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2017-2018 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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The following is a listing of all courses of instruction offered by departments at LSU. This listing was up-to-date and as correct as possible at the time of publication of this catalog.

Since this catalog was prepared well in advance of its effective date, some courses may have been added, others may have been dropped, and/or changes in content may have been made.
 

Construction Management

A grade of “C” or better is required in all CM courses.
Registration in any CM course above CM 2101  is restricted to students admitted to a senior college with a declared CM major or minor.
  

  • CM 7220 Building Information Modeling for Construction Management (3)

    Concepts related to the implementation of BIM in construction projects from the perspective of the general contractor; topics include applications of BIM for visualization, marketing, quantity take-off, scheduling, coordination, and facilities management.
  

  • CM 7230 Lean Construction (3)

    Production management-based approach to improve the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) process and product; lean process foundations, management, measurement, tools/techniques, and practices.
  

  • CM 7250 Natural Hazard Resistant Construction (3)

    Materials, construction techniques, and code requirements used in the construction industry to make buildings resistant to natural hazards, including wind, flood, hurricanes, and other hazards; emphasis on construction practices for residential buildings that are sustainable, long-term solutions to our hazard-filled environment.
  

  • CM 7302 Advanced Sustainable Construction (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Continuation of CM 4302 . Sustainable construction. Emphasis on Green technologies as it applies to construction projects. LEED, NAHB, Green guidelines, Green roads, Green Lites, etc.
  

  • CM 7303 Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (3)

    Prereq.: CM 4303 , EVEG 4154 , or consent of instructor. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a science-based technique to guide policy and decision-making that enhances sustainability. Computational structure and data sources for SETAC LCA; Input-output LCA and Hybrid LCA as tools to select a superior alternative on the basis of pollution prevention and resource conservation.
  

  • CM 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)

    “S/U” grading.

Communication Studies
  

  • CMST 1061 Fundamentals of Communication (3)

    [LCCN: CCOM 1013, 2013, 2113, 2213, 2313, Fundamentals of Communication, Public Speaking, Argumentation and Debate, Interpersonal Communication, Business and Professional Communication] This is a General Education course. The practice of rhetoric, performance studies and communication theory; extensive practical and performance applications of communication skills in addition to lectures and readings.
  
  

  • CMST 2010 Interpersonal Communication (3)

    This is a General Education course. Theories and research in human communication; one-to-one interactions.
  

  • CMST 2012 Introduction to Film (4)

    3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Nature and function of film as a mode of communication; basic language of cinema; selected films screened and studied.
  

  • CMST 2040 Introduction to Performing Literature (3)

    This is a General Education course. The study of literature through performance; reading, analysis and performance of prose, poetry and drama.
  

  • CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)

    This is a General Education course. Theory and skills needed by the effective communicator and critical consumer of speech; analysis of other speakers and practice in speaking.
  

  • CMST 2061 Communication for Business and the Professions (3)

    For students in the professional colleges, particularly the E.J. Ourso College of Business. Communication used in business and professional organizations; proposal presentations, group decision making, parliamentary procedure and interviewing.
  

  • CMST 2063 Argumentation and Debate (3)

    This is a General Education course. Principles of argumentation and debate; analysis, briefing, evidence, reasoning and refutation; debating on vital questions.
  

  • CMST 2064 Small Group Communication (3)

    Aspects of group leadership; group discussion and the problems of communication in human relations.
  

  • CMST 2200 Practicum in Communication Studies (1-3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. Pass-fail grading. May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs.; however, no more than a total of 3 sem. hrs. in CMST 2200 and CMST 4200  may be taken for undergraduate credit. Practical experience in major interdepartmental activities outside the classroom under direct faculty supervision.
  

  • CMST 2862 HONORS: Contemporary Public Address (3)

    Effectiveness of public address in contemporary society; limitations on free speech; influence of mass communications on public address; rhetorical practices in politics, education, religion, business, and minority and pressure groups.
  

  • CMST 3012 History of Film (4)

    3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Historical, cultural, artistic and technological development of the film industry; selected films screened and studied.
  

  • CMST 3013 Topics in Film Genres (4)

    May be taken for a max. of 8 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Cultural history, structure, rhetoric and performance of particular film genres.
  

  • CMST 3040 Performance Composition (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2040 . Study of the rhetorical and aesthetic elements of solo and group performance, including performances of literature, cultural performances and experimental performances.
  

  • CMST 3041 Performance in Everyday Life (3)

    Communication-centered study of performance and theatricality in daily life.
  

  • CMST 3060 Advanced Public Speaking (3)

    Prereq.: grade of “B” or better in CMST 1061  or CMST 2060 . Refined development in platform speaking.
  

  • CMST 3106 Communication and Power (3)

    How power is created, maintained and subverted through the strategic use of discourse.
  

  • CMST 3107 Rhetoric of the Contemporary Media (3)

    Various forms of media (television, pulp novels, pop music); their promotion of cultural values and modes of conduct; study of major rhetorical critics and theorists.
  

  • CMST 3112 Personal Relationships and Social Networks (3)

    How personal relationships exist within a web of other personal and social relationships; examining how third-parties (whether individuals or social groups) influence the initiation, maintenance, and deterioration of personal relationships and how our personal relationships influence our networks.
  

  • CMST 3113 Conversation (3)

    Analysis of verbal processes in conversation; emphasis on theory and research concerning language, messages and social interaction.
  

  • CMST 3114 Communication Research (3)

    Techniques and procedures in communication research; topic development, research design, data collection, data analysis; examination of recent research in communication.
  

  • CMST 3115 Communication and Gender (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010  or equivalent. Gender differences, sex roles and sexual stereotypes in communication.
  

  • CMST 3118 Intercultural Communication (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010  or equivalent. Theories and research of how people of different cultures communicate; emphasis on developing a critical sensitivity and foundations for increased effectiveness appropriate to a multicultural society.
  

  • CMST 3167 Rhetoric and Civilization (3)

    Role of oratory in the formation, mobilization and destruction of human communities from ancient to modern times.
  

  • CMST 3168 Rhetoric of Propaganda (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2060 , CMST 2063 , or CMST 2862 . Common persuasive strategies employed in propagandistic discourse.
  
  

  • CMST 3210 Computer Mediated Communication (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010 . Theories of communication as they apply to communication by computerized means. The effects of CMC on daily human activity, interpersonal relationships and work life.
  

  • CMST 3300 Rhetorical Criticism (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2060 . History and practice of criticism as a means of inquiry in rhetorical studies. Theoretical and methodological underpinnings of major schools of criticism examined.
  

  • CMST 3810 Independent Study (1-3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 3 hrs. of credit on a communication topic not duplicated in regular course offerings. Course may be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit in the major.
  

  • CMST 3900 Selected Topics in Communication Studies (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Consult Schedule of Classes for current offering.
  

  • CMST 4012 Communication and Relationships (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010  or equivalent. Survey of theories of interpersonal communication and misunderstandings in relational development and deterioration; more effective communication.
  

  • CMST 4100 Political Communication (3)

    Factors and strategies in contemporary political communication in the U.S.; emphasis on electronic communication, candidates and images, campaign management, speech making and advertising; study of recent and current elections.
  

  • CMST 4101 Organizational Communication (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010 . Theories surrounding how people communicate within the organizational setting, as well as how communication relates to the process of organizing; examines relevant theories and research.
  

  • CMST 4102 Communication and Careers (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010  or equivalent. Examines theoretical and practical discourses surrounding careers on individual and group levels; includes key career issues: meanings of work, work/life balance, mentorship, career analogies.
  

  • CMST 4107 Communication as Culture (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 3106 , CMST 3107  or CMST 3167 . Creation, maintenance and alteration of cultural norms, institutions and values through both mass mediated spectacle and intimate communication ritual.
  

  • CMST 4111 Intrapersonal Communication (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010 . Examination of mental imagery, imagined interaction and listening across a variety of contexts.
  

  • CMST 4112 Health Communication (3)

    Communication in the health care context; application to pragmatic problems in the healthcare industry; critical examination of health messages in popular culture.
  

  • CMST 4113 Communication and Leadership in Teams (3)

    Analysis of communication processes in groups and teams; includes examination of theories and research findings; addresses individual and team participation, leadership and decision-making skills.
  

  • CMST 4114 Contemporary Theories of Communication (3)

    Current methods and theories of human communication; research literature; behavioral antecedents and consequences of messages and their variations; how messages interact with communicators to produce behavioral outcomes.
  

  • CMST 4118 Modeling Communication Within Marital and Family Relationships (3)

    Also offered as SOCL 4402 . Prereq.: CMST 2010 . Role of communication within marriages and other family arrangements.
  

  • CMST 4119 Nonverbal Communication (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2010  or equivalent. Nonverbal message systems such as kinesics and proxemics; relationship between nonverbal and verbal communication.
  

  • CMST 4130 Communication Skills Training and Assessment (3)

    Provides students with a theoretically-based understanding of training communication skills.
  

  • CMST 4140 Analysis and Performance of Poetry (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2040 . Advanced study of selected forms, styles, and genres of oral and written poetry through solo and group performance.
  

  • CMST 4141 Analysis and Performance of Narrative (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2040 . Advanced study of selected novels, short stories and oral narratives through solo and group performance; stylistic and rhetorical analyses.
  

  • CMST 4142 Selected Topics in Performance Studies (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2040  and CMST 3040  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • CMST 4143 Performance of Southern Fiction (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2040  or equivalent. Study of selected texts of contemporary southern fiction through solo and group performance; literary criticism of texts performed; relevant narrative and performance theory.
  

  • CMST 4144 Performance Art (3)

    Also offered as THTR 4144 . Prereq.: CMST 2040  and CMST 3040  or equivalent. History, theory, criticism and practice of 20th century avant-garde performance and performance art.
  

  • CMST 4145 Group Performance (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2040  and CMST 3040  or equivalent. Theory and techniques of adapting and staging nondramatic literature and other materials for group performance; directing for Reader’s Theatre, Chamber Theatre, Story Theatre and other forms.
  

  • CMST 4147 Body Performance Culture (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2040  and CMST 3040  or equivalent. Theories and uses of the body as a site of cultural production and communication in everyday life and more formal performance events.
  

  • CMST 4150 Tourism as Communication & Performance (3)

    Communication and performance-centered study of contemporary tourism and travel.
  

  • CMST 4160 Persuasive Communication (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 1061 , CMST 2060 , CMST 2063  or equivalent. Nature of persuasive communication; the role of message, source and recipient factors in persuasive impact.
  

  • CMST 4162 Crime, Communication & Culture (3)

    Explores rhetorical dimensions of crime and incarceration in the United States; special attention to historical and contemporary expressions of race, class, gender, sexuality, national identity, etc. in and around the criminal justice system.
  

  • CMST 4165 History and Criticism of American Public Address (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2060  or CMST 2063  or CMST 4160 . American public address from colonial times to the present; speeches of outstanding American statesmen, lawyers and clergymen and sources of their effectiveness.
  

  • CMST 4167 Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 1061  or CMST 2060  or CMST 4160  or equivalent. Developments in rhetoric from contemporary theoretical and critical perspectives; key concepts in the philosophy of rhetoric.
  
  

  • CMST 4169 Visual Rhetoric (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2060 , CMST 2063 , or CMST 2862 . Methodological approaches useful in understanding how images communicate messages and make arguments.
  

  • CMST 4200 Practicum in Communication Studies (1-3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. Pass-fail grading. May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. of undergraduate credit; no more than a total of 3 sem. hrs. of CMST 2200  and CMST 4200 may be taken for undergraduate credit. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of graduate credit in Communication Studies.  Practical experience in major interdepartmental activities outside the classroom under direct faculty supervision.
  

  • CMST 4201 Communication Internship (3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. Pass/fail grading. For students who have a secured internship in a professional area of communication. Preparation, assessment, and mentorship.
  

  • CMST 4312 Topics in Critical Media Theory and Practice (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 2012 , CMST 3012 , CMST 3107  or permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics such as “Basic Concepts of Cinema,” “Aesthetics of Film and Video,” and “Cyberculture Theory.”
  

  • CMST 4971 Special Topics in Mass Communication (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. See MC 4971 .
  

  • CMST 7900 Introduction to Graduate Study in Communication Studies (3)

    Required of all master’s students and of doctoral students on advice of their major professors.
  

  • CMST 7901 Seminar in Pedagogy for the Communication Classroom (1)

    Information and support for first time college teachers; teaching skills; core teaching values and instructional strategies.
  

  • CMST 7902 Professional Development (1)

    Pass/fail grading. May be repeated for a max. of 2 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. A CMST core course required of all CMST graduate students in their first two academic semesters; provides information and support for new graduate students.
  

  • CMST 7903 Research Writing in Communication Studies (3)

    Professional development seminar for graduate students in Communication Studies. Emphasis on refining research and writing skills for careers in the discipline.
  

  • CMST 7910 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication Theory (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 4012  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. credit when topic vary. Current theoretical approaches to interpersonal communication, including developmental approaches, cognitive and relational theories.
  

  • CMST 7911 Communication and the Individual (3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Current theoretical approaches to the role of the individual in communication. Topics such as individual differences, imagined interaction, and listening.
  

  • CMST 7912 Communication and Relationships (3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. when topics vary. Examination of theoretical perspectives and concepts over the life cycle of interpersonal relationships across contexts including relationship types, roles, emotion, conflict, third-party influences, deception, persuasion, and dissolution processes.
  

  • CMST 7913 Seminar: Communication Theory (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Foundational and contemporary theories in communication.
  

  • CMST 7914 Communication in Health Care Contexts (3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics such as interpersonal communication in health care contexts, intersections of family and health communication, and social support and health communication.
  

  • CMST 7915 Seminar: Research in Communication Theory (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 4114  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary.
     Research literature on advanced topics in communication theory.
  

  • CMST 7923 Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods in Communication Studies (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Theoretical and practical considerations of current methods of qualitative research in the discipline.
  

  • CMST 7940 Performance Theories and Methods (3)

    Survey of theories and methods of twentieth and twenty-first century performance practices in western cultures.
  

  • CMST 7941 Seminar: Studies in the History of Performance (3)

    Historical development of select Western performance practices outside the institution of theatre; methods of historical research in performance studies.
  

  • CMST 7943 Seminar: Performance and Culture (3)

    Theories and research exploring the relations between performance and culture central to the field of Performance Studies. Emphasis on two main trajectories: performance as a subject of cultural inquiry and performance as a method of cultural invention.
  

  • CMST 7944 Performance and Media (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Critical, historical and/or creative research in topics related to media in performance in contexts such as media theatre, film, video, television, Internet and virtual reality.
  

  • CMST 7945 Seminar: Contemporary Theories and Research in Performance Studies (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics related to solo and group performance of literature; performance theory and criticism; interrelationships of performance and culture; experimental performance forms; qualitative research methods.
  

  • CMST 7946 Theory and Performance of Narrative Discourse (3)

    Prereq.: CMST 4141 , CMST 4142  or equivalent. Narrative theory in literature and performance; rhetoric of narrative discourse.
  

  • CMST 7961 Seminar: Evolution of Rhetorical Theory, Classical Period (3)
  

  • CMST 7962 Seminar: Rhetorical Criticism (3)

    Types of speech criticism, criteria and measures of effectiveness of public address.
  

  • CMST 7965 Rhetoric & Social Theory (3)

    Survey of key social theorists relevant to rhetorical theory and criticism. 
  

  • CMST 7966 Problems in Rhetorical Theory, Criticism and History (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor.
     May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. of credit when content varies. Selected problem that goes beyond present advanced course offerings in public address; topic to be announced.
  

  • CMST 7967 Development of Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (3)

    Pivotal questions in contemporary theory from I. A. Richards through postmodernism; future of rhetorical theory and its relationship to the humanities.
  

  • CMST 7968 Rhetoric and Public Culture (3)

    Scope and function of rhetoric in formation and dissolution of publics and public opinion; the reciprocal influence of rhetoric and culture.
  

  • CMST 7969 Visual Culture (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when content varies. Intellectual genealogies, theories of the visual and problems in a visual culture.
  

  • CMST 7970 Rhetoric & Citizenship(s) (3)

    Addresses the concept of citizenship in rhetorical studies; role of rhetoric in defining citizenship; ways concepts of citizenship include and exclude different communities.
  

  • CMST 7976 Rhetoric and Aesthetics (3)

    The relationship between form and function in rhetorical discourse; the constitutive nature of aesthetics in language and the arts.
  

  • CMST 7999 Independent Research in Communication Studies (1-3)

    Prereq.: permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit. For advanced graduate students to pursue research on special topics.
  

  • CMST 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)

    “S”/”U”grading.
  

  • CMST 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)

    “S”/”U”grading.

Communication Disorders
  

  • COMD 2050 Introduction to Language (3)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as LING 2050 . Linguistic study of the principal interrelated levels of language structure: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics; related topics such as writing systems and dialects.
  

  • COMD 2051 Introduction to Manual Communication (4)

    3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Basic linguistic structure, educational and cultural aspects and reading and transmitting messages in manual communication systems; American Sign Language as well as English-based systems.
  

  • COMD 2081 Introduction to Communication Disorders (3)

    Required initial course for undergraduates concentrating in speech pathology and audiology. Observations in Speech and Hearing Clinic required. Processes involved in speech production; definition, description and incidence of speech and hearing disorders; overview of the profession, including agencies, related professionals, job opportunities, publications, professional associations and certification.
  

  • COMD 3057 Research Methods for COMD (3)

    Introduction to scientific literature and research methods employed in studies of human communication development and disorders across the lifespan.
  

  • COMD 4150 Phonetics (3)

    Also offered as LING 4150 . Prereq.: COMD 2050 . Principles of phonemics; articulatory phonetics; description and classification of sounds; transcription at different levels of detail; production and perception.
 

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