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2016-2017 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.
 

Sociology
  

  • 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 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 Sociology (1-3)

    Prereq.: SOCL 2211  and SOCL 3101 ; for majors only. 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 sociology, including design, execution and reporting.
  

  • 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 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 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 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)

    [LCCN: CCRJ 2413, Juvenile Justice] 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 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 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 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 4621 Small Groups (3)

    Prereq.: SOCL 2001  or equivalent. Analysis of groups, their structure and functions.
  

  • 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 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 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)

    [LCCN: CSPN 1014, Elementary Spanish I] 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)

    [LCCN: CSPN 1024, Elementary Spanish II] 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)

    [LCCN: CSPN 1026, Elementary Spanish I+II] 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. Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course. Review of basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar with emphasis on communicative language use.
  

  • SPAN 2101 Intermediate Spanish (3)

    [LCCN: CSPN 2013, 2026, Intermediate Spanish I] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: SPAN 1102  or equivalent. Continuation of elementary Spanish. Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course. Additional emphasis on reading and writing.
  

  • SPAN 2102 Intermediate Spanish (3)

    [LCCN: CSPN 2023, 2026, Intermediate Spanish II] 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 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.
  

  • SPAN 2155 Spanish Textual Commentary (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 2102  or equivalent. Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course. Oral and written commentary on a variety of genres and nonprint media in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2156 Advanced Oral Communication (3)

    Prereq.: Permission of department and credit or registration in SPAN 2155 . Native speakers of Spanish will not receive credit for this course.
  

  • SPAN 3001 Tutoring Learners of Spanish as a Second Language (1)

    Prereq.: SPAN 2155  or equivalent, EDCI 2001  and concurrent enrollment in EDCI 3001 . A carefully monitored and evaluated Spanish tutoring experience in a local middle or high school under the guidance of the course instructor and a mentoring teacher.
  

  • SPAN 3002 Developing Language Lessons for Spanish as a Second Language (1)

    Prereq.: EDCI 3001 , SPAN 3001  and concurrent enrollment in EDCI 3136 .
     3 hrs. lab/field experiences in multicultural settings. Under the supervision of a Spanish faculty member and a teacher mentor, teacher candidates in this course will prepare and deliver second language Spanish language lessons that incorporate audio-visual materials and technology-enhanced language learning activities.
  

  • SPAN 3010 Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (3)

    Prereq.: permission of department and credit or registration in SPAN 2155 .
  

  • SPAN 3015 Advanced Oral Communication II (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 2155  and SPAN 2156  or permission of the department. Development of listening and speaking competency at the advanced level.
  

  • SPAN 3020 Literary Analysis (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 2155 , SPAN 2156  and SPAN 3010 . Literary genres and their characteristics; critical reading and commentary of Spanish texts.
  

  • SPAN 3043 Introduction to Latin American Literature I (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3020 . Reading and analysis of representative selections from pre-Columbian period through independence.
  

  • SPAN 3044 Introduction to Latin American Literature II (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3020 . Reading and analysis of representative literature from independence to the present.
  

  • SPAN 3070 Spanish for Professionals (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 2155  or equivalent and consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Development of language skills for functioning in various professional contexts such as business, medicine or law.
  

  • SPAN 3071 Survey of Spanish Literature (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3020 . Spanish literature from its beginning to the 18th century.
  

  • SPAN 3072 Survey of Spanish Literature (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3020 . Main authors and literary movements from the 18th century to the present.
  

  • SPAN 3073 Advanced Readings on Spanish Civilization (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3010 . Ethnological, geographical, historical, political, economic and sociological factors necessary for understanding Spanish culture.
  

  • SPAN 3074 Advanced Readings on Hispanic-American Civilization (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3010 . Parallels SPAN 3073  but focuses on the Hispanic-American countries.
  

  • SPAN 3405 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3010  or equivalent. Taught in Spanish. Introduces students to major linguistic structures of the Castilian language needed to carry out further and more advanced study in Spanish and/or linguistics including phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax.
  
  

  • SPAN 4003 Instructional Strategies for the Second Language Spanish Classroom (1)

    Prereq.: EDCI 3136 , SPAN 3002  and concurrent enrollment in EDCI 4003 . Teacher candidates will study and participate in activities that incorporate different classroom interactional structures, including teacher-to-whole class, task-based group activities and student-to-student (pair work); candidates will design and conduct Spanish language lessons using learner-centered activities.
  

  • SPAN 4004 Critical Issues in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language: Capstone Course (3)

    Prereq.: EDCI 4003 , SPAN 4003  and concurrent enrollment in EDCI 4004  and EDCI 4005 .

      Teacher candidates should be in the last two semesters in completion of the requirement for a major in Spanish. Taught in Spanish. Focus on the consolidation of knowledge about the Spanish language, literature and culture with respect to the teaching of subject content to middle or high school learners.
  

  • SPAN 4005 Structure of the Spanish Language (3)

    Also offered as LING 4005 . Prereq.: SPAN 3010  or equivalent. Spanish morphology and syntax; structuralist, sociolinguistic and generative-transformational analyses and applications.
  

  • SPAN 4007 Spanish Medieval Literature (3)

    Spanish literature from its beginnings to the end of the 14th century; emphasis on the mester de juglaría, mester de clerecía and masterpieces of prose and poetry of the 14th century.
  

  • SPAN 4010 History of the Spanish Language (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3010  or equivalent. Origins and development of Spanish from its beginnings to the present.
  

  • SPAN 4034 Special Topics in 18th and 19th Century Literature (3)

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

  • SPAN 4053 Special Topics in Golden Age Prose (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Spanish Renaissance and Baroque prose.
  

  • SPAN 4063 Spanish Literature from 1898 to 1936 (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3071  or SPAN 3072 . May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Literature in all genres from the early Modernists to the Avant Garde.
  

  • SPAN 4064 Spanish Literature Since 1936 (3)

    Prereq.: SPAN 3071  or SPAN 3072 . May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Literature in all genres since the Spanish Civil War.
  

  • SPAN 4100 Women Writers in the Hispanic World (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Examination of selected periods, themes and genres.
  

  • SPAN 4144 Latin American Literature: 1492-1810 (3)

    Prereq.: one literature course in Spanish at the 3000-level or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics in colonial Latin American literature from 1492-1810.
  

  • SPAN 4145 Latin American Literature: 1810-1915 (3)

    Prereq.: one literature course in Spanish at the 3000 level or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics in Latin American literature from independence through modernismo (1810-1915).
  

  • SPAN 4146 Latin American Literature: 1915-1960 (3)

    Prereq.: one literature course in Spanish at the 3000 level or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics in Latin American literature from the historical avante garde to 1960.
  

  • SPAN 4147 Latin American Literature: 1960-Present (3)

    Prereq.: one literature course in Spanish at the 3000 level and permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics in Latin American literature from 1960 to the present.
  

  • SPAN 4200 Literature and Culture of Hispanics in the United States (3)

    Texts may be in English or Spanish. Selected periods, themes and genres; related cultural topics.
  

  • SPAN 4201 Cinema in Spanish (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Screening and analysis of representative films from Spain and Latin America and their interrelations with literature.
  

  • SPAN 4400 Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies (3)

    Prereq.: Graduate level standing or permission of instructor. Overview of cultural studies theory on topics such as race, gender, nation, sexuality and mass media as applied to Hispanic cultural texts, including literature, music, art, television and cinema.
  

  • SPAN 4500 Special Topics in Transatlantic Studies (3)

    Prereq.: one literature course at the 3000 level or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 4602 Spanish Phonetics (3)

    Also offered as LING 4602 . Spanish phonetic systems; corrective and fluency drills in the language laboratory; problems of teaching Spanish pronunciation to English-speaking students.
  

  • SPAN 4603 Applied Spanish Linguistics (3)

    Also offered as LING 4603 . Prereq.: SPAN 3010 . Structures and communicative functions of Spanish; classroom applications.
  

  • SPAN 4915 Independent Research in Spanish or Spanish-American Literature (1-3)

    May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. credit. Permission of department required. Readings in Spanish or Spanish-American literature directed by a senior faculty member.
  

  • SPAN 4917 Independent Research in Spanish or Spanish-American Linguistics (1-3)

    May be taken for a max. of 3 sem. hrs. credit. Permission of department required. Readings in Spanish or Spanish-American linguistics.
  

  • SPAN 7940 Topics in Spanish American Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century (3)

    With consent of department, May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 7946 Topics in Spanish American Literature: 19th Century to the Present (3)

    With consent of department, May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 7950 Special Topics in Golden Age Spanish Literature (3)

    With consent of department, May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 7961 Special Topics in Modern Spanish Literature (3)

    With consent of department, May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 7970 Comparative Studies in Hispanic Literature (3)

    With consent of department, May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 7980 Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics (3)

    When topics vary, May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit for the master’s degree and 9 hrs. of credit for the doctorate. Topics to be announced.
  

  • SPAN 7982 Spanish Language Variation (3)

    May be taken for a max. of six sem. hrs. with consent of department. Socio-linguistic perspectives and methodology in the analysis of Spanish language variation.
  

  • SPAN 7983 Spanish Language Acquisition (3)

    Theories and discourse perspectives in second language acquisition.
  

  • SPAN 7984 Spanish in the United States (3)

    Spanish in contact with English language use, variation and change; social and individual bilingualism.
  

  • SPAN 7985 Research in Hispanic Linguistics (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit with consent of department. Scholarly investigation guided by departmental graduate faculty.
  

  • SPAN 7990 Special Topics in Hispanic Criticism (3)

    With consent of department, May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • SPAN 7991 Literature and Politics in the Modern Hispanic World (3)

    Study of Spanish and Spanish-American cultural politics through its literary manifestations.
 

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