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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
ENGL 2326 American Literature ..................... 3:3:0
A survey of American literature from the period of
exploration and settlement to the present. Students
will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction
in relation to their historical and cultural contexts.
Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of
authors for what they reflect and reveal about the
evolving American experience and character.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301.

ENGL 2331 World Literature ............................ 3:3:0
A survey of world literature from the ancient world
to the present. Students will study works of prose,
poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their
historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be
selected from a diverse group of authors and
traditions.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301.

ENGL 2341 Forms of Literature ...................... 3:3:0
The study of one or more literary genres including,
but not limited to, poetry, fiction, drama and film.

(GOVT) Government
GOVT 2305 Federal Government ..................... 3:3:0
Origin and development of the U.S. Constitution,
structure and powers of the national government
including the legislative, executive, and judicial
branches, federalism, political participation, the
national election process, public policy, civil liberties
and civil rights.

Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in reading (See
Placement Guidelines, page 17).
GOVT 2306 Texas Government ........................ 3:3:0

Origin and development of the Texas constitution,
structure and powers of state and local government,
federalism and inter-governmental relations,
political participation, the election process, public
policy, and the political culture of Texas.

Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in reading (See
Placement Guidelines, page 17).

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301.

(HECO) Home Economics

(GEOG) Geography

HECO 1322 Nutrition & Diet Therapy............... 3:3:0

GEOG 1302 Human Geography ....................... 3:3:0
This course introduces students to fundamental
concepts, skills, and practices of human geography.
Place, space, and scale serve as a framework for
understanding patterns of human experience.
Topics for discussion may include globalization,
population and migration, culture, diffusion,
political and economic systems, language, religion,
gender, and ethnicity.

This course introduces general nutritional concepts
in health and disease and includes practical
applications of that knowledge. Special emphasis is
given to nutrients and nutritional processes
including functions, food sources, digestion,
absorption,
and
metabolism.
Food
safety,
availability, and nutritional information including
food labels, advertising, and nationally established
guidelines are addressed.

Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in reading (See
Placement Guidelines, page 17).

(GEOL) Geology

(HIST) History

GEOL 1403 Physical Geology .......................... 4:3:2

HIST 1301 United States History I .................... 3:3:0

Introduction to the study of the materials and
processes that have modified and shaped the surface
and interior of Earth over time. These processes are
described by theories based on experimental data
and geologic data gathered from field observations.
Laboratory activities will cover methods used to
collect and analyze earth science data.
GEOL 1404 Historical Geology ........................ 4:3:2
A comprehensive survey of the history of life and
major events in the physical development of Earth
as interpreted from rocks and fossils. Laboratory
activities will introduce methods used by scientists
to interpret the history of life and major events in
the physical development of Earth from rocks and
fossils.

A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural,
and intellectual history of the United States from
the
pre-Columbian
era
to
the
Civil
War/Reconstruction period. United States History I
includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial,
revolutionary, early national, slavery and
sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras.
Themes that may be addressed in United States
History I include: American settlement and
diversity, American culture, religion, civil and
human rights, technological change, economic
change, immigration and migration, and creation of
the federal government.

Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in reading (See page
Placement Guidelines, page 17).
HIST 1302 United States History II .................. 3:3:0

A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural,
and intellectual history of the United States from
the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present.

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