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Course Descriptions

Course Numbers

West Texas A&M University follows a four-digit numbering system, known as the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). The four-digit numbers are identified below:

  • First digit identifies the level (1 = freshman, 2 = sophomore, 3 = junior, 4 = senior, 5 = stacked undergraduate/masters, 6 or 7 = graduate, 8 = doctoral);
  • Second digit identifies the credit-hour value; and
  • Third and fourth digits establish the course sequence or type of course (92 = special topics, 93 = honors, 94 = individual/directed studies, 95 = problems, 96 = readings, 97 = research, 98 = internship, 99 = practicum).

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.

6000–7999—graduate level (master’s/doctoral).

8000–8999—doctoral students only.

NOTE: Students who have taken and received credit for an undergraduate “stacked” course at WTAMU cannot take and receive credit for the corresponding graduate 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.

(HAZ)

Courses marked with (HAZ) may require the use of hazardous chemicals and/or equipment. To participate in these classes, an online “Student Laboratory Safety Training” is required and assigned through WTClass upon registration for the class. By registering for the class, the student agrees to 

  • Complete the assigned training by no later than 12th class day for fall/spring terms or 5th class day for summer terms; and
  • Acknowledge non-participation in activities if not completed by 18th class day for fall/spring terms; 10th class day for summer terms.

 
 

Music Industry

(Offered through the School of Music.)
  

  • MUMI 3193 - Audio Technology Practicum III

    1 0 1
    Prerequisite(s): MUMI 3192 . Practical application of advanced radio recording skills on School of Music performances.
  

  • MUMI 3305 - Audio Recording II

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): MUMI 1320 , MUMI 1331 , MUMI 2301 . A skills-based class in the application of advanced audio signal routing utilizing pro tools and a large format analog console.
  

  • MUMI 3330 - Mixing Techniques

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): MUMI 1320 , MUMI 1331 , MUMI 2301 , MUMI 3305 . A skills-based class in the application of mixing techniques to produce finished professional quality mixes.
  

  • MUMI 3365 - Songwriting

    3 3 0
    Techniques in songwriting for the commercial market. Students will study fundamentals of melody, lyrics, “hooks,” points of view, and song logic. Students will also cover solo writing as well as the concept of collaboration.
  

  • MUMI 3380 - Survey of Music Business

    3 3,0 0
    Survey of the music industry: merchandising, manufacturing, purchasing, recording, performance management and promotion. (Required of music business majors; recommended for music performance majors.)
  

  • MUMI 3381 - Seminar in Music Industry

    3 3,0 0
    Prerequisite(s): MUMI 3380 . In-depth study of various areas of the music industry utilizing a series of guest lecturers and field experiences. May be repeated twice for a maximum of nine credit hours.
  

  • MUMI 3382 - Advanced Audio Skills

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): MUMI 3330 . Exploration of advanced skills in audio recording and engineering. May include shared courses with Belmont University. May be repeated once with different content.

Natural Sciences
  

  • NSCI 2371 - Integrated Science: Earth Science

    3 2 2
    Concepts and activities in natural sciences for elementary school curriculum with emphasis on earth science; structures and systems, energy transformations, changes over time, interactions and scientific world view.
  

  • NSCI 2372 - Integrated Science: Biology

    3 2 2
    Concepts and activities in natural sciences for elementary school curriculum with emphasis on biology; structures and systems, energy transformations, changes over time, interactions and scientific world view.
  

  • NSCI 4371 - The Process of Science

    3 3 0
    Meaning, method development and implications of science in historical context as revealed in lives and works of major scientist.

Nursing
  

  • NURS 2330 - Health Promotion

    Cross-listed with HSCI 2330 . 3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor for non-nursing majors. Explores fundamental conditions and resources for health, such as education, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, shelter, a stable ecosystem, peace and social justice with respect to self-care and the care of others. Includes health promotion with regard to wellness, acute illness and chronic illness across the lifespan.
  

  • NURS 2350 - Introduction to Nursing Skills

    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2401 , SOCI 1301 . By department approval. Must have 3.0 overall GPA to enroll. Pre-nursing course providing an introduction to knowledge required for therapeutic communication and non-invasive nursing skills with individuals and families from diverse cultures in a variety of settings and across the lifespan.
  

  • NURS 3094 - Directed Studies

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

  • NURS 3290 - Geriatric Health

    2 2 0
    Prerequisite(s):  ,  ,  ,  . Interprofessional approach of physical, psychosocial, environmental and spiritual complexities of caring for the geriatric aggregate. Evidence-based practices will be discussed to maximize older adult’s maintenance of health and well-being. Provides educational foundation needed to provide high-quality care to older adults.
  

  • NURS 3301 - Medical Terminology for Healthcare Providers

    3 3 0
    Emphasis on a systematic approach to scientific terms and medical words used in nursing and health sciences.
  

  • NURS 3304 - Elementary Biostatistics in Health-Care Research

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314  or MATH 1324  or MATH 1332 , or consent of instructor. Must be a major in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences to take this class which includes major codes 701, 713, 718, 702, 117, 150, 113, 730, 239, 240, and 5240. Emphasis on basic descriptive and inferential methods used in health sciences.
  

  • NURS 3310 - Applications to Nursing: Pathophysiology

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2401 , BIOL 2402 , BIOL 2572 , or BIOL 2420 . Must have departmental consent AND an overall GPA of 3.0 to enroll. Physiologic responses of all ages and diverse cultures will be studied as these individuals adapt to cardiovascular, dermatologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, genetic, genitourinary, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, musculoskeletal, neuro-sensory, oncologic, respiratory, and renal infections, diseases or conditions. Cellular responses to disease are focused upon to enhance the student’s understanding of nursing decisions.
  

  • NURS 3325 - Integration into Professional Nursing

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): RN licensure. Discussion of philosophical, theoretical and historical perspectives in the practice of professional nursing. Students will identify their desired individual areas of professional nursing practice and directions for B.S.N. study.
  
  

  • NURS 3340 - Pharmacology for Nursing Practice

    3 2 3
    Prerequisite(s):   or  ,  ,  ; admission to upper division nursing courses. Nursing knowledge and psychomotor skills required for administering medications in a safe and effective manner across the lifespan. Concepts stressed will be pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapeutics and pharmacodynamics.
  

  • NURS 3345 - Pharmacotherapeutics Applied to Pathophysiology

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): RN licensure. Effects of pharmocotherapeutics in relation to major pathophysiologies/psychopathologies across the life span. Includes nursing knowledge of pharmacokinetics/dynamics/genetics for quality patient care, as well as food/drug, drug/drug interactions and the requisite patient teaching.
  

  • NURS 3355 - Cultural Competence for Health Promotion

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): RN licensure. Improvement of cultural competence for RNs in providing quality care to diverse patient populations. Various cultures (with particular emphasis on local/rural cultures) are studied as to their health-care beliefs and practices regarding health promotion. Healthy People 2020 will be used as the framework of study.
  

  • NURS 3360 - Evidence-Based Practice

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 2330 , NURS 2350 , NURS 3304 , NURS 3310 ; admission to upper division nursing courses. Introduction to the research process as related to nursing.
  

  • NURS 3375 - Quality Management and Informatics in Nursing

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all University core and department specific prerequisites. Inter professional approach to promote quality across health care settings which includes patients, families, populations, and communities where health care is accessed. Provide information to coordinate, communicate, and manage information by learning technological resources to complement decision making for improvement of patient care including delivery systems.
  

  • NURS 3382 - Special Clinical Topics in Nursing

    3 1 2
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to upper division nursing courses. Topics of special clinical interest in the study of nursing with supervised clinical practicum of interest. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  

  • NURS 3392 - Special Topics in Nursing

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to upper division nursing courses. Topics of special interest in the study of nursing. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  

  • NURS 3570 - Health of Women and Children

    5 3 8
    Prerequisite(s):  ,  ,  ,  . Focus on nursing knowledge required for providing, designing, and coordinating care for women, infants and children in a variety of health-care settings.
  

  • NURS 3580 - Adult Health I

    5 3 8
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 3310 , NURS 3340 , NURS 3330 ,   . Nursing knowledge required to provide care for adults in a variety of health-care settings.
  

  • NURS 4131 - Evidence-Based Practice Seminar

    1 1 0
    Prerequisite(s): NURS 4350 , NURS 4540 , NURS 4530  must be taken with NURS 4341 , NURS 4351 , NURS 4693 .   Development and implementation of a group capstone presentation related to current health-care issues and trends utilizing evidence-based concepts of nursing practice.
  

  • NURS 4323 - Nursing Decisions for Populations

    3 2 3
    Prerequisite(s): RN licensure. Epidemiological, community health and public-health concepts are presented as they relate to groups and populations. Health-related issues for rural, local populations are emphasized. Healthy People 2020 will be used as the basis for materials presented.
  

  • NURS 4326 - Integrative Nurse Coaching

    3 3 0
    Develops 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 4333 - Introduction to Holistic Nursing Practices

    3 3 0
    Holistic nursing aims to assist others toward the wholeness within themselves, balancing mind, body, spirit and emotional health. Includes standards of care and standards of practice for holistic nursing. Modalities of practice will be operationalized.
  

  • NURS 4335 - Issues in Health-Care Delivery

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): RN licensure. Decision making for ethical dilemmas are examined, as well as legal, social, economic and political policies surrounding the current health-care delivery system.
  

  • NURS 4341 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Practice

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s):  ,  ,  . Must be taken with NURS 4131 , NURS 4351 , NURS 4693 .   Co-requisite(s): Must be taken with NURS 4693 . Emphasizes role of the professional nurse as leader and manager of nursing care. Integrates application of previously acquired knowledge and skill with concepts of leadership and management in health-care delivery.
  

  • NURS 4345 - Professional Nursing Leadership/Management & Practicum

    3 2 3
    Prerequisite(s): RN licensure required. Co-requisite(s): Co-reqisite: NURS 4345L . Management skills and the art of leadership are addressed and include organizational culture, tools for change, conflict management, multidisciplinary collaboration, scheduling/staffing and legal liability, as well as other principles of leadership/management. This course practically applies concepts of leadership and management. This allows the Registered Nurse to incorporate professionalism into practice as it relates to a leadership role.
  

  • NURS 4345L - Professional Nursing Leadership/Management & Practicum

    0 0 3
    Co-requisite(s): Co-requisite: NURS 4345 . This course practically applies concepts of leadership and management. This allows the Registered Nurse to incorporate professionalism into practice as it relates to a leadership role.
  

  • NURS 4350 - Behavioral Health Nursing

    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s):  ,  ,  , and  . Focus on nursing care of individuals and families with behavioral disorders including severe and persistent mental illness in community and acute care settings.
  

  • NURS 4351 - Preparation for Professional Nursing Practice

    3 3 0

    Prerequisite(s):  

     ,  ,  . Must be taken with NURS 4131 , NURS 4341 , NURS 4693 .   Emphasis on scope of professional nursing practice and nursing jurisprudence, and the Texas Nursing Practice Act. This course focuses on preparing students for entry into practice. Students must pass a comprehensive, standardized examination to pass this course and to meet requirements for graduation. Core competencies emphasized in this course are critical thinking and professionalism. The role competency emphasized in this course is member of a profession.

  

  • NURS 4385 - Concepts in Legal and Ethical Nursing

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all University core and department specific prerequisites. Discuss nurse’s legal scope of practice, national standards of nursing practice. Code of Ethics, models of ethical decision making, strategies for access to standards of practice. Legal parameters of nursing practice, legal principles, practice theories related to health care. Provide knowledge of genetics and genomics in complex, changing health care system.
  

  • NURS 4390 - Capstone/Evaluation of Learning RN to BSN

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): RN licensure, must be taken in last semester of program. This capstone course allows RN students to synthesize the knowledge acquired throughout the RN to BSN program including the development of the professional nursing role, application of issues and concepts in nursing, evidence-based practice, current leadership/management, populations, health care environment, lifelong learning, and promoting the nursing profession.
  

  • NURS 4399 - Honors

    3 0 0
    Advanced nursing experiences for the self-directed student with a GPA over 3.0. Course content will be negotiable by student and selected faculty.
  

  • NURS 4530 - Population-Focused Nursing Practice

    5 3 6
    Prerequisite(s):  ,  ,  , and   . Focus on nursing knowledge required for providing, designing, managing and coordinating community-based care for individuals, families, populations and communities. Utilizes concepts of population-focused and community nursing in clinical practice.
  

  • NURS 4540 - Adult Health II

    5 3 8
    Prerequisite(s):  ,  ,  , and   . Nursing knowledge required to provide care for adults and families requiring complex nursing care, including concepts of families in crisis in a variety of health-care settings.
  

  • NURS 4693 - Clinical Internship for Professional Nursing Practice

    6 0 18
    Prerequisite(s):  ,  ,  . Must be taken with NURS 4131 , NURS 4341 , NURS 4351    Clinical practice experience in selected health-care settings and simulations laboratories. Emphasis on acute-care settings. Focus on role of the nurse as provider, designer and manager of care for individuals, families and groups of patients.

Philosophy

(Offered through the Department of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages.)
  

  • PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy

    3 3 0
    Introduction to the problems and methods of philosophical inquiry.
  

  • PHIL 2303 - Logic

    3 3 0
    Introduction to logic emphasizing analysis, construction and critique of arguments.
  

  • PHIL 2374 - Ethics

    3 3 0
    Introduction to theories, problems and methods of traditional and contemporary philosophical ethics.
  

  • PHIL 3094 - Individual Study

    1-3 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing and consent of department head. Individual study designed to meet needs and interests of the student. May be repeated when topics vary. No maximum credit limit.
  

  • PHIL 3301 - Ancient Philosophy

    3 3 0
    History of the philosophical inquiry in the ancient period. May be repeated twice when topics vary for a maximum of nine credit hours.
  

  • PHIL 3302 - Modern Philosophy

    3 3 0
    History of philosophical inquiry from the 17th century to the present. May be repeated twice when topics vary for a maximum of nine credit hours.
  

  • PHIL 3303 - Metaphysics

    3 3 0
    Systematic study of the fundamental categories of reality, such as existence, substance, property, identity, space, time, change, event, causality, necessity, essence, free will and mind. Philosophical issues in which these categories play a part also will be discussed. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  

  • PHIL 3304 - Logic II

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2303 . Intermediate instruction in logic emphasizing analysis, construction and critique of arguments.
  

  • PHIL 3360 - Philosophy of Religion

    3 3 0
    Philosophical investigation into the nature of religion, including its relation to human nature, through inquiry into the meaning of seminal concepts such as God, Faith, Belief, Practice, Morality and others. May be repeated twice, when topics vary, for a minimum of 9 hours.
  

  • PHIL 3375 - Medical Ethics

    Cross-listed with HSCI 3375 . 3 3 0
    Exploration of fundamental philosophical issues in theory and practice within the health sciences, particularly ethical topics.
  

  • PHIL 3392 - Special Topics

    3 3 0
    Treatment of one or more specific topics in the history of philosophy. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of six credit hours.
  

  • PHIL 4302 - Major Figures in Philosophy

    3 3 0
    Focus on individual philosophers. May be repeated when topics vary. No maximum credit limit.

Physical Education

(Offered through the Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences.)
  

  • PHED 1111 - Lifetime Wellness

    1 1 1
    Overview of the seven dimensions of wellness and lifestyle management across the life span. Strategies for responsible decision-making related to health care, physical well-being, stress management, sexual health and safety. Specific activities appropriate to fulfillment of objectives will be included.
  

  • PHED 1116 - Recreational Activities

    1 0 2
    Seasonal recreational activities. May be repeated once when topics vary for a maximum of three credit hours.

Physics
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PHYS 1401 - General Physics I (HAZ)

    4 3 2
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314 , MATH 1324  or a mathematics course for which one of these courses is a prerequisite. Classical mechanics, including Newton’s Laws and the mathematical description of motion. Selected laboratory experiments. Lab fee $30.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PHYS 1402 - General Physics II (HAZ)

    4 3 2
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 1401 . Particles and their interactions, waves and modern physics. Selected laboratory experiments. Lab fee $30.
  

  • PHYS 1411 - Planetary Astronomy

    4 3 2
    Introduction to planetary astronomy. Largely non-mathematical description of our solar system, including planets, asteroids, meteors and comets. Includes laboratory which will involve outdoor observations on clear nights with cloudy nights devoted to indoor experiments and activities to illustrate physical processes in astronomy.
  

  • PHYS 1412 - Introductory Astronomy II

    4 3 2
    Stellar and galactic astronomy. Largely non-mathematical description of stars, galaxies, black holes and other objects beyond our solar system. Includes lab oratory which will involve outdoor observations on clear nights with cloudy nights devoted to indoor experiments and activities to illustrate physical processes in astronomy.
  

  • PHYS 1471 - Light, Matter, and Sound: An Introduction to Waves

    4 2 2
    Overview of wave phenomena in physics and technology. Includes physics of simple harmonic motion, structure of complex waves, wave optics, light, sound, wave-particle nature of matter, and transmission of information via wave phenomena. Laboratory investigations included in the course. This course is intended for non-science majors and does not fulfill degree program requirements of physics majors.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PHYS 2425 - Calculus Physics I (HAZ)

    4 3 2

    Prerequisite(s):  

      or concurrent enrollment. Mathematical treatment (calculus) of mechanics, energy and waves. Selected laboratory experiments. Lab fee $30.

  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PHYS 2426 - Calculus Physics II (HAZ)

    4 3 2
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2425  and MATH 2414  or concurrent enrollment. Mathematical treatment (calculus) of electricity, magnetism and optics. Selected laboratory experiments. Lab fee $30.
  

  • PHYS 3302 - Wind Energy and Wind Turbines

    Cross-listed with ET 3302 . 3 3 0
    Introduction to wind characteristics, wind turbine types, design of wind turbines, experimental results and economics.
  

  • PHYS 3303 - Solar Energy: Residence and Rural Systems

    Cross-listed with ET 3303 . 3 3 0
    Alternative energy (solar, wind, biomass) for residence and rural application.
  

  • PHYS 3310 - Modern Physics I

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426  and MATH 2414 . Quantum theory, special theory of relativity, waves and particles, quantum mechanics in one dimension, hydrogen atom.
  

  • PHYS 3320 - Thermodynamics

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426 ; or concurrent enrollment in MATH 3340 . Equations of state, ideal gases, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy and statistical methods.
  

  • PHYS 3323 - Physics of Medical Imaging

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s):   or  . Introduction to physics of imaging relevant to medical applications, including image storage analysis, compression, and retrieval. Computer applications including vision and visualization concepts for medical applications; telemedicine applications.
  

  • PHYS 3330 - Mechanics I

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426 . Particle and extended body dynamics, force fields, energy and momentum.
  

  • PHYS 3340 - Electricity and Magnetism I

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426 , MATH 3340 , MATH 3342 . Electric Field, potential energy relationships and electromagnetic waves.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PHYS 3350 - Advanced Physics Laboratory (HAZ)

    3 1 4
    Prerequisite or concurrent: PHYS 3310 . Laboratory course focusing on advanced techniques and experiments drawn from the full range of physics classes. The student will understand the role of experimental design, advanced data analysis and reduction, error analysis, and the use of computers while investigating physical phenomena.
  

  • PHYS 3380 - Introduction to Astrophysics

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3310  or consent of instructor. Introduction to the physical laws governing the celestial mechanics and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and structure of the universe. Topics include modern observational techniques, star formation, interstellar medium, orbital dynamics, stellar evolution, big bang nucleosynthesis and cosmology.
  

  • PHYS 4103 - Seminar in Physics

    1 1 1
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and physics major. Intended to provide physics majors with experience in professional presentations. Group discussion and oral and written presentations on current topics in physics or a related field. Career orientation and development of professional resumé will also be completed in this course.
  

  • PHYS 4197 - Research in Physics

    1 1 0
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and physics major. First part of two-course sequence, followed by PHYS 4103. Literature survey and presentation techniques for research projects in physics. Experimental design. Selection of research topic for presentation in PHYS 4103. Discussion and survey of forefront research.
  

  • PHYS 4310 - Modern Physics II

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3310 . Applications of elementary quantum theory to molecular, solid-state, nuclear and elementary particle physics.
  

  • PHYS 4320 - Quantum Mechanics I

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426 . Schrodinger equation, particle in a box, operators, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum operators, hydrogen atom.
  

  • PHYS 4321 - Principles of Physical Science

    3 3 0
    Non-mathematical approach to fundamentals of physics and chemistry. Designed for science education students and public school teachers desiring to satisfy deficiencies. Essential elements of physical science and objectives for the physical science TExES test will be covered.
  

  • PHYS 4330 - Optics

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426 . Physical optics, propagation of light, interference and diffraction, general wave equation, interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
  

  • PHYS 4340 - Mathematical Methods

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 3340 . Mathematical methods of physics: vectors, matrices, vector differential operators, differential equations, integral theorems, infinite series, eigenfunctions and numerical methods.
  

  • PHYS 4350 - Computational Physics

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2426 , MATH 3342 , and CIDM 1315  or consent of instructor. Data acquisition, data fitting, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, Monte Carlo simulations, Monte Carlo integration, random walks, Euler’s method, second order Runge-Kutta method, fourth order Runge-Kutta method, elliptical PDEs, parabolic PDEs, hyperbolic PDEs.
  

  • PHYS 4360 - Nuclear Physics

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3310 . Natural and artificial radioactivity. Topics include the neutron, positron, nuclear structure and forces, binding energies, nuclear fission and fusion, particle accelerators and cosmic rays.
  

  • PHYS 4377 - Advanced Physics Elective I

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2425  and PHYS 2426  or equivalent. Advanced elective topics in physics. Topics may include modern theoretical and experimental techniques in a variety of subdisciplines. This will be a regular classroom/TTVN course offered by the faculty of the Texas Physics Consortium. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated when topics vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  

  • PHYS 4387 - Advanced Physics Elective II

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2425  and PHYS 2426  or equivalent. Advanced elective topics in physics. Topics may include modern theoretical and experimental techniques in a variety of subdisciplines. This will be a regular classroom/TTVN course offered by faculty of the Texas Physics Consortium. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated when topics vary to a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  

  • PHYS 4390 - Solid State Physics

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3310 . Application of quantum and statistical mechanics to the solid state; properties of crystalline materials; electrical and thermal conductivity; heat capacity; crystalline binding; nature of metals, insulators and semiconductors; dielectric and magnetic properties. Advanced elective.
  

  • PHYS 4397 - Advanced Physics Elective III

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2425  and PHYS 2426  or equivalent. Advanced elective topics in physics. Topics may include modern theoretical and experimental techniques in a variety of subdisciplines. This will be a regular classroom/TTVN course offered by faculty of the Texas Physics Consortium. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated when topics vary for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Plant, Soil and Environmental Science

(Offered through the Department of Agricultural Sciences.)
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PSES 1301 - Principles of Horticulture (HAZ)

    [HORT 1301] 3 2 2
    Horticultural plants, including turfgrass, fruit, vegetable, nut, flowering and ornamental plants and their propagation, culture, harvest, storage and utilization. Lab fee $26.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PSES 1307 - Principles of Plant Science (HAZ)

    [AGRI 1307] 3 2 2
    Fundamentals of agricultural plants with emphasis on plant structure, nutrition, breeding, function and soil characteristics as related to production of economic plants. Lab fee $18.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PSES 2311 - Fundamentals of Soil Science (HAZ)

    3 2 2
    Introduction to the basic principles of environmental and agricultural management of soils. Topics include soil physical, chemical, and biological properties, soil formation and development, taxonomy and classification, and soil management practices. Lab fee $18.
  

  • PSES 2313 - Economic Entomology

    [AGRI 2313] 3 3 0
    Classification, life histories, habits and management practices of common local insects and insect pests of plants and animals. Collect, preserve and identify anthropods with emphasis on insects.
  

  • PSES 3130 - Soil Profile Evaluation

    1 0 0
    Prerequisite(s):  . Field description and characterization of soil profiles. Application of taxonomic classification to soil profile descriptions. Evaluation of land use based on profile characteristics. May be repeated for a maximum of three credit hours. Lab fee: $30.
  

  • PSES 3272 - Individual Study of Seed and Plant Quality

    2 0 6
    Identification and evaluation of seed and plant quality. Identification of field crops, important diseases which attack them, weed seeds, practice in judging quality and values of seeds and crop products, and commercial grain grading. May be repeated once for a maximum of four credit hours. Lab fee $30.
  

  • PSES 3350 - Rangeland Plants

    3 2 2
    Learn basics of how to use a dichotomous key to identify unknown plants and to identify common plants by sight using both vegetative and floristic characteristics.
  

  • PSES 3354 - Ecology of Rangeland and Agricultural Systems

    3 2 2
    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 agricultural production goals.
  

  • PSES 4094 - Directed Studies

    1-6 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing or consent of instructor. Individualized studies on current topics in plant and/or soil science. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PSES 4097 - Undergraduate Research (HAZ)

    2-4 0 0
    Prerequisite(s): consent of department head. Selected individual research problems. Completion of a problem which is more extensive than problems encountered in normal class work. May be repeated for a maximum of four credit hours.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    PSES 4302 - Range/Forage/Wildlife Management (HAZ)

    3 2 2
    Prerequisite(s): junior standing. 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 $30.
  

  • PSES 4310 - Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics

    3 3 0
    Prerequisite(s): AGRI 3301  or BIOL 3301 . Traditional and biotechnological methods of plant breeding for genetic improvement and seed increase.
 

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