Summer & Fall 2009 classes

ACCT 2300-H01         Introduction to Accounting                    (CRN 20419)          A. Collins             MW 2:00-3:20 PM

 Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA, Sophomore standing, and a C or better in any college-level mathematics course.

This course is the first course in the accounting sequence, and introduces students to all aspects of external financial reporting.  Content includes a basic introduction to the preparation of financial statements and the study of annual reports. Course includes discussion of current topics in financial reporting and research on financial statements of companies listed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

AGSC 3301-H01         Agricultural Leadership Principles      (CRN 10751)        T. Brashears       TR 9:30-10:50 AM

Leadership is often misinterpreted as some mystical force that is gifted only to a certain group of lucky individuals.  This course will dispel that notion by analyzing the theories that comprise the concept of effective leadership.  This survey course will begin by building a historical perspective for leadership theory and move on to theories of motivation, personalities, power, influence, charisma, conflict resolution, and the role of ethics and values in leadership development.  Students will learn about their own abilities as leaders as well as how to recognize the strengths of others.  The principles of effective team building will be discussed as well as distinguishing between leadership and management.

ANSC 3401-H01         Reproductive Physiology                 (CRN 10532)               S. Prien                MW 6:00-7:30 PM

ANSC 3401-H50         Non-Credit Lab                                    (CRN 10541)               S. Prien                W 2-4:50 PM

ANSC 3401-H70         Discussion                                           (CRN 10548)               S. Prien                R 5:00-5:50 PM

Prerequisite: ANSC (2202 & 2306) OR ANSC 3405

Corequisite: ANSC 3401-H50 Lab and ANSC 3401-H70 Discussion

This course will provide students with an opportunity for an in-depth study of the reproductive process as it occurs in farm animals. This course differs from the regular section and will target highly motivated students with a unique integrated intellectual experience. As such, the fundamental aspects of reproductive physiology and management will be presented using a more interactive and personalized approach. Topics covered in the course include male and female reproductive anatomy, endocrine glands, sex determination, cloning, artificial insemination, and embryo transfer.

ARCH 4311-H01         Architecture in Non-Western Cultures   (CRN 21570)             J. Aranha             TR 2-3:20 PM

SEMINAR

This seminar provides an understanding of the relationships of culture and architecture in non western (non European influenced) societies and is open to majors and as well as non majors in architecture. In many non western cultures traditional architecture was a visual language that gave formal expression to complex ideas about universal order, religious beliefs, cultural values and social organization. To the casual observer, these environments may appear to be haphazard and disorderly collections of buildings and spaces. To the initiated users however these environments are meaningful and symbolic manifestations of belief systems and values. Colonization, modernization and more recently, globalization and rapid urbanization have transformed, altered, and even obliterated many of these meaningful traditional environments and building traditions. Using illustrated slide lectures, films, readings and discussions, the seminar explores these issues with examples primarily drawn from Asia, Africa and the Middle-east. The course provides the student with an understanding of and appreciation for the value and usefulness of traditional architecture. Grades will be based on discussion, participation in-class, written summaries of readings, a research paper and an oral presentation.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS THREE HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM MULTICULTURAL AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

ASTR 1401-H01          Stellar Astronomy     (CRN 14652)                  R. Wilhelm           MWF 9-9:50 AM

ASTR 1401-H31          Non-Credit Lab           (CRN 14715)                  R. Wilhelm           M 8-10:50 PM

If you have to take a natural science course (which you do), wouldn't you like to take one that mixes aspects of the entire universe into a single course?  Learn things about who we are and why we are here and how we know so much about something so vast.  The best part is that this course is designed to allow you to explore astronomy yourself by taking your own data and analyzing it and then incorporating it into things that we discuss.  You won't have to take my word for it: you will be able to discover the universe for yourself.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 4 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

BIOL 1403-H01           Biology I           (CRN 13607)                      M. Dini                  MW 2:00-3:20 PM                 

BIOL 1403-H51           Non-Credit Lab           (CRN 13614)                     Staff                                R 2:00-4:50 PM      

                                                                                                                                                                                                Exams T 6:00-7:30 PM         

Prerequisite: 1) One year of HS Biology 2) Freshmen must meet one of the following criteria: SAT of 1100, ACT of 27, or AP Biology score of 3. Instructor strongly recommends taking CHEM 1307 first.

Corequisite: BIOL 1403-H51 Lab section.

Honors Biology I is designed especially with the sophomore life sciences major in mind.  This course helps students build a strong foundation in cell biology, biochemistry, genetics (both molecular and classical), reproductive and developmental biology and evolutionary biology.  Along with helping students construct a knowledge base in biology, the course will also challenge students to think about problems as biologists think about them.  Rather than listening to lectures, students in this course will do their basic research/reading outside of class, whereas class time will be used to refine and clarify understanding, often in the context of small groups.  Students in this course are expected to take a very active and responsible role in their education as biologists.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.                               

CHEM 1307-H01         Principles of Chemistry I    (CRN 14787)      D. Casadonte      TR 9:30-10:50 AM 
                                                            Review M or T 5:00-7:00 PM                           Exams W 7:00-9:00 PM

Prerequisite: At least one year of HS Chemistry, a grade of A in CHEM 1301 OR a passing score on the Chemistry Placement Exam, and a score of 600/26 or better on the Math portion of the SAT/ACT. This course is open only to Honors students.

Corequisite: any CHEM 1107 Lab section.

This course focuses on a study of the fundamental concepts of chemistry including nomenclature, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, molecular structure and geometry, bonding concepts and paradigms, thermochemistry, states of matter, the physical characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases, phase transitions, and an introduction to solution properties. This course has a limited enrollment, and as such provides opportunities for direct faculty-student interaction, small group discussion, and hands-on and inquiry-based learning. This course is recommended for students who plan careers in chemistry or in the physical and biological sciences, as well as in medicine or engineering.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

CHEM 3305-H01         Organic Chemistry I           (CRN 14791)           M. Fuertes         MWF 10:00-10:50 AM 
                                                                                                                                              EXAMS R 7-9 PM      

Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, CHEM 1107, CHEM 1308 and CHEM 1108 with a grade of A or B. This course is open only to Honors students.

Corequisite: CHEM 3105 strongly recommended.

Organic chemistry, the chemistry of carbon compounds, underlies almost all the stuff of modern life, including combustion, biochemistry, food, pharmaceuticals, and plastics. The first semester course begins with the language of organic chemistry, the symbols and concepts that we use to describe, understand and predict the structure and bonding of organic molecules. We then discuss some of the fundamental reactions of organic molecules. The emphasis is on understanding simple reactions so they can be applied to more complex systems. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

COMS 2300-H01        Public Speaking              (CRN 14799)              D. Roach                   TR 8-9:20 AM

The purpose of COMS 2300 is to introduce students to the core concepts, principles, and practices of effective public speaking. The course takes a developmental approach of building on knowledge and skills of the most basic, general forms of public speaking toward more complex, specifically applied forms. Students will study, prepare, and deliver several formal presentations in this course.  Cognitive and skill development will be emphasized. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM ORAL COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENT. 

ECO 2301-H01            Principles of Economics I      (CRN 14806)       R. Williams            TR 12:30-1:50 PM      

Principles of Economics I introduces students to the principles of microeconomics. This part of economics examines individual economic units and markets for products and resources. The course consists of three parts. The first part deals with the nature of economics and the economizing problem and the methods of handling this problem. This part analyzes the decision-making by households and firms, and the constraints facing them while maximizing their objectives. The second part focuses on the various aspects of the product market. These include pure competition, pure monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly. The last part covers the resources market. Emphasis is on labor and capital and the prices for these resources, which result in incomes to people in the form of wages, rent, interest, and profit.   THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR REQUIREMENT.

ENGL 2307-H01          Introduction to Fiction: The Marriage Plot   (CRN 14820)   J. Shelton       TR 2:00-3:20 PM  

Note: Bachelor of Science students may fulfill both Core Curriculum Humanities credit and Sophomore Literature credit with this course.

Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302

For longer than you want to know, folks considered the marriage plot to be the most appropriate storyline for girls and young women to consume; it was also the only form considered proper for women to write for many years.  Within the strictures of this plot, novelists like Jane Austen found ample ground for stories that delved beyond the confines of whether (and how) the heroine could get her man (or, to be strictly accurate, be gotten by him).  Other writers, though, found the marriage plot profoundly inadequate for their artistic expressions -- yet if these writers were women, they might also find that pressures to conform to this accepted plotline were overwhelming.  All of this has ideological implications for the young girls who consume these texts, the men they marry, and women novelists.  In this course, we’ll examine romance in literature, primarily in female-authored novels, to see what permutations have been possible even in highly restrictive time-periods.  We’ll begin in the eighteenth century with Frances Burney’s novel Evelina, we’ll fill up the middle with examples of “obedient” and “resisting” marriage plot books, including novels by Austen, Bronte, Woolf, and we’ll end the semester with a contemporary but satirical fairy tale.  You should expect to write at least two papers, one of which will be a substantial research paper followed by a presentation to the class, to participate weekly in a web-based discussion group, to take a comprehensive final exam (covering all the course material), to participate actively in every class, and occasionally to find yourself completing assignments dictated by the needs of the particular group of individuals making up the class and therefore not included in this list.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND/OR SOPHOMORE LITERATURE REQUIREMENT.

Students may contract the graduate level of this course (FIN 5327). Contact Dr Richard Verrone*  to discuss the requirements.

FIN 4326-H01         Student-Managed Investment Fund        (CRN 14835)  W. Dukes       TR 9:30-10:50 AM

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor required.  Business students must have BAUD or Major Designation to be eligible.

This class involves advanced application of the process of selecting securities as well as forming and managing two separate portfolios.  Students select and purchase real securities with real money.  The focus is on managing risk and return.  Each student reviews a part of the portfolio each semester.  The process is a review of the full portfolio with recommendations to hold, sell, and possibly add more of the securities being reviewed.  In addition, each student selects new securities (not in either portfolio), and following research, writes a report and presents it to the class for consideration and decision. The class writes a semester report covering all phases of activity during the semester.  In total each student does research on four securities and writes a report on each which is presented to the class for decision.  This course may be repeated for credit.

HDFS 2303-H01       Lifespan Human Development        (CRN 20083)   S. Hart               TR 12:30-1:50 PM

This course tracks human development from infancy, through childhood and adolescence, and into adulthood.  Physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional growth is explored in light of biological, social, and cultural influences.  In a sense, this course gets at the question, “Who am I?” by asking, “How did I get here?” and then taking a look at what developmental scientists have to offer on the basis of scientific methods of inquiry.  We consider how the process of development affects young and old, how it differs between individuals, how it may be applied toward individuals other than ourselves, and how it may be applied in settings beyond the classroom.  For students who plan to pursue careers in clinical settings (medicine, nursing, social work) this course yields a mix of basic information, practical applications including those driving public policy (up until what age is it ok to abandon a child; at what age should driving be legal; when is someone too old to drive a car), as well as foundations necessary for acquiring and maintaining up-to-date information for future reference on healthy development.

HIST 2300-H02           History of the US to 1877  (CRN 14855)     E. Schmidt               TR 12:30-1:50 PM

Note: You need not take HIST 2300 or HIST 2301 in any particular order.

This course is an historical survey of the United States from the peopling of the continent through the Reconstruction Era. This survey is designed to reflect the diversity of the American experience, to offer the student a chronological perspective on the history of the United States, and to explore the main themes, issues, ideas, and events which shaped that history. It is also my hope that the course will introduce students to a variety of topics and themes in American History as well as how to think historically.  Other general themes we will cover include: the creation and continual adaptation of our political process, the dynamics of everyday life in America throughout the period, the realities of contact between different cultures, including but not limited to European/white, Native American, Africa American, and Hispanic cultures, and the development of the US economy and general way of life. In the process of exploring these themes, we will become familiar with the diversity in human experience, behavior, and social issues. Additionally, one of the advantages an Honors section of History 2300 provides us is the opportunity to study the past in multiple formats.  We will spend time analyzing the way in which historians throughout the last century have interpreted this period and we will also consider the writings of the people who experienced Early America first hand.  Finally, we will also examine film, literature, music, etc. of and about this period in American History to help give us as complete a sense as possible about this truly dynamic and formative period in the history of North America.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM U.S. HISTORY REQUIREMENT.

HIST 3332-H01           U.S. Military Affairs From 1900 to the Present  (CRN 20136)          R. Milam           R 3-5:50 PM

SEMINAR

Prerequisites: HIST 2301 (Preferred) and Junior or Senior standing.

Traditional military history has been portrayed as consisting of “guns and battles”, and very little else.  While this is a military history course, it might more accurately be titled War and Society, as we will examine how America has dealt with “popular” wars such as WWII, and wars which did not receive popular support from the citizenry, such as Vietnam.  We will use narrative, film, memoirs, and music to understand the phenomena of killing and dying for one’s country, and society’s reaction to such carnage.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE  HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS AND 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM US HISTORY REQUIREMENT FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS.

HONS 1101-H01          Honors Arts & Letters Seminar        (CRN 20084)     G. Bell                       TBA

Prerequisite: HAL majors only.

It is possible to major in an Honors College major, and one of the most exciting of these interdisciplinary possibilities is Honors Arts and Letters (HAL).  In HONS 1101, the course which introduces HAL, the practical is addressed:  1) specifically analyzing how one tailors the HAL major to the individual student’s academic interests and needs; and 2) giving the student an introduction to the purposes to which the major can be put (entry to medical or law school, preparation for specific employment, etc.).  Another objective of this one hour course is to present the enrollee with some of the great societal issues with which they will deal in this major.  For instance, one clear challenge of contemporary American society is how we deliver health care to our citizens – it touches on every aspect of how we live and work – and we will talk about this in HONS 1101.  Another issue is how one knows things, and again, we will touch on the process of acquiring knowledge in the university.  Are radio talk show hosts or is Wikipedia trustworthy sources for information?  Meeting once a week for only an hour, and drawing some of our information from a British newspaper which will be provided to you, this is a course that is designed to be both practical and intellectually stimulating – as well as memorable.  THIS COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR HAL MAJORS.

HONS 2406-H01    Honors Integrated Science  (CRN 14928)   Haragan & San Francisco    MW 11 AM -12:20 PM        

HONS 2406-H51    Honors Integrated Science Lab   (CRN 20199) M. McGinley                    M 2:00-4:50 PM                         

Corequisite: HONS 2406-H51 Lab section

This course covers material related to atmospheric science and microbiology and their relationships to our lives. Topics covered include meteorology, climate and global climate change, microorganisms in health and the environment and the intersection of microbial activities and our climate.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 4 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

HONS 1301-H03         The Mother Earth Chronicles      (CRN 21978)     S. Tomlinson        R 2-4:50 PM  
                
 SEMINAR

Note: After the first class, some class meetings will be held outdoors. If you cannot attend the first session, please contact the instructor immediately.

“The Mother Earth Chronicles” is a fun, gentle, thought-provoking exploration of literary and film works about nature, environment, and landscape. In this course, you can expect to cover a wide and diverse range of topics about living with “Mother”—everything from bees, to homesteading, to white water rafting. This is also an excellent opportunity to practice writing in a workshop/tutorial format; if you’ve always thought that writing is a boring, excruciating, mind-numbing, pointless exercise in formulaic drivel and pap, well then, you’ve never done any writing like this. This course is writing intensive. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

A practical course involving all aspects of oral arguments before appellate courts, providing instruction and significant practice in legal research; legal analysis, including briefing appellate cases and interpreting statutory and regulatory law; legal writing; persuasive speaking; and arguments before appellate tribunals.  Students will ultimately test their appellate skills in competitions conducted by the Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Association.  http://www.tumca.org/  THIS COURSE MAY COUNT TOWARD UPPER LEVEL HONORS CREDIT OR TOWARD THE FIRST SEMESTER OF RESEARCH CREDIT AS PART OF AN APPROVED HONORS THESIS.

HONS 3300-H09          Torts Law         (CRN 14957)        R. Rosen      MTRF 8-8:50 AM      TTU Law School              

SEMINAR 

Note: This course is cross-listed with a TTU Law School Course LAW 5404. Student evaluation will be based upon a final examination administered at the end of the semester.  Application" to take this course is required.  Enrollment is limited to Honors students only. This course is assessed on a Pass/Fail basis for undergraduate students

First day of class is August 24^th in LAW 107.

Introduction to standards and principles governing legal liability for intentional and unintentional invasions of interests of personality and property.  Students subsequently admitted to TTU Law School will have this course waived from their law school degree plan.

HONS 3301-H01       The Idea of Rome: Antiquity To the Twentieth Century   (CRN 10461) E. George  TR 2-3:20 PM

SEMINAR

The words “Republic”, “Empire”, and “Senate” keep alive the memory of ancient Rome.  The idea, or the myth, of Rome permeates our political thinking, our artistic inheritance, and our cultural expressions to a degree that we may not realize.  Rome stands for two conflicting impulses: selfless devotion to one’s country and simple moral values, embodied in the mythic heroes of the Early Republic; and luxury, corruption, and exploitative world domination, remembered in the stories of the wicked emperors and their families.  We will explore the impact of the Idea of Rome from antiquity through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Enlightenment, right down to the twenty-first century, where examinations of American pretensions to world hegemony call up Roman analogies.  Among other resources, we will explore Livy, Vergil, Tacitus, Petronius, and Augustine; sixteenth century Spanish kings’ fabrication of Roman roots for the right to rule the New World; the American Founding Fathers’ knowledge and use of ideas from the Roman Republic; Mussolini’s program to revive the Empire; and art forms such as Neo-Classical painters Poussin and David, and Federico Fellini, Anthony Mann, and George Lucas among filmmakers.  This is an intensive writing course, with a major term project.   THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3301-H02     Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences & the Humanities     (CRN 14946) K. Ketner                  TR 9:30-10:50 AM

SEMINAR

One often encounters the assumption that there is an overwhelming separation between science and the arts/humanities. This course will consider that alleged division, and explore the hypothesis that the divide is an illusion.  We will consider the possibility that these disciplines include unifying common features when viewed through the lens of interdisciplinary study of methods.  Another feature of the class will be the opportunity to open a dialogue between these two grand aspects of human intellectual endeavor.  For this semester, we will focus on the special topic of religion as it might function in this context.  Assignments: Term Paper, Journals (one page per class meeting), xeroxed readings to be provided as class proceeds, one textbook.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3301-H05          Africa’s Role in the Contemporary World   (CRN 14968)      T. Nagy                W 2-4:50 PM

SEMINAR

Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.

Africa is the continent least understood by Americans; it is often presented by the media as a land of war, famine, and pestilence.  This course will present Africa's contemporary reality - the positive as well as the negative - by examining major current issues after briefly surveying Africa's history, geography, societies, and culture.  Themes covered will include: political developments; regional conflicts; human rights and women's issues; economic development and poverty (including the role played by international assistance); refugees and migration; and environmental and public health crisis (including HIV/AIDS).  The course will also examine Africa's role in current U.S. global policy priorities - including the war against terrorism.  The required texts are: "Understanding Contemporary Africa" (edited by April and Donald Gordon); "Things Fall Apart" (Chinua Achebe); and supplemental articles designated by the instructor and available in a compendium from CopyTech. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3301-H06          The Middle East In a Globalizing World     (CRN 14982)     M. Maqusi     MWF 2:00-2:50 PM

SEMINAR

This course is aimed at offering an introductory study of contemporary Middle East issues, with particular reference to and emphasis on issues of socio-economic, cultural, and political reforms.
1.     Defining the Middle East: brief geo-political and historical surveys and perspectives
2.     Land  and peoples; Factor Culture at play
3.     Pillars of Faith in Islam; A quest for religious enlightenment
4.     The Quran and the Bible: Books of faith; a comparative reading
5.     Middle East Cultures in transition; the quest for change and reformation
6.     Political regimes in transition; the quest for political reforms
7.     The Economy and politics of Oil
8.     Lands of conflict: roads to war and peace

THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3302-H01          Science and Society (CRN 14990)               Reid & Bell             T 6:00-8:50 PM

SEMINAR

What is science? What is the difference between science and technology?  What contributions do scientists make to society and how does society respond to science? To what extent should society set the agenda for science? To what extent should science take social and political issues into account in their research programs? How should we evaluate conflicts between scientific findings and religious beliefs? What are the ethical implications of scientific developments such as the potential to reshape the human genome, to modify food crops and domestic animals genetically, or to use fetal stem cells to cure diseases? These are just a few of the questions that will be dealt with in this course. This class is intended for both science and non-science students. The instructors of this course take the approach that scientific explanations for natural phenomena which have been proposed by scientists and evaluated by their peers (and which have been used repeatedly to create the technology that we take for granted in our daily life) provide the best understanding of our natural world.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCE AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3302-H02          Science, Technology, & Culture       (CRN 14998)    M. Maqusi              MWF 10-10:50 AM

SEMINAR

This course is intended to help examine the role of science in research and development, and the impact of scientific advances on our society. It also deals with the tracing of major scientific discoveries made in Europe and the United States since the seventeenth century.  In the realm of science, particular focus will be made on modern energy options and public policies, including the “going green” option. The course also explores the impact of modern technology on social development and cultural changes in our society.  In this latter respect, particular reference is made to the roles played by IT-based technologies and the ever-evolving information revolution.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCE AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3303-H01          Buddhist Life and Thought      (CRN 15005)          M. Webb               MWF 9:00-9:50 AM           

 SEMINAR

This course will be an introduction to and survey of Buddhism from is inception in ancient India to its many varieties worldwide today.  We will begin by examining the life of the Buddha in the setting of Indian culture of the time, to understand how it relates to earlier Vedic religion and to the other movements beginning at the same time.  In the second part of the course, we will investigate Theravada Buddhism by looking at the Pali Canon, the body of texts they preserved to the present day, as well as a few very early post-canonical works.  During this phase of the course we will pay special attention to the distinction between the monastic life and the lay life, and examine the philosophical and doctrinal issues that were argued and finally settled in this period, especially the doctrines of dependent origination and no-self.  Then, in the third part of the course, we will address the Mahayana and Vajrayana movements, with a view to understanding a) what in Theravada they were reacting to, and b) how they accommodated themselves to local religious practices.  In this phase of the course we will examine the doctrines of emptiness and Buddha-nature – how they developed and were defended, how they played out in the various Mahayana sects, and how they changed the character of Buddhism in North and East Asia.  Finally, in the fourth part of the course, we will spend some time looking at how Buddhism survives in the modern world, especially in Europe and the Americas.  In all four segments of the course, we will be concerned not only with what Buddhists believe, but also how they live.  Recurring themes will include how Buddhist understanding of its central doctrines has changed; how Buddhism interacts with other religions as it moves around the world; and what is “essential Buddhism.”  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3303-H02          International Affairs In the Global Community    (CRN 15013)  I. Leslie      TR 2-3:20 PM

SEMINAR

This course examines the ways in which the international community and its institutions (the United Nations, World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund) impact – and fail to impact international relations and domestic politics in an increasingly cosmopolitan world. We will ask questions about the role, real and ideal, of the international community in developing nations and economies, in conflict situations around the world, and in black market activities, such as drug trafficking and slavery.  Of course, we cannot understand any of these issues without venturing into economics. Similarly, we will have to pay special attention to the role of cultural differences in international relations.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3304-H01      Bones, Botanicals, Birds: Science & Natural History Illustration    (CRN 15019)  S. Tomlinson          T 2:00-4:50 PM        
SEMINAR

 John James Audubon used to wander the countryside for weeks on end, looking for new birds to paint. This is common knowledge, but did you know that when he found the birds he wanted, he shot them and used wire armatures to pose their lifeless bodies into incredibly dynamic scenes—and changed the face of natural history illustration forever. Well, we won’t be doing any of that in this course (either wandering around shooting birds or changing the face of illustration forever), but we will be learning to illustrate the natural world. We may even hear more “inside” stories about Audubon and other natural history illustrators in the process. This course is an introduction to basic nature and science illustration techniques, ranging from initial sketches in the field and lab to final product in the studio. Students are expected to draw and paint, but do not need artistic “talent” to benefit from—or enjoy—this course. If you have an interest in drawing, nature, or both, this is definitely the course for you. And if you have always thought you could not draw a stick, let alone a bone, beetle, or bird, then this is also the course for you! Prepare to be surprised at what you can do. Required field trips.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3304-H02       Mexico through its  Cinema   (CRN 15022)      G. Elbow                     M 6:00-8:50 PM

   SEMINAR

 THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3300-H01          Individual Honors Research      (CRN 14937)    Contact: Dr Richard Verrone at 742-1828   

Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College and approved Honors thesis/project application on file.

Contents will vary to meet the needs of students.  Independent work under the individual guidance of a faculty member, who must be either a member of the graduate faculty or approved by the Honors Dean.

HONS 4300-H01       Individual Honors Research       (CRN 15026)      Contact: Dr Richard Verrone at 742-1828    

Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Honors College and approved Honors thesis/project application on file.

Contents will vary to meet the needs of students.  Independent work under the individual guidance of a faculty member, who must be either a member of the graduate faculty or approved by the Honors Dean.

HUM 2301-H01  The Western Tradition:  Beginnings to Renaissance    (CRN 15030) E. George TR 11 AM-12:20 PM

Note: Non-Honors students requesting to enroll in HUM 2301 must contact Professor Edward V. George (ed.george@suddenlink.net) for approval before receiving a permit to enroll.

We are the inheritors of a 5,000 year conversation over the meaning and values of human life, captured in poetry, history, philosophy, political and religious institutions, sculpture, ceramics, painting, architecture, and music.  This conversation goes by the name Western Tradition.  The first part of this adventure has roots in the Near East (Mesopotamia, Egypt), continues through the lives of the Greeks and Romans, progresses through the Middle Ages, and transforms itself in the era of the early Renaissance.  HUM 2301 is a survey of this part of the conversation, along with some attention to its interface with Islam and contemporary developments in China and India.  Among other resources, we will explore Gilgamesh, Homer, Sappho, Herodotus, Greek tragedy, Plato, Aristotle, Plautus’s comedy, Vergil, Cicero, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Petrarch, Dante, and transformations in art and architecture. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES REQUIREMENT.

I E 3301-H01         Engineering Economics Analysis     (CRN 19479) J. Farris                    MWF 11:00-11:50 AM
Exams T 7:00-9:00 PM                                                                            

Prerequisite: MATH 1352

This course will present engineering students with the major concepts and techniques involved in the economics of engineering, capital budgeting, work performance, and project management.  Upon completion of this course, students will have obtained the basic knowledge in engineering economics theory and practice (practical application of the concepts and theory) so as to solve basic level engineering economy related problems.  Additional objectives for this course are to increase student ability to: a) apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering, b) to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, and c) to provide students with methods and techniques for making economic decisions under risk and uncertainty.  In order to achieve these objectives, the course lectures will use math, science, and engineering to articulate and solve engineering economic analysis problems.  Case study examples will also be presented to illustrate a structured approach to solving engineering problems using engineering economic analysis.  Additional material to be covered includes expanded coverage of basic topics such as breakeven and sensitivity analysis and expected value techniques, and survey coverage of advanced material, such as real options.  The assessment criteria used for these objectives will be homework assignments, team case studies, and exams.

M E 2364-H01             Engineering Mechanics I  (CRN 15038)                     Faculty                        MWF 11-11:50 AM

Prerequisites: MATH 1352, PHYS 1408

The Mechanical Engineering discipline may be broadly divided into two fundamental topical areas: thermal sciences (thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer) and mechanical sciences (solid mechanics, statistics, and dynamics). Engineering Thermodynamics is the introductory course for the thermal sciences. Course topics include properties of pure substances, ideal gas behavior, first and second law analysis, and applications to energy conversion devices and thermodynamic cycles. Honors Thermodynamics I includes a supplementary thermodynamic system design project and extensive use of computer-aided parametric explorations of thermodynamic systems.

Although this course is designed for engineering majors, it is also appropriate for non-majors with a potential interest in engineering or a general interest in technological topics. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

MATH 1351-H01         Calculus I            (CRN 15043)                      M. Strauss               MWF 9-9:50 AM           

MATH 1351-H02         Calculus I             (CRN 15044)                     E. Allen                     MWF 11:00-11:50 AM

MATH 1351-H03         Calculus I             (CRN  22344)                    C. Seaquist                  TR 9:30-10:50 AM

Prerequisite: Score of 7 on Math Placement Exam; or 660/29 on the Math section of the SAT/ACT; or MATH 1350 or 1550 with grade of B or better; or score of 5 on MPE and MATH 1321 with grade B or better.

Differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, applications of the derivative, differentials, indefinite integrals, definite integrals.  Honors Calculus expands on the regular calculus course by looking in depth into why the concepts work, rather than merely using the concepts.  In addition, various additional applications and topics that should be interesting to students will be covered.  Honors calculus does not require more work than regular calculus, but rather more interesting approaches to the topics.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT.

MATH 1352-H01         Calculus II             (CRN 15046)                     B Williams                              MWF 11:00-11:50 AM       

Prerequisite: MATH 1351

Methods of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions, applications.  Honors Calculus expands on the regular calculus course by looking in depth into why the concepts work, rather than merely using the concepts.  In addition, various additional applications and topics that should be interesting to students will be covered.  Honors calculus does not require more work than regular calculus, but rather more interesting approaches to the topics.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT.

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MATH 2350-H01 FULL        Calculus III                        (CRN 15050)               M. Toda                        TR 9:30-10:50 AM

MATH 2350-H02 OPEN        Calculus III                        (CRN 22174 )               L. Allen                        TR 11-12:50 PM

Prerequisite: MATH 1352

Partial differentiation; functions of several variables; multiple integrals, line integrals, surface integrals, Stokes Theorem.  Honors Calculus expands on the regular calculus course by looking in depth into why the concepts work, rather than merely using the concepts.  In addition, various additional applications and topics that should be interesting to students will be covered.  Honors calculus does not require more work than regular calculus, but rather more interesting approaches to the topics.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT.

MATH 2360-H01         Linear Algebra                           (CRN 15055)         A Ledet                          MWF 9:00-9:50 AM

Prerequisite: MATH 1352

This course will involve a balance of theory, application and computation.  The many uses of linear algebra will be emphasized in conjunction with the philosophy that serious applications of linear algebra require some computing capability.  To this end the course will involve significant use of MATLAB.  This course will be enriched for Honors students with additional readings, projects, and/or expositions.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT.

Ordinary differential equations, Laplace transforms, and other selected topics. This course will be enriched for Honors students with additional readings, projects, and/or expositions. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT.

MGT 3370-H01        Organizational Management    (CRN 20674)        C. Trank          T 2:00-4:50 PM

Prerequisites: Students must have a declared major or BAUD classification.

Effective management can mean the difference between success and failure for organizations.  Bad management has been implicated in some of the most troubling failures in the last 20 years – from the space shuttle Columbia disaster to the precipitous decline of companies such as the "Big Three" car companies.  Most recently, the massive failures in the financial sector can be attributed to exceptionally bad management..  Exceptionally good management, on the other hand, has led to some of the most extraordinary successes of the last few years – from the remarkable Pathfinder mission to Mars to the explosive growth of Microsoft, award-winning film production studios such as Pixar, and the phenomenal innovation occurring right now at Apple.  On a more personal level, how organizations are managed can have a deep impact on the lives of people who work in them.  Work can be a place of excitement and personal growth or it can be a place of boredom and stress.  Management makes the difference.  This class will investigate organizations and management through cases, group projects, and the development of a personal career portfolio plan.  Although this class is the introductory class for students interested in a business major, the class is also appropriate for any Honors student wanting to supplement other majors to prepare for leadership positions in many fields.  In addition to an orienting textbook, we will use a range of source materials – popular books, movie commentaries, film documentaries, the business press, and the internet.  Although the final reading list has not been finalized, previous courses have included such books as “Nuts,” a work about Southwest Airlines, “Liar’s Poker,” an inside look at major financial investment firms, and “Swoosh,” the story of Nike.

MGT 4380-H01        Strategic Management            (CRN 15064)        C. Duran         W 2:00-4:50 PM

 Prerequisites: Business students only who have completed BLAW 3391, ISQS 3344, FIN 3320, MKT 3350, MGT 3370, and MGT 3373 with grades of C or higher and are in their final semester.  No COBA Classifications permitted.

Strategic Management is the capstone, integrative course for graduating business administration students. This is an exciting, challenging course that focuses on how firms formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies. Students use all the knowledge and concepts acquired from prior business courses, integrate them with new strategic-management techniques, and use them to chart the future direction of different organizations. The major responsibility of students in this course is to make objective strategic decisions and to justify them through oral presentations and written case studies. This course is taught using active learning and experiential techniques and is primarily discussion based, but also has written components. Critical thinking skills are required for the experiential exercises and case analyses and will be enhanced during this course. This honors course periodically contains a service learning experience and case. Service learning is an active learning technique that combines application of course concepts, interaction with a community partner, and reflective components. The students will have the chance to apply the strategic management concepts learned in this course in a real world setting.

NHH 3300-H01            Writing for Publication   (CRN 15072)    K. Caswell               TR 12:30-1:50 PM

SEMINAR

A writing workshop in creative nonfiction focused on the relationship between people and nature. Students will practice a variety of structural and stylistic approaches with an eye toward developing their personal voice. Research – scientific, philosophical, cultural, theological – will be a major part of the writing process. Students will also learn how to submit their writing for publication. A final student reading will be open to the public.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENT.

PHYS 1408-H01          Principles of Physics I              (CRN 15076)                  R. Wilhelm               TR 12:30-1:50 PM

PHYS 1408-H51          Principles of Physics I Lab      (CRN 18087)                     Faculty                   F 2-4:50 PM

Note: This course is open to Honors students and non-Honors Physics and Engineering majors.

Corequisites: MATH 1351 and PHYS 1408-H51 Lab.

Calculus-based introductory physics course.  Mechanics, kinematics, energy, momentum, gravitation, waves, and thermodynamics.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 4 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

PHYS 2401-H01          Principles of Physics II              (CRN 22775 )                 Estreicher               TR 9:30-10:50 AM

PHYS  2401-H51       Principles of Physics II Lab      (CRN 22776)                     Faculty                   W 2-4:50 PM

Note: This course is open to Honors students and non-Honors Physics majors.

Prerequisites: PHYS 1408 and MATH 1351

Corequisites: MATH 1352 and PHYS 1408 Honors  Lab.

Calculus-based introductory physics.  Electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic waves, and optics.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 4 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

POLS 2302-H01          American Public Policy        (CRN 15077)              I. Leslie                    TR 11:00 AM-12:20 PM

We are currently in an age of radical change. Public policies, from health care to education policy, punishment to corporate regulation – are under a new scrutiny in the contemporary climate of economic crisis, and for many citizens, existential crisis – crises that are about the very means by which Americans will live. In this course we will examine particular public policies, their impact on the masses of Americans, and on specific subpopulations (such as Latinos and African Americans) to better understand the significance of this transformative period in public policy that the nation is now undergoing. The major assignments for this course are weekly writing assignments, an in-class presentation of a research topic of your choosing that is relevant to the course material, and a final essay exam. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM POLITICAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

PSY 3301-H01        Psychology of the Arts           (CRN 20332)    S. Harter         TR 11:00 AM-12:20 PM

 SEMINAR

In this course we will examine applications of psychological theories and methodologies to the arts, including artistic creativity, production, and appreciation.  The format encourages dialogue about issues in the psychology of the arts.  Class discussions, presentations, a final paper, and other class exercises encourage students to actively make meaning and apply course content to their own interests and experience, critically considering issues presented in class readings and discussions and elaborating beyond readings to generate creative applications of material.  Issues considered include similarities and differences between science and art, the potential contributions that psychology can make to understanding artistic processes, and the potential contributions that the arts can make to psychology.  We examine psychological theories and methods used in the study of creativity and the arts from specialties within psychology including developmental, perceptual, cognitive, social, biological, and clinical. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENT.

PSY 3304-H01        Introduction to Social Psychology     (CRN 20418)    J. Larsen                      MWF 9:00-9:50 AM

SEMINAR

Prerequisite: PSY 1300

Fall 2009 SEMINARS at a glance:

ARCH 4311-H01                  Architecture in Non-Western Societies (Multicultural Credit)  TR 2:00-3:20 PM        

HIST 3332-H01                    US Military History  1900-Present (Individual or Group Behavior/US History Credit)  R 2-4:50 PM

HONS 3301-H01                  The Perception of the Roman Empire Throughout History (Humanities Credit)  TR 2:00-3:20 PM

HONS 3301-H02                  Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences and Humanities (Humanities Credit)  TR 9:30-10:50 AM

HONS 3301-H03                  Torts Law (Humanities Credit) MTRF 9:00-9:50 AM

HONS 1301 -H03                  The Mother Earth  Chronicles (Humanities Credit)  R 2:00-4:50 PM

HONS 3301-H05                  Africa’s Role in the Contemporary World (Humanities Credit)  W 2:00-4:50 PM

HONS 3301-H06                  The Middle East in a Globalizing World (Humanities Credit)  MWF 2:00-2:50 PM

HONS 3302-H01                  Science and Society (Technology & Applied Science Credit)  T 6:00-8:50 PM

   HONS 3302-H02                  Science, Technology, and Culture (Technology & Applied Science Credit)  MWF 10:00-10:50 AM

HONS 3303-H01                  Buddhist Life and Thought (Individual or Group Behavior Credit)  MWF 9:00-9:50 AM

HONS 3303-H02                  International Affairs in the Global Community (Individual or Group Behavior Credit)  TR 2:00-3:20 PM

HONS 3304-H01                  Bones, Beetles, Birds (Visual & Performing Arts Credit)  T 2:00-4:50 PM

HONS 3304-H02                  Latin American Cinema (Visual & Performing Arts Credit)  M 6:00-8:50 PM

NHH 3300-H01                    Writing for Publication  TR 9:30-10:50 AM

PSY 3301-H01                    Psychology of the Arts  TR 11:00 AM-12:20 PM

PSY 3304-H01                    Introduction to Social Psychology  MWF 9:00-9:50 AM

COMS 2300 H01         Public Speaking                                         
 (CRN 26432)                     Prof. R. Stewart                MTWRF 8:00-9:50 AM

The purpose of COMS 2300 is to introduce students to the core concepts, principles, and practices of effective public speaking and presentation making. The course takes a developmental approach of building on knowledge and skills of the most basic, general forms of public speaking toward more complex, specifically applied forms. The student will compose and deliver: (1) a general speech of introduction about the student him/herself; (2) a speech to inform a little known but significant social issue; (3) a speech to persuade a group to community action; and (4) a speech to celebrate a special occasion, event, or person. These assignments will, in turn, increasingly emphasize the student’s use of basic skills of speech composition, delivery, and critique (i.e. listening, evaluation). Two exams—a midterm and a final—will augment and evidence students’ understanding of effective public speaking.   THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM ORAL COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENT.

HONS 3304-H01          Docu-Cinema and Cultural: Violence in America                     
SEMINAR                 (CRN 20063)                     Prof. S. Stein                 MTWRF 10:00-11:50 AM

This course will focus primarily on documentaries and docu-fictional films focusing on various forms of cultural violence not usually shown in typical Hollywood fare: topics will include corporate and military violence, the violence of poverty, and violence and the American family. If you are looking for Terminators and Super-Heroes, this course is not for you!! If you want to know more about what's wrong with our country that really needs fixing, then this is the course for you.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM VISUAL AND PERFOMING ARTS AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

HONS 3304-260          Three French Revolutions in Art:   Paris Study Abroad Experience         

SEMINAR   (CRN 26274)                     Prof. D. Nathan                 1 June - 9 July 2009

This course will begin in the Spring Semester of 2009, with six two-hour evening meetings in preparation for the study abroad portion of the course that will take place in June.  The preliminary half dozen meetings will focus on acquiring the background knowledge necessary for proper appreciation of what we will experience in Paris and its environs.  There will be individual and group student presentations on art and architectural sites, as well as lectures on aesthetic and philosophical issues provided by the professor.  Most, if not quite all, of the fundamental “book research” should be able to be completed here in Lubbock prior to traveling to Europe.  Once we get there the focus of the course will be the city of Paris.  But we will approach this focus by means of studying three terrifically influential and revolutionary transformations in the arts that either began or found a home in and around that amazing city.  The first was the invention of the Gothic, the departure from the Romanesque style of architecture in the 12^th Century that has impacted architecture and the arts ever since. The second revolution took place in the 19^th Century, and at the time marked a radical shift to new styles in the visual arts labeled Impressionism and Post-impressionism.  Third, we will turn to a bizarre and still somewhat shocking artistic revolution that took place in various major cities in Europe, but found a home in Paris and was led by artists who lived here. The movement was labeled “Dadaism,” but marked the initial stage of a 20^th Century avant-garde that has reverberated in various artistic movements throughout the past century of European and American art.  Paris is absolutely the best location to revisit these revolutions: the seminal works from each revolution can be directly experienced in the city or a day trip away--the first Gothic church is in Paris, the greatest one is nearby; the finest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings is there, and Giverny (the home of Claude Monet) is nearby; and an amazing variety of the most famous avant-garde works of art are there for the viewing as well.  Students will spend about two weeks living in central Paris, studying its art and soaking in its beauty and its culture.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND HONORS SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS.

NHH 4350-H01            NHH Capstone Experience:                (CRN #20073)             Profs. K. Caswell & J. Messerer          TBA

                                    Leadership and Landscape                  SEMINAR

Note: There is a special course fee of $550; the Honors College will subsidize $500 of this fee, and students will pay only tuition and $50.

Course dates: May 6-21, 2009 (Intersession)

Prerequisite: Instructor approval is required; email Professor Caswell at Kurt.Caswell@ttu.edu.

The outdoors is our classroom in this field experience course. Students will spend two-weeks traveling in canoes on a western river, while honing skills in leadership and group dynamics, creative writing, critical reading, and primitive camping. Students will take on leadership roles, and be offered peer feedback on judgment and decision making. In addition, we’ll attend to experiences in solitude and in community in nature, and make a point of exploring the flora, fauna, geology, weathers, archaeology, and history of the river canyon.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF HONORS SEMINAR CREDIT FOR NON-NHH MAJORS AND MINORS.