2019-2020 Catalog with Addendum II

Dec 03, 2024

2019-2020 Catalog with Addendum II [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

The information following course titles indicate (1) hours per week of lecture, (2) hours per week of laboratory and (3) semester credit hours. A small number of courses are offered for a variable number of credit hours, and the semester credit hours listed represent the maximum number of hours possible for credit. This will be noted in the course description.

The frequency of offering follows the meeting and credit hour information. Courses offered every year are designated by semester(s) only. Courses offered every other year are designated by semester and odd/even year.

Note: Since most courses are not offered every semester, students should be aware that failure to take a required course when it is offered may delay graduation.

Any course may be offered on demand should sufficient interest be demonstrated and should a qualified instructor be available. “Demand” courses with a defined content will be offered as regularly as practical for the host department.

At the end of the course description, the following information will be given when applicable: laboratory information, corequisites (“simultaneous enrollment”) and prerequisites, cross listed courses (“same as”), special fees, and pertinent information about the use of the course.

Courses and Numbering

All courses are listed alphabetically by course prefix and numerically within each prefix. The department and college assignments are also noted. ACU uses a three-digit course numbering system. Courses numbered 100 to 299 are lower-level courses (primarily for freshmen and sophomores). Courses numbered from 300 to 499 are upper-level, or advanced, courses (primarily for juniors and seniors). Courses numbered 500 to 799 are graduate courses. All courses numbered 000 to 099 do not count toward graduation or GPA.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Some courses have prerequisites, which must be met before a student may register for that course, or corequisites, which must be completed simultaneously. In some cases, a student may have special knowledge, skills or background that will enable him or her to perform well in a given class without meeting its prerequisites or corequisites. Such a student should seek special permission from the department offering the course.

A course may not use the same requirement as both prerequisite and corequisite. Courses listed as corequisite must be taken together. Students may not drop or withdraw from a course with corequisite requirements without dropping or withdrawing from both courses. Students may repeat a course with corequisite requirements alone in subsequent attempts if they fail or do not receive degree credit for the course on the first attempt. However, in courses with a subject code of EACH, EDUC, NURS, or SPAN, students must repeat both corequisite courses if they fail or do not receive credit for one or both courses on the first attempt.

Students should refer to the most recent catalog for course corequisites, prerequisites, and restrictions.

Course Sequencing

Some courses have recommendations of a previous course(s) for appropriate sequencing. Such recommendations are not prerequisites; the system will allow any student meeting a course’s prerequisites to enroll for a course regardless of whether the student meets the sequencing recommendations. Students are cautioned, however, to follow sequencing recommendations when all of the courses in the sequence are on their degree plans.

Independent Study and Special Topics Courses

Neither an independent study nor a special topics course should be a version or instance of a course that already has been approved for inclusion in the catalog.

Independent Study

An independent study course is a unique, student-initiated and student-driven course. An independent study course should be used to enhance a degree. It should be used as a substitution for degree requirements only in rare circumstances; it should not be used to correct poor planning. All other catalog policies apply.

Independent study courses are usually designed to be worth 3 credit hours. Ideally, independent study courses should make up no more than 6 hours (5 percent) of any student’s undergraduate degree. They should make up no more than 20 percent of any student’s graduate degree. Independent study courses should use the even hundred course number appropriate to the level of study (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, etc.)

Student proposals for independent studies may be approved or denied based on faculty interest or availability and departmental priorities. Students in the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program will incur a separate fee for an independent study course and should contact the Director of the DMin Program for details.

When proposing an independent study, the student should complete the Independent Study Request form and discuss it – including the outcomes and artifacts of the study – with the proposed faculty member. Artifacts should support the student’s and the faculty member’s intended outcomes for the course through research, written work, creative projects, and/or professional projects. If the course is approved by the faculty member, the faculty member is responsible for creating the syllabus for the independent study. The syllabus must include the learning outcomes and how they will be measured.

The syllabus and Independent Study Request form should be submitted to the chair and dean on a timeline that would allow for the proposal to be approved or denied prior to the beginning of the term or part of term in which the course is being proposed. Study Abroad courses should be approved prior to departure from the United States.

Special topics

A special topics course is faculty/department-initiated and faculty-driven. A special topics course will be included in the course schedule for registration in a given term and could be used as a pilot for addition to the curriculum. A substitution form must be submitted for a special topics course to satisfy degree requirement. All other catalog policies apply.

The special topics syllabus must be submitted to the dean before March 1 for a fall course or October 1 for a spring or summer course, so that it will be available for student registration. Special topics courses should choose the course number appropriate to the level of study from the following: 140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, etc.

The Texas Common Course Numbering System

The Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) has been designed for the purpose of aiding students in the transfer of general academic courses between colleges and universities throughout Texas. Common courses are freshman and sophomore academic credit courses that have been identified as common by institutions that are members of the common course numbering system. The system ensures that if the student takes the courses the receiving institution designates as common, then the courses will be accepted in transfer.

For further information contact the transfer course coordinator in the Registrar’s Office.

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History
	HIST 409 - Homer’s Children: The World of Ancient Greece Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, even years Survey of cultural, economic, political, and military developments in ancient Greece.
	HIST 410 - The Ancient Roman World Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years Survey of cultural, economic, political, and military developments in ancient Roman Republic and Empire.
	HIST 413 - The Medieval Era Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years A social, political, philosophical and religious survey of the Medieval era of European history (c500-1500). Prerequisite: Three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 414 - Islam and the West Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, odd years Cultural, political, and religious developments in the history of Islam with special attention to interactions with western cultures. Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 100-299.
	HIST 418 - Britain and Empire, 1689-present Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, even years This course examines the major events of modern British history from the Glorious Revolution to the present. While providing a continuous narrative of major political, social, and economic developments, the course explores British national identity, imperialism, gender relationships, religious belief, and class culture and conflict. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours 100-299 history.
	HIST 419 - Revolution and Empire: Europe in the Long Nineteenth Century Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years This course examines Europe’s “long nineteenth century,” from the French Revolution (1789) to the Great War (1914), a century in which nationalism, revolution, empire, and technology brought Europe global power, but also paved the way for Europe’s eclipse. The course surveys the events, and introduces the historiography, of nineteenth-century Europe. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 436 - Africa in Global Context Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years This course examines the socioeconomic, cultural, and political history of a variety of African societies, always placing those historical developments into a wider global context. Prerequisite: Three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 451 - American Diplomacy Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years American diplomatic history from the pre-Revolutionary period to modern times. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 452 - Historical Documentary Production Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, odd years Focuses on researching, developing, writing and producing historical documentaries. The object will be to instill into the student the basic philosophy of visual presentation of historical materials for a general audience and the practical methods of achieving those ends.
	HIST 454 - Public History Field School Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 6 Credit Hours: 6 Terms Offered: Summer Students live and work in a late 19th century/early 20th century setting and participate in fieldwork in public history. Students apply classroom knowledge and experience in the field and develop new skills under the supervision of the instructor and other public history professionals. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Travel required. Special travel fee.
	HIST 455 - Social and Ethnic History in U.S. Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years The course of American social and ethnic development from the end of the colonial era to the present. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 458 - World War II: A Military and Social History Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years A military and social history of the global conflict, 1939-1945. It provides a basic understanding of the major themes relating to the world at war. This course will survey the causes, conduct, and consequences of the Second World War and will provide a perspective on the factors that shape human activity, particularly in time of war. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of 6 hours of lower level history.
	HIST 459 - Historiography Seminar Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years Required capstone course for all HIST BA degrees, research-intensive. Integrates instruction and practice in research methodology and interpretation; integrates a connection to the mission of Abilene Christian University through theological reflection related to vocation. Prerequisite: Senior standing, 12 hours of 100-299 HIST, HIST 353 , and 12 hours 300-499 HIST. Requires previous or simultaneous completion of an approved internship. A capstone course.
	HIST 472 - Early Modern Europe: The Renaissance and Reformation Eras Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years European history during the early modern period, from the mid-14th to mid-17th century, with attention to Renaissance humanism as expressed in the arts, literature, and individual self-fashioning, and to changes in both elite and popular religious belief and practice as a result of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 474 - Europe in Crisis: Dictatorship and Division since 1914 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, odd years Offers an in-depth study of European history from the Great War of 1914-1918 to the present, including comparative discussion of the twentieth-century totalitarian dictatorships, geopolitical realignments as a result of World War II and the Cold War, the shifting definitions of “European identity,” and the rise of modern terrorism. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 477 - Third Reich Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Examination of Germany under Hitler and National Socialism, the roots of Nazism in German history, the tragedy of the Weimer Republic, Nazism in social practice, the Second World War. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 478 - Encounters: Latin America to 1830 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, even years Explores the formation of the Latin American cultures, with attention to pre-Columbian civilizations, “encounters” between indigenous Americans, Iberians, and Africans that resulted in hybrid societies, and the various movements for national independence from Spain and Portugal. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 479 - Revolutions: Latin America, 1810 to Present Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years A survey of Latin American peoples and nations, stressing significant cultural, political and economic developments since independence. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 483 - Legacies of Conquest: Empire and the Growth of the American West Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, even years The advance of the American West from colonial times through the first half of the Twentieth Century, including the military, economic, social, and political consequences of manifest destiny and expansion on people and places in the emerging American frontier. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 484 - A Clash of Cultures: The Civil War in Nineteenth Century America Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years Explores the military, economic, social, and political impact of the U.S. Civil War on the developing institutions of national life. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 485 - Russia Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Russian history from Kievan times to the present, with special emphasis on the Soviet Union and Communist ideology. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 486 - War and Society Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, even years A survey of warfare from the fifteenth century to 1945. The course explores the development of warfare in Europe and the Americas and examines the impact of developing the power on a global world. Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of 6 hours of lower level history.
	HIST 490 - The Cosmic Race: A History of Mexico Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, odd years This broad treatment of the Mexican experience from early indigenous societies to the present highlights cultural identity formation in a nation once described as “the Cosmic Race.” Prerequisite: Junior standing or completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 491 - China, India, and the West since the 14th Century: Mongols, Poppies, & Satyagraha Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years This course introduces major trends in the history of China and India since the period of the Mongol conquest, with particular attention to themes of empire, technology, religious conflict and toleration, and indigenous political movements. Prerequisite: Junior standing or the completion of three hours of 100-299 history.
	HIST 496 - History for Teachers Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall Analyzes significant people, events, and issues from the earliest times to the present by integrating American, European, and non-Western history into a unified whole. Prerequisite: HIST 117 , HIST 118 , HIST 221 , HIST 222 , HIST 280 ; six additional hours of upper-level history. This course is for teacher certification only. It does not fulfill University Requirements nor does it fulfill U.S. or non-U.S. history requirements for the B.A. in History.
	HIST 552 - Historical Documentary Production Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, odd years Focuses on researching, developing, writing and producing historical documentaries. The object will be to instill into the student the basic philosophy of visual presentation of historical materials for a general audience and the practical methods of achieving those ends.
	HIST 554 - Public History Field School Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 6 Credit Hours: 6 Terms Offered: Summer Students live and work in a late 19th century/early 20th century setting and participate in fieldwork in public history. Students apply classroom knowledge and experience in the field and develop new skills under the supervision of the instructor and other public history professionals. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Travel required. Special travel fee.
	HIST 555 - Social and Ethnic History in U.S. Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years The course of American social and ethnic development from the end of the colonial era to the present.
	HIST 572 - Early Modern Europe: The Renaissance and Reformation Eras Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years European history during the early modern period, from the mid-14th to mid-17th century, with attention to Renaissance humanism as expressed in the arts, literature, and individual self-fashioning, and to changes in both elite and popular religious belief and practice as a result of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations
	HIST 574 - Europe in Crisis: Dictatorship and Division since 1914 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, odd years Offers an in-depth study of European history from the Great War of 1914-1918 to the present, including comparative discussion of the twentieth-century totalitarian dictatorships, geopolitical realignments as a result of World War II and the Cold War, the shifting definitions of “European identity,” and the rise of modern terrorism.
	HIST 577 - Third Reich Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Examination of Germany under Hitler and National Socialism, the roots of Nazism in German history, the tragedy of the Weimar Republic, Nazism in social practice, the Second World War.
	HIST 578 - Encounters: Latin America to 1830 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, even years Explores the formation of the Latin American cultures, with attention to pre-Columbian civilizations, “encounters” between indigenous Americans, Iberians, and Africans that resulted in hybrid societies, and the various movements for national independence from Spain and Portugal.
	HIST 579 - Latin American Modern Era Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years A survey of Latin American peoples and nations, stressing significant cultural, political, and economic developments since independence.
	HIST 580 - Texas History Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years The history of Texas from prehistoric times to the present.
	HIST 583 - Legacies of Conquest: Empire and the Growth of the American West Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years The advance of the American West from colonial times through the first half of the Twentieth Century, including the military, economic, social, and political consequences of manifest destiny and expansion on people and places in the emerging American frontier.
	HIST 584 - A Clash of Cultures: The Civil War in Nineteenth Century America Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years Explores the military, economic, social, and political impact of the U.S. Civil War on the developing institutions of national life.
	HIST 585 - Russia Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Russian history from Kievan times to the present, with special emphasis on the Soviet Union and Communist ideology.
	HIST 681 - Problems in American History Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand A topical seminar in American history.
	HIST 699 - Master’s Thesis Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 6 May be repeated This course is available for variable credit. Please see your advisor for more information.
Honors Core
	HCOR 221 - Honors Humanities I Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Humanities survey of world civilization from ancient times through medieval. Emphasizes history, literature and art with some attention to philosophy, science and other fields. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Meets requirement for ENGL 231 or HIST 117 .
	HCOR 222 - Honors Humanities II Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Humanities survey of world civilization from 15th through 18th centuries. Emphasizes history, literature and art with some attention to philosophy, science and other fields. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Meets requirements for ENGL 231 , ENGL 232 , HIST 117 or HIST 118 .
	HCOR 223 - Honors Humanities III Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Humanities survey of world civilization from 19th century to present. Emphasizes history, literature and art with some attention to philosophy, science and other fields. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Meets requirement for ENGL 232 or HIST 118 .
Honors Project
	HON 301 - Honors Project: Research Lab Hours: hours will vary, non-credit Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Students conduct supervised research in an area of special interest. See Honors College office for approval from and registration. May be repeated. Participation fee.
	HON 302 - Honors Project: Travel Lab Hours: hours will vary, non-credit Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Students complete projects associated with approved travel experiences within the country or abroad. See Honors College office for approval form and registration. May be repeated. Participation fee.
	HON 303 - Honors Project: Service Lab Hours: hours will vary, non-credit Terms Offered: Fall Spring, Summer Students apply the principles of service learning to supervised projects. See Honors College office for approval form and registration. May be repeated. Participation fee.
	HON 304 - Honors Project: Creative Lab Hours: hours will vary, non-credit Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Guided by a faculty member, students apply their talents to works of music, creative writing, theater, the visual arts, film, and other creative outlets. See Honors College office for approval form and registration. May be repeated. Participation fee.
	HON 305 - Honors Project: Internship Lab Hours: hours will vary, non-credit Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Students participate in approved internships. See Honors College office for approval form and registration. May be repeated. Participation fee.
	HON 306 - Honors Project: Co-curricular Lab Hours: hours will vary, non-credit Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Students participate in approved co-curricular projects supervised by a faculty member. See Honors College office for approval form and registration. May be repeated. Participation fee.
	HON 307 - Honors Project: Special Lab Hours: hours will vary, non-credit Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer See the Honors College dean or advisor to arrange for a project that does not seem to fit in any other category. See Honors College office for approval form and registration. May be repeated. Participation fee.
Honors Colloquium
	HON 112 - General Biology I Honors Seminar Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 0 Terms Offered: Fall This zero-hour seminar provides an introduction to philosophical and ethical issues that must be considered by biologists in natural history, genetics, medicine, and environmental stewardship from the perspective of a Christian worldview. Corequisite: BIOL 112 or BIOL 113 .
	HON 113 - General Biology II Honors Seminar Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 0 Terms Offered: Spring This zero-hour seminar provides students a supportive environment to reflect upon the nature of the relationship between the creation and its Creator from the perspective of the biological sciences with a Christian worldview. Corequisite: BIOL 112 or BIOL 113 .
	HON 411 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 412 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 413 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 414 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 415 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 416 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 417 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 418 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
	HON 419 - Honors Colloquium Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Short course, interdisciplinary, varying topics. See Semester Schedule for current offerings. May be repeated as content varies. Prerequisite: Admission to Honors College. Colloquia are generally taken beginning in the fourth semester. Some colloquia charge special fees for materials, travel, or equipment.
Humanities
	HUM 212 - Oxford Through the Ages Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring Explores the political, social and cultural history of Oxford by employing the city’s parks, museums, churches and colleges as primary texts. Students will experience the sites and spaces in which Oxford’s history has unfolded, as well as comprehend the social environment that has inspired writers and artists for centuries. Available only to students enrolled in ACU’s Oxford Study Abroad program.
	HUM 217 - Latin America and the Arts Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring Offers an introduction to the arts in Latin America, with an emphasis on the twentieth century. Available only to students enrolled in ACU’s Montevideo, Uruguay, Study Abroad program.
	HUM 222 - Western Heritage in England Lecture Hours: 6 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 6 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring A study integrating British literature (emphasizing but not limited to coverage of the 18th century to the present) and the social, economic, religious, political and aesthetic activities of western civilization from 1660 to the present. Will satisfy the same University Requirements as HIST 118 and ENGL 222 . Course is offered only at the Study Abroad program in England. Students who receive credit for HUM 222 may not register for HIST 118 or ENGL 222 . Travel required.
	HUM 252 - American Identity in the Modern Era Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall Combines the related fields of history, fine art, and literature to explore the formation of disparate American identities during the Modern Era (1918-1970). Prerequisite: ENGL 111 and 112 or equivalent.
Information Systems
	IS 322 - Business Statistics Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring Survey of methods of collection, analysis, presentation, and interpretation of business information. Includes methods of sampling, uses of averages, construction of graphs, index numbers, probability, distributions, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, chi-square, and correlation and regression analysis. Requires the use of contemporary statistical software in a business context. Prerequisite: MATH 130 .
	IS 324 - Management Information Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring A comprehensive study of organizational needs for information and an introduction to the integrated management information system. Information is studied as an organizational resource. The creation and distribution of managerial and accounting information and the management of that resource are stressed. Operational, tactical and strategic information systems are analyzed. Prerequisite: BUSA 120 ; 48 earned hours.
	IS 330 - Business Geographic Information Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring Survey of the concepts and tools of geographic information systems (GIS), along with their specialized applications to the analysis and solution of business problems, such as market research, facility site selection, and product distribution. Includes overview of GIS terminology, access to spatially-referenced databases, and use of contemporary GIS software. Prerequisite: IS 322 , Business Statistics (or equivalent course in statistical methods); Junior standing.
	IS 342 - Business Decision Support Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring Design and implementation of computer-based business decision support systems using commercially-available business intelligence software such as SAS. Emphasizes the role that knowledge management, analytics, business intelligence, and decision support technologies, such as dashboards and executive information systems (EIS), play in successful organizations. Includes coding and application development exercises. Prerequisite: IS 322 , Business Statistics (or an equivalent course in statistical methods); Junior standing.
	IS 405 - Systems Analysis and Design Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring Fundamental principles and methodologies of system analysis and design. Presents the systems development life cycle, with specific emphasis on planning, problem definition, specification of structured system requirements, information gathering, data and process modeling techniques, logical and physical design, feasibility assessment, and implementation and maintenance issues for businesses and organizations. This course is available for variable credit. Please see your advisor for more information. Prerequisite: Junior standing, IS 324 or IT 220 .
	IS 410 - Enterprise Resource Planning Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring Surveys Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with emphasis on industry-leader SAP. Provides an overview of the managerial and technical issues in planning, designing, cost justification, and implementation of enterprise systems. Includes business process integration concepts and hands-on software exercises. Prerequisite: IS 324 with a grade of “C” or better, or approval of instructor.
	IS 415 - E-Commerce Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall A studio-based course integrating the key business strategies and technology elements of contemporary electronic commerce. Emphasizes the use of Internet technology and the World Wide Web as strategic business tools, and links organizational strategy and business models to networked information technologies. Students gain hands-on experience with e-commerce tools and languages. Prerequisite: Junior standing or department chair consent.
	IS 430 - Management of Information and Technology Resources Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: TBA Surveys contemporary management issues concerning information and technology resources of a firm. Topics include leadership of information systems, technology planning and acquisition, information retention and policy development, develop-vs.-purchase paradigm, legal/ethical/contractual considerations, customer support, staffing and organizational issues, performance metrics, social trends, and emerging technology. Prerequisite: Junior standing. A writing-intensive course.
	IS 432 - Data Mining Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall Survey of the emerging technologies used to uncover patterns and associations in large databases for improved decision making in the marketing arena. Prerequisite: Any one of the following with a grade of “C” or better: IS 322 , MATH 377 , PSYC 311 , or SOCI 416 . Same as MKTG 432 .
	IS 499 - Information Systems Internship Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Field experience applying information systems knowledge and skills in a professional setting. Prerequisites: IS 324, with a grade of “C” or better; 2.75 or higher GPA in business courses; 2.5 of higher GPA overall; approval from director of Internships. Same as ACCT 499 , FIN 499 , ITC 499 , MGMT 499 , and MKTG 499 .
	IS 524 - Management Information Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Organizational needs for information and an introduction to the integrated management information system. Information is studied as an organizational resource. The creation and distribution of information and the management of the information resource are stressed. Operational, tactical and strategic information systems are analyzed. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
	IS 605 - Systems Analysis and Design Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Contemporary principles and methods of systems analysis and design, with emphasis on organizational and management issues. Includes topics in systems theory, comparative definitions and philosophies, the systems life cycle, degrees of complexity, design paradigms, and tools and methods for syntheses and presentation. Also presents selected concepts of project management.
	IS 680 - Data Mining Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Introduction to the principles, techniques, and tools needed for data mining. Students will learn to use data to make decisions, predictions, and recommendations based on their analysis outcomes. The course will include case studies, allowing students to review industry cases and use data to make decisions about business strategy.
	IS 682 - Data Management Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Overview of the process and tools of data management. Topics include available tools, databases, data acquisition, crowdsourcing, querying, and data cleaning. Students will learn how to effectively collect, organize, and manage data from various sources.
	IS 684 - Data Visualization and Reporting Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Provides an introduction to statistical computing and graphic software applications such as MS Office Excel and PowerPoint, R, and Tableau, to create various means of data visualization. Explores various data visualization methods involved in the process of taking raw data, creating visualizations, and reporting findings. Provides overview of Big Data, ethics particular to this current phenomenon, and interactive graph design to give students an understanding about designing effective large current data graphs to be explored and customized by anyone, even those without deep IT experience.
Information Technology
	IT 105 - Introduction to Mobile Application Development Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring Introduces the development of applications for mobile computing and technology. Students will learn to program by developing applications for mobile computing devices such as Android, Apple, and Microsoft phones & tablets. Theory concepts, and hand on programming are a part of the class. This course assumes no programming background. Prerequisite: A student may not receive credit for this course after receiving credit for CS 120 .
	IT 220 - Introduction to Databases and Database Management Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall; spring, even years; summer, odd years A survey of the logical and physical organization of data and their importance in computer processing. Introduces data models, relational database design, and associated ideas. Compares modern DBMS software. Examines data as a strategic organizational resource. Students develop the basic SQL scripting skills necessary to create tables, queries, forms, and reports. Provides initial training towards professional database certification. Prerequisite: CS 115 or CS 120 .
	IT 221 - Fundamentals of Networking and Data Communications Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall; spring, odd years; summer, even years A first course in data communications and networking. Topics include: IP networks and services, comparative network configurations and communications protocols, function and purpose of physical network components, resource sharing, client-server systems, administrative issues and tools, and industry standards. Provides initial training towards professional network certification. Laboratory graded and credited with course. Prerequisite: CS 115 or CS 120 .
	IT 225 - Web Technologies Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring An introduction to the development of web pages used to display images, tables, forms, and frames. Topics include HTML, cascading style sheets, server- and client-side scripting, applets, and web databases and security. Also introduces Internet browsers, user computer configurations, standard protocols, XML compatibility, Dynamic HTML, and accessibility issues. Prerequisite: IT 220 ; CS 116 or CS 120 .
	IT 310 - Introduction to Computer and Information Security Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall A survey of the fundamental concepts of computer and information security, including policies and technologies used to achieve secure networks, systems, computing facilities, and information resources. Topics include common system vulnerabilities and threats; models and mechanisms for mandatory, discretionary, and role-based access controls; authentication technologies; ethical issues; and related ideas. Provides initial training towards professional database certification. Prerequisite: IT 220 or IT 221 .
	IT 320 - Database Administration Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, even years A comprehensive presentation of the concepts and techniques of modern database administration. Topics include: system/software evaluation, selection, installation, operations, and maintenance; capacity planning and re-engineering; and utilities and tools for trouble-shooting, backup/ recovery, and performance monitoring/tuning. Discusses approaches and standards for organizing and managing the database resources, users, and technology of an enterprise. Prerequisite: IT 220
	IT 325 - Web Application Development Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring Continuation of Web Development I. Topics include: Rapid Application Development; client- and server-side scripting for user and database interaction; session/cookie management; and privacy and integrity issues. Students learn scripting languages such as JavaScript, Perl, and ASP and develop an understanding of the document object model. Emphasizes satisfying client specifications. Prerequisite: IT 225 with a grade of “C” or better.
	IT 410 - Systems Integration and Administration Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall Study and practice in the integration and administration of computer systems. Topics include: resource planning; hardware evaluation, acquisition, installation, and maintenance; file systems; system diagnostics and performance tuning; backup/restore processes; integration of various operating platforms and open source technologies; and user and customer support services. Requires scripting and shell programming. Prerequisite: Completion of all required 100- and 200-level CS and IT courses.
	IT 415 - Networks and Security Administration Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, odd years Study and practice in administering and securing a multifaceted network and communications infrastructure. Topics include: network standards, protocols, naming systems, configurations, and services; hardware and operating system interoperability; capacity planning and re-engineering; security requirements and procedures; logging and auditing tools; disaster planning; and trouble-shooting and performance tuning. Emphasizes user and client needs. Prerequisite: IT 221 and IT 310 .
	IT 472 - Advanced Security Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, on demand Covers the domains of the Information Systems Security Professional common body of knowledge. Domains range from forensics and legal topics to physical and operations security to programming, cryptography and network security. Projects will reinforce and integrate the domains. Prerequisite: IT 310 or CS 230 .
	IT 473 - Cybersecurity Policies, Standards, and Compliance Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, even years A practical survey of cybersecurity policy, standards, and compliance issues. Projects and team projects reinforce learning. Students perform risk assessments and create cyber policies. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Corequisite: IT 310 .
	IT 490 - Topics in Information Technology Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: on demand Investigation of an Information Technology topic of current interest. Topics rotate depending on faculty expertise and student interest, with the same topic generally not being offered more than twice. Students may enroll more than once for credit so long as the topics are different. This course is available for variable credit. Please see your advisor for more information. Prerequisite: IT 220 , IT 221 and CS 116 or CS 120 .
	IT 501 - Contemporary Readings in IT Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 1 Terms Offered: on demand Directed readings in the contemporary information technology literature. Includes individual and group discussion with the instructor, and either oral or written summary presentations. May be repeated for 3 hours of credit.
	IT 610 - IT Services and Administration Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall Presents contemporary topics affecting the day-to-day operational aspects of an IT organization, including asset tracking, customer care, human resources, support services and service metrics, budgeting, capacity planning, vendor relationships, and contracting and purchasing.
	IT 615 - IT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring Concepts and frameworks for creating, commercializing, and profiting from technology-based products and services. Specifically explores issues currently affecting the field of information service management and related information technologies, and presents the conceptual foundation for managing information technology innovation.
	IT 620 - Information Assurance and Control Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall Investigates the impacts of technology on data quality and reliability. Covers foundations of IT security, encryption and authentication, the value of information as a strategic resource, data quality issues, information security standards, and contemporary principles of knowledge management.
	IT 625 - Enterprise Architectures and Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring Examines the processes and models that drive continuous organizational and technology alignment to optimize workflows, resource sharing, and access to services. Focuses on the supporting role of IT infrastructures in business process management. Additional topics include standards and best practices, service oriented architectures, global supply chains, and virtual technologies.
	IT 630 - IT Governance Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Fall, Spring Presents the contemporary principles of IT governance, with specific focus on IT strategy, policy issues, performance metrics, internal controls, and ethical practice. Addresses issues in data retention, confidentiality, financial accountability, disaster recovery, and protection of intellectual property.
	IT 632 - IT Leadership Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: rotating basis Examines principles of IT leadership and strategy, with focus on strategic issues, decisions, and unique situations within the IT arena, and ethical practice. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the MS IT Leadership program.
	IT 650 - Internship in Global IT Operations Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: Spring, Summer A focused internship with an international or multinational organization that conducts business through a global IT network. Participants are involved in the day-to-day IT operations of the organization for approximately six weeks. Placement at an international site is preferred. Requires documentation of work and submission of a reflective paper.
	IT 651 - Leading IT Innovation in Education: Problem Analysis Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3 Terms Offered: rotating basis Systemic problem identification associated with integrating emerging digital innovations in education. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate school and/or digital leadership of learning certificate program.

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HIST 409 - Homer’s Children: The World of Ancient Greece

HIST 410 - The Ancient Roman World

HIST 413 - The Medieval Era

HIST 414 - Islam and the West

HIST 418 - Britain and Empire, 1689-present

HIST 419 - Revolution and Empire: Europe in the Long Nineteenth Century

HIST 436 - Africa in Global Context

HIST 451 - American Diplomacy

HIST 452 - Historical Documentary Production

HIST 454 - Public History Field School

HIST 455 - Social and Ethnic History in U.S.

HIST 458 - World War II: A Military and Social History

HIST 459 - Historiography Seminar

HIST 472 - Early Modern Europe: The Renaissance and Reformation Eras

HIST 474 - Europe in Crisis: Dictatorship and Division since 1914

HIST 477 - Third Reich

HIST 478 - Encounters: Latin America to 1830

HIST 479 - Revolutions: Latin America, 1810 to Present

HIST 483 - Legacies of Conquest: Empire and the Growth of the American West

HIST 484 - A Clash of Cultures: The Civil War in Nineteenth Century America

HIST 485 - Russia

HIST 486 - War and Society

HIST 490 - The Cosmic Race: A History of Mexico

HIST 491 - China, India, and the West since the 14th Century: Mongols, Poppies, & Satyagraha

HIST 496 - History for Teachers

HIST 552 - Historical Documentary Production

HIST 554 - Public History Field School

HIST 555 - Social and Ethnic History in U.S.

HIST 572 - Early Modern Europe: The Renaissance and Reformation Eras

HIST 574 - Europe in Crisis: Dictatorship and Division since 1914

HIST 577 - Third Reich

HIST 578 - Encounters: Latin America to 1830

HIST 579 - Latin American Modern Era

HIST 580 - Texas History

HIST 583 - Legacies of Conquest: Empire and the Growth of the American West

HIST 584 - A Clash of Cultures: The Civil War in Nineteenth Century America

HIST 585 - Russia

HIST 681 - Problems in American History

HIST 699 - Master’s Thesis

HCOR 221 - Honors Humanities I

HCOR 222 - Honors Humanities II

HCOR 223 - Honors Humanities III

HON 301 - Honors Project: Research

HON 302 - Honors Project: Travel

HON 303 - Honors Project: Service

HON 304 - Honors Project: Creative

HON 305 - Honors Project: Internship

HON 306 - Honors Project: Co-curricular

HON 307 - Honors Project: Special

HON 112 - General Biology I Honors Seminar

HON 113 - General Biology II Honors Seminar

HON 411 - Honors Colloquium

HON 412 - Honors Colloquium

HON 413 - Honors Colloquium

HON 414 - Honors Colloquium

HON 415 - Honors Colloquium

HON 416 - Honors Colloquium

HON 417 - Honors Colloquium

HON 418 - Honors Colloquium

HON 419 - Honors Colloquium

HUM 212 - Oxford Through the Ages

HUM 217 - Latin America and the Arts

HUM 222 - Western Heritage in England

HUM 252 - American Identity in the Modern Era

IS 322 - Business Statistics

IS 324 - Management Information Systems

IS 330 - Business Geographic Information Systems

IS 342 - Business Decision Support Systems

IS 405 - Systems Analysis and Design

IS 410 - Enterprise Resource Planning

IS 415 - E-Commerce

IS 430 - Management of Information and Technology Resources

IS 432 - Data Mining

IS 499 - Information Systems Internship

IS 524 - Management Information Systems

IS 605 - Systems Analysis and Design

IS 680 - Data Mining

IS 682 - Data Management

IS 684 - Data Visualization and Reporting