ANTH 210.001
Gen Ed II.D. |
Honors Cultural Anthropology
3 units |
2:00-3:15 MW |
LI 316 |
Collins |
Introduction to social and cultural anthropology. Major social institutions, such as politics,
economics, religion and social structure will be viewed cross-culturally. |
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ART 146.001
Gen Ed I.E. |
Honors Drawing for
Non-Art Majors
3 units |
9:00-12:50 F |
CA 4001 |
Ober |
Creative process and communication through drawing. Studio application, lectures, demonstrations and research problems.
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ARTH 207.101
Gen Ed II.C.1. |
Honors Seminar:
Issues on American Environmental Art
3 units
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6:30-9:15 T |
CA 2032 |
Siegel |
| Culture's effect on science, identity and behavior, and on what we hear, see, value and ignore. This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar. |
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BIOL 117.001
Gen Ed. II.A. |
Honors Biology:
Science of Life
4 units |
8:00-9:15 TR
12:00-1:50 T |
SM 265
SM 301 |
Gasparich |
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| Biological principles common to plants and animals. Topics include cell structure and process (both physical and biochemical), mitosis, gametogenesis, aspects of embryology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Average of two laboratory hours per week. Major credit not given for both BIOL 110 and BIOL 201. Not open to students who have successfully completed BIOL 201. This course will be equated with BIOL 110 for use as a prerequisite or in entering the major. |
COMM 132.001
Gen Ed II.B.3. |
Honors Fundamentals of Speech Communication
3 units
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12:30-1:45 TR |
VB 214 |
Ventre |
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Instruction in various kinds of public speaking (e.g., informative, persuasive, introductory, and impromptu); doing research, developing ideas with evidence, preparing outlines, delivering and critiquing speeches with emphasis on rhetorical criticism and ethical issues in speech communication. |
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COSC 112.001
Gen Ed I.B. |
Honors Information & Technology for Business
3 units
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9:30-10:45 T
9:30-10:45 R
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Hilberg |
| Retrieve, process, classify, sort and evaluate data and information. Problem solving techniques, creative thinking skills, communication skills, team building, and professional ethics. Laboratories covering the Internet, spreadsheets, and databases. Additional lab time required. Students cannot earn credit for both this course and IDNM 101. |
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COSC 225.001
Gen Ed I.E. |
Honors Seminar:
Intro to Lego Robotics
3 units |
3:30-4:45 TR |
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| Basic mechanical, electronics and control issues in Robotics using the LEGO Mind storms platform. Design, implement and program robotic systems of interdisciplinary nature.
This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar. |
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ECON 203.001
Gen Ed II.C.2. |
Honors Microeconomic Principles
3 units
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12:00-12:50 MWF |
ST 300 |
Manley |
How private enterprise determines what is produced, prices, wages, profits. Supply and demand. Competition and monopoly. Labor unions, income distribution. Farm policy. The role of government in our economy.Not open to students who have successfully completed ECON 201. |
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ECON 204.001
Gen Ed II.C.2. |
Honors Macroeconomic Principles
3 units |
9:30-10:45 TR |
ST 306 |
Gitter |
Analysis of the aggregate dimensions of the American economy. An investigation of
American culture by the study of the American economy. Topics include national income and employment, inflation, economic development, business cycles, international trade, government spending and taxation. Not open to students who successfully completed ECON 202. |
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ENGL 190.001
Gen Ed I.A. |
Honors Writing Seminar
3 units |
2:00-3:15 MW |
RI 214 |
Bass |
| Exploration of issues and critical methods vital to a liberal education. Development of strategies for effective writing. Emphasis on student essays and reports. |
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ENGL 190.004
Gen Ed I.A. |
Honors Writing Seminar
3 units |
8-8:50 MWF |
RI 214 |
Capistra |
| Exploration of issues and critical methods vital to a liberal education. Development of strategies for effective writing. Emphasis on student essays and reports. |
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ENGL 190.005
Gen Ed I.A. |
Honors Writing Seminar
3 units |
9-9:50 MWF |
RI 214 |
Capistra |
| Exploration of issues and critical methods vital to a liberal education. Development of strategies for effective writing. Emphasis on student essays and reports. |
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ENGL 190.006
Gen Ed I.A. |
Honors Writing Seminar
3 units |
2:00-3:15 TR |
ST 300 |
Reiner |
| Exploration of issues and critical methods vital to a liberal education. Development of strategies for effective writing. Emphasis on student essays and reports. |
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ENGL 190.007
Gen Ed I.A. |
Honors Writing Seminar
3 units |
12:30-1:45 TR |
ST 300 |
Reiner |
| Exploration of issues and critical methods vital to a liberal education. Development of strategies for effective writing. Emphasis on student essays and reports. |
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ENGL 290.001
Gen Ed II.C.1. |
Honors Seminar:
The Literature of Exile in the Modern World
3 units |
9:30-10:45am TR |
RI 214 |
D'Addario |
| The Literature of Exile in the Modern World: This course will explore the experience of exile, the psychological upheaval, the familial struggles and the ethical questions raised by the forced migration of individuals and whole communities. We will do so by reading the memoirs, novels, poetry and essays of prominent exiled writers as well as listening to music and watching movies created out of the experience of exile. We will also seek to understand the nature of artistic creation from exile: what effects does exile have on the artist? What common characteristics does writing from exile have? Our focus will be on the Jewish migration during World War II, Eastern European exiles of the post-war era, Caribbean authors and musical artists struggling with the echoes of slavery, and recent exiles from the Arab-Muslim world. Prerequisite ENGL 190. This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar ONLY for those students who have completed ENGL 190. ENGL 290 may be taken for a maximum of 6 units, but only 3 units can be applied toward Honors seminar credit. |
ENGL 290.004
Gen Ed II.C.1. |
Honors Seminar:
Memoir as Self Discovery
3 units |
3:30-4:45 MW |
ST 300 |
Reiner |
Learning about yourself through the literature and writing of memoir. By reading excerpts from some of the most compelling memoirs, we will explore how memoirists get a better sense of themselves, their lives and how/where they fit into the larger picture. Also, we will explore our own pasts to find the patterns and metaphors that give deeper meaning to our own lives. This seminar is a combination of literature and creative writing. Prerequisite ENGL 190. This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar ONLY for those students who have completed ENGL 190. ENGL 290 may be taken for a maximum of 6 units, but only 3 units can be applied toward Honors seminar credit. |
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ENGL 290.005
Gen Ed II.C.1. |
Honors Seminar:
Masculinity
3 units |
2:00-3:15 MW |
ST 300 |
Reiner |
"Masculinity” is as easy as trying to lasso the sea and as productive: it’s too slippery and monolithic a term to sum up in a few short sentences. As a concept, like femininity, it’s fluid and evolving. That said, we can still get a handle on how the notion of masculinity has and hasn’t changed over the course of this country’s history. Through fiction, personal narrative, essays and film we will explore how the ideals and expectations of what it means to be a man has been created in the spheres where it plays itself out most clearly, most notably within the context of family, friendships, romance, sexuality, careers, sports and, of course, violence. Since masculinity as a concept in relation to feminism and across different racial and ethnic stratas. Prerequisite ENGL 190. This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar ONLY for those students who have completed ENGL 190. ENGL 290 may be taken for a maximum of 6 units, but only 3 units can be applied toward Honors seminar credit. |
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GEOG 110.001
Gen Ed II.D. |
Honors Introduction to Human Geography
3 units |
8:00-8:50 MWF |
ST 300 |
Schmitz |
| Uses the analytical approach of social sciences in the study of institutions of human society to reveal spatial patterns in the responses of people to basic problems and needs. Emphasis on discussion and analyses of problems. |
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HIST 148.001
Gen Ed II.B.1. |
Honors History of the United States Since the Mid-19th Century
3 units |
9:00-9:50 MWF |
LI 209 |
Gissendanner |
| Political, economic, social and cultural forces in American life since 1865; emphasis on student initiative and active participation in the learning process. |
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HLTH 102.001
Gen Ed II.B.3. |
Honors: Wellness for a Diverse Society
3 units |
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Carter |
| Health promotion,disease prevention and healthy lifestyles; analysis of personal attitudes and behavior. |
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HONR 223.001
GenEd I.B. |
Honors Seminar Special Topic: Everyday Computational Thinking
3 units |
3:30-4:45 MW |
ST 306 |
Dierbach |
| Introduction to computational thinking, defined as the methods, models and other mental tools related to the design, understanding, and utilization of computational processes as executed by humans or computers. Computational thinking manifests itself in the everyday tasks of problem solving, the everyday interactions with systems, and the everyday task of information processing. This is not a programming course; no prior experience will be necessary. HONR 223 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered. |
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HONR 223.002
GenEd I.B. |
Honors Seminar Special Topic: Computational Thinking in the Humanities
3 units |
11:00-12:15 TR |
ST 300 |
Kelleher |
| Through classic and contemporary readings, how computational concepts can be used to deepen our perspective on and understanding of cultural artifacts and literary texts will be investigated. Topics include: Borges' engagement with issues of abstraction and modeling, Carroll's interest in making and breaking rules for language games, Hardy and Falkner's use of maps to orient their imaginative worlds, Poe's fascination with code, encryption and hoaxes, and Pynchon's experimentation with the ways chance and randomness affect a subject's search for meaning. The ways of using virtual environments (Netlogo, Scratch, etc.) and popular tools like Facebook for modeling well-known texts will also be covered. HONR 223 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered. |
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HONR 225.001
GenEd I.E. |
Honors Seminar Special Topic: Computational Thinking: Creative Work with Audio and Video Using an Integrated Software Environment
3 units |
2:00-3:15 TR |
CA 3092 |
Kleinsasser |
| This is an interdisciplinary seminar-based exploration and hands-on introduction to computational thinking applied to creative problems using software that integrates audio and video data and processing. The course introduces students to thinking in terms of how sounds and visual information can be represented, interconnected, and developed for creative and expressive uses within the context of computational data and abstractions. The course does not require any previous programming experience and/or background in musical notation or music theory. HONR 225 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered. |
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HONR 230.001
Gen Ed II.B.1. |
Honors Seminar Special Topic: American Poetry: New Directions
3 units |
2:00-3:15 TR |
ST 306 |
Baker |
| This course examines issues of poetic form and experimentation in the tradition of modern American poetry. Following the lineage of “radical” Modernism from its roots in the experimentations of Stein and Williams in the early 20th century to its mid-century manifestations in Oppen and Creeley to later 20th century figures such as Michael Palmer and Bernadette Mayer will allow students to see the continuity of American poetic expression in its cultural and aesthetic contexts. The goals of the course are an increased conceptual and discursive understanding of one of the main currents in American literary and cultural life. HONR 230 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered. |
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HONR 240.001
Gen Ed II.C.3. |
Honors Seminar Special Topic: The Empire Writes Back: A Dialogue between Europe & the Caribbean
3 units |
3:30-4:45 TR |
ST 300 |
Botkin |
| This course will explore race, class, gender, religious or ethnic traditions, or minority issues and investigate how Western pre-judgments, systems or traditions contribute to issues in diversity. HONR 240 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered. |
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HONR 370.001 |
Honors Seminar Advanced Topics: The Idea of the University
3 units |
9:30-10:45 TR |
ST 300 |
Baker |
The Idea of the University looks at the theory of the modern university from the German Romantics to modern literary theorists. We will also examine how the production and transmission of knowledge depends on the division of knowledge into disciplines, with reference to Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies. Finally, we will look at the meaning of work in the contemporary university (professors, part-time instructors, students, staff) and the pressures from politicians and administrators to increase the productivity of the labor force. Prerequisites: English 102/190 or AP English credit. HONR 370 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered.
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HONR 370.002 |
Honors Seminar Advanced Topics: Gender, Culture, Politics & the Arts: Psychoanalysis
3 units |
2:00-3:15 MW |
LA 3150 |
Mattanah |
| This course will take an inter-disciplinary look at psychoanalysis and its impact, examining psychoanalytic studies of art, film, children’s literature, feminism, political issues and the political divide between liberals and conservatives, and folk customs in diverse cultures. This course will satisfy a Psychology and Women's Studies major elective. HONR 370 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered. |
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Honors Seminar Advanced Topics: Love in the Time of Shakespeare
3 units |
11:00-12:15 TR |
RI 214 |
D'Addario |
This course will explore the flood of love poetry, essays on marriage, and romantic comedies that began in the Renaissance with the introduction (or re-introduction) of Francesca Petrarca to England by the poet Thomas Wyatt and that came to its fullest expression in Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. We will be investigating what these authors had to say about courtship, sex, marriage, attraction, friendship and the opposite sex. What did they say to capture the “interest” of their audience? Throughout the course we will be concerned with the relationship (and often the distance) between the versions of love represented in the literature, and the actual (and rapidly changing) social conditions of love during this time period. Often, the idealized, romanticized love seen in the literature was looked upon nervously by the arbiters of social control and order. Often, the idealized, romanticized love seen in the literature was written by a man who had little or no contact with the object of his affection. We will not only be reading representations of more traditional male-female relationships in Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies, but also his homoerotic sonnets, the devolution into Restoration libertine poetry and the strange figurations of divine love in the poetry of John Donne and George Herbert. HONR 370 may ONLY be repeated provided a different topic is covered.
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IDHP 111.001
Gen Ed I.B. |
Honors Information Utilization in Health Professions
3 units |
9:30-10:45 TR |
ES 107 |
Caplis |
| Introduction to how information is identified, stored, accessed, verified, utilized and conveyed. Not open to those who successfully completed IDHS 110. |
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ISTC 202.001
Gen Ed I.B. |
Honors Using Information Effectively in Education
3 units |
2:00-3:15 TR |
HH 207 |
Obenshain |
| An introduction to gathering, evaluating and communicating information. Emphasis will be on using team collaboration and problem solving to examine current issues in education. |
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MATH 283.001
Gen Ed I.C.
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Honors Calculus I
4 units |
12:00-1:50 MW
12:00-12:50 F
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| Functions, limits and continuity; differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions; mean value theorem; differentials; introduction to integration; applications. Prerequisite: MATH 119 or calculus course in high school or adequate score on placement test. |
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MCOM 102.001 |
Honors Introduction to Mass Communication |
12:30-1:45 MW |
RI 214 |
Haller |
| Issues, theories and structures of mass communication and careers in the mass media. |
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MUSC 125.001
Gen Ed II.B.1. |
Honors History of Jazz
3 units |
12:30-1:45 TR |
CA 2079 |
McFalls |
| An examination of major currents in the history of jazz. Explores the importance of this musical tradition in American culture through discussion, analysis, listening and independent study. |
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PHIL 212.001
Gen Ed II.C.1. |
Seminar: Life and Meaning
3 units |
12:30-1:45 TR |
LA 4150 |
Fuchs |
There have been plenty of questions aimed at the relation of the terms ‘meaning’ and ‘life’ and a corresponding number of answers have been given. Many of these appear to be platitudes or empty formulas that seem true enough but also seem empty of meaning. There is also a disturbing lack of clarity in regard to “life” and “my life.” Finally, there are the difficulties raised by the meaning of ‘meaning’: is it singular or plural? Are there different sources of meaning for the different registers on which life is lived? Do public events and their meanings influence private life and personal meaning? How is one to understand the meaning of current events in our culture? How is one to understand how meaning is determined or derived from one’s place in this culture? The course will address such questions (and answers) by reading what some contemporary thinkers have to say and also by examining efforts at determining the meaning of some current events in our times. This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar. |
PHIL 212.002
Gen Ed. II.C.1. |
Seminar: Legacy of Socrates
3 units |
2:00-3:15 TR |
LI 310 |
Evangeliou |
| Socrates is one of the great philosophers in the Western tradition. His significance is such that his name is used to divide the history of Hellenic philosophy into the Pre-Socratic and Post-Socratic periods. By understanding Socrates' philosophy and legacy well, students will be able to better appreciate the philosophies of other Hellenic and European, or non-European thinkers and writers, whose thought has been shaped by the influence of Socratic thinking. This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar. |
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POSC 108.001
Gen Ed II.D. |
Honors Introduction to International Relations
3 units |
11-11:50 MWF |
LI 103 |
Roberts |
An introductory examination of principles of legal, political and social relations among
nations; coordination and conflict in the international system; global issues, such as trade, security, war and peace, power and formation of foreign policy.
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PSYC 102.001
Gen Ed II.C.2. |
Honors Introduction to Psychology
3 units |
2:00-3:15 MW |
PY 208 |
Bennett |
Methods and principles. Attention to measurement and experimentation, psychobiology, sensation and perception, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, personality, adjustment, abnormality, and psychotherapy, development and individual differences.
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PSYC 102.002
Gen Ed II.C.2. |
Honors Introduction to Psychology
3 units |
11-12:15 TR |
PY 507 |
Timko |
Methods and principles. Attention to measurement and experimentation, psychobiology, sensation and perception, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, personality, adjustment, abnormality, and psychotherapy, development and individual differences.
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SOCI 102.001
Gen Ed II.C.2.
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Honors Introduction to Sociology
3 units |
9:30-10:45 TR |
LA 4105 |
Caronna |
| Sociological concepts, theories, methods; a study of society and culture; the influence of the social environment on individual behavior. |
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SPAN 203.001
Gen Ed II.C.3. |
Honors Spanish Intermediate I
3 units |
12:30-1:45 TR |
LA 4118 |
Castro-Vazquez |
This course is dedicated to learning Spanish through practice by speaking, listening, reading and writing. Brief cultural readings will provide the grounds for discussions and compositions about Spanish speaking peoples from all around the world. A virtual tour around Spanish speaking countries will provide students with practical communicative abilities and cultural awareness that will enable students to interact with Hispanics. This course will review Spanish elementary grammar, improve students' vocabulary and advance students' communicative skills to an intermediate level. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN 102 or equivalent. |
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WMST 234.001
Gen Ed II.D. |
Honors International Perspectives on Women
3 units |
2:00-3:15 TR |
RI 214 |
Wangari |
Interdisciplinary examination of women's status and activism worldwide, including regional and local comparisons. Roles of governments and international organizations in shaping women's experiences. Women's rights and movements to implement them, including grassroots activism. Emphasis on student research into and analysis of analytic essays, news, reportage, fiction and testimonial writings. |
