May 08, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate 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.

(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.

 

 

Dance

  
  • DANC 3341 - Ballet III


    3 0 6
    Prerequisite: DANC 2241  or consent of instructor. Designed for students who have mastered theory and technique of basic ballet. Students will be encouraged to participate in WTAMU productions. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 4095 - Individual Problems


    1-3 0 0
    Advanced individual work in areas of student’s special interest. Course fee $5/credit hour.
  
  • DANC 4119 - Senior Professional Practice


    1 0 0
    For advanced dance majors. Individualized dance project reinforcing and expanding skills of public performance. Emphasis on choreography or performing.
  
  • DANC 4120 - Senior Project


    1 0 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Individual senior dance project reinforcing and expanding techniques for public performance. Emphasis on choreography or performance.
  
  • DANC 4222 - Choreography


    2 0 3
    Concentrated course in which methods for creating dances are explored and analyzed. Important course for future teachers, directors, choreographers and those in all aesthetic disciplines.
  
  • DANC 4245 - Modern Dance III


    2 0 3
    Development and exploration of advanced modern dance skills and techniques. Spring of even years.
  
  • DANC 4315 - Dance History II


    3 3 0
    Survey of dance from the 19th century to the present. Emphasis on development of modern dance. Spring of even years.
  
  • DANC 4341 - Ballet IV


    3 0 6
    Prerequisite: DANC 3341  or consent of instructor. Advanced classical ballet technique. May be repeated.

Early Childhood

  
  • EDEC 2383 - Early Childhood Education


    3 3 0
    Physical, psychological, sociological and emotional behavior domains of human growth and development with emphasis on developmentally appropriate practice and how it relates to the young child. Fall, spring, summer I.
  
  • EDEC 3384 - Curriculum and the Young Child


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EDEC 2383  Curriculum and methodology related to early childhood programs and developmentally appropriate practice considered in-depth. Fall, spring, summer II.
  
  • EDEC 4095 - Problems in Early Childhood Education


    1-3 0 0
    Actual problems relating to early childhood education. To be taken only after prearrangement with a faculty member and approval of department head. May be repeated once when topics vary. Fall, spring, summer I.
  
  • EDEC 4342 - Student Teaching—Early Childhood


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: professional education courses required prior to student teaching semester; admission and retention in teacher education, required grade point averages, minimum of nine hours early childhood courses and enrollment in EDEL 4340 . Students will successfully complete six weeks of student teaching at the early childhood level. Successful completion will be noted on the student’s transcript by a grade of “S,” indicating three semester hours credit with no grade points. Course fee $40. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEC 4385 - Program Development for Early Childhood Education


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EDEC 2383  and EDEC 3384 . Program development in early childhood focusing on strategies for parent-involvement, diversity of language and cultural communities, innovations in program design, exemplary program models and programs for English language learners. Fall, spring.

Economics

(Offered through the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance.)

NOTE: ECON 2301 and 2302 are prerequisites for 3000-level and above economics courses.

  
  • ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics


    3 3 0
    Survey of macroeconomic principles and their application to U.S. and global concerns. Course will also deal with multicultural aspects of domestic and international economics. Course fee $10.
  
  • ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics


    3 3 0
    Survey of microeconomic principles and their application to current problems and policies. Course fee $10.
  
  • ECON 2371 - American Economic History


    3 3 0
    Survey of American economic history with emphasis on the United States’ role in the world economy. Topics include early economic systems, immigration, entrepreneurs, labor unions, the war economy, the Great Depression, monetary systems, fiscal governance, and the emergence of a global economy. Course fee $20.
  
  • ECON 3302 - Fundamentals of Engineering Economy

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    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1314  or MATH 1316  or MATH 1324  or MATH 2412  or MATH 2413 . Introduction to concepts of economic analysis applied to engineering problems. Topics include cost and design comparison; time value of money; comparison of alternatives; depreciation of tax implications; economic evaluation of projects; risk and uncertainty; replacement analysis; and capital financing.
  
  • ECON 3311 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory


    3 3 0
    Role of prices in economic organization and determinants of prices and resource allocation under various types of markets.
  
  • ECON 3312 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory


    3 3 0
    Analysis of determinants of the aggregate level of the national income and employment; characteristics and causes of fluctuations in production, income and employment; problems of measurement and forecasting and proposals for economic stabilization.
  
  • ECON 3321 - Development of Modern Capitalism


    3 3 0
    Interpretative study of modern capitalism and free market ideology, economic development, technology, capital formation, income and the rise of capitalistic institutions, and an economic perspective on personal liberty.
  
  • ECON 3355 - Behavioral Economics


    3 3 0
    Exploration of economic and finance theory to include aspects of human psychology and physiology in order to better explain the actions of economic agents. Topics include comparison of standard vs. behavioral economic models, bounded rationality, framing, heuristics, biases, utility theory, mental accounting, intertemporal choice, revenge, altruism, cooperation, innumeracy, neuroeconomics, market efficiency, and financial crashes and bubbles.
  
  • ECON 3394 - Supervised Readings in Economics


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department head. Individual study designed to meet needs and interest of the student.
  
  • ECON 4301 - Industrial Organization and Regulation


    3 3 0
    Role, development and problems of public policy in controlling modern industrial organization, price policies and market practices.
  
  • ECON 4312 - Money, Credit and Banking


    3 3 0
    Nature and functions of money and credit; operation of commercial and central banks and other credit agencies; value of money; relationship of monetary policy and banking operation to general economic conditions.
  
  • ECON 4321 - Comparative Economic Systems


    3 3 0
    Analysis of competing economic ideologies. Emphasis on theoretical aspects of capitalism, socialism, communism and their variants.
  
  • ECON 4332 - Economics of the Public Sector


    3 3 0
    Economic analysis of tax and spending programs with attention to the impact of the public sector on the economy.
  
  • ECON 4341 - International Economics


    3 3 0
    Basic economic factors in international relations. Distribution of resources; principles of international trade, exchange and capital movements; objectives, methods and economic consequences of various commercial policies.
  
  • ECON 4342 - Economic Development


    3 3 0
    Theory of economic growth and problems of economic development of lesser developed areas.
  
  • ECON 4351 - Economics of Labor Resources


    3 3 0
    Economic aspects of employment, wages, income and working conditions; growth of labor organizations and economic implications of their policies and methods; labor legislation and government intervention in labor-management relations. Course fee $25.
  
  • ECON 4355 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

    Same as AGBE 4355 .
    3 3 0
    Economic issues involved in development and maintenance of the environment; problems of resource allocation, social cost, pollution and policy issues involved. Competing uses for natural resources, including agricultural, industrial, domestic and municipal will be evaluated along with current environmental issues.
  
  • ECON 4361 - Development of Economic Philosophy


    3 3 0
    Evolution of economic ideas. Emphasis on the period subsequent to the Industrial Revolution. Mercantilism, physiocracy, Marxism and Keynesian contributions.
  
  
  • ECON 4370 - Economics of Biotechnology and Health Care


    3 3 0
    Broad overview of economics of biotechnology, health and pharmaceuticals. Emphasis includes analysis of health innovations and technologies, comparative health-care systems, market structures in health care and economic impact of health outcomes.
  
  • ECON 4372 - Managerial Economics


    3 3 0
    Applications of economic analysis to a wide range of decisions required of business management and the way economic principles affect management of business enterprise.
  
  • ECON 4392 - Special Topics in Economics


    3 3 0
    Topics in areas of special interest. May be repeated once for credit when topics change.
  
  • ECON 4398 - Internship in Economics


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: junior standing, approval of department head. On-the-job experience in a phase of the economics profession. Must be first-time experience on a full-time basis.

Educational Psychology

(Offered through the Department of Education.)

  
  • EPSY 3341 - Educational Psychology


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite: EDPD 3340, minimum 2.5 GPA, admission into WTAMU Teacher Education Program. Course for pre-service teachers about psychology of teaching and learning. Theories of cognitive, social, emotional, physical and moral development, including student diversity, engagement, planning, technology and assessment. Course is aligned with Texas educator standards and helps to prepare student for the TExES PPR. Field experiences integrated with a professional learning community component are required. Fall, spring, summer I, summer II. Fall, spring, summer I, summer II. Fall, spring, summer I, summer II.
  
  • EPSY 3350 - Children with Special Needs


    3 3 0
    Overview of characteristics of children with special needs, including children with disabilities, gifted/talented and/or from culturally diverse backgrounds. Modifications and adaptations of programs to meet individual needs. Fall, spring, summer II.
  
  • EPSY 4095 - Problems in Education Psychology


    1-3 0 0
    Actual problems relating to education psychology. To be taken only after prearrangement with a faculty member and approval of department head. May be repeated once when topics vary. Fall, spring, summer I, summer II.

Elementary Education

  
  • EDEL 4095 - Problems in Elementary Education


    1-3 0 0
    Actual problems relating to elementary education. To be taken only after prearrangements with a faculty member and approval of department head. May be repeated once when topics vary. Fall, spring, summer I, summer II.
  
  • EDEL 4340 - Student Teaching—Elementary


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: professional education courses required prior to student teaching semester; admission and retention in teacher education; required grade point averages; elementary—lack no more than two courses in interdisciplinary course work and one course in subject concentration; all-level—lack no more than two courses in teaching field; lack no more than 15 semester hours for completion of degree/deficiency plan program (excluding student teacher courses). Students are required to enroll in a minimum of two student-teaching courses for a minimum required credit of six semester hours. Students will successfully complete six weeks of student teaching at the elementary level. Successful completion will be noted on the student’s transcript by a grade of “S,” indicating three semester hours credit with no grade points. Course fee $40. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEL 4341 - Student Teaching—Elementary


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: professional education courses required prior to student teaching semester; admission and retention in teacher education; required grade point averages; elementary—lack no more than two courses in interdisciplinary course work and one course in subject concentration; all-level—lack no more than two courses in teaching field; lack no more than 15 semester hours for completion of degree/deficiency plan program (excluding student teacher courses). Students are required to enroll in a minimum of two student teaching courses for a minimum required credit of six semester hours. Students will successfully complete six weeks of student teaching at the elementary level. Successful completion will be noted on the student’s transcript by a grade of “S,” indicating three semester hours credit with no grade points. Course fee $40. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEL 4344 - Student Teaching—English as a Second Language/Bilingual


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: professional education courses required prior to student teaching semester; admission and retention in teacher education, required grade point averages, minimum of nine semester hours of English as a Second Language courses, enrollment in EDEL 4340 . Students completing elementary certification with English as a Second Language endorsement are required to enroll in EDEL 4340  and 4344 for a minimum required credit of six semester hours. Students will successfully complete six weeks of student teaching in English as a Second Language at the elementary level. Successful completion will be noted on the student’s transcript by a grade of “S,” indicating three semester hours credit with no grade points. Course fee $40. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEL 4370 - Language Arts Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EDPD 3340 , EPSY 3341 , EDT 3343  and full admission into Teacher Education Program. Investigation of language arts curriculum in elementary and middle school with emphasis on content and methodology in areas of reading, listening, speaking, writing, viewing and visual representation. Appropriate technology integration and strategies for English Language Learners within language arts. Field experiences required. Course fee $10. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEL 4371 - Mathematics Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EDPD 3340 , EPSY 3341 , EDT 3343  and full admission into Teacher Education Program. Investigation of mathematics topics, reasoning strategies and related teaching techniques pertaining to mathematics elementary and middle school math curriculum per TEKS, including strategies for English Language Learners. Field experiences required. Course fee $10. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEL 4372 - Elementary/Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EPSY 3341 , full admission to Teacher Education Program. Investigation of language arts and social studies components of elementary and middle school curriculum. Content, curriculum, methods and resources in elementary and middle school, including appropriate technology integration and emphasis on strategies for English Language Learners. Summer section available only for those who qualify for teacher aide exemption program. Course fee $10. Fall, spring, summer.
  
  • EDEL 4373 - Elementary/Middle School Mathematics and Science


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EPSY 3341 , full admission to Teacher Education Program, must qualify for teacher aide exemption program. Investigation of mathematics and science curriculum in elementary and middle school with emphasis on content and methodology, including appropriate technology integration and emphasis on strategies for English Language Learners. Summer section available only for those who qualify for teacher aide exemption program. Course fee $20. Summer.
  
  • EDEL 4374 - Social Sciences Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EDPD 3340 , EPSY 3341 , EDT 3343  and full admission into Teacher Education Program. Investigation of the social studies component of elementary and middle school curriculum. Major areas of study include content and development of curricula, methods and resources used in planning and presentation of classroom experiences, including strategies for English Language Learners. Field experiences required. Course fee $10. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEL 4381 - Science Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EDPD 3340 , EPSY 3341 , EDT 3343  and full admission into Teacher Education Program. Investigation of science curriculum in elementary and middle school with emphasis on constructive hands-on inquiry methods, authentic assessment, national and state standards and strategies for English Language Learners using selected topics in earth science, physical science and life science. Field experiences required. Course fee $10. Fall, spring.
  
  • EDEL 4390 - Learning and Teaching Methodology I


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EPSY 3341 , full admission to Teacher Education Program. Knowledge and practice of effective learning and teaching practices in grades EC-8. Needs assessment will determine context for content applications of strategies. Field experiences integrated with a professional learning community component are required.
  
  • EDEL 4391 - Learning and Teaching Methodology II


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: EPSY 3341 , full admission to Teacher Education Program. Knowledge and practice of effective learning and teaching practices in grades EC-8. A needs assessment will determine the context for content applications of strategies. Field experiences integrated with a professional learning community component are required. Fall, spring.

Emergency Management Administration

  
  • EMA 3310 - Risk Management


    3 3 0
    Evaluation of buildings, structures, and hazards as it relates to fire safety and protection. Organizations, current trends and possible solutions for problems. Relationships between fire losses, insurance, loss ratios and state regulations.
  
  • EMA 4307 - Municipal Government

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    3 3 0
    Organization, legal aspects, functions and administration of the American municipality; relationship of the city to other units of government; current problems of city governments. Fall.
  
  • EMA 4331 - Administrative Law

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    3 3 0
    Purposes and nature of legal controls over governmental administration; rights, duties and liabilities of administrative officials legal remedies for administrative acts; administrative jurisdiction; conclusiveness of administrative acts. Fall.
  
  • EMA 4340 - Applied Economics for Emergency Managers


    3 3 0
    Survey of macroeconomic and microeconomic principles and their application to responsibilities and duties of emergency managers. Spring.
  
  • EMA 4348 - Ethics and the Justice and EMA Systems

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    3 3 0
    Introduction to concepts of ethics and examination of contemporary ethical issues in criminal justice and emergency management. Summer I.
  
  • EMA 4350 - Emergency Management Directed Research


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor or EMA program academic adviser. This capstone course brings learning experiences in the program together to address real-life issues and problems through a major research project. Students select from predefined topical issues, submit a plan for completing the project and present the final project to a directed study committee.
  
  • EMA 4351 - Public Sector and Nonprofit Marketing

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    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:   and  . Application of basic marketing principles for public sector and nonprofit managers. Focus on grant writing and grant management. Fall.
  
  • EMA 4353 - Public Administration

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    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. Fall.
  
  • EMA 4354 - Public Personnel Administration

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    3 3 0
    Development and role of public service; basic principles, practices and problems in public personnel administration. Spring
  
  • EMA 4355 - Public Financial Administration

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    3 3 0
    Budgeting problems and internal fiscal practices in American government. Problems of administrative organizations in fiscal activities. Spring
  
  • EMA 4356 - Principles of Emergency Management

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    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:   . 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. Fall.
  
  • EMA 4359 - Organizational Theory in the Public Sector

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    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:   . Interaction of individuals and groups in government organizations. Topics include individual behavior in organizations, group dynamics, communication in the working environment and concepts of motivations. Spring.
  
  • EMA 4360 - GIS Technology for Public and Emergency Management

    POSC 4360 .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:  . Covers technologies that are applied during each of the phases of public administration and emergency management. Typical technologies include: information management, message handling, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Global Positioning System. Summer

Engineering

  
  • ENGR 1171 - Engineering Ethics


    1 1 0
    Professional ethics, social and environmental responsibilities of engineers. Role of communication, considerations of risk, safety, and liability in engineering design and practice.
  
  • ENGR 1301 - Fundamentals of Engineering


    3 1 2
    Prerequisite: MATH 1314 . Comprehensive study of fundamental engineering concepts, principles. Systematic approach to problem solving. Course fee $50.
  
  • ENGR 1304 - Engineering Graphics


    3 2 2
    Fundamentals of engineering graphics using computer aided drafting and design. Course fee $25. Fall, spring.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    ENGR 1375 - Principles of DC and AC Circuits (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Principles of DC and AC circuits. Test and measurement of electric circuits and components. Course fee $25. Fall, spring.
  
  • ENGR 2301 - Engineering Statics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1301 , MATH 2413  Bodies in equilibrium, including Newtonian mechanics, gravitational forces, reference systems.
  
  • ENGR 2302 - Engineering Dynamics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: ENGR 2301 . Theory and principles of rigid body kinematics, including forces, acceleration, work and energy, and impulse and momentum, in rectilinear and curvilinear systems.
  
  • ENGR 2372 - Special Topics in Engineering


    3 3 0
    Current topics or topics of special interest in engineering. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours if subject matter varies.
  
  • ENGR 3202 - Fundamentals of Engineering Econ


    2 2 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1314  or MATH 1316  or MATH 1324  or MATH 2412  or MATH 2413 . Introduction to concepts of economic analysis applied to engineering problems. Topics include cost and design comparison, time value of money, comparison of alternatives, depreciation and tax implications, economic evaluation of projects, risk and uncertainty, replacement analysis and capital financing.
  
  • ENGR 3305 - Modern Engineering Tools


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite:  ENGR 1304 , ENGR 2301 . Current software applications used in engineering professions. Tools will cover structural mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and solid modeling. Software may vary with current industrial technology. Course fee $50. Fall.
  
  • ENGR 4301 - Solar Engineering


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3303  or ET 3303  or ET 4350 . Design and analysis of solar technologies as applied to engineering systems.
  
  • ENGR 4302 - Wind Turbine Engineering


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1301  and ENGR 1375 , MATH 2413 . Wind turbine engineering design; aerodynamic and performance modeling, structural dynamics, system engineering.
  
  • ENGR 4311 - Green Building Design


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1301 , ENGR 1375 , MATH 2413 . Application of energy balance, fluid flow concepts and materials behavior to the design of green buildings. Emphasis on energy efficiency, natural ventilation, water efficiency and materials efficiency.

Engineering Technology

  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    ET 2371 - Materials and Fabrication/Metals and Ceramics (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite:  . Properties and fabrication of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and ceramics used in manufacturing. Course fee $25. Fall.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    ET 2372 - Materials and Fabrication/Plastics and Composites (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite:  . Properties and fabrication of plastics and composites used in manufacturing. Course fee $31. Spring.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    ET 2375 - Electronic Devices and Circuits (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1375 . Theory, operation and characteristics of semiconductor devices and circuits, including diodes, bipolar transistors, field effect transistors and commonly used integrated circuits. Course fee $31.
  
  • ET 3301 - Fundamentals of Manufacturing Technology


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: ET 2371 . Overview of current technologies used in manufacturing automation systems and production planning and control; FMS, robotics, CNC, CAD/CAM/CIM, PCs, machine vision, lasers, JIT, bar coding, voice activation of computers. Content includes the impact of these technologies on first-line employee supervision with emphasis on personality development and interaction for increased productivity.
  
  • ET 3302 - Wind Energy and Wind Turbines

    Same as PHYS 3302 .
    3 3 0
    Introduction to wind characteristics, wind turbine types, design of wind turbines, experimental results and economics.
  
  • ET 3303 - Solar Energy: Residence and Rural Systems

    Cross-listed with PHYS 3303 .
    3 3 0
    Alternative energy (solar, wind, biomass) for residence and rural application.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    ET 3330 - Fluid Power/Power Transmission (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1301 . Fluid mechanics and mechanical transmission applications.
  
  • ET 3350 - Fundamentals of Flight


    3 3 0
    Aircraft systems and instruments, meteorology, communications and navigation. Completion of this course prepares a person to take the FAA written exam for a private pilot license.
  
  • ET 3360 - Plant Design and Layout


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1304 . Locating, designing and laying out manufacturing facilities.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    ET 4301 - Machining Fundamentals (HAZ)


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite: ET 2371 . Foundry and machining applications as they apply to the manufacturing of metal products. Course fee $31.
  
  • ET 4311 - Industrial Design and Ergonomics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1304 . Applying design and ergonomic principles in the production, marketing and operation of industrial equipment and consumer products.
  
  • ET 4314 - Industrial Quality Assurance


    3 3 0
    Quality control management function involving detection and elimination of conditions that cause poor quality and analysis and refinements of systems.
  
  • ET 4325 - Computer-Aided Drafting and Design


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite: ENGR 1304  or consent of instructor. Use of industrial CAD programs as a tool in the design process; includes 3-D modeling. Course fee $25.
  
  • ET 4330 - Numerical Control and Computer-Aided Manufacturing


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite: ET 3301 . Includes basic concepts in computer-aided manufacturing with emphasis on a system approach to manufacturing activities; use of numerical control machine tools and other computer-based software as applied to different industries, including robotics. Course fee $25.
  
  • ET 4340 - Principles of Industrial Distribution


    3 3 0
    Principles, organization, strategies and methods of industrial distribution. Emphasis on specific marketing techniques of industrial products and required engineering principles.
  
  • ET 4350 - Renewable Energy


    3 3 0
    Survey of renewable energy systems; solar, wind, geothermal, bioenergy, micro and mini hydro, and ocean plus institutional and economic aspects.
  
  • ET 4351 - Bioenergy


    3 3 0
    General course for information: teachers, general knowledge for policy makers, those interested in new field of renewable energy and general knowledge that will enable the student to train users of bioenergy.
  
  • ET 4352 - Geothermal Energy


    3 3 0
    Introductory course on the field of geothermal energy, which includes general knowledge for policy makers, those interested in geothermal energy and a general knowledge that will enable students to train users of geothermal energy.
  
  • ET 4370 - Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention


    3 3 0
    Fundamentals, accidents and their application to industrial supervision and management. Causes of accidents, prevention of industrial accidents, qualifications and duties of safety consultants. Recognition and elimination of health hazards, machinery, guards, in-plant traffic, materials handling, emergency treatment and preparation of safety reports.
  
  • ET 4380 - Design Implementation


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing. A special interest project will be selected and developed through the necessary design/research steps to completion. An oral presentation before a faculty committee will be required to finalize the course. Fall, spring, summer I.
  
  • Student Laboratory Safety Training

    ET 4395 - Research and Problems (HAZ)


    3 0 0
    Selected individual research or problem in engineering technology. Completion of a more extensive research or problem than encountered in normal class work. May be repeated once. Fall, spring, summer I, summer II.
  
  • ET 4398 - Industrial Internship


    3 0 0
    Supervised industrial work experience related to student’s educational objectives. Fall, spring, summer I, summer II.

English

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

  
  • ENGL 0302 - Basic English


    1,3 1,3 0
    Practice in reading and writing with emphasis on grammatical principles, sentence construction and paragraph development. Students who score below 18 on the English section of the ACT (or 440, SAT verbal) are assigned to this course which must be successfully completed before registering in ENGL 1301 . May not be counted toward baccalaureate degree requirements. Course fee $10; ESLI course fee $100. Fall, spring.
  
  • ENGL 1301 - Introduction to Academic Writing and Argumentation


    3 3 0
    Introduction to academic writing, rhetoric, rhetorical grammar, critical reading, plagiarism, academic integrity and the writing process. Fall, spring, summer.
 

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