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Contents may vary by section. Study and practice of composition, rhetoric, and critical thinking through the use of the writing process. For students who plan to teach at the secondary school level.
- Teacher: Monica Busby
Category: English
This course has a Distance Learning (E-Learn) fee. Learn more at louisiana.edu/studentcashier/tuition-fees/current-tuition-fees/online-hybrid-programs. This section has 5 seats reserved for Online General Studies students and 5 seats for Online Marketing students.
- Teacher: Shelly Leroy
Category: English
Course in technical communication with an emphasis on practical documents. Recommended for students in technical majors and for students considering careers in technical/Professional writing.
- Teacher: Sheri Lazare
Category: English
Course in technical communication with an emphasis on practical documents. Recommended for students in technical majors and for students considering careers in technical/Professional writing.
- Teacher: Sheri Lazare
Category: English
Course in technical communication with an emphasis on practical documents. Recommended for students in technical majors and for students considering careers in technical/Professional writing.
- Teacher: Evangeline Han
Category: English
This course has a Distance Learning (E-Learn) fee. Learn more at louisiana.edu/studentcashier/tuition-fees/current-tuition-fees/online-hybrid-programs. This section is reserved for Traditional and Online General studies students.
- Teacher: Wileesha Stevenson
Category: English
This course has a Distance Learning (E-Learn) fee. Learn more at louisiana.edu/studentcashier/tuition-fees/current-tuition-fees/online-hybrid-programs. This section is reserved for students in the fully online undergraduate programs of CJUO, GSO, HSA, RN-to-BSN, MGMO, MKTO, EHKO, PSYO & SOCO.
- Teacher: Sheri Lazare
Category: English
This course has a Distance Learning (E-Learn) fee. Learn more at louisiana.edu/studentcashier/tuition-fees/current-tuition-fees/online-hybrid-programs. This section is reserved for students in the fully online undergraduate programs of CJUO, GSO, HSA, RN-to-BSN, MGMO, MKTO, EHKO, PSYO & SOCO.
- Teacher: Michelle Ritter
Category: English
This course has additional cost. Learn more at louisiana.edu/studentcashier/tuition-fees/current-tuition-fees/online-hybrid-programs. This section has 5 seats reserved for GSO students.
- Teacher: Randy Gonzales
Category: English
May be repeated for credit. Theory and practice of writing for publication/Production. Variable focus on fiction, poetry, or drama. For students with considerable writing experience.
- Teacher: Michael Shea
Category: English
Academic Article Header.jpgA sustained, hands-on experience of forming a substantial manuscript into an article ready for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Students will learn and practice modes of argumentation and conventions specific to their research.
- Teacher: David Squires
Category: English
Introduce international students to the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills required in the university and beyond. Student will produce polished prose that has been reviewed and revised. Placement: A minimum score on one of the following exams: 79 TOEFL, iBT composite, 6.5 IELTS composite, 450 Critical Reading SAT, or 18 English ACT. ESOL 101 is the equivalent of ENGL 101. Students may not receive credit for both ESOL 101 and ENGL 101.
- Teacher: Swarna Chowdhury
Category: Modern Languages
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts and theories that scholars use to study international relations. We will examine the various actors that play a role in international politics (e.g. states, leaders, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, norms), by analyzing how they are defined, their interests, and actions. We will study their interactions with each other in conflict, economic relations, and in building institutions for cooperation. We will also critically examine international relations, evaluating how perspectives deriving from diverse racial, gendered, and indigenous experiences may complicate our understandings of the international system
- Teacher: Shaun Williams
Category: Political Science
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.
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.
- Teacher: Shaun Williams
Category: Political Science
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts and theories that scholars use to study international relations. We will examine the various actors that play a role in international politics (e.g. states, leaders, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, norms), by analyzing how they are defined, their interests, and actions. We will study their interactions with each other in conflict, economic relations, and in building institutions for cooperation. We will also critically examine international relations, evaluating how perspectives deriving from diverse racial, gendered, and indigenous experiences may complicate our understandings of the international system.
- Teacher: Shaun Williams
Category: Political Science
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.
- Teacher: Jason Maloy
Category: Political Science
POLS 220 introduces students to politics and government outside the USA, with particular emphasis on institutional differences across the political systems of various countries. 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.
- Teacher: Jason Maloy
Category: Political Science
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.
- Teacher: Deborah Clifton
- Teacher: Marissa Petrou
Category: History, Geography, & Phil
This course investigates the variety of domestic political regimes and constitutions from a global perspective. Students will learn about the basic constitutional differences between democratic and autocratic regimes before exploring the many institutional differences that are found across democracies worldwide. The most important differences involve executive structure, legislative structure, and electoral structure. Special attention will be given to the unusually large wave of national elections that have been conducted in 2024, including the following cases: Belgium, France, India, Iran, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
- Teacher: Jason Maloy
- Teacher: Beth Rauhaus
Category: Political Science
This course is a topics-focused introduction to the immense variety of cultures and societies that we group together under the concepts of “Latino/a” and “Latin America.” Through the study of both high and popular culture, we will explore historical, cultural, political, and socioeconomic issues in the region. Where did the term “Latin America” come from? What makes this region unique? We will read articles and book chapters, see and discuss films, and engage in conversations with invited guests. Our conversation begins with the idea of America as “invention” (O’Gorman 1961) and culminates in projects on contemporary artistic and social phenomena and movements.
Spanish 320 counts toward the major and minor in Spanish, the minor in Latin American Studies, and the major in World Intercultural Studies. It may also be used to fulfill the General Education requirements in Communication and Language or Literature and Humanities. Final projects support the Advance Student Research Experience Pathway, and honors contracts are available. Upper-level and graduate students may take the course as Spanish 451(G).
Prerequisite: Spanish 202 or the equivalent. Class is in Spanish. Readings in Spanish and English. Spanish majors and minors read and write in Spanish. Others may work in their own languages. For more information: leslie.bary@louisiana.edu.
Spanish 320 counts toward the major and minor in Spanish, the minor in Latin American Studies, and the major in World Intercultural Studies. It may also be used to fulfill the General Education requirements in Communication and Language or Literature and Humanities. Final projects support the Advance Student Research Experience Pathway, and honors contracts are available. Upper-level and graduate students may take the course as Spanish 451(G).
Prerequisite: Spanish 202 or the equivalent. Class is in Spanish. Readings in Spanish and English. Spanish majors and minors read and write in Spanish. Others may work in their own languages. For more information: leslie.bary@louisiana.edu.
- Teacher: Leslie Bary
Category: Modern Languages