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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.
 

Educational Leadership, Research & Counseling: Counselor Education
  

  • ELRC 7399 Supervised Counseling Internship (3-9)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7362  or ELRC 7364  and consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit. 2 hrs. conf.; 20-40 hrs. per week at a clinical setting, serving children, adolescents, adults or families.

Educational Leadership, Research & Counseling: Educational Administration
  

  • ELRC 7401 Administration of School Personnel (3)

    Role of the school administrator in personnel planning, staff development and employee relationships.
  

  • ELRC 7402 Organizational Research in Educational Administration (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Primarily for doctoral students in educational administration. Research, bibliography and source materials; critical examination of organizational research studies.
  

  • ELRC 7404 Internship in Educational Administration (3-6)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Pass-fail grading. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. For advanced graduate students qualified for internship in educational administration.
  

  • ELRC 7407 Politics, Policy and Administration in Education (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Primarily for doctoral students in educational administration. Critical analysis of educational policy and its development.
  

  • ELRC 7422 Introduction to School Improvement/Action Research (3)

    School effectiveness research; teacher effectiveness research; school improvement; action research; based on the knowledge of these literatures, students will be required to develop a research proposal whose objective is to improve school and/or faculty performance.
  

  • ELRC 7423 Advanced School Improvement/Action Research (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7422 . Students refine and administer an action research project at a selected school site. Students will assess the success of their interventions through multiple measures and write a research report that reflects their experiences throughout the semester. In class discussions focusing on methodological difficulties that students encounter and how to overcome them.
  

  • ELRC 7430 Best Practices of School Leadership I (6)

    Knowledge and experiential base to support decision making and action at a level of whole school responsibility.
  

  • ELRC 7431 Best Practices of School Leadership II (6)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7430 . Second course in a two course sequence. Provides a knowledge and experiential base to support decision making and action at a level of whole school responsibility.
  

  • ELRC 7450 Supervision of Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools (3)

    Theories, principles, and practices concerning the role of the supervisor in today’s multicultural school settings.
  

  • ELRC 7451 Supervision of Student Teaching (3)

    Principles of planning, observing and evaluating student teaching; participation in student conferences.
  

  • ELRC 7602 Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3)

    Organization and administration of postsecondary education in the United States and abroad; organizational theory; organization and governance structure of American higher education; patterns of institutional administration.
  

  • ELRC 7800 Economics of Education (3)

    Introduction to human capital theory; emphasis on costs and benefits of education, benefit-cost analysis; educational productivity; education and economic growth; and educational planning.
  

  • ELRC 7802 Theory Development in Educational Administration (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7006 , ELRC 7402  and ELRC 7407  or equivalent; and consent of instructor. Primarily for doctoral students in educational administration. Critical analysis of approaches to inquiry; development of theory in educational administration.
  

  • ELRC 7805 Perspectives on Leadership (3)

    Examines theories and practices of leadership from multiple perspectives.
  

  • ELRC 7806 Leadership for Learning (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7805  or equivalent. Examination of leadership theories and practices relevant to K-12 school settings.
  

  • ELRC 7890 Seminar: Educational Administration (1-3)

    Prereq.: master’s degree. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Advanced topics in educational administration.

Educational Leadership, Research & Counseling: Educational Foundations
  

  • ELRC 3600 Women, Gender and Leadership (3)

    Also offered as WGS 3600 .
  

  • ELRC 7000 Seminar in Philosophy of Education (3)

    Su Theories of education and schooling with special focus on the context of pluralistic societies.
  

  • ELRC 7001 Ethics and Educational Leadership (3)

    Study of ethical theory, judgement and practice in educational contexts.

Educational Leadership, Research & Counseling: Educational Research
  

  • ELRC 4006 Introduction to Applied Statistics in Educational Research (3)

    Basic descriptive and inferential statistics in educational research; systematic examination and interpretation of statistical information in published educational research.
  

  • ELRC 4249 Understanding and Applying Research in Education (3)

    For the specialist or nonthesis master’s degree student. Instructing teachers and administrators to become intelligent consumers of research.
  

  • ELRC 7006 Educational Statistics (4)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4006  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Descriptive and inferential statistics in educational research, computerized data analysis using SPSS or SAS; correlation and regression; normal, t, chi-square and F distributions; hypotheses testing and interval estimation; analysis of variance, nonparametric chi-square test.
  

  • ELRC 7010 Principles of Testing and Measurement (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7006 . Construction of measurement instruments for research purposes; utilization of standardized tests and inventories in research; measurement in multicultural and cross-cultural contexts; implications of measurement reliability and validity for research design and statistical analysis.
  

  • ELRC 7016 Advanced Educational Statistics (4)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7006  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Advanced statistical procedures and computerized data analysis using SPSS or SAS; analysis of variance and covariance; application of multiple regression techniques in educational research.
  

  • ELRC 7220 Education Program Evaluation (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4249   and either ELRC 4006  or ELRC 7006 . Current models and issues in educational evaluation as a professional practice; design and development of a comprehensive evaluation plan that includes specification of theoretical framework, problem identification, data collection/analysis procedures, report writing format and dissemination plans.
  

  • ELRC 7241 Educational Research Methodology (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4006  or ELRC 7006 . Completion of a research proposal, preferably a pre-dissertation proposal, is required. Comprehensive and general review of qualitative and quantitative research methods in education.
  

  • ELRC 7243 Qualitative Methods in Educational Research (4)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4249  or ELRC 7241 . 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Introduction to qualitative research traditions and methods in education, including: ethnography, grounded theory, and case study; major methods including observational techniques, interviewing and document analysis; philosophical issues regarding the qualitative research approach; emphasis on qualitative data analysis, including the use of computer programs, such as ATLAS.ti.
  

  • ELRC 7248 Introductory Research Practicum (3)

    By arrangement with a state agency, a local school system or other educational agency, students assist in the conducting of a variety of research methodologies under the supervision of the course instructor and the professional practice supervisor at the site.
  

  • ELRC 7249 Advanced Research Practicum (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7248 . By arrangement with a state agency, a local school system or other educational agency, students assume a leadership role in conducting research studies under the supervision of the course instructor and the professional practice supervisor at the site.
  

  • ELRC 7270 Mixed Methods Research in Education (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4249  or ELRC 7241 . Mixed methods as a separate research methodology integrating both the quantitative and the qualitative approaches.
  

  • ELRC 7280 Content Analysis (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4249  or ELRC 7241 . Principles, theories and strategies for systematically examining the content of textual and other mediated communication.
  

  • ELRC 7290 Seminar: Educational Research Methodology (1-3)

    May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Advanced topics in educational research methods.

Educational Leadership, Research & Counseling: Educational Technology
  

  • ELRC 2507 Introduction to Classroom Technology (3)

    Introduction to technology tools and effective technology integration methods to enhance student learning.
  

  • ELRC 3500 Utilization of Instructional Materials (3)

    Open only to candidates for teacher certification. Basic techniques for preparing effective instructional materials.
  

  • ELRC 4507 Computer Technology in Education (3)

    Applications of computers in instruction; educational data processing, computer-assisted and computer-managed instruction; information storage and retrieval; use of micro/mini computers.
  

  • ELRC 4535 Educational Telecommunications and the Internet (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4507  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Use of telecommunication tools found in educational settings; integration of telecommunications resources into instruction; research using the World Wide Web; design, development and evaluation of Web-based materials that include multimedia; security and legal issues; configuration of school and district networks; distance education applications; and emerging trends and research issues.
  

  • ELRC 7240 Critical Analysis of Current Research in Educational Media (3)

    Su Prereq.: ELRC 4507  or equivalent. Analysis of current literature in the field; evaluation of current and needed research; systems approach to solving instructional problems.
  

  • ELRC 7420 Administration of Technology Programs (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4507  or consent of instructor. Primarily for personnel responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating educational technology programs. Topics include applications, facilities, finances, acquisitions and staff development.
  

  • ELRC 7500 Technology in Educational Leadership (3)

    Overview of salient advances in theory, research and practice in educational technology; examining leadership roles in regard to emerging trends and issues in educational technology; analyzing current technology integration models.
  

  • ELRC 7502 Principles of Distance Education (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4507  or consent of instructor. Applications of the principles of distance education to teaching and learning in educational and training contexts.
  

  • ELRC 7503 Instructional Design (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4507  or approved equivalent. Instructional design theories and models and their application in solving real world instructional/learning problems.
  

  • ELRC 7504 Educational Technology and the Law (3)

    Legal issues concerning educational technology.
  

  • ELRC 7505 Design and Development of Multimedia Instructional Units (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4507  and ELRC 7503  or equivalent. Instructional design for computer-assisted instruction; emphasis on learning theory, events of instruction, structuring instructional sequences for maximum content retention.
  

  • ELRC 7516 Practicum in Educational Media (3-6)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7420  or ELRC 7505 ; or consent of instructor. 9-18 hrs. lab. Practical experience in teaching, producing, utilizing and administering educational media.
  

  • ELRC 7517 Seminar in Educational Media (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7240  and ELRC 7420  or consent of instructor. Advanced topics in instructional technology.
  

  • ELRC 7525 Professional Development for K-12: Technology Integration (3)

    Analyze effective professional development strategies; plan, design and implement and evaluate technology staff development activities.
  

  • ELRC 7535 Advanced Telecommunications and Electronic Learning (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 4507  or consent of instructor. Scope and elements of the online environment; technologies and strategies for online teaching and learning; design, development or conversion of courses for online delivery; course management, assessment and evaluation; policy issues.
  

  • ELRC 7550 Theory and Research in Educational Technology (3)

    Prereq.: ELRC 7240  and ELRC 7503 . For advanced graduate students. Theoretical foundations and research in educational technology; emphasis on theories of communication, learning theories, educational psychology and behavioral sciences.

Educational Leadership, Research & Counseling: Higher Education
  

  • ELRC 4364 Student Affairs in Higher Education (3)

    Basic concepts and issues in the college student affairs field.
  

  • ELRC 7600 Issues of Race and Gender in Higher Education (3)

    Historical and socio-political perspectives on the higher education experiences of women, African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Hispanics, focusing primarily on the period from the 1960s to the present.
  

  • ELRC 7601 Foundations of Higher Education (3)

    History of the sociological and philosophical foundations for higher education in the United States.
  

  • ELRC 7603 Leadership in Higher Education (3)

    Analysis of leadership issues and theory relating to postsecondary education, including the college presidency and academic governance; institutional culture; student diversity, curricular change and new providers of higher education.
  

  • ELRC 7605 Higher Education and the Law (3)

    Legal issues concerning higher education, including tenure, academic freedom, campus crime, sexual harassment, laws against discrimination, student discipline and liability for accidents and injuries.
  

  • ELRC 7606 Curriculum and College Teaching (3)

    Critical analysis of college curriculum and approaches to teaching; historical development of curricular models; introduction to teaching and learning theories.
  

  • ELRC 7609 Strategic Planning in Higher Education (3)

    Strategic plans for institutions of higher education; processes by which those plans are developed; higher education strategy within the context of the cultural and competitive environment; emphasis on current topics in organizational strategy.
  

  • ELRC 7610 Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education (3)

    Analysis of assessment and evaluation practices in higher education; role of assessment in policy development and strategic planning.
  

  • ELRC 7611 College Students in the United States (3)

    Critical analysis of issues related to college students in the United States, including access, choice, climate, student organizations and development and identity.

Environmental Management Systems
  

  • EMS 1011 Environment and Technology: Perspective on Environmental Problems (3)

    See ENVS 1000 .
  

  • EMS 2011 Analysis of Environmental Issues (3)

    Also offered as AGRO 2011  and HORT 2011 . Prereq.: ENGL 1001 . An introduction to reading, writing and speaking in the sciences, with an emphasis on environmental topics.
  
  

  • EMS 3040 Applied Environmental Management (4)

    Prereq.: EMS 1011 , ENGL 2000 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Applications of planning, management and decision- making to environmental policy, systems and management; evaluation of environmental decision making; environmental ethics; analysis of environmental issues at the local, state and national levels.
  
  

  • EMS 3050 Environmental Regulations and Compliance (3)

    Prereq.: EMS 1011 , ECON 2030  or AGEC 2003 . Local, state and federal environmental regulations; enforcement of and compliance with regulations; roles of regulatory agencies.
  

  • EMS 3090 Environmental Internship (3)

    Prereq.: permission of department and junior standing. Credit will not be given for this course and AGRO 3090 . Professional experience in some aspect of environmental management; student must submit a proposal explaining internship goals and education component; reports, employer evaluation, paper and presentation are required.
  
  

  • EMS 4020 Quantitative Risk Assessment (3)

    Prereq.: six hours of chemistry and six hours of biological sciences, MATH 1431  or equivalent. Assessment of environmental risks; interactions of pollution/toxins with the human body; managing and predicting risks.
  

  • EMS 4030 Environmental Permit Writing (3)

    Prereq.: ENGL 3002  or ENGL 3101 , EMS 3040 . May not be taken for graduate credit. Permit writing; permitting process; environmental assessment; environmental impact statements; communicating technical information.
  

  • EMS 4055 Chemical Properties of Soil (4)

    See AGRO 4055 .
  
  

  • EMS 4077 Environmental Soil Physics (3)

    See AGRO 4077 .
  

  • EMS 4999 Senior Project in Environmental Management (1-3)

    Prereq.: permission of department, senior standing, and a minimum GPA of 3.00 on all course work taken in the major. This course may be repeated for up to 6 hrs. of credit. Course may not be taken for graduate credit. Student will develop and submit a research proposal to the faculty; student will work on a specific project under the supervision of a faculty member. This course is intended to prepare students for graduate work in some area of environmental management.
  

  • EMS 6011 Topics in Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences for Teachers (3)

    Also offered as AGRO 6011  and HORT 6011 . Prereq.: permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Key concepts in life and earth sciences related to K-12 science education standards explored through inquiry-based investigations and other pedagogical approaches.
  

  • EMS 7057 Advanced Soil Physics (4)

    See AGRO 7057 .

Engineering
  

  • ENGR 1050 Introduction to Engineering (2)

    Introduction to engineering history, disciplines and principles of design.
  

  • ENGR 2050 Undergraduate Seminar (1)

    Pass-Fail grading. For engineering students only. Topics related to academic, professional and career development for engineering students. Speakers will include on-campus representatives, industrial, governmental and consulting professionals and education experts.
  

  • ENGR 2785 Manufacturing, Technology & Society (3)

    Su History and development of manufacturing and technology and its influence on production, society and environment. Course available only as part of a study abroad program.
  

  • ENGR 7050 Future Faculty Development Seminar (2)

    Pass-fail grading. Open to all engineering and construction management graduate students. Provides fundamental skill sets and knowledge needed to successfully prepare for an academic career in engineering.
  

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

    “S”/”U”grading.

English
  

  • ENGL 0004 English Composition (5)

    Pass-no credit grading. For international students whose diagnostic tests indicate the need for intensive work in basic writing skills. Not for degree credit. Required during the first semester of residence for all international students (graduates, undergraduates and transfer students) who are not excused on the basis of the placement examination required of every new international student.
  

  • ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)

    [LCCN: CENL 1013, English Composition I] This is a General Education course. Placement by department. Introduction to analytical writing and research-based inquiry.
  

  • ENGL 1004 English Composition (3)

    This is a General Education course. Same as ENGL 1001 , with emphasis on usage and idiom problems specific to international students. Prereq.: ENGL 0004  or placement by department and permission of instructor. Required during the first semester of residence for all international students (graduates, undergraduates and transfer students) who demonstrate on the placement examination need for work in English, but not at the intensive level of ENGL 0004 . Graduate students graded pass-no credit.
  

  • ENGL 1005 English Composition (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: ENGL 1004  or placement by the department and permission of instructor. Graduate students graded pass-no credit. Credit will not be given for both 1005 and ENGL 2000 . For international students, with continued work on problems specific to international students.
  

  • ENGL 1051 Spoken English for International Graduate Assistants (3)

    Prereq.: oral interview and permission of department. Pass/no credit grading. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit. For current and potential international graduate assistants only. Developing spoken English skills (pronunciation, stress, intonation, rhythm); improving overall comprehensibility through tasks/activities, drills and videotaped oral presentations.
  

  • ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

    [LCCN: CENL 1023, English Composition II] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: ENGL 1001  or equivalent and 39 total credit hours earned by the time of enrollment.
    Practice in argument writing and research-based inquiry.
  

  • ENGL 2001 Advanced English Composition (3)

    Credit will not be given for both ENGL 2001 and ENGL 3101 . Theory and practice of exposition, description and narration.
  

  • ENGL 2002 Business Writing (3)

    Credit will not be given for both ENGL 2002 and ENGL 2102 . Preparing business documents such as reports, articles and letters.
  
  
  

  • ENGL 2008 Introduction to Writing Drama (3)

    Also offered as THTR 2008 . Writing plays for workshop criticism; practice in techniques of exposition, characterization and dramatization.
  
  

  • ENGL 2012 Practical Grammar and Usage (3)

    Practical grammar, usage and punctuation; effective word choices and sentences; elimination of common errors; use of dictionaries; current language controversies, regional and social language variation.
  

  • ENGL 2024 Critical Strategies (3)

    This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for both this course and ENGL 2824 . Skills for reading and writing about literature from a variety of critical perspectives; approaches such as reader response, psycho-analysis, myth, new historicism and feminism applied to a range of literary texts.
  

  • ENGL 2025 Fiction (3)

    [LCCN: CENL 2303, Introduction to Fiction] This is a General Education course. Skills for reading and writing about fiction; attention to generic conventions and critical perspectives; section emphasis may vary, consult departmental handout.
  

  • ENGL 2027 Poetry (3)

    [LCCN: CENL 2313, Introduction to Poetry/Drama] This is a General Education course. Skills for reading and writing about poetry; attention to generic conventions and critical perspectives; section emphasis may vary, consult departmental handout.
  

  • ENGL 2029 Drama (3)

    [LCCN: CENL 2313, Introduction to Poetry/Drama] This is a General Education course. Skills for reading and writing about drama; attention to generic conventions and critical perspectives; section emphasis may vary, consult departmental handout.
  

  • ENGL 2085 Science Fiction Studies (3)

    Science fiction literature, particularly that of the 20th century.
  

  • ENGL 2086 Fantasy Literature (3)

    Variety of literary types employing conventions of the fantastic; uses of older literatures in modern fantasy novels; themes such as quest for identity, ideal of the hero and nature of good and evil.
  

  • ENGL 2102 Business Writing for International Students (3)

    Credit will not be given for both ENGL 2002  and 2102. Preparing business documents such as reports, articles and letters; oral presentation of reports.
  

  • ENGL 2123 Studies in Literary Traditions and Themes (3)

    [LCCN: CENL 2103, 2113, 2163, 2323, British Literature I, II, American Literature II, Intro of Literature] This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for both this course and ENGL 2823 . Skills for reading and writing about literature; attention to historical development, context and critical perspectives; topics such as “The Epic,” “Imagining the Family,” “Literature and the City”; section emphasis will vary, consult departmental handout.
 

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