ASES Course Descriptions

CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
Prerequisites: One year of high school Chemistry; Must be placed into college- level reading (or take GUST 0342 as a co-requisite) and be placed into MATH 0312 (or higher) and be placed into college-level writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349 as a co- requisite).
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Science and engineering majors study atomic structure, chemical reactions, thermodynamics, electronic configuration, chemical bonding, molecular structure, gases, states of matter, and properties of solutions. Required for all ASES degrees.

 

COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I 
Prerequisites: Must be at college-level skills in reading and writing, place into MATH 1314 College Algebra or higher, and have had high school computer literacy or equivalent. 
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Introduces the fundamental concepts of structured programming. Topics include software development methodology, data types, control structures, functions, arrays, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. This course assumes computer literacy. One of two choices for the Engineering elective.

 

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level reading and be placed into MATH 0308 (or higher) and be placed into ENGL 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Macroeconomics examines the fundamentals of the American economy as it relates to social welfare. Emphasis is on basic concepts and theories as they affect domestic and international markets. This course integrates behavioral social sciences to present solutions to real world problems. Macroeconomics includes measurements of GDP, fiscal and monetary policy. One of two choices for the Economics requirement.

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level reading and be placed into MATH 0308 (or higher) and be placed into ENGL 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Microeconomics examines the fundamentals of the American economy as it relates to business and individual welfare. Emphasis is on basic concepts and theories as they affect domestic and international markets. Microeconomics includes cost and production decisions and discusses the role of competition, monopolies and oligopolies. One of two choices for the Economics requirement.

 

ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Credit: 2 (2 lecture)
Introduction to engineering as a discipline and a profession. Includes instruction in the application of mathematical and scientific principles to the solution of practical problems for the benefit of society. Required for all ASES degrees.

ENGR 1204 Engineering Graphics I
Prerequisite: MATH 1314 or equivalent academic preparation
Credit: 2 (2 lecture, 1 lab)
Introduction to basic engineering graphics using the latest version of AutoCAD. Basic AutoCAD commands will be introduced and emphasized throughout this course. Development of technical drawing skills including: freehand sketching, text, orthographic projection, dimensioning, sectional views, and other viewing conventions. Required for all ASES degrees.

ENGR 2301 Engineering Statics
Prerequisites: PHYS 2425 and MATH 2414
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Composition and resolution of forces, free body diagrams, analysis of forces acting on structures and machines, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Required for all ASES degrees.

ENGR 2302 Engineering Dynamics
Prerequisite: ENGR 2301
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Dynamics of rid bodies, force-mass acceleration, work-energy, impulse momentum and introduction of mechanical vibrations. One of two choices for the Engineering elective.

ENGR 2304 Computer Programming for Engineers
Prerequisite: MATH 2413; Recommended co-enrollment in MATH 2414
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
Course designed for students who intend to obtain a degree in an engineering discipline. Course covers problem solving, algorithm development for advanced topics in engineering and mathematics. Required for all ASES degrees.

ENGR 2405, Electrical Circuits I
Prerequisite: PHYS 2326 and PHYS 2126 or PHYS 2426
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Principles of electrical circuits and systems. Basic circuit elements (resistance, inductance, mutual inductance, capacitance, independent and dependent controlled voltage, and current sources). Topology of electrical networks; Kirchhoff’s laws; node and mesh analysis; DC circuit analysis; operational amplifiers; transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis; AC circuit analysis; first- and second-order circuits; Bode plots; and use of computer simulation software to solve circuit problems. Laboratory experiments: Supporting theoretical principles presented in ENGR 2305 involving DC and AC circuit theory, network theorems, time, and frequency domain circuit analysis. Introduction to principles and operation of basic laboratory equipment; laboratory report preparation. Required for all ASES degrees.

 

ENGL 1301 Composition I
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A course devoted to improving the students’ writing and critical reading. Writing essays for a variety of purposes from personal to academic, including the introduction to argumentation, critical analysis, and the use of sources. Required for all ASES degrees.

ENGL 1302 Composition II
Prerequisite: Composition 1301 or satisfactory score on the CLEP Exam
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A more extensive study of the skills introduced in ENGL 1301 with an emphasis on critical thinking, research and documentation techniques, and literary and rhetorical analysis. Required for all ASES degrees.

 

GOVT 2306 Texas Government
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Required for all ASES degrees. (GOVT 2301 may be substituted for GOVT 2306.)

 

HIST 1301 United States History to 1877
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
The American nation from the English colonization to the close of the Civil War through Reconstruction. Required for all ASES degrees.

 

MATH 2320 Ordinary Differential Equations
Prerequisite: MATH 2414
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Topics include initial value problems for first order and linear second order equations, Picard iteration, series solutions, boundary value problems, Laplace transforms and numerical methods. Required for all ASES degrees.

MATH 2413 Calculus I
Prerequisite: MATH 2412 or consent of the Department Chair
Credit: 4 (4 lecture)
An integrated study of differential calculus with analytic geometry including the study of functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, and an introduction to integration. Required for all ASES degrees.

MATH 2414 Calculus II
Prerequisite: MATH 2413
Credit: 4 (4 lecture)
Integral calculus including discussions of transcendental functions, applications of integration, techniques and improper integrals, infinite series, Taylor series, plane curves, and polar coordinates. Required for all ASES degrees.

MATH 2415 Calculus III (Multi-Variable Calculus)
Prerequisite: MATH 2414
Credit: 4 (4 lecture)
A survey of advanced topics in calculus including vectors and vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, Langrange multipliers, multiple integrals, Jacobians, divergence and Stoke’s theorems. Required for all ASES degree

 

PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
Prerequisites: Must be placed into GUST 0341 (or higher) in reading and MATH 2414 (or higher) in math.
Credit: 1 (3 lab)
Selected laboratory experiments related to topics in PHYS 2325 (University Physics I) for science and engineering majors. Required for all ASES degrees.

PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
Prerequisite/Corequisite: PHYS 2326; Must be placed into GUST 0341 (or higher) in reading and be placed into MATH 2414 (or higher).
Credit: 1 (3 lab)
Selected laboratory experiments related to topics in PHYS 2326 (University Physics II) for science and engineering majors. Required for all ASES degrees.

PHYS 2325 University Physics I
Prerequisites: Must placed into GUST 0341 (or higher) in reading and MATH 2414 (or higher) in math.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 1 lab)
A calculus-based physics course designed specifically for chemistry, physics, and engineering majors. Topics include principles of mechanics, sound, wave phenomena, kinetic theory, fluid flow, and thermal physics. (formerly PHYS 2425) Required for all ASES degrees.

PHYS 2326 University Physics II
Prerequisites: PHYS 2425 or 2325; Must be placed into GUST 0341 (or higher) in reading and be placed into MATH 2414 (or higher) in math.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 1 lab)
Continuation of calculus based physics. Course designed specifically for chemistry, physics, and engineering majors. Includes principles of electricity and magnetism, optics, electromagnetic waves, relativity, kinetic theory, introduction to quantum theory, thermal physics, and other physics topics. (formerly PHYS 2426) Required for all ASES degrees.

 

ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level reading (or take GUST 0342 as a co-requisite) and be placed into college- level writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349 as a co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
This introduction to the visual arts is designed for the general student. The course explores what is art, who makes it, and why it is made. One of three choices for the Visual and Performing Arts requirement.

DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
Prerequisites: Must be placed into GUST 0342 (or higher) in reading and ENGL 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Basic principles of theatre, including the various styles of theatrical production and present practices in the theatre. One of three choices for the Visual and Performing Arts requirement.

MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation
Prerequisites: Must be placed into GUST 0342 (or higher) in reading and be placed into MATH 0308 (or higher) and be placed into ENGL 0310/0349 (or higher) in writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A foundation course in understanding and enjoyment of music through the use of recorded music and song literature. Elements of music and analysis of music form and how they relate to compositional technique are explored. Open to all students. One of three choices for the Visual and Performing Arts requirement.

 

ENGL 2322 British Literature: Beginnings to Neo-Classical
Prerequisite: ENGL 1302
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A critical study of major British writers from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century. Students may take ENGL 2322 and ENGL 2323 in any order. One of four choices for the World or European Literature requirement.

ENGL 2323 British Literature: Romanticism to Present
Prerequisite: ENGL 1302
Credit 3 (3 lecture)
A critical study of major British writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students may take ENGL 2322 and ENGL 2323 in any order. One of four choices for the World or European Literature requirement.

ENGL 2332 Literature of the Western World: Ancient to Renaissance
Prerequisite: ENGL 1302
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A critical study of major Western writers from antiquity through the Renaissance. Students may take ENGL 2332 and ENGL 2333 in any order. One of four choices for the World or European Literature requirement.

ENGL 2333 Literature of the Western World: Neo-Classical to Present
Prerequisite: ENGL 1302
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A critical study of major Western writers from the Neoclassical period to present. Students may take ENGL 2332 and ENGL 2333 in any order. One of four choices for the World or European Literature requirement.