MINOR IN BAYOU STUDIES
The University offers a minor in Bayou Studies after successful completion of 18 hours of courses that include content about local or regional history, literature, culture, language and geography. Nine hours must include IDST 201 (Bayou Region Field Explorations) and ENGL 426 (Bayou Culture) as well as either ENGL 427 or HIST 371.
Required Courses (9 hours)
| IDST 201 | Bayou Field Explorations |
| ENGL 425 | Bayou Culture |
ENGL 427 OR HIST 371 | Louisiana Literature OR Louisiana History |
The remaining nine hours can be chosen from the following list, with at least three of those hours coming from GEOG 375, SOCI 204, or SOCI 395:
Electives (9 hours)
| BIOL 215 | Pirogue Biology |
| CULA 401 | Culinary History of the South |
| CULA 279 | Cajun and Creole Cuisine |
| ENGL 326 | Intro to Folklore |
| ENGL 490 | Language and Culture |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French II |
| GEOG 375 | Geography of Louisiana |
| HIST 371 | Louisiana History |
| HUMA 303 | French Literature in Translation |
| SOCI 204 | Cultural Diversity of America |
| SOCI 395 | Racial and Cultural Minorities |
Students may substitute up to six hours of other special topics or themed courses that have a main focus or theme that addresses bayou studies or, more broadly, Louisiana. Approval of department head of Interdisciplinary Studies required for substitutions.
