Tulane University School of Liberal Arts

Knowing that black and brown folks are overrepresented in our prisons, this course explores the policies responsible for U.S. incarceration rates, with a particular focus on the history of The Louisiana State Penitentiary.

This course will explore significant moments in the history of the manufacturing industry, the garment industrys historical contribution to scientific advancements, and the current advances being made by the garment industry in comfort, sustainability, and gender affirmation.

What drives the evolution of garments that function as protection and/or support?

This course provides a critical overview of the business of sports.

From the petrochemical belts of Louisianas River Parishes to New Orleans widely discussed climate refugees and the water crises in Jackson, Mississippi and Flint, Michigan, marginalized communities particularly Black people are disproportionately impacted by anthropogenic pollution and climate change.

As you watch, analyze and consider if these global films about environmental disasters, ecological issues, and climate change promote activism or contribute to the crisis.

Frame and analyze environmental and social justice issues while engaging in impactful field research within the Greater New Orleans region.

Produce a product for city government officials while expanding your knowledge of urban politics, governance, public policymaking and policy research.

This course examines the complex relationship between American public policy and the rise of reality television as a dominant cultural force.

This course offers an accessible introduction for students who may not have a business background to the fundamentals of financial analysis and budgets within business, philanthropic, and arts organizations.

This course considers the multibillion dollar sports industry, mostly in the United States but also on a global scale in the cases of soccer and the Olympic Games.

This course surveys developments in the areas of entrepreneurship and new media/communication/digital technologies, explores and examines the cultural transformations occurring as a result, and gives students an opportunity to initiate their own, original entrepreneurial activity in a hands on way, utilizing emergent technological resources.

This class provides an introduction to the finances of working as an independent or freelance media producer and aims to support students as they graduate into the industry and become working filmmakers, designers, podcasters, and other digital artists.

Examine the intersection of these concepts in global politics and economic policy, and how structural racism has made marginalized groups disproportionately vulnerable to wide-scale disasters.

Writing for a world on fire is a class in writing for environmental justice this summer.

This course investigates the complex interplay between religion and U.S. policy, examining how religious beliefs and institutions influence political decisions and public policy in the United States.

In this class, we will engage with death care entrepreneurs through guest speakers and site visits, offering a behind-the-scenes look at New Orleans' fascinating business of death.

This course explores the transformative impact of widely available Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society, and its strategic implications.

This course covers the policy making process for domestic policy in the United States.