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2012-2013 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses of Instruction

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.

The following are important notes concerning courses:

  • General education courses are designated by stars (★) placed before the course numbers.
  • Class minima are specified in PS-37, Minimum Class Size:
  ≪ Below 4000 15  
  ≪ Between 4000-4999 10  
  ≪ 5000 and above 5  
  • No credit is given for a course unless the student has been duly registered in that course.
  • The amount of credit given for the satisfactory completion of a course is based on the number of lectures each week for one semester:
  ≪ one credit represents at least one hour of lecture a week for one semester;  
  ≪ two hours of laboratory (in some cases, three) are the equivalent of one hour of lecture.  
  • When a course consists entirely or partly of laboratory, that fact is stated in the description. When not otherwise specified, the course consists entirely of lectures.
  • The number of credit hours that a course carries per semester is listed in parentheses following the course title. If the number listed is variable, i.e., (2-4), the amount of credit that the student is to receive must be stated at the time of registration.
  • Indication of variable credit does not mean that a course may be repeated for credit. If a course can be repeated for credit, that information is included in the course description.
  • Listing of a course does not necessarily mean that it will be offered every year.
  • The phrases also offered as… , see…, or same as…, which appear in some course descriptions, refer to honors courses or to cross-listed courses that are available through more than one department. In each of these instances, only one of the courses may be taken for credit.

Course Numbering System

An explanation of the first digit of the four-digit course numbering system follows. The meaning of the second, third, and fourth digits varies by department. See “Year Classification of Students ” in the “Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Regulations” section of this catalog for an explanation of the criteria for classification as a freshman, sophomore, etc.

1000-1999 • For undergraduate students, primarily freshmen; for undergraduate credit only. Ordinarily open to all students; in some instances upper-division students may not take these courses for degree credit.

2000-2999 • For undergraduate students, sophomore level or above; for undergraduate credit only.

3000-3999 • For advanced undergraduate students, junior- and senior-level; for undergraduate credit only. These courses constitute the advanced portion of an undergraduate program leading to the bachelor’s degree. A student with fewer than 60 hours of credit may enroll in 3000 level courses if they meet the enrollment requirements of the college whose departments offer the courses.

4000-4999 • For advanced undergraduate students (who have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours) and students in graduate and professional schools and colleges; for undergraduate or graduate credit. Undergraduates with 30 or more semester hours who are making timely progress toward a degree may be admitted to 4000 level courses. Such students must have a 3.50 GPA or higher, the appropriate prerequisites, consent of the instructor, and permission of the dean of the student’s undergraduate college.

5000-5999 • For students in post-baccalaureate professional programs (architecture, law, and veterinary medicine). A student in the Graduate School may take these courses for credit with approval of the student’s major department.

6000-6999 • Exclusively for teachers at the elementary, secondary, and junior college levels.

7000-7999 • For students in the Graduate School; for graduate credit only except as follows. Undergraduates with 75 or more semester hours who are making timely progress toward a degree may be admitted to 7000 level courses. Such students must have a 3.50 or higher GPA, the appropriate prerequisites, consent of the instructor, and permission of the dean of the student’s undergraduate college. Credit so earned will apply only toward undergraduate degree requirements, except for students enrolled in an accelerated master’s degree program.

8000-8999 • Research courses exclusively for graduate students, primarily for students working toward the master’s degree; for graduate credit only. The number 8000 designates thesis research.

9000-9999 • Research courses exclusively for graduate students, primarily for advanced graduate students working toward the doctoral degree; for graduate credit only. The number 9000 designates dissertation research.
 

Educational Leadership, Research & Counseling: Higher Education
  

  • ELRC 7604 Politics and Policy of Higher Education (3)

    Political and policy issues surrounding higher education; issues of race and gender, politics and policy of student loans; policies toward unprepared college students; collective bargaining; the accreditation process.
  

  • 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 7607 Finance in Higher Education (3)

    Public policy and theory of financing higher education; topics include tuition, pricing, tuition policy, financial management of institutions and financial aid.
  

  • 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 4040 Environmental Instrumental Analysis (3)

    Prereq.: CHEM 1201 , CHEM 1202 , CHEM 1212 , CHEM 2001 . May not be taken for graduate credit. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Analysis of pollutants in the environment; development of analytical technique; sampling of different media including soil and water.
  

  • 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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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.
  

  • ENGL 2148 Shakespeare (3)

    This is a General Education course. The more popular plays.
  

  • ENGL 2173 Louisiana Literature (3)

    Fiction, poetry, essays and drama of Louisiana.
  

  • ENGL 2175 The Civil War in Literature (3)

    Portrayal of the Civil War in fiction, poetry, drama, diaries and letters.
  

  • ENGL 2201 Introduction to World Literary Traditions (3)

    This is a General Education course. See CPLT 2201 .
  

  • ENGL 2202 Introduction to Modern World Literature (3)

    This is a General Education course. See CPLT 2202 .
  

  • ENGL 2220 Major British Authors (3)

    This is a General Education course. Selected major British authors from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present.
  

  • ENGL 2222 Popular Fictions (3)

    Critical analysis of popular literature, television programs, films and advertisements; emphasis on development of textual interpretative skills.
  

  • ENGL 2231 Reading Film as Literature (3)

    Introduction to film as literature; mastery of film language and literary bases; fictional narrative and drama; film classics.
  

  • ENGL 2270 Major American Authors (3)

    This is a General Education course. Selected major American authors from the Colonial period to the present.
  

  • ENGL 2300 Interpreting Discourse (3)

    This is a General Education course. Study of and writing about discourse forms (fiction, popular and critical texts, technical and legal documents), using linguistic, rhetorical and cultural analysis.
  

  • ENGL 2423 Introduction to Folklore (3)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as ANTH 2423 . Folklore genres of the world; sources of folklore; literary, psychological, sociological, anthropological and historical approaches to folk material; relationships between folklore and written literature.
  

  • ENGL 2593 Images of Women: An Introduction (3)

    This is a General Education course. Critical analysis of women’s representations, addressing a range of traditional and/or popular genres, historical periods and/or critical approaches; emphasis on developing textual and interpretive skills; section emphasis may vary, consult departmental handout.
  

  • ENGL 2673 Literature and Ethnicity (3)

    This is a General Education course. Literature of America’s ethnic cultures.
  

  • ENGL 2674 Introduction to African-American Literature (3)

    This is a General Education course. Major figures and popular texts of black American literature, including writers of fiction, poetry, drama and essays; influence of genre on the articulation of common political and social themes.
  

  • ENGL 2710 Descriptive Grammar of English (3)

    Examination of what every English speaker has internalized about English, including sentence structure, sound patterns and word formation.
  

  • ENGL 2823 HONORS: Studies in Literary Traditions and Themes (3)

    This is a General Education course. Honors equivalent of ENGL 2123 . Credit will not be given for both this course and ENGL 2123 .
  

  • ENGL 2824 HONORS: Critical Analysis of Literature (3)

    This is a General Education course. Honors equivalent of ENGL 2024 . Credit will not be given for both this course and ENGL 2024 . Study and writing about literary forms.
  

  • ENGL 2920 Independent Work (1)

    Prereq.: sophomore standing and an average of not less than 2.00 in all previous English courses. Consult department before registering. Reading, conferences and reports under departmental faculty direction.
  

  • ENGL 2921 Independent Work (1)

    Prereq.: sophomore standing and an average of not less than 2.00 in all previous English courses. Consult department before registering. Reading, conferences and reports under departmental faculty direction.
  

  • ENGL 2922 Independent Work (1)

    Prereq.: sophomore standing and an average of not less than 2.00 in all previous English courses. Consult department before registering. Reading, conferences and reports under departmental faculty direction.
  

  • ENGL 3000 HONORS: Honors Thesis (3)

    Conclusion of the English honors program; for details, consult the department.
  

  • ENGL 3001 Writing Professionally in the Arts and Social Sciences (3)

    Prereq.: junior status or consent of instructor. Practice in writing common to the arts and social sciences; includes proposals, research studies and reports.
  

  • ENGL 3002 Technical Writing (3)

    Prereq.: junior status. Credit will be given for only one of the following: ENGL 3002, ENGL 3003  and ENGL 3102 . Training in skills required of practicing scientists, engineers and technical managers.
  

  • ENGL 3003 Technical Writing for Nontechnical Majors (3)

    Prereq.: junior status. Credit will not be given for both ENGL 3002  and 3003 and ENGL 3102 . This course will not substitute for ENGL 3002  requirement. Formats and processes of writing found in business, science, government and industry.
  

  • ENGL 3004 Writing with Style: Advanced Expository Prose (3)

    Experimentation with different styles of writing in a work-shop format.
  

  • ENGL 3015 Composition Tutoring (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. 1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Composition theory as applicable to undergraduate tutoring.
  

  • ENGL 3020 British Literature I: The Middle Ages, Renaissance and 18th Century (3)

    Survey of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through Chaucer, Shakespeare, the 17th and 18th centuries.
  

  • ENGL 3022 British Literature II: Romantics, Victorians and Moderns (3)

    Survey of British literature from the French Revolution through the Industrial Revolution into the 20th century.
  

  • ENGL 3024 Criticism (3)

    Influential works of literary criticism from the classical to the modern period.
  

  • ENGL 3070 American Literature I: Forging a Nation (3)

    Emergence of an American literature and national consciousness in major writings from the Colonial era to the Civil War.
  

  • ENGL 3072 American Literature II: Coming of Age (3)

    American literature from the Civil War to the present; realism, natural-ism, modernism; effects of industrialization, immigration, the women’s movement, the civil rights struggle, the world wars.
  

  • ENGL 3080 Post-colonial Literature (3)

    Survey of literature from former British colonies in South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean; colonialism; nationalism; independence; diaspora; transnationalism; hybridity; women’s rights; building a new nation, etc.
  

  • ENGL 3084 Modern Criticism (3)

    Influential works of literary criticism and theory written in the 20th century.
  

  • ENGL 3086 Contemporary Fiction (3)

    Survey of contemporary fiction from a comparative perspective; authors such as Achebe, Bellow, Garcia Marquez, Lessing, Morrison, Pynchon, Updike; developments in magical realism, minimalism, cyberpunk.
  

  • ENGL 3101 Legal Writing (3)

    Credit will not be given for both this course and ENGL 2001 . Discussions and writing assignments tailored to forms of writing common in law and in law-related fields; emphasis on writing clear, precise, effective prose.
  

  • ENGL 3102 Technical Writing for International Students (3)

    Prereq.: junior status. Credit will be given for only one of the following: ENGL 3002 , ENGL 3003 , 3102. Training for non-native speakers of English in skills required of practicing scientists, engineers and technical managers.
  

  • ENGL 3124 The Literature of the English Bible (3)

    Also offered as REL 3124 . Literary themes and forms in the King James version; particular reference to the literary influence of the Bible on later literature.
  

  • ENGL 3201 Language Development and Diversity (1)

    Prereq.: EDCI 2001 . Concurrent enrollment in EDCI 3001 . 3 hrs. lab/field experience in multicultural settings. Language development and diversity of adolescent speakers, writers and readers of English.
  

  • ENGL 3202 Dynamics of Learning in the English Classroom (1)

    Prereq.: EDCI 3001  and ENGL 3201 . Concurrent enrollment in EDCI 3002 . 3 hrs. lab/field experience in multicultural settings. Dynamics of learning in middle school and high school English classes, including methods of small group and whole class interaction and instruction, including integration of technology.
  

  • ENGL 3220 Major Themes in Literature (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Consult department for topic to be offered. Examination of a particular theme (e.g., revolution, quest or spiritual crisis) in the works of several authors crossing historical and cultural boundaries.
  

  • ENGL 3222 Survey of Popular Genres (3)

    Survey of such genres as ballads, miracle and morality plays, broadsides, melodrama, romance, detective fiction, science fiction, westerns, situation comedies.
  

  • ENGL 3223 Adolescent Literature (3)

    See also EDCI 3223 . Critical analysis and survey of literatures with adolescents as main characters and written for adolescent and adult audiences.
  

  • ENGL 3236 Literature and Religion: an Overview (3)

    Also offered as REL 3236 . Comparative analysis of world views in representative works of Western literature; theory and practice of the religious interpretation of literary texts; writers studied may include Aeschylus, Dante, Shakespeare, Melville and Walker Percy.
  

  • ENGL 3300 Rhetoric: Texts and Historical Contexts (3)

    Development of rhetoric and writing within their cultural contexts; modes of writing and rhetoric particular to historical periods, classical to modern.
  

  • ENGL 3301 Writing: Practice, Pedagogy and History (3)

    Cultural, technological and historical influences on writing, the teaching of writing and today’s teaching practices.
  

  • ENGL 3310 Historical Perspectives on Language Issues (3)

    A writing intensive course. Survey of major issues in the history of language study.
  

  • ENGL 3384 Cultural and Textual Studies (3)

    Introduction to the theory and practice of cultural studies; reading of theoretical statements; analysis of exemplary texts (films, videos, literary works, autobiographies, historical and legal documents).
  

  • ENGL 3401 The Study of Folklore (3)

    See ANTH 3401 .
  

  • ENGL 3593 Survey of Women and Literature (3)

    Significance of gender for the author, the reader and the work itself; connections between texts and society; literary influences and relations between mainstream and nontraditional literature.
  

  • ENGL 3674 Survey of African-American Literature (3)

    Literature of the black experience in the U.S. from slave narratives to the present.
 

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