Jun 16, 2024  
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


NOTE: Certain courses and programs require the use and/or handling of hazardous materials or equipment. Students are expected to follow all safety instructions and to take the required safety precautions including, but not limited to, the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the course or program to prevent incidences of injury to self or other students.

 

History (European)

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • HIST 4320 - Germany Since 1870

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010HIST 1020HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. History of Germany from national unification in 1871 through its reunification in the contemporary world. Emphasis on the major social, cultural, political, intellectual, and economic developments of the period as they relate to both German men and women. The history of the Austro-Hungarian empire (1867-1918) and the modern Austrian state also included.


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History (Global)

  
  
  
  • HIST 3125 - First World War

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: HIST 1020  or HIST 1120 . Explores the causes of the war; the conflict’s vast geographic extent; the dramatic changes in combat brought by such weapons as improved field artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines; the war’s reworking of the values and structures of western civilization; the war’s long-lasting ripple effects in the Middle East, the former Russian Empire, Africa, the Pacific, and the newly powerful United States.
     


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  • HIST 4550 - Women in Modern Africa

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite:  or HIST 1120 . Examines African women’s social, political, and economic experiences from the rise of colonial rule in the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics include the rise of colonial rule and varied women’s responses to European overrule; changing understandings of marriage, inheritance, and women’s health issues in colonial and post-colonial Africa; the political role of women in decolonization and post-colonial Africa; and African women’s efforts for social and economic development since the end of formal colonial rule.
     


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History (General Courses)

  
  
  
  
  • HIST 3075 - History Abroad

    3 to 6 credit hours
    Examines historical issues while participating in an educational abroad program. Experiential learning experience utilizes resources such as historical sites, museums, archaeological sites, and archives while abroad. Course is repeatable. Three to six credits may be applied to the History major as an elective. Three credits may be applied to the History minor as an elective.


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  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.


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Horse Science

  
  
  
  
  
  
  • HORS 3300 - Equine Health

    3 credit hours
    Familiarizes students with normal physiologic parameters and how to recognize and deal with health issues of horses. Topics include care of the pregnant broodmare, foal care, routine health maintenance, infectious diseases, commonly used medications, dentistry, lameness, neurological diseases, colic, parasites, ophthalmology, dermatology, reproduction, geriatrics, and alternative therapies. Lecture/lab.


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  • HORS 3410 - Horse Breeds and Genetics

    3 credit hours
    A review of the history of the horse from the prehistoric era to present day with a focus on the development and contributions of horse breeds in the U.S. and state horse industry. Roles of breed associations, principles of genetics, selection of desired traits, genetic abnormalities associated with specific breeds, and matching breeds to disciplines discussed.


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  • HORS 4540 - Equine Assisted Therapy

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on the effective modality of the horse/human bond as it relates to various forms of equine-assisted therapy with an emphasis on therapeutic riding for people with disabilities. Management of a NARHA-approved therapeutic program and instructor certification also covered. One hour classroom lecture, online, and experiential learning components.


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  • HORS 4545 - Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: HORS 4540  or approval of instructor. In-depth education for equine assisted activities and therapies (EAAT), including business planning and administration, lesson planning and structure, and equine selection and management. Offers preparation for those seeking a career within EAAT services and organizations. Two one-hour lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week.
     


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  • HORS 4550 - Equine Exercise Physiology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: HORS 2400  or approval of instructor. Applied aspects of equine exercise physiology, including physical, physiological, metabolic and mental adaptation to athletic training, exercise metabolism, thermoregulation, biomechanics of movement, effects of surface and footing, common unsoundnesses observed during training and competition, exercising testing, and an overview of shoeing for performance.
     


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Human Sciences

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • HSC 4103 - Internship: Textiles, Merchandising, and Design

    6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: retail oriented: TXMD candidacy; design oriented: TXMD candidacy. Permission of department, minimum 2.25 GPA, and specific program area course requirements. Experiential learning opportunity to provide students with supervised professional work experience in their major fields. Minimum of 300 hours at internship site plus seminars.


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