May 15, 2024  
2012-2013 General Catalog 
    
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.

 

Russian

  
  • RUSS 3401 The Fairy Tale (3)


    This is a General Education course. Taught in English; knowledge of Russian not required. Structure and substance of the traditional fairy tale; examples from German and Russian sources.
  
  • RUSS 3501 Russian Film (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Knowledge of Russian not required. Selected topics in Russian film.
  
  • RUSS 4030 Russian Literature: Novel (3)


    The Russian novel from its beginning to the end of the 19th century.
  
  • RUSS 4031 Russian Literature: Novel (3)


    Special works of Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy.
  
  • RUSS 4061 Soviet Literature (3)


    Russian literature from 1917 to the present.
  
  • RUSS 4081 Russian Literature in Translation: 19th Century (3)


    This is a General Education course. Knowledge of Russian not required. Masterpieces of 19th century Russian literature, including the works of Turgenev, Dostoevsky and Chekhov.
  
  • RUSS 4082 Russian Literature in Translation: 20th Century (3)


    This is a General Education course. Knowledge of Russian not required. Masterpieces of 20th century Russian literature, pre- and post-Revolution, including the works of four Nobel Prize winners of literature: Bunin, Pasternak, Sholokhov and Solzhenitsyn.
  
  • RUSS 4101 Topics in Russian Literature in Translation (3)


    May not be taken for graduate credit. Selected authors or themes.
  
  • RUSS 4600 Introduction to Russian Linguistics (3)


    Also offered as LING 4600 . Russian phonetics, morphology and history of the Russian language.
  
  • RUSS 4915 Independent Work (1-3)


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

Sociology

  
  • SOCL 1001 Human Societies (3)


    Comparative and historical analysis of human societies; major patterns of social change.
  
  • SOCL 1005 Social Life in the United States (3)


    Open only to international students. An orientation course on people, culture, social institutions and processes.
  
  • SOCL 1481 Introduction to Science, Technology and Society (3)


    Sociological analysis of knowledge generation, institutions of science and technology and public understanding of science.
  
  • SOCL 1701 Population Issues (3)


    Social demography; interrelationships between population and society.
  
  • SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3)


    This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for this course and SOCL 2002 . Major subject areas and principles of sociology.
  
  • SOCL 2002 HONORS: Introductory Sociology (3)


    This is a General Education course. Same as SOCL 2001  with a special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and SOCL 2001 .
  
  • SOCL 2091 Selected Topics in Sociology (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  
  • SOCL 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)


    Prereq.: MATH 1021  or equivalent. Open to sociology majors; open to others with permission of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab Descriptive statistics; inferential statistical methods including confidence interval estimation and hypothesis testing for one and two population means and proportions; one-way analysis of variance; simple linear regression and correlation; analysis of categorical data.
  
  • SOCL 2211 Methods of Sociological Research (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  and SOCL 2201  or equivalent. Open to sociology majors; open to others with permission of instructor. Scientific methods and their application in sociological research, including problem selection, research design, measurement, data sources and evaluation of data.
  
  • SOCL 2351 Rural Sociology (3)


    Sociological concepts related to rural life; social bases of human behavior, social inequality, social institutions and social change.
  
  • SOCL 2411 Industrial Sociology (3)


    Social organization in industry; relation of industry to community and society.
  
  • SOCL 2501 Current Social Problems (3)


    Sociological analysis of major social problems in contemporary society; focus on both the institutional and personal causes and consequences.
  
  • SOCL 2505 Marriage and Family (3)


    Current issues and trends regarding marriage and family.
  
  • SOCL 2511 Race Relations (3)


    Also offered as AAAS 2511 . Examines relations among persons of different racial groups in an interdisciplinary setting that includes sociological, psychological, political, anthropological and historical viewpoints.
  
  • SOCL 2721 The City (3)


    Comparative study of urban communities and their problems.
  
  • SOCL 2741 Sociological Perspectives on the South (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Society and culture in the South; the region’s uniqueness, diversity and ordeal of change.
  
  • SOCL 3101 Sociological Theory (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Open to sociology majors; open to others with permission of instructor. Dominant theorists and schools of thought in sociology.
  
  • SOCL 3371 Sociology of the Criminal Justice System (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 1001  or SOCL 2001  or equivalent. The criminal justice system and its organizational components.
  
  • SOCL 3401 Sociology of Culture (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Current theoretical perspectives, methodological issues and empirical work in the sociological study of culture.
  
  • SOCL 3501 Sociology of Deviance (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Sociological theories of deviant behavior; sup-porting research on mental illness, crime, sexual deviance, drug abuse and suicide.
  
  • SOCL 3505 Poverty in the United States (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or SOCL 2501  or equivalent. Definition of poverty, its meaning, measurement, causes, correlates and consequences; strategies for its amelioration and elimination.
  
  • SOCL 3510 Criminal Violence (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. An in-depth study of criminal violence, including its forms, myths and facts regarding victims and offenders, and the causes, consequences and control of violence.
  
  • SOCL 3601 Social Interaction (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or PSYC 2000  or equivalent. Human behavior as social interaction.
  
  • SOCL 3605 Collective Behavior (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Sociological analysis of noninstitutionalized group behaviors; crowds, publics, panics, fads, hostile outbursts and social movements.
  
  • SOCL 3900 Sociology Internship (1-3)


    Prereq.: 75 hours of course work completed, 2.50 overall GPA, written consent of department head and supervising faculty member May be taken for a max. of 3 hrs. of credit. Faculty supervised field study/research with an agency or organization whose mission is considered relevant to the student’s curriculum.
  
  • SOCL 3901 Directed Reading and Research in Sociology (1-3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. credit. Student registers with a faculty member before registration to select the area of reading or research. Topic must not substitute for regularly offered courses unless reading goes beyond a standard course’s offerings.
  
  • SOCL 3905 HONORS: Senior Thesis Research (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 3901 ; Open to seniors who are candidates for a bachelor’s degree with honors in sociology. Supervised research and preparation of a senior thesis.
  
  • SOCL 3911 Research Practicum in Rural Sociology (1-3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2211 , SOCL 2351 , and SOCL 3101 . May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. credit. Student registers with a faculty member and, in consultation, selects a research problem. Supervised research experience in rural sociology, including design, execution and reporting.
  
  • SOCL 4011 Applied Social Research (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent; SOCL 2201  or equivalent; and SOCL 2211  or equivalent. The use of sociological and social science knowledge and research techniques to understand the problems individuals and groups face in modern advanced industrial societies and to help ameliorate these problems through structural changes in social policies and practices.
  
  • SOCL 4091 Topics in Sociology (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  
  • SOCL 4111 Development of Social Thought (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Early social thought contributing to classical and contemporary sociology.
  
  • SOCL 4211 Intermediate Research Methods (3)


    Also offered as PSYC 4017 . Prereq.: SOCL 2211  or equivalent. Techniques and procedures in sociological research; alternative research designs, measurement, sampling procedures, observation, data collection procedures, coding, data processing and analysis procedures.
  
  • SOCL 4301 Social Organization (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Structure and function of social systems and institutions.
  
  • SOCL 4311 Complex Organizations (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Bureaucracies and complex formal organizations; theories, goals, structure, processes, organizational behavior and interaction of organizations with the environment.
  
  • SOCL 4321 The Community (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Classical and contemporary perspectives on the community; theoretical and methodological issues associated with community studies.
  
  • SOCL 4331 Social Stratification (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Class and rank structure in society; determinants of social class, mobility, and changes in class position of both individuals and groups; attitudinal and behavioral consequences of class position.
  
  • SOCL 4341 Social Change (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Theoretical approaches to understanding social change; applications to major national and global social and cultural dynamics.
  
  • SOCL 4351 Rural Social Organization (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or SOCL 2351  or equivalent Social organization in rural societies: groups, organizations, institutions and communities.
  
  • SOCL 4401 The Family (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. The family as a social institution.
  
  • SOCL 4402 Modeling Communication Within Marital and Family Relationships (3)


    See CMST 4118 .
  
  • SOCL 4411 Sociology of Work (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Work and the division of labor in industrial society; sociology of occupations and professions.
  
  • SOCL 4413 Gender and Work (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 4411  or SOCL 4521  or equivalent. Gender differences in workforce participation and occupational and earnings attainments; impact of historical, legal and social factors on women’s and men’s employment and career options, pay equity and occupational experiences.
  
  • SOCL 4421 Political Sociology (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Social structure and politics.
  
  • SOCL 4431 Sociology of Education (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Theoretical approaches to understanding the roles of the institution of education, socialization processes, the linkages between education and stratification and educational change.
  
  • SOCL 4441 Sociology of Religion (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Nature of religion; societal and cultural factors in religion; role of religion in social change and in contemporary society.
  
  • SOCL 4451 Sociology of Medicine (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Sociological analysis of the structure and function of health agencies and occupations; social and cultural factors in the cause and treatment of illness.
  
  • SOCL 4461 Criminology (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Crime, the criminal justice system and penology.
  
  • SOCL 4462 Sociology of Youth & Crime (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. The sociological study of adolescent deviance and crime; the socio-demographic correlates and social psychological causes of youthful offending and the juvenile justice system.
  
  • SOCL 4463 Gender and Crime (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Examination of gender as a socially, culturally and historically situated accomplishment and its relationship to criminal offending and victimization.
  
  • SOCL 4464 Rural Crime (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Focuses on the nature, extent, causes, consequences and control of crime in rural America; topics include violence, property crime, fear of crime and agricultural and wildlife crime.
  
  • SOCL 4465 Drugs and Society (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. An exploration of the net of social relations in which drugs, drug users, drug dealers and drug laws are embedded; involves critical analysis of popular claims about drugs and the development of a sociological understanding of substance use and abuse in the modern U.S.
  
  • SOCL 4471 Sociology of Law (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Law and social change; evolution of legal institutions; group conflict and law; influence of legal controls and sanctions on human behavior.
  
  • SOCL 4481 Science, Technology and Society (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Scientific institutions and development; nature of technological decision-making; reciprocal effects of scientific and societal change.
  
  • SOCL 4511 Minority Peoples in the United States (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Analysis of past and present contributions of ethnic and racial minority groups in the U.S.
  
  • SOCL 4521 Sociology of Gender (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Gender differences in families, education, the workplace and the state; understanding the social, economic and cultural factors that shape the lives of men and women; theoretical analysis of how different women and men experience the social world.
  
  • SOCL 4531 The Aged in Contemporary Society (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Social, demographic, psychological, cultural and health factors related to the aging process in contemporary society.
  
  • SOCL 4551 Global Society (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Presents central concepts and major perspectives on international development, globalization and world poverty and income inequality.
  
  • SOCL 4601 Personality and Social Structure (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 3601  or PSYC 3140  or equivalent. Interaction of social structures, such as the family, peer group and school, with the personalities of individuals; processes by which each affects the other.
  
  • SOCL 4611 Attitudes and Attitude Change (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 3601  or PSYC 3140  or equivalent. Analysis of attitudes; social factors in their formation and change.
  
  • SOCL 4621 Small Groups (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Analysis of groups, their structure and functions.
  
  • SOCL 4631 Social Networks and Society (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Processes of network formation and their consequences for people, groups and organizations.
  
  • SOCL 4701 Population (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Processes that influence size and composition of human populations; determinants and consequences of demographic trends.
  
  • SOCL 4711 Human Ecology (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Exposition and evaluation of theory of social organization; emphasis on interdependence of population, technology and organization in adaptation of a population to its environment.
  
  • SOCL 7121 Seminar: Classical Sociological Theory (3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Historical survey of sociology with primary emphasis on European (Marx, Weber and Durkheim) and early American (Mead and Park) sociologists.
  
  • SOCL 7131 Seminar: Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 7121  or equivalent. Current theoretical arguments in sociology.
  
  • SOCL 7201 Fundamental Statistics in Sociology (3)


    Prereq.: SOCL 2201  or equivalent. Introduction to inferential methods in sociological research; emphasis on interpretation and current research.
  
  • SOCL 7203 Advanced Research Methods in Social Science (3)


    Also offered as POLI 7963 . Prereq.: SOCL 7201  or equivalent. Survey of advanced methodology in the social sciences; emphasis on general linear model and causal models.
  
  • SOCL 7211 Seminar: Methods of Social Investigation (3)


    Prereq.: EXST 7003  or equivalent. Research methods in the social sciences; interplay of theory and methods of research; formulation of research problems and design; measurement and scaling; sampling; ethics in research; and critiques of social science research.
  
  • SOCL 7213 Specialized Topics in Social Science Methods (2-3)


    Also offered as POLI 7964 . Prereq.: SOCL 7203  or POLI 7963  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  
  • SOCL 7351 Seminar: Topics in Rural Sociology (3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. credit if topics vary. Specialized areas in rural sociology.
  
  • SOCL 7391 Seminar: Topics in Social Organization (3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. credit if topics vary. Specialized areas in social organization.
  
  • SOCL 7491 Seminar: Topics in Social Institutions (3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. credit if topics vary. Specialized areas in social institutions.
  
  • SOCL 7591 Seminar: Topics in Social Issues (3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. credit if topics vary. Specialized areas in social issues.
  
  • SOCL 7691 Seminar: Topics in Social Interaction (3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. credit if topics vary. Specialized areas in social interaction.
  
  • SOCL 7791 Seminar: Topics in Population and Ecology (3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit if topics vary. Specialized areas in population and ecology.
  
  • SOCL 7901 Independent Reading and Research (3)


    Prereq.: successful completion of at least one year of graduate work.
  
  • SOCL 7902 Independent Reading and Research (3)


    Prereq.: successful completion of at least one year of graduate work.
  
  • SOCL 7903 Proseminar in Sociology (1)


    Pass-fail grading Required twice of both master’s and PhD candidates. Contemporary research and critical issues in sociology.
  
  • SOCL 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U”grading.
  
  • SOCL 8900 Research in Sociology (1-6)


    Open only to students engaged in a specific, organized research project under faculty supervision. Student must be engaged in design and implementation of research and analysis and interpretation of data.
  
  • SOCL 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U”grading.

Spanish

  
  • SPAN 1050 Elementary Spanish (4)


    For students with previous study of Spanish who did not place into SPAN 1102  through the Spanish Placement Examination. Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 1101 . Material covered in SPAN 1101  is covered in 1050. Supplementary work in language laboratory. Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course. Basic lexicon and structure of Spanish; emphasis on communicative language use.
  
  • SPAN 1101 Elementary Spanish (4)


    This is a General Education course. For students with no previous study of Spanish. Students with previous study of Spanish should enroll in SPAN 1050 . Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 1050 . Supplementary work in language laboratory.
    Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course. Basic lexicon and structure of Spanish; emphasis on communicative language use.
  
  • SPAN 1102 Elementary Spanish (4)


    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: SPAN 1050  or SPAN 1101  or equivalent. Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 1152 . Supplementary work in the language laboratory. Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course. Basic lexicon and structure of Spanish; emphasis on communicative language use.
  
  • SPAN 1152 Intensive Beginning Spanish (4)


    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: two years of high school Spanish. Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 1102 . Credit will be awarded for SPAN 1101  upon successful completion of this course with a “C”or better. Review of basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar with emphasis on communicative language use.
  
  • SPAN 2001 Spanish for Travelers (3)


    Su Credit not applicable toward a major in Spanish. Does not count toward satisfying foreign language requirement for undergraduates. Basic communication patterns; practical everyday vocabulary, with exercises in comprehension and conversation.
  
  • SPAN 2101 Intermediate Spanish (3)


    This is a General Education course. An honors course, SPAN 2103 , is also available. Prereq.: SPAN 1102  or equivalent. Continuation of elementary Spanish. Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 2103 Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course. Additional emphasis on reading and writing.
  
  • SPAN 2102 Intermediate Spanish (3)


    This is a General Education course. An honors course, SPAN 2104 , is also available. Prereq.: SPAN 2101  or equivalent. Continuation of SPAN 2101 . Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 2104 . Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course.
  
  • SPAN 2103 HONORS: Intermediate Spanish (3)


    Same as SPAN 2101 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 2101 . Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course.
  
  • SPAN 2104 HONORS: Intermediate Spanish (3)


    Same as SPAN 2102 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and SPAN 2102 . Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course.
 

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