Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
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.

 

Wind Energy (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • WE 3300 - Wind Energy Science and Technology I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 1300 . An introduction to wind power meteorology, wind turbine aerodynamics and design, and wind farm grid integration and application. F.
  
  • WE 3301 - Wind Energy Science and Technology II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 3300 . Provides an understanding of wind turbine aerodynamics; wind turbine performance and investment; wind energy grid integration; institutional, legal, and environmental issues; and wind energy development and construction. S.
  
  • WE 3310 - Wind Energy Economics and Finances

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 2310 . In-depth understanding of the economic and financial concepts involved in both large- and small-scale developments of wind energy. F.
  
  • WE 3315 - Renewable Energy and the Environment

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides an overview of society’s needs and future energy demands. Examines conventional energy sources and systems. Provides in-depth analysis of renewable energy sources. S.
  
  • WE 4000 - Internship in Wind Energy

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, consent of instructor. Supervised internship in an approved wind energy industry or professional establishment. May be repeated for up to 8 credit hours.
  
  • WE 4300 - Wind Energy Grid Integration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 3301 . In-depth instruction in wind turbine generator technology, grid integration techniques, and market and grid regulations. F.
  
  • WE 4310 - Wind Modeling and Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 1302 ; WE 2300 , WE 3300 , WE 3301 , WE 3100 , and WE 3310 . Instruction in the process and development of wind energy projects emphasizing technical, environmental, and financial aspects of project development. (Writing Intensive) S.
  
  • WE 4311 - Wind Energy Law and Regulatory Issues

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 3315 , ENGL 1302 , or declared minor in legal studies. Provides an in-depth understanding of the law as it relates to the development of wind projects. (Writing Intensive) S.
  
  • WE 4313 - Wind Energy Geographic Information Systems and Mapping

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: WE 2310  and WE 3100 . Focuses on the tools, methods, technology, data, and related issues of GIS and mapping systems in wind energy.
  
  • WE 4320 - Independent Study in Wind Energy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of WE courses and consent of instructor. Individual research in the wind energy area of student’s choice under faculty guidance. May be repeated up to three times for credit.
  
  • WE 4321 - Wind Dynamics for Wind Energy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 4323 . Provides a background on the physical and mathematical bases of wind prediction.
  
  • WE 4322 - Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 3301 . Provides an in-depth understanding of wind turbine aerodynamic principles and applications.
  
  • WE 4323 - Meteorology for Wind Energy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 1311  and WE 2310 . Covers topics related to wind power meteorology. F.
  
  • WE 4390 - Advanced Wind Farm Project Design and Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: WE 3100  and WE 4313 . Focuses on design of wind farm projects, optimized layouts, and data analysis using real-world data, problems, and considerations.

Wind Energy (Graduate Courses)

  
  • WE 5300 - Advanced Technical Wind Energy I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A multidisciplinary course for students with a physical science/engineering background wishing to pursue a technical approach to wind energy.
  
  • WE 5301 - Advanced Technical Wind Energy II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 5300 . An in-depth multidisciplinary course for students with a physical science/engineering background wishing to pursue a technical approach to wind energy.
  
  • WE 5302 - Renewable Energy Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides an overview of different types of renewable energy technology, the global demand for different energy resources, and a brief discussion of energy policies.
  
  • WE 5310 - Advanced Managerial Wind Energy I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Non-technical version studying wind turbine and wind farm architecture, wind energy conservation, aerodynamics, electrical systems, economics, regulatory issues with environmental and utility industries.
  
  • WE 5311 - Advanced Managerial Wind Energy II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WE 5310 . An in-depth multidisciplinary course for students with a business/managerial/natural science background wishing to pursue a non-technical approach to wind energy.
  
  • WE 5320 - Renewable Energy Policy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides overview of basic economic concepts and examines the progress made in renewable energy policy in the U.S. and the world.
  
  • WE 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

Women’s Studies (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • WS 2300 - Introduction to Women’s Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Basic survey of concepts and theories related to the study of women and to the analysis of gender roles. Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.
  
  • WS 2301 - Gender Roles: Life Span Developmental Perspective

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to gender role concepts and to the impact of gender and gender role systems on individual and family developmental processes. [HDFS 2300 ]
  
  • WS 2305 - Intersectionalities: Race, Class, and Gender in a Global World

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    The study of women’s experiences as influenced by such social statuses and identities as race, class, and global status. Fulfills core Social and Behavioral Sciences and multicultural requirements.
  
  • WS 3307 - Gender Issues in Sport

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of the ways sport experiences differ for males and females emphasizing historical, social, behavioral, and physiological dimensions. [ESS 3352]
  
  • WS 3312 - Gender and Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines gender in contemporary society, giving attention to gender roles, masculine and feminine communication styles, social institutions that shape gender, and everyday applications of gender in the lives of people. [COMS 3334 ]
  
  • WS 3321 - Human Sexuality a Life Span Perspective

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2. 5 TTU GPA. Human sexuality from a life span perspective, with emphasis on developmental, familial, and societal factors that influence individual sexuality. [HDFS 3321 ]
  
  • WS 3323 - Women in Modern America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the history of women and gender in the United States from the 16th century to 1877. [HIST 3323 ]
  
  • WS 3325 - Gendered Lives

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOC 1301 . Course treats women as a group with unique sex role socialization, work, family, and political experience. Emphasis on women in contemporary United States. [SOC 3325 ]
  
  • WS 3326 - Women in Politics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of female political participation in the United States, including voting, campaign activity, interest group activity, and office holding. [POLS 3326 ]
  
  • WS 3331 - Sexuality, Intimate Relations, and Family Life

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An examination of the sociology of love and intimate partnership formation; sexuality; and historical, global, and cultural variations in family life.  [SOC 3331 ]
  
  • WS 3337 - Inequality in America

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Inequality as expressed in occupational, class, ethnic, and sexual hierarchies is examined from varying sociological perspectives. [SOC 3337 ]
  
  • WS 3340 - Gender and Sexuality in the Classical World

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of social and cultural dimensions of gender and sexuality in the ancient Greco-Roman world. Readings in English. [CLAS 3340 ]
  
  • WS 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. [HIST 3341 ]
  
  • WS 3342 - Introduction to Research in Human Geography

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to research methods in geography. [GEOG 3340 ]
  
  • WS 3382 - Women Writers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Significant works by women. [ENGL 3382]
  
  • WS 4302 - Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Study of human sexual behavior from a psychological viewpoint with emphasis on contemporary research methods and findings. [PSY 4300 ]
  
  • WS 4305 - Directed Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or consent of instructor. Independent study under the guidance of the instructor. May be repeated with consent of the Director of Women’s Studies.
  
  • WS 4310 - Feminist Thought and Theories

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. An examination of important theoretical writings and perspectives in women’s studies, including the contributions of feminist theory and analysis to traditional disciplines.
  
  • WS 4355 - Let’s Talk Women, Let’s Talk War: Women in Conflict in the 20th Century

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Examines the involvement and reactions of European women to situations of war and revolution in the 20th Century. [HIST 4355 ]
  
  • WS 4399 - Women’s Studies Seminar

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: WS 2300  and senior standing. A capstone course for the minor in women’s studies. Extends, integrates, synthesizes, and applies women’s studies knowledge.
  
  • WS 5000 - Practicum in Women’s Studies

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the Director of Women’s Studies. Practical experience in projects, activities, or artistic expressions that are socially and/or communally relevant.
  
  • WS 5300 - Directed Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the Director of Women’s Studies. Content will vary to meet the needs of students. May be repeated up to three times for credit with consent of the director.
  
  • WS 5310 - Feminist Thought and Theories

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An in-depth examination of important theoretical writings and perspectives in women’s, gender, and identity studies, including the contributions of feminist theory and analysis to traditional disciplines.
  
  • WS 5340 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focused and rigorous examination of selected topics. May be repeated with consent of the director.
  
  • WS 5360 - Foundations of Women’s Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Interdisciplinary study of fundamental concepts and issues in gender and identity studies and contemporary scholarship, including the complexities introduced by cross-sectional study of race, sexual orientation, and class distinctions, tensions, and alliances.

Zoology (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ZOOL 2403 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: BIOL2101+2301, 2401 Prerequisites: Three hours of chemistry recommended. Human gross and microscopic anatomy for allied health majors. Not for major credit. Includes a lab. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • ZOOL 2404 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: BIOL2102+2302, 2402 Prerequisites: ZOOL 2403  strongly recommended, plus 3 hours of college chemistry. Human physiology for allied health majors. Not for major credit. Includes a lab.
  
  • ZOOL 3303 - Basic Concepts of Pathophysiology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: ZOOL 2403  and ZOOL 2404 . Study of the physiologic basis of disease for healthcare professionals. Emphasis on application of pathophysiology concepts to the recognition of pathologic conditions across the lifespan.
  
  • ZOOL 3401 - Animal Histology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1403  and BIOL 1404 , CHEM 1307 . The study of normal tissues of the human and other mammals. An introductory course recommended for students of pathology, medical sciences, and biomedical sciences. Includes a lab.
  
  • ZOOL 3403 - Parasitology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Introductory zoology. Morphology, life cycles, and physiology of protozoan and helminth parasites, with emphasis on broad aspects of parasitism and examples with medical and economic interest. Includes a lab.
  
  • ZOOL 3405 - Vertebrate Structure and Development

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1402  or BIOL 1404 . The comparative study of vertebrate structure and embryological development.
  
  • ZOOL 3406 - Comparative Invertebrate Zoology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1401  and BIOL 1402  or BIOL 1403  and BIOL 1404 . Structure, life history, and evolution of the invertebrates. Includes a lab.
  
  • ZOOL 4304 - General Endocrinology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3320 . Hormones as chemical coordinators of bodily functions.
  
  • ZOOL 4311 - Medical Entomology


    An introduction to the roles of insects and other arthropods in the direct causation of disease or disease transmission in humans. Online.
  
  • ZOOL 4312 - Animal Behavior

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1404  or BIOL 3309 . Comparative study of animal behavior; its genetic basis, expression through neurophysiological mechanisms, function in the environment, and adaptive role during evolutionary history.
  
  • ZOOL 4321 - Insect Diversity

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1403  and BIOL 1404 ; BIOL 3309  recommended. An advanced exploration of the behavior, ecology, and evolution of insects.
  
  • ZOOL 4406 - Introduction to Mammalogy

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1402  or BIOL 1404 . Study of the classification, natural history, and ecology of mammals. Includes a lab.
  
  • ZOOL 4407 - Natural History of the Vertebrates

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1401  and BIOL 1402  or BIOL 1403  and BIOL 1404 . Evolutionary relationships, identification, and ecology of vertebrates. Local fauna emphasized. Includes a lab.
  
  • ZOOL 4408 - General Ornithology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1402  or BIOL 1404  or consent of instructor. Emphasis on laboratory and field work in systematics, ecology, and anatomy of birds. Local field trips. Includes a lab.
  
  • ZOOL 4409 - Comparative Animal Physiology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1308  and BIOL 1404 . A comparison of physiological functions of animals in the major phyla. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ZOOL 4410 - Introduction to Ichthyology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1402  or BIOL 1404 . Diversity, evolutionary relationships, ecology, and anatomy of fishes. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • ZOOL 4421 - Field Herpetology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Evolutionary history, anatomy and physiology, and behavior of reptiles and amphibians. Field component includes trips to sites in central and West Texas. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive)

Zoology (Graduate Courses)

  
  • ZOOL 5304 - Comparative Endocrinology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ZOOL 3405 , 3416, BIOL 1404 , or equivalent. Hormones as chemical coordinators of bodily functions. S.
  
  • ZOOL 5312 - Advanced Animal Behavior

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Comparative animal behavior with emphasis on genetics and neurophysiology and how they relate to survival. F.
  
  • ZOOL 5401 - Animal Histology for Advanced Students

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Microscopic anatomy of the normal cells, tissues, and organ systems of the human and other mammals are studied. Open to graduate students who have not taken ZOOL 3401  or equivalent.
  
  • ZOOL 5402 - Advanced Mammalogy

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies of recent advances in mammalogy. For students who have not taken ZOOL 4406 . F.
  
  • ZOOL 5406 - Advanced Invertebrate Zoology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Develops a comprehension of the structure, function, ecology, and evolution of invertebrate animals, with an emphasis on the relationships among taxa and the diversity within taxa. Written reports on special projects required.
  
  • ZOOL 5407 - Vertebrate Zoology for Advanced Students

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Diversity, evolutionary relationships, and adaptations of vertebrates. Field trips required. Open to students who have not taken ZOOL 4407 .
  
  • ZOOL 5408 - Advanced Ornithology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Selected topics including avian systematics, migration, physiology, ecology, and comparative behavior.
  
  • ZOOL 5409 - Comparative Physiology for Advanced Students

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ZOOL 3405  or ZOOL 3406 ; BIOL 3416 ; CHEM 3305 , CHEM 3306  recommended. A comparison of physiological functions including homeostatic mechanisms, muscle, nerve, in the major phyla. Laboratory reports written in a journal format are required.
  
  • ZOOL 5421 - Ecological Entomology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An advanced exploration of the behavior, ecology, and evolution of insects.
  
  • ZOOL 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • ZOOL 6302 - Principles of Systematic Zoology for Advanced Students

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3416  or equivalent; BIOL 4305  or BIOL 5305  recommended. Theory and practice of naming, describing, and classifying organisms. Speciation, phylogeny reconstruction, and other current topics in evolutionary biology emphasized. F, even years.
  
  • ZOOL 6303 - Seminar in Mammalogy for Advanced Students

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A historical perspective of mammalogy as a science including advances in ideology, character systems, and data analysis. Current topics and controversies will be addressed. S, odd years.
  
  • ZOOL 6305 - Molecular Systematics and Evolution

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 5305 , ZOOL 6302 , or consent of instructor. Principles and theories relating to molecular systematics and molecular evolution.
  
  • ZOOL 6321 - Advanced Herpetology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Covers the biology of amphibians and reptiles. Stresses classification, evolution, ecology, and anatomy of the various groups.

SPC American Minority Studies

  
  • SHUM 2319 - SPC American Minority Studies


    TTAP Courses - SPC American Minority Studies

SPC Art Appreciation

  
  • SART 1301 - SPC Art Appreciation


    TTAP courses - South Plains College Art Appreciation

SPC Historical Geology

  
  • SGEO 1404 - SPC Historical Geology


    TTAP Courses - South Plains College Historical Geology

SPC Learning Frameworks

  
  • SHDV 1100 - SPC Learning Frameworks


    TTAP Courses - South Plains College Learning Frameworks

Tech Transfer Acceleration Program New Transfer Orientation (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ORTT 1000 - Tech Transfer Acceleration Program New Transfer Orientation


    TTAP New Student Orientation informational.

Leadership (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • LDR 3300 - High Impact Leadership

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Exploration of leadership identity development for sports and other organizations. Focus is on application of leadership skills and ethics needed for effective organizations.

Forensic Sciences (Undergraduate Course)

  
  • FSCI 2308 - Forensic Sciences

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An introductory course focusing on basic principles of criminalistics. Experts from academia and law enforcement will provide guest lectures on specific topics.
 

Page: 1 <- Back 1044 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54