Apr 25, 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.

 

Atmospheric Science (Graduate Courses)

  
  • ATMO 5301 - Individual Studies in Atmospheric Science

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A structured independent graduate studies course under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ATMO 5302 - Weather, Climate, and Applications

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Basic principles of atmospheric science, with particular emphasis on applications, including severe weather, air pollution, and global climate change.
  
  • ATMO 5316 - Dynamics of Severe Storms

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Observations and theoretical studies of severe storms. Conceptual and numerical models of storm structure and development.
  
  • ATMO 5319 - Boundary Layer Meteorology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Boundary-layer turbulent transfer processes are examined, including diffusion, mixing, diabatic modification, low-level jet formation, and moisture discontinuities.
  
  • ATMO 5321 - Cloud and Precipitation Physics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Processes of cloud droplet nucleation; initial growth of droplets and cloud droplet size spectra; theories of natural precipitation processes and microphysical parameterizations.
  
  • ATMO 5322 - Atmospheric Electricity

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Electrical processes in the atmosphere and in weather: ionosphere and global circuit, storm electrification, lightning physics and phenomenology, relationships between lightning and convection, measurement.
  
  • ATMO 5327 - Radar Meteorology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Applications of radar to investigation of precipitating weather systems. Emphasis is given to analysis and interpretation of radar data in conjunction with other data sources.
  
  • ATMO 5328 - Synoptic and Mesoscale Dynamics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Development of a conceptual and theoretical understanding of quasi-and semigeostrophic theory, omega-equations, PV-Thinking, cyclogenesis, frontogenesis, gravity waves, instabilities.
  
  • ATMO 5331 - Analysis of Geophysical Data Fields

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Theory, computation, and application of Fourier, time series, spectral, statistical, and data assimilation techniques.
  
  • ATMO 5332 - Regional Scale Numerical Weather Prediction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Numerical solutions of geophysical systems, predictability of the atmosphere, and data assimilation techniques.
  
  • ATMO 5351 - Meteorological Data Acquisition and Instrumentation Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Exploration, design, integration and application of meteorological data acquisition and instrumentation systems.
  
  • ATMO 5353 - Meteorologic Field Experiments

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An overview of designing, planning, and completing atmospheric field experiments.
  
  • ATMO 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • ATMO 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Business Administration (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • BA 1101 - Fundamentals of Business Professionalism

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Must be taken in the first year as a COBA student. Integration of fundamental business principles from multiple disciplines and concepts of business professionalism and ethical behavior.
  
  • BA 3301 - Fundamentals of Marketing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in either ECO 2302 , ECO 2305 , or AAEC 2305 ; minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on the process of marketing products and services to consumers. Topics include marketing structures and agencies; motives and buying habits; types of middlemen, marketing institutions, and channels; current marketing practices; marketing of industrial and consumer goods. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3302 - Financial and Managerial Accounting

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA. Concepts and terminology of accounting and financial reporting for modern business enterprises and the relationships between accounting information and business activities. Additionally, the course covers uses of accounting information for planning decisions about products and services, activities and processes, suppliers and customers, organizational subunits, and time periods as these relate to organizations in changing environments. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3303 - Foundations of Finance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA and BA 3302 . Basic finance survey course for non-business majors. Covers financial markets, investment banking process, interest rates, time value of money, and security valuation. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3304 - Operations Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on the formulation of business and operational strategies, how products and services are designed, and how products and services are produced. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3305 - Organization Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA. Focuses on the management of people and organizations. Topics include leadership; team building; motivation groups; organizational design, and personnel management. May not be used to satisfy business major degree requirements.
  
  • BA 3306 - Fundamentals of Business Economics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA. Provides an understanding of how economic analysis is applied to business decisions and strategy.
  
  • BA 4000 - Directed Experience

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Enhance the student’s classroom knowledge through internships, projects in the workplace, mentoring experiences, and other approved experiences.
  
  • BA 4101 - Rawls Business Leaders Seminar I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Rawls Leadership Program. Focuses on guiding students to self-examine their leadership skills and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
  
  • BA 4102 - Rawls Business Leaders Seminar II

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BA 4101  and Admission to Rawls Leadership Program. Guides students to formulate a personal development plan to enhance their leadership skills, particularly through the use of service learning projects and advanced leadership assessments.
  
  • BA 4182 - Business Administration Internship

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Enhance the student’s knowledge within fields of business specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom.
  
  • BA 4381 - Individual Problems in Business Administration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Senior standing, 3.0 GPA in major, minimum cumulative 2.75 Texas Tech GPA, and written consent of instructor prior to registration. Independent problem research under guidance of a faculty member. Student should register for section appropriate to the academic area in which the work will be done.
  
  • BA 4382 - Internship in Business Administration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: At least 6 hours of professional courses (excluding core courses) to be determined by the area faculty; other minimum standards determined by area; written approval form contains specific requirements for participation. Permits students to enhance their knowledge within their field of specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom. A maximum of 3 hours may be earned (with approval by faculty internship advisor prior to employment) by internships toward a degree program.
  
  • BA 4383 - Special Topics in Business

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Determined by area. May be repeated once for credit by faculty approval only with no duplication of topic.
  
  • BA 4384 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3307  or equivalent. Service learning course designed to teach students about income tax through hands-on training assisting others in the community with income tax return preparation.

Business Communication (Graduate Courses)

  
  • BCOM 5376 - Strategic Business Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A strategic approach to professional business communication with diverse internal and external stakeholders. Focuses on credibility, persuasion, group facilitation, ethics, and case analysis.

Business Administration (Graduate Courses)

  
  • BA 5321 - Negotiation and Business Law

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues that arise in the conduct of business to develop a capacity for recognizing and dealing with such issues. Emphasizes negotiation skills and strategy development for managing organizational stakeholders.
  
  • BA 5322 - Technology Commercialization

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on how to recognize, screen, and develop technology opportunities to become commercial products and services.
  
  • BA 5380 - Directed Experience

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA program. Students enhance their classroom knowledge through the rigorous analysis of internships, global filled experiences, mentoring experiences, and other approved experiences. May be repeated for credit up to 9 hours if subject matter differs.
  
  • BA 5382 - Internship in Business Administration

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Minimum standards determined by area. Written approval form required. Permits students to enhance their knowledge within their field of specialization through application of concepts, principles, and techniques learned in the classroom. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • BA 5395 - Practicum in Higher Education for Business

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Supervised practice in teaching of business and administrative subjects.
  
  • BA 7000 - Research

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

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Business Communication (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • BCOM 3373 - Business Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.75 TTU GPA; sophomore standing, COBA majors only; C or better in ENGL 1301  and ENGL 1302 . Professional business communication focusing on audience, purpose, message, channels, and credibility. (Writing Intensive)

Business Economics (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • BECO 4310 - Applied Business Economics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in ECO 2302  or ECO 2305  or AAEC 2305 . Economic analysis applied to business decisions and strategy. Topics may include business valuation, pricing strategy, risk management, contracts, and organizational economics.
  
  • BECO 4345 - Economics of Regulation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in ECO 2302  or ECO 2305 . Study of the economic criteria of public regulation of private business with emphasis on public policy. Theories of regulation. Regulation of various markets.
  
  • BECO 4366 - Global Business Economics and Policy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in ECO 2302  or ECO 2305 . Examines business interaction with economic policy in a globalized world, the impact of international trade policy on businesses, and the role international businesses play in the process of economic development.
  
  • BECO 4376 - Austrian Economics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in ECO 2302  or ECO 2305 . Applied topics include entrepreneurship and competition theory, regulation and anti-trust, business cycles, comparative systems and economic development, and business management.

Business Economics (Graduate Courses)

  
  • BECO 5310 - Economic Analysis for Business

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to M.B.A. program. Studies markets in which firms compete within the context of a global supply chain, including markets for good and services, financial markets, and labor. Emphasizes how the interactions of these markets affect the formulation and implementation of business strategies.
  
  • BECO 5345 - Economics of Regulation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study of the economic criteria of public regulation of private business with emphasis on public policy. Theories of regulation. Regulation of various markets.
  
  • BECO 5376 - Austrian Economics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Applied topics will include entrepreneurship and competition theory, regulation and anti-trust, busines cycles, comparative systems and economic development, and business management.
  
  • BECO 5399 - Global Energy Case Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Integrates and reviews prior course material in realistic case settings. Requires strategic assessment, communication, and use of (and balance between) quantitative and qualitative information.

Biological Informatics (Graduate Courses)

  
  • BINF 5301 - Biological Informatics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to assessment of data in computer data bases, management of multiple layers of biological information, and exploring hidden patterns in the data.

Bioengineering (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • BIOE 3101 - Bioengineering Laboratory

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers laboratory topics strongly related to chemical and biological engineering background, including tissue engineering, microscopy, industrial biotechnology, and drug design. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOE 3202 - Bioinstrumentation and Bioinformatics Laboratory

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers laboratory topics strongly related to chemical and biological engineering background, including tissue engineering, microscopy, industrial biotechnology, and drug design. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOE 4301 - Bioengineering System Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers systematic design processes, engineering economics, FDA requirements, safety engineering ethics, design failures, and sustainability through the design of biomedical and biotechnological devices. (Writing Intensive)

Biology (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • BIOL 1110 - Basic Lab in Biology

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Laboratory topics not included in other courses. Content may differ each time offered. May be repeated up to 3 credit hours.
  
  • BIOL 1113 - Environmental Problems Laboratory

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [ENVR 1101] Prerequisite: BIOL 1305  (or concurrent enrollment) or permission of instructor. Laboratory and field studies of environmental problems. Not for major credit. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • BIOL 1301 - Basic Topics in Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Areas of interest not included in other courses. Content is normally different each time offered. May repeat for credit three times with different content.
  
  • BIOL 1305 - Ecology and Environmental Problems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [BIOL 2306, 2406, ENVR 1301, 1401] An introduction to ecological principles and the analysis of environmental problems. Not for major credit. BIOL 1401 , BIOL 1402 , 1305, and BIOL 1306  may be taken in any sequence or simultaneously. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • BIOL 1306 - Biology of Sex

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to the diversity of reproductive modes in organisms and issues such as human reproduction, the evolution of sex, and mating systems. BIOL 1401 , BIOL 1402 , BIOL 1305 , and 1306 may be taken in any sequence or simultaneously.
  
  • BIOL 1401 - Biology of Plants

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [BIOL 1311+1111, 1411] An introductory coverage of plant-environment interactions and plant structure and function as they relate to our understanding of the plant world. Expressly designed for students not majoring in a biological science. BIOL 1401 and BIOL 1402  may be taken in any sequence or simultaneously. Includes a lab. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • BIOL 1402 - Biology of Animals

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [BIOL 1313+1113, 1413] An introductory coverage of animal-environment interactions and animal structure, function, and behavior as they relate to our understanding of the animal world. Expressly designed for students not majoring in a biological science. BIOL 1401  and 1402 may be taken in any sequence or simultaneously. Includes a lab. Partially fulfills core Life and Physical Sciences requirement.
  
  • BIOL 1403 - Biology I

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [BIOL 1306+1106, 1406] Enrollment as a freshman is only recommended with a minimum composite SAT reading plus math total of 1100, or a minimum composite ACT score of 24, or a minimum AP Biology score of 3. Students on probation cannot take BIOL 1403. Fundamentals of molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, and evolutionary theory. First semester of an integrated course recommended for students majoring in biological sciences or related disciplines. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOL 1404 - Biology II

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [BIOL 1307+1107, 1407] Prerequisite: BIOL 1403 . Fundamentals of organismal biology, population biology, and biological diversity. Second semester of an integrated course recommended for majors in biological and related sciences. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOL 2120 - Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to current areas of research and to recent technological advances in the field of cellular and molecular biology.
  
  • BIOL 2202 - Interdisciplinary Science Issues

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Online interdisciplinary science laboratory course emphasizing the impact of science to contemporary human activities. Intended for non-major transfer students needing laboratory credit towards graduation requirements.
  
  • BIOL 3109 - Principles of Ecology Laboratory

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL 3309 . Explores ecology through laboratory and field exercises that enhance understanding of ecological processes spanning multiple levels from individuals to ecosystems.
  
  • BIOL 3120 - Cell Biology Laboratory

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL 3320 . A survey of the experimental techniques used to study cells and cellular processes.
  
  • BIOL 3301 - Field Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Teaches students how to design, conduct, analyze, and report on the results of field studies in aquatic and terrestrial environments.
  
  • BIOL 3302 - Developmental Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3416 . A synthesis of animal and plant development, stressing the basic principles of molecular, cellular, and organismic development.
  
  • BIOL 3303 - Tropical Marine Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces students to the ecology and diversity of tropical marine communities.
  
  • BIOL 3304 - Human Genetics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3416 . A study of the frequency and transmission of human genetics and chromosomal mutations and the application of this information to individual cases.
  
  • BIOL 3306 - Principles of Plant Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A survey of plant structure and function relationships, plant evolution and the issues of plant reproduction, and plant responses to the environment.
  
  • BIOL 3307 - Population Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3309 . Introduction to population biology theory with emphasis on interaction between genetics and ecology.
  
  • BIOL 3309 - Principles of Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1305 , or BIOL 1401 BIOL 1402 , or BIOL 1404 . An examination of ecological systems emphasizing populations, communities, and ecosystems.
  
  • BIOL 3320 - Cell Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1403 , BIOL 1404 , BIOL 3416 , and junior standing. An integrated study of the basic principles of cell structure and function.
  
  • BIOL 3405 - Ecological Strategies of Plants

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3309  or consent of instructor. Concepts relating to plant traits and their influence on ecological processes and relationships with the environment. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOL 3410 - Experimental Molecular Biology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3320  or consent of instructor. Introduction to modern molecular biology research techniques used to study eukaryotic cells. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive) Offered odd years only.
  
  • BIOL 3416 - Genetics

    4 Semester Credit Hours
     Prerequisite: C or better in BIOL 1401 , BIOL 1402 , or BIOL 1403 . Genetic principles with emphasis on mechanisms and problem solving. Includes a lab. Includes a lab. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOL 4100 - Undergraduate Research in Biology

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Selected research problems according to the needs of the students. May be repeated or taken parallel for credit in another field or with new materials in the same field.
  
  • BIOL 4101 - Biology Seminar

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Senior standing in biology, botany, or zoology. Critical reviews of classical and recent literature and reports of original investigations. May be repeated once for credit. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOL 4110 - Topics in Biology

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Special areas of current interest not commonly included in other courses. Content normally different each time offered. May be repeated for credit up to 3 hours.
  
  • BIOL 4300 - Undergraduate Research in Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Selected research problems according to the needs of the students. May be repeated or taken parallel for credit in another field or with new materials in the same field. No more than 6 hours can be applied to degree requirements.
  
  • BIOL 4301 - Topics in Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. rerequisite: Consent of instructor. Special areas of current interest not commonly included in other courses. Content normally differs with section number. May be repeated for credit with different course content. Some sections may be designated Writing Intensive.
  
  • BIOL 4303 - Population Genetics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3416  or equivalent course in genetics; MATH 1320  or equivalent course in algebra recommended. The origin, maintenance, and significance of genetic variation in natural and artificial populations.
  
  • BIOL 4305 - Organic Evolution

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3416 . The principles and processes of evolution, and how they relate to the ecology, physiology, behavior, morphology, and systematic classification of organisms. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOL 4307 - Cancer Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in BIOL 3320 ; ZOOL 4304  is recommended. Presents a comprehensive overview covering the history of cancer biology to the most recent developments in the field. Molecular and cellular biology as well as clinical topics will be covered. (Writing Intensive)
  
  • BIOL 4310 - Community Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3309  or consent of instructor. An investigation of theoretical and experimental approaches to understanding the composition, diversity, and structure of plant, animal, and microbial communities.
  
  • BIOL 4320 - Molecular Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in BIOL 3320  or instructor consent. Includes the study of molecular processes involved in cellular functioning of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells and viruses together with recent technological advances in molecular biology research.
  
  • BIOL 4330 - Landscape Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1404  or BIOL 3309 . An examination of how we quantify patterns and effects of spatial heterogeneity on organisms and ecological processes.
  
  • BIOL 4350 - Physiological Plant Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BOT 3401 . Investigation of the physiological processes of plants that contribute to understanding the ecological distribution and evolutionary success of plants in their physical environment.
  
  • BIOL 4392 - Marine Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1403  and BIOL 1404 . Introduction to the study of marine organisms and their environments.

Biology (Graduate Courses)

  
  • BIOL 5301 - Advanced Genetics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 8 hours of biology, 8 hours of chemistry, one semester of organic chemistry, or consent of instructor. Genetic and molecular analyses of inheritance. Course is offered to graduate students with limited knowledge in genetics.
  
  • BIOL 5302 - Advanced Cell Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 8 hours of biology, 8 hours of chemistry, plus at least one semester of organic chemistry; or consent of instructor. Structure and function of cells with introduction to modern techniques for cell study. Course is offered to graduate students with no formal training in cell biology.
  
  • BIOL 5303 - Advanced Experimental Cell Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A project-oriented introduction to modern research techniques used to study cellular and molecular processes in eukaryotic cells.
  
  • BIOL 5305 - Organic Evolution for Advanced Students

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3416  or equivalent course in genetics. The concept of evolution, its mode and tempo of operation, and its relationship to organic diversity in its broadest sense are emphasized. S.
  
  • BIOL 5306 - Advanced Cancer Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3320 ; ZOOL 4304  is recommended. Presents a comprehensive overview covering the history of cancer biology to the most recent findings in the field. Molecular and cellular biology as well as clinical topics will be covered.
  
  • BIOL 5309 - Advanced Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Background in organismal biology or undergraduate ecology or consent of instructor. A detailed examination of the structural and functional relationships underlying the organization of populations, communities, and ecosystems.
  
  • BIOL 5310 - Advanced Community Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A course in ecology or consent of instructor. An investigation of both theoretical and experimental approaches to understanding the composition, diversity, and structure of plant, animal, and microbial communities.
  
  • BIOL 5311 - Ecology for Teachers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Science in Multidisciplinary Science program or consent of instructor. An investigation into ecology for individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems for practicing teachers.
  
  • BIOL 5312 - Cell and Molecular Biology for Teachers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Science in Multidisciplinary Science program or consent of instructor. An investigation into cellular and molecular biology intended for practicing teachers.
  
  • BIOL 5320 - Advanced Molecular Biology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Coverage includes a rigorous examination of molecular processes in cellular functioning. Experimental approaches used to investigate molecular events in eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses will be emphasized. S.
  
  • BIOL 5330 - Advanced Landscape Ecology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. In-depth examination of how we quantify patterns and effects of spatial heterogeneity on organisms and ecological processes. Discussion section is required.
  
  • BIOL 5407 - Advanced Population Biology

    4 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 , BIOL 3303 , or equivalent. Introduction to the genetics or ecology of populations including a survey of topical, historic, and current literature with emphasis on experimental evaluation of testable hypotheses. S.
  
  • BIOL 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
 

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