Content varies. Students will build on and advance the thinking, reading, and writing skills learned in ESOL 101 while focusing on rhetoric and research. The purpose is to build on the writing skills students learned in ESOL 101 by focusing on academic research. Reading and writing assignments focus on various topics including international issues. Student who complete ESOL 101 and ESOL 102 with a grade of “C” or better are considered to have met University freshman level English requirements. Credit may not be awarded for both ESOL 102 and ENGL 102.

Why do some countries hold elections while others do not? Why are some states able to provide security and welfare to their citizens while others struggle to do so? Why are some countries plagued by violence while others enjoy internal peace? These questions have long animated the field of comparative politics and are among the several of which we will explore this semester.

This course will provide students with a firm foundation in the sub-field of comparative politics, preparing them for further analysis of politics around the world and across contexts. The course has two main objectives:

1. To familiarize students with the importance of theory and research design for describing, explaining, and understanding political processes. After taking this course, students should be able to distinguish between different theoretical explanations and evaluate the merit of evidence used to support them.

2. To provide students with an overview of key topics and debates in comparative politics. Students should be able to understand the basis of these debates as well as take and support positions on them.

POLS 467 teaches students the fundamental distinction between ethics and law, as well as the applications of that distinction to various political issues in the international arena. This semester, particular (but not exclusive) emphasis falls on climate change and other environmental issues. Class begins on Tue Aug 22nd. Full access to the Moodle site will be available a day or two before then. No advance preparation is required for the first day of class. The Moodle site, when finished, will host all the required readings for the semester, as free downloads, plus the course syllabus and other important documents related to our work.

This semester's course topic is "archiving Louisiana's LGBTQ+ history." This is a community-engaged-research public history course, based in the community-university partnership Southwest Louisiana LGBTQ+ Archive. Students will learn how to accession new archival materials, develop metadata to catalog the material and make it discoverable, design an exhibit for the public, and work with community members to help document our region's history.

EDCI 140 is the first of a four-part progression series designed to ensure vertical alignment within UL Lafayette teacher preparation programs. This initial, freshman-level course will introduce educational topics and concepts used in teaching and learning, including but not limited to teacher dispositions & the professional aspects of teaching, reflective and intentional teaching pedagogies, teacher identity, voice, and self-actualization within the profession. Some key features of the course include a discussion-rich book study, hearing advice and tips from upperclassmen in teacher preparation, building a list of education topics to explore during their program, and getting to know the faculty and coursework that is forthcoming in the College of Education and Human Development Teacher Preparation Program.

Students will complete a minimum of 5 hours of field experience/observations. Two (2) hours will come from the Educator Interview.

This course has additional cost. Learn more at online.louisiana.edu/get-started/tuition-cost. This section has 15 seats reserved for HSA students and 1 seat reserved for GSO students.

This course has additional cost. Learn more at online.louisiana.edu/get-started/tuition-cost. This section has 13 seats reserved for HSAO students.

This course has additional cost. Learn more at louisiana.edu/studentcashier/tuition-fees/current-tuition-fees/online-hybrid-programs. This section is reserved for students in the fully online programs of EHKO, MGMO, and MKTO only. 

This course has additional cost. Learn more at online.louisiana.edu/get-started/tuition-cost. This section has 2 seats reserved for MGMO students.