Apr 19, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 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.

 

 

Computer Information and Decision Management

(Offered through the Department of Computer Information and Decision Management.)

  
  • CIDM 3345 - Video Game Design II


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2345  or consent of instructor. Application of video game projects and game designer tasks: pre-production, design phase, production, post-production, level design fundamentals, enemy design, character design and story design. Analysis of contemporary game industry platforms and their specific challenges. Class project: video game concept creation. Course fee $25.
  
  • CIDM 3350 - Database Systems Design


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 1315  or equivalent. Principles of database design and structure. Analysis and implementation of database systems with emphasis on the relational mode. Detailed study of data modeling concepts and techniques. Topics include physical and logical design, normalization, SQL, transaction and concurrency control, security and data integrity. Students design and implement a major database application project. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 3372 - Web Application Development


    3 3 0
    Exploration of concepts and techniques related to building web applications. Emphasis on using client-side technologies: XHTML, JavaScript, CSS and cookies. Techniques for using images and animation for the web. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 3380 - Information Security


    3 3 0
    Broad overview of protection of information. Topics include risk identification, risk management, damage assessment and abatement, internet security, ethics and privacy, as well as personal information security.
  
  • CIDM 3382 - Enterprise Web-Based Applications Development


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 3350 , CIDM 3372 . Conceptual foundation of issues, principles, methodologies, system architectures and information infrastructure in building enterprise-level web applications that use component object model (COM) components on both the client and server side in an integrated visual-development environment. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 3385 - Networking and Data Communications


    3 3 0
    Introduction to networks and data communications architecture, protocols and standards. Emphasis on network management of equipment, architectures, security and recovery plans. Survey of emerging networks technologies. Students will be exposed to administration, designing, configuring and implementing networks. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 3390 - Project Management

    Same as MGT 3390 .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2342  or equivalent. Management of projects and the quantitative methods used in managerial supervision. Theoretical and practical applications of project planning, budgeting, scheduling, cost analysis, resource leveling and control, applications of Critical Path Method, Program Evaluation and Review Technique, and the use of computer for project planning and management.
  
  • CIDM 4096 - Supervised Reading in Information Systems


    1-6 0 0
    Current problems in information systems through reading periodicals, government publications and books, which have had a profound effect on this rapidly changing technology. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4099 - CIS Practicum


    1-3 0 0
    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Offers credit to students participating in department approved internships. Provides students with a valuable experiential learning opportunity. Academic assignments and final report of the work experience, as specified in the CIS internship contract, must be completed. May be repeated for a maximum of three hours of credit. Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
  
  • CIDM 4310 - Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2342 . Study of the creation, acquisition, and analysis of data for the purpose of decision support. Topics include how to use fact-based analytics in support of business strategy, how to gather relevant data, and to use specialized software tools to analyze data. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4325 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 1315 , CIDM 3350 . Principles of geographic information systems, GIS data, GIS data representation models, underlying GIS technology, GIS applications in areas such as utilities, environment, natural resources, marketing, business intelligence and decision support.
  
  • CIDM 4331 - Production and Operations Management


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2342  and   or equivalent. Study and analysis of planning, design, direction, and control of physical and human resources used in production of goods and services. Emphasis on solutions to operational problems in physical location, storage and general service subsystems.
  
  • CIDM 4343 - Supply Chain Management

    Same as MGT 4343 .
    3 3 0


    Prerequisite:  

      or consent of instructor. Explores coordination and cooperation required between suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers to bring a product to market. Integrates knowledge from operations management, management, marketing and information systems. Covers the five major costs of logistics—inventory, transportation, storage, packaging and information—and the trade-offs involved in managing these costs.

  
  • CIDM 4350 - Data Mining Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2342 , .   A study of the techniques, tools, algorithms and applications of data mining algorithms for the purpose of analytical processing and decision support. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4352 - Business Forecasting


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2342  or equivalent. Measurement of business conditions. Development of trends, seasonals, cycles and index numbers to evaluate the position of the firm, industry or national economy. Model building, long-range planning, regression analysis and other quantitative techniques used in business analysis. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4358 - Operations Research Methods


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2342  or equivalent. Use of deterministic and stochastic processes as effective decision-making tools in solving business and economic problems. Topics include network optimization analysis, resource allocation models, inventory control, replacement processes, queuing theory and markov chains. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4360 - Object-Oriented Analysis and Design


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:  ,   Thorough overview of concepts of object-oriented analysis and design methods. Focus on modeling to analyze and specify logical requirements in an organizational context. Emphasis on software development process, static architecture, dynamic models and development cycles. Evaluation and selection of appropriate design patterns. Use of models in design of object-oriented applications using documentation standards such as UML. Case studies will be utilized. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4364 - Introduction to Quantitative Economics and Finance

    Same as ECON 4364 .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2342  or consent of instructor. Application of quantitative methodology in economics and finance with emphasis on forecasting, optimization techniques, regression analysis, and survey methods.
  
  • CIDM 4370 - Health Informatics and E-Medicine


    3 3 0
    Applications and management of information technology (IT) in the health-care sector with the goal of improving quality and efficiency of delivery. Review of health information systems, IT architecture requirements, “best practice” knowledge bases, tele-health, patient privacy issues and health-care automation. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4372 - Information Visualization


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 2315  or equivalent. Study and application of the design of computer-human interfaces. Utilizes both concepts and principles developed from studies in cognitive psychology and empirical studies of software interfaces. Focuses on visual presentation of large multi-dimensional data sets for data analysis. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4382 - Software Development in a Database Environment


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:   ,   Design and build web-based applications in a database environment. Students will also learn how to configure http servers, dynamic web content processor languages, database interfaces and in-depth SQL and database management in an open source environment. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4385 - Mobile Application Development


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:  . Principles and foundations of mobile application design and development. Course focuses on knowledge and skills required to develop useful and effective applications for mobile computing platforms. Course work will include project conception, design, implementation, and pilot testing of carrier mobile device software applications. Spring
  
  • CIDM 4390 - Software Systems Development


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CIDM 4360  Capstone course for study of software engineering. Emphasis on requirement specifications, logical design, issues in OOP, design pattern, client-server computing, project management. Students construct original and significant projects that synthesize all course experiences to produce well-designed software applications. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4392 - Applied Problems in Computer and Information Systems


    3 3 0
    Case problems dealing with data processing in business with emphasis on applications. Course fee $20.
  
  • CIDM 4398 - Internship in CIS


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: junior standing and approval of department head. One semester of prearranged work in CIDM in a designated business or industry cooperating with WTAMU. Students will obtain comprehensive work experience, and be responsible for reports and appraisals as required by the instructor.

Computer Science

  
  • CS 1301 - Introduction to Computer Science


    3 2 2
    A breadth-first and comprehensive introduction to computer science, including algorithmic problem solving, data representation and abstraction, operating systems, programming languages, software engineering, graphics, database systems, artificial intelligence and theory of computation. Social, legal and ethical implications are considered concurrently with course topics and computing in general.
  
  • CS 1315 - Programming Fundamentals


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1314  and MATH 1316  or MATH 2412 . Fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures functions, arrays, files, and mechanics of running, testing and debugging. Introduction of historical and social context of computing and overview of computer science as a discipline.
  
  • CS 1337 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming


    3 3 2
    Fundamental concepts of programming from an object-oriented perspective, including simple data types, control structures, array and string data structures, algorithms, debugging techniques and the social implications of computing. Emphasis of good software engineering principles. Fall, spring, summer.
  
  • CS 2321 - Discrete Structures I

    Same as MATH 2321 .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1316  or MATH 2412 . Introduction to the foundations of discrete mathematics as they apply to computer science, focusing on a solid theoretical foundation for further work. Topics include functions, relations, sets, simple proof techniques, Boolean algebra, propositional logic, digital logic, elementary number theory and the fundamentals of counting. Fall.
  
  • CS 2322 - Discrete Structures II

    Same as MATH 2322 .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 2321  or MATH 2321 . Continuation of the discussion of discrete mathematics introduced in CS 2321  or MATH 2321 . Topics include predicate logic, recurrence relations, graphs, trees, matrices, computational complexity, elementary computability and discrete probability. Spring.
  
  • CS 2325 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language

    [COSC 2325]
    3 2 2
    Prerequisite: CS 2336  and CS 2321  or MATH 2321 . Introduction to the internal operation of modern computer systems. Topics include low-level hardware details (combinational and sequential circuits), data representation (number systems, character encoding, integer floating point representation), basic computer system organization (CPU, I/O, memory and disk), and assemblers and assembly language. Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 2336 - Objects and Data Abstraction


    3 2 2
    Prerequisite: CS 1337 . Methodology of programming from an object-oriented perspective. Through the study of object-oriented design, an introduction to the basics of human-computer interfaces, graphics and the social implications of computing, with an emphasis on software engineering.
  
  • CS 3303 - Object-Oriented Software Development


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 2336  or consent of instructor. Software engineering techniques for programming in the large, intermediate issues in object-oriented programming language design patterns, frameworks and systems support software. Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 3305 - Data Structures and Algorithms


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 2336 , CS 2321  or MATH 2321  and MATH 2413  or consent of computer science coordinator. Continuation of the study of data abstraction begun in CS 2336 . Topics include recursion, the underlying philosophy of object-oriented programming, (including stacks, queues, linked lists, hash tables, trees and graphs), basics of algorithmic analysis and introduction to principles of language translation. Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 3307 - Algorithm Design and Analysis


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 2322  or MATH 2322  and CS 3305 . Introduces formal techniques to support the design and analysis of algorithms, focusing on both the underlying mathematical theory and practical considerations of efficiency. Topics include asymptotic complexity bounds, techniques of analysis, algorithmic strategies, and an introduction to automata theory and its application to language translation.
  
  • CS 3310 - Programming Languages


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3305 . Introduction to the main constructs of contemporary programming languages with elaboration on the tools necessary for critical evaluation of existing and future programming languages. Course fee $25. Fall.
  
  • CS 3315 - Scripting Languages


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 2336  or consent of instructor. Introduces the fundamentals of operating systems use and administration. Topics include the use of editors, file systems, processes, TCP/IP and the Internet, regular expressions, filters and system and network administration using various scripting languages. Applications of these concepts will be realized using shell scripting and other scripting languages. Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 3321 - Introduction to Enterprise Systems


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite:   or consent of computer science coordinator. Introduction to concepts of mainframe and enterprise class computers including usage and architecture. Topics will include fundamentals of z/OS® operating system, mainframe workloads and major middleware applications in use on mainframes today, and introduction to systems and application programming. Course fee $25. Fall.
  
  • CS 3322 - Enterprise Systems Application Development


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3321  or consent of computer science coordinator. Course is intended for mainframe application developers who wish to use workstation-based tools to build applications for enterprise systems. Students will be introduced to use of IBM Rational Developer for System z. Course fee $25. Spring.
  
  • CS 3352 - Operating Systems and Networking


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3305 . Fundamentals of operating systems design and implementation. Topics include an overview of the components of an operating system, mutual exclusion and synchronization, implementation of processes, scheduling algorithms, memory management, and file systems. Basics of networking and communications and their impact on operating systems. Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 3372 - Net-Centric Computing


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3352 . Introduction of the structure, implementation and theoretical underpinnings of computer networking and the applications that have been enabled by the technology. Fall.
  
  • CS 3387 - Artificial Intelligence


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3305 . Introduction of fundamental concepts and techniques of artificial intelligence.
  
  • CS 4095 - Problems in Computer Science


    1-6 0 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected individual problems in computer science to be focused on a specific area not typically encountered in normal course work. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.
  
  • CS 4097 - Computer Science Research


    1-6 0 0
    Prerequisite: consent of department head. Selected individual research topics in computer science to accommodate more substantial research than is encountered in normal course work. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.
  
  • CS 4310 - Programming Language Translation


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3307 , CS 3310 , and CS 3315 . Programming language translation; functions and general organization of compiler design and interpreters; theoretical and implementation aspects of lexical scanners; parsing of context free languages; code generation and optimization; error recovery. Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 4321 - Enterprise Systems Assembler Programming


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3322  or consent of computer science coordinator. Intermediate-level course for application and system programmers and others who wish to write systems and application programs in Assembler Language. Appropriate introduction for individuals wishing to deepen insight into System z architecture. Course fee $25. Fall.
  
  • CS 4322 - Advanced Topics of Enterprise Systems


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 4321  or consent of computer science coordinator. Advanced topics of relevance to enterprise systems. Course fee $25. Spring.
  
  • CS 4325 - Computer Architecture


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 2322  or MATH 2322 , CS 2325  and CS 3305 . Review of von Neumann architecture and its limitations; parallel computer structures and concurrent computation; pipeline computers and vectorization methods; array processors; multiprocessor architectures and programming; dataflow computers.
  
  • CS 4330 - Computer Graphics


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3305 . Principles of interactive computer graphics; systems organization and device technologies for raster and vector displays; 2-D and 3-D viewing, clipping, segmentation and interaction handling 3-D geometrical transformations, projections and hierarchical data structures for graphics modeling.
  
  • CS 4340 - Database Systems Use, Design and Implementation


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3305 . Focus on underlying design and performance of database systems including relational and object-oriented systems. Fall.
  
  • CS 4350 - Automata and Language Theory


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3307 , CS 3310  and senior standing. Introduction to theoretical aspects of programming languages. Finite automata, context-free grammars, Turing machines, Chomsky hierarchy and Church-Turing thesis.
  
  • CS 4360 - Approaches to Internet and Computer Networks Security


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3372 . Presentations of essential computer network security in wired and wireless network topologies, including authentication, encryption and server side protection. Packets, TCP/IP, UDP, ports, Internet topology, IP addressing scheme and DNS. Hands-on security breeches will be presented and practices implementing security in a local area network (LAN). Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 4385 - Concurrency and Distributed Systems


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 3372 . Introduces concurrency in the context of distributed systems. The course covers both the abstract principles of concurrent programming and their concrete realization in distributed, network-based systems. Topics include the basic theory of concurrency, hardware and software features to support concurrency, concurrent and distributed algorithms, and middleware. Course fee $25.
  
  • CS 4390 - Software Development and Systems Programming


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing and consent of computer science coordinator. Extends the ideas of software design and development to encompass problems encountered in medium- and large-scale systems. Software engineering, professionalism, ethical responsibilities in software development and human-computer interaction. Fall.
  
  • CS 4391 - Software Development and Professional Practice


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: CS 4390 . Continuation of CS 4390 . Complete set of deliverables for a software project, including all documentation, design and implementation. Students may be required to learn new technologies to complete the project. Spring.
  
  • CS 4392 - Special Topics in Computer Science


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Advanced topics of current relevance to computer science. May be repeated for up to nine hours credit if topics change.
  
  • CS 4398 - Internship in Computer Science


    3 0 0
    Prerequisite: consent of department head. Closely supervised work experience in an area not normally addressed in other classes. Students will document experience in a format specified by the instructor.

Criminal Justice

  
  • CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

    [FOSC]
    3 3 0
    History and philosophy of criminal justice and ethical considerations, crime defined, its nature and impact, overview of criminal justice system, law enforcement, court system, prosecution and defense, trial process and corrections.
  
  • CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices

    [FOSC]
    3 3 0
    Judiciary in the criminal justice system, structure of the American court system, prosecution, right to counsel, pretrial release, grand juries, adjudication process, types and rules of evidence, sentencing.
  
  • CRIJ 1307 - Crime in America

    [FOSC]
    3 3 0
    American crime problems in historical perspective, social and public policy factors affecting crime, impact and crime trends, social characteristics of specific crimes, prevention of crime.
  
  • CRIJ 1310 - Introduction to Law

    [FOSC] Same as POSC 1310 .
    3 3 0
    Practical study of substantive civil and criminal law and procedures applicable to the average citizen in everyday life, introductory law course for criminal justice majors.
  
  • CRIJ 2328 - Contemporary Policing

    [FOSC]
    3 3 0
    Police profession, organization of law enforcement systems, police role, police discretion, ethics, police-community interaction, current and future issues.
  
  • CRIJ 3322 - Criminal Investigation


    3 3 0
    Investigation theory, collection and preservation of evidence, sources of information, interview and interrogation, uses of forensic sciences, case and trial preparation. Course fee $10.
  
  • CRIJ 3332 - Law of Corrections


    3 3 0
    In-depth study of legal aspects of corrections from conviction to release.
  
  • CRIJ 3362 - Statistics for the Social Sciences

    Same as POSC 3362 , SOCI 3362  and SOCW 3362 .
    3 3 0
    Introduction to statistical techniques most commonly used in social sciences. Emphasis on nonparametric tests, correlation, sampling techniques and use of SPSS.
  
  • CRIJ 3370 - Penology

    Same as SOCI 3370 .
    3 3 0
    Corrections in the criminal justice system, organization of correctional systems, correctional role, institutional operations, alternatives to institutionalization, treatment and rehabilitation, current and future issues.
  
  • CRIJ 3372 - Prisons in America

    Same as SOCI 3372 .
    3 3 0
    Role and philosophy of imprisonment in both juvenile and adult corrections, including special problems of inmate subculture.
  
  • CRIJ 3374 - Victimology

    Same as SOCI 3374 .
    3 3 0
    Introductory course exploring the role, treatment and remedies of crime victims in the criminal justice system.
  
  • CRIJ 3382 - Women and the Criminal Justice System

    Same as SOCI 3382 .
    3 3 0
    Evolution and impact of women’s participation in the justice system as victims, offenders and professionals.
  
  • CRIJ 3384 - Drug Abuse, Crime and Society

    Same as SOCI 3384 .
    3 3 0
    Issues and problems surrounding drugs and drug abuse in society and the connection between drugs and crime. Emphasis on social and legal control measures on alcohol and other drugs, prevention and public safety.
  
  • CRIJ 4096 - Readings


    1-3 0 0
    Designed to provide flexibility for students to pursue interests outside established curriculum but within the field of criminal justice. Enhancement of knowledge beyond that offered in prescribed classes. Student may enroll for one, two or three hours credit. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours when topics vary.
  
  • CRIJ 4098 - Internship


    3,6 0 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and 12 hours of criminal justice. Field work in criminal justice agencies under supervision as prescribed and arranged by instructor. Application of criminal justice knowledge in professionally supervised practice with individuals, groups and communities. (Six hours are expected, but three hours may be waived with consent of instructor.)
  
  • CRIJ 4324 - Community Policing


    3 3 0
    Police department integration of delivery of police services to communities.
  
  • CRIJ 4326 - Managing Police Organizations


    3 3 0
    Practical study of police organizations, applicable for students studying management of police organizations.
  
  • CRIJ 4328 - Terrorism


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: junior standing. Terrorism in our world. Understanding what terrorism is, why it occurs and why it will continue into the future.
  
  • CRIJ 4334 - Criminal Law


    3 3 0
    History and philosophy of modern criminal law with emphasis on provisions of the Texas Penal Code.
  
  • CRIJ 4340 - Constitutional Rights of the Accused

    Same as POSC 4340 .
    3 3 0
    In-depth study of processes of the criminal justice system governed by guarantees and protections of U.S. and state constitutions with emphasis on recent developments.
  
  • CRIJ 4348 - Ethics and the Justice and EMA Systems

    Same as POSC 4348  .
    3 3 0
    Introduction to concepts of ethics and examination of contemporary ethical issues in criminal justice and emergency management.
  
  • CRIJ 4350 - Administration of Criminal Justice Organizations


    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Analysis of theory and practice of applying administrative and management principles to the unique operating processes of various criminal justice organizations.
  
  • CRIJ 4352 - 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. Summer.
  
  • CRIJ 4353 - Public Administration

      and  .
    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.
  
  • CRIJ 4354 - Public Personnel Administration

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

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

    Same as POSC 4356 .
    3 3 0
    Prerequisite: 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.
  
  • CRIJ 4375 - Capital Punishment

    Same as POSC 4375 /SOCI 4375 .
    3 3 0
    Capital punishment in the United States will be examined using a balanced approach. Moral and legal considerations, as well as application of the death penalty, will be investigated.
  
  • CRIJ 4376 - Community Resources in Corrections

    Same as SOCW 4376 .
    3 3 0
    Introductory study of the role of the community in corrections, community programs for adults and juveniles, administration of community programs, legal issues, future trends in community treatment.
  
  • CRIJ 4392 - Topics in Criminal Justice


    3 3 0
    Thorough examination of a contemporary issue or problem in criminal justice. If taken in conjunction with the Certificate in Mexican Criminal Justice Studies, students may be charged an additional course fee not to exceed the actual cost of travel, including but not limited to transportation, lodging, and food. With permission of instructor, may be repeated when topics vary. Course fee variable.
  
  • CRIJ 4393 - Honors Practicum in Criminal Justice


    3-6 0 0
    Prerequisite: senior and honors standing; permission of Honors Program and instructor. Class will provide advanced honors criminal justice students an opportunity for original research, field research and/or internship in criminal justice. Students will work closely with a professor in preparation and presentation of work to a scholarly/professional audience. Fall, spring, summer.

Dance

  
  • DANC 1112 - Practicum and Performance I


    1 0 0
    Introduction to basic dance production and performance. Practical experience in performance and production areas, such as publicity, management, sound and lighting. May be repeated for a total of three credits.
  
  • DANC 1205 - Improvisational Dance


    2 0 3
    Introduction into improvisational dance as compositional form. Fall of odd years.
  
  • DANC 1210 - Tap Dance I


    2 0 3
    Exploration of basic skills and techniques of tap dance. May be repeated once for credit. Fall if odd years.
  
  • DANC 1241 - Ballet I


    2 0 3
    Developing skills in ballet technique for the beginner. May be repeated for credit. Course fee $5 per credit hour.
  
  • DANC 2075 - Individual Problems

    [DANC 2301]
    1-3 0 0
    Individual work in area of student’s special interest.
  
  • DANC 2241 - Ballet II


    2 0 3
    Prerequisite: DANC 1241  or consent of instructor. Designed for the student who has basic knowledge of ballet and wishes to increase artistic, intellectual and physical skills. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • DANC 2245 - Modern Dance I


    2 0 3
    Prerequisite: DANC 1241  or consent of instructor. Continued development of modern dance skills and techniques. May be repeated once for credit. Fall of odd years.
  
  • DANC 2247 - Jazz Dance I


    2 0 3
    Prerequisite: DANC 1241  or consent of instructor. Continued development of basic jazz dance skills and techniques. Fall of even years.
  
  • DANC 2303 - Introduction to Dance


    3 3 0
    Introduction to dance designed for the general student. Artistic, historical, social and cultural investigation of dance. (A non-studio, non-performance course, this course is not intended for credit for dance majors.)
  
  • DANC 3092 - Special Topics


    1-3 0-3 0-6
    Specialized study in dance as necessary for advances in technique or development of new dance forms. May be repeated for a total of three hours credit.
  
  • DANC 3112 - Practicum and Performance II


    1 0 0
    Advanced opportunities in dance production and performance, including leadership responsibilities in area such as publicity, management, sound and lighting. May be repeated for a total of three credits.
  
  • DANC 3113 - Partnering


    1 0 2
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. More advanced techniques of partnering and being a partner in ballet and/or modern dance performance. May be repeated for a total of three hours.
 

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