Courses
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 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
Dr. Lydia Walker
HIST 505:
Dr. Ian Beamish
HIST 511: Witchcraft in European History
Dr. Robin Hermann
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.
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 342: The Philosophy of Science
Dr. Istvan Berkeley
PHIL 373: Science Fiction and Philosophy
Dr. Micah Dugas