARCH 2351 - Architectural Construction I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ARCH 2312] Prerequisite or corequisite: ARCH 2401  or equivalent, and C or better in ID 3387 . Introduction to construction systems, methods, and materials with emphasis on the wall section. Introduction to issues of sustainability and envelope performance. F.
  
  • ARCH 2355 - Architectural Environmental Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to thermal design; daylighting; analysis of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems; and acoustical design. F.
  
  • ARCH 2401 - Architectural Design Studio III

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ARCH 1404] Basic-Internal. Introducing design skills that are core and internal to architecture. Practical-drawing as inquiries/form/transformation/composition/spatial modulation. F.
  
  • ARCH 2402 - Architectural Design Studio IV

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Basic-External. Introduces design skills that are external to architectural practice-drawing as inquiries and analysis, integration of building elements, site and program. S.
  
  • ARCH 3313 - History of World Architecture III

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of the development of world architecture during the 20th century. (Writing Intensive) F.
  
  • ARCH 3314 - Contemporary Issues in Architecture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Contemporary issues in architectural theory and history utilizing precedents from early 20th century to present. May be repeated for credit. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ARCH 3341 - Digital Media II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARCH 1353 . The use of 3-D computer graphics and modeling or design development with an emphasis on multimedia design presentations. F.
  
  • ARCH 3350 - Architectural Construction II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARCH 2351 . Study of statics, member analysis, material science, and advanced construction systems with emphasis on the systems module and introduction to system integration code and cost. F.
  
  • ARCH 3352 - Building Information Technology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ARCH 1353 , ARCH 2355 , and ARCH 3350 . Analysis of communication of technical information and the process of preparing documents for building construction utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM).
  
  • ARCH 3355 - Architectural Construction III

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ARCH 3350 . Study of structural capacity, connection design, and envelope performance and cost with emphasis on cladding. Introduction to system integration. Outside assignments required. S.
  
  • ARCH 3361 - Design Workshop

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Special projects and project development in architectural design. May be repeated for credit.
 

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