ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 201 Introduction to Anthropology
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(ANTH 2346, HUMA 2323) Introduction to Anthropology. An introduction to the discipline of anthropology through the examination of its four sub-fields: archaeology, physical anthropology, sociocultural anthropology and linguistics; also taught at Qatar campus.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER
ASCC 002 Basic Writing Skills
Credits 0. 3 Other Hours.
Individualized instruction in English composition based on an analysis of the student's proofreading, revision and editing skills; a programmed sequence of study and practice designed for improvement of writing performance through mastery of basic skills at word, sentence, paragraph and multiparagraph levels; also taught at Qatar campus. May not be used for credit toward a degree.
ASCC 003 Basic Reading Skills
Credits 0. 3 Other Hours.
Individualized instruction in reading based on an analysis of the student's reading comprehension skills; study and practice of reading strategies designed to increase reading comprehension skills; also taught at Qatar campus. May not be used for credit toward a degree.
ASCC 004 Reading/Writing Connection
Credits 0. 3 Other Hours.
Individualized instruction designed to refine and practice the basic reading and writing skills by integrating the related concepts of the two areas; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses. May not be used for credit toward a degree.
ASCC 005 Fundamental Academic Skills
Credits 0. 0 Lecture Hours.
Designed to address the fundamental reading, writing, and/or mathematical skills for students needing instruction in Adult Basic Education (ABE). May not be used for credit towards a degree.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in ASCC 001 or ASCC 004; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
ASCC 101 Application of Learning Theories to College Studies
Credits 0 to 3. 0 to 3 Lecture Hours.
The study of critical theories of learning with application to academic performance; designated as the university's learning framework course, this course is designed to help students understand learning theory and develop strategies for successful completion of college level studies; also taught at Qatar campus.
ASCC 102 Career Awareness
Credits 0 to 3. 0 to 3 Lecture Hours.
Encourages planning career and life goals early in academic career for timely decision-making related to academics, acquiring marketable skills, pursuing relevant experiential education, and participating in student/professional organizations; acquaints students with realities of early career, emphasizes utilization of resources on a timely basis for competitiveness in job market; also taught at Qatar campus.
ASCC 289 Special Topics in ...
Credits 0 to 3. 0 to 3 Lecture Hours.
Selected topics in academic development and improvement.
Prerequisite: Approval of coordinator; also taught at Qatar campus.
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 107 General Chemistry for Engineering Students
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(CHEM 1309, 1409*) General Chemistry for Engineering Students. Introduction to important concepts and principles of chemistry; emphasis on areas considered most relevant in an engineering context; practical applications of chemical principles in engineering and technology. Students completing CHEM 107 and changing majors to curricula requiring CHEM 101 and CHEM 102 may substitute CHEM 107 for CHEM 101. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: CHEM 107 or CHEM 101.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in CHEM 117; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 117 General Chemistry for Engineering Students Laboratory
Credit 1. 3 Lab Hours.
(CHEM 1109, 1409*) General Chemistry for Engineering Students Laboratory. Introduction to important concepts and principles of chemistry in the laboratory; emphasis on areas considered most relevant in an engineering context; practical applications of chemical principles in engineering and technology. Students completing CHEM 117 and changing majors to curricula requiring CHEM 111 and CHEM 112 may substitute CHEM 117 for CHEM 111. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: CHEM 117 or CHEM 111.
Prerequisites: CHEM 107 or registration therein; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Chemistry II
Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours.
(CHEM 1312 and 1112, 1412) Fundamentals of Chemistry II. Theory and applications of oxidation-reductions systems; thermodynamics and kinetics; complex equilibria and solubility product; nuclear chemistry; descriptive inorganic and organic chemistry; introduction to analytical and synthetic methods and to quantitative techniques to both inorganic and organic compounds with emphasis on an investigative approach.
Prerequisites: CHEM 119, or CHEM 107 and CHEM 117; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 227 Organic Chemistry I
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(CHEM 2323, 2423*) Organic Chemistry I. Introduction to chemistry of compounds of carbon; general principles and their application to various industrial and biological processes.
Prerequisite: CHEM 102 or CHEM 120; concurrent enrollment in CHEM 237 is suggested; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 228 Organic Chemistry II
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(CHEM 2325, 2425*) Organic Chemistry II. Continuation of CHEM 227.
Prerequisite: CHEM 227; concurrent registration in CHEM 238 is suggested; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 237 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Credit 1. 3 Lab Hours.
(CHEM 2123, 2423*) Organic Chemistry Laboratory. Operations and techniques of elementary organic chemistry laboratory; preparation, reactions and properties of representative organic compounds.
Prerequisites: CHEM 102 and CHEM 112, or CHEM 120; CHEM 227 or concurrent enrollment; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 238 Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Credit 1. 3 Lab Hours.
(CHEM 2125, 2425*) Organic Chemistry Laboratory. Continuation of CHEM 237.
Prerequisites: CHEM 228 or registration therein; CHEM 237 or CHEM 231; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 316 Quantitative Analysis
Credits 2. 2 Lecture Hours.
Introductory quantitative chemical analysis; error propagation and statistics; chemical equilibrium for titrations of weak acids, polyprotic acids, and EDTA; basic chemical instrumentation including spectrophotometry, electrochemistry, and chromatography.
Prerequisite: CHEM 102 or CHEM 120; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 318 Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
Credit 1. 3 Lab Hours.
Laboratory work consists of selected experiments in quantitative analysis designed to typify operations of general analytical lab, including chemical analyses by volumetric and gravimetric methods; introduction to chemical measurements by spectroscopic and separations techniques and associated instrumentation.
Prerequisites: CHEM 112 or CHEM 120; CHEM 315 or CHEM 316, or concurrent enrollment; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 322 Physical Chemistry for Engineers
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Quantum theory, spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, kinetic theory, reaction kinetics, electrochemistry and macromolecules.
Prerequisites: CHEM 102 or CHEM 120; CHEN 205 and CHEN 354; MATH 152 or equivalent; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
CHEM 446 Organic Chemistry III
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Principles and applications of organic chemistry for students majoring in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, biological, and physical science: emphasis on chemical reactivity, mechanistic chemistry, and synthesis.
Prerequisites: CHEM 228 or approval of instructor.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (CLEN)
CLEN 181 Engineering Learning Community & Student Success Seminar
Credits 0-1. 0-1 Other Hours.
Engineering Learning Community & Student Success Seminar. Welcoming seminar to the college of engineering to assist with transition to college; includes introduction to engineering majors, college and university resources; topics evolve as students advance through the engineering curriculum.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
COMMUNICATION
COMM 335 Intercultural Communication
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Communication variables in intercultural contexts including culture and meaning, nonverbal styles across cultures, patterns of symbolic transfer, culture shock and communication, values in intercultural dialogue.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification; also taught at Qatar campus.
ENGLISH
ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(ENGL 1302) Composition and Rhetoric. Focus on referential and persuasive researched essays through the development of analytical reading ability, critical thinking and library research skills.
Prerequisite: Freshman or sophomore classification; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
ENGL 206 Twenty-first Century Literature and Culture
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Exploration of the literary and cultural forms of the twenty-first century, focusing on a variety of national and transnational origins; also taught at Qatar campus.
ENGL 210 Technical and Professional Writing
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(ENGL 2311) Technical and Professional Writing. Focus on writing for professional rhetorical situations; correspondence and researched reports fundamental to the workplace—memoranda, letters, electronic correspondence, research proposals and presentations; use of visual rhetoric and document design in print and electronic mediums; emphasis on audience awareness, clarity of communication and collaborative team-work; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
ENGL 219 Literature and the Other Arts
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Imaginative literature in conversation with aesthetic principles and such other arts as painting, sculpture, architecture, film and music; also taught at Qatar campus.
ENGL 222/MODL 222 World Literature
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(ENGL 2333) World Literature. Survey of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present in relation to its historical and cultural contexts; texts selected from a diverse group of authors, traditions and genres; also taught at Qatar campus.
Cross Listing: MODL 222/ENGL 222.
ENGL 491 Research
Credits 0 to 3. 0 to 3 Lecture Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in English. May be taken three times for credit.
Prerequisites: 12 credits of English, including 3 at 300-level; junior or senior classification and approval of instructor; also taught at Qatar campus.
ENGINEERING (ENGR)
ENGR 482/PHIL 482 Ethics and Engineering
Credits 3. 2 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours.
Development of techniques of moral analysis and their application to ethical problems encountered by engineers, such as professional employee rights and whistle blowing; environmental issues; ethical aspects of safety, risk and liability and conflicts of interest; emphasis on developing the capacity for independent ethical analysis of real and hypothetical cases.
Prerequisite: Junior classification.
Cross Listing: PHIL 482/ENGR 482.
HISTORY
HIST 105 History of the United States
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 1301) History of the United States. Colonial heritage; Revolution; adoption of Constitution; growth of nationalism and sectionalism; Civil War; Reconstruction; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
HIST 106 History of the United States
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 1302) History of the United States. Since reconstruction; new social and industrial problems; rise of progressivism; U.S. emergence as a world power; World War I; reaction and New Deal; World War II; contemporary America; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
HIST 230 American Military History, 1609 to Present
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Main events, personalities and technologies related to American military history; also taught at Qatar campus.
HIST 258 American Indian History
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Survey of American Indian history; Pre-Columbian, First Contact, Colonial Conquest, Differentiation between cultural groups; Reservation period, twentieth-century self-determination, and Pan-Indianism; also taught at Qatar campus.
HIST 301/AFST 301 Blacks in the United States Since 1877
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Blacks in the United States from the end of Reconstruction to the present; the ideologies of black leaders, disfranchisement, lynching and the quest for equality in the 1950s and 1960s.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
Cross Listing: AFST 301/HIST 301.
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
INST 222 Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Historical, philosophical and cultural foundations of education emphasizing education for a multicultural society; also taught at Qatar campus.
LIBERAL ARTS
LBAR 485 Directed Studies
Credits 0 to 3. 0 to 3 Other Hours.
Readings for specific needs of major or minor in departments in Liberal Arts; also taught at Qatar campus.
MATHEMATICS
MATH 150 Functions, Trigonometry and Linear Systems
Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours.
(MATH 2412) Functions, Trigonometry and Linear Systems. Graphs, functions, college algebra and trigonometry, linear systems and vectors; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
MATH 151 Engineering Mathematics I
Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours.
(MATH 2413) Engineering Mathematics I. Rectangular coordinates, vectors, analytic geometry, functions, limits, derivatives of functions, applications, integration, computer algebra. MATH 171 designed to be a more demanding version of this course. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: MATH 131, MATH 142, MATH 147, MATH 151 or MATH 171.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MATH 150 or equivalent or acceptable score on TAMU Math Placement Exam; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
MATH 152 Engineering Mathematics II
Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours.
(MATH 2414) Engineering Mathematics II. Differentiation and integration techniques and their applications (area, volumes, work), improper integrals, approximate integration, analytic geometry, vectors, infinite series, power series, Taylor series, computer algebra. MATH 172 designed to be a more demanding version of this course. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: MATH 148, MATH 152 or MATH 172.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MATH 151 or equivalent; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
MATH 251 Engineering Mathematics III
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(MATH 2315) Engineering Mathematics III. Vector algebra, calculus of functions of several variables, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, gradient, multiple integration, line and surface integrals, Green's and Stokes' theorems. MATH 221 designed to be a more demanding version of this course. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: MATH 221, MATH 251, or MATH 253.
Prerequisite: MATH 148, MATH 152, or MATH 172; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
MATH 308 Differential Equations
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Ordinary differential equations, solutions in series, solutions using Laplace transforms, systems of differential equations. Only one of the following will satisfy the requirements for a degree: MATH 307 or MATH 308.
Prerequisite: MATH 221, MATH 251, or MATH 253, or concurrent enrollment; knowledge of computer algebra system; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
MATH 414 Fourier Series and Wavelets
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Fourier series and wavelets with applications to data compression and signal processing.
Prerequisite: MATH 304, MATH 309, MATH 311, or MATH 323; also taught at Qatar campus.
PHYSICS
PHYS 206 Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(PHYS 2325, PHYS 2425*) Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science. Calculus-based introductory Newtonian mechanics; laws of physical motion for solution of science and engineering problems.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MATH 151 or MATH 171, or equivalent; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
PHYS 207 Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(PHYS 2326, PHYS 2426*) Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science. Calculus-based electricity and magnetism; electromagnetic phenomena; basic laws of electricity and magnetism; science and engineering problems involving charges, electromagnetic fields, and electrical circuits.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in PHYS 206; grade of C or better in MATH 152 or MATH 172 or equivalent; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
PHYS 216/ENGR 216 Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II - Mechanics
Credits 2. 1 Lecture Hour. 3 Lab Hours.
Description and application of laws of physical motion to the solution of science and engineering problems; using sensing, control and actuation for experimental verification of physics concepts while solving engineering problems.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MATH 151 or MATH 171 or equivalent; grade of C or better in ENGR 102; grade of C or better and concurrent enrollment in PHYS 206; also taught at Galveston campus.
Cross Listing: ENGR 216/PHYS 216.
PHYS 217/ENGR 217 Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab III - Electricity and Magnetism
Credits 2. 1 Lecture Hour. 3 Lab Hours.
Electromagnetism and electromechanical systems; use of sensing, control and actuation to demonstrate key physical relationships through the transducer relationships linking pressure, temperature and other physical stimuli to changes in electric and magnetic fields.
Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in MATH 152 or MATH 172, or equivalent; grade of C or better in PHYS 206 or equivalent; grade of C or better in PHYS 216/ENGR 216 or ENGR 216/PHYS 216; grade of C or better and concurrent enrollment in PHYS 207; also taught at Galveston campus.
Cross Listing: ENGR 217/PHYS 217.
PHYS 221 Optics and Thermal Physics
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Wave motion and sound, geometrical and physical optics, kinetic theory of gases, laws of thermodynamics.
Prerequisites: PHYS 207 or PHYS 208, or concurrent enrollment; MATH 221, MATH 251, or MATH 253, or concurrent enrollment; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment; also taught at Qatar campus.
PHYS 222 Modern Physics for Engineers
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Atomic, quantum, relativity and solid state physics.
Prerequisites: PHYS 207 or PHYS 208; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment; also taught at Qatar campus.
PHYS 309 Modern Physics
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Special relativity; concepts of waves and particles; introductory quantum mechanics.
Prerequisite: PHYS 221; MATH 308; also taught at Qatar campus.
PHYS 489 Selected Topics in an Identified Field of PhysicsCredits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Other Hours
Special topics in quantum computation and quantum communication. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor; also taught at Qatar campus.
PHYS 491 Research
Credits 0 to 4. 0 to 4 Other Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in physics. May be repeated for credit. Registration in multiple sections of this course is possible within a given semester provided that the per semester credit hour limit is not exceeded.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor; also taught at Qatar campus.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLS 206 American National Government
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(GOVT 2305) American National Government. Survey of American national government, politics, and constitutional development; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
POLS 207 State and Local Government
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
(GOVT 2306) State and Local Government. Survey of state and local government and politics with special reference to the constitution and politics of Texas; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
POLS 324 Politics of Global Inequality
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Examination of the causes and consequences of economic inequality between rich and poor states; evaluation of competing explanations for poverty of less-developed countries; development strategies employed by poor states; and structure of global economic relations.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
POLS 365 Asian Governments and Politics
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Contemporary political systems of Asia, political institutions, actors and processes.
Prerequisite: POLS 206 or approval of department head.
POLS 485 Directed Studies
Credits 0 to 6. 0 to 6 Other Hours.
Individual instruction in selected aspects of political science not adequately covered by other courses.
Prerequisite: Approval of department head; also taught at Qatar campus.
SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 207/WGST 207 Introduction to Gender and Society
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Similarities and differences between females and males in a number of cultures throughout the world; sociological analysis of gender in relation to social structure.
Cross Listing: WGST 207/SOCI 207.
STATISTICS
STAT 211 Principles of Statistics I
Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Introduction to probability and probability distributions; sampling and descriptive measures; inference and hypothesis testing; linear regression, analysis of variance.
Prerequisite: MATH 148, MATH 152, or MATH 172; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
UGST 181 First Year Seminar
Credits 0 to 3. 0 to 3 Lecture Hours.
Seminar on various contemporary topics; introduction to high quality college instruction and research; focus on writing, speaking, discussion and research; open to all majors; restricted to first-time-in-college students and limited in size to provide small class experience; also taught at Qatar campus. May be taken two times for credit.
UGST 182 Topics in Undergraduate Studies
Credits 0 to 3. 0 to 3 Lecture Hours.
Selected interdisciplinary topics related to specific programs as identified by the office of undergraduate studies; for students in approved first year programs. May be taken two times for credit.
Prerequisite: Freshman classification or approval of instructor; also taught at Qatar campus.