Jun 02, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbers

In fall 2004, West Texas A&M University changed from a three-digit numbering scheme to a four-digit numbering system, known as the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). The four-digit numbers are identified as:

  • First digit identifies the level (1 = freshman, 2 = sophomore, 3 = junior, 4 = senior, 5 = stacked undergraduate/masters, 6 = masters, 7 = masters/doctoral, 8 = doctoral);
  • Second digit identifies the credit-hour value; and
  • Third and fourth digits establish the course sequence or type of course.

0001–0999—developmental courses, do not count toward degree.

1000–2999—primarily freshman and sophomore courses.

3000–4999—open to students who have completed at least 30 hours and any prerequisite.

5000–5999—graduate level stacked with undergraduate.

6000–6999—master’s level.

7000–7999—master’s/doctoral level.

8000–8999—doctoral students only.

NOTE: Students who have taken undergraduate “stacked” courses at WTAMU that have a graduate component cannot take the graduate course if they have already received credit for the corresponding undergraduate course.

Course Prefix

The course prefix indicates the assigned WTAMU course abbreviation and course number; e.g., ACCT 2301.

Course Abbreviation and Number in Brackets

A course abbreviation (prefix) and number in brackets indicates the corresponding common course number, established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, if the common course number and/or prefix is different from the WTAMU number; e.g., [GOVT 1310].

Field-of-Study Curriculum (FOSC)

Field-of-study curriculum is a set of courses that satisfy lower-division requirements for a bachelor’s degree in a specific academic area. All public four-year institutions of higher education are required to accept Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board-approved field-of-study courses. Field-of-study curriculum is indicated with the abbreviation “FOSC” within the brackets indicating the common course number of a course; e.g., [MUSI 1181, 1182; FOSC].

Numbers

The numbers indicate semester credit hours, lecture clock hours per week and lab clock hours per week; e.g., 3 3 0 indicates three semester credit hours, three clock hours of lecture per week and zero clock hours of lab per week.

 

Nursing

  
  • NURS 5326 - Integrative Nurse Coaching


    3 3 0
    Develop students to integrative nurse coaching competences, working with the whole person, using modalities that integrate body-mind-emotion-spirit-environment. Aligns with American Nurse Association (ANA) six standards of practice and 10 standards of professional performance for nurses.
  
  • NURS 5333 - Introduction to Holistic Nursing Practices


    3 3 0
    Holistic nursing aims at assisting others toward the wholeness within themselves, balancing mind, bond, spirit, and emotional health. Includes standards of care and standards of practice for holistic nursing. Modalities of practice will be operationalized.
  
  • NURS 6094 - Directed Studies


    1-6 0 0
    Topic and mode of study are agreed on by student and faculty. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • NURS 6120 - Research Synthesis


    1 1 0
    Prerequisite(s): /Co-requisite: all courses in degree program. A guided exploration of current literature in preparation for nursing comprehensive examination. Students will synthesize current literature to demonstrate mastery of core essentials from the perpective of individual, population or global health. This course is required for all non-thesis students.
  
  • NURS 6301 - Thesis


    3 0 0
  
  • NURS 6302 - Thesis


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite(s):  . Student will complete a research study. Enrollment must be repeated until research is completed. Must be repeated each subsequent semester except summer terms (unless a summer graduate) until the Dean of Graduate School has accepted the thesis.
  
  • NURS 6303 - Theories for Nursing


    3 3 0
    Introduces theoretical foundations for scholarly inquiry about nursing’s unique knowledge base. Emphasis on ability to critique, evaluate and utilize appropriate theory from both nursing and related disciplines. Skill development in written and oral communication will be emphasized.
  
  • NURS 6306 - Advanced Analysis of Issues in Nursing


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 6303 , NURS 6317 , NURS 6318 . Forum for students to analyze significant health-care issues impacting nursing, the individual, and the family in both rural and urban communities.
  
  • NURS 6314 - Advanced Nursing Education and Leadership


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to nursing graduate program. Focuses on advanced education and leadership concepts related to nursing. Particular emphasis will be on organizational and systems leadership, health policy and advocacy, and informatics and healthcare technology.
  
  • NURS 6315 - Advanced Assessment for Nurse Practitioners


    3 2 2
    Systematic assessment of clients in the primary health-care system. Required for advanced practice role specialization. Course fee $35.
  
  • NURS 6316 - Issues: Nurse Practitioner Role Development


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 6303 , NURS 6315 , NURS 6317 , NURS 6318 , NURS 6320 , NURS 6384 . Forum for nurse practitioner students to analyze issues that are operative in development of the advanced practice-family nurse practitioner role.
  
  • NURS 6317 - Nursing Research


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite/Co-requisite: NURS 6303 . Detailed study of methods and techniques of the research process. Includes critical evaluation of published research. Provides the opportunity to gain proficiency in problem identification within the clinical practice setting, awareness of practice outcomes and the clinical application of research as evidence-based nursing practice.
  
  • NURS 6318 - Nursing Populations and Settings


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 6303 . Health promotion, illness prevention and maintenance of function across the health-illness continuum will be emphasized. Students will use principles of epidemiology, public health and computer-generated data sets to analyze, implement and evaluate nursing strategies addressing global health.
  
  • NURS 6320 - Pathophysiology


    3 3 0
    Scientific concepts of the disease processes and human responses to illness.
  
  • NURS 6321 - Student Engagement in Nursing Education


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor. Focus on professional development of the nurse educator, as well as theoretical frameworks for best practices in nursing education. Specifically, the philosophical approach of Parker Palmer will be explored. Course fee $30.
  
  • NURS 6322 - Bioethics and Advocacy


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor. Focus on ethical decision making specific to health care. Advocacy for patients, the profession, and health-promoting policies will be explored. Case studies will be analyzed.
  
  
  • NURS 6324 - Scholarly Clinical Praxis


    3 1 6
    Prerequisite(s):  , NURS 6325 ,  . Clinical application provides an opportunity to integrate didactic learning, promote innovative thinking and test new potential solutions to clinical/practice or systems issues in a focused and sustained clinical experience. May be repeated once for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • NURS 6325 - Advanced Health Assessment


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Program. Focuses on nursing assessment across the lifespan and builds upon the student’s previous knowledge providing an advanced foundation for non-nurse practitioner students. History taking, physical assessment skills, health promotion, and psychosocial assessment are practiced. The course utilizes knowledge of anatomy/physiology, pathophysiology, and health promotion and assessment skills previously attained.
  
  • NURS 6326 - Concepts of Nursing Informatics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Program. Introduction to nursing informatics focusing on role, functions, scope and standards of practice of the informatics nurse.
  
  • NURS 6327 - Nursing Education: The Faculty Role


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): admission to graduate program. This course provides a forum for the analysis and synthesis of role behaviors specific to the nurse educator in an academic setting.
  
  • NURS 6328 - Quality Improvement in Health Care


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): admission to graduate program. Introduction to Quality Improvement focusing on identifying and using data to prioritize opportunity and measure impact, setting goals based on evidence or best practice, and creating changes that result in improved care or service that are sustainable over time.
  
  • NURS 6384 - Pharmacotherapeutics


    3 3 0
    Drug indication and prescription, therapeutic administration and surveillance will be emphasized from a pharmacotherapeutic perspective.
  
  • NURS 6392 - Special Topics in Graduate Nursing


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Program. Topics of special graduate interest in the field of nursing. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • NURS 6490 - Capstone Clinical Practicum for Family Nurse Practitioners


    4 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 6611 , NURS 6712 , NURS 6713 . Guided practice with a qualified preceptor in the role of family nurse practitioner in a clinical setting of the student’s choice. Focus on health maintenance and promotion and health restoration of chronic conditions and minor illness. Integration of scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, and organizational sciences allow the student to articulate the standards of quality, client centered and culturally appropriate patient care through use of communicating technologies, inter professional collaboration, and systems leadership. Course fee $50.
  
  • NURS 6611 - Primary Health Care Across the Lifespan I


    6 3 9
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 6303 , NURS 6315 , NURS 6317 , NURS 6318 , NURS 6320 , NURS 6384 . Focus on management of acute and chronic conditions found in primary health-care settings. Topics include dermatology, HEENT, pulmonology, immunology and hematology across the lifespan. Clinical practicum 135 hours. Course fee $60.
  
  • NURS 6712 - Primary Health Care Across the Lifespan II


    7 3 12
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 6303 , NURS 6315 , NURS 6317 , NURS 6318 , NURS 6320 , NURS 6384 . Focus on management of acute and chronic conditions found in primary health-care settings. Topics include cardiology, gastroenterology, urology and reproductive processes across the lifespan. Clinical practicum 180 hours. Course fee $60.
  
  • NURS 6713 - Primary Health Care Across the Lifespan III


    7 3 12
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 6303 , NURS 6315 , NURS 6317 , NURS 6318 , NURS 6320 , NURS 6384 . Focus on management of acute and chronic conditions found in primary health-care settings. Topics include endocrinology, neurology, musculoskeletal and psychiatric processes across the lifespan. Clinical practicum 180 hours. Course fee $60.

Physics

  
  • PHYS 6310 - Advanced Mathematical Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 4340. Partial differential equations, Green’s functions, perturbation theory, integral equations, calculus of variations, tensor analysis, group theory.
  
  • PHYS 6320 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 4320, PHYS 6310 . Hilbert spaces, central force problems, spin, angular momentum, perturbation theory.
  
  • PHYS 6330 - Classical Mechanics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3330, PHYS 6310 . Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton’s principle, central force problems, rigid body motion, Hamilton equations, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory.
  
  • PHYS 6340 - Electromagnetism


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3340, PHYS 6310 . Electrostatics, magnetostatics, slowly varying fields, dielectrics, Maxwell’s equations, radiation.
  
  • PHYS 6350 - Statistical Mechanics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3320, PSYC 6310 . Distribution functions, kinetic theory of gases, Boltzmann’s H-theorem, phase space, Liouville’s theorem, transport phenomena.
  
  • PHYS 6360 - Advanced Thermodynamics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3320, PHYS 4340. Entropy function, extremum principles, thermal stability, phase transitions, chemical thermodynamics, fluctuations, irreversible thermodynamics.

Plant, Soil and Environmental Science

  
  • Lab Safety Training

    PSES 5302 - Range/Forage/Wildlife Management (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Problems in managing pasture and range lands, including vegetation reseeding, forage production and utilization, brush control, poisonous plants, and managing rangeland for livestock and wildlife. Lab fee $12.
  
  • PSES 5310 - Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics


    3 3 0
    Traditional and biotechnological methods of plant breeding for genetic improvement and seed increase.
  
  • Lab Safety Training

    PSES 5311 - Soil Morphology and Classification (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s): PSES 2411. Characteristics of soil development, soil catenas and landscape relations, systems of soil taxonomy, regional and world soils, and wetlands classification. Field description of soil profiles, application of taxonomic classification to soil profile descriptions. Course fee $12.
  
  • PSES 5321 - Grain, Fiber and Oilseed Crops


    3 3 0
    Culture, management, utilization and quality characteristics of grain, fiber and oilseed crops.
  
  • PSES 5330 - Crop Physiology


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): nine hours of plant science and/or biology. Basic physiological processes of plants and application of these principles to increasing the yield of economic plants.
  
  • PSES 5331 - Irrigation, Soil and Water Conservation


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s): PSES 2411. Special emphasis on principles of wind and water erosion control, water conservation practices, surveying, and evapotranspiration and irrigation management.
  
  • PSES 5341 - Weeds, Herbicides and Cultural Control


    3 3 0
    Problematic weeds in agronomy and horticulture, methods of integrated cultural and herbicidal control.
  
  • PSES 5342 - Soil Fertility


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PSES 2411 and CHEM 1405 or CHEM 1411. Behavior of nutrient elements in soils and plants. Emphasis on nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.
  
  • PSES 5350 - Rangeland Inventories and Studies


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s): PSES 3350. Learn to measure rangeland plant communities in way that identify important characteristics of the community such as species frequency, diversity, plant community productivity and structure. Practice skills needed to perform these measurements properly and to know at what intensity and scale thees measurements should be accomplished. Course fee $15.
  
  • PSES 5352 - Integrated Grazing and Wildlife Habitat Management


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s): PSES 4302 or instructor consent. Students will use a basic understanding of economic relationships between grazing livestock and rangeland landscapes and the ecological processes that drive natural community dynamics at different scales, and then practice skills necessary to plan, implement and monitor successful adaptive grazing strategies that address lifestyle, economic/production, and landscape goals.
  
  • Lab Safety Training

    PSES 5354 - Rangeland Ecology (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Learn basic concepts of factors that affect rangeland communities and how ecological processes drive changes in natural communities and their function. Explore how these processes can be manipulated through management to achieve desired goals. Course fee $15, HAZ fee $6.
  
  • PSES 5356 - Rangeland Improvements


    3 2 2
    Learn basic concepts related to management practices to directly change species composition of rangeland communities, where they are appropriate, their advantages and limitations and how they should be applied properly. Course fee $15.
  
  • PSES 5371 - Field Crop Entomology


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s): PSES 2313 or BIOL 3510. Harmful and beneficial insects that affect major field crops. Biology, identification, economic importance, and management of insect pests. Lab fee $30.
  
  • Lab Safety Training

    PSES 6096 - Directed Studies in Plant Science (HAZ)


    3-4 0-4 0
    Readings and directed individual studies in various topic areas that specifically relate to the graduate student’s interests and needs. May be repeated for a maximum of eight credit hours.
  
  • PSES 6097 - Research


    1-6 0 0
    Investigations in areas of current interest. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • PSES 6098 - Advanced Professional Internship


    3-6 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor. Supervised internship in an approved discipline of plant agriculture. Detailed evaluation of the selected work area while receiving on-the-job training under supervision of faculty and cooperating personnel. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • PSES 7092 - Special Topics


    1-6 0-6 0-12
    Recent advances and current topics in plant, soil and environmental sciences. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • PSES 7301 - Advanced Plant and Soil Management


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): doctoral student or approval of instructor and program director. Interrelationships between plants and soil under various management systems.
  
  • PSES 7302 - Plant, Soil and Environmental Resource Management Perspectives


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): doctoral student or approval of instructor and program director. Examination of perspectives and modeling tools available in integrated management of plant, soil and environmental resources, and use of those resources in production.
  
  • PSES 7325 - Soil-Plant-Water Relationships


    3 2 2
    Interrelated study of physical and physiological processes in the soil-plant atmosphere system: soil water absorption and movement, plant-water transport, transpiration and measurement of plant-water stress. Course fee $12.
  
  • PSES 7344 - Agricultural Waste Management

    Cross-listed with ENVR 6344 .
    3 3 0
    Issues and solutions for managing agricultural wastes. Manure characteristics, treatment methods, environmental regulations, odors, air quality, composting and land applications. Course fee $10.
  
  • PSES 7351 - Hydrology and Water Resources in Agriculture


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor. Introduction to basic principles and practices of hydrology and water resources as related to agriculture including the relation of physical and biological sciences to an understanding of the water cycle. Sufficient knowledge of college algebra and statistics is required.
  
  • PSES 8095 - Directed Studies in Plant, Soil or Environmental Science


    1-6 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): approval of instructor and program director. Readings and directed individual studies in various topic areas that specifically relate to the graduate student’s needs and interest. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours. Allowed for elective credit only.

Political Science

  
  • POSC 5307 - Municipal Government


    3 3 0
    Organization, legal aspects, functions and administration of American municipality; relationship of the city to other units of government; current problems of city governments.
  
  • POSC 5356 - Principles of Emergency Management

    Cross-listed with  .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): POSC 2305, POSC 2306. The devastation caused by hurricanes, floods and wildfires highlights the need for highly trained professionals who can develop effective strategies in response to these disasters. Principles of emergency management will cover social and environmental processes that generate hazards. Will include vulnerability analysis, hazard mitigation, emergency response and disaster recovery.
  
  • POSC 5369 - American National Security


    3 3 0
    Political analysis of structures, functions and policies relating to American national security; emphasis on defense and intelligence institutions and policies, conventional weapons, weapons of mass destruction, homeland security, terrorism and international linkages.
  
  • POSC 5370 - International Relations


    3 3 0
    Basic historical, economic and cultural factors in contemporary world politics. Rise and development of Western state systems; foundations of national power; sovereignty, nationalism, imperialism and problems resulting from these factors; development of concepts of international cooperation of government.
  
  • POSC 5371 - American Foreign Policy


    3 3 0
    Evolution, objectives and special problems of American foreign policy with particular reference to developments since World War II.
  
  • POSC 5374 - International Law and Organization


    3 3 0
    Nature, sources, development and scope of public international law; present status of international law; evolution, scope and functions of institutions and agencies for international cooperation. Emphasis on the United States.
  
  • POSC 5376 - Former Soviet Union: Domestic and Foreign Policies


    3 3 0
    Survey of the Russian era before the 1917 communist revolution, the period of communist rule and the post-Soviet era. Equal emphasis on domestic political developments and foreign policy.
  
  • POSC 5378 - Asian Governments and Politics


    3 3 0
    Political analysis of major nations of Asia: People’s Republic of China, Japan and India; survey of other nations in South, East and Southeast Asia; international relations involving the region.
  
  • POSC 6096 - Readings and Research


    1-3 0-3 0
    Directed individual and group readings and investigations in areas of government not covered in available courses. With consent of department head, may be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6098 - Graduate Internship


    3,6 0 0
    Practical application of governmental processes.
  
  • POSC 6301 - Thesis


    3 0 0
    Students are required to complete their thesis proposal while enrolled in this course. Requires approval from instructor/chairperson of the thesis committee.
  
  • POSC 6302 - Thesis


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite(s):  . Students are required to complete one’s thesis while enrolled in the course. Instructor/chairperson permission required. Must be repeated each subsequent semester except summer terms (unless a summer graduate) until the Dean of the Graduate School has accepted the thesis.
  
  • POSC 6303 - Overview of Political Science


    3 0 0
    Introductory graduate class for political science and public administration.
  
  • POSC 6305 - Problems in American National Government


    3 3 0
    Selected functions and processes of the American federal system. With consent of department head, may be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6306 - Advanced Topics in State and Local Government


    3 3 0
    Selected functions, institutions and processes of state and local governments in the United States. With consent of department head, may be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6307 - Problems in American Intergovernmental Relations


    3 3 0
    Examination of horizontal and vertical relationships among local, regional, state and federal governments. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6310 - Seminar in Social and Political Theory

    Cross-listed with SOCI 6310 .
    3 3 0
    Topics vary from classical to modern theories. Emphasis on development of types and schools of theories. With consent of department head, may be repeated once for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6312 - Problems in Social and Political Institutions

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6312 /SOCI 6312 .
    3 3 0
    Critical investigation of social conditions affecting the structure and functioning of contemporary social and political institutions and analysis of public policy solutions to these problems.
  
  • POSC 6335 - Seminar in American Judiciary

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6335 .
    3 3 0
    In-depth examination of various issues relating to the national and state judiciary, including selection of judges, judicial politics, components of the court work group and their functions, problems in administration of justice, and other issues of judicial behavior and process.
  
  • POSC 6337 - Advanced Studies in Criminal Law

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6337 .
    3 3 0
    Critical study of aspects of law that are relevant to the criminal justice system and its related processes, including theories of law, historical development, substantive and procedural laws, and administrative law.
  
  • POSC 6340 - The Criminal Justice System-An Overview

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6340 .
    3 3 0
    Intensive overview of the criminal justice system as a system, including theory, current issues and trends.
  
  • POSC 6342 - Seminar in Criminal Justice

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6342 /SOCI 6342 .
    3 3 0
    Contemporary national, state and local problems in criminal justice. May be repeated once for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6346 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration and Public Policy

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6346 .
    3 3 0
    Advanced study of organizational theories with application to complex criminal justice organizations in the areas of human resource management, intergovernmental relations, planning and evaluation of programs. With permission of instructor, may be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6350 - Seminar in Public Administration


    3 3 0
    Development and role of administration in the governmental process; principles and problems of administrative organization and coordination; financial and personnel management; problems of administrative control and responsibility.
  
  • POSC 6351 - Seminar in Public Policy

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6351 .
    3 3 0
    Selected aspects of American public policy, theory, organization, administration and administrative procedures in government. With consent of department head, may be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6352 - Environmental Policy Issues

    Cross-listed with ECON 6352 .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): POSC 2305 and POSC 2306; three hours advanced political science. Federal and state policies, rules and regulations as they apply to planning and policy issues relating to the environment. Selected case studies in American government relating to environmental quality issues will be evaluated.
  
  • POSC 6353 - Seminar in Administrative Management


    3 3 0
    Methods of applying administrative principles to the operating process of governmental agencies. Relevance of administrative theory to management procedures in government. Development and role of public service; basic principles, practices and problems in public personnel management. With permission of instructor, may be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6354 - Administrative Theory and Behavior


    3 3 0
    Interaction of individuals and groups in government organizations. Topics include individual behavior in organizations, group dynamics, communication in the working environment and concepts of motivation. Fall of odd years.
  
  • POSC 6355 - Seminar in Public Financial Administration


    3 3 0
    Budgeting problems and internal practices in American government. Problems in administrative organizations in fiscal activities.
  
  • POSC 6370 - Problems in International Relations


    3 3 0
    Selected problems of contemporary international relations. With consent of department head, may be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • POSC 6372 - Comparative Political and Social Systems


    3 3 0
    Seminar in comparative political and social systems. Examination of theories and research methods concerning comparative approaches. Political ideologies, structures and functions; culture, classes, violence, racism and economics. With consent of department head, may be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  
  • POSC 6381 - Certificate in Program Evaluation and Assessment: Capstone II

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6381 .
    3 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): CRIJ 6380 /POSC 6380 . Designed to provide the student an opportunity to implement an evaluation and assessment plan and write the report applying knowledge developed in prerequisite course work.
  
  • POSC 6387 - Seminar in Research Methods

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6387 /SOCI 6387 .
    3 3 0
    Nonparametrics; measurement; surveys, research, design; scale construction; methodology.
  
  • POSC 6388 - Statistics for Social and Criminological Research

    Cross-listed with CRIJ 6388 /SOCI 6388 
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): undergraduate social statistics or equivalent. Statistical techniques most commonly used in social science research with emphasis on probability, estimation, hypothesis methods, sample techniques and use of SPSS.

Professional Development

  
  • EDPD 5363 - Bilingual Teaching Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Spanish language proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Methodology for teaching content areas for learners who have limited English proficiency.
  
  • EDPD 6015 - Writing Workshop


    3 3 0 6 6 0
    Prerequisite(s): One year teaching experience and instructor approval. This course, a three week all day workshop for PK-16 educators, focuses on studying effective practices in writing pedagogy and on improving participants’ writing and research skills.
  
  • EDPD 6085 - International Studies


    1-3 1-3 0
    Thorough examination of a contemporary international topic in education. Course may provide an optional faculty-led travel component designed to accomplish learning objectives of the course. Graduate candidates participating in the travel option will be charged an additional course fee not to exceed the actual cost of travel, including but not limited to transportation, lodging and food. To be taken only after prearrangement with a designated faculty member of record. May be repeated when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • EDPD 6092 - Current Issues in Education


    1-3 1-3 0
    In-depth investigation of current research, issues and/or methodology in secondary education. To be taken only after prearrangement with a designated faculty member of record. May be repeated when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • EDPD 6098 - Teaching Internship


    0 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): full admission to the PACE program and employment as a teacher in a TEA accredited or approved school district in an approved placement. Consent OM 413. Candidates must enroll in this class each semester of internship. Successful completion will be noted by a grade of “S”, with no grade points and no credit hours. To be taken only after prearrangement with the PACE office. May be repeated up to six semesters (0 credit hours).
  
  • EDPD 6301 - Thesis


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): EDPD 6303 .
  
  • EDPD 6302 - Thesis


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): EDPD 6301   Must be repeated each subsequent semester except summer terms (unless a summer graduate) until the Dean of Graduate School has accepted the thesis.
  
  • EDPD 6303 - Education Research


    3 3 0
    Comparison of qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Utilize components of literature review, data collection and analysis to conduct a publishable action research manuscript that addresses an educational problem/question. Course may provide an optional faculty-led travel component designed to accomplish learning objectives of the course. Graduate candidates participating in the travel option will be charged an additional course fee not to exceed the actual cost of travel, including but not limited to transportation, lodging and food.
 

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