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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.
 

Animal Science
  

  • ANSC 3053 Meats (3)

    2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Livestock and meat industry relationship; live animal and carcass comparison, slaughtering, processing, identification and utilization of meat and meat products.
  

  • ANSC 3060 Companion Animal Health Maintenance and Disease (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 1001 , BIOL 1002 , BIOL 1005  or BIOL 1201  and BIOL 1202 , CHEM 1201  and CHEM 1202 . Canine and feline health maintenance programs, diagnostic tests and tools used in animal health professions, etiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of common companion animal diseases and disorders, zoonotic disease transmission and prevention.
  
  

  • ANSC 3900 Animal Science Research (1-3)

    Prereq.: permission of school. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Directed individual research of a topic in the animal sciences.
  

  • ANSC 4001 Parasite Effects on Animal Performance (2)

    Prereq.: ANSC 4009  or equivalent. 1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Endo- and ecto-parasites that affect performance of domestic animals and birds.
  

  • ANSC 4009 Animal Nutrition (3)

    Prereq.: CHEM 2060  or equivalent. Basic principles of nutrition including chemical composition of feedstuffs, digestion, metabolism and functions and values of nutrients.
  

  • ANSC 4018 Principles of Animal Genetics (4)

    Prereq.: ANSC 2072  or BIOL 2153  and EXST 2201  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Concepts of animal breeding and genetics as they relate to farm livestock.
  

  • ANSC 4020 Dairy Foods Technology: Frozen and Cultured Dairy Products (4)

    3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles and processes in the manufacture of ice cream and other frozen dairy products; concentrated milk products; cheese and fermented milk products.
  

  • ANSC 4031 Incubation and Hatchery Management (2)

    Prereq.: 6 sem. hrs. of biological science or equivalent. 1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Chick development and embryology; incubation principles and practices; hatchery equipment and design; hatchery management.
  

  • ANSC 4040 Quality Assurance in the Food Industry (4)

    Also offered as FDSC 4040 . Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Laboratory functions, manufacturing processes and microbiological, chemical and statistical techniques used to provide complete quality assurance for the modern dairy food plant.
  
  

  • ANSC 4045 Reproductive Physiology of Farm Animals (3)

    Reproductive anatomy and physiology of farm animals; factors affecting reproductive performance.
  

  • ANSC 4046 Physiology of Lactation (2)

    Prereq.: BIOL 1001 , BIOL 1002 , BIOL 1005  or BIOL 1201 , BIOL 1202  and CHEM 2060 . Anatomy and development of the mammary gland; physiological and biochemical regulation of mammary growth and milk secretion; emphasis on farm animals.
  

  • ANSC 4047 Reproductive Management (1)

    Prereq.: credit or registration in ANSC 4045 . 3 hrs. lab. Principles and techniques necessary for reproductive management in cattle.
  

  • ANSC 4050 Animal Biotechnology (3)

    Prereq.: at least 8 hrs. of biological sciences. Recent developments in animal bio-technology; development of methods to increase the efficiency of growth, reproduction and lactation; improvement of resistance to disease and stress.
  

  • ANSC 4051 Poultry Biology (3)

    2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Structure, conformation and selection of fowl; emphasis on egg formation and oviposition; other physiological factors of economic importance.
  

  • ANSC 4052 Poultry Management (3)

    Prereq.: 6 sem. hrs. of biological science or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Growth and development of the U.S. commercial egg and broiler industries; principles of nutrition, genetics, housing, management and marketing; types of integrated operations and contract production.
  

  • ANSC 4054 Dairy Farm Management (4)

    Prereq.: ANSC 2049  or consent of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles of managing dairy cattle; recommended farm practices for economical milk production.
  

  • ANSC 4060 Contemporary Issues in the Animal Sciences (3)

    Prereq.: ANSC 1011  or equivalent. Discussion and evaluation of contemporary issues and policies related to animal biology and agriculture; development of reasoning and interpersonal skills; preparation of subject matter for distribution to the public.
  

  • ANSC 4080 Dairy Microbiology (3)

    Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Application of specific microbiological procedures used in quality control and processing of dairy products.
  

  • ANSC 4081 Swine Production (3)

    Prereq.: credit or registration in ANSC 4009  or ANSC 3010  or equivalent. Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081, ANSC 4084 , ANSC 4086  or ANSC 4088 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Management practices of swine; reproduction, nutrition, diseases and other aspects of production.
  

  • ANSC 4084 Beef Cattle Production (3)

    Prereq.: ANSC 3010  or equivalent. Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081 , 4084, ANSC 4086 , or ANSC 4088 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Management practices of beef cattle; reproduction, breeding, feeding, marketing, herd health and other aspects of production in the south.
  

  • ANSC 4086 Small Ruminant Production (3)

    Prereq.: ANSC 3010  or equivalent. Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081 , ANSC 4084 , 4086 or ANSC 4088 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theory and practice of management, breeding and feeding of sheep and goats for production under southern conditions.
  

  • ANSC 4088 Horse Production (3)

    Prereq.: ANSC 1011 ; Graduate students in animal, dairy and poultry sciences or animal and dairy sciences may not take more than one of the following for graduate credit: ANSC 4081 , ANSC 4084 , ANSC 4086  or 4088. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theory and practice of raising horses; conformation and selection; nutrition, reproduction, breeding and production in the south.
  

  • ANSC 4092 Animal Science Proseminar (1)

    Nutrition, animal breeding and production, and meat processing and preservation.
  

  • ANSC 4094 Meat Technology (3)

    Prereq.: ANSC 3053 ; and BIOL 2083  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
  

  • ANSC 4095 Reproductive Physiology and Management of Zoo, Laboratory and Companion Animals (4)

    Prereq.: basic course in biology or zoology; and ANSC 4045  or equivalent. Field trips are required. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Reproductive biology of zoo, laboratory and companion animals, with emphasis on breeding management.
  

  • ANSC 4900 Special Topics in Animal Science (1-3)

    Prereq.: permission of school. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics from the animal sciences.
  

  • ANSC 7001 Experimental Methods (2)

    Prereq.: credit or registration in EXST 7004  or equivalent. Scientific methods applied to animal science.
  

  • ANSC 7004 Population Genetics in Animal and Plant Breeding (4)

    Prereq.:  EXST 7004  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Genetic concepts concerning characteristics of populations.
  

  • ANSC 7018 Rumen Physiology and Metabolism (3)

    Comparison of ruminants to other herbivora and nonruminant animals; factors associated with obtaining and utilizing feeds; fermentation products; symbiotic relationship between microflora and the host animal; host animal metabolism.
  

  • ANSC 7020 Andrology (3)

    Prereq.: ANSC 4045  or equivalent. Male reproductive physiology and anatomy of avian, aquatic and mammalian species.
  

  • ANSC 7050 Advanced Animal Physiology and Laboratory Techniques (4)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Physiological processes relating to domestic animal homeostasis and their interaction with production; current laboratory techniques.
  

  • ANSC 7051 Advanced Physiology of Reproduction (3)

    Prereq.: ANSC 4045 . Processes of reproduction in farm animals.
  

  • ANSC 7052 Biotechnology of Gamete and Embryo Physiology and Micromanipulation (4)

    Prereq.: ANSC 4045  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Procedures for manipulation of mammalian gametes in vitro and general biotechnology techniques; emphasis on application to biological research.
  

  • ANSC 7061 Research in Animal Science (1-6)

    Prereq.: consent of department head. May be repeated for credit; max. credit of 6 hrs. for MS degree and 9 hrs. for PhD degree. Research in animal nutrition, breeding and production; physiology of reproduction; meat technology.
  

  • ANSC 7091 Seminar (1)

    May be taken for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit.
  

  • ANSC 7900 Special Topics in Animal Science (1-6)

    Prereq.: consent of department head. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Special topics of interest in animal science.
  

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

    “S”/”U”grading.
  

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

    “S”/”U”grading.

Anthropology
  

  • ANTH 1001 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Prehistory (3)

    This is a General Education course. Origin and evolution of people; evolution and its physiological bases; human prehistory; human diversity; origin and development of human culture through the rise of civilization.
  

  • ANTH 1003 Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (3)

    This is a General Education course. Diversity of human cultures; nature of culture, social organizations, subsistence patterns, economics, law, politics, religion, language and other institutions of culture viewed in cross-cultural perspective.
  

  • ANTH 2014 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (3)

    Exploration of medico-legal discipline of forensic anthropology with a focus on human skeletal anatomy.
  

  • ANTH 2015 Introduction to Archaeology (3)

    This is a General Education course. Archaeological goals, methods, techniques and interpretations; particular prehistoric cultural sequences or projects; relationship of archaeology with other social, life and earth sciences.
  

  • ANTH 2016 Field Methods in Archaeology (3-6)

    Prereq.: ANTH 2015  or equivalent. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Techniques of survey, mapping, excavation and recording; participation in one or more archaeological excavations.
  

  • ANTH 2050 World Archaeology (3)

    This is a General Education course. Survey of human culture history from the stone age to the present; spread of humanity around the globe; major cultural developments including hunting and gathering, origins of agriculture, discovery and spread of metalworking, rise of ancient civilizations, and development of the modern world.
  

  • ANTH 2051 Introduction to World Ethnography (3)

    This is a General Education course. Sex roles, economic pursuits, values, beliefs, families and other institutions of selected nonwestern peoples; implications for American culture.
  

  • ANTH 2423 Introduction to Folklore (3)

    This is a General Education course. See ENGL 2423 .
  

  • ANTH 3004 Archaeology and the Bible (3)

    See REL 3004 .
  

  • ANTH 3060 Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (3)

    Also offered as LING 3060 . Cultural variation in language and its uses; problems of language classification and areal linguistics; practice in phonemic and morphemic analysis of nonwestern languages.
  

  • ANTH 3401 The Study of Folklore (3)

    Also offered as ENGL 3401 . History of the study of folklore; methods of collection, interpretation and analysis of folklore materials; myth, folktale, legend, folk song, ballads, folk humor, festival and folk speech; psychological, contextual and structural analysis of oral literature; specific reference to the heritage of Louisiana and the South.
  

  • ANTH 4002 South Asian Society, Polity and Culture (3)

    See INTL 4002 .
  

  • ANTH 4003 Indian Civilization of Middle and South America (3)

    Ancient Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations; modern Indian groups in Latin America.
  

  • ANTH 4004 The North American Indians (3)

    Also offered as LING 4004 . Origin, distribution, language and culture of the aboriginal population.
  

  • ANTH 4008 Ancient Civilizations of Middle America (3)

    Ancient settlement, development of agriculture, rise and fall of ancient civilizations in Middle America including Olmec, Maya and Aztecs.
  

  • ANTH 4010 Human Osteology (3)

    Prereq.: permission of instructor. Evolutionary biology and functional anatomy of the human skeleton.
  

  • ANTH 4013 Disaster Anthropology (3)

    See DSM 4013 .
  

  • ANTH 4014 Forensic Anthropology (3)

    Prereq.: permission of instructor. Fundamental concepts and application of techniques in forensic anthropology.
  

  • ANTH 4017 Louisiana Archaeology (3)

    Two overnight field trips. Archaeological data relative to the Indian cultures dating from the end of the Pleistocene period to the early historic era.
  

  • ANTH 4018 Historical Archaeology (3)

    Also offered as HIST 4151 . Broad range of archaeological goals, methods and interpretations unique to the study of the historic past; colonial and plantation archaeology in the southeastern U.S.
  
  

  • ANTH 4020 Method and Theory in Archaeology (3)

    Prereq.: ANTH 1001  or ANTH 1003  and ANTH 2015  or equivalent. Empirical method and theory in archaeological research emphasizing the logic of scientific argument; history of American archaeology, survey of modern archaeological interpretations, types of explanation, logic of archaeological classification and formation of research designs.
  

  • ANTH 4021 Advanced Field Methods in Archaeology (3-6)

    Prereq.: ANTH 2015  and ANTH 2016  or equivalent and at least one upper-division or graduate course in archaeology. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Advanced techniques of surveying, mapping, excavation, soil sampling and recording.
  

  • ANTH 4022 Ancient Civilizations of South America (3)

    Survey of South American prehistory and the development of human civilizations. Archaeological perspective used to explore the various ways of life and cultural achievements in the various regions of the continent from the Amazon lowlands to the Andean highlands and the Pacific desert coast.
  

  • ANTH 4023 Latin American Cultures (3)

    Spanish-American cultures in Latin America; their relationship to current societal changes.
  

  • ANTH 4024 Aerial Photo Interpretation and Image Processing (3)

    See GEOG 4020 .
  

  • ANTH 4025 Archaeology of Foodways (3)

    Exploration of foodways through the material remains preserved in the archaeological record. Examination of the variability of foodways in the past from early human consumption patterns to the emergence of food production and ancient civilizations.
  

  • ANTH 4028 Ancient Maya in the Media (3)

    Study of how ancient Maya are portrayed in the media including documentary and feature films, Internet, written texts, radio and television.
  

  • ANTH 4031 Comparative Religions (3)

    Also offered as REL 4031 . Religious systems in different levels of sociocultural evolution.
  

  • ANTH 4032 Religion, Gender and Society (3)

    See REL 4032 .
  

  • ANTH 4040 Physical Anthropology (3)

    Prereq.: ANTH 1001 , or BIOL 1002  or BIOL 1202 . Evolutionary theory, human variation, fossil record of human evolution and primate behavior.
  

  • ANTH 4042 Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (3)

    See GEOG 4042 .
  

  • ANTH 4050 Black Music in America (3)

    Cultural and historical survey of musical genres created and developed by black Americans.
  

  • ANTH 4051 Africa (3)

    Races and cultures of Negroid Africa.
  

  • ANTH 4053 African-American Cultures (3)

    Cultures of African-Americans in the western hemisphere; their origins, development and present distinctiveness.
  

  • ANTH 4060 Language and Culture (3)

    Also offered as LING 4060 . Prereq.: ANTH 3060  or COMD 2050  or equivalent. Relationships between various aspects of language and culture.
  

  • ANTH 4070 Medicine, Bodies and Power (3)

    Examines bodily practice, social theory and cultural analysis of the body in health, illness and healing. Cross-cultural perspectives and ethnography are considered in relation to forms of social power.
  

  • ANTH 4074 Place and Culture (3)

    Also offered as GEOG 4074 . Consideration of place and culture as two core concepts in geography and anthropology.
  

  • ANTH 4082 Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)

    For graduate students with little or no anthropology background. Culture, society and language in primitive and complex settings.
  

  • ANTH 4083 Quaternary Paleoecology (3)

    See GEOG 4083 .
  

  • ANTH 4085 History of Anthropological Theory (3)

    Major theories in all branches of anthropology; emphasis on cultural and social anthropology.
  

  • ANTH 4086 Human-Environment Interactions (3)

    See GEOG 4086 .
  
  

  • ANTH 4090 Ethnographic Methodology (3)

    Theories and techniques of ethnography; emphasis on utilization of informants.
  

  • ANTH 4440 Vernacular Architecture and Material Culture (3)

    Also offered as ARCH 4440 . Subject matter and instructor may vary; additional details available from department. World vernacular architecture, including indigenous and folk buildings; other forms of material culture.
  

  • ANTH 4450 African American Folklore (3)

    Also offered as AAAS 4450 . Prereq.: permission of instructor. History, theories and methodologies used in the study of African American folklore in the United States.
  

  • ANTH 4470 Folklore of the African Diaspora (3)

    African, Caribbean and African-American cultures from the viewpoint of the diaspora.
  
  

  • ANTH 4909 Undergraduate Seminar in Anthropology (3)

    Prereq.: written consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. when topics vary.
  

  • ANTH 4997 Special Topics in Anthropology (3)

    Prereq.: permission of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. when topics vary.
  

  • ANTH 4998 Independent Reading and Research in Anthropology (1-6)

    An honors course, ANTH 4999 , is also available. Prereq.: written consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. Supervised reading or research selected by qualified advanced students.
  

  • ANTH 4999 Honors: Independent Reading and Research in Anthropology (1-6)

    Same as ANTH 4998 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students.
  

  • ANTH 7032 Comparative Studies in World Costume (3)

    See HUEC 7032 .
  

  • ANTH 7060 Conversation and Discourse (3)

    Also offered as LING 7060 . Prereq.: completion of one course in linguistics. Analysis of language in use; conversation, narrative, culturally specific genres; emphasis on discourse structures in naturally occurring context.
  

  • ANTH 7070 Ritual: Theory, Context and Performance (3)

    Investigates influential theories and key debates, range of activities and contexts and performance of rituals.
  

  • ANTH 7074 Poetics of Place (3)

    Also offered as GEOG 7074 . Prereq.: ANTH 4074 /GEOG 4074  or permission of instructor. Combination of the observational method of social science with the literary insights of poetry and fiction; understanding of how places where humans live out their lives convey a variety of meanings beyond that of the strictly utilitarian.
  

  • ANTH 7081 Conceptual Issues in Human Evolution (3)

    Prereq.: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit when topics vary. Consideration of the various conceptual issues on human evolution.
  

  • ANTH 7108 Mesoamerican Archaeology Seminar (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  

  • ANTH 7200 Human Fertility (3)

    Biological, behavioral and demographic aspects of human reproduction.
  

  • ANTH 7760 Readings in Creolization (3)

    A seminar on linguistic, literary, historical and anthropological creolization and creolized cultures.
 

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