ASTR 302.001
Gen Ed II.A |
Honors Cosmic Origins
3 units |
8-9:15am TR |
ST 306 |
Storrs |
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| Origin and evolution of the universe, stars and planets; the rise of life on earth; social, technological and ethical issues raised by the scientific research for extraterrestrial life and its possible discovery on other worlds. |
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COMM 132.001
Gen Ed II.B.3 |
Honors Fundamentals of Speech Communication
3 units
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12:30-1:45 MW |
ST 306 |
Norton |
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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 |
9-9:50 MW
9-9:50 F |
YR 201 MW YR 305 F |
Hilberg |
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| 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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DFST 117.001
Gen Ed II.C.1 |
Honors American Sign Language I
3 units
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8-9:15am TR
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VB 101
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Eshgi |
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Emphasizes receptive and expressive conversational skills in American Sign Language.
Class will be conducted in a silent classroom (no voices allowed). Non-verbal communication skills and basic interpretive practice will be provided |
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ECON 203.001
Gen Ed II.C.2 |
Honors Microeconomic Principles
3 units
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2-3:15 TR |
ST 306 |
Baetjer |
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| 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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ENGL 190.001
Gen Ed I.A
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Honors Writing Seminar
3 units
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11-12:15 MW |
RI 214 |
Bass |
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| 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 190.002
Gen Ed I.A |
Honors Writing Seminar
3 units |
12:30-1:45 MW |
RI 214 |
Reiner |
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| 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.I |
Honors Seminar: Literature in the Age of Beowulf
3 units |
9:30-10:45am TR |
ST 306 |
Cain |
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| What we will be doing in this course is more akin to archaeology: we will investigate some literary texts from Anglo-Saxon England and from cognate northwest European traditions, such as Iceland, as artifacts of the cultures that produced them. We will be reading some texts from various dates in the Anglo-Saxon period, as well as other early national literatures. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Prerequisite: ENGL 190. |
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ENGL 290.002
Gen Ed II.C.I |
Honors Seminar: 20th Century American Literary Responses to War
3 units |
2-3:15 MW |
RI 214 |
Manus |
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In this course students will be reading and writing across genres about wartime issues. We will be reading novels, short stories, memoir, and essays contemplating the effects of war on American soldiers and civilian society in the last century. Students will be producing a longer literary essay, as well as shorter pieces across the genres of creative non-fiction and fiction, including, potentially, interviews, feature stories, and fictional work in order to consider their goals and effects. Active participation in seminar discussions of the readings is required, as well as student-led discussion and/or presentations. Authors may include Hemingway, Manchester, Wiesel, Heller, O'Brien, and Herr, among others. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Prerequisite: ENGL 190. |
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HIST 148.001
Gen Ed II.B.I |
Honors History of the United States since the Mid-19th Century
3 units
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2-3:15 TR |
LI 313 |
Reinhardt |
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| 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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HONR 230.001
Gen Ed II.B.I |
Honors Seminar in the American Experience: Arts & Humanities - Literary and Psychological Perspective
3 units |
9:30-10:45 MW |
ST 300 |
Mattanah |
This course will emphasize an interdisciplinary examination of masterworks of children’s literature with specific attention paid to narrative structure, character development, and psychological processes associated with children’s development, resolution of psychic conflict, and cognitive development in children. The course will also provide students an opportunity to engage children firsthand in the experience of literature. This course may satisfy either a Psychology major elective, an English major Literature elective, or a literature elective for both ECED and ELED majors.
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HONR 230.002
Gen Ed II.B.I |
Honors Seminar in the American Experience - American Poetry: Olson & Creeley
3 units |
2-3:15 TR |
ST 300 |
Baker |
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An intensive examination of works by two of the major poets associated with the Black Mountain poetry movement, including study of their poems, theoretical writings and personal correspondence. Students will be urged to be active participants in investigating different aspects of Olson and Creeley's poetry and poetics.
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HONR 233.001
GenEd II.B.3. |
Honors Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Higher Education in a Changing World
3 units |
11-12:15 MW |
ST 300 |
Nixon |
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| This course enables students to understand "higher education" from multiple and interdisciplinary perspectives that make coherent sense of the effects of the various types of forces of change in its environment. It also enables students to explore higher education patterns, issues, problems, implications, and forces of change in depth. |
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HONR 240.001
Gen Ed II.C.3 |
Honors Seminar in Western Heritage Plurality and Diversity: Music and Gender
3 units |
11-12:15 MW |
ST 306 |
Magaldi |
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| This seminar will investigate the gendered dimensions of music. We will examine gender constructions, contextualized by socio-cultural conditions, in the creation, transmission, performance practice, and reception of music in the Western tradition. We will use several musical styles as case examples from classical, popular, and traditional music. |
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Honors Seminar Advanced Topics- Child Rearing: From Ancient Greece to Modern Controversy
3 units |
2-3:15 MW |
ST 300 |
Mattanah |
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| This course will provide an intellectual history of the concept of childhood from Ancient Greece and Biblical writings, through the medieval period, to the enlightenment writings of Locke and Rousseau, and finally to 19th and 20th century conceptualizations within sociology, psychology, and related disciplines. This course has been approved as a Psychology major elective. |
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Honors Seminar Advanced Topics: Creativity and Critical Thinking
3 units |
11-12:15 TR |
ST 300 |
Baker |
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| Interdisciplinary seminar to examine through intensive interactive review of materials from a variety of disciplines how the theory and practice of critical thinking interacts with creativity. Will include attention to how what is widely recognized as “creative” work—poetry, art, film, performance—incorporates critical attitudes and practices, as well as what is widely recognized as critical thinking in the various scientific and social science disciplines relies on creative approaches to discovering new paradigms, methodologies and research practices. |
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ISTC 202.001
Gen Ed I.B |
Honors Using Information Effectively in Education
3 units |
9:30-10:45 TR |
HH 207 |
Obenshain |
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| 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 293.001
Gen Ed I.C
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Honors Seminar in Mathematics: Exploration and Connections
3 units |
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12:30-1:45 TR |
YR 125 |
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| The primary goal of this seminar is for each student to begin to acquire techniques to explore the fascinating world of mathematics and its connection to other disciplines, including, but not limited to, art, literature, history, and politics. The structure of the course will focus on classroom strategies that encourage students to creatively engage in mathematical investigations. The student will be expected to take an active role in all parts of the class, including discussions and presentations. The assignments and activities both in and out of class are designed to enhance the understanding, appreciation, and practical experience of the bridges connecting mathematics to the world around us. |
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MUSC 110.001
Gen Ed II.D |
Honors World Music
3 units
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2-3:15 MW
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ST 306 |
Magaldi |
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| Musical traditions of the world, including understanding of musical languages and development of listening skills for appreciation of diverse musical cultures. |
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POSC 212.001
Gen Ed II.C.2
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Politics and the Court in American Government
3 units
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9:30-10:45 TR
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RI 214
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Fruchtman |
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| Supreme Court as a political institution, including personal policy preferences of justices in regard to civil rights and liberties. This course will be accepted as an Honors College Seminar. |
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PSYC 204.001
Gen Ed II.C.2 |
Honors Human Development
3 units |
12:30-1:45 MW |
PY 300 |
Harris |
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| An in-depth study of research and theories related to the overall development of the human throughout the life span, with an emphasis on the interaction of physical, psychological, and social components. Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or PSYC 102. |
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SOCI 102.001
Gen Ed II.C.2
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Honors Introduction to Sociology
3 units |
12:30-1:45 TR |
ST 306 |
Clifford |
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| Sociological concepts, theories, methods; a study of society and culture; the influence of the social environment on individual behavior. |
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THEA 102.001
Gen Ed I.E |
Honors Acting I
3 units |
11:00-12:15 TR |
ST 306 |
Fox |
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| Development of imagination through impovisation, exercises and simple scenes. |
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WMST 232.001
Gen Ed II.C.3 |
Honors Women in Perspective
3 units |
11-12:15 TR |
LI 307 |
Dayi |
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| An examination of the status of women and women’s attempts to achieve economic, legal and social equality and physical integrity, in the past and today with an emphasis on U.S. women. The focus is on both the commonalities and the diversity of women’s experience. Topics covered include marriage, motherhood, education, jobs and sexuality, with attention to race and class. Emphasis on student research into and analysis of women’s political, autobiographical and fictional writings. |
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