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ADES 4640 - Interior Design: Space Planning V
3 hours (2;4)
Application of comprehensive problem-solving techniques, including research, programming, concept development, space planning, code review, design, detailing and systems integration for a large commercial space.
Prerequisite(s): ADES 4630 .
Not offered every term/semester.
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ADES 4660 - Seminar in Design Management
3 hours
Research and study in the relationship between design, products, services, and the interdisciplinary relationships of design practice.
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3650 ; MGMT 3850 ; fourth year status.
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ADES 4662 - Design Management Integrative Capstone
3 hours
Exploration of the overlap between business and design integrating content from previous courses to prepare prototypical briefs outlining appropriate applications for innovative solutions for selected companies.
Prerequisite(s): ADES 4660 .
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ADES 4700 - Professional Internship
3 hours
In-training programs offered in cooperation with approved professional businesses in communication design, fashion design, and interior design. Students must receive faculty approval prior to the start of the job experience. Term reports are required of students and employers.
Prerequisite(s): Interior design students must have completed ADES 3640 ; communication design students must have junior standing; fashion design students must have completed ADES 3550 .
May be repeated once for credit.
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Development and Family Studies |
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DFST 4250 - Grant Writing in Human Development and Family Studies
3 hours
Hands-on experience in writing successful grants. Interactive learning focused on planning, researching, budgeting, and implementing a request for funding.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing, HDFS 2042 or equivalent; or consent of instructor.
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Digital Retailing |
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DRTL 2080 - Digital Platforms and Web Site Development in Digital Retailing
3 hours
A study of fundamentals, key concepts and practices of ecommerce platforms in digital retailing.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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DRTL 2090 - Introduction to Digital Retailing
3 hours
Survey of electronic merchandising and its application to consumer products and services for business to business and business to consumer. Introduction to electronic merchandising theory, terminology, resources, industry participants and career opportunities.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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DRTL 3090 - Consumer Engagement in Digital Channels
3 hours
Students examine emerging digital technologies and their impact on the consumer experience. Emphasis is on exploration of new technologies (e.g., blogs, customer relationship management) and critical evaluation of their influence on merchandising and hospitality management strategies.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
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DRTL 3190 - Digital Retailing Strategies
3 hours
Survey of omni-channel retail strategies and their impact on consumer experience in digital markets. Emphasis is on understanding of digital technologies (e.g., customer relationship management, SEO, social media metrics) and critically evaluating their influence, particularly on digital merchandising strategies.
Prerequisite(s): DRTL 3090 with a grade of C or better.
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DRTL 4070 - Digital Retail Analytics
3 hours
A study of key concepts, diagnostic approaches, techniques and practices of web analytics used to create measurable value for the digital retailing channel.
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in DRTL 2080 , DRTL 2090 , and MDSE 3510 ; major in digital retailing; junior standing or consent of instructor.
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DRTL 4090 - Digital Merchandising
3 hours
Study and application of visual merchandising in a virtual format. Emphasis on merchandising processes that convey product characteristics to the consumer from production through distribution. Development of web site using computer software.
Prerequisite(s): DRTL 2080 and DRTL 2090 with a grade of C or better; major in digital retailing.
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DRTL 4860 - Digital Branding in Practice
3 hours
Understands, analyzes and develops digital brand strategies by utilizing digital brand cases. Emphasis on brand mix, brand community, brand positioning, brand extension, and brand evaluation with contemporary brand tactics and metrics.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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DRTL 4900 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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DRTL 4910 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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DRTL 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis
3 hours
Major research project prepared by the student under the supervision of a faculty member and presented in standard thesis format. An oral defense is required of each student for successful completion of the thesis.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 6 hours in honors courses; completion of at least 12 hours in the major department in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the department chair and the dean of the school or college in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the dean of the Honors College.
May be substituted for HNRS 4000 . Course may be taken only once for Honors College credit.
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Early Childhood Education |
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EDEC 2900 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Open to freshman and sophomore students. Students explore problem independently. Problems are chosen by the student and developed through conferences with the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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EDEC 3613 - Introduction to Early Childhood
3 hours
Historical foundations of early childhood education, current programs, educational/care practices and legal and ethical issues. Attention goes to objectives, activities, materials, and teaching strategies and techniques in an early childhood classroom.
Prerequisite(s): HDFS 1013 .
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EDEC 4243 - Environmental Processes and Assessment
3 hours (3;3;0)
Considers early childhood learning processes as well as implications for individual, group, and program assessment. Focus areas include formal, informal and holistic assessment instruments as well as learning environment materials and resources. Implications for technology in assessment and management are discussed. Laboratory experiences (20–25 hours) required.
Prerequisite(s): HDFS 4233 (for DFST majors); EDEC 3613 (for all EC–6 certification students).
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EDEC 4633 - Nurturing Children’s Social Competence
3 hours
Facilitating the social and emotional skills of young children. Incorporates an ecological approach to significant influences on self-esteem and self-concept including diversity, family, creativity and individual differences. Includes analysis of play theory and research. Field experience required.
Prerequisite(s): EDEC 3613 .
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EDEC 4800 - Studies in Development, Family Studies and Early Childhood Education
1–3 hours
Organized classes for specific program needs and student interests.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
Limited-offering basis. May be repeated for credit.
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EDEC 4810 - Studies in Development, Family Studies and Early Childhood Education
1–3 hours
Organized classes for specific program needs and student interests.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
Limited-offering basis. May be repeated for credit.
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EDEC 4900 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Open to junior and senior students. Students explore a problem independently. Problems are chosen by the student and developed through conferences with the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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EDEC 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis
3 hours
Major research project prepared by the student under the supervision of a faculty member and presented in standard thesis format. An oral defense is required of each student for successful completion of the thesis.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 6 hours in honors courses; completion of at least 12 hours in the major department in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the department chair and the dean of the school or college in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the dean of the Honors College.
May be substituted for HNRS 4000 . Course may be taken only once for Honors College credit.
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Economics |
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ECON 1100 - Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 2302)
3 hours
Business organization and market economy; theory of the firm; techniques of economic analysis in current economic problems; comparative economic systems.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Prerequisite for most upper-level ECON courses.
Core Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
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ECON 1110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 2301)
3 hours
Principles of economic organization and growth in modern, industrial society; money and banking, monetary and fiscal policy; determinants of national income and business fluctuations.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Prerequisite for most upper-level ECON courses. Satisfies the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement of the University Core Curriculum.
Core Category: Social and Behavioral Sciences
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ECON 2900 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ECON 2996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
3 hours
Research experience conducted by a freshman or sophomore honors student under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Honors College; freshman or sophomore class status; consent of Honors College dean.
May only be taken once for Honors College credit.
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ECON 3000 - Current Economic Issues
3 hours
Economic implications of current issues and problems using basic economic reasoning. Issues and problems may include defense, public debt, trade deficit, illegal drugs, education, technology, agriculture, poverty, crime, pollution, taxes, income distribution, recession, government regulation, competition, government spending, inflation, conservation, unemployment, subsidies and health.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
Intended for students not required to take specific economics course(s); may not be substituted for ECON 1100 -ECON 1110 or ECON 3550 -ECON 3560 . Not open to economics or business majors.
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ECON 3050 - The Economics of Consumption
3 hours
Consumer decision making and consumer issues in American economy. Application of economic theory to consumer decision making in higher education, net earnings and real income, financial planning, home ownership and personal investment; consumer information; government policies.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 , ECON 1110 .
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ECON 3150 - Economics of Discrimination
3 hours
Examines the differences in economic status by gender, race and ethnicity. Intergroup differentials in income, unemployment, wages, education and housing are addressed.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 .
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ECON 3250 - Industrial Relations
3 hours
Employer/employee relations in the United States; structure, methods and objectives of labor unions and employer associations in an industrial system and changing institutional pattern.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 , ECON 1110 .
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ECON 3550 - Intermediate Micro-Theory
3 hours
Demand and supply analysis, consumer choice theory, production and cost theory and market equilibrium under different market structures.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 with a grade of A or B; MATH 1190 or MATH 1710 , with a grade of C or better.
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ECON 3560 - Intermediate Macro-Theory
3 hours
Factors affecting income level, employment and output; national income concepts and measurements; application of economic policy to current problems.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 and ECON 1110 with a grade of A or B.
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ECON 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
3 hours
Research experience conducted by an honors student with at least junior standing under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Honors College; at least junior class status; consent of Honors College dean.
May only be taken once for Honors College credit.
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ECON 4020 - Money and Financial Institutions
3 hours
Nature and functions of money; modern banking institutions and central banks; credit control and monetary stabilization.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 , ECON 1110 .
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ECON 4030 - Economic Cycles and Forecasting
3 hours
Historical survey of economic cycles, theories and stabilization policies. Analysis of major economic aggregates involved in cycle turning points for economic expansion and contraction.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 and ECON 1110 or consent of department.
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5080.
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ECON 4100 - Comparative Economic Systems
3 hours
Examination of the theoretical foundations, structure and performance of various economies of the world. Theoretical coverage emphasizes decision making, price systems, planning, information and motivation, rather than an ideological approach. Topics of modern capitalism are covered as well as the non-Western economies of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and China.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 or ECON 1110 or consent of department.
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5070.
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ECON 4140 - Managerial Economics
3 hours
Integrates microeconomic theory with accounting, finance, marketing and production management. Demand and cost estimation and forecasting; pricing; business strategy; case studies.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 and MATH 1190 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5140.
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ECON 4150 - Public Economics
3 hours
Analysis of theoretical foundations, structure and performance of the public sector. Includes issues of public choice theory, market failures, taxing, spending, borrowing and subsidies.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5150.
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ECON 4180 - The Economics of Health Care
3 hours
Application of economic theory and analysis to the financing and delivery of medical care. Emphasis on the use of economic concepts to understand health care markets and public policy issues.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5180.
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ECON 4250 - Current Economic Seminar: Topics
3 hours
Individually or team-taught courses that explore a current economic issue in depth. Topics may include (but are not limited to) economic issues of particular regions of the world, contemporary domestic economic policy issues and economic applications in new and interesting industries.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 , ECON 1110 , ECON 3550 .
May be repeated for credit as topics vary, for a maximum of 9 hours. May be used for duplication only when the topic is the same.
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ECON 4290 - Labor Economics
3 hours
Unemployment, industrial injuries, industrial old age, ill health and substandard employment; remedial program evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 .
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ECON 4420 - Open Economy Macroeconomics
3 hours
Macroeconomic policy options and impacts in the open economy; international monetary reforms; examinations of the impact of balance of payments adjustments under different monetary systems; role of foreign investment in economic growth.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3560 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5420. Usually offered in spring.
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ECON 4440 - Economics of Natural Resources and Environment
3 hours
Natural resource management and use: problems of renewable and non-renewable resources, including scarcity and market responses, role of property rights, externalities, benefit-cost analysis and energy policy with emphasis on Texas, analysis of environmental problems and policy formulation.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 or consent of department.
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5440.
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ECON 4450 - Strategic Behavior Across Market Structures
3 hours
Examines the role of market structure on firm behavior, including profit maximization through strategic behavior. Additional topics addressed include the role of regulatory agencies and governments in markets, and non-price issues (such as social and environmental concerns). Empirical and theoretical models as well as case studies are used to analyze firm interactions within market structures.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 .
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ECON 4460 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy
3 hours
Emphasizes relationships between structure, conduct and performance of industries. Topics include concentration, barriers to entry, pricing, mergers, product differentiation, technical change, antitrust and regulation. Case studies of selected American industries illustrate theory and public policy.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 and MATH 1190 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5460.
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ECON 4500 - The Economics of Sports
3 hours
Examination of public policy questions about professional and college sports using economic models of sports industries. Topics include theory of the firm, the organization of sports and entertainment industries, sports labor markets, racial discrimination and pricing schemes specific to sports markets.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 .
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ECON 4510 - History of Economic Thought
3 hours
Economic thought since the Middle Ages.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 -ECON 1110 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5090.
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ECON 4550 - Law and Economics
3 hours
Introduction to the mutual interaction between legal systems and economic activity. Topics include an introduction to legal systems and institutions, legal analysis, application of economic concepts to various legal doctrines, contracts, torts, criminal law, constitutional law, regulation and antitrust. Emphasis is placed on using economic theory to develop and test hypotheses regarding the effects of laws on incentives and economic behavior, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of income.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 .
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ECON 4560 - Economic Damages in Litigation
3 hours
The growing role of economics in assessing damages in corporate litigation proceedings—typically termed forensic economics. Particular emphasis is given to case studies developed from recent industry activity in which students serve as the residing economic experts and are responsible for issuing an expert report setting forth their damages estimates and analyses.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 , ECON 3560 , ECON 4630 .
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ECON 4600 - Economic Development
3 hours
General analysis and survey of development theories, and problems and policies involved with those countries that have not yet attained the level of economic well-being and integration observed in the United States.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 and ECON 1110 , or consent of department.
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5700.
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ECON 4630 - Research Methods for Economists
3 hours
Research methodology for business and the social sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, basic probability theory, discrete and continuous probability distributions, hypothesis testing and introductory regression techniques. Emphasis is placed on economics applications. A lab experience provides students with real world experience with topics they are exposed to in the lectures. Designed to prepare economics students for econometrics course work.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 ; MATH 1100 or MATH 1180 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5630.
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ECON 4650 - Urban Economics
3 hours
Uses economic analysis to understand the development of cities and regions and how economic activity in the areas is organized. Explores the economics of transportation and urban problems such as poverty, segregation, crime and congestion.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 3550 .
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5750.
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ECON 4850 - International Trade
3 hours
Examines the nature and theoretical foundations of modern trade between nations. Topics include patterns of international trade and production, welfare implications of trade, impacts of tariffs and quotas, balance of trade and balance of payments issues. Analysis of trade implications of international monetary systems, multinational corporations, exchange rates and economic implications of political action.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 and ECON 1110 , or consent of department.
May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5850.
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ECON 4855 - U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations
3 hours
Examines the vital economic relationship between the U.S. and Mexico with a particular emphasis on the Texas-Mexico relationship. Among the topics covered are goods and services trade, migration, remittances, border economy, contraband (including drugs), environmental issues and the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 or ECON 1110 or consent of department.
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ECON 4870 - Introduction to Econometrics
3 hours
Focus on simple and multiple regression using ordinary least squares (OLS). Topics include linear and intrinsically linear regression models; estimation under ideal and non-ideal conditions; linear hypothesis testing; multicollinearity and models with dummy variables.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 4630 or MATH 3680 or DSCI 3710 ; MATH 1190 or MATH 1710 .
Usually offered fall and spring semesters. May not be repeated at the graduate level as ECON 5640.
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ECON 4875 - Empirical Linear Modeling
3 hours
Develops the tools necessary to analyze, interpret and develop empirical applications of econometric estimation procedures. Exploration of an assortment of applied problems that are typically encountered in quantitative research with particular attention given to the examination of real-world, economic and other business-related phenomena. Particular attention is given to developing proficiency in the following four areas: organizing and manipulating data, estimating linear regression models, interpreting econometric results and computer output, and working with computer software.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 4870 .
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ECON 4900 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ECON 4910 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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ECON 4920 - Cooperative Education in Economics
1–3 hours
Supervised work in a job directly related to the student’s major, professional field of study or career objective.
Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours credit in economics; student must meet employer’s requirements and have consent of department chair.
Pass/no pass only.
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ECON 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis
3 hours
Major research project prepared by the student under the supervision of a faculty member and presented in standard thesis format. An oral defense is required of each student for successful completion of the thesis.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 6 hours in honors courses; completion of at least 12 hours in the major department in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the department chair and the dean of the school or college in which the thesis is prepared; approval of the dean of the Honors College.
May be substituted for HNRS 4000 . Course may be taken only once for Honors College credit.
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Educational Curriculum and Instruction |
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EDCI 3500 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics, Science and Computer Science
3 hours
Psychological foundations of learning. Problem solving in mathematics, science and computer science education, including utilization of technology. Principles of expertise and novice understanding of subject matter. Implications of high-stakes testing. Foundations of formative and summative assessment.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Teach North Texas program, a university grade point average of at least 2.50 and TNTX 1100 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of a Teach North Texas advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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EDCI 3800 - Professional Issues in Teaching
3 hours
Overview of American education, including history, purposes, legal bases, school organization, education as a profession and analysis of characteristics required for professional success.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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EDCI 3830 - Teaching/Learning Process and Evaluation
3 hours
Examines the processes of human learning and development as they relate to teaching in diverse EC–12 classroom settings. Understanding of these processes is applied to lesson design, instructional strategies and assessment.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
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EDCI 4000 - Classroom Interactions
3 hours
Principles of delivering effective instruction in various formats (lecture, lab activity, collaborative settings). Examination of gender, class, race and culture in mathematics, science and computer science education. Overview of policy related to mathematics, science and computer science education.
Prerequisite(s): TNTX 1200 , EDCI 3500 . Admission to the Teach North Texas Program, a university grade point average of at least 2.50.
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EDCI 4060 - Content Area Reading
3 hours (0;0;3)
Provides an overview of the reading process with emphasis on reading to learn in the content area. Provides knowledge and skills for identifying reading problems, modifying instructional materials and processes, and using writing to promote learning and thinking in the content areas.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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EDCI 4070 - Teaching Diverse Populations
3 hours (0;0;3)
Provides knowledge and skills required for developing and implementing challenging instruction for students who are culturally different, students who receive special education services and students who are identified as gifted and talented.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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EDCI 4500 - Project-Based Instruction in Math, Science and Computer Science
3 hours
Foundations of project-based, case-based and problem-based learning environments. Principles of project-based curriculum development in mathematics and science education. Classroom management and organization of project-based learning classrooms. This capstone course should be taken just prior to student teaching.
Prerequisite(s): EDCI 4000 . Admission to Teacher Education and the Teach North Texas program.
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EDCI 4840 - Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management
3 hours (0;0;3)
Taken during the semester immediately preceding student teaching, this course provides knowledge and skills required for organizing and directing various instructional strategies in the secondary classroom. Content includes teaching strategies, approaches to classroom management and discipline, student motivation, student and teacher assessment and evaluation, and the use of media and technology in the classroom. Instruction, assignments, directed field experience and other class activities may take place on site in a school setting. Must complete 55 hours of field experience in assigned middle and high schools.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, admission to teacher education, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in all education course work excluding student teaching.
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Educational Foundations |
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EDUC 4800 - Studies in Education
1–3 hours
Organized classes for specific program needs and student interest.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
Limited-offering basis. May be repeated for credit.
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EDUC 4900 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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EDUC 4910 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Prerequisite(s): None.
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Educational Psychology |
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EPSY 3000 - Foundations of Educational Psychology
3 hours
Provides an overview of psychological principles as applied to teaching and learning. Topics include learning theories, self-perception, motivation, development and assessment.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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EPSY 3013 - Reading and Understanding Research
3 hours
Students learn how to identify and critique elements of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research designs as well as recognize and interpret basic measurements and statistics commonly reported in educational and psychological research.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing; or consent of department.
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Electrical Engineering |
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EENG 1910 - Project I: Learning to Learn
3 hours (2;2)
Learning to Learn (L2L) is based on sound cognitive and pedagogical techniques that improve learning outcomes and make lifelong learning habitual. Students develop an understanding of how engineering is learned and how they can facilitate and develop the lifelong learning process, both individually and in teams. Topics covered include consciousness and self-awareness, knowledge representation, cognition, learning styles, memory, language, reading, effective verbal and written communication, project-based learning, critical thinking, problem solving and creativity, design process, globalization and contemporary issues, professionalism, and ethics.
Prerequisite(s): Electrical engineering major or pre-major status.
Core Category: Component Area Option
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EENG 1920 - Project II: Introduction to Electrical Engineering
3 hours (2;2)
Provides students the foundation necessary for the successful execution of electrical engineering design projects. The design process embodies the steps required to take an idea from concept to successful design. These steps include the requirements specification, architectural model, concept generation and evaluation, feasibility study, functional decomposition, design, testing, an overview of ethical and legal issues, and maintenance. Technical design tools such as MATLAB, VHDL and Spice software, critical to designing a project, are introduced. Small projects using these design tools are implemented. A final project requires team work, an oral presentation and a written project report.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1710 , EENG 1910 .
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EENG 2610 - Circuit Analysis
3 hours
Introduction to electrical elements, sources and interconnects. Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law, superposition and Thevenin’s theorems are introduced. The resistive circuit, OP Amp, RL, RC circuits, Sinusoidal analysis.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1720 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 2220 /PHYS 2240 .
Same as ENGR 2405 .
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EENG 2620 - Signals and Systems
3 hours
Elementary concepts of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems. Linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, impulse response, convolution, Fourier series, Fourier transforms and frequency-domain analysis of LTI systems. Laplace transforms, z-transforms and rational function descriptions of LTI systems.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2610 .
Corequisite(s): MATH 2730 or MATH 3410 .
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EENG 2710 - Digital Logic Design
3 hours
History and overview; switching theory; combinational logic circuits; modular design of combinational circuits; memory elements; sequential logic circuits; digital system design; fault models and testing.
Prerequisite(s): Engineering or engineering technology majors.
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EENG 2900 - Special Problems
1–3 hours
Individualized instruction in theoretical or experimental problems in electrical engineering.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit. For elective credit only.
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EENG 2910 - Project III: Digital System Design
3 hours (2;2)
Digital system design projects that provide students substantial experience in logic analysis, design, logic synthesis in VHDL, and testing. Project documentation including all the phases of project cycle from requirement analysis to testing as well as a project presentation providing the students an opportunity to enhance their communication and presentation skills, are essential components of this course. Instructor may choose to include a mini-project for breadboard implementation with discrete components as a part of this course.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2710 .
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EENG 2920 - Project IV: Analog Circuit Design
3 hours (2;2)
Students learn to use basic electrical engineering lab equipment, to build and test simple circuits in the lab and to design and analyze circuits using CAD software tools. Includes simulation and design experiments and a final comprehensive design project to complement the circuit analysis course.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 1920 , EENG 2610 .
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EENG 2996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
3 hours
Research experience conducted by a freshman or sophomore honors student under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Honors College; freshman or sophomore class status; consent of Honors College dean.
May only be taken once for Honors College credit.
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EENG 3410 - Engineering Electromagnetics
3 hours
Electromagnetic theory as applied to electrical engineering: vector calculus; electrostatics and magnetostatics; Maxwell’s equations, including Poynting’s theorem and boundary conditions; uniform plane-wave propagation; transmission lines – TEM modes, including treatment of general, lossless line and pulse propagation; introduction to guided waves; introduction to radiation and scattering concepts.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2610 , MATH 3410 .
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EENG 3510 - Electronics I (Devices and Materials)
3 hours
Introduction to contemporary electronic devices, terminal characteristics of active semiconductor devices, and models of the BJT and MOSFET in cutoff and saturation region are introduced. Incremental and DC models of junction diodes, bipolar transistors (BJTs), and metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) are studied to design single and multistage amplifiers.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2610 .
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EENG 3520 - Electronics II
3 hours
Concepts, analysis and design of electronic circuits and systems are introduced. Topics include principle of DC biasing, small signal analysis, frequency response, feedback amplifiers, active filters, non-linear op-amp applications and oscillators.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 3510 .
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EENG 3710 - Computer Organization
3 hours
Principles of computer system organization, instruction sets, computer arithmetic, data and control paths, memory hierarchies.
Prerequisite(s): CSCE 1030 , EENG 2710 .
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EENG 3810 - Communications Systems
3 hours
Introduction to the concepts of transmission of information via communication channels. Amplitude and angle modulation for the transmission of continuous-time signals. Analog-to-digital conversion and pulse code modulation. Transmission of digital data. Introduction to random signals and noise and their effects on communication. Optimum detection systems in the presence of noise.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2620 , EENG 3510 . MATH 1780 or MATH 3680 .
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EENG 3910 - Project V: DSP System Design
3 hours (2;2)
To study basic theory and applications of modern digital signal processing, to learn basic theory of real-time digital signal processing, and to develop ability to implement and simulate digital signal processing algorithms using MATLAB and on real-time DSP platform.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2620 .
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EENG 3920 - Project VI: Modern Communication System Design
3 hours (2;2)
Students are required to design electronic communication systems with electronic devices such as MOS transistors, capacitors and resistors. Topics include LC circuits and oscillators, AM modulation, SSB communications and FM modulation.
Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): EENG 3520 .
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EENG 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
3 hours
Research experience conducted by an honors student with at least junior standing under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Honors College; at least junior class status; consent of Honors College dean.
May only be taken once for Honors College credit.
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EENG 4010 - Topics in Electrical Engineering
3 hours
Technical elective specifically designed by the instructor each term/semester to cover topics in the latest state-of-the-art technology advancements in electrical engineering.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Maximum total number of repeat hours allowed is 12 hours.
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EENG 4310 - Advanced Topics in Control Systems Design
3 hours
Transform domain and state space representations of linear systems. System response, system stability, root locus method, frequency response-based design, and state space system analysis and design.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2620 .
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EENG 4330 - Environmental Systems
3 hours
Foundations and practice of modeling and simulation of ecological and environmental systems; temporal and spatial analysis; dynamical systems; and applications of engineering to environmental problems.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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EENG 4340 - Environmental Monitoring
3 hours
Fundamental course on sensors, instruments, and real-time systems to monitor environmental systems. Integration of sensors, instrumentation, informatics, and modeling into a cyber-infrastructure to monitor and forecast environmental changes.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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EENG 4350 - Renewable Electrical Power Systems
3 hours
Fundamental course on electrical power systems including efficient and renewable electrical power systems with relationships to environmental systems. Integration of renewable and alternative energy generation to electric power systems.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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EENG 4410 - Microwave Engineering
3 hours
Introductory course for microwave engineering. Gives a general description of the fundamental microwave circuits and components. Topics include basic electromagnetic wave propagations, RF/microwave transmission lines, Smith Chart, RF matching networks, and fabrication of RF/microwave circuits.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 3410 .
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EENG 4710 - VLSI Design
3 hours
Introduction to VLSI design using CAD tools, CMOS logic, switch level modeling, circuit characterization, logic design in CMOS, systems design methods, test subsystem design, design examples, student design project.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2710 , EENG 3510 .
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EENG 4760 - Reconfigurable Computing
3 hours
Focuses on the fundamental architectural aspects of different reconfigurable devices including some of the commercially available FPGAs, and coarse-grained reconfigurable fabrics from academia and industry. Includes both a description of the architectures and discussion of pros and cons of these architectures for different applications and user needs, including the need for run-time reconfiguration. Also covers various low power reconfigurable devices.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 2710 .
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EENG 4810 - Computer Networks
3 hours
History and overview of computer networks, protocols and network layers, application layer, socket programming, transport layer protocols and TCP, network layer protocols and IP, network routing, data link and physical layers, introduction to network security.
Prerequisite(s): EENG 3810 .
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