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2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

How to Read Catalog Course Descriptions

Texas Tech offers nearly 5,000 courses as part of its curriculum. These courses are listed alphabetically by subject prefix within each college and departmental section of this catalog. The courses appear in numerical order, moving from beginning freshman or developmental level courses to graduate, research, and professional courses.

Not all courses listed in this catalog are offered every year. An online class schedule published before each registration period indicates courses that will be available during the upcoming term or semester and when each class will meet. The class schedule can be found at (www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/class_schedule/index.php). The university reserves the right to cancel any scheduled course or withdraw any program from the list of offerings when the best interests of the institution require such action.

Courses are designated by a subject prefix and number along with a descriptive title. Learn more  about interpreting the course descriptions found throughout the catalog.
 

Classics (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • CLAS 3315 - World of Egypt and the Near East

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of the literature and /or art and archaeology of ancient Egypt, and the Near East in its cultural context. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
  

  • CLAS 3320 - The World of Greece

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of the literature and/or art and archeology of ancient Greece in its cultural context. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
  

  • CLAS 3330 - The World of Rome

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of the literature and/or art and archeology of ancient Rome in its cultural context. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
  

  • CLAS 3340 - Gender and Sexuality in the Classical World

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examination of the social and cultural dimensions of gender and sexuality in the ancient Greco-Roman world. Readings in English. Fulfills multicultural requirement. (WS 3340 )
  

  • CLAS 3350 - Comparative Mythology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Ancient myths in various cultures and their influence on modern literature and film. Fulfills multicultural requirement.
  

  • CLAS 4300 - Research in Classics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Undergraduate research in classics under direction of instructor. May be repeated for up to 15 credit hours. (Writing Intensive)
  

  • CLAS 4310 - Seminar in Classics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Intensive study of a topic in ancient culture. May be repeated twice for credit. (Writing Intensive)
  

  • CLAS 4601 - Classical Field Archaeology

    6 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Intensive undergraduate research in classics under the direction of instructor. Taught during study abroad. May be repeated once for credit with different content.

Classics (Graduate Courses)
  

  • CLAS 5101 - Classical Language Pedagogy

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Systemic formal training in language pedagogy for Latin and ancient Greek.
  

  • CLAS 5102 - Classical Culture Pedagogy

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Systematic formal training in pedagogy for diverse classical culture courses.
  

  • CLAS 5301 - Studies in Greco-Roman Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Selected studies in major authors, genres, or themes. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours with different content.
  

  • CLAS 5305 - Aims and Methods of Classical Scholarship

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A general overview of aims and methods of ancient studies covering primary and secondary sources.
  

  • CLAS 5311 - Classical Art and Archaeology

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Greco-Roman World. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours with different content.
  

  • CLAS 5315 - Topics in Classics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A problem-oriented approach to contemporary themes in the scholarship of Greco-Roman antiquity. Repeatable for up to 9 credit hours with different content.
  

  • CLAS 5350 - The Classical Tradition

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Designed to acquaint students with the influence of ancient Rome and Greece on Western culture. Readings in English.
  

  • CLAS 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  

  • CLAS 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Comparative Literature (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • CLT 4300 - Individual Studies in Comparative Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Independent study in comparative literature under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit with the consent of instructor.
  

  • CLT 4305 - Contemporary Theories of Cultural Meaning

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the most important contemporary theories on the nature and origin of meaning in culture.
  

  • CLT 4317 - Readings in Comparative Literature and Culture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Readings from a particular period or study of a literary theme or genre. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

Comparative Literature (Graduate Courses)
  

  • CLT 5301 - Theories of Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Intensive exploration of selected theories or methodologies of literary study. May be repeated.
  

  • CLT 5310 - Literature and Cultural Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Places a variety of national literatures in relation to other cultural institutions and structures. Readings in English. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • CLT 5314 - Literature and Gender

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the representation of gender in various national literatures. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • CLT 5355 - Studies in Comparative Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Practice of the study of comparative literature with emphasis on themes and motifs. (ENGL 5355)
  

  • CLT 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • CMLL 1301 - Individual Studies in Modern Languages I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [KORE 1411] Introduction and development of skills in a modern language, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
  

  • CMLL 1302 - Individual Studies in Modern Languages II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [KORE 1412] Introduction and development of skills in a modern language, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
  

  • CMLL 1501 - Individual Studies in Modern Languages I

    5 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction and development of the four languages skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. May be repeated twice for credit when language is different.
  

  • CMLL 1502 - Individual Studies in Modern Languages II

    5 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction and development of the four languages skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. May be repeated twice for credit when language is different.
  

  • CMLL 2301 - Individual Studies in Modern Languages III

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [KORE 2311] Prerequisite: CMLL 1302  or CMLL 1502 . Continuation of study of a modern language. Introduction and development of skills in a modern language, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
  

  • CMLL 2302 - Individual Studies in Modern Languages IV

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [KORE 2312] Prerequisite: CMLL 2301 . Continuation of study of a modern language. Introduction and development of skills in a modern language, including listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
  

  • CMLL 2305 - Introduction to Language and Culture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores such topics as how culture is expressed in languages, how people learn languages, and how people benefit from learning languages. languages. Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.
  

  • CMLL 2306 - Introduction to World Cinema

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the global world of classic films produced in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Fulfills core Language, Philosophy, and Culture and multicultural requirements.
  

  • CMLL 4300 - Individual Studies in Modern Language

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CMLL 2302  or instructor consent. Independent study in modern language under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor.

Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures (Graduate Courses)
  

  • CMLL 5301 - Fundamentals of Research and Scholarship

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Systematic study of research methods, bibliographical materials and problems in the fields of languages and literatures. May be repeated for credit with different content.
  

  • CMLL 5302 - Theoretical Foundations

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Theories and practices of literary analysis and criticism with emphasis on critical / analytic thinking, reading, and writing. May be repeated for credit with different content.
  

  • CMLL 5305 - Seminar in Language Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Issues related to language and language learning. Repeatable for up to 9 credit hours with different content.
  

  • CMLL 5307 - Studies in World Language and Culture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines the language and/or character of distinctive world cultures, including their products, perspectives, and practices. Repeatable for credit with different content.
  

  • CMLL 5309 - Studies in Literature and Culture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Interpretation and analysis of the literature and culture of distinctive world civilizations. Repeatable for up to 9 credit hours with different content.
  

  • CMLL 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  

  • CMLL 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Cooperative Internship (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • COIN 3000 - Cooperative Internship

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
    Supervised internship in an approved industrial or professional establishment. Approval of enrollment by Co-op program required.

Communication Studies (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • COMS 1300 - Introduction to Communication Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: SPCH 1311 A broad-based introduction to the field of communication studies, covering the major content areas in the discipline.
  

  • COMS 1301 - Interpersonal Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: SPCH 1318 A study of the human communication process in one-to-one encounters. Fulfills core Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement.
  

  • COMS 1310 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introductory survey of the field of communication studies, including communication models, the rhetorical tradition, interpersonal and relational communication, and organizational and small group communication. Required for all communication studies majors and minors.
  

  • COMS 2300 - Public Speaking

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: SPCH 1315 Students learn to prepare and deliver effective presentations, adapt to various audiences, and adjust to different speaking contexts. Required for all communication studies majors and minors. Fulfills core Communication (Oral) requirement.
  

  • COMS 2310 - Communication and Popular Culture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Historically examines the social influence of U.S. popular culture from the 1960s to today, paying particular attention to the meanings communicated and the ideologies conveyed.
  

  • COMS 2350 - Introduction to Communication Disorders

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the range and types of communication disorders and examines their impact on an individual’s psychological, social, emotional, cultural, and educational status. Does not count toward COMS major credit.
  

  • COMS 2358 - Speaking for Business

    3 Semester Credit Hours

    Preparation for communicating in businesses and organizations. Focuses on internal communication practices, including speeches, seminars, presentations, interviews, and consulting.

      Fulfills core Communication (Oral) requirement.

  

  • COMS 3102 - Forensic Activities

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Offers students the opportunity to receive credit for extensive participation in forensic activities. May be repeated up to 4 semester hours; 2 semester hours may be applied toward communication studies major.
  

  • COMS 3301 - Communication Theory

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Analysis and critique of communication theories in social-scientific, empiricist, interpretive, and humanistic research traditions. Required for all communication studies majors and minors. (Writing Intensive)
  

  • COMS 3302 - Communication Research

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Critique and application of research methods in communication studies research projects. Required for all communication studies majors. (Writing Intensive)
  

  • COMS 3310 - Rhetoric in Western Thought

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores theories of rhetoric ranging from ancient Greece to present day. Students examine different conceptions of how rhetoric negotiates public character, social truths, and power.
  

  • COMS 3313 - Persuasion

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Analyzes representative theories and models of persuasive processes and their implications for communication behavior. Includes theories of public, interpersonal, and mass communication.
  

  • COMS 3314 - Argumentation and Debate

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Surveys the evolution of argumentation with emphasis on modern viewpoints and application of theory to selected controversies.
  

  • COMS 3315 - Political Campaign Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies the strategies of communication and persuasion in American political campaigns, focusing on campaigns currently in progress.
  

  • COMS 3319 - Persuasion and Social Movements

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies the role of persuasion in social movements, both historical and contemporary. Analyzes the various persuasive strategies employed as social movements evolve.
  

  • COMS 3320 - Media, Technology, and Society

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Investigates the historical development of communication technologies and examines the complex ways they have shaped and transformed society.
  

  • COMS 3321 - The Rhetoric of Film

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Treating film as a rhetorical art, this course focuses on the social, cultural, and political consequences of contemporary U.S. cinema.
  

  • COMS 3331 - Nonverbal Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies the origin, function, and control of nonverbal, symbolic elements inherent in communication. Fulfills core Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement.
  

  • COMS 3332 - Intercultural Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores communication and culture within global, national, and local contexts. Examines cultural group values, practices, and communicative behaviors from diverse perspectives. Applies topics such as cultural barriers, cultural similarities/differences, prejudice, and privilege to everyday communicative encounters.
  

  • COMS 3333 - Communication in Relationships

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Surveys research concerning the role of communication in the development, maintenance, and decay of interpersonal relationships.
  

  • COMS 3334 - 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. (WS 3312 )
  

  • COMS 3335 - Nonverbal Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies the origin, function, and control of nonverbal, symbolic elements inherent in communication.
  

  • COMS 3351 - Communication in Instruction and Training

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Applies instructional communication theory to the processes of instruction, training, and performance in varied learning contexts. Students gain experience in assessing needs; developing objectives, a training plan, and presentational materials; delivering a training presentation; and reporting training outcomes.
  

  • COMS 3353 - Small Group Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Addresses group process and interaction; specifically, how to make group functional while focusing on factors such as leadership, diversity, conflicts, and other appropriate contemporary topics.
  

  • COMS 3355 - Communication in Organizations

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to group process and interaction, the concepts of leadership, and effective participation.
  

  • COMS 3356 - Leadership and Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A broad-based theoretical approach to the study of leadership and communication. Application to a variety of settings will also be discussed.
  

  • COMS 3359 - Interviewing: Process and Procedures

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Principles drawn from contemporary interpersonal communication theory are specifically applied to informational, employment, and persuasive interview situations. Practical application of theoretical concepts is encouraged through in-class role-playing interviews and through analysis of actual interviewing techniques.
  

  • COMS 3365 - Communication in Healthcare

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introductory survey of the influence of communication in health and healthcare delivery within interpersonal, organizational, and mass-mediated contexts.
  

  • COMS 4000 - Independent Research in Communication Studies

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 18 hours of COMS courses and consent of instructor. Individual research in COMS area of student’s choice under faculty member guidance. May be repeated once for credit up to 6 hours.
  

  • COMS 4304 - Internship in Communication Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor. tudent internship, under supervision of Media and Communication coordinator, in a selected area of applied communication.
  

  • COMS 4310 - Special Topics in Rhetoric

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Consideration of selected topics in rhetoric. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • COMS 4314 - Directing Speech and Debate Activities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Methods and principles involved in directing extracurricular speech activities such as debate, oral, interpretation, and public speaking.
  

  • COMS 4330 - Special Topics in Interpersonal Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. In-depth analysis of selected areas and topics in interpersonal communication such as intimate relationships and family as well as the intersections of interpersonal and intercultural communication. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • COMS 4350 - Special Topics in Corporate-Organizational Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Consideration of selected topics in corporate-organizational communication. May be repeated for credit.

Communication Studies (Graduate Courses)
  

  • COMS 5111 - Communication Instruction in Higher Education I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    First of two courses required of all communication studies teaching assistants. Provides individual development in philosophies and practices unique to teaching basic oral communication courses.
  

  • COMS 5112 - Communication Instruction in Higher Education II

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Second of two courses required of all communication studies teaching assistants. Provides individual development in philosophies and practices unique to teaching basic oral communication courses.
  

  • COMS 5300 - Communication Theory

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides a comprehensive overview and history of contemporary communication theories and research. Students will read, comprehend, and critique original scholarly research beginning with general semantics theory and culminating with the most recently published reviews of theoretical work in communication studies.
  

  • COMS 5301 - Qualitative Research Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces students to ethical and practical applications of qualitative research methodologies. Through hands-on experience, students will conduct a research project related to their area of interest, analyze data, and write a final essay.
  

  • COMS 5302 - Intercultural Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines scholarly studies of the relationship between culture and communication in global, national, and local contexts. Explores cultural group values, practices, and communicative behaviors from diverse theoretical and philosophical perspectives.
  

  • COMS 5303 - Communication in Small Groups

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Studies factors affecting interpersonal communication in small group settings. Course content includes consideration of both theoretical and applied orientations to the study of small group communication.
  

  • COMS 5304 - Communication in Organizations

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines theoretical perspectives, contemporary, and traditional research and practical models and related issues affecting human communication in workplace settings and other organized structures (e.g., nonprofit, government).
  

  • COMS 5305 - Quantitative Research Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    The study of quantitative research methods in communication research, emphasizing research designs, quantitative treatments, and analysis. Course requirements will include data entry, statistical analysis, and a research prospectus.
  

  • COMS 5306 - Theories of Rhetoric

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An in-depth study of rhetorical theories which have had significant impact on the research, teaching, and practice of communication behavior. Students must write a lengthy research paper in order to successfully complete this course.
  

  • COMS 5307 - Historical Critical Research Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Survey of contemporary methods of rhetorical criticism and their application in analyzing a wide variety of message types. Students must write multiple essays exemplifying rhetorical criticism in order to successfully complete this course.
  

  • COMS 5309 - Conflict Management and Problem Solving

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Study and research of conflict management with emphasis on functional approach to conflicts through mediation, negotiation, and other conflict management approach.
  

  • COMS 5313 - Theories of Persuasion

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Analysis of representative theories and models of persuasive processes and their implications for communication behavior. Theories of public, interpersonal, and mass communication are included.
  

  • COMS 5314 - Communication Issues in Health and Healthcare

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Exploration of the nature and roles of discourse processes in healthcare interactions, including interpersonal, organizational, public, new media, and intercultural communication contexts.
  

  • COMS 5315 - Nonverbal Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Examines communicative functions of nonverbal message behavior. Considers a variety of behavioral domains and interaction contexts from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
  

  • COMS 5318 - Interpersonal Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Communication theory and research on historical and contemporary topics in interpersonal communication contexts.
  

  • COMS 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  

  • COMS 6302 - Seminar in Interpersonal Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A research course focusing on specific topics in interpersonal communication. Topics vary with students’ needs. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • COMS 6303 - Seminar in Organizational Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on research in specific topics in corporate-organizational communication. Topics vary with students’ needs and/or the research interests of the instructor.
  

  • COMS 6304 - Seminar in Rhetorical Theory

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Research seminar focusing on specific topics in rhetoric. Topics will vary. Course may be repeated for credit.
  

  • COMS 6307 - Seminar in Instructional Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A research course focusing on specific topics in instructional communication. Topics vary with students’ needs. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • COMS 6308 - Seminar in Cultural and Intercultural Communication

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    In-depth analysis of selected areas and topics in intercultural and/or critical cultural human communication. Course topics may explore international and U.S. co-cultural communication research.
  

  • COMS 7000 - Research

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

Construction Engineering (Undergraduate Courses)
  

  • CONE 1100 - Introduction to Construction

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Seminar designed to provide an introduction to the construction industry. Contains a general overview of the industry and the various career paths that are available within the industry as a whole.
  

  • CONE 2300 - Construction Materials and Blueprint Reading

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to construction methods, materials, processes, and working drawings and specifications. Class blueprint exercises will be assigned and utilized to develop critical blueprint and specification reading skills.
 

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