May 08, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Listings


 

Economics - Undergraduate

  
  • ECON 3560D - Intermediate Macro-Theory

    3.0
    3 hours. Factors affecting income level, employment and output; national income concepts and measurements; application of economic policy to current problems. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100D  and ECON 1110D  with a grade of A or B.
  
  • ECON 4020D - Money and Financial Institutions

    3 hours
    Nature and functions of money; modern banking institutions and central banks; credit control and monetary stabilization. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100D -ECON 1110D .
  
  • ECON 4140D - Managerial Economics

    3 hours
    Integrates microeconomic theory with accounting, finance, marketing and production management. Demand and cost estimation and forecasting; pricing; business strategy; case studies. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 plus MATH 1400D  or MATH 1190D .
  
  • ECON 4180D - The Economics of Health Care

    3 hours
    Application of economic theory and analysis to the financing and delivery of medical care. Emphasis on the use of economic concepts to understand health care markets and public policy issues. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5180. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550.
  
  • ECON 4510D - History of Economic Thought

    3.0
    3 hours. Economic thought since the Middle Ages. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100D  -1110D  .
  
  • ECON 4850D - International Trade

    3.0
    3 hours. Examines the nature and theoretical foundations of modern trade between nations. Topics include patterns of international trade and production, welfare implications of trade, impacts of tariffs and quotas, balance of trade and balance of payments issues. Analysis of trade implications of international monetary systems, multinational corporations, exchange rates and economic implications of political action. Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100D  - 1110D  or consent of department.

Economics - Graduate

  
  • ECON 5000D - Economic Concepts

    3 hours
    Theory of the firm under different market structures; demand theory, the Keynesian model and the money system.
  
  • ECON 5140D - Managerial Economics

    3 hours
    Integrates microeconomic theory with accounting, finance, marketing and production management. Incremental reasoning to decision making under uncertainty. Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 or ECON 5030. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 4140D  and ECON 5140. Usually offered spring semester.
  
  • ECON 5180D - Economics of Health Care

    3
    5180. Economics of Health Care. 3 hours. Application of economic theory and analysis to the financing and delivery of medical care. Emphasis on the use of economic concepts to understand public policy issues in medical care. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 4180 and 5180. Usually offered fall semester.

Education, Music - Undergraduate

  
  • MUED 1130D - Foundations in Music

    3 hours
    TCCNS Number: (MUSI 1300 or 1304)
    Development of musical concepts and skills in listening and performance through use of elementary school music program materials and activities.
  
  • MUED 1140D - Foundations in Music

    3 hours
    Methods and materials for teaching vocal music in elementary school. Prerequisite(s): MUED 1130D . For elementary education majors only.

Educational Administration and Supervision - Graduate

  
  • EDAD 5300D - Introduction to Educational Administration

    3 hours
    Focuses on instructional leadership development and serves as the introductory course for degrees and certification in educational administration. Includes a study of campus-level leadership and accountability and concomitant roles and responsibilities; as well as interrelationships among administrators, teachers, students, parents and community groups. Degree plans are developed and the major professor/adviser is assigned.
  
  • EDAD 5330D - Instructional Leadership

    3 hours
    Study of instructional leadership as it relates to the improvement of instruction, effective schools and ongoing effective program delivery by personnel. Areas to be explored and discussed include significant and recent research and best practices of instructional leadership, learning theory, the change process, school climate and culture, effective teaching methods and the relationship of instruction to curriculum.
  
  • EDAD 5360D - Leadership for Social Justice

    3
    3 hours. The situation of PK-12 schooling for school-dependent children in the United States points to various inequities (Connell, 1993; Hodgkinson, 1995; Jackson, 2011; Land & Legters, 2002; Larson & Murtadha, 2002). In addition to disadvantaging poor and/or school-dependent children, females, special needs children, racial and ethnic minority children, second language learners, and children of recent immigrant parents are often disadvantaged. These circumstances call for responsible, socially-just leadership that seeks to rederess institutional injustice and to saturate culturally-and socially-responsive teaching and learning throughout the educational institution.
  
  • EDAD 5390D - Campus-Level School Law

    3 hours
    Provides an understanding of important constitutional, statutory, administrative and case law as it pertains to the everyday operation of schools in Texas. Students learn the legal framework within which schooling takes place and how it structures the decisions that campus administrators make. Primary emphasis is placed on legal issues facing campus-level administrators.
  
  • EDAD 5400D - Management of School Resources

    3 hours
    Introductory-level course in the planning and management of school resources with particular applications to Texas. Designed to prepare building level administrators to understand the issues influencing the planning and management of personnel, financial and capital resources at the school building level.
  
  • EDAD 5500D - Internship in Educational Administration

    3 hours
    Provision for on-the-job experience and professional study in administration and supervision as directed by the student’s major adviser. Required for Texas professional certificate for school administration. Not applicable to degree programs. The internship requires 125 hours of experience at either a secondary, middle, elementary, or alternative school site. Prerequisite(s): completion of EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5330D , EDAD 5390D  and EDAD 5400D .
  
  • EDAD 5550D - Computer Applications for Educational Administration

    3 hours
    Study and analysis of the use of technology in the administration of education with emphasis on using microcomputer applicatgions to facilitate administrative activities; planning for the incorporation of technology into district / campus wide instructional programs; and promoting education via the use of technology.
  
  • EDAD 5600D - Race, Class and Gender Issues in Education

    3 hours
    Race, class and gender equities exist throughout educational systems. Students critically examine issues related to providing leadership for a diverse student population. Students learn what it means to be a culturally responsive leader and to review research and debunk stereotypes and negative views. Students begin to recognize all learners as capable, motivated, resilient and able to build on cultural strengths. Strategies for school change are also explored. Prerequisite(s): completion of EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5330D , EDAD 5390D  and EDAD 5400D .
  
  • EDAD 5610D - School Communications and Public Relations

    3 hours
    Every administrator in an educational organization has a responsibility to engage in public relations on a daily basis. The primary objective of this course is to examine school-based public relations with the context of life in an information age, practice in schools shared decision-making, and sustained demands for school improvement. Students study three critical dimensions of school public relations: informing the public; modifying attitudes and opinions; integrating the actions and attitudes of an organization with those of its public. Prerequisite(s): completion of EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5390D  and EDAD 5400D .
  
  • EDAD 5620D - Administration and Leadership for Student Educational Services

    3 hours
    Designed to investigate the values, theoretical bases, best practices and challenges for leaders who administer student educational services at the school or district levels. Provides a review of federal laws, rules, regulations and expectations for students placed at risk in educational settings by circumstances and situations beyond their control. Emphasis on students who are educationally disadvantaged because of poverty, language differences, disabilities, interests and academic performance or lack thereof. Prerequisite(s): completion of EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5330D  and EDAD 5400D  .
  
  • EDAD 5630D - Organizational Change and School Improvement

    3 hours
    School change and improvement from the perspectives of classical/rational organizational theory, open systems theory, contingency theory and social systems theories. Content includes research on school change and school improvement, strategic planning, effects of major reform initiatives in the 1980s and 1990s, and the development of the literature review in a research study. Prerequisite(s): completion of EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5330D , EDAD 5390D  and EDAD 5400D .
  
  • EDAD 5640D - School Resource Alignment for Student Achievement

    3
    3 hours. Introductory-level course in the planning and management of school resources with particular applications to Texas. Designed to prepare building-level administrators to understand the issues influencing the planning and management of personnel, financial and capital resources at the school building level. Prerequisite(s) :  ,   ,   , and   .
  
  • EDAD 5650D - Professional Development and Supervision

    3 hours
    Provides students with the knowledge, interpersonal skills and technical skills to accomplish the supervisory tasks of direct assistance to teachers and professional development. Students learn how to implement models of professional development, especially job-embedded professional development, and how to apply the basic processes of developmental supervision, clinical supervision and coaching. In addition, the course addresses the relationship of effective supervisory behaviors to appraisal processes. Prerequisite(s): EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5330D , EDAD 5390D  and EDAD 5400D .
  
  • EDAD 5680D - Administration of the K-12 Curriculum

    3 hours
    Examines the interaction among curriculum, instruction and assessment at site, district and national levels. Theoretical knowledge as well as site and district based curricular projects are included. The student develops an understanding of the critical importance of research based yet practical curriculum alignment and coordinated planning in school reform and improvement. Prerequisite(s): completion of EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5330D , EDAD 5390D  and EDAD 5400D .
  
  • EDAD 5700D - Practicum in Educational Administration

    3 hours
    The final course for the educational administration program area. During the class meetings students review and analyze fundamental issues in the educational administration competency areas, discuss current trends and pressures influencing changes in the field, and address knowledge and skills needed to be prepared for an administrative career. At least 125 contact hours are spent in the field working with a site or central office administrator dealing with specified instructional, supervisory, administrative, leadership, curricular and management responsibilities. Prerequisite(s): EDAD 5300D , EDAD 5390D  and EDAD 5400D .
  
  • EDAD 5800D - Studies in Education

    1-3 hours
    Organized classes specifically designed to accommodate the needs of students and the demands of program development that are not met by the regular offerings. Short courses and workshops on specific topics are offered on a limited basis, to be repeated only upon demand. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • EDAD 5900D - Special Problems

    1-3 hours
    Open to graduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Problems chosen by the student and approved in advance by the instructor and the department chair.
  
  • EDAD 6031D - Internship Under Practicing School Administrator

    3
    3 hours. Provision for on-the-job experience or professional study in administration or supervision as directed by student’s major adviser. Limited to 6 hours in doctoral degree program. Required for Texas professional certificate for school administration. Not applicable to degree programs.
  
  • EDAD 6032D - Practicum, or Field Problem

    3
    3 hours. Provision for on-the-job experience or professional study in administration or supervision as directed by student’s major adviser. Limited to 6 hours in doctoral degree program. An elective for doctoral candidates in administrative leadership.
  
  • EDAD 6033D - Internship Under School Superintendent

    3
    3 hours. Provision for on-the-job experience or professional study in administration or supervision as directed by student’s major adviser. Limited to 6 hours in doctoral degree program. Required for Texas professional certificate for superintendent. Not applicable to degree programs.
  
  • EDAD 6110D - Advanced Theory and Research in Administration

    3
    3 hours. Contemporary inquiry in educational administration. The course examines the impact of positivism, subjectivism and functionalism and its critics on recent research on school organization and administration.
  
  • EDAD 6510D - Seminar in Advanced Education Law

    3
    3 hours. Builds on the content of the prerequisite course by focusing on legal and policy issues of particular concern to top-level educational policymakers and administrators. Topics include such complex issues as the role of the state in education, parental rights, school choice and vouchers, privatization, religion on campus, school desegregation and integration, and legal liability for constitutional wrongs. Topics vary, depending upon the current school reform agenda. Underlying concerns that drive the development of legal mandates in schooling are explored. Prerequisite(s):   or equivalent.
  
  • EDAD 6530D - Educational Facilities

    3
    3 hours. The planning, design, construction, maintenance and evaluation of educational facilities. Develops awareness and skills related to population projections, needs assessment, educational specifications, site selection, rehabilitation of buildings, maintenance and operation of educational facilities, and building evaluation surveys
  
  • EDAD 6570D - Seminar in Advanced Educational Finance

    3
    3 hours. Problems and issues involved in financing the public schools. The context and methodology of the course are suitable for educators working at all levels in the public schools and are directly relevant to their current problems and needs. Prerequisite(s): EDAD 5520 or consent of instructor.
  
  • EDAD 6590D - The Superintendency

    3
    3 hours. An advanced course dealing with the basic functions of the superintendency planning, programming, communicating and evaluating and the current issues and problems confronting the practicing educational administrator. Prerequisite(s):   and 5450, or consent of instructor.

Educational Foundations - Undergraduate

  
  • EDUC 3320D - Foundations of Education

    3 hours
    3 hours. Standards and foundations of curriculum for grades EC-8 in public schools. Includes the study of professional ethics/responsibilities, educational philosophies, the history of American education, schools and society, school and
    community/parent relationships, legal/political control and financial support, school/classroom organizational patterns, and curriculum development/alignment.
  
  • EDUC 4200D - Student Teaching

    6
    6 hours. Teaching under supervision in EC-6, Special Education, Bilingual Education, English as Second Language, Grades 4-8, and/or Grades 7-12. Required for those seeking Texas certification for any level & any content area. See Student Teaching Program for details. Passino pass only. Prerequisite(s) : Completion of all program courses.

Educational Psychology - Undergraduate

  
  • EPSY 3013D - Reading and Understanding Research

    3
    3 hours.  Students will learn how to identify and critique elements of quantitative, qualitative, and mix-methods research designs as well as recognize and interpret basic measurements and statistics commonly reported in educational and psychological research.

Educational Psychology - Graduate

  
  • EPSY 5050D - Educational Research and Evaluation

    3 hours
    An introduction to methods and limitations of educational research. The student will learn the procedures, strengths and limitations of the research process
  
  • EPSY 5123D - Human Development Across the Life Span

    3 hours
    The processes and stages that individuals undergo as they progress from birth through old age and death are studied from a human ecological perspective. Developmental tasks and concepts are explored.
  
  • EPSY 5210D - Educational Statistics

    3 hours
    Descriptive and inferential statistical concepts and techniques commonly used in educational research. Organization of data, graphical representation, measures of central tendency and variability, normal distribution curve, sampling theory and tests of significant differences between related and independent samples.
  
  • EPSY 5900D - Special Problems

    1-3 hours
    Open to graduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Problems chosen by the student and developed through conferences with the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Consent of program.
  
  • EPSY 5910D - Special Problems

    1-3
    1-3 hours. Open to graduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Problems chosen by the student and developed through conferences with the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

Elementary Education - Undergraduate

  
  • EDEE 2000D - Exploring Diversity Through Social Action

    3 hours
    Exploration of issues related to race and ethnicity, gender, social class, learning differences, and sexual orientation as they impact education in the U.S. Required for students seeking grades 4-8 teacher certification. Satisfies the Cross-cultural, Diversity and Global Studies requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
  
  • EDEE 2210D - Social Studies and Science Curriculum Grades EC-6

    3
    3 hours. Intended to deepen content knowledge for EC-6 Generalist teachers. Prerequisite(s) : Take a Departmental administered EC-6 Generalist practice test.
  
  • EDEE 2900D - Special Problems

    1
    1-3 hours.
  
  • EDEE 3320D - Foundations of Education: The School Curriculum

    3 hours
    Principles and foundations of curriculum for grades EC-8 in public schools. Includes the study of professional ethics/responsibilities, educational philosophies, the history of American education, schools and society, school and community/parent relationships, legal/political control and financial support, school/classroom organizational patterns, and curriculum development/alignment. Prerequisite(s): admission to the teacher education program (includes participation in a field-based program), a child/adolescent/lifespan development course, and an educational-application computer course.
  
  • EDEE 3380D - Teaching and Learning in Grades EC-6

    3 hours
    Effective teaching practices through reflective decision making in grades EC-6. Includes the fundamental teaching skills of planning for instruction, implementing appropriate teaching strategies, integrating the curriculum, integrating technology into teaching, grouping children for instruction, acquiring appropriate materials/resources, assessing student learning, and establishing and maintaining a safe and effective learning environment. Prerequisite(s): admission to the teacher education program (includes participation in a field-based program), with a child/adolescent/lifespan development course, and an educational-application computer course. This course is to be taken in the professional year.
  
  • EDEE 4330D - Science in Grades EC-6

    3 hours
    (3;0;16) Subject matter background and material organization for an integrated science program in primary and elementary school. Students experience first-hand the scope and sequence of science education in a primary/elementary/middle school setting. Assignments, directed field experience and other class activities take place on site in a EC-6 school setting. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program, which includes participation in a field-based program, EDEE 3320D , EDEE 3380D  , all courses in the reading/English/language arts part of the academic major. Required core and academic major science courses and DFEC classes.
  
  • EDEE 4340D - Social Studies in Grades EC-6

    3 hours
    (3;0;16) Principles of teaching social studies in the primary and elementary school. Students observe social studies instruction and materials in real settings, apply principles of social studies instruction in classroom settings and experience first-hand the scope and sequence of the curriculum in a primary/elementary/middle school setting. Assignments, directed field experience and other class activities take place in grades EC-6. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program, which includes participation in a field-based program, EDEE 3320D , EDEE 3380D , all courses in the reading/English/language arts part of the academic major. Required core and academic major social studies courses and DFEC classes.
  
  • EDEE 4350D - Mathematics in Grades EC-8

    3 hours
    (3;0;16) Principles in mathematics teaching and learning based on national curriculum and assessment standards. The learning process in the development of mathematical thinking and skills in children. Students observe mathematics instruction and materials in real settings and experience firsthand the scope and sequence of mathematics in a primary/elementary/middle school setting. Assignments, directed field experience and other class activities take place on site in a school setting. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program, which includes participation in a field-based program, EDEE 3320D , EDEE 3380D ; all courses in the reading/English/language arts part of the academic major. Required core and academic major math courses and DFEC classes.
  
  • EDEE 4800D - Studies in Education

    1-3 hours
    Organized classes for specific program needs and student interest. Prerequisite(s): admission to teacher education and consent of department. Limited-offering basis. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • EDEE 4900D - Special Problems

    1-3 hours

Elementary Education - Graduate

  
  • EDEE 5020D - Advanced Studies in Elementary School Mathematics

    3
    3 hours. Modern curricula and techniques. The content, scope, philosophy and pedagogical strategies of several modern mathematics curricula and their utilization in upgrading mathematics instruction in the elementary school. Prerequisite(s): EDEE 4350D .
  
  • EDEE 5050D - Advanced Studies in Elementary School Science

    3
    3 hours. Modern curricula and techniques. The content, scope, philosophy and pedagogical strategies of several modern science curricula and their utilization in upgrading science instruction in the elementary school. Prerequisite(s): EDEE 4330D .
  
  • EDEE 5101D - Student Teaching in EC through Grade 6

    3
    3 hours.  Certification program requires 6 hours total, to be taken simultaneously.  Teaching under supervision.  This course is designed for UNT teacher certification candidates in the post-baccalareate program.  It includes supervision by university faculty and support from a school-based mentor teacher.  Content includes supervised application of the Texas Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards.  Requirements include classroom teaching under the leadership of the mentor or cooperating teacher and guidance of the supervisor.  Research paper and a professional portfolio may also be required.  Pass / No pass only.  Prerequisite(s) : Admission to Teacher Education and approval of Field Experience Coordinator.  Contact advisor.
  
  • EDEE 5102D - Student Teaching in EC through Grade 6

    3
    3 hours.  Certification program requires 6 hours total, to be taken simultaneously.  Teaching under supervision.  This course is designed for UNT teacher certification candidates in the post-baccalareate program.  It includes supervision by university faculty and support from a school-based mentor teacher.  Content includes supervised application of the Texas Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards.  Requirements include classroom teaching under the leadership of the mentor or cooperating teacher and guidance of the supervisor.  Research paper and a professional portfolio may also be required.  Pass / No pass only.  Prerequisite(s) : Admission to Teacher Education and approval of Field Experience Coordinator.  Contact advisor.
  
  • EDEE 5103D - Student Teaching in Grades 4-8

    3
    3 hours.  Certification program requires 6 hours total, to be taken simultaneously.  Teaching under supervision.  This course is designed for UNT teacher certification candidates in the post-baccalareate program.  It includes supervision by university faculty and support from a school-based mentor teacher.  Content includes supervised application of the Texas Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards.  Requirements include classroom teaching under the leadership of the mentor or cooperating teacher and guidance of the supervisor.  Research paper and a professional portfolio may also be required.  Pass / No pass only.  Prerequisite(s) : Admission to Teacher Education and approval of Field Experience Coordinator.  Contact advisor.
  
  • EDEE 5104D - Student Teaching in Grades 4-8

    3
    3 hours.  Certification program requires 6 hours total, to be taken simultaneously.  Teaching under supervision.  This course is designed for UNT teacher certification candidates in the post-baccalareate program.  It includes supervision by university faculty and support from a school-based mentor teacher.  Content includes supervised application of the Texas Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards.  Requirements include classroom teaching under the leadership of the mentor or cooperating teacher and guidance of the supervisor.  Research paper and a professional portfolio may also be required.  Pass / No pass only.  Prerequisite(s) : Admission to Teacher Education and approval of Field Experience Coordinator.   Contact advisor.
  
  • EDEE 5850D - Instructional Methodologies in Language Arts and Social Studies

    3
    3 hours. Survey of subject-specific instructional methods and activities in language arts and social studies, along with connections to fine arts.  Includes subject-specific assessments, subject-specific technology applications and the application of content area reading methods.  Course is designed for post-baccalaureate teacher certification and M.Ed. in Teaching candidates only.
  
  • EDEE 5860D - Instructional Methodologies in Mathematics and Science

    3
    3 hours. Survey of subject-specific instructional methods and activities in mathematics and science, along with connections to fine arts.  Includes subject-specific assessments, subject-specific technology applications and the application of content area reading methods.  Course is designed for post-baccalaureate teacher certification and M.Ed. in Teaching candidates only.
  
  • EDEE 5900D - Special Problems

    1-3
    1-3 hours each. Open to graduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Problems chosen by the student and approved in advance by the instructor. Open only to resident students.
  
  • EDEE 5910D - Special Problems

    1
    1-3 hours.

Engineering Technology - Undergraduate

  
  • ENGR 2060D - Professional Presentations

    3 hours
    (2;3) Oral and written communication techniques to include conceptualization, design, development and delivery with special reference to engineering/science related technical material. Content will address speaker support materials including visuals, speaker note pages, interactive software and audience and handouts using industrial graphics computer software. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1320 or ENGL 2700. Satisfies the Communication requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
  
  • ENGR 2900D - Special Problems

    1-3
    1-3 hours.

English - Undergraduate

  
  • ENGL 1310D - College Writing I

    3 hours
    Writing as a means of ordering and shaping experience, information and ideas. Emphasis on perfecting texts through several drafts.
  
  • ENGL 1313D - Computer Assisted College Writing I

    3 hours
    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. May be substituted for ENGL 1310D .
  
  • ENGL 1323D - Computer Assisted College Writing II

    3 hours
    Continuation of ENGL 1313D . 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. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313D  or equivalent. May be substituted for ENGL 1320.
  
  • ENGL 2210D - Masterpieces of world literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance

    3 hours
    TCCNS Number: -2332
    3 hours TCCNS Number: (2332) Prerequisite(s): three semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent credit.
  
  • ENGL 2220D - Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance

    3 hours
    TCCNS Number: -2333
    Prerequisite(s): three semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent credit. Satisfies the Humanities requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
  
  • ENGL 2341D - Forms of Literature

    3
    3 hours. 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. Satisfies the Language, Philosophy and Culture area of the university core curriculum. Prerequisite(s) : ENGL 1313D  & 1323D .
  
  • ENGL 2500D - Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills

    3
    2500. Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation Skills. 3 hours. Prepares prospective 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.
  
  • ENGL 2900D - Special Problems

    1-3
    1-3 hours each.
  
  • ENGL 3100D - Introduction to Creative Writing

    3 hours
    TCCNS Number: -2307
    2100 (2307). Introduction to Creative Writing. 3 hours. Writings will include original works in each genre. Readings will cover a wide and diverse group of examples.
  
  • ENGL 3160D - Intermediate Creative Writing

    3 hours
    3160. Intermediate Creative Writing. 3 hours. Principles and practices in the writing of non-fiction.
  
  • ENGL 3430D - British Literature to 1780

    3
    3430. British Literature to 1780. 3 hours. In-depth study of traditional early British literature from the Anglo-Saxon through the Augustan period.
  
  • ENGL 3440D - British and Anglophone Literature 1780 to the Present

    3
    3440. British and Anglophone Literature 1780 to the Present. 3 hours. In-depth study of later British literature from the Romantic period to the present.
  
  • ENGL 3640D - Literature and Mental Illness

    3
    3 hours. Study of literary representations of mental illness. A multidisciplinary approach to critical intersections between literature and psychology, mental illness, and treatment. Prerequisite(s) : ENGL 1313D  & 1323D .
  
  • ENGL 3830D - American Literature to 1870

    3 hours
    3 hours. In-depth study of traditional early American literature from the Colonial period through the Romantic period.
  
  • ENGL 3840D - American Literature 1870 to the Present

    3
    3840. Studies in American Literature 1870 to the Present. 3 hours. In-depth study of traditional American literature from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries.
  
  • ENGL 3850D - The Literature of Texas and the Southwest

    3
    3 hours. Study of the poetry, prose and drama of Texas and the Southwest and their relation to the cultural history of the region.
  
  • ENGL 3912D - Topics in American Literature

    3
    3 hours. Consideration of genres, themes, movements, authors and their relationship to the cultural contexts of the age.
  
  • ENGL 3921D - African-American Literature

    3
    3 hours. 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.
  
  • ENGL 3922D - Chicano Literature

    3 hours
    3922. Chicano Literature. 3 hours. Study of the cultural and historical specificity of Mexican-American literature. Comparison of that literature to canonical texts and trends, or examination of that literature as a counter discourse to dominative theories.
  
  • ENGL 3923D - American Jewish Writers

    3
    3 hours. Study of the cultural and historical specificity of American Jewish literature. Comparison of that literature to canonical texts and trends, or examination of that literature as a counter discourse to dominative theories.
  
  • ENGL 4160D - Advanced Expository Writing

    3 hours
    4160. Advanced Expository Writing. 3 hours. Tutorial course in logical and rhetorical principles; practice in writing effective exposition; analyzing and criticizing models.
  
  • ENGL 4170D - Rhetorical History and Historiography

    3 hours
    3200. Rhetorical History and Historiography. 3 hours. Explores the construction of the rhetorical tradition through canonical texts and figures; questions alternatives to the received tradition.
  
  • ENGL 4400D - American Fiction

    3
    3 hours. Reading and analysis of American novels and short stories by Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, James, Faulkner, Hemingway, Welty and others.
  
  • ENGL 4470D - British Drama

    3
    3 hours. May be offered as a survey from the origins into the 20th century or as a study of any of the major periods in the survey: medieval, Renaissance, Restoration and modern. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • ENGL 4480D - American Drama

    3
    3 hours. Offered as a historical survey of American drama or as a study of major authors and schools. Authors may include O’Neill, Miller, Williams, Hansberry, Albee. May be repeated for credit as topics vary
  
  • ENGL 4500D - British Fiction

    3
    3 hours. Reading and analysis of British novels and short stories by Defoe, Austen, Fielding, Dickens, Lawrence, Burgess, Hardy and others.
  
  • ENGL 4650D - Literature and the Environment

    3 hours
    4650. Literature and the Environment. 3 hours. 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) : Upper-division standing.
  
  • ENGL 4700D - Methods of Teaching Language Arts in the Secondary Grades

    3
    4700. Methods of Teaching Language Arts in the Secondary Grades. 3 hours. Strategies for teaching writing and literature effectively in secondary language arts programs. Emphasis on a variety of techniques. Must be taken during the last two terms / semesters of course work before student teaching.
  
  • ENGL 4760D - Specialized Expository Writing

    3 hours
    4760. Specialized Expository Writing. 3 hours. The application of rhetorical, analytical and organizational principles to the writing of expository prose in specialized areas of study.

Finance - Undergraduate

  
  • FINA 2900D - Special Problems

    1.0-3.0
    Special Problems. 1-3 hours.
  
  • FINA 3770D - Finance

    3 hours
    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 2010D  and ACCT 2020D  or equivalent with grades of C or better, or consent of department.
  
  • FINA 4200D - Investments

    3 hours
    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 3770D  and ACCT 2020D  and ACCT 2030 or equivalent with grades of C or better.
  
  • FINA 4210D - Introduction to Derivatives

    3 hours
    Review of markets; determinants of interest rates and bond prices; forecasting of stock prices, including technical, psychological, cyclical and monetary indicators; trading strategy and tactics; market imperfections; options; futures markets; portfolio theory; and other relevant topics. Prerequisite(s): FINA 4200D  with a grade of C or better or consent of department.
  
  • FINA 4300D - Liquidity and Working Capital Management

    3 hours
    Analyzing issues related to corporate liquidity problems and solutions related to the management of short-term assets and liabilities. Prerequisite(s): FINA 3770D  with a grade of C or better.
 

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