Honors Courses
Spring - Daytime Courses
Honors Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminal
Justice Systems
This course will provide an in-depth examination of criminal justice systems from a global perspective. It will describe and compare the criminal justice systems of multiple model nations, including their legal system, law enforcement, courts and corrections processes. The roles of religion, politics, economics, and national history will be analyzed in regard to their contribution to each nation’s criminal justice system. 3 credits, Instructor: Prof. Robert Barnes
Honors English:
Composition and Literature II
Composition and Literature II introduces students to literary genres (short
story, poetry, drama, novel). This course will present masterpieces in each
of these forms which students will read, discuss and write about in their
journals and in critical essays. Research will be required.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof. Martucci
Honors
English: Literature of New York
Some people say that New York is so different from the rest of the U.S.
that it is like its own separate country.
This course examines how New York is perhaps a truer embodiment of the
ideals of America than the rest of what we call the “Heartland” or “Grassroots
America.” Readings will sample texts
from a variety of fields and disciplines, including history, poetry, music,
film, philosophy, and others.
3 credits,
Instructor: Professor
Richard Rodriguez
Honors English:
Reading in Human Rights
This course studies significant literary, historical and other texts related
to human rights. Students read works that address essential questions of
social justice, individual conscience and human dignity. International in
scope and interdisciplinary in approach, this course explores the role of
writing in the concept and practice of human rights. Students complement
their reading with independent projects and participation in human rights
actions.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof. Alan
Devenish
Honors Humanities: Seminar in Ethics
Honors Seminar in Ethics focuses on excerpts written by Western philosophers
from Plato to Sartre, put into dialogue with literary works whose
protagonists struggle with moral dilemmas. Students also give presentations
on a topic of their own choice (with instructor approval) in the field of
ethics. For example, in the past we have learned about Tao; Confucianism;
Ethics in Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism; West African religions;
Animal Rights; etc. Journal responses and essays are assigned that address
every reading and the ethical questions which arise in those texts. Students
are encouraged to engage in free and open discussions, to question, and to
listen to others’ views with respect and interest.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof. James Werner
Honors Humanities:
World Cinema
This is an honors-level seminar on the movies as an art form and as an
international multicultural phenomenon. Students will engage in a focused
exploration of the technical and formal elements that make the movies a
unique and powerful means of human expression, one that finds its definition
in diverse cultural contexts. The course will provide students with a window
onto the rich cultural landscape beyond their own, exposing them to
cinematic accomplishments that extend beyond the conventional American model
and their own experience and introducing them to the national cinemas of
Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America, India and the Middle East,
with their distinctive perspectives, attitudes, values and beliefs. The
course will concern itself with culture and its impact on film as a work of
art, with culture as shaper of both content and form. Methods include class
discussion, oral and written reports, individual and group class
presentations, readings, and critical viewing of selected films and videos.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
John Cuniberti
Honors Behavioral
Science: Introduction to Sociology
This Honors course should appeal to students who are curious about the
nature of the social world and who want to participate in a challenging
academic environment that sharpens their analytical skills. Students will be
introduced to the basic principles of sociology and the concept of culture,
to important primary texts, and to the challenge of independent research on
contemporary issues and problems.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
Lori Maida
Honors Behavioral
Science: General Psychology
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: Prof.
Paul Siegel
Honors Social Science: Microeconomics
This course is meant for the student who is already familiar with economic analysis (having taken Macroeconomics, for example) and wants a challenging course to help develop his/her analytical skills in economics. The course should appeal to the student who wants to use the power of economic analysis in addressing various policy issues of the day.
3 credits , Instructor: Prof. Farhad Ameen
Honors Mathematics: History of Math
A survey of the history of Mathematics from counting through
Calculus. The Internet is the main reference tool to investigate the
contributions of various cultures and individuals. A problem solving approach is
used to study the Mathematical contributions of each culture.
3 credits, Instructor: Professor Jeannine Epps
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Honors Biology: Psychobiology
This course provides an
in-depth analysis of the role of biology in shaping human behavior.
Lecture topics include the anatomy and physiology of the neuroendocrine
system, learning and memory, pain and analgesia, homeostatic motivation,
emotions, and stress and stress management. Laboratory sessions include
explorations of sensory perception, sleep and dreaming, mental illness,
biofeedback, sociobiology and chronobiology. A written term project or
classroom presentation is required.
4 credits, Instructor: Professor
Michael Priano Honors English/Communications:
Understanding Mass Media
This course asks students to study
the impact of American mass media on American culture in particular and on
the cultures of other nations, to consider how the media alter the
traditional elements of culture (customs, rituals, icons, and value
systems), and to develop an understanding of the economic forces that
influence and shape the media. Students will demonstrate their grasp of
concepts through individual and group projects. An emphasis will be placed
on critical thinking in a seminar setting. Offered in lieu of the
Understanding Mass Media course available to all students, the course grants
Communications or English credits.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof. C Passariello
Honors English: Shakespeare
This
honors level seminar in Shakespeare offers students the opportunity to read and
to engage in intensive study and discussion of Shakespeare’s plays and
sonnets—works of enduring influence that stand among the sources of our
intellectual tradition and have shaped the development of Western culture. A
special emphasis will be placed on viewing and evaluating productions of the
plays. In addition to discussing primary texts and productions, the class will
investigate the historical, contextual, and inter-textual backgrounds of these
works. Complementing students’ own interpretations, a number of influential
critical theories in Shakespeare Studies will be explored and challenged.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
Frank Madden
Honors Social Science: Asia Today
This is an introductory course designed for students who are interested in learning more about Asia; as such, it provides background information on Asia as a whole and an in-depth look at a few selected Asian countries such as
India, China, and the Philippines. Current economic, political, and cultural events and their historical and geographical backgrounds are emphasized. In addition, the connections between Asia and the United States
and their importance are stressed.
3 credits , Instructor: Prof. David Kummer
Honors
Physics: Life in the Universe
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;
Professors Eryn Klosko and Paul Robinson
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Spring - Evening Courses
Honors Social
Science: Topics in Global History
This course is a survey of global history from earliest times to the
present. It will explore themes constant throughout that period to find
patterns of development of governmental institutions and economic systems
emphasizing the non-western as well as western experience. The rise and
decline of major civilizations, the transition from an agrarian to an urban
industrial and now post-industrial society and the nature of warfare will be
examined. Emphasis will be placed on discovering the historical roots of
contemporary conflicts.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof. Anne D'Orazio
Honors Social Science:
Great Trials
Great Trials exposes students to some of the greatest trials in the world. The exploration starts with the trial of Socrates, then the trial of Joan of Arc and Galileo Galilei. Manyother famous trials will be studied, which may include the following : Salem Witchcraft Trial, The Scopes Trials, The Nuremburg Trial, The Trial of Nelson Mandela, and The Tiananmen Square Dissidents Trial.
3 Credits, Prof. Russell Ippolito
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