Archives: Courses
CRIJ 1307 A – Crime in America (3,3,0).
American crime problems in historical perspective, social and public policy factors affecting crime, impact and crime trends, social characteristics of specific crimes, and prevention of crime.
CRIJ 1306 A – Court Systems and Practices (3,3,0).
This course is a study of the court system as it applies to the structures, procedures, practices and sources of law in American courts, using federal and Texas statutes and case law.
CRIJ 1301 A – Introduction to Criminal Justice (3,3,0).
This course provides a historical and philosophical overview of the American criminal justice system, including the nature, extent, and impact of crime; criminal law; and justice agencies and processes.
CPMT 1311 W – Introduction to Computer Maintenance (3,2,4).
Introduction to the installation, configuration, and maintenance of a microcomputer system.
COSC 2336 A – Programming Fundamentals III (3,3,3).
Further applications of programming techniques, introducing the fundamental concepts of data structures and algorithms. Topics include data structures (including stacks, queues, linked lists, hash tables, trees, and graphs), searching, sorting, recursion, and algorithmic analysis. Programs will be implemented in an appropriate object-oriented language. Prerequisite: COSC 1337.
COSC 1337 A – Programming Fundamentals II (3,3,3).
This course focuses on the object-oriented programming paradigm, emphasizing the definition and use of classes along with fundamentals of object-oriented design. The course includes basic analysis of algorithms, searching and sorting techniques, and an introduction to software engineering processes. Students will apply techniques for testing and debugging software. (This course is included in the Field…
COSC 1336 A – Programming Fundamentals I (3,3,3).
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of structured programming and provides a comprehensive introduction to programming for computer science and technology majors. Topics include software development methodology, data types, control structures, functions, arrays, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. This course assumes computer literacy.
COMM 2389 A – Academic Cooperative (3,1,8).
An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of communication.
COMM 2327 A – Introduction to Advertising (3,3,0).
Fundamentals of advertising including marketing theory and strategy, copywriting, design, and selection of media.
COMM 2315 A – News Reporting (3,3,0).
This course focuses on advanced news-gathering and writing skills. It concentrates on the three-part process of producing news stories: discovering the news, reporting the news, and writing the news in different formats. Prerequisite: COMM 2311.