May 18, 2024  
2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

**COURSE SEARCH**


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.

 

Veterinary Medicine

  
  • VMED 5363 Critical Care (1)


    Basic principles of emergency and critical care medicine, including triage of the trauma patient, fluid therapy in multiple species, CPR, and monitoring of the critically ill patient.
  
  • VMED 5365 Integumentary System (2.5)


    Diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of important skin and ear diseases and skin wound management in domestic animals.
  
  • VMED 5366 Population Medicine (2.5)


    Overview of disease control and prevention as it applies to animal populations; food and fiber production units and the equine industry are stressed.
  
  • VMED 5370 Ethics and Jurisprudence (1)


    Introduction to veterinary ethics and the law; their relationship to the veterinary profession.
  
  • VMED 5371 Business Management (1)


    20 contact hours. Principles of analysis and decision making related to operating a professional, client-oriented practice as a business; concepts in communication, practice promotion, finance, and personnel management for optimum efficiency and return on investment.
  
  • VMED 5372 Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases (2.5)


    Principles of diagnosis, treatment, and control of infectious diseases.
  
  • VMED 5373 Toxicology (2.5)


    Toxicology of various natural and synthetic toxicants in relation to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common intoxications in domestic animals.
  
  • VMED 5441 Diagnostic Microbiology (1)


    Clinical application of laboratory services for the diagnosis of immunological and infectious diseases.
  
  • VMED 5442 Diagnostic Parasitology (1)


    Clinical application of laboratory services for the diagnosis of parasitic diseases.
  
  • VMED 5443 Anesthesiology (2)


    May be taken for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit. Practice of anesthesia, including technical skills, monitoring tools, and pain management in a variety of species.
  
  • VMED 5452 Diagnostic Pathology (2-4)


    May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit. Necropsy of various vertebrate animal species, with emphasis on domesticated animals; application of diagnostic procedures and techniques in anatomic and clinical pathology; case-based, problem-oriented approach to diagnostic problem solving utilizing current teaching hospital and referral cases and prepared materials that illustrate the aspects of disease mechanisms, pathogenesis, tissue changes, and factors needed for accurate diagnoses.
  
  • VMED 5454 Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (2-4)


    Applications of procedures, methods, and techniques in veterinary radiography, radiology, and diagnostic ultrasound.
  
  • VMED 5455 Avian, Zoo, Exotic, and Marine Animal Medicine (1-4)


    Avian, zoo, exotic, and marine animal care and managemnt; clinical application of diagnostic, treatment, and control methods for avian, zoo, exotic, and marine animal diseases; client interaction related to didactic information learned in preclinical course; primary and intensive care medicine, client education, practice management review.
  
  • VMED 5456 Small Animal Medicine (2-4)


    Application of diagnostic, therapeutic, and control methods for canine and feline diseases; primary and intensive care medicine; preventive health care; medical techniques; problem-oriented approach, client education, practice management; case studies in small animal clinic.
  
  • VMED 5457 Small Animal Surgery (2-4)


    Diagnostic, treatment, and surgical techniques and procedures in small animals; surgical problems, preoperative and postoperative patient care; anesthetic techniques; client education and practice management; case studies in the small animal clinic.
  
  • VMED 5458 Equine Medicine and Surgery (2-4)


    Diagnostic, treatment, and control methods for equine diseases; surgical procedures, methods, and techniques in horses; study of medical and surgical cases in the large animal clinic.
  
  • VMED 5460 Applied Veterinary Dermatology (2)


    May be taken for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit. Diagnostic, treatment, and control methods for skin diseases of domestic animals; history taking; physical and dermatological examination; technical, problem-solving, and communication skills; participation in rounds, with emphasis on improving clinical proficiency; dermatological knowledge base and patient management; emphasis on responsibility and interpersonal relationships.
  
  • VMED 5462 Externship (2-5)


    Pass/fail grading. May be repeated for credit. Registration for this optional program must be approved by the director of Veterinary Clinics. Two- to five-week training period for fourth-year students with a private practitioner of veterinary medicine or with a qualified veterinary specialist.
  
  • VMED 5463 Special Training (1-5)


    May be repeated for credit. Registration for this course must be approved by the instructor and the department head involved. Training for veterinary medical students or advanced studies students in one or more clinical specialty areas of basic science disciplines.
  
  • VMED 5465 Theriogenology (1-4)


    Diagnostic, treatment, and control methods in theriogenology; emphasis on economics of reproductive herd health of domestic livestock and breeding management of horses and companion animals; fertility assessment of the male and female animal; obstetrics; artificial insemination and embryo transfer techniques.
  
  • VMED 5467 Applied Veterinary Ophthalmology (1-4)


    Special training in diseases and surgery of the eye; clinical experience in ophthalmic diagnostics, therapeutics, and surgery.
  
  • VMED 5468 Food Animal Health Management (4)


    Diagnostic, medical, surgical treatments, and herd health management of medical and surgical cases in the large animal clinic and in field services; health programs and outreach disease problem solving.
  
  • VMED 7004 Introduction to Research (2)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Concepts and methodology in developing research programs; selection of a research problem; planning, execution and publication of original research.
  
  • VMED 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U”grading.
  
  • VMED 8900 Pre-dissertation Research (1-9)


    May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit.
  
  • VMED 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U”grading.

Women’s & Gender Studies

  
  • WGS 1001 Evolution of Sex and Gender (3)


    This is a General Education course. Interdisciplinary course, team-taught by faculty in the physical and social sciences. Covers evolution as differential reproduction; reproduction-related earth history highlights; genetics of sex; animal reproduction strategies; anatomy and physiology of human reproductive systems; evolutionary trajectories in primates; sex and gender in human prehistory and in culture.
  
  • WGS 2200 Gender and Popular Culture (3)


    Popular culture forms from a women’s and gender studies perspective. Analyzes the intersections of gender, race, class, sexual orientation and age in media such as popular literature, film, television, advertisements, digital media and the Internet.
  
  • WGS 2300 Gender and Health (3)


    Health concerns that are also related to gender, including disparities and differences in health needs and responses, historical and contemporary ideas about health and gender and how gender and health intersect with class, ethnicity, age and place.
  
  • WGS 2500 Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies (3)


    This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for this course and WGS 2501 . Interdisciplinary study of women’s lives: work, family, sexuality, economic development, political and social change; variance in sex roles among cultural groups and in different historical periods.
  
  • WGS 2501 HONORS: Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies (3)


    This is a General Education course. Same as WGS 2500 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and WGS 2500 .
  
  • WGS 2900 Gender, Race and Nation (3)


    This is a General Education course. The constructs of gender and sexuality across diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and class boundaries.
  
  • WGS 3150 Survey of Feminist Theory (3)


    Interdisciplinary study of a range of feminist theories through which to consider the roles of women, gender and sexuality.
  
  • WGS 4028 Gender and American Politics (3)


    See POLI 4028 .
  
  • WGS 4087 Gender, Place and Culture (3)


    See GEOG 4087 .
  
  • WGS 4500 Special Topics in Women’s & Gender Studies (3)


    Prereq.: WGS 2500  May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Issues central to contemporary feminist inquiry.
  
  • WGS 4541 Gender and the Law (3)


    Prereq.: permission of department. Women’s de jure and de facto legal status in U.S. jurisdictions; the history of suffrage and demands for equal rights for men and women, violence against women and violence committed by women, property rights, inheritance rights, reproductive rights, marriage, child custody, the definition of family, Title IX issues, employment discrimination, and gender issues in the legal profession.
  
  • WGS 4900 Independent Reading and Research in Women’s & Gender Studies (3)


    Prereq.: WGS 2500  and permission of instructor and department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. when topics vary. Reading and research on selected topics that emphasize feminist interdisciplinary approaches.
  
  • WGS 7150 Seminar in Feminist and Gender Theory (3)


    Topics in recent and contemporary theory in a range of disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, natural and physical sciences, design and education; students are encouraged to develop research projects relevant to their primary disciplines and to their research interests.
  
  • WGS 7500 Special Topics on Women’s and Gender and Sexuality Studies (3)


    Prereq.: Permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.  Topics in a range of disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, natural and physical sciences, art + design, and education; students are encouraged to develop research projects relevant to their primary disciplines and to their research interests. 
  
  • WGS 7900 Independent Reading and Research in Women’s & Gender Studies (3)


    Prereq.: permission of instructor and department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit.
 

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