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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.
 

Geology
  

  • GEOL 7961 Seminar in Geology: Structural Geology (2)

    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • GEOL 7966 Field Work (1-9)

    Field work and field trips mandatory. Collection of field data, including samples of ice, rock, water, sediment from remote location(s), generation of field maps, in association with required research projects.
  

  • GEOL 7971 Seminar in Tectonics (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Plate tectonics, diapirism, isostasy and the tectonics of specific areas.
  

  • GEOL 7972 Seminar in Geophysics (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Structure and composition of the mantle; physical processes at ridges, trenches and transform faults; dynamics of plate interiors; intraplate stress; and thermal histories of the earth and other terrestrial planets; physics of rock magnetism; and hydrodynamics of sedimentary basins.
  

  • GEOL 7981 Seminar in Geochemistry (2)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Mineralogy, paragenesis, geochemistry and natural occurrence of authigenic silica in sediments; other topics such as hydro geochemistry, isotope geochemistry and the geochemistry of carbonates.
  

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

    “S”/”U” grading.
  

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

    “S”/”U” grading.

Greek
  

  • GREK 1001 Elementary Greek (4)

    This is a General Education course. Introduction to the core vocabulary and grammar for reading and writing Ancient Greek; basic readings in Classical and Biblical Greek.
  

  • GREK 2051 Intermediate Greek (4)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 1001  or equivalent. Completion of core vocabulary and grammar for reading and writing Ancient Greek; basic readings in Classical and Biblical Greek.
  

  • GREK 2103 Intermediate Greek Prose (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2051  or equivalent. Application of grammar, vocabulary and concepts from the first year of Greek. Readings in basic ancient Greek prose.
  

  • GREK 2153 Homer (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Readings from the Iliad or Odyssey; selected passages from various books; some attention to aesthetic and historical problems.
  

  • GREK 2155 Greek Drama (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103 . Readings in Greek drama including a representative play of Sophocles or Euripides.
  

  • GREK 2156 New Testament (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Selected readings from the New Testament.
  

  • GREK 2165 Plato’s Dialogues (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Readings from Plato’s dialogues.
  

  • GREK 2166 Attic Oratory (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Readings from Attic orators such as Demonsthenes, Andocides, Antiphon, Lysias.
  

  • GREK 4023 Special Topics in Greek Poetry (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Readings and studies in one or more of the following: Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, Greek lyric poetry, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes.
  

  • GREK 4024 Special Topics in Greek Prose (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Readings and studies in one or more of the following: Herodotus, Thucydides, the Pre-Socratics, the orators, Plato, Aristotle.
  

  • GREK 4915 Independent Work (1-3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Permission of department required. Readings in Greek literature directed by a senior faculty member.

German
  

  • GERM 1101 Elementary German (4)

    [LCCN:CGRM 1014, Elementary German I] This is a General Education course. Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Basic lexicon and structures of German; emphasis on communicative language use; supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 1102 Elementary German (4)

    [LCCN: CGRM 1024, Elementary German II] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 1101  or equivalent. Continuation of GERM 1101 . Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Basic lexicon and structures of German; emphasis on communicative language use. Supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 2001 German for Travelers (3)

    German for travelers is not applicable towards a major or minor in German and does not fulfill foreign language requirements for undergraduates. The course introduces basic communication patterns, focuses on practical everyday vocabulary through exercises role-playing and situational activities.
  

  • GERM 2075 German Civilization (3)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as HIST 2075 . Knowledge of German not required. Development of the modern German states from early Germanic times; art, literature, music and philosophy in an historical context.
  

  • GERM 2101 Intermediate German (3)

    [LCCN: CGRM 2013, Intermediate German I] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 1102  or equivalent. Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Reading, conversation, composition; review of lexicon and structure; supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 2102 Intermediate German (3)

    [LCCN: CGRM 2023, Intermediate German II] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 2101  or equivalent. Continuation of GERM 2101 . Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Reading, conversation, composition; emphasis on lexicon of spoken German; supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 2155 Readings in German Literature (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 2102  or equivalent. Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Analysis of literary texts; expansion of lexicon, comprehension and composition skills.
  

  • GERM 3060 German for Business (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 2102  or equivalent. Introduction to German in a business environment: focus on linguistic structures and vocabulary, forms of business communication, reading of business text and social customs.
  

  • GERM 3061 German Discourse (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 2102 . Intensive practice in listening comprehension, oral and written communication; special problems in German structure; thematic treatment of contemporary issues in German speaking countries.
  

  • GERM 3082 Survey of German Literature and Culture: 1700-1830 (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 2155  or equivalent. Readings from, and an overview of, the Enlightment, Storm and Stress, Weimer Classicism and Romanticism.
  

  • GERM 3083 Survey of German Literature and Culture: 1830-1890 (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 2155  or equivalent. Readings from, and a historical overview of, Biedermeier/Vormarz, Realism and Naturalism.
  

  • GERM 3084 Survey of German Literature and Culture: 1890-to the Present (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 2155  or equivalent. Readings from, and a historical overview of, Expressionism, New Objectivity, the Group 47, GDR literature and Post-Modernism.
  

  • GERM 3090 Friedrich Nietzsche (3)

    Also offered as PHIL 3090 . Knowledge of German not required. Major works of Nietzsche studied in the context of the three periods of productivity and evolution of his thought.
  

  • GERM 3091 Special Topics in German Literature in Translation (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Knowledge of German not required.
  

  • GERM 4005 German for Reading Knowledge (5)

    Undergraduates may enroll on a Pass-fail basis only. Specialized course intended to satisfy departmental foreign language reading requirement for graduate students. This course will not count toward a graduate degree. Does not count toward satisfying foreign language requirements for undergraduates, although hours may count toward baccalaureate. Credit will not be given for both this course and introductory German courses.
  

  • GERM 4031 German Poetry (3)

    Study of German poetic expression.
  

  • GERM 4043 Special Topics in 19th Century German Literature and Culture (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • GERM 4044 Special Topics in 20th Century German Literature and Culture (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • GERM 4045 Special Topics in Contemporary German Literature and Culture (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • GERM 4046 German Film (3)

    Knowledge of German not required. German film in its socio-historic contexts with some attention to cinematic technique.
  

  • GERM 4062 Advanced German Discourse (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 3061  or equivalent. Continued intensive practice in complex grammar and structures. Analysis and synthesis of authentic German material with focus on reading and writing.
  

  • GERM 4091 Special Topics in German Literature and Culture in Translation (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Knowledge of German not required. 
  

  • GERM 4915 Independent Work (1-3)

    May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. credit. Permission of department required.

Hebrew
  

  • HEBR 1001 Beginning Hebrew (4)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as REL 1001 . This course counts toward the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement only when taken under the HEBR rubric. The alphabet, basic grammar and vocabulary of classical Hebrew; simple prose passages from the Bible.
  

  • HEBR 1002 Beginning Hebrew (4)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as REL 1002 . Prereq.: HEBR 1001 /REL 1001  or equivalent. This course will count toward the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement only when taken under the HEBR rubric. Basic grammar and vocabulary of classical Hebrew; simple prose readings from the Bible.
  

  • HEBR 2003 Intermediate Hebrew (4)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as REL 2003 . Prereq.: HEBR 1002 /REL 1002  or equivalent. This course counts toward the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement only when taken under the HEBR rubric. Biblical narratives; details of syntax; development of vocabulary.
  

  • HEBR 2004 Intermediate Hebrew (4)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as REL 2004 . Prereq.: HEBR 2003 /REL 2003  or equivalent. This course counts toward the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement only when taken under the HEBR rubric. Biblical narratives and poetry; details of syntax; development of vocabulary; textual criticism.

History
  

  • HIST 1001 Western Civilization to 1500 (3)

    [LCCN: CHIS 1013, Western Civilization I] This is a General Education course. An honors course, HIST 1002 , is also available. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 1002 . Ideas, trends and institutions in western civilization from earliest times to the Reformation.
  

  • HIST 1002 HONORS: Western Civilization to 1500 (3)

    This is a General Education course. Same as HIST 1001 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 1001 . Supervised reading, discussion, research and writing.
  

  • HIST 1003 Western Civilization Since 1500 (3)

    [LCCN: CHIS 1023, Western Civilization II] This is a General Education course. An honors course, HIST 1004 , is also available. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 1004 , Development of western civilization from the Reformation to the present.
  

  • HIST 1004 HONORS: Western Civilization Since 1500 (3)

    This is a General Education course. Same as HIST 1003 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 1003 . Supervised reading, discussion, research and writing.
  

  • HIST 1005 World History to 1500 (3)

    [LCCN: CHIS 1113, World Civilization I] This is a General Education course. Developments and interactions among Asian, African, European, American and Oceanian cultures in the pre-modern age.
  

  • HIST 1007 World History Since 1500 (3)

    [LCCN: CHIS 1123, World Civilization II] This is a General Education course. Interactions among Asian, Middle Eastern, African, European and American cultures in the modern era.
  

  • HIST 2012 Britain from 1689 to the Present (3)

    This is a General Education course.
  

  • HIST 2014 Goddesses to Witches: Women in Europe 500 BCE -1700 CE (3)

    This is a General Education course. Womens’ lives and ideas about gender from Greece and Rome to the beginning of the modern era.
  

  • HIST 2020 Medieval Europe (3)

    This is a General Education course. Social, cultural, religious and political history of medieval Europe from the reign of Constantine in the fourth century to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
  

  • HIST 2022 Modern Europe (3)

    This is a General Education course. Political, economic and social developments and diplomacy from 1848 to the present.
  

  • HIST 2023 The World Since 1960 (3)

    Major events since 1960 in the U.S., U.S.S.R., and selected nations of Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia; emphasis on social, economic, political and national security issues.
  

  • HIST 2025 Early Modern Europe 3

    This is a General Education course. Social, cultural, religious and political history of Europe from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. 
  

  • HIST 2030 War, Mass Violence, and Genocide (3)

    This is a General Education course. Selected cases of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other forms of mass violence against civilians in world history studied in the context of warfare or postwar settlements.
  

  • HIST 2035 Home Fronts (3)

    This is a General Education course. Comparative Study of the social, cultural, political and economic impact of war. 
  

  • HIST 2049 Violence in the American West 3

    This is a General Education course. Encounters between cultures west of the Mississippi River and the significance of the frontier in American History. 
  

  • HIST 2055 The United States to 1865 (3)

    [LCCN: CHIS 2013, American History I] This is a General Education course. An honors course, HIST 2056 , is also available. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 2056 .
  

  • HIST 2056 HONORS: The United States to 1865 (3)

    This is a General Education course. Same as HIST 2055 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 2055 .
  

  • HIST 2057 The United States from 1865 to the Present (3)

    [LCCN: CHIS 2023, American History II] This is a General Education course. An honors course, HIST 2058 , is also available. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 2058 .
  

  • HIST 2058 HONORS: The United States from 1865 to the Present (3)

    This is a General Education course. Same as HIST 2057 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and HIST 2057 .
  

  • HIST 2061 African American History (3)

    This is a General Education course. Social, cultural and economic role of African Americans in the U.S. from 1619 to the present.
  

  • HIST 2065 History of Popular Culture in the United States (3)

    This is a General Education course. The history of popular culture in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
  

  • HIST 2075 German Civilization (3)

    This is a General Education course. See GERM 2075 .
  

  • HIST 2085 Colonial Latin America (3)

    This is a General Education course. Colonial period emphasizing the European background, explorations, political and economic systems and wars of independence.
  

  • HIST 2096 East Asian Civilization Since 1800 (3)

    This is a General Education course. Modern Asian civilization; emphasis on contact with the West and the rise of nationalism and communism.
  

  • HIST 2100 Introduction to Asia (3)

    This is a General Education course. Social, cultural, and religious history of eastern civilizations from origins to the present. 
  

  • HIST 2125 The History of Premodern Cities (3)

    This is a General Education course. Social, cultural, and political history of cities before 1500.
  

  • HIST 2126 Cities in European History since 1500 (3)

    This is a General Education course. Cities in European social, cultural, and economic history since 1500.
  

  • HIST 2160 Contemporary Middle East (3)

    This is a General Education course. Social and political history of the Middle East, from the late eighteenth century to the present. 
  

  • HIST 2184 Introduction to African Civilizations (3)

    This is a General Education course. Social, cultural, religious and political history of Africa from pre-historic period to 1800.
  

  • HIST 2185 African Colonialism 1800-1960 (3)

    This is a General Education course. Political, economic and social developments in Africa from 1880 to 1960.
  

  • HIST 2186 Post-Colonial Africa (3)

    This is a General Education course. Major events in the history of Africa since 1960 with emphasis on social, economic, political and cultural issues. 
  

  • HIST 2190 Modern South Asia 3

    This is a General Education course. Social and political history of South Asia, covering the establishment of British colonialism in India, to the postcolonial era of independent nation-states of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  

  • HIST 2196 Topics in European History (3)

    Prereq.: Consent of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. 
  

  • HIST 2197 Topics in U.S. History (3)

    Prereq.: Consent of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. 
  

  • HIST 2198 Topics in World History: Asia, Africa, or Latin America (3)

    Prereq.: Consent of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. 
  

  • HIST 2199 Topics in Comparative History (3)

    Prereq.: Consent of department. May be taken for a max.of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • HIST 3001 History and the Social Sciences I (1)

    Prereq.: EDCI 2001 . Concurrent enrollment in EDCI 3001 . Supervised tutorial experience in local middle or high schools. Introduction to the role of the social sciences in the study of history.
  

  • HIST 3002 History and the Social Sciences II (1)

    Prereq.: EDCI 3001  and HIST 3001 . Concurrent enrollment in EDCI 3136 .
     3 hrs. lab/field experiences in multicultural settings. The role of the social sciences in the study of history; course will assist student in the teaching of social studies to small groups in middle and high schools.
  

  • HIST 3071 Louisiana (3)

    [LCCN: CHIS 2033, Louisiana History] Political, economic, social and cultural development.
  

  • HIST 3117 Undergraduate Proseminar in World History (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Open to students with at least 6 sem. hrs. of credit in history and with an overall 3.00 GPA. Supervised reading and research in an assigned field of historical study.
  

  • HIST 3118 Undergraduate Proseminar in European History (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Open to students with at least 6 sem. hrs. of credit in history and with an overall 3.00 GPA. Supervised reading and research in an assigned field of historical study.
  

  • HIST 3119 Undergraduate Proseminar in United States History (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Open to students with at least 6 sem. hrs. of credit in history and with an overall 3.00 GPA. Supervised reading and research in an assigned field of historical study.
  

  • HIST 4001 Greece of the City State (3)

    Political, social and cultural evolution of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to the foundation of the Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great; attention to growth of democratic institutions.
  

  • HIST 4003 The Roman Republic (3)

    The Roman state, culture and society from the origin of the city to the dictatorship of Julius Caesar.
  

  • HIST 4004 Rome of the Caesars (3)

    The growth of absolute government, spread of Christianity and other political, cultural, and social movements from the establishment of the Principate to the fall of the Western Empire.
  

  • HIST 4007 The Early Middle Ages, 300-1000 (3)

    History of Europe from Constantine the Great to the end of the Carolingians; development of medieval society and institutions.
  

  • HIST 4008 The Later Middle Ages, 1000-1500 (3)

    History of Europe from the Investiture Controversy to the voyages of Columbus; developments in social, cultural and political institutions.
  

  • HIST 4009 The Renaissance (3)

    Italian society and thought from Dante to Machiavelli, with emphasis on the medieval foundations of Renaissance culture; northern Europe from the Hundred Years War to the Reformation, with emphasis on political and economic development.
  

  • HIST 4011 The Age of the Reformation (3)

    Also offered as REL 4011 . Sixteenth century Europe with emphasis on Protestant and Catholic reform movements.
  

  • HIST 4012 History of Modern Christian Thought (3)

    See REL 4012 .
  

  • HIST 4013 Women in Early Modern Europe (3)

    Major problems in the history of women in Europe during the period 1400-1700 with particular emphasis on the Renaissance and Reformation.
  

  • HIST 4016 19th Century Europe (3)

    The period 1815-1870.
  

  • HIST 4017 20th Century Europe (3)

    Survey of 20th century European history; emphasis on the role of total war in social, political and cultural change and the impact of modern nationalist ideologies.
  

  • HIST 4021 France Before 1770 (3)

    French society and politics in the early modern through Revolutionary eras.
  

  • HIST 4022 France since 1770 (3)

    Cultural, political, economic, social and intellectual survey of France from the pre-revolution to the present.
 

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