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HONR D101 Developments Western Thought I Discussion (3 Credit Hours)
This is the discussion section that complements the Honors Freshman lecture course on the Western Intellectual Traditions: Antiquity to the Middle Ages. All students enrolled in HONR 101 must also be enrolled in a section of HONR D101.
Interdisciplinary Option: Catholic Studies
Course equivalencies: X-HONRD101/CATH101D
HONR D102 Developments in Historical Western Thought II Discussion (3 Credit Hours)
This is the discussion section that complements the Honors Freshman lecture course on the Western Intellectual Traditions: the Renaissance to Modernism. All students enrolled in HONR 102 must also be enrolled in a section of HONR D102.
HONR 101 Western Traditions - Antiquity to the Middle Ages (3 Credit Hours)
This course,(and its companion, HONR 102), opens perspectives on works that have shaped the self-understanding of the Western intellectual tradition. An interdisciplinary team of professors examines these works from a variety of disciplinary paradigms. Students will examine the recurring questions the works pose to each other and to our own culture: questions about the nature of human existence and destiny, and the characteristic problems and possibilities of humanity's struggle for justice, search for truth and hunger for beauty. These courses are structured as three hours of lecture and three hours of seminar each semester.
Interdisciplinary Option: Catholic Studies
Course equivalencies: X-HONR10/CATH102
Studying a selection of major works from antiquity to the present, students learn how each text reflects its own period, how texts within each period present different views, and how ideas change over time; Written and visual expressions of these themes are examined in relation to the political and cultural background of each period: Ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic Period and modernism
Outcomes
Studying a selection of major works from antiquity to the present, students learn how each text reflects its own period, how texts within each period present different views, and how ideas change over time; Written and visual expressions of these themes are examined in relation to the political and cultural background of each period: Ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic Period and modernismHONR 102 Western Traditions-Renaissance to Modernity (3 Credit Hours)
This course (and its companion, HONR 101) opens perspectives on works that have shaped the self-understanding of the West. An interdisciplinary team of professors examines these works from a variety of disciplinary paradigms. Students will examine the recurring questions the works pose to each other and to our own culture: questions about the nature of human existence and destiny, and the characteristic problems and possibilities of humanity's struggle for justice, search for truth and hunger for beauty. These courses are structured as three hours of lecture and three hours of seminar each semester.
Studying a selection of major works from antiquity to the present, students learn how each text reflects its own period, how texts within each period present different views, and how ideas change over time; Written and visual expressions of these themes are examined in relation to the political and cultural background of each period: Ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic Period and modernism
Outcomes
Studying a selection of major works from antiquity to the present, students learn how each text reflects its own period, how texts within each period present different views, and how ideas change over time; Written and visual expressions of these themes are examined in relation to the political and cultural background of each period: Ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic Period and modernismHONR 203A The United States Experience (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted to students in the Honors Program. This course examines the question, "Who are we in the United States of America?" Students approach this question using multiple texts and visual materials that address social, political, and cultural aspects of the U.S. experience. The course illustrates the main contours of American society and the American story and explores the ways in which our self-image as a people reflects and contradicts reality.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Historical Knowledge
Students will understand the role of key historical processes such as the frontier experience, industrialization, immigration, religious pluralism, and the struggle for equality in the development of a distinctive American story; They will learn to use available public sources to conduct research on aspects of the American experience
Outcomes
Students will understand the role of key historical processes such as the frontier experience, industrialization, immigration, religious pluralism, and the struggle for equality in the development of a distinctive American story; They will learn to use available public sources to conduct research on aspects of the American experienceHONR 203B The United States Experience (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted to students in the Honors Program. This course examines the question, "Who are we in the United States of America?" Students approach this question using multiple texts and visual materials that address social, political, and cultural aspects of the U.S. experience. The course illustrates the main contours of American society and the American story and explores the ways in which our self-image as a people reflects and contradicts reality.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Students will understand the role of key social processes such as the frontier experience, industrialization, immigration, religious pluralism, and the struggle for equality in the development of a distinctive American story; They will learn to use available public sources to conduct research on aspects of the American experience
Outcomes
Students will understand the role of key social processes such as the frontier experience, industrialization, immigration, religious pluralism, and the struggle for equality in the development of a distinctive American story; They will learn to use available public sources to conduct research on aspects of the American experienceHONR 203C The United States Experience (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted to students in the Honors Program. This course examines the question, "Who are we in the United States of America?" Students explore the multiple ways in which key American experiences such as the western expansion, industrialization, immigration, religious pluralism, and the struggle for equality are reflected in its fiction and drama.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which the distinctive U.S. experience has been presented in its literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts
Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which the distinctive U.S. experience has been presented in its literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary textsHONR 204A Science and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Restricted to Honors students
Students will examine the ways natural science and social science address particular issues as well as the effects of science on society. They will study the history of science and scientific ways of knowing, and demonstrate the capacity to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on society.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Historical Knowledge
Students will learn the history of scientific principles and methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and society
Outcomes
Students will learn the history of scientific principles and methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and societyHONR 204B Science and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted to students in the Honors Program. Students will examine the ways natural science and social science address a particular issue as well as the effects of science on society. They will study scientific ways of knowing and organizing knowledge, and demonstrate the capacity to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on society.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Students will learn scientific principles and methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and society
Outcomes
Students will learn scientific principles and methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and societyHONR 204D Science and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted to students in the Honors Program. Students will examine the ways natural science and social science address a particular issue as well as the effects of science on society. They will learn scientific ways of knowing and organizing knowledge and demonstrate the capacity to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on society.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Scientific Knowledge
Students will learn scientific principles and methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and society
Outcomes
Students will learn scientific principles and methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and societyHONR 204E Science and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted to students in the Honors Program. Students will examine the ways natural science and social science address a particular issue as well as the effects of science on society. They will learn scientific ways of knowing and organizing knowledge, and demonstrate the capacity to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on society.
Knowledge Area: Quantitative Knowledge
Students will learn quantitative methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and society
Outcomes
Students will learn quantitative methods of producing knowledge and to make reasoned and ethical judgments about the impact of science on the individual, community and societyHONR 208A Encountering Latin America and the Caribbean (3 Credit Hours)
Restricted to students in the Honors Program. This course introduces students to the history and culture of selected nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will study significant ideas and events that have shaped this area. These might include indigenous cultures, colonization, slavery, race relations, independence and revolutionary movements, economic dependency and political instability. Students will understand the relationships among cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior. They will become aware of variations in human values and behavior, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Historical Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
HONR 208B Encountering Latin America and the Caribbean (3 Credit Hours)
This course introduces students to the history and culture of selected nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will study significant ideas and events that have shaped this area. These might include indigenous cultures, colonization, slavery, race relations, independence and revolutionary movements, economic dependency and political instability. Restricted to students in the Honors Program.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
Students will understand the relationships among cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human values and behavior, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will understand the relationships among cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human values and behavior, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar culturesHONR 208C Encountering Latin America and the Caribbean (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to the literature of selected nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will study the multiple ways in which indigenous cultures, colonization, slavery, race relations, independence and revolutionary movements, economic dependency and political instability are reflected in the region's fiction and drama.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts
Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary textsHONR 209A Encountering Asia (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course will introduce students to various regions in Asia and some of the fundamental components of Asian civilizations as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world. Regions might include East, South and Southeast Asia.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Historical Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Global Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar culturesHONR 209B Encountering Asia (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course will introduce students to various regions in Asia and some of the fundamental components of Asian civilizations as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world. Regions might include East, South and Southeast Asia.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Global Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar culturesHONR 209C Encountering Asia (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course will introduce students to the literature of various regions in Asia. Students read representative literary texts, exploring cross-cultural linkages and influences within Asia as a whole as well the distinctive characteristics of individual societies.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Asian Studies, Global Studies
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts
Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary textsHONR 210A Encountering Africa (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to various regions in Africa and some of the fundamental components of African civilizations as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world. These might include classical African civilizations, origins of the slave trade, agriculture, ethnicities, colonialism, nationalism, the modern state.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Historical Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar culturesHONR 210B Encountering Africa (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to various regions in Africa and some of the fundamental components of African civilizations as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world. These might include classical African civilizations, origins of the slave trade, agriculture, ethnicities, colonialism, nationalism, the modern state.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar culturesHONR 210C Encountering Africa (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to the literature of various regions in Africa. Topics might include the multiple ways in which classical African civilizations, the slave trade, agriculture, ethnicities, colonialism, nationalism, the modern state are reflected in the region's fiction or drama.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts
Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary textsHONR 212A Encountering the Middle East (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to various regions in the Middle East and some of the components of selected civilizations in this region as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world. Topics might include monotheistic religions, the Ottoman Empire, Islamic culture, creation of the modern system of states after the First World War, the place of women in Middle Eastern societies, urban and rural cultures, the political and economic consequences of water scarcity and oil wealth.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Historical Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies, Islamic World Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and methods of interpretation in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and methods of interpretation in unfamiliar culturesHONR 212B Encountering the Middle East (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to various regions in the Middle East and some of the components of selected civilizations in this region as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world. Topics might include monotheistic religions, the Ottoman Empire, Islamic culture, creation of the modern system of states after the First World War, the place of women in Middle Eastern societies, urban and rural cultures, the political and economic consequences of water scarcity and oil wealth.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies, Islamic World Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and methods of interpretation in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and methods of interpretation in unfamiliar culturesHONR 212C Encountering the Middle East (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to various regions in the Middle East and some of the components of selected civilizations in this region as they have evolved historically and persist in the modern world. Topics might include monotheistic religions, the Ottoman Empire, Islamic culture, creation of the modern system of states after the First World War, the place of women in Middle Eastern societies, urban and rural cultures, the political and economic consequences of water scarcity and oil wealth.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies, Islamic World Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and methods of interpretation in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and methods of interpretation in unfamiliar culturesHONR 216A Encountering Contemporary Europe (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to selected areas of Europe as they have evolved since World War II. Topics might include Europe's cultural history, nationalism, the European Union, immigration, economic development, and political life. Professors introduce students to various ways of approaching an area with many languages, ethnicities, nation-states and religions.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Historical Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar culturesHONR 216B Encountering Contemporary Europe (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to selected areas of Europe as they have evolved since World War II. Topics might include Europe's cultural history, nationalism, the European Union, immigration, economic development, and political life. Professors introduce students to various ways of approaching an area with many languages, ethnicities, nation-states and religions.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: European Studies, Global Studies
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures
Outcomes
Students will learn different methods of interpreting cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human identities and values, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar culturesHONR 216C Encountering Contemporary Europe (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program
This course introduces students to European literature as it has evolved since World War II. Topics might include the various ways in which Europe's cultural history, nationalism, immigration, economic development, and political life are reflected in its fiction and drama. Professors introduce students to various ways of approaching an area with many languages, ethnicities, nation-states and religions.
Knowledge Area: Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts
Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary textsHONR 290 Literacy Center (3 Credit Hours)
Pre-requisites: Students in or beyond their second semester; UCWR 110 or equivalent
This course offers training and practical experience in tutoring adults in written and spoken English in a volunteer literacy program. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of societal and cultural factors affecting literacy, and will develop communication and critical thinking skills.
This course satisfies the Engaged Learning requirement.
HONR 301 Honors Capstone: Moral Responsibility (3 Credit Hours)
This course is the capstone of the Interdisciplinary Honors Program and may be taught from the disciplinary perspectives of philosophy or theology. Students will be able to analyze ethical theories and to apply principles of ethical reasoning and individual moral responsibility to contemporary social issues and questions that arise in everyday life. Students must have 75 credit hours or more to enroll.
Knowledge Area: Ethics
HONR 370 Fieldwork in Honors - Internship (1-3 Credit Hours)
The main goal of this course is to provide students with valuable work experience in a professional field connected with their academic program. It allows students to apply and further develop their knowledge and skills through an internship in a non-academic setting. The course is also intended to serve as a "bridge" between college and career. This internship presents an opportunity for students to gain valuable professional experience as an intern in public or private institutions engaged in public service projects. HONR 370 will satisfy the "service" requirement for all Honors students.
This course satisfies the Engaged Learning requirement.