Course Descriptions

EMSA 3320 - EMS Education

Description: The theory and practice of EMS education.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Summer

EMSA 3330 - Political and Legal Foundations for Fire Protection

Description: This course examines the legal aspects of the fire service and the political and social impacts of legal issues. This course includes a review of the American legal system and an in-depth coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with regard to the fire service.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3332 - Fire Prevention, Organization and Management

Description: This course empowers students with knowledge, methods, and concepts for effective leadership of comprehensive fire-prevention and risk-reduction programs.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3334 - Personnel Management for the Fire Service

Description: This course examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of fire-related organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Fall

EMSA 3338 - Community Risk Reduction for the Fire and Emergency Services

Description: This course provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of the ethical, sociological, organizational, political, and legal components of community risk reduction, and a methodology for the development of a comprehensive community risk-reduction plan.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Fall

EMSA 3340 - Disaster Planning and Control

Description: This course examines concepts and principles of community risk assessment, planning, and response to fires and natural and human-caused disasters, including the National Incident Management System–Incident Command Systems (NIMS ICS), mutual aid and automatic response, training and preparedness, communications, civil disturbances, terrorist threats/incidents, hazardous materials planning, mass casualty incidents, earthquake preparedness, and disaster mitigation and recovery.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3341 - EMS Risk Management and Safety

Description: This course introduces the student to the risk management principles of an EMS agency. Students will focus on safety from the perspective of the field provider.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3342 - EMS Communications Management

Description: This is an upper-level baccalaureate course for students interested in the management of an EMS Communications system. This course introduces the EMS professional to the communications systems and methodologies available to governmental and private EMS providers. Students explore issues in EMS Communications technology, software, data management, and physical plant considerations.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3343 - Finance of EMS Systems

Description: This is an upper-level baccalaureate course for students interested in the practice and principles of emergency medical services systems finance and budget and the processes that contribute to assets and liabilities of an Emergency Medical Service System. This course introduces the EMS professional to topics to include but not limited to: budgeting, auditing, billing, risk financing, and internal auditing.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Spring

EMSA 3344 - Management of Emergency Medical Services

Description: This is an upper-level baccalaureate course for students interested in the practice and principles of emergency medical services systems management and the processes that contribute to the effectiveness of day-to-day operations within an EMS organization. This course introduces the EMS professional to topics that include: government structure, strategic planning, injury prevention, risk management and safety, customer service, human resources management, financial management, fleet management, career development, quality management, data collection and research, labor relations and special operations.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Fall

EMSA 3346 - Legal, Political, and Regulatory Environment of EMS

Description: This is an upper-level baccalaureate course for students interested in the field of legal, political, and regulatory environment of EMS. This course introduces the EMS professional to the legal aspects of Emergency Medical Services. Students explore issues in malpractice, consent, and refusal of treatment, OSHA, employment issues, and risk management. EMS students gain insights into the legal liabilities in Emergency Medical Services.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Fall

EMSA 3357 - Fire Dynamics

Description: This course examines the underlying principles involved in structural fire protection systems and building furnishings, as well as fire protection systems, including water-based fire suppressions systems, fire alarm and detection systems, special hazard suppression systems, and smoke management systems.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3363 - Fire Related Human Behavior

Description: This course presents a study of human behavior in fire and other emergency situations. Students will examine current and past research on human behavior, systems models, life safety education, and building design to determine the interactions of these areas in emergency situations. Students will develop an understanding of a best-practice building life safety system as one that combines knowledge in the areas of psychology and sociology, joined with engineering and education to produce the best possible outcomes in terms of human survivability in an emergency.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3385 - Fire Investigation and Analysis

Description: This course examines the technical, investigative, legal, and social aspects of arson, including principles of incendiary fire analysis and detection, environmental and psychological factors of arson, legal considerations, intervention, and mitigation strategies. This course prepares the student to recognize and apply best practices in the investigation of fires, conduct the origin and cause determination procedures and practices necessary to ascertain if the fire was accidental or incendiary, prepare the investigative reports necessary to document such analysis, and apply the findings and knowledge acquired through such efforts to reduce the consequence of both accidental and intentional fires.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Fall

EMSA 3392 - Fire Service Ethics

Description: This course examines the basic principles of ethics as related to fire service operations and management with special attention given to current issues in the fire service.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 3395 - Fire Protection Structures and Systems Design

Description: This course examines the underlying principles involved in structural fire protection systems and building furnishings, as well as fire protection systems including water-based fire suppression systems, fire alarm and detection systems, special hazard suppression systems, and smoke management systems.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 4310 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration

Description: This course is designed to be a progressive primer for students who want more knowledge about fire and emergency services administration. The course demonstrates the importance of the following skills that are necessary to manage and lead a fire and emergency services department through the challenges and changes of the 21st century: Persuasion and influence, accountable budgeting, anticipation of challenges and the need for change, and using specific management tools for analyzing and solving problems. A central part of the course focuses on how the leadership of a fire and emergency services department develops internal and external cooperation to create a coordinated approach to achieving the department’s mission.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Spring

EMSA 4312 - Applications of Fire Research

Description: This course examines the basic principles of research and methodology for analyzing current fire-related research. The course also provides a framework for conducting and evaluating independent research in the following areas: fire dynamics, fire test standards and codes, fire safety, fire modeling, structural fire safety, life safety, firefighter health and safety, automatic detection and suppression, transportation fire hazards, risk analysis and loss control, fire service applied research, and new trends in fire-related research.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Summer

EMSA 4345 - EMS Public Information and Community Relations

Description: This is an upper-level baccalaureate course for students interested in public information and community relations in EMS. This course introduces the EMS professional to benefits of community information and community relations. Students explore issues in marketing, crafting the message, identifying the audience, developing programs, and creating press releases.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 4347 - EMS Quality Management

Description: This core course provides students with quality management practices within the field of EMS. This will include exploring quality, evaluating its history, maintaining quality, technologies for keeping quality management records, legal considerations, and generating EMS quality management culture.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 4351 - Management of Transport Services

Description: This course provides an overview of the application of management principles to the provision of transport services. It includes an analysis of the economic, geographic, temporal, and clinical characteristics of ambulance demand, the key processes for providing transport services, and an evaluation of industry best practices.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 4365 - Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection

Description: This course examines the tools and techniques of rational decision-making in fire and emergency services agencies, including data collection, statistics, probability, decision analysis, utility modeling, resource allocation, and cost-benefit analysis.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 4374 - Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials

Description: This course presents current issues in management of a department-wide hazardous materials program. It includes issues that are pertinent to officers and managers in public safety departments, including regulations and requirements for hazardous materials (hazmat) preparedness, response, storage, transportation, handling and use, and the emergency response to terrorism threat/incident. Subjects covered include State, local and Federal emergency response planning, personnel and training, and operational considerations, such as determining strategic goals and tactical objectives.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Spring

EMSA 4387 - Analytical Approaches to EMS

Description: This is an upper-level baccalaureate course for students interested in the practice and principles of emergency medical services systems management and the processes that contribute to the effectiveness of day-to-day operations within an EMS organization. This course introduces the EMS professional to topics that include: introduction and purpose of analysis; analysis in parallel professions; problem identification; foundational analysis; data collection; financial analysis; cost-benefit analysis; policy and impact analysis; and project development.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

EMSA 4397 - Foundations of EMS Systems

Description: An overview of the design and operation of EMS systems, delivery of services, and the echelons of care. The history of EMS, the interface of public and private organizations, and review of the various personnel who comprise these systems will be examined in relation to their impact on the health care delivery system.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: Spring

EMSA 4398 - Community Risk Reduction in EMS

Description: This is an upper-level baccalaureate course for students interested in public information and community relations in EMS. This course introduces the EMS professional to benefits of community information and community relations. Students explore issues in marketing, crafting the message, identifying the audience, developing programs, and creating press releases.

Prerequisite(s): Must be in the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences - Emergency Services Administration program.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 1310 - College Writing I

Credit hours: 3 

Description: Writing as a means of ordering and shaping experience, information and ideas. Emphasis on perfecting texts through several drafts. This course is equivalent to ENGL 1313. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.  

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 1313 - Computer Assisted College Writing I

Credit hours: 3

Description: Writing as a means of critical thinking, with emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the English computer classroom. No computer experience required. This course is equivalent to ENGL 1310. One of the courses will count towards the degree program and the other will be excluded.  

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

ENGL 1323 - Computer Assisted College Writing II

Credit hours: 3 

Description: Study of the relationship between writing and research. Emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the freshman computer laboratory. Continuation of ENGL 1313.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313 or equivalent.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

ENGL 2100 - Introduction to Creative Writing

Credit hours: 3

Description: Writings will include original works in each genre. Readings will cover a wide and diverse group of examples.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 2210 - Survey of World Literatures from Antiquity to 1700

Credit hours: 3 

Description: Comparative and critical reading skills from a global perspective, tracing significant literary themes, text, movements, and genres across a wide range of world literatures and cultures from Antiquity to the 1700.

Prerequisite(s): Three semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent credit.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 2220 - Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present

Credit hours: 3

Description: Comparative and critical reading skills from a global perspective, tracing significant literary themes, text, movements, and genres across a wide range of world literatures and cultures from 1700 to the present.

Prerequisite(s): Three semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent credit.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

ENGL 2321 - British Literature

Credit hours: 3

Description: Critical survey of British literature and culture through the study of major authors’ works from the Anglo-Saxon era to present.

Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of freshman-level English (1313 or 1323) or equivalent credit.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 2326 - American Literature

Credit hours: 3

Description: Critical survey of American literature and culture through study of representative works of major authors from different periods of American history from the colonial time to the end of the twentieth century.

Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of freshman-level English (1313 or 1323) or equivalent credit.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature

Credit hours: 3

Description: Designed to introduce students to close readings of literature, including poetry, drama, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Students will learn and practice the skills of close reading, thorough discussion and analytical writing about literature.

Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of freshman-level English (1313 or 1323) or equivalent credit.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 2342 - Diversity in Literature

Credit hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the literatures of various minority groups, defined by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and/or physical condition. Topics, texts, and approaches will vary.

Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of freshman-level English (1313 or 1323) or equivalent credit.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 2344 - Rhetoric and Society

Description: This course focuses on using the lens of rhetorical studies to analyze various societal issues. Analysis can focus on, but is not limited to, topics such as politics, race, healthcare, technology, sports, and culture. Specific rhetorical theory will be used in the analysis of these issues.

Course typically offered: Every other year in Spring.

ENGL 2347 - Hip Hop Rhetoric

Description: An analysis of the rhetorical output of hip hop music and culture with a focus on various social topics including, but not limited to, race, gender, sexuality, the criminal justice system, literary devices, and identity.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313

Course typically offered: Fall

ENGL 2377 - Introduction to Rhetorical Studies

Description: This course will explore the foundations of rhetorical studies as a discipline. It will serve as an introduction to the discipline of rhetorical studies more generally and serve as an introduction to rhetoric and communication praxis and theory.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313 

Course typically offered: Fall

ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills

Description: Prepares majors to understand literature and to articulate their understanding in essays supported by carefully analyzed evidence from assigned works. Covers basic critical vocabulary, the major literary genres (poetry, drama, fiction), and the conventions that govern these genres. Students learn to evaluate multiple interpretations of a text.

Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of freshman composition.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 2900 - Special Problems

Description: The special problems course may focus on various topics related to rhetoric, composition, or Literature and will be connected to the expertise of the instructor. It is a second-year level course.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 3200 - Rhetorical History and Historiography

Description: Explores the construction of the rhetorical tradition through canonical texts and figures; questions alternatives to the received tradition.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 3319 - Rhetoric of Race and Racism

Description: This course is focused analyzing issues of race and racism through the lens of rhetorical studies. Students will be critically engaged with ideas, theories, and events connected to race and racism while writing essays, taking exams, and completing projects that push students to make deep connections between rhetoric/discourse and race/racism.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313 

Course typically offered: Spring

ENGL 3376 - History of Composition Studies

Description: This course is an overview of Composition Studies and composition pedagogy in higher education in the United States from 1900 to the present. The focus is on major themes and eras in composition studies and how each era affected the teaching of writing in the college composition classroom. The beginnings of composition courses will also be covered.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 3850 - The Literature of Texas and the Southwest

Description: Study of the poetry, prose and drama of Texas and the Southwest and their relation to the cultural history of the region.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 3912 - Topics in American Literature

Description: Consideration of genres, themes, movements, authors and their relationship to the cultural contexts of the age.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 3921 - African-American Literature

Description: Study of the cultural and historical specificity of African-American literature. Comparison of that literature to canonical texts and trends, or examination of that literature as a counter discourse to dominative theories.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 4160 - Advanced Expository Writing

Description: Tutorial course in logical and rhetorical principles; practice in writing effective exposition; analyzing and criticizing models.

ENGL 4398 - Careers and Writing for the Professions

Description: Develops students’ core competencies in fundamental areas crucial to the disciplines of English, Linguistics, and Rhetoric, including academic writing (e.g., APA style, writing literature reviews) and increasing career awareness in the field. 

Course typically offered: Fall

ENGL 4399 - Capstone Internship

Description: This course is a hybrid academic/professional experience in which students develop a research focus and integrate it with practical skills and experiences gained in a non-academic setting. The internship focuses on the critical synthesis of academic material and practical experience.

ENGL 4650 - Literature and the Environment

Description: Explores a variety of philosophical, aesthetic, and cultural traditions of representing the natural world and its relation to human societies. In addition to literature, readings may extend into natural science, environmental philosophy, cultural criticism, and artistic theory.

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 4760 - Specialized Expository Writing

Description: The application of rhetorical, analytical and organizational principles to the writing of expository prose in specialized areas of study.

Course typically offered: On demand

ENGL 4900 - Special Problems

Description: The special problems course typically focuses on advanced composition but may also focus on various topics related to rhetoric, composition, or Literature.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313 and ENGL 1323 or their equivalent.

Course typically offered: On demand

FINA 3770 - Finance

Description: Overview of money and the banking system; interest and present value calculations; financial information; analysis and financial decision making; security markets.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of pre-business requirements, including ACCT 2010 and 2020 or equivalent. All with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

FINA 4200 - Investments

Description: First course for the individual investor. Idea of investment value; necessary prerequisites for an investment program; policies; economic and industry factors; introduction to security analysis and valuation; operation of security markets; security laws.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

FINA 4320 - Financial Statement Analysis & Financing Decisions

Description: The analysis and interpretation of financial statements to aid in understanding short-term liquidity needs and long-term capital need. This course Involves managing growth, raising equity or debt financing, making investment decisions and designing an optimal capital structure.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

FINA 4340 - Financial Planning for Professionals

Description: Financial planning from a professional perspective; advising individuals, families, and small businesses in achieving their financial goals. Tools and topics include financial analysis, budgeting, credit management, time value of money, investment strategies, income taxes, risk management, retirement and estate planning.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

FINA 4350 - Insurance and Estate Planning

Description: Insurance and estate planning for individuals, families, and small businesses; applies risk management principles to evaluate various insurance products, including life, disability, long term care, health, homeowners, auto, and liability; estate planning process, tools, and considerations.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

FINA 4360 - Retirement Planning

Description: Overview of retirement planning basics: qualified and nonqualified plans, Social Security provisions, government healthcare plans and employee benefits; Focus on both quantitative (i.e. calculating retirement needs and plan limits) and qualitative (i.e. retirement age decisions and income management).

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

FINA 4370 - Financial Planning Capstone

Description: Overview of all areas in the financial planning process: data gathering, approaches to financial planning, analysis of financial statements, and client presentation. Case analysis, ethics and professional conduct, and use of financial planning software, Microsoft Excel, and advanced financial calculators.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770, FINA 4350, and FINA 4360. All with a grade of C or better.

Corequisite(s): FINA 4350 and FINA 4360 may be taken concurrently.

Course typically offered: Spring

FINA 4380 - Technical Writing in Commercial Banking

Description: Writing-intensive course that focuses on loan applications, credit evaluation, title knowledge, and loan package selection. Emphasis on industry jargon and financial knowledge in writing memos, applications, evaluations, and documentation.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

FINA 4381 - Credit Analysis I

Description: Principles of credit analysis and steps in the credit analysis process. Topics include regulations related to lending, loan pricing, profitability analysis, categories of asset classification and types of loans.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

FINA 4382 - Credit Analysis II

Description: Advanced topics in credit analysis and steps in the underwriting process. Topics include regulations related to lending, risk assessment, and profitability analysis.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 and FINA 4381 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Spring

FINA 4385 - Credit Analysis Capstone

Description: Identification of the key factors that drive a company’s future performance and the impact of its credit standing; apply a structured approach to assess the creditworthiness of a borrower. Final class in the credit analysis sequence that includes presentations cumulating the entire credit analysis process.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770, FINA 4380, FINA 4381, and FINA 4382. All with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Spring

FINA 4400 - Financial Markets and Institutions

Description: Studies in the operations, mechanics and structure of the U.S. financial system. Topics include commercial banking, non-bank financial institutions, money and capital markets, the impact of monetary policy on financial institutions and markets, and an introduction to the international financial system.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

FINA 4500 - International Finance

Description: International and regional financial institutions and arrangements; balance of payments, theory, adjustments and impact on world trade; role of commercial and central banks in financing international flow; financing exports and imports; the instruments and markets of foreign exchange; determination of exchange rates.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

FINA 4800 - Internship

Description: Supervised work in a job relative to student’s career objective.

Prerequisite(s): Student must meet the employer’s requirements and have consent of the department. Pass/no pass only.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

FINA 4900 - Special Problems

Description: Topics in risk and insurance, with an emphasis on the fundamental principles of the insurance mechanism, various insurance products, and an overview of insurer operations and the insurance industry.

Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770 with a grade of C or better. 

Course typically offered: On demand

GEOG 1710 - Earth Science

Credit hours: 3

Description: Principles and processes of physical geography. Introduction to mapping, weather and climate, soil and vegetation, and landforms of rivers, coasts and deserts.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

GEOG 2110 - Foundations of Geographic Research

Description: Introduction to research for entry-level geography majors. Journal articles are examined in detail with reference to exploring research design and implementation. Students also develop an area of research interest, choose a specific topic, and formulate research questions from which hypotheses are developed. Culminates in the development of a research plan and prospectus for a topical research question.

GEOG 3300 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Description: An introduction to quantitative and qualitative GIS and digital mapping techniques. Students will learn how to acquire, evaluate and create geospatial data and the foundations of geospatial analysis.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1580 or equivalent.

GEOG 4050 - Cartography and Graphics

Description: Construction and interpretation of topographic maps; thematic mapping of geographically referenced data; field mapping and surveying techniques; introduction to global positioning systems and computer cartography.

GEOG 4060 - Applied GIS: Map Info Professional

Description: An introduction to conceptual and practical aspects of geographic information systems. Emphasis on applications, using soci-demographic and business examples. Topics include: importing and mapping census data, creating and editing map attribute databases, geocoding, buffering, aggregating data, thematic maps and applications.

GEOG 4520 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems

Description: Step-by-step approach to spatial data integration and analysis, and cartographic presentation. Topics include data models and structures, map algebra, surface analysis, three-dimensional rendering, network analysis, sharing and distributing maps, and design and implementation of a GIS project in an area pertinent to the student’s interests.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2110 and GEOG 3300 (with a grade of C or better) or consent of department.

GEOG 4550 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

Description: Advanced spatial analysis through the use of specialized software and the design and development of spatial databases and applications. The course includes project planning, database development, data manipulation and analysis, model building, internet mapping, and other advanced topics in spatial analysis. Students gain advanced application skills through laboratory exercises and implementation of a GIS project in an area pertinent to the student’s interests.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 4520 (with a grade of C or better) or consent of department.

GEOG 4560 - Introduction to GIS Programming

Description: Modern GIS embraces the concept of open systems, which means GIS software can be customized to fit specific requirements of individual implementation environments. To meet the high demand of this kind, this course introduces basic concepts and skills of object-oriented programming and GIS customization. Students gain programming skills in accessing maps, data layers, features, and geometric objects through laboratory exercises.

GEOG 4570 - Special Topics in GIS

Description: Current topics and techniques in Geographic Information Systems to complement core coursework. Examples include multiuser geospatial data management, web-based map delivery, GIS programming, spatial statistics, applications for specific careers fields, and other topics. Course content reflects recent trends in GIS research and the job market. Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

GEOG 4580 - GIS In Health

Description: Spatial analysis, geographic information system (GIS) and computational methods for public health applications including disease mapping, disease clustering and exposure modeling. Location-allocation methods for measuring access to health care services wil also be discussed.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2110 and GEOG 3190, or consent of department.

GEOL 1445 - Introduction to Oceanography

Credit hours: 4

Description: An introduction to chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, geological oceanography and biological oceanography. Students will learn about interrelationships between these aspects of the ocean, and how these interrelationships govern earth processes with an emphasis on critical thinking, scientific processes, environmental issues, and interrelationships among disciplines.

Course typically offered: Spring

HIST 1050 - World Civilization I

Credit hours: 3

Description: Surveys the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, artistic, and intellectual history of the world from the emergence of human cultures to 1600. This includes cultural regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and global interactions over time. Themes include the emergence of societies, the rise of civilizations, the development of political and legal systems, religion and philosophy, economic systems and trans-regional networks of exchange. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange.

Course typically offered: Fall

HIST 1060 - World Civilization II

Credit hours: 3

Description: Surveys the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, artistic, and intellectual history of the world from 1600 to present. This includes cultural regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time. Themes include maritime exploration and transoceanic empires, nation/state formation and industrialization, imperialism, global conflicts and resolutions, social and political movements, and global economic integration. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange.

Course typically offered: Spring

HIST 2301 - Texas History Survey-Core

Credit hours: 3 hours

Description: General survey of Texas history from Pre-Columbian times to present. Includes the periods of Spanish and Mexican colonization, Revolution and Republic, Civil War and Reconstruction, and the modem era. (This class may not be substituted for HIST 4700 Texas History.)

Course typically offered: Spring

HIST 2610 - United States History to 1865

Credit hours: 3

Description: From colonial origins through the Civil War.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

HIST 2620 - United States History Since 1865

Credit hours: 3

Description: From the Civil War to the present.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

HIST 2900 - Special Problems

Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 3150 - Historical and Cultural Development of the Mexican-American Community

Description: Historical evolution of Mexican-American culture, social structure, family patterns and community organizations, and their effects on education, economic and religious institutions.

Course typically offered: Spring

HIST 3310 - The Diverse History of Dallas Leadership

Description: This course covers the history of Dallas by examining the historical, social, cultural, economic, and political institutions and processes in various periods. It is designed to introduce students to the Dallas population diversities, as well as the diversities of intellectual viewpoints about Dallas. A brief historical examination will introduce the main focus of the course, Dallas leadership during the 1970s and will explore how local decision making evolved to include public, private, and community leadership. Guest speakers and field trips will complement class sessions.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 3320 - Research Methods for Professional and Public Historians

Description: This class is designed to give students and interested individuals valuable research skills in public history. Students will learn to use scholarly electronic search engines, oral histories, archives, and government records.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 3330 - History of American Indians Pre-Columbian to Present

Description: This course surveys the history of American Indians in North America from pre-Columbian times to the present. Primary goals are to make students aware of the longevity and continuity of human history in North America, to explore how Native peoples have shaped North American history, as well as the Native American perspective. Classes consist of lectures, assigned readings and discussions of primary source documents and readings. Students will examine American Indian culture through photographs, maps, works of art and films.

Prerequisite(s): History Core 

Course typically offered: Fall

HIST 3340 - African American History, 1619 to Present

Description: This class will explore the economic, political, and social contributions of African Americans from 1619 to the present day. Major focusses include important events, people, and trends as well as the antebellum slavery experience, the Reconstruction era, and Jim Crow marginalization.

Prerequisite(s): History Core

Course typically offered: Spring

HIST 3350 - North American Environmental History

Description: Examines the history of human interactions with the natural world in North America from pre-Columbian times to the present.

Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of BIOL coursework or GEOG 1710; and 3 hours of HIST coursework.

Course typically offered: Spring

HIST 4020 - History of Science and Technology Since Newton

Description: Science and technology from Newton to the present emphasizing the presuppositions of scientific inquiry, the relationship between science and technology, and their impact on society.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 4030 - Diversity and Decision Making in Dallas

Description: This course completes the Dallas Studies program. It focuses on decision making processes in the city as well as the roles of diverse communities including African Americans, Latinos, Asians and women in that process. It will explore local decision making at the public, private, and community levels. Guest speakers and field trips will complement class sessions. The culmination of the course will be a presentation by students about their experiences and research while in the Dallas Studies program.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of all other Dallas Studies required courses.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 4150 - Mexican Immigration and the Chicano Community

Description: Introduction to the history of Mexican immigration in the United States, focusing on the dynamic effects immigration has had throughout the 19th and 20th centuries on the formation of the Chicano community. Utilizes lectures, discussion of the readings, films, and speakers to emphasize a variety of themes including labor, politics, nativism, citizenship, demography, gender and culture.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 3150 recommended.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 4155 - Mexican American Autobiography

Description: Surveys Mexican American autobiographies since the 19th century but emphasizes contemporary works. Themes touching on the economic, political, social, cultural, and gender spheres of life will be examined. The literature covered will be considered within the context of the broader history of Mexican Americans in the 20th century and continuing to the present period.

Course typically offered: Fall

HIST 4160 - Chicano Political History: 19th and 20th Century

Description: Surveys the history of Chicano politics in the U.S. since 1821. Briefly examines antecedents in the colonial era. Comparing the Chicano political experience before and after American sovereignty, the course assesses the continuity of the Chicano political tradition. Emphasizes reading and discussing new literature in the field.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 3150 recommended.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 4171 - Latin America : The Colonial Experience, 1492-1821

Description: Surveys the history of Latin America from pre-contact civilization and the arrival of European explorers to the Wars of Independence. Analyzes the strategies and logic of conquest; the material, psychological and environmental effects deriving from the expansion of empire; the issues of slavery, labor systems, religion and honor, and the movement towards independence.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 4172 - Modern Latin America : 1810-present

Description: Surveys the history of Latin America from Independence to the present. Analyzes the formation of new states; the conflict between federalist and centralist groups; the role of caudillos in regional politics; the rise and crisis of export economies; international relations and the Cold War; US involvement in Latin American affairs; the Mexican and Cuban Revolutions; military governments and security structures; and current events in the region.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 4180 - Colonial Mexico and the Spanish Southwest

Description: Conquest and expansion of the Spanish in North America.

Course typically offered: On demand

HIST 4190 - Mexico, 1810-Present

Description: Social, economic and political history since independence.

Course typically offered: On demand