Jun 16, 2024  
2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-19 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.

 

Art History

  
  
  
  
  
  
  • ART 3960 - The Art History of the Book

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites:  ART 1920  and ART 1930  with C or better or permission of instructor. Interdisciplinary investigation of the forces which have conditioned the composition, production, and consumption of the Western book from antiquity to the present. Emphasis on such transitional phases as the replacement of the roll by the codex in the fourth century and the fifteenth-century advent of printed books which replaced handwritten ones.


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Astronomy

  
  
  
  • ASTR 2030 - Solar System Astronomy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1710 . Comprehensive study of the solar system including models of solar and planetary formation. Analysis of the chemical makeup and physical nature of the Sun, planets, moons, and comets using mathematics and the scientific method. Focus on planetary interiors, surfaces, atmospheres, solar-planetary interactions, and solar system evolution. Discussion of spacecraft missions, future solar system exploration, and possibilities of extraterrestrial life.


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  • ASTR 2040 - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1710 . A comprehensive study of stellar, galactic, and cosmological astronomy. Analyzes the basic theories of stellar and galactic formation and evolution using mathematics and the scientific method. Includes the cataclysmic topics of supernovae, neutron stars, pulsars, and black holes as well as the nature of galaxies including the Milky Way galaxy, active galaxies and quasars, and the formation and evolution of our universe, the big bang theory, and the possibility of other life in the universe.


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  • ASTR 4850 - Astronomy Research

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Independent study of a selected research problem in astronomy. Includes experimental and/or theoretical investigation of an important yet unexplored problem or experimental design. Includes literature research and experimental design/problem formulation and execution resulting in oral and written presentation of results suitable for submission/presentation to a suitable journal/conference. One hour lecture and significant additional time working with research mentor.


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  • ASTR 4900 - Astronomy Senior Thesis

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ASTR 4850  and consent of department chair. Focuses on a specific research/experimental design problem chosen with the consent of the thesis committee and with the potential for original discovery or for creative development of a tool, technique, or instrumentation applicable to scientific research. Independent pursuit of research objectives outlined in a research proposal results in a written thesis, the approval of which will include an oral defense. One hour lecture and independent writing of thesis.


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Athletic Coaching

  
  • ATHC 2710 - Coaching and Officiating Fall Intramurals

    2 credit hours
    Terminology, rules, strategies, and skills for players, coaches, and officials in flag football, outdoor soccer, volleyball, dodge ball, and 3-on-3 basketball. Officiating mechanics, positioning, and signals emphasized. Students will work a minimum of 20 hours officiating flag football or outdoor soccer plus one other sport or game. Practicum hours included.


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  • ATHC 2720 - Coaching and Officiating Spring Intramurals

    2 credit hours
    Terminology, rules, strategies, and skills for players, coaches, and officials in basketball, indoor soccer, arena football, softball, and dodge ball. Officiating mechanics, positioning, and signals emphasized. Students will work a minimum of 20 hours officiating basketball or indoor soccer plus one other sport or game. Practicum hours included.


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  • ATHC 3910 - Athletic Coaching and Officiating

    3 credit hours
    An overview of the professions of athletic coaching and officiating. Numerous roles coaches and officials play in the athletic environment emphasized: philosophy of athletics, ethical behavior of participants, safety, teaching and communicating with all publics, successful organization and administration of competition, and evaluation of performances.


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  • ATHC 4600 - Intermediate Coaching and Officiating Football

    3 credit hours
    Incorporates multiple drills to refine football skills and fundamentals. Emphasizes offensive, defensive, and special team strategies as well as the application of rules, officiating mechanics, signals, and positioning for coaching and officiating interscholastic and intercollegiate competition in football. Practicum hours included.


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  • ATHC 4620 - Intermediate Coaching and Officiating Basketball

    3 credit hours
    Incorporates multiple drills to refine basketball skills and fundamentals. Emphasizes offensive, defensive, and special situations as well as the application of rules, officiating mechanics, signals, and positioning for coaching and officiating interscholastic and intercollegiate competition in basketball. Practicum hours included.


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  • ATHC 4640 - Intermediate Coaching and Umpiring Baseball

    3 credit hours
    Incorporates multiple drills to refine baseball skills and fundamentals. Emphasizes offensive, defensive, and special situations as well as the application of rules, umpiring mechanics, signals, and positioning for coaching and umpiring interscholastic and intercollegiate competition in baseball. Practicum hours included.


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  • ATHC 4650 - Coaching and Officiating Cross Country, Track and Field

    3 credit hours
    The fundamental of coaching and officiating cross country and track and field. Students will teach and analyze the fundamental skills, especially distance running, sprints, relays, and field events, as well as understand, interpret, and apply the rules of cross country and track and field. Practicum hours included.


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Athletic Training

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • ATHT 3900 - Human Structure and Movement in Sport and Injury

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 2010 /BIOL 2011  and/or BIOL 2030 /BIOL 2031 . Corequisite: ATHT 3901 . Exposure to the structural and functional components of human anatomy, including musculoskeletal origins, insertions, actions, and innervations; the ability to identify landmarks, surface markings, and palpations on a live model; to describe functional movements in various sport activities, then classify and identify which muscles work together to create the motions, identify normal and atypical patterns and characteristics. Emphasis placed on normal walking and running gait, posture, throwing, kicking, and jumping.


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  • ATHT 4975 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sport, Health, and Rehabilitation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSY 1410 , ATHT 3960 , or permission of instructor. Explores psychosocial issues of sport, health, and rehabilitation. Mental health and psychological problems and referrals; intervention strategies, interaction skills, and psychological techniques for injury, rehabilitation, return to play, adherence, sport performance, and sport enhancement. Introduces substance abuse, disordered eating and nutritional issues, and catastrophic injury and illness. Offered every other spring.


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Biology

  
  
  • BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life

    4 credit hours
    Corequisite: BIOL 1031 . Designed for non-majors. Offers understanding, experiences, and skills related to common biological issues. Includes class discussions, small group activities, lectures, selected readings, and laboratory investigations. Students earning an A in BIOL 1030/1031 and wishing to declare a major or minor in Biology may substitute BIOL 1030/BIOL 1031 for BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111  toward meeting the requirement for the major or minor. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory.


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  • BIOL 1110 - General Biology I

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1710  with C- or better of MATH ACT of 19 or higher. Corequisite: BIOL 1111 . Primarily for Biology majors and minors and other science-oriented students. Biological principles and processes, including introduction to the nature of science, cells (structure, function, metabolism, division), genetics, evolution, viruses, bacteria, protists, and fungi. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. While BIOL 1110 can be used to fulfill half the 8-hour General Education requirement for Natural Sciences, it is the first semester of a two-semester sequence primarily designed for science majors. TBR Common Course: BIOL 1110


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  • BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: C or better in BIOL 2010 /BIOL 2011 . Corequisite: BIOL 2021 . Meets requirements for many pre-health professional programs including nursing. Structure and function of endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, digestive, and reproductive systems. Biology majors passing both BIOL 2010/BIOL 2111 and BIOL 2020/BIOL 2021 with a C or better may substitute both courses for BIOL 3020 . However, the substitution is not recommended for pre-med students and does not count for upper-division hours. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.


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