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Courses available for the Spring 2021 semester:

History

HIST 100: The Silk Road: Central Asia in World History
Dr. Andrew de la Garza

HIST 100: Nazi Germany
Dr. Rich Frankel

HIST 100: History of Medicine
Dr. Marissa Petrou

HIST 101: World Civilizations I

Survey of the origins and development of world cultures from prehistory to 1600.

HIST 102: World Civilizations II

Survey of the social, cultural, political and economic patterns of change in world societies from 1600 to the present.

HIST 103: Honors World Civilizations I

Survey of the social, cultural, political and economic patterns of change in world societies from 1600 to the present..

HIST 221: The United States to 1877

Surveys the development of ethnic and cultural diversity in America, the establishment of national political and economic institutions, the early development of American ideals and traditions, and the formation of an expansionistic foreign policy.

HIST 222: The United States Since 1877

Examines selected economic, intellectual, political and social developments transforming post-Civil War and 20th-century American society.

HIST 224: Honors the United States Since 1877

Examines selected economic, intellectual, political and social developments transforming post-Civil War and 20th-century American society.

HIST 307: History of Louisiana

From early exploration and settlement to the present..

HIST 317: Collapse of Europe, 1917-1945
Dr. Chester Rzadkiewicz

HIST 343: South Asia After Independence
Dr. Andrew de la Garza
 
HIST 352: Modern Latin American History
Dr. Manuel Morales-Fontanilla
 
HIST 355: Black History
Dr. Theodore Foster
 
HIST 363: History of American Thought
Dr. Carl Richard
 
HIST 371: Islam in Africa
Dr. Abbass Braham
 
HIST 371: Women and Warfare in the Midde Ages
Dr. Lydia Walker
 
HIST 380: Black Women's History
Dr. Theodore Foster
 
HIST 390: Holocaust in History and Memory
Dr. RIchard Frankel
 
Introduction to methods and sources involved in historical research, writing, argumentation, and oral presentations. Topics vary and will be selected by the professor.
 
HIST 430: 20th Century Louisiana
Dr. Michael Martin
 
HIST 451: Historic Preservation
Dr. Robert Carriker
 
HIST 490: 
Dr. Chad Parker

HIST 505: 
Dr. Ian Beamish

HIST 511: Witchcraft in European History
Dr. Robin Hermann

HIST 540: Museum History
Dr. Marissa Petrou

 

Geography

GEOG 103: World Geography

Introduces the basic concepts of geography while examining human activities in different regions of the world. Special emphasis is placed on the geographic factors affecting the development of nations.

GEOG 104: Physical Geography

Survey of the factors of the natural environment that are of vital importance to human life and activities.

GEOG 310: United States and Canada

Geographic examination of culture economy, natural and human resources.

GEOG 350: Louisiana
Kathleen Espinoza

Detailed study of a relatively small geographic area. Land forms, climate, and natural and human resources are considered from the standpoint of the role they play in influencing the economic and cultural potential of the state.

GEOG 371: Model Arab League
Dr. Brittany Cook

 

Philosophy

PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to the major problems of philosophy through a critical reading of selections from great philosophers.

PHIL 151: Honors Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to the major problems of philosophy through a critical reading of selections from great philosophers.

PHIL 201: How to Think about Weird Things
Dr. Keith Krocz
 
PHIL 202: Critical Thinking

Introduction, inductive logic, logical fallacies, and basic forms of valid reasoning.

PHIL 316: Professional Ethics

Study of some of the moral problems encountered in the professions of business, medicine, law, and engineering; different conceptions of the nature and source of moral obligation in the professions.

PHIL 319: Philosophy of Law
Dr. Andrea Conque 
 
PHIL 322: History of Modern Philosophy
Dr. Keith Korcz

PHIL 342: The Philosophy of Science
Dr. Istvan Berkeley

PHIL 373: Science Fiction and Philosophy
Dr. Micah Dugas

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Graduate Program Course Requirements