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Course Name Course Number Required Books  
LSTD 1003 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard F. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 10th edition. 2007. ISBN-10: 0321486439, ISBN-13: 978-0321486431.

Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
LSTD 1213 Creativity in the Arts Sporre, D.J., Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities, 8th edition, Prentice Hall, 2006. ISBN-10: 0131931148. ISBN-13: 9780131931145.

An Introduction to the Humanities
LSTD 1223 History of the United States Norton, M. B., Katzman, D. M., Blight, D. W., Chudacoff, H. P., Paterson, T. G., Tuttle, W. M. Jr., and Escott, P.D. (2005). A People and a Nation. 7th edition. New York: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN-10: 0618375899, ISBN-13: 978-0618375899.

The textbook should comprise both volumes I and II, and span from 1492 to contemporary history.

A People and a Nation
LSTD 1233 Composition Faigley, Lester. The Penguin Handbook, 2nd edition. Pearson/Longman: New York. 2006. ISBN-10: 0321273753, ISBN-13: 978-0321273758.

The Penguin Handbook
LSTD 1243 Composition II Ramage, John D., John C. Bean, and June Johnson. Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings, 7th edition. Pearson/Longman: New York. 2007. ISBN–10: 032136466X, ISBN–13: 978-0321364661.

Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings
LSTD 1313 What in the World are the Social Sciences? Perry, J.A. and Perry, E.K.(2003). Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science, 11th Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 020545884X, ISBN-13: 978-0205458844.

Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science
  Zulke, F.J. and Kirley, J.P. Through the Eyes of Social Science, 6th ed., (2002). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. ISBN-10: 1577662261. ISBN-13: 978-1577662266.

Through the Eyes of Social Science
  Robert J. Mutchnick, and Bruce L. Berg, (1996). Research Methods for the Social Sciences: Practical Applications. Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 0023854510. ISBN-13: 978-0023854514.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Research Methods for the Social Sciences: Practical Applications
LSTD 1323 Governing Ourselves Perry, J. A. and Perry, E. K. Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Sciences. 11th edition. (2003). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 020545884X, ISBN-13: 978-0205458844.

Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Sciences
  Burns, J. M., Peltasan, J. W., Cronin, D. G., Magleby, D. B., and O'Brien, D. (2002). Government by the People. 5th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 0131939068, ISBN-13: 978-0131939066.

Government by the People
  Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard F. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 10th edition. 2007. ISBN-10: 0321486439, ISBN-13: 978-0321486431.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
LSTD 1413 Mathematics for Liberal Studies For all Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World, 7th Edition. Freeman and Company: New York. ISBN-10: 0716769018, ISBN-13: 978-0716769019.

For all Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today\'s World
LSTD 1423 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Physical Sciences Shipman, J.T., Wilson, J. D., and Todd, A. W. (2006). An Introduction to Physical Science. 11th edition. Houghton Mifflin College. ISBN-10: 0618472320, ISBN-13: 978-0618472321.

An Introduction to Physical Science
LSTD 2213 Humanistic Tradition Prehistory through the Renaissance Gloria Fiero, (2006). The Humanistic Tradition: Prehistory to the Early Modern World. Vol. 1, 5th edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN-10: 0072910127, ISBN-13: 978-0072910124.

The Humanistic Tradition: Prehistory to the Early Modern World
LSTD 2220 Images of Persuasion - Advertising, Propaganda, and Media Gorman, L. and McLean, D.(2003). Media and Society in the Twentieth Century: A Historical Introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell. ISBN-10: 0631222359, ISBN-13: 978-0631222354.

Media and Society in the Twentieth Century: A Historica Introduction
LSTD 2223 Humanistic Tradition Renaissance through the Modern World Gloria Fiero, (2006). The Humanistic Tradition: Prehistory to the Early Modern World. Vol. 2, 5th edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN-10: 0072910143, ISBN-13: 978-0072910124.

The Humanistic Tradition: Prehistory to the Early Modern World
LSTD 2233 Evil Acts, Religious Reasons Kimball, Charles. (2002). When Religion Becomes Evil. San Francisco: Harper Collins. ISBN-10: 0-06-055610-2, ISBN-13: 978-0060556105.

When Religion Becomes Evil
LSTD 2313 The Human Experience - The Role of Culture Perry, J.A. and Perry, E.K.(2003). Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science. 11th Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 0-205-45884-X, ISBN-13: 978-0205458844.

Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science
  Zulke, F.J. and Kirley, J.P. Through the Eyes of Social Science. 6th ed., (2002). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. ISBN-10: 1-57766-226-1, ISBN-13: 978-1577662266.

Through the Eyes of Social Science
  Patterson, Thomas C. 1997. Inventing Western Civilization. New York: Monthly Review Press. ISBN-10: 0853459614, ISBN-13: 978-0853459613

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Inventing Western Civilization
  Montagu, Ashley. 1997. Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race. Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press. 6th edition. ISBN-10: 0803946473, ISBN-13: 978-0803946477.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race
LSTD 2323 Human Groups and Distribution of Resources Perry, J.A. and Perry, E.K.(2003). Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science, 11th Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 0-205-45884-X, ISBN-13: 978-0205458844.

Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science
  Zulke, F.J. and Kirley, J.P. Through the Eyes of Social Science, 6th ed., (2002). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. ISBN-10: 1-57766-226-1, ISBN-13: 978-1577662266.

Through the Eyes of Social Science
  Barkan, S. and Snowden, L.L. (2001). Collective Violence. New York: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 0-205-26782-3, ISBN-13: 978-0205267828.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Collective Violence
  Curtis, R. L. and Aguirre, B, E. (1993). Collective Behavior and Social Movements. New york: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 0-205-14533-7, ISBN-13: 978-0023854514.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
LSTD 2333 Contemporary Social Issues Vincent N. Parrillo, Contemporary Social Problems. 6th Ed., 2005, Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-10: 0205420761, ISBN-13: 978-0205420766.

Contemporary Social Problems
  Concise Rules of APA Style. 2005, American Psychological Association. ISBN-10: 1591472520, ISBN-13: 978-1591472520.

Concise Rules of APA Style
LSTD 2413 Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Starr, C. (2007). Biology: Concepts and Applications, 7th edition. Belmont: CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. ISBN-10: 0496229814, ISBN-13: 9780495119814 for the paperback. ISBN-10: 0495119970, ISBN-13: 9780495119975 for the hardcover.

Biology: Concepts and Applications
LSTD 2423 Science as a Process Goldstein, M. (1991). How We Know: An Exploration of the Scientific Process. New York: De Capo Press. ISBN-10: 030680140X, ISBN-13: 978-0306801402.

How We Know: An Exploration of the Scientific Process
LSTD 2613 Business Ethics Velasquez, Manuel G. (2002). Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases. 6th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 0131930079, ISBN-13: 978-0131930070.

Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases
LSTD 2623 Understanding Management Daft, R. and Marcic, D. (2004). Understanding Management. 5th Ed. Mason, OH: Thomson. ISBN-10: 0324405715, ISBN-13: 978-0324405712.

Understanding Management
LSTD 2633 Leadership from Within Thompson, C. Michael (2000). The Congruent Life. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN-10: 0787950084, ISBN-13: 978-0787950088.

The Congruent Life
LSTD 2700 Introduction to Criminal Justice Samaha, J. (2006). Criminal Justice, 7th ed. New York: Wadsworth. ISBN-10: 0534645577, ISBN-13: 978-0534645571

Criminal Justice
LSTD 2700/2800 People and Differences Hurst, C.E. (2007). Social Inequality: Forms, Causes and Consequences. 6th Edition. Pearson, Boston, MA. ISBN-10: 0205484360, ISBN-13: 978-0205484362.

Social Inequality: Forms, Causes and Consequences
  Concise Rules of APA Style. 2005, American Psychological Association. ISBN-10: 1591472520, ISBN-13: 978-1591472520.

Concise Rules of APA Style
  Adams, D.W. (1995). Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience 1875-1928. University Press of Kansas. ISBN-10: 0700608389, ISBN-13: 978-0700608386.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Education for Extinction
  Etcoff, Nancy (1999). Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty. New York: Anchor Books. ISBN-10: 0385479425, ISBN-13: 978-0385479424.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty
  Moore, MariJo, Editor (2003). Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN-10: 1560255110, ISBN-13: 978-1560255116.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing
LSTD 2700 Tipping Point Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point. New York: Little, Brown and Company: ISBN-10: 0316346624, ISBN-13: 978-0316346627.

The Tipping Point
LSTD 3223 Renaissance Art Hartt, Frederick and David G. Wilkins. History of Italian Renaissance Art, 6th edition. 2006. ISBN-10: 0131882473, ISBN-13: 978-0131882478.

History of Italian Renaissance Art
  Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing About Art, 8th Edition. 1997. ISBN-10: 0321292480, ISBN-13: 978-0321292483.

A Short Guide to Writing About Art
LSTD 3233 Special Topics in the Humanities of the Ancient World Fiero, Gloria (2006). The Humanistic Tradition: Prehistory to the Early Modern World. Vol. 1, 5th Edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN-10: 0072910127, ISBN-13: 978-0072910124.

The Humanistic Tradition: Prehistory to the Early Modern World
  Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard F. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 10th edition. 2007. ISBN-10: 0321486439, ISBN-13: 978-0321486431.

Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
LSTD 3243 Special Topics in the Humanities of the Modern World Fiero, Gloria (2006). The Humanistic Tradition: The Modern World to the Present. Vol. 2, 5th edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN-10: 0-07-291014-3, ISBN-13: 978-0072910148.

The Humanistic Tradition: The Modern World to the Present
LSTD 3253 Foundations of Ethics in Liberal Studies Shaw, William H. Social and Personal Ethics. 5th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing Company: Belmont, California (2005). ISBN-10: 0-534-64024-9, ISBN-13: 978-0534640248.

Social and Personal Ethics
LSTD 3263 The Art of the Non-Western World Michael Kampen O'Riley. Art Beyond the West. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. ISBN-10: 013183360X, ISBN-13: 978-0131833609.

Art Beyond the West
LSTD 3313 Creativity Michalko, M. (2001) Cracking Creativity. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. ISBN-10: 1-58008-311-0, ISBN-13: 978-1580083119.

Cracking Creativity
LSTD 3323 Sleep and Dreams Lavie, Peretz. (1996). The Enchanted World of Sleep. Yale University Press. ISBN-10: 0300074360, ISBN-13: 978-0300074369.

The Enchanted World of Sleep
  Rock, Andrea. (2004) The Mind at Night: The New Science and How and Why We Dream. New York: Perseus Books. ISBN-10: 0-7382-0755-1, ISBN-13: 978-0738207551.

The Mind at Night: The New Science and How and Why We Dream
  Bear, Sun. How to Interpret and Work with Your Dreams Using the Medicine Wheel. 1994. New York: Book. ISBN-10: 0671784161, ISBN-13: 978-0671784164.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 How to Interpret and Work with Your Dreams Using the Medicine Wheel
  Fontana, David. The Secret Language of Dreams. New York: Chronicle Books. 1994. ISBN-10: 0811807282, ISBN-13: 978-0811807289.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 The Secret Language of Dreams
  Kosarin, Jennie. The Everything Dreams Book: What Your Dreams Mean and How They Affect Your Everyday Life. 2nd Edition. 2005. Adams Media Corporation. ISBN-10: 1593373368, ISBN-13: 978-1593373368.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 The Everything Dreams Book
LSTD 3333 Human Arrangements - Troubled Institutions and Social Inequality Finsterbusch, Kurt. (2006) Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Social Issues, 14th edition. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. ISBN-10: 0073514969, ISBN-13: 978-0073514963.

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Social Issues
  Coleman, James W. and Kerbo, Harold K. (2002) Social Problems, 9th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN-10: 013154053X, ISBN-13: 978-0131540538.

Social Problems
  Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard F. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 10th edition. 2007. ISBN-10: 0321486439, ISBN-13: 978-0321486431.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
LSTD 3343 Challenges in a Changing World Finsterbusch, K. (2006). Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Social Issues. 14th Edition. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. ISBN-10: 0073514969, ISBN-13: 978-0073514963.

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Social Issues
  Coleman, J.W. and Kerbo, H.K. (2002). Social Problems. 9th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN-10: 013154053X, ISBN-13: 978-0131540538.

Social Problems
  Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard F. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 10th edition. 2007. ISBN-10: 0321486439, ISBN-13: 978-0321486431.

This text is supplemental, not required.


 Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
LSTD 3353 Women in Consumer Culture Thornham, Sue (2000) Feminist Theory and Cultural Studies: Stories of Unsettled Relations. Oxford University Press: London. ISBN-10: 0-340-71898-6, ISBN-13: 978-0340718988.

Feminist Theory and Cultural Studies: Stories of Unsettled Relations
LSTD 3363 Ethics in Social Sciences Boss, Judith A. Analyzing Moral Issues. Fourth Edition. McGraw-Hill Companies: Boston (2005). ISBN-10: 0073386634, ISBN-13: 978-0073386638.

Analyzing Moral Issues
  Shaw, William H. Social and Personal Ethics. Fifth Edition. Wadsworth Publishing Company: Belmont, California (2005). ISBN-10: 0534640249, ISBN-13: 978-0534640248.

Social and Personal Ethics
LSTD 3373 American Public Intellectuals An American Life: The Autobiography. Ronald Reagan. Simon and Schuster (1990). ISBN-10: 0671691988, ISBN-13: 978-0671691981.

An American Life: The Autobiography. Ronald Reagan
LSTD 3423 Chemistry for Changing Times Hill, J. W. and Kolb, D. K. (2003). Chemistry for Changing Times, 10th edition. Prentice-Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN-10: 0131402463, ISBN-13: 978-0131402461.

Chemistry for Changing Times
  Schwarcz, J. ( 2002). Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life. W. H. Freeman: New York. ISBN-10: 0805074074, ISBN-13: 978-0805074079.

Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs: 67 Digestible Commentaries on the Fascinati
LSTD 3433 The Dynamic Universe Shipman, J.T., Wilson, J.D., and Todd, A.W. (2000). Introduction to the Physical Sciences, 11th Ed. Lexington, MA: Heath. ISBN: 0618472320.

Introduction to the Physical Sciences
  Hawking, S. (1998). A Brief History of Time, 10th Ed. Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub. ISBN: 0553380168.

A Brief History of Time
LSTD 3443 Ecology and Evolution Starr, C. (2002). Biology: Concepts and Applications, 7th Edition. Belmont: CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole. ISBN-10: 030680140X, ISBN-13: 978-0306801402.

Biology: Concepts and Applications
  Weiner, Jonathon (1995). The Beak of the Finch. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN-10: 067973337X, ISBN-13: 978-0679733379.

The Beak of the Finch
LSTD 3453 Physics for Poets March, R. H. (1996). Physics for Poets. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill: New York. ISBN-10: 0072472170, ISBN-13: 978-0072472172.

Physics for Poets
LSTD 3503 Interdisciplinary Inquiry Behrens, Laurence and Rosen, Leonard F. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 10th edition. 2007. ISBN-10: 0321486439, ISBN-13: 978-0321486431.

Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
  Kuhn, Thomas S. (1962). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (any edition). University of Chicago Press: Chicago. ISBN-10: 0226458083, ISBN-13: 978-0226458083.

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
LSTD 3613 Leadership in Organizations Maxwell, J.C. (1998). The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. ISBN-10: 0785274316, ISBN-13: 978-0785274315.

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
  Bennis, W.G.; Spreitzer. G.M. (Ed.); and Cummings, T. (Ed.) (2001). The Future of Leadership: Today's Top Leadership Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow’s Leaders. Wiley, John and Sons, Incorporated. ISBN-10: 0787955671, ISBN-13: 978-0787955670.

The Future of Leadership
LSTD 3623 Conflict Resolution Fisher, Roger, Ury, William and Patton, Bruce. (1991) Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Second Edition. Harvard University Penguin Books. ISBN-10: 0-14-015735-2, ISBN-13: 978-0140157352.

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
  Ursiny, Tim. (2003) The Coward’s Guide to Conflict: Empowering Solutions for Those Who Would Rather Run than Fight. Naperville, Illinois: Source Books. ISBN-10: 1402200552, ISBN-13: 978-1402200557.

The Coward’s Guide to Conflict
LSTD 3633 Integrated Marketing Strategies Perreault, W. D., Jr. and McCarthy, E. J. (2002). Essentials of Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach. 9th Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10: 0072464208, ISBN-13: 978-0072464207.

Essentials of Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach
LSTD 3643 The Changing Marketing Environment Perreault, W. D., Jr. and McCarthy, E. J. (2002). Essentials of Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach. 9th Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10: 0072464208, ISBN-13: 978-0072464207.

Essentials of Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach
LSTD 3653 Global Strategies Perreault, W. D., Jr. and McCarthy, E. J. (2002). Essentials of Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach. 9th Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10: 0072464208, ISBN-13: 978-0072464207.

Essentials of Marketing: A Global-Managerial Approach
LSTD 3663 Ethics in Leadership Daft. R.L. and Marcic, D. Understanding Management. 5th ed. Mason, OH: Thomson. 2004. ISBN-10: 0324405715, ISBN-13: 978-0324405712.

Understanding Management
  Velasquez, M. Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases. 6th ed. Prentice-Hall. 2001. ISBN-10: 0131930079, ISBN-13: 978-0131930070.

Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases
LSTD 3673 Motivation in Learning and Leadership Reeve, John Marshall. Understanding Motivation and Emotion. 4th Edition. ISBN-10: 0-471-45619-5, ISBN-13: 978-0471456193.

Understanding Motivation and Emotion
  Concise Rules of APA Style. 2005, American Psychological Association. ISBN-10: 1591472520, ISBN-13: 978-1591472520.

Concise Rules of APA Style
  Team Secrets of the Navy Seals: The Elite Military Force’s Leadership Principles for Business. ISBN-10: 0-7407-1907-6, ISBN-13: 978-0740719073.

Team Secrets of the Navy Seals
  Stanley, Andy. Visioneering. 1999. Multnomah Press: Sisters, Oregon. ISBN-10: 1-57673-538-9, ISBN-13: 978-1576735381.

Visioneering
LSTD 3743 Criminal Justice Administration Gaines, Larry H. and Roger Leroy Miller. (2008). Criminal Justice in Action (5th Edition). Belmont, CA: Cengage. ISBN-10: 0495505447, ISBN-13: 978-0495505440.

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