May 17, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


*LCCN indicates Louisiana Common Course Number.

 

Health Education

  
  • HLTH 499 - Capstone Project in Health Promotion and Wellness

    3-9 Credit Hour(s)
    3-9 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Capstone project or supervised internship in health education and promotion challenges at an approved professional site. May be repeated up to three times.

    May be repeated up to three times.

    Rstr: KNES-HPW majors only

  
  • HLTH 515 - Special Problems

    1-3 Credit Hour(s)
    1-3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Alternate subtitles will appear on students’ transcripts. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HLTH 597 - Individual Study

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Students pursue in-depth advanced projects.


Health Information Management

  
  • HIM 200 - Healthcare Delivery Systems

    2 Credit Hour(s)
    2 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Overview of healthcare delivery systems in the US, roles of health service professionals, healthcare institutions and service, medical technology, health services financing, special populations, health policy, and future of health services delivery.

    Rstr: HIM majors only

  
  • HIM 319 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare

    2 Credit Hour(s)
    2 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Fundamentals of health law and ethics including the confidential nature of health records, liability issues, civil procedure, evidence, legal consents, and compliance.

    Prereq: HIM 200 , HIM 361 , LCHI 207 , and LCHI 303  
    Rstr: Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

  
  
  • HIM 321 - Foundations of Health Information Management

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    The health information management profession, professional ethics, health information management organizations, data governance, registries, components of a complete health record, statistical analysis, preservation and retention of records, the master patient index, role of the Joint Commission and other accrediting agencies and the medical staff.

    Prereq: HIM 361 , LCHI 207 , and LCHI 303  with a “C” or better.
    Coreq: IPHE 310 , HIM 323 , HIM 431 , HIM 460 , and LCHI 466 
    Rstr: HIM majors only. Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

  
  • HIM 322 - Legal Aspects for the Health Care Field

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Principles of law as applied to the use of health information, medical ethics, the confidential nature of health records, subpoena, testimony and legal consents.

    Rstr: HIM, HSA, and Informatics Majors only or permission of department head required

  
  • HIM 323 - HIM Foundations Lab

    1 Credit Hour(s)
    0 Lecture Hour(s) 2 Lab Hour(s)
    A lab to apply content in HIM 321 .

    Prereq: HIM 361 , LCHI 303 , and LCHI 207  
    Coreq: IPHE 310 , HIM 321 , HIM 431 , HIM 460 , and LCHI 466 
    Rstr: Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

  
  
  
  
  • HIM 361 - Medical Terminology

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Origin of words, suffixes and prefixes, medical terms relating to diseases, operations, radiology, laboratory, symptoms and abbreviations of each body system, surgery, pathology and pharmacology.

    Prereq: BIOL 220  and BIOL 221 ; or BIOL 216  and BIOL 217  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  
  
  • HIM 411 - Principles of Management and Leadership I

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    A study of the principles involved in managing healthcare organizations including planning, organizing, direction, and controlling. Includes human resource management, strategic planning, leadership, motivation, consensus building, workforce diversity, change management, work re-design, process improvement.

    Prereq: HIM 320 , HIM 324 , HIM 326 , HIM 327 LCHI 476 , LCHI 477  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Coreq: HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 413 , LCHI 478 , LCHI 479 
    Rstr: HIM majors only

  
  • HIM 412 - Principles of Management and Leadership II

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    A study of the principles involved in managing healthcare organizations including planning, organizing, direction, and controlling. Includes project management, compliance and risk, strategic management, critical thinking, benchmarking, productivity, and financial management.

    Prereq: HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 , HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Coreq: HIM 424 , HIM 422 , HIM 454 , HIM 482 , and LCHI 490 
    Rstr: HIM majors only

  
  
  • HIM 422 - Health Care Statistics and Research Methods

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Vital and public health statistics, hospital statistics, research methodologies, and epidemiology in the health information management department.

    Prereq: HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 , HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Coreq: HIM 412 , HIM 424 , HIM 454 , HIM 482 , and LCHI 490 
  
  
  • HIM 431 - Quality Improvement/Risk Management/Utilization Management

    2 Credit Hour(s)


    2 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Analysis of Medicare/Medicaid standards, Peer Review Organizations, Quality Improvement, Utilization Management, and Risk Management as they relate to health care facilities and, in particular, their application in the health information management department.

    Prereq: Health Information Management majors only: HIM 361 , LCHI 207 , and LCHI 303  with a “C” or better OR HIM 322 , HIM 324 , HIM 326 , HIM 462 , LCHI 465 , and LCHI 474  with a “C” or better.

    Health Services Administration majors only: HSA 201  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Coreq: Health Information Management majors only: IPHE 310 , HIM 321 , HIM 323 , HIM 460 , and LCHI 466  OR HIM 405 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 , HIM 423 , and LCHI 475  

    Health Services Administration majors only: none

  
  • HIM 453 - Professional Practice Experience I

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    0 Lecture Hour(s) 12 Lab Hour(s)
    Supervised learning experiences in the health information management departments of hospitals and other alternate care facilities. Development of skills for the performance of technical procedures in a health information management department.

    Prereq: HIM 320 , HIM 324 , HIM 326 , HIM 327 , LCHI 476 , and LCHI 477  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HIM 454 - Professional Practice Experience II

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    0 Lecture Hour(s) 12 Lab Hour(s)
    Supervised learning experiences in the health information management departments of hospitals and other alternate care facilities. Development of skills for the performance of technical procedures in a health information management department.

    Prereq: HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a “C” or better.
    Coreq: HIM 412 , HIM 422 , HIM 424 , HIM 482 , and LCHI 490 
  
  • HIM 460 - Fundamentals of Medical Science

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Review of basic anatomical structures, assessing the major pathological conditions, evaluating the clinical management and pharmacological treatment of each body system.

    Prereq: HIM 200 , HIM 361 , LCHI 207  and LCHI 303  
    Coreq: IPHE 310 , HIM 321 , HIM 323 , HIM 431  and LCHI 466  
    Rstr: HIM majors only. Completion of all courses in the Freshman and Sophomore curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

  
  • HIM 482 - Health Information Management Internship

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    4 Lecture Hour(s) 6 Lab Hour(s)
    Four-week managerial affiliation. Students gain experience in all health information management procedures previously studied as well as gaining insight, understanding and skill in the managerial aspects of health information management administration.

    Prereq: HIM 400 , HIM 402 , HIM 411 , HIM 413 , HIM 453 , LCHI 478 , and LCHI 479  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Coreq: HIM 412 , HIM 422 , HIM 424 , HIM 454 , and LCHI 490 
    Rstr: Final semester of HIM coursework. HIM majors only.


Health Services Administration

  
  • HSA 200 - Contemporary Issues in Health Care

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Issues related to health and health care in the U.S.

    Prereq: ENGL 101 ; MATH 105  
  
  • HSA 201 - Health Care Delivery System

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Social, economic, political, technological and legal forces influencing the delivery of health care in the U.S.

    Prereq: ENGL 101  and MATH 105  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 203 - Principles of Healthcare Management

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Basic management concepts of health care organizations including oral and written communication, planning and goal setting, decision-making, and problem solving.

    Prereq: ENGL 101  and MATH 105  
  
  • HSA 302 - Disabilities in American Society

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Personnel, social, and environmental impediments confronted by persons with disabilities.

    Prereq: HSA 200 , HSA 201 , LCHI 303 , HIM 361 , BIOL 220 , BIOL 221  or BIOL 216 , BIOL 217 , and ACCT 200  or ACCT 201  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: LCHI 470  and HSA 305 
    Rstr: Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and completed 61 credit hours from the freshman and sophomore level courses with a minimum grade of “C” in each course.

  
  • HSA 303 - Vulnerable Populations: Health Care Issues

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Principles and concepts of vulnerability as they relate to health and health care. Overview of risk factors for vulnerability.

    Prereq: HSA 302 , MGMT 320 , LCHI 470 , FNAN 300 , HLTH 452G , and HSA 305  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: HSA 304 , LCHI 465 , and HIM 322 
  
  • HSA 304 - Health Sciences Research Methods

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Emphasis on analyzing key elements of research reports.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 305 - Health Care Reimbursement Methodologies

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    In this course students explore health care reimbursement and payment methodologies. Students will examine coding, claims delivery and reimbursement principles across health care organizations. Concepts of insurance, third-party payers, prospective payment systems and managed care organizations will be covered.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 306 - Trends in Health Care

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Development and understanding of current trends in health care that impact the United States health care systems.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 307 - Disabilities Population in Healthcare

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Personal, social, and environmental impediments confronted by persons with disabilities within the healthcare environment.

    Rstr: Non-HSA Majors only.

  
  • HSA 350 - Health Care Across European Cultures

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    This course will examine health care across European Cultures. Emphasis will be on cultural nuances, socioeconomic status, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and occupation on health. This course is offered for the Paris study abroad program only.

  
  • HSA 351 - European Health Care System

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    This course will examine the European health care system. Students will compare the universal health care system of France with the United States “hybrid” system. Emphasis will be placed on financing the system, government control, access to services, benefits, pharmaceuticals, health care law and quality of care. This course is offered for the Paris study abroad program only.

  
  • HSA 400 - Financial Management in Health Care Organizations

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Financial and managerial aspects of the U.S. health care industry. Budgeting, revenue sources, cost analysis, and current asset management for profit and not-for-profit sectors.

    Prereq: HSA 201  and FNAN 250  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 401 - Grant Writing and Other Fund-Raising Strategies

    2 Credit Hour(s)
    2 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Proposal-writing role in the resource development process.

    Prereq: MGMT 365 , HSA 304 , HSA 303 , HIM 322 , and LCHI 465  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: HSA 402 , HSA 403 , HSA 404 , and HSA 407 
  
  • HSA 402 - Long Term Care and Administration

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Provision of services and management of long-term care.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.  
  
  • HSA 403 - Leadership in Health Services Administration

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Theories, concepts and principles of leadership. Development of leadership skills related to personal and professional behavior, communication, organization and self examination.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 404 - Emergency and Disaster Management

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Overview of issues related to disaster management including key legislation impacting health services administration. Current issues in the field will be discussed using a case analysis approach.

    Prereq: MGMT 365 , HSA 303 , HSA 304 , HIM 322 , and LCHI 465  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: HSA 401 , HSA 402 , HSA 403 , and HSA 407 
  
  • HSA 406 - Social Problems and Issues in Mental Health

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Societal processes and phenomena associated with problems and issues in mental health.

    Prereq: HSA 401 , HSA 402 , HSA 403 , HSA 404 , and HSA 407  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: HSA 400 , HSA 408 , and HSA 409 
  
  • HSA 407 - Health Care Across Cultures

    2 Credit Hour(s)
    2 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Impact of culture on health-care decision making.

    Prereq: HSA 304 , HIM 322 , LCHI 465 , and MGMT 365  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: HSA 401 , HSA 402 , HSA 403 , and HSA 404 
  
  • HSA 408 - Health Care Policy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Development and implications of U.S. Health care policy.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 409 - Health Services Administration Capstone

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    4 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Application of knowledge through teaching, clinical practicum, case studies and observation of work experience.

    Rstr: Must be a graduating senior in HSA.

  
  • HSA 410 - Strategic Management in Health Care

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    4 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Overview of strategic planning in health care organizations with emphasis on operational level implementation and control.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.  
  
  • HSA 411 - Economics in Health Care

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Principles of economics of the health care system with focus on incentives, practical application of economic principles, including supply and demand, market structure and forecasting.

    Prereq: HSA 201  and FNAN 250  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 412 - Operations Management in Health Care

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    4 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Operational functions of managers in health care organizations including work design, development, planning, and analysis.

    Prereq: HSA 201  with a “C” or better.
  
  • HSA 413 - Challenges and Issues in Mental Health

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Societal processes and phenomena associated with challenges and issues in mental health.

    Rstr: Non-HSA Majors only.

  
  • HSA 414 - Multicultural Health

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Introduction and overview to major cultural differences related to health.

    Rstr: Non-HSA Majors only.

  
  • HSA 415 - Emergency Preparedness

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    Overview of issues related to emergency preparedness including key legislation impacting healthcare.

    Rstr: Non-HSA Majors only.


History

In order to enroll in any history class, students must have completed all requirements for admission to ENGL 101 or ESOL 101; i.e., students must have earned a satisfactory grade in ENGL 90 or ESOL 90.

  
  • HIST 100 - Introduction to History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Introduction to history through selected topics and themes. Students will learn how to evaluate sources, contextualize information, and think like historians. Content varies.

  
  • HIST 101 - World Civilizations I

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

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

    LCCN: CHIS 1113
  
  • HIST 102 - World Civilizations II

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

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

    LCCN: CHIS 1123
  
  • HIST 103 - Honors World Civilizations I

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

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

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required

  
  • HIST 104 - Honors World Civilizations II

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

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

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required

  
  • HIST 110 - Global Problems

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    International terrorism, energy and population crises, human rights, multinational corporations, and the new economic configurations.

  
  • HIST 221 - The United States to 1877

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    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.

    LCCN: CHIS 2013
  
  • HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

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

    LCCN: CHIS 2023
  
  • HIST 223 - Honors the United States to 1877

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    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.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required

  
  • HIST 224 - Honors the United States Since 1877

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

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

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required

  
  • HIST 307 - History of Louisiana

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    From early exploration and settlement to the present.

    Prereq: Any other History course
    LCCN: CHIS 2033
  
  • HIST 311 - Ancient World

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Examines the modern world’s debts to ancient civilizations, focusing on religion, art and literature, science and technology, politics and warfare. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HIST 312 - The Medieval World, 300-1300

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Development of European society and culture following the collapse of the Roman Empire with emphasis on the synthesis of classical and Christian traditions, the establishment of feudal kingdoms, the rise of Western institutions and arts, European contacts with Byzantium, Islam, and the world beyond the West.

  
  • HIST 313 - Origins of Modern Europe, 1300-1600

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Global transformation of Europe focusing on the waning of medieval culture, the European Renaissance, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, the Scientific Revolution, and the causes and consequences of European overseas exploration and expansion.

  
  • HIST 315 - Early Modern Europe, 1600-1815

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores European societies from the time of absolute monarchies through the creation of the foundations of modern political systems. Examines the evolution of European states through such formative events as the Enlightenment, the creation of constitutional monarchies, the French Revolution and the impact of Napoleon.

  
  • HIST 316 - European Supremacy, 1815-1914

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores Europe’s supremacy in the century before the catastrophe of World War One, focusing on nation building and ideological confrontations, industrialization and the global economy, and the causes and legacy of European imperialism.

  
  • HIST 317 - The Collapse of Europe, 1914-1945

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores this century’s most important events: World War One, the Russian Revolution, the decline of democracy and the rise of dictators, World War Two and the dawn of the nuclear age, and the origins of the Cold War.

  
  • HIST 318 - Europe Divided and Reconstructed, 1945-Present

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores Europe’s international role in the aftermath of World War Two, the uncertainties and tensions engendered by the Cold War, the Common Market and the West European revival, and the possibilities and problems created by the demise of Soviet communism.

  
  • HIST 321 - English History I

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Exploration of the peoples and cultures that shaped the development of England from prehistory until the Restoration of the Stuart kings.

  
  • HIST 322 - English History II

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores the growth of England from a medieval society to a modern state, from an island culture to a worldwide empire, from constitutional to parliamentary democracy. Topics include industrialization, imperialism and decolonization, the welfare state, and the “new Europe”.

  
  • HIST 324 - Atlantic History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Interconnections among European, American and African history.

  
  • HIST 325 - Indigenous Peoples

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Histories of indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere and Pacific Rim. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HIST 327 - Modern Europe

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Examines European peoples and their development with focus on social, economic and political movements. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HIST 330 - Modern Africa

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Examines African peoples and their development with focus on social, economic and political movements. Content varies.

    May be repeated for a maximum of six hours credit.

  
  • HIST 331 - Colonial and Revolutionary America

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Native American and European backgrounds, establishments of European settlements and institutions, emergence of colonial culture, conflict between France and England for America, the movement for independence in colonial British North America, the War for Independence and the development of state and national constitutional republicanism.

    Formerly HIST 373
  
  • HIST 332 - The Young Republic, 1787-1848

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores the early American republic with emphasis on the U. S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the administrations of presidents from Washington to Polk, slavery, the Mexican War, and the causes of Civil War. HIST 374.

  
  • HIST 333 - Civil War and Reconstruction

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Background and causes of the American Civil War, military, political, and social history of the Union and the Confederacy during the war; state and national problems during Reconstruction.

    Formerly HIST 375
  
  • HIST 334 - The Rise of American Power, 1875-1917

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Examines the emergence and development of an urban and industrial United States with emphasis on conflicts between traditional values and modernization, overseas imperialism, and the problems of world power.

  
  • HIST 335 - America in the War Years, 1917-1945

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Examines U. S. participation in World War I and World War II as well as the national experience during the interwar period and the Great Depression.

  
  • HIST 336 - Contemporary America, 1945-Present

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores the political, social, and economic forces driving the United States from World War II to the present. Emphasis on origins and collapse of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Sexual Revolution, the Great Society, Vietnam, Watergate, the Reagan Revolution and beyond.

    Formerly HIST 377
  
  • HIST 343 - Modern Asia

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Examines Asian peoples and their development through an in-depth focus on social, economic and political movements. Content varies.

    May be repeated for a maximum of six hours credit.

  
  • HIST 351 - Colonial Latin America

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Development of Western societies in the New World incorporating Indian cultures. Emphasis on cross-cultural economic, social, and political accommodation.

  
  • HIST 352 - Modern Latin America

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Study of nations which seceded from European empires in the 19th and 20th centuries. Examines especially cultural values and structures from the colonial period, continuing patterns of authoritarianism, and the struggle to establish democratic institutions.

  
  • HIST 355 - Black History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Introduction to substantive themes, historical problems, and analytical methods comprising Black or African American History with attention to key concepts such as race, diaspora, gender, sexuality, slavery, Blackness, freedom, civil rights, and human rights, centering on contributions to the making of the U.S. nation-state.

  
  • HIST 361 - Business and Economic History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    History of business and the economy with special emphasis on industrial development and markets. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HIST 362 - Diplomatic History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Historical perspective on governmental and non-governmental international relations focus on strategies employed to use political, economic, military, and cultural activities to advance national objectives. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HIST 363 - History of Ideas

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Analysis of basic beliefs about religion, humankind, nature, and society in their historical development. Alternate subtitles will appear on student’s transcript. Content varies.

    May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.

  
  • HIST 366 - Gender in History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores the role of gender in different historical and cultural settings. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit

  
  • HIST 367 - Social and Cultural History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Alternative subtitles will appear on student’s transcript. Historical perspectives on social and cultural change over time. Content varies.

    May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.

  
  • HIST 368 - History of Religion

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Alternative subtitles will appear on student’s transcript. Examines historical perspectives on the religious experience in various areas of the world. Content varies.

    May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.

  
  • HIST 369 - Constitutional and Legal History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Alternative subtitles will appear on student’s transcript. Examines the historical origins of constitutional development and legal practices in various areas of the world. Content varies.

    May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 hours.

  
  • HIST 371 - Topics and Themes

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Content varies. Students are limited to a maximum of 6 hours credit. Alternate subtitles will appear on student’s transcript.

  
  • HIST 378 - The American South

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Evolution of the sense of southern regional identity and cultural distinctiveness in reality and myths from colonial times to the present. Focusing on the impact of racism, plantation slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction, and the economic and cultural revolutions of the 20th-Century.

  
  • HIST 379 - The American West

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Effects of the “moving frontier” experience upon American development, with emphasis on the people and the land, development of Trans-Mississippi West during the 19th century, American Indian, territorial expansion, sectional conflict, and economic development.

  
  • HIST 380 - The Modern African-American Experience

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Post-WWII Black or African American History with attention to the modern civil rights movement and post-civil rights Black politics, social movements, culture, and community developments.

  
  • HIST 381 - Wars and Revolutions

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Comparative exploration with emphasis on causes and effects. Theories of revolution, role of political repression, wars as catalyst of social change, and the role of subcultures and counter cultures. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HIST 384 - Science and Society

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Explores methods and values in the scientific endeavor and the impact of scientific developments on attitudes, behavior, religion, industry and agriculture, public policies, urban life and the environment. Content varies.

    May be repeated twice for credit.

  
  • HIST 390 - The Historian’s Craft

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Introduction to methods and sources involved in historical research, writing, argumentation, and oral presentations. Topics vary and will be selected by the professor.

  
  • HIST 395 - Introduction to Public History

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s)
    General Education Core Curriculum: History

    Techniques and skills employed in historical agencies, museums, restorations, tourisms and other services. Topics will vary and may include topics such as historical archaeology and geography, family and community history, material culture preservation, site interpretation and administration, and historic district planning and management.

 

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