May 09, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 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.

 

CS - Computer Science (Graduate Courses)

  
  • CS 5328 - Scientific Computing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides an overview of numerical methods that are essential to computing. Topics include matrix computations, statistical methods, numerical integration, and multiresolution methods.
  
  • CS 5331 - Special Problems in Computer Science

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Individual studies in advanced computer science and technology.
  
  • CS 5332 - Special Topics in Software Engineering

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Studies in advanced software engineering.
  
  • CS 5341 - Pattern Recognition

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Traditional and current approaches to the general problem of recognizing patterns in images, signals, and other domains. Includes Bayes decision theory, supervised learning, and nonparametric techniques.
  
  • CS 5352 - Advanced Operating Systems Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Topics on distributed operating systems, such as synchronization, communication, file systems, and memory sharing are discussed. Several programming projects are implemented.
  
  • CS 5353 - Compiler Construction

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Implementation aspects of compiler construction, automata for formal grammar, semantics of procedural languages, automatic generation of parser, and assembly code generation. A prototype of a compiler is developed.
  
  • CS 5356 - Advanced Database Management Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Systems aspects of relational databases are emphasized. Topics include relational database design, index and access structures implementation and performance evaluation, query processing and optimization, transaction management, and concurrency control.
  
  • CS 5357 - Multimedia Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Multimedia digital audio processing; image and video data compression; and processing for multimedia presentations. Time-based media representation and synchronization; multimedia communication systems; and hypertext and programming.
  
  • CS 5358 - Software Studio I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Capstone design and implementation experience of a major software project applying comprehensive software engineering techniques.
  
  • CS 5361 - Theory of Computing Languages

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    General language theory with emphasis on computing languages. Chomsky typology, syntactical and semantic specifications. Current research on translation of natural language instructions to machine instructions.
  
  • CS 5363 - Software Project Management

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Explores the principles of software project management and their effective application. Topics include project, risk, process, and resource management and improvement techniques.
  
  • CS 5364 - Information Retrieval

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to information retrieval. Topics include query formation, query processing, choice and form of search terms, document organization and indexing, and evaluating search results.
  
  • CS 5365 - Principles of Multiple-Processor Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Comprehensive introduction to the field of parallel and distributed computing systems. Algorithms, architectures, networks, systems. Theory and applications.
  
  • CS 5368 - Intelligent Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Comprehensive introduction to the field of artificially intelligent computer based systems. Theory and applications in artificial intelligence.
  
  • CS 5373 - Software Modeling and Architecture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces the theory and practice for software development and covers software requirements, analysis, software architecture and detailed design.
  
  • CS 5374 - Software Verification and Validation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduces how to implement effective test and measurement programs as well as how to apply this knowledge to the production of low-defect software.
  
  • CS 5375 - Computer Systems Organization and Architecture

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to the architecture, organization, and design of computer systems. Topics include processor, control and memory design, computer arithmetic, I/O, and a brief introduction to multiprocessors.
  
  • CS 5376 - Communication Networks

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Networks in the context of parallel and distributed systems. Information theory applied to networks. Network topology. Problems and approaches in design, development, and management of communications networks.
  
  • CS 5377 - Distributed Computing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to distributed systems. Topics include communications, distributed operating systems, fault-tolerance, and performance issues. Case studies and term projects supplement this course.
  
  • CS 5379 - Parallel Processing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to parallel processing in theory, performance evaluation of parallel machine-algorithm ensemble, parallelization techniques of sequential codes, parallel algorithm design, and parallel API.
  
  • CS 5380 - Fault-Tolerant Computer Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introductory course to methodologies for specifying, designing, and modeling fault-tolerant computer systems. Includes fault classification, design techniques for fault detection and recovery, and reliability modeling techniques.
  
  • CS 5381 - Analysis of Algorithms

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Theoretical analysis of algorithms for sorting, searching, sets, matrices, etc.; designing efficient algorithms for data structures, recursion, divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming; nondeterminism, NP-completeness and approximation algorithms.
  
  • CS 5383 - Theory of Automata

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Structured grammars, relation between grammars and automata, deterministic, and nondeterministic finite automata, push-down store, and linear-bounded automata, and Turing machines.
  
  • CS 5384 - Logic for Computer Scientists

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to mathematical logic. The course includes proofs of several basic theorems and discusses the application of logic to different areas of computer science.
  
  • CS 5386 - Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Wireless networks and mobile computing at the level of the link, network, and transport layers. Focus on the special topics in each layer.
  
  • CS 5388 - Neural Networks

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Neural network theory, models, and implementation. Applications to real-time systems, robotics, pattern recognition, computer vision, and event driven systems.
  
  • CS 5391 - A I Robotics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Programming of artificially intelligent robots. Topics include sensing, navigation, path planning, and navigating with uncertainty.
  
  • CS 5392 - Reinforcement Learning

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Introduction to reinforcement learning and Markov decision processes and their applications for making optimal decisions.
  
  • CS 5393 - Bioinformatics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Computational analysis of biological sequences gene expression and protein structures. Topics include sequence alignment, gene expression data analysis, and geometric analysis of protein structure.
  
  • CS 5398 - Theory and Practice of Logic Programming

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Formal syntax and semantics of logics of programming languages, practical application of such languages, and linking GUI interfaces written in imperative languages.
  
  • CS 6000 - Master’s Thesis

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • CS 6001 - Master’s Project

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • CS 6002 - Master’s Report

    V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
  
  • CS 7000 - Research

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

    V1-12 Semester Credit Hours

DAN - Dance (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • DAN 1100 - Dance Production Activities

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Participation in a dance production as a performer, designer, or crew member. Must be concurrently enrolled in a dance technique course. May repeat twice for credit.
  
  • DAN 1101 - Tap I

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DANC 1110, 1210] A study of basic tap dance techniques, performance, and choreography. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • DAN 1106 - Conditioning for Performers

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to systems of physical conditioning specific to the needs of dance and theatre performers. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • DAN 1108 - Hip Hop

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of basic hip hop dance techniques, performance, and choreography. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • DAN 1203 - Jazz I

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DANC 1141, 1241, 1341] An introduction to fundamental jazz dance technique. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • DAN 1205 - Ballet I

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DANC 1141, 1241, 1341] An introduction to fundamental ballet dance technique. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • DAN 1206 - Musical Stage Dance

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 1203  or DAN 2203  (may be taken concurrently). An introduction to basic principles of dance styles associated with musical theatre. May repeat once; only 2 hours of credit will be applied to the B.A. in Dance.
  
  • DAN 1207 - Modern I

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DANC 1145, 1245, 1345] An introduction to fundamental modern dance technique. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  • DAN 2202 - Improvisation

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of basic movement improvisation techniques and skills.
  
  • DAN 2203 - Jazz II

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DANC 1148] Prerequisite: DAN 1203  or consent of instructor. A study of intermediate jazz dance technique and various jazz dance styles. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 2205 - Ballet II

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DANC 1142] Prerequisite: DAN 1205  or consent of instructor. A study of intermediate ballet dance technique. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 2206 - Music for Dance

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    An introduction to and exploration of fundamental elements of music as they relate to the study and practice of dance.
  
  • DAN 2207 - Modern II

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    TCCNS: [DANC 1146] Prerequisite: DAN 1207  or consent of instructor. A study of intermediate modern dance technique and modern dance styles. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 2301 - World Dance Forms

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A study of dances from different cultures, their histories, and their influences on contemporary American dance and culture. Fulfills multicultural and core Creative Arts requirement.
  
  • DAN 2303 - Dance Appreciation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Provides students with a general overview of dance as an art form and as entertainment, beginning with ancient forms and progressing to the present day. Fulfills core Creative Arts requirement.
  
  • DAN 2313 - Dance History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    History and philosophy of dance and the relationship of dance to allied arts. Fulfills core Creative Arts requirement.
  
  • DAN 3000 - Special Topics in Dance

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Introduction to special topics in dance for in-depth study. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours with different topics; only 3 hours of credit will be applied to the B.A. in Dance.
  
  • DAN 3100 - Dance Production Activities II

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: DAN 1100 , DAN 3208 , DAN 3209 . Participation in a dance production as a choreographer. May be repeated once for credit. (CL)
  
  • DAN 3203 - Jazz III

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 2203  or consent of instructor. A study of intermediate and advanced jazz dance technique, jazz dance styles, and jazz performance and choreography. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 3205 - Ballet III

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 2205  or consent of instructor. A study of intermediate and advanced ballet dance technique, various ballet dance styles, and ballet performance and choreography. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 3207 - Modern III

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 2207  or consent of instructor. A study of intermediate and advanced modern dance techniques, various modern dance styles, and modern performance and choreography. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 3208 - Principles of Choreography I

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: B or higher in DAN 2203  or DAN 3203 , and DAN 2205  or DAN 3205 , and DAN 2207  or DAN 3207 , and DAN 2202 ; or consent of instructor. An introduction to and practical application of basic principles and skills of dance making. (CL)
  
  • DAN 3209 - Principles of Choreography II

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 3208  or consent of instructor. An exploration of skills and techniques used to hone choreographic style and process. (CL)
  
  • DAN 3301 - Dance Aesthetics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in DAN 2313 . An investigation of history and trends in dance theory, research, and philosophy. (CL)
  
  • DAN 3309 - Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in DAN 2313 . Investigation and practical application of contemporary teaching theories and methodologies.
  
  • DAN 3351 - Dance in the Community

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Combines community service (creating dance activities for or with non-profit community organizations that serve at-risk populations) with readings, discussions, and collaborations on societal applications for the performing arts.
  
  • DAN 4000 - Projects in Dance

    V1-3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Designed for students interested in pursuing guided independent projects in dance. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.
  
  • DAN 4110 - Capstone Concert

    1 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: B of higher in DAN 3209  and consent of instructor. Corequisite: DAN 3100 . Production of a fully realized dance concert and completion/presentation of a professional portfolio.
  
  • DAN 4202 - Contact Partnering

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: A or higher in DAN 2202 ; and DAN 3203  or DAN 4203 ; and DAN 3205  or DAN 4205 ; and DAN 3207  or DAN 4207 ; or consent of instructor. A study of contact partnering skills, techniques, and improvisations as practiced in contemporary dance. May repeat once for credit.
  
  • DAN 4203 - Jazz IV

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 3203  or consent of instructor. A study of advanced jazz dance technique, various jazz dance styles, and jazz.
  
  • DAN 4205 - Ballet IV

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 3205  or consent of instructor. A study of advanced ballet dance technique, various ballet dance styles, and ballet performance and choreography. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 4207 - Modern IV

    2 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 3207  or consent of instructor. A study of advanced modern dance techniques, various modern dance styles, and modern performance and choreography. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DAN 4313 - Topics in Dance History

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: DAN 2313  or consent of instructor. An in-depth investigation of particular topics in dance history with a focus on the roles of dance in a larger cultural context. May be repeated once for credit.

DAN - Dance (Graduate Course)

  
  • DAN 5301 - Foundations and Qualitative Research Methodologies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will explore a range of interpretive and observational approaches within qualitative research philosophies and methodologies.
  
  • DAN 5302 - Applied Anatomy and Movement Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Covers a broad base of knowledge ranging from an overview of functional skeletal and muscular anatomy to a broad treatment of multiple methods of movement analysis.
  
  • DAN 5303 - Dance Histories I: Dance and the Popular Screen

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on Western concert and commercial dance with emphasis on the late 20th and early 21st century commercial forms, including dance as reality television, the commercialization of hip-hop and house dance, and the replication of cultural values through dance in the media.
  
  • DAN 5304 - Advocacy and Collaboration in Dance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will study the importance and impact of external environments and support structures on the formation, production, and funding of dance activities. Students will learn about various collaborative models that support art-making with a specific focus on dance.
  
  • DAN 5305 - Choreography: Practices and Perspectives

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will explore pedagogical, philosophical, aesthetic, and cultural approaches and issues in choreography. Investigating the political and artistic stakes of choreography, students will consider differing dance-making strategies in diverse communities and for diverse purposes.
  
  • DAN 5306 - Practical Issues in Dance Pedagogy

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    An investigation of contemporary practices in K-12 dance education, including researching state and national standards for dance education and exploring strategies for resource management and program advocacy.
  
  • DAN 5307 - Critical Inquiry – Dance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will look at multiple uses of dance, concentrating on its functions as a conceptual term, an object of analysis, and a mode of interpretation.
  
  • DAN 5308 - Dance Histories II: Culture and Globalization

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Focuses on a study of non-Western dance forms with emphasis on the role(s) of dance in defining and maintaining cultural and social identities, the investigation of dance as a form of cultural preservation, and the potential of dance as a vehicle for transformative social change.
  
  • DAN 5309 - Thesis Project Proposal

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    A research lab in which students will learn and demonstrate the core skills necessary to draft a thesis or alternative thesis project.
  
  • DAN 5310 - Applied Somatics

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Addresses issues related to ideas of psychophysical unity. Topics include a survey of somatic practices, embodiment theories, learning methodologies, and the implications of physical and experimental learning in a variety of contexts.
  
  • DAN 5311 - Dance in Communities

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Students will explore the relationship between dance and communities, specifically focusing on performances’ stakes and responsibilities in the construction of culturally diverse communities.
  
  • DAN 5312 - Thesis Project Presentation

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Comprises student presentation and defense of a scholarly thesis or alternative thesis project.

DT - Dance Theatre (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • DT 1306 - Movement for the Performer

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Combines various somatic modalities with specific physical practices to facilitate performers’ understanding of their bodies in movement.

EC - Early Childhood (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • EC 3301 - Theories of Human Development and Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA. The major theories in human development and family studies. Course focuses on the meaning of theory to individual and family development over the lifespan. Implication of theory and program development and services are reviewed. (CL) (HDFS 3301 ) F, S.
  
  • EC 3306 - Child and Adolescent Guidance

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: C or better in HDFS 3301  and 2.5 TTU GPA. Development of strategies for promoting self-discipline, creative capacities, and positive relationships with children and adolescents. (HDFS 3306 ) F, S.
  
  • EC 3310 - Prenatal and Infant Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA. Study of how to promote the psychomotor, social-emotional, and cognitive-language development of infants from the prenatal period through the first two years in their interactions with caregivers, peers, and the environment. (HDFS 3310 ) F, S.
  
  • EC 3311 - Supervised Experiences with Infants and Toddlers

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA. Supervised experience with infants and toddlers. State law requires students to pass a background check. (HDFS 3311 ) F, S.
  
  • EC 3312 - Development During Childhood

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA. Examination of psychomotor, social-emotional, and cognitive-language development during childhood. (HDFS 3312 ) F, S.
  
  • EC 3313 - Supervised Experiences with Young Children

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA. Supervised experience with young children. State law requires students to pass a background check. (CL) (HDFS 3313 ) F, S.
  
  • EC 3350 - Development in Cross-Cultural Perspective

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA. Critical examination of developmental and family theory research across a diverse range of cultures. (CL) (HDFS 3350 ) F, S

ECE - Electrical and Computer Engineering (Undergraduate Courses)

  
  • ECE 1304 - Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in MATH 1451  (may be taken concurrently). Introduction to the electrical and computer engineering disciplines including familiarization with relevant design tools. Overview of the profession, contemporary issues, and ethics.
  
  • ECE 1305 - Introduction to Engineering and Computer Programming

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in MATH 1451  (may be taken concurrently). An introduction to the fundamentals of computing and structured programming for electrical engineering.
  
  • ECE 2372 - Modern Digital System Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in MATH 1451  (may be taken concurrently). An introduction to combinational and sequential digital systems.
  
  • ECE 3301 - General Electrical Engineering

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CE, CHE, CONE, CS, ENVE, IE, ME, and PETR majors only; 2.0 TTU GPA; C or better in MATH 1452 .  Analysis of electric circuits. Introduction to electronic instrumentation and electromechanics. For non-majors only. For non-majors only.
  
  • ECE 3302 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in MATH 1452 , majors only. Principles of electric circuits. DC, transient, and sinusoidal steady-state analysis.
  
  • ECE 3303 - Linear System Analysis

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in ECE 1304  and ECE 3302 . Corequisite: MATH 3350 . Concepts of signal and system analysis in time and frequency domains as applied to electric circuits. Laplace transform, Fourier series, and Fourier transform techniques are stressed.
  
  • ECE 3304 - Discrete-Time Signals and Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in ECE 3303  (may be taken concurrently). For majors only or departmental consent. Discrete-time signal processing, sampling, z-transform, discrete and fast Fourier transforms, infinite and finite impulse response digital filter design and implementation.
  
  • ECE 3306 - Electric Circuits II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in ECE 3302 . For majors only or departmental consent. Includes concepts of inductively coupled circuits, three phase circuits, frequency dependent circuits, active and passive filters, Laplace methods of circuits, transfer functions for linear circuits, and two port networks.
  
  • ECE 3311 - Electronics I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in ECE 3302 . Introduction to electronic devices, amplifiers, and electronic systems. Principles of electronic circuit design and analysis.
  
  • ECE 3312 - Electronics II

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in ECE 3311 , ECE 3303 , and MATH 3350 . For majors only or departmental consent. Analysis and design of special-purpose amplifiers and oscillators.
  
  • ECE 3323 - Principles of Communication Systems

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in ECE 3303 , MATH 3342  or IE 3341 . For majors only or departmental consent. Random processes and spectral densities. Fourier Transforms and linear systems concepts. Amplitude, phase angle, and pulse modulation communication systems.
  
  • ECE 3331 - Project Laboratory I

    3 Semester Credit Hours
    Prerequisites: 2.5 TTU GPA; C or better in ENGL 1302 ; ECE 1305  or CS 1412 ; ECE 2372  and ECE 3302 . A laboratory course to accompany second-year basic courses in electrical or computer engineering. (CL)
 

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