Honors Courses
Fall - Daytime Courses
ANTHR 215 H
Honors Behavioral and Social
Science: Magic, Myth, and Ritual Honors
3 credits
T 2:00 – 4:50 p.m.
– Room TBA
This course presents a cross-cultural study of various
beliefs surrounding the supernatural world and associated rituals in various
societies of Africa, Asia, Oceania, South America, native North America and
elsewhere. The emphasis of the
course is on understanding beliefs and rituals within their social contexts
and on broad comparison to derive insight into the general functions of
belief and rituals in human societies.
Using anthropological theory, the course will explore the roles of
mythology, ritual specialists, magic, witchcraft, and ritualized behavior to
expose students to the variability of ideological belief around the world
from the strange to the familiar. Instructor: Prof. Betty Jo Stokes
COMM 109H
Honors English/Communications: Speech
Communication Honors
3 credits
M/T/TH 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.
– Room TBA
This course provides an in-depth exploration of
issues and topics in communication. Students will learn techniques and
styles of oral communication and utilize these throughout the course to
share research in special topics such as listening, intercultural
communication, communication between genders, and the power of language to
shape our perceptions of the world around us. Students will work in groups
as well as individually, and will investigate and experience communication
in a variety of contexts. Oral presentations requiring extensive planning
and preparation and a research paper are required. 3 credits; Instructor:
Professor Linda Kalfayan
ECON 101H
Honors Social Science: Macroeconomics
Honors
3 credits
M/TH 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Room TBA
This
course is designed to introduce students to both the basic principles used
in economic theory and to the institutional details of the organization of
economic systems in the United States and other countries. In addition, the
course helps students understand the ways in which different economies are
linked and the effects of economic interactions within and between
countries. The contents of the course range from demand and supply analysis
to monetary and fiscal policies, with special emphasis on international
economic issues. Various contemporary macroeconomic policy issues are also
analyzed. The course also develops a conceptual framework to help students
independently analyze their issues. Prerequisite: ENG 101; 3 credits; Instructor:
Prof. Farhad Ameen
ENG 101H
Honors English: Composition and
Literature I
3 credits – W 1:00 – 3:50 p.m. – Room TBA
Expository
and argumentative writing is the focus of this course. Students read and
discuss prose essays which present significant issues and respond to them in
scholarly form and language. Research and its proper documentation are
included in this process.
Prerequisite: Score of 9 or 10 on the Writing Entrance Exam; 3
credits; Instructor: Professor Mira Sakrajda
ENG 102H
Honors English: Composition and
Literature II
3 credits – W 1:00 – 3:50 – Room TBA
Composition
and Literature II introduces students to literary genres (short story,
poetry, and drama). This course will present noteworthy examples in each of
these forms, which students will read, discuss and write about in critical
essays. Research will be required. Prerequisite: ENG 101; 3 credits;
Instructor: Professor Richard Rodriguez
ENG 210H
Honors English: American Dream
3 credits – Online
This
course examines the American Dream in its many facets and transformations
over this nation’s history. Central to these various contested versions of
the Dream are different visions of America itself: as a "city on a hill,"
bountiful Eden or as forbidding wilderness; as endless frontier, "home town"
community, or urban industrial powerhouse; as mecca for immigrants and level
playing field, or as exclusionary and oppressive world superpower. Our goal
is to identify what the American Dream has meant in the past, and what (if
anything) it means today. Prerequisite: ENG 102; 3 credits; Online
Course; Instructor: Professor
Jim Werner
HIS 223H
Honors Social
Science: U.S. Presidency Honors
3 credits – M/T/Th 12:00 – 12:50 p.m. –
Room TBA
“We give the President more work than a man can do, more
responsibility than a man should take, more pressure than a man could
bear…We wear him out, use him, eat him up….He is ours and we exercise the
right to destroy him” wrote John Steinbeck. How has the presidency
grown from a semi-ceremonial office to the most powerful in the nation?
HIS 223H will explore a number of themes in US presidential history such as
its constitutional roots, its evolution over time as well as how Americans
evaluate leadership. Through a series of case studies we will also examine
the extent to which factors such as intellect, charisma, socio-economic
background and even personal appearance can influence presidential
leadership. 3 credits; Instructor: Professor Gary Klein
INTER
Global
Davis Scholars Service-Learning Course Honors – (FULL –YEAR Course open ONLY
to Davis Global Scholars) – 3 credits each term –
Students’
participation in the program is made possible by the scholarships, but the
initiative offers much more than a traditional scholarship program. The
Kathryn W. Davis Global Community Scholarship Fund promotes interchange of
ideas, enlightens participants about global and local issues and engages the
students in cooperative and productive experiences. Scholarship recipients
will form a new unity, building leadership skills and experience through
collaboration on service projects.
3 credits each term;
Instructors: Professor Lori Maida and Professor Kent Trickel
MATH 120H
Honors Math: The Nature of Mathematics
Honors
3 credits – T/Th 10:00 – 11:50 a.m. – Room TBA
The
emphasis of this course in to improve problem-solving skills and extend
students’ understanding of the nature of mathematics beyond algebra.
The Topics include: Problem-solving, number theory, secret codes, the Golden
rectangle, symmetry, the concept of infinity, topology, chaos, fractals, the
uses and abuses of statistics, Uncertainty, and decision making. This
course is appropriate for liberal arts students entering fields of study
that are not mathematically-oriented. 4 credits; Prof. Jodi Cotton
PHIL 201H
Honors Humanities: Philosophy of Art
3 Credits – M 1:00 – 3:50 p.m. – Room TBA
This course
focuses on two difficult questions: What is art? And how can we rationally
defend our evaluations of art? Our efforts in answering these
questions will be guided by five philosophical theories of art: imitation,
instrumentalism, formalism, expressionism, and institutionalism.
Many diverse philosophers, artists, and works of art will be
addressed and illuminating connections to philosophical accounts of
knowledge, morality, self, society, cosmos, and religion will be made.
Along the way, we will also investigate the nature of beauty, taste,
aesthetic experience, creativity, originality, inspiration, the sublime, and
the horror of the uncanny. Every
class will discuss and apply theory to film, music, and painting.
3
credits; Instructor: Prof. Dwight Goodyear
PHYSC 154H
Physical Science Honors: Life in the
Universe Honors
4 credits – M/Th 10:00 – 11:50 a.m. – Room TBS
This course offers an approach to the science of life beyond Earth, from the
viewpoint of various physical sciences. Emphasis is on the physical
processes that shape our understanding of life and the habitability of
terrestrial planets. Specific topics include: the possibility of life within
our solar system, planetary atmospheres and geophysics, the search for
extra-solar planets, the feasibility of inter-stellar travel, and the search
for extra-terrestrial intelligence. The social and philosophical
implications of the course material is discussed. Lab activities include
physics and geology investigations, as well as a class field trip.
4 credits; Instructors:
Professor Eryn Klosko and Professor Paul Robinson
PHYSC
Physical Science Honors:
Science, Pseudoscience, and Critical
Thinking Honors
3 credits – Room TBA
This course is a reading and
discussion intensive course that provides the non-science major with the
framework to explore how modern scientists develop and examine their ideas.
The course will focus on non-mathematical explorations of critical
thinking techniques, scientific methods, pseudoscience and extraordinary
claims, peer review, hypothesis testing, the media portrayal of science, and
why a scientific theory is not “just a theory.”
3 credits, No lab;
Instructors: Professor Paul Robinson
and Laurel Senft
POLSC 112H
Honors Social Science: International
Law and Organizations Honors
3 credits – M 5:30 – 8:20 p.m. – Room TBA
This course is an introduction to international law, exploring the theories
behind international law, the concept of the national state and the
formation of world organizations in the twentieth century. It covers such
topics as human rights, the environment, refugees, terrorism, war crimes and
multinational corporations from an historical as well as legal perspective.
Emphasis will be placed on international problem solving and the issues of
peacekeeping and dispute resolution. The student will learn legal
terminology, case analysis and briefing. Prerequisite History/ Political
Science.
3 credits; Instructor: Professor Anne D'Orazio
PSYCH 101H
Honors Behavioral Science: General
Psych Honors
3 credits – W 5:00 – 7:40 p.m. – Room TBA
As a
foundation for all behavioral science courses, this course provides the
student with an understanding of how psychologists view the world and apply
scientific method to the study of behavior. The discipline of psychology is
characterized by controversy and change, but has always been committed to
objective inquiry to extend our knowledge of the complexity of behavior.
Each student designs and carries out a personal research project in order to
learn and experience the problems and pitfalls of doing behavioral research.
Research methodology, biological foundations of behavior, learning, memory,
perception, motivation and personality are topics of study.
3
credits; Instructor: Professor
Paul Siegel
PSYCH 112H
Honors Behavioral Science: Theories
of Personality Honors
3 credits –
T/Th 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. – Room TBA
This course will focus on the
individual. It will explore the factors which contribute to making each
person unique. It will also explore how consistent personality is over time
and across situations. The following theories will be covered: The
Psychoanalytic Approach, The Biological Approach, The Trait Approach, The
Humanistic Approach, The Social Learning Approach, and The Cognitive
Approach. 3 credits; Professor Laurie Corey
Honors Option
Courses
In addition to the Honors courses offered each semester,
there are “Honors Option” courses. Faculty members will occasionally
arrange with the Honors Program in advance to create an alternative
Honors-level syllabus for a non-Honors course. These courses are
designated in the Schedule of Instruction with a descriptor that says “May
be taken for Honors credit” or “Honors Option.” (See list below.)
Students interested in taking such courses for Honors
credit must inform the instructor of this intention in the first week of
class, and immediately submit an application for the Honors Program (if they
have not already done so). The instructor will inform the
Co-Directors, and will generate an Honors Contract for the student to sign,
outlining the additional academic responsibilities and assignments to be
fulfilled by the student. A copy of this document should be retained
by both the faculty member and the student. A student may “drop” the
Honors Option enrollment (while retaining enrollment in the non-Honors
course) up to the end of the Add/Drop period.
The faculty member will alert the Honors Co-Directors,
who will confirm the student’s good standing in the Honors Program, and then
request the special Honors designation from the Registrar; the student will
continue to attend and participate with the non-Honors group. When the
student successfully completes the assignments for the Honors Option and the
course overall, the course will be designated as Honors on the student’s
transcript.
PLEASE NOTE: No more than two (2) of these Honors
Options will be counted toward earning the status of “Honors Program
Graduate,” accorded to graduating students who have successfully
completed four or more Honors courses. To be an Honors Program
Graduate, the student MUST take at least two “full” Honors courses; the
other two courses may be Honors or Honors Options.
*At this time, we
do not have individual professors’ names for these courses.
We are working on getting them.
ACC 204
INTERMED ACCT 2 - HONORS
ADN 131
ADN-NURSING 2-HONORS
ADN 136
ADN NURSING 2 LAB-HONORS
ADN 144
ADN-NURSNG 2 CLIN-HONORS
ADN 221
ADN-NURSING 3-HONORS
ADN 222
ADN-NURSING 3 LAB-HONORS
ADN 242
ADN-NURSNG 3 CLIN-HONORS
BIOL 115
GENERAL BIOLOGY 1-HONORS
BIOL 117
GENERAL BIOLOGY 2-HONORS
BIOL 236
HUMAN GENETICS-HONORS
BIOL 237
HUMAN GENETICS LAB-HONORS
COMSC 108
NET GUI DEVELPMNT-HONORS
COMSC 201
DATA STRUCTURES-HONORS
ENG 219
FICTION INTO FILM-HONORS
FILM 109
AMERICAN CINEMA-HONORS
FILM 125
WRITING FOR FILM-HONORS
HSERV 201
METHODS-HELP PROC-HONORS
HSERV 208
CASE MANAGEMENT-HONORS
ITAL 201
INTER ITALIAN 1 - HONORS
ITAL 202
INTER ITALIAN 2 - HONORS
MUSIC 129
MUSIC THEORY 1-HONORS
MUSIC 197
HISTORY OF JAZZ-HONORS
PNA 107
PNA NURSING II-HONORS
PNA 108
PNA NURSING 2 LAB-HONORS
PNA 144
PNA NURSNG 2 CLIN-HONORS
PNA 201
PNA NURSING III-HONORS
PNA 202
PNA NURSING 3 LAB-HONORS
PNA 207
PNA NURSING IV-HONORS
PNA 208
PNA NURSING 4 LAB-HONORS
PNA 242
PNA NURSNG 3 CLIN-HONORS
PNA 244
PNA NURSNG 4 CLIN-HONORS
RESP 103
RESPIRATORY CARE 2-HONORS
RESP 201
RESPIRATORY CARE 3-HONORS
RESP 203
RESPIRATORY CARE 4-HONORS
SPAN 201
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1-HONORS
SPAN 202
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2-HONORS
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