May 11, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Computer Science

  
  • COSC 4315 - Programming Languages and Paradigms

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 2320 .

    Discussion and comparison of basic programming styles; their underlying paradigms and languages based on these paradigms; such as imperative programming, functional programming, logic programming, and object-oriented programming.

  
  • COSC 4324 - Entrepreneurship for Computer Science

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 4351  or COSC 4353 .

    To provide fundamental knowledge and practice in modern application design and startups. Covers software idea/concept, implementation using contemporary software technologies, business, legal, and marketing step for software product/tech startup.

  
  • COSC 4331 - Real-Time Systems and Embedded Programming

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 3360 .

    Introduction to real-time and embedded systems; scheduling; programming language and operating systems; support; formal specification, analysis, and verification; embedded programming; power-aware computing.

  
  • COSC 4332 - Medical Robotics & Image Guided Interventions

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing in Computer Science or consent of instructor.

    Basics of medical robotics as used in image guided interventions and surgeries. Includes robot registration, sensing, kinematics, safety and control, augmented reality, and tele-surgeries.

  
  • COSC 4333 - Healthcare Informatics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing in Computer Science or consent of instructor.

    Basics of information technology in medicine. Interdisciplinary approach geared towards medical doctors and computer scientists to understand computational surgery and its conceptual and technical components.

  
  • COSC 4335 - Data Mining

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 3380  and MATH 3336 .

    Data mining overview, data quality, data preprocessing, OLAP, and statistics on one variable; techniques: classification, regression, clustering, dimensionality reduction, association rules; scoring, post-processing, and data mining case studies.

  
  • COSC 4348 - Introduction to Game Art & Animation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    Video game concept arts and computer animation. Modeling game assets and animation using the latest game software and hardware.

  
  • COSC 4349 - Intermediate Game Art & Animation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 4348  or consent of instructor.

    Intermediate video game concept arts and computer animation. Advanced topics of modeling game assets and animation, using the latest game software and hardware.

  
  • COSC 4351 - Fundamentals of Software Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 3320  and MATH 3336 . For COSC majors and minors and CpE majors only.

    Introduction to the concepts of software engineering. Identification of problems related to the development of large software systems. Software project planning, requirements analysis, design, implementation, quality assurance and maintenance.

    Typically Offered: Fall

  
  • COSC 4353 - Software Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 3320  and COSC 3336  or equivalent. Declared COSC majors and minors only

    Object-oriented paradigm, classes, object relationship, software architecture, use-case analysis, object modeling technique, design metrics, software development patterns, practices, and principles.

  
  • COSC 4354 - Software Development Practices

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly COSC 4352
    Prerequisite: COSC 4353  or approval of instructor. For COSC majors and minors only.

    Pragmatics of software development, hands-on iterative, incremental and agile software development team project with emphasis on use of state of the art tools, techniques, principles, and better practices.

    Typically Offered: Fall

  
  • COSC 4355 - Introduction to Ubiquitous Computing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 4353 . For COSC majors and minors only.

    Introduction to software development for ubiquitous devices such as PDAs and cell phones.

    Typically Offered: Fall

  
  • COSC 4358 - Introduction to Interactive Game Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 3320 .

    Team development of interactive video games on state-of-the-art devices.

  
  • COSC 4359 - Intermediate Interactive Game Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 4358  and COSC 4370 .

    Continuation of the introduction to Interactive Game Development. Advanced theories and practices in game development.

  
  • COSC 4364 - Numerical Methods

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly COSC 4397 Sel Top: Computer Science Numerical Analysis
    Prerequisite: COSC 2320 MATH 2331 , and MATH 3338 

    Programming numerical solution of problems in linear algebra; system of linear equations, matrix inversion, and Eigenvalue problems, solution of equations, polynomial approximations, and initial value problems of ordinary differential equations. 

    Note: Credit towards a degree may not be earned for both COSC 4364 and either of COSC 3361 or 3362.
  
  • COSC 4368 - Artificial Intell Programming

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 2430 .

    An overview of main topics in the field of artificial intelligence, and of the latest programming language currently used in writing typical artificial intelligence programs.

  
  • COSC 4370 - Interactive Computer Graphics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 2320  and MATH 2331 , or consent of instructor.

    Introduction to graphics hardware and software; interactive systems to display three-dimensional objects; display and input devices; and alternative algorithms, system configuration, and design trade-offs. Term project required.

  
  • COSC 4371 - Web Security

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 3360 .

    Introduction to security and integrity of information including cryptographic techniques, authentication and water marking of multimedia content. Various aspects of Web security involving attacks on data and software, including viruses, worms, and denial-of-service. Remote administration of computing resources; Security concerns inherent in wireless networks.

  
  • COSC 4372 - Fundamentals of Medical Imaging

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing in Computer Science or consent of instructor.

    Medical imaging modalities; principles, data collection, and image reconstruction. X-rays, CT, ultrasound, and MRI. Simulations of image generation.

  
  • COSC 4377 - Introduction to Computer Networks

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 2320  and COSC 2410 .

    Data communications; network protocols and architecture; local and wide-area networks; internetworking.

  
  • COSC 4390 - Introduction to Internet Computing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: COSC 2320  or consent of instructor.

    Introduction to Internet, including client/server computing, www, http and cgi; Java programming including object-oriented computing, applets, abstract windowing toolkit, threads, event handling and network-programming.

  
  • COSC 4393 - Introduction to Digital Image Processing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 3338  and MATH 3339 .

    Essential concepts of digital image processing, image acquisition and processing, practical applications, and elementary image analysis algorithms.

  
  • COSC 4396 - Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: COSC 3396  and approval of department chair.

    Directed research project culminating in a departmentally approved report. COSC 3396  and COSC 4396  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • COSC 4397 - Sel Top-Computer Science

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: advanced standing and consent of instructor.

    Selected topics in major areas of computer science not covered in detail in any of the courses in the regular computer science program. May be repeated for credit with approval of chair.

  
  • COSC 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

  
  • COSC 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: COSC 3399  and approval of department chair.

    COSC 3399  and COSC 4399  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • COSC 4498 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 4.0
       
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.


Construction Management

  
  • CNST 1301 - Construction Materials and Methods

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CNST 1361  and CNST 1330  or CNST 1315 .

    Basic building materials and systems used in constructing buildings, bridges, and infrastructure projects.

  
  • CNST 1315 - Project Drawings & Graphics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Reading drawings and graphics for process and industrial type projects.

  
  • CNST 1325 - Process and Industrial Construction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CNST 1361  and CNST 1315  or CNST 1330 .

    Construction materials and methods common to installation process and industrial projects.

  
  • CNST 1330 - Graphics I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Lettering, geometric construction, multi-view and auxiliary projections, sections, and connections, dimensioning, and isometric and oblique pictorials. Manual and computer aided drawing techniques.

  
  • CNST 1361 - Construction Management I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of the construction industry, job market, roles and responsibilities, and common project management tools.

  
  • CNST 2321 - Mechanical and Electrical Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 1301  or CNST 1325  .

    Planning and construction of mechanical and electrical systems common to construction projects.

  
  • CNST 2325 - Process and Industrial Subsystems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 1301  or 1325.

    Mechanical and electrical systems common in process and industrial projects.

  
  • CNST 2341 - Construction Documents

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: None.

    Corequisite: Corequisite(s) : C or better in CNST 2321  or 2325 or ARCH 2327  for Architecture majors.

    Bidding documents and contract documents commonly used in construction projects and an understanding of the hierarchy/relationship among these documents.

  
  • CNST 2345 - Contract Documents for Capital Projects

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: None.

    Corequisite: Corequisite(s): C or better in CNST 2321  or 2325.

    Contract administration and legal documents common in process and industrial projects.

  
  • CNST 2351 - Construction Estimating I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CNST 2321  or CNST 2325  or consent of instructor.
    Students from the College of Architecture have consent of instructor to take CNST 2351  once they have completed any of the following: ARCH 2325, ARCH 2326, ARCH 2327 .

    Skills and tools necessary to prepare cost estimates for construction projects, focus on the blueprint reading and material quantity takeoff.

  
  • CNST 3155 - Construction Materials and Testing

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: C or better in PHYS 1301  and MATH 1431 .

    Properties and testing methods for common construction materials (wood, steel, and concrete).

  
  • CNST 3185 - Construction Experience

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 2351 .

    Students will fulfill 400 hours of work experience to gain practical experience and professional skills prior to graduation. Includes an intensive writing experience in the form of a formal technical report describing the experience.

  
  • CNST 3205 - Construction Safety Management

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3301 .

    OSHA regulations and industry practices related to creating and maintaining safe construction sites. Students will be eligible to sit for the 10-hour OSHA safety certification exam.

  
  • CNST 3210 - Safety for Industrial Projects

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3301 .

    Industry practices related to creating and maintaining safe construction sites for process and industrial projects.

  
  • CNST 3301 - Construction Equipment and Methods

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 2351 .

    Construction equipment and selected construction methods including economy, selection, productivity of common construction equipment and construction procedures for industrial and heavy civil construction.

  
  • CNST 3331 - Construction Planning and Scheduling

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 2351 .

    Planning, scheduling principles, and techniques common to construction projects utilizing industry standard scheduling software packages.

  
  • CNST 3351 - Construction Estimating II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 2351 .

    Skills and tools necessary to prepare formal bids for construction projects, pricing, indirect costs, bid analysis, and use of computer aided software.

  
  • CNST 3355 - Strength of Construction Materials

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in both PHYS 1301  and MATH 1431 .

    Construction engineering with respect to stress, strains, and deflection of structural components of buildings.

  
  • CNST 3365 - Cost Estimating Capital Projects

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 2351 .

    Cost estimating of process and industrial projects including FEED and definitive estimates.

  
  • CNST 3372 - Soil Mechanics and Foundations

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3355 .

    Aspects of soils essential to construction, including soil classifications, methods of soil exploration, standard laboratory tests, and basic design and installation for shallow and deep foundation systems.

  
  • CNST 4190 - Current Issues in Construction Management

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing.

    Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction engineering and management.

  
  • CNST 4198 - Special Problems

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • CNST 4265 - Construction Layout and Site Development

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3355 .

    Basic surveying techniques, construction, layouts, and fundamental requirements and regulations related to land development.

  
  • CNST 4290 - Current Issues in Construction Management

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing. Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction engineering and management.

  
  • CNST 4302 - Construction Law and Ethics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 2341  or CNST 2345 .

    United States legal system and contractual issues that are significant to construction managers, addresses ethics in the construction industry.

  
  • CNST 4311 - Structural Steel and Timber Construction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3355 .

    Design aspects of selected structures using steel and timber standard shapes/components; involving the application of the AISC Code; design of wood formwork systems.

  
  • CNST 4315 - Steel Construction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3355 .

    Steel properties, standard shapes, design, and installation of steel elements common to process and industrial projects such as tanks, pipes, and pipe supports.

  
  • CNST 4331 - Construction Management II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3205 , CNST 3331  and CNST 3351 .

    Capstone course to develop a formal construction proposal for a construction project.

    Note: The American Institute of Constructors (AIC) Level 1 Associate Constructors (AC) exam is required. Students are responsible for the AIC exam fees.
  
  • CNST 4335 - Capital Projects Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3210 , CNST 3331  and CNST 3365 .

    Capstone course to develop a formal proposal for an industrial construction project.

    Note: The American Institute of Constructors (AIC) Level 1 Associate Constructors (AC) exam is required. Students are responsible for the AIC exam fees.
  
  • CNST 4341 - Project Controls

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 4331 .

    Integrates skills and knowledge taught in the program including the crucial construction management activities that take place from the time a contract is awarded until the contract is closed out.

  
  • CNST 4345 - Reinforced Concrete Structures

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3355 .

    Design and installation of concrete elements common to process and industrial projects such as slabs, beams, heavy concrete pours, short columns, and pedestals.

  
  • CNST 4381 - Reinforced Concrete and Building Codes

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 3355 .

    Application of the ACI 318 Building Code for construction, analysis, and inspection of reinforced concrete members and formwork.

  
  • CNST 4385 - Field Operations for Capital Projects

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: C or better in CNST 4335 .

    Site utilization, project execution plans, progress measurements, analyzing field data, and close-out of process and industrial projects.

  
  • CNST 4390 - Current Issues in Construction Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing.

    Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction engineering and management.

  
  • CNST 4394 - Selected Topics in Construction Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary

  
  • CNST 4397 - Selected Topics in Construction Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of department.

    Special topics in Construction Management. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • CNST 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Individual projects on a to-be-arranged basis under faculty sponsorship.


Cooperative Education

  
  • COOP 0011 - COOP Ed Work Period I

    Credit Hours: 0.0
       
    All students enrolling (registering) for CO-OP must contact the CO-OP office (713-743-4230) to confirm their work plans. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll (register) for CO-OP in a timely manner. Students not enrolled (registered) appropriately will have a stop placed on their records and be charged a late fee.

  
  • COOP 0012 - COOP Ed Work Period II

    Credit Hours: 0.0
       
    All students enrolling (registering) for CO-OP must contact the CO-OP office (713-743-4230) to confirm their work plans. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll (register) for CO-OP in a timely manner. Students not enrolled (registered) appropriately will have a stop placed on their records and be charged a late fee.

  
  • COOP 0013 - COOP Ed Work Period III

    Credit Hours: 0.0
       
    All students enrolling (registering) for CO-OP must contact the CO-OP office (713-743-4230) to confirm their work plans. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll (register) for CO-OP in a timely manner. Students not enrolled (registered) appropriately will have a stop placed on their records and be charged a late fee.

  
  • COOP 0014 - COOP Ed Work Period IV

    Credit Hours: 0.0
       
    All students enrolling (registering) for CO-OP must contact the CO-OP office (713-743-4230) to confirm their work plans. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll (register) for CO-OP in a timely manner. Students not enrolled (registered) appropriately will have a stop placed on their records and be charged a late fee.

  
  • COOP 0015 - COOP Ed Work Period V

    Credit Hours: 0.0
       
    All students enrolling (registering) for CO-OP must contact the CO-OP office (713-743-4230) to confirm their work plans. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll (register) for CO-OP in a timely manner. Students not enrolled (registered) appropriately will have a stop placed on their records and be charged a late fee.

  
  • COOP 0016 - COOP Ed Work Period VI

    Credit Hours: 0.0
       
    All students enrolling (registering) for CO-OP must contact the CO-OP office (713-743-4230) to confirm their work plans. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll (register) for CO-OP in a timely manner. Students not enrolled (registered) appropriately will have a stop placed on their records and be charged a late fee.

  
  • COOP 0017 - COOP Ed Work Period VII

    Credit Hours: 0.0
       
    All students enrolling (registering) for CO-OP must contact the CO-OP office (713-743-4230) to confirm their work plans. It is the student’s responsibility to enroll (register) for CO-OP in a timely manner. Students not enrolled (registered) appropriately will have a stop placed on their records and be charged a late fee.


Cultural and Urban Studies

  
  • CUST 2300 - Intro Asian American Studies

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 

    An introduction to the historical and sociopolitical context of migration, settlement and transformation of Asian American communities. a special emphasis on contemporary global trends of migration and culture.

    Core Category: [80] Social & Behavioral Sciences
  
  • CUST 3310 - Asian American Communities in Popular Culture

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUST 2300  or ANTH 2302  or consent of instructor.

    An interdisciplinary approach analyzing the social and political implications in the representation of Asian American through film, newspapers, and other media. Emphasis on concrete applications of theoretical models from the social and human services.

  
  • CUST 3315 - Asian American Experiences of Migration and Transnationalism

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUST 2300  or ANTH 2302  or consent of instructor.

    Various aspects of migration, including adaptation, community formation, activism, and transitional links. Emphasis on the strategies and interactions in the shaping of U.S. society.

  
  • CUST 3320 - Multicultural Environments

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: TCCN¿TECA 1303

    Examination of culture and diversity throughout the lifespan. Includes a service learning component.

  
  • CUST 3390 - Vietnamese American History

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 .

    Analysis of the history, settlement issues, and contributions of Vietnamese Americans in the United States.

  
  • CUST 3397 - Sel Tops- Cultural Studies I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • CUST 4300 - Asian American Cultures

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Synthesis of major themes relating to the nature, formation, and development of Asian American cultures within the U.S.

  
  • CUST 4320 - Asian American Literature & Identity Issues

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUST 2300 .

    Role of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and other issues. Asian American identity as portrayed through influential literary works. Emphasis on cultural and literary theory and applications, and on generativity of cultural expressions.

  
  • CUST 4321 - Vietnamese American Community and its Culture

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 .

    Analysis of Vietnamese culture, thought and religion, and their implications for the building and empowerment of the Vietnamese American community in the United States.

  
  • CUST 4397 - Sel Tops- Cultural Studies II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

Curriculum and Instruction

  
  • CUIN 1101 - Step 1 - Teaching Science and Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Methods of teaching science and mathematics in schools. Requires students to observe and teach science and math activities in elementary school classrooms.

  
  • CUIN 1102 - Step 2 - Teaching Science and Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Methods of teaching science and mathematics in schools. Requires students to observe and teach science and math activities in middle school classrooms.

  
  • CUIN 2320 - Mathematics for EC-6 Teachers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Math 1310 or 1311; 1312.

    Prepares students to teach mathematics at the elementary level. Emphasis is placed on developing specialized knowledge for teaching mathematics, which includes deep understanding of our base 10 number system, arithmetic, and problem solving. Topics include introduction to problem solving, counting, the four basic operations on whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, number theory, and the integration of algebra into arithmetic.

    Core Category: [90] Math/Reasoning
  
  • CUIN 3111 - Educational Technology for Elementary Teachers

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly CUIN 3111 Educational Technology for Children I
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CUIN 3316 .

    Use of educational technologies in elementary teaching and learning.

  
  • CUIN 3121 - Educational Technology for Secondary Teachers

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly CUIN 3121 Educational Technology for Adolescents I
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CUIN 3221  or EDUC 3301 .

    Use of educational technologies in adolescent teaching and learning.

  
  • CUIN 3201 - Teaching Young Children

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CUIN 3111 .

    Introduction to the teaching profession. Theories and principles of learning in young children with an emphasis on the importance of family.

  
  • CUIN 3202 - Content-Focused Teaching

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to QUEST 2 Program.

    Elementary teaching and learning with an emphasis on content-integrated curriculum and school-based inquiry.

  
  • CUIN 3203 - Performance-Focused Teaching

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to student teaching.

    Principles of teaching and learning with an emphasis on instructional implementation, assessment, and community learning.

  
  • CUIN 3221 - Introduction to Teaching Middle Grades

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly CUIN 3300
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CUIN 3121 .

    Field-based experiences with the principles of teaching middle grades including teaching strategies, curriculum design, and organization of learning environments.

  
  • CUIN 3222 - Content Focused Teaching for Middle Grades

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education.

    Principles of teaching and learning for middle grades with an emphasis on content-integrated curriculum and school-based inquiry.

  
  • CUIN 3302 - Social Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly CUIN 3302 The 21st Century Student
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program.

    Exploring 21st century teaching and learning by investigating local and global communities through a social justice and culturally responsive lens.

  
  • CUIN 3310 - Foundations of Bilingual Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: six semester hours of advanced Spanish or equivalent.

    Rationale and history of bilingual programs for limited or non-English speaking students. Taught in Spanish.

  
  • CUIN 3311 - Methods and Techniques in Bilingual Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: CUIN 3310 .

    Field-based course that focuses on methods in teaching content areas in Spanish. Taught in Spanish.

  
  • CUIN 3312 - Info Tech for Young Children

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 9
  
  • CUIN 3313 - Learning and Development Technologies

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: None.

    Development of learning experiences using instructional technology in education and industry environments.

  
  • CUIN 3315 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: sophomore standing.

    Introduction, overview, and analysis of basic principles and theories of learning by young children in group settings.

  
  • CUIN 3316 - Prekindergarten Curriculum and Instruction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CUIN 3201 .

    Foundations of prekindergarten curriculum.

  
  • CUIN 3317 - Kindergarten and Elementary School Curriculum and Instruction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program, credit for CUIN 3316 , and concurrent enrollment in CUIN 4315 

    Foundations of kindergarten and elementary school curriculum.

  
  • CUIN 3318 - Phonics in the Reading Process

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Factors associated with the development of reading with special emphasis on phonics and phonemic awareness.

 

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