The Honors Scholars College Honors Courses

Fall 2019

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Honors Courses

Fall 2018

Dr. Shawn Bingham, Director

binghams@uncw.edu

Dr. Eva Mehl , Associate Director

mehle@uncw.edu

Dr. Nathan Grove, Assistant Director of CSURF

groven@uncw.edu

Ms. Peggy Styes, Program Manager

styesp@uncw.edu

Ms. Morgan Alexander, Office Manager

rillingm@uncw.edu

Phone: (910) 962-3408 Fax: (910) 962-7020

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Honors Scholars Program Requirements

-Complete 12 hours of honors university studies courses;

-Complete HON 110 and HON 210;

-Complete 2 hours of HON 120;

-Complete 3 more hours of honors courses

-Earn GPA of 3.3 by 27 hours;

3.5 GPA by 58 hours and thereafter

-Complete 499 course hours (6) in your major

Please see the 2018-2019 UNCW Undergraduate Catalog for a more

detailed description of the program requirements.

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HONORS 110 Freshman Seminar (First-year students only. Choose Any Section)

Course and Call # Meeting Times Instructor

HON 110-301

Science in the World Around Us

# 11493

(Co-Requisite: CHM 101-015 #11313)

TR 12:30-1:45

R 5:00-6:00

RL 2007A

Nathaniel Grove

HON 110-302

The Rhetoric of Conspiracy

# 12371

TR 12:30-1:45

BR 102

David Bollinger

HON 110-303

Biomedical Research and Ethics in the

Genomics Era

# 11530

TR 12:30-1:45

DL 101

Arthur Frampton

HON 110-304

The Power of Story to create us # 11534

TR 12:30-1:45

LH 254A

Julie Scott

HON 110-305

What is Science?

# 11539

TR 12:30-1:45

TL 1007

Diane Dodd

HON 110-306

Moral Attention and

Digital Technology

#11543

TR 12:30-1:45

BR 281

Beverley McGuire

HON 110-307

English as a Global Language

#15548

TR 12:30-1:45

TBA

Nicholas Crawford

HON 110-308

Drug Discovery, Disease and Health

# 11549

TR 12:30– 1:45

TBA

Jennifer McCall

HON 110-309

Understanding the World of Transition

#13021

TR 12:30-1:45

TBA

Christina Logan

HON 110-310

Politics, Policy, and Civility

#11556

TR 12:30-1:45

TBA

Bradley R. Ballou

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Honors Enrichment Seminars Course and Call # Meeting Times Instructor

HON 120-300

Survey of Business Research

# 11556 (Not Open to First Year Students)

W 9-9:50

TBA

Ethan Watson

HON 120-301

Jewish Holocaust

#11586

M 11:00-11:50

RL 2007A

Nathaniel Murrell

HON 120-302

Medical Humanities

# 11622 (Not Open to First Year Students)

W 12:00-12:50

RL 2007A

Nathan Crowe

HON 120-303

Film, Food, and Spectacle

#15153

W 5:00-7:00

Alternating

CS 138

Granetta Richard-

son, Stephanie

Richardson

HON 120-304

Happiness Advantage

#11624

W 5:00-5:50

RL 2007A

Rebecca Rampe

HON 120-305

Avant-Garde in Performance

#13662

F 10:00-11:00

RL 2007A

Charles Grimes

HON 120-306

Survey of Biological Research

#14228

W 12:00-12:50

MG 1109

Troy Alphin

NSG 112-300

HON: Survey of Professional Nurs-

ing

#10002

T 2:00-2:50

MC 1031

Barbara Lutz

HON 121-300

The Story of Wilmington through

Archives and Museums

#15251

M 3:30-4:20

RL 2007A

Nathan Saunders

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Honors 210 Interdisciplinary Seminars Course and Call # Meeting Times Instructor

HON 210-300

The (Mis)Adventures of Don

Quixote

#15252

TR 9:30-10:45

RL 2007

Michael Gordon

HON 210-301

Knowledge and Democracy

#11626

MW 2:00-3:15

RL 2007A

Robert Smithson

HON 210-302

Consumer Culture and

Shopping Society

(London Trip Required)

#14358

MW 2:00-3:15

RL 2007A

Shawn Bingham

HON 210-303

Brazilian Music in Beat and

Cult Mov.

#13721

TR 2:00-3:15

TBA

Regina Felix

HON 212-300

Writing in Action across Cul-

tures

#15257

MW 9:30-10:45

RL 2007A

Lance Cummings

Honors 191 Research and Discovery Course and Call # Meeting Times Instructor

HON 191

Transfer Student Intro to

Research

#15258

M 12:00-!2:50

RL 2007A

Peter Fritzler

Please Note: HON 191 is sponsored by the Honors College, but

open to any first or second year UNCW student interested in get-

ting a jump start on skills needed to start working with faculty on

undergraduate research and discovery!

Honors students may take 191 to earn “additional hours” of Hon-

ors Credit.

Let your friends know about HON 191

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HONORS UNIVERSITY STUDIES Course and Call # Meeting Times Instructor

BIO 201-300

HON: Principles of Biology:

Cell

#10096

TR 8:00-10:50

OS 2019

Sarah Fausett

CHM 101-300

HON: Chemistry 101

# 11743

TR 9:30-10:15

DL 101

R 6:30-9:20 Lab

MM1 113

W 6:30– 8:30

DL 101

Mike Messina

COM 101-300

HON: Public Speaking

#10969

MWF 10:00-10:50

LH 139

David Bollinger

CSC 131-300

Intro to Computer Science

#11499

TR 9:00-10:40am

BR 165

Brittany Morago

CRM 105-300

Introduction to Criminal

Justice

#14921

TR 9:30-10:45

BR 219

Christina Lanier

CRW 201-300

Intro to Creative Writing

#13774

TR 2:00-3:15pm

BR 281

Kathryn Michelle

Barber

ECN 221-300

HON: Principles of

Economics– Micro

#13601

TR 2:00-3:15pm

LH 143

Allison Witman

ENG 103-300

HON: College Writing &

Reading (Advanced)

# 11933

MWF 10:00-10:50am

MO 104

Donald Bushman

ENG 103-301

HON: College Writing &

Reading (Advanced)

#11934

MWF 1:00-1:50

BR 202

Kimberly

Hemmingway

ENG 290-300

HON: Themes in Literature

#15206

MWF 11:00-11:50

TL 2014

Elizabeth Ashley Bis-

sette Sumerel

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Course and Call # Meeting Times Instructor

INT 105-300

HON: Introduction to

International Studies

# 11690

MW 2:00-3:15

MO 208

Lesley Daspit

MAT 161-300

HON: Calculus/ Analytical

Geometry I

# 13780

MTWR 2:00-3:05

OS 2004

M 3:30-4:20

OS 2014

Allison Toney

MUS 118-300

HON: History of Rock

#14898

TR 3:30-4:45pm

CA

Robert Nathanson

OCN 150-300

HON: Intro to

Oceanography

#10845

TR 9:30-10:45am

DL 105

Ai Ning Loh

PAR 125-300

HON: Great Books of the

World’s Religions

#12198

MWF 11:00-11:50

BR 261

Jamie Brummitt

PSY 105-300

HON: General Psychology

#11662

TR 11:00-12:15

TL 2012

Erica Noles

PSY 247-300

HON: Abnormal

Psychology

#14892

TR 11:00-12:15

BR 281

Carrie Clements

PSY 257-300

HON: Evolutionary Psy-

chology

#15575

TR 2:00-3:15

TL 1011

Kate Bruce

SOC 260-300

HON: Introduction to

Poverty Studies

#14988

TR 2:00-3:15

BR 219

Julia Waity

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SPN 201-300

HON: Intermediate

Spanish I

# 12180

MWF 12:00-12:50

LH 107

Valerie Rider

STT 215-300

HON: Introduction to

Statistics

#12078

MWF 1:00-1:50

OS 2005

Indranil Ghosh

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Honors Freshman Interdisciplinary Seminars

Required for ALL first year honors students. The University Experience and the Life of the Mind Introduces the Honors student to the college experience by direct involvement in research, service, and

leadership activities. The nature of knowledge; the concept of a university; how a university education

changes individuals and affects the future. Includes field experiences, collaborative learning and inde-

pendent scholarship. Emphasis on discussion; required student projects.

HON 110- 301 Honors Freshman Seminar: Science in the World Around Us (FS

& IL) *Co-Requisite: CHM 101-014 Chemistry 101; CRN # 11306 Dr. Nathan Grove Humanity’s progress has always been inseparably tied to the advancement of science. In this course, we

will explore the sometimes-surprising ways that science has shaped our world, from the foods and drinks

that we consume to the history of war and peace. This section of HON 110 is also part of UNCW’s STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Learning Community. Students will learn about the

STEM majors offered, investigate possible STEM-related careers (including professional school, high

school teaching, and graduate school), network with former and current UNCW STEM stu-dents and

faculty, receive information about STEM-specific scholarships and fellowships, and explore the myriad

research and internships available. The overall goal is to help students learn about the many op-portunities

available to STEM students on campus and in the community and to help them get involved in undergrad-

uate research or an internship as soon as possible. As part of the Learning Community, students must also

enroll in general chemistry 1 (CHM 101-014, CRN #11306).

HON 110-302 Honors Freshman Seminar: The Rhetoric of Conspiracy (FS &

IL) Dr. David Bollinger In this seminar we will examine how writers who know a place well evoke a vivid sense of that place

through literature. We will examine such questions as: What does it mean to “belong” to a region, a place,

and even a community? Why do we feel “displaced’ in some new environments, or “homesick” for famil-

iar surroundings? For most of you UNCW, Honors, and the North Carolina coast will be new places that

you will be discovering for the next four years. Your own writing and close reading of the stylistic tech-

niques of various authors this term will help you develop your own literary memoir of your explora-tion

of life at UNCW and along the coast. Our key text will be Henry Beston’s The Outermost House: A Y ear

on the Great Beach of Cape Cod.

HON 110-303 Honors Freshman Seminar: Biomedical Research and Ethics in

the Genomics Era (FS & IL) Dr. Arthur Frampton We will explore the history of molecular/cell biology, cancer research, genomics, and bioethics through

the lens of the book The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. These topics will be critically examined using a

variety of approaches including student-led group discussion, readings, written assignments, oral presenta-

tions.

HON 110-304 Honors Freshman Seminar: The Power of Story (FS & IL) Dr. Julie Scott In this seminar we will explore how the stories we live and tell others produce identity and culture. In

addition to the first year seminar readings, supplemental texts will enable us to draw upon the research

methods “autoethnography” (the understanding of culture through our personal stories) and personal nar-

rative research we will map how the stories of others, cultural stories within and beyond UNCW, and our

own stories fit together to create meaning, identity, knowledge and culture.

HON 110-305 Honors Freshman Seminar: What is Science? (FS & IL)

Dr. Diane Dodd The words “science” and “scientist” conjure up interesting, but not always accurate, thoughts in the gen-

eral public. We will examine the processes of science from several directions to better understand what

science can, and cannot, do. We will also look at how we might enhance the public’s view of science and

scientists.

Course Descriptions

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Honors Freshman Interdisciplinary Seminars

HON 110-306 Honors Freshman Seminar: Moral Attention and Digital

Technology (FS & IL)

Dr. Beverley McGuire This course considers ways that digital technologies impact moral attention – the capacity to

discern and attend to the morally salient features of a given situation. Moral attention involves

suspending one’s thought in order to actively receive something or someone else in all of their

complexity and particularity. In Western philosophy it appears prominently in the writings of

Simone Weil (1909-1943) and Iris Murdoch (1919-1999), but Chinese religious traditions also

describe various means of facilitating moral attention, including Confucian techniques of

moral cultivation, Daoist practices of “fasting the mind,” and Buddhist meditation. In the

course students will engage with a diverse range of media to consider the ways of cultivating

moral attention, as well as the constraints and possibilities for cultivating moral attention in

their own lives

HON 110-307 Honors Freshman Seminar: English as a Global Lan-

guage (FS & IL)

Nicholas Crawford The interdisciplinary component of “English as a Global Language” focuses on vernacular

literature as an introduction to the “life of the mind.” Specifically, this course examines what

happens when authors attempt to transcribe the primarily oral forms of English that flourish

around the world in the wake of British imperialism. The transcriptions of different Englishes

– from creole to pidgin to slang – highlight a number of issues ripe for examination: issues of

race, class, and colonialism, among others. To examine those issues, this class will examine

essays, poems, and short stories from the United States, the British Isles, and the Caribbean.

HON 110-308 Honors Freshman Seminar: Drug Discovery, Disease

and Health (FS & IL) Dr. Jennifer McCall The search for medications to combat illness and disease permeates human history. Prior to

the 1900s, human life expectancy averaged 30-40 years. The discovery and development of

treatments, including antibiotics, vaccines, and cardiovascular drugs, has lead to unprecedent-

ed extension of human life. Unfortunately, the drug discovery revolution has not created the

scientific disease-free utopia that society has hoped for. As new active compounds were dis-

covered, new abuses evolved (e.g. psychoactive narcotics, opioids). Other diseases have evad-

ed cures (e.g. cancer, HIV) and many have developed resistance (e.g. MRSA, tuberculosis). In

this honors seminar, students will learn how we discover and develop cures for disease, and

how side effects (both literal and figurative) have developed along the way. Topics will in-

clude a survey of therapies (e.g. pharmacotherapies, immunotherapies, gene therapies), mod-

els of drug discovery, toxicity vs. efficacy considerations in development, clinical trials, costs

and drug pricing, and the purpose of the FDA.

HON 110-309 Understanding the World of Transition

Christina Logan This course will discuss transition theories and various types of transitions. Students will have

an understanding of the theories of transition and how to apply these to real life situations.

Hon 110-310 Politics, Policy, and Civility

Mr. Bradley R. Ballou How do we discuss current political issues on which we may disagree in a fair and civil man-

ner, particularly in an era of unprecedented political divisiveness? What role do lobbyists play

in our contemporary American political system? This seminar will examine these issues and

more with a particular focus on lobbying and the role it plays in the intersection of politics and

policy (in both Washington D.C. and Raleigh N.C.) The course will examine modern policy

and political challenges and controversies through readings, group discussions, and written

assignments.

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(One Credit Hour)

HON 120-306 Survey of Biological Research *NOT OPEN TO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS*

Dr. Troy Alphin In this research seminar, you will learn basic approaches to beginning research and scholarship in biology,

such as data base searching and locating journals. You will also meet with various UNCW biology faculty

and tour their labs. You will also develop a presentation that explores possibilities for conducting research

in biology. This seminar is especially appropriate for second year honors students who plan to declare

biology or marine biology as a major.

HON 120-302 Medical Humanities

Dr. Nathan Crowe What can the humanities teach about what it means to be healthy and how health care is delivered. This

course is designed to be an introduction to medical humanities. It will expose students to a variety of

perspectives from the humanities and social sciences regarding health, disease, and medicine. These three

terms are not straightforward not easily definable. Their definitions vary across time and space, and a

variety of disciplines - history, english, art, anthropology, economics, psychology - differ on how they

understand these ideas. In looking at how these different disciplines study illness and medicine, students

will come to appreciate the complexity that lies in the concepts of health, illness, and the practice of medi-

cine.

HON 120-300 Survey of Business Research *NOT OPEN TO FIRST YEAR STU-DENTS*

Dr. Ethan Watson This seminar is designed specifically for second-year students planning or considering majoring in busi-

ness. A primary goal is to introduce students to some of the faculty in the Cameron School of Business

and to the research disciplines they represent. Faculty members from various departments will give short

presentations about their research. Students will learn what researchers do with their time and also explore

the way that literature is communicated in professional literature.

HON 120-304 Happiness Advantage

Dr. Becca Rampe What do we need to be happy? This question will guide the seminar in exploring different situational and

contextual factors that will distract from our ability to be happy. Perceived happiness has been shown to

provide people with an advantage in successful careers, relationships, high self-worth, and ability to thrive

through difficulties. The seminar will be highly experiential and heavily utilize researched aspects of

happiness including mindfulness, self-compassion, gratitude, sharing positive experiences, and kindness.

The objectives include students developing knowledge, self-awareness, and the ability to implement

learned skills on topics explored related to perceived happiness.

HON 120-305 Avant-Garde in Performance

Dr. Charles Grimes The class will read, study and discuss selected plays from the theatrical avant-garde dating from the early

20th to 21st centuries. Movements to be studied will include Dada, Surrealism, Futurism, the 60’s off-off-

Broadway experimentation, and contemporary postmodernism. Class members will work cooperatively to

select a number of these pieces to be rehearsed and presented as a public performance near the end of the

term. We will also watch videos of avant-garde performance and attend and critique the productions of

UNCW Theatre’s mainstage season. Students will gain in cultural knowledge and critical thinking as they

also get experience in aesthetic interpretation and team building.

Honors Enrichment Seminars

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HON 120-303 Film, Food and Spectacle

Dr. Granetta Richardson and Dr. Stephanie Richardson Using food as visual spectacle for our point of study, students in this class will learn ways food serves as a

means to develop character and story, to interrogate meaning/ideology, and to understand culture, includ-

ing visual culture and national culture. They will do "close readings" of how the food is presented to

define plot, character and meaning, and how that meaning ultimately functions rhetorically and ideologi-

cally. In addition, they will prepare dishes that will facilitate their understanding about how this study of

food as spectacle provides insights about culture, since film determines what is privileged in our culture

(screened) and what is not (not screened). For the final project, students will select a scene/sequence that

features food and analyze it according to what they have learned about food as "film spectacle" and ways

it operates in their chosen films, that is, how their analyses enlarge upon an understanding of the filmmak-

ers' intent, the effect of the visuals on viewers, ways the study opens up questions about how movies raise

awareness about our world. Along with written analysis, students will prepare a dish and explain how it

further elucidates the importance of food in its development of the film, its message(s), and meaning(s).

Just like viewers appreciate movies for other aspects of mise-en-scene, such as glamorous makeup, hair-

dos, costumes, sets, and stars, so can they also look at food for its "visual pleasure," yet appreciate its

cultural, social, ideological relevancies. Possible films include Django Unchained, Ratatouille, Beauty and

the Beast, The Princess and the Frog, Marie Antoinette, Babette's Feast, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Vic-

toria and Abdul, Julie and Julia, and possible texts include Wheeler Winston Dixon's The Transparency of

Spectacle: Meditations on the Moving Image and Stephen Prince's Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: {The

Seduction of Reality}.

HON 120-301 Jewish Holocaust

Nathaniel Murrell If, as generally agreed upon, the Holocaust and its enormity cannot possibly be accurately represented,

how, then, can we study it? We will consider issues of representation, voice, and genre, as well as contro-

versies regarding Holocaust history and narrative, in addition to the racism, anti-Semitism, imperialism,

and sexism that constituted Nazi ideology. Our scope covers narratives across genre, including fiction,

graphic narrative, testimony, film, photographs, historical and art objects, and primary documents and

objects available in a variety of archives. We will seek to make connections to studies of other oppressed

peoples, human rights concerns, discussions of individual and communal responsibilities, and significant

ethical questions from both the time period of the Holocaust to those that we face today. We will work

together on enhancing our understandings of how the Holocaust was implemented, as well as our individ-

ual responsibilities to each other today, as the beginning of our fall semester occurs one year after Char-

lottesville. We will be focusing on how sexism is a critical factor in addition to racism, anti-Semitism, and

imperialism, as well as the vulnerability of various groups marginalized and targeted by the Nazi regime.

Ours is a course that prioritizes the values of social justice.

NSG 112-300 Survey of Professional Nursing

Barbara Lutz Provides an overview of nursing as a profession for potential applicants to the School of Nursing. Exam-

ines the scope of practice of the registered nurse, various practice settings and the role of the nurse in

health care today. Explores history, issues and trends in nursing. Offers information about the goals and

curriculum of the UNCW School of Nursing. Note: 1 hour class (substitutes for an HON 120 hour) open to all honors students.

Honors Enrichment Seminars

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HON 121-300 The Story of Wilmington through Archives and Museums

Nathan Saunders

Honors Interdisciplinary Seminars

*First semester students are not eligible to sign up for HON 210 classes*

Please Note: HON 191 is sponsored by the Honors College, but

open to any first or second year UNCW student interested in get-

ting a jump start on skills needed to start working with faculty on

undergraduate research and discovery!

Honors students may take 191 to earn “additional hours” of Hon-

ors Credit.

Let your friends know about HON 191

HON 191 Transfer Student Intro to Research

Peter Fritzler This class is designed as an introduction to research in a university setting, including the goals, challenges,

and benefits of research. Students will begin to learn the skills required to define a research topic, build a

knowledge base surrounding the topic, locate data sources, establish appropriate analytical methods, ob-

tain necessary funding and training, and disseminate their results. Importantly, students will also become

familiar with opportunities, approaches and support structures for participating in undergraduate research

experiences at UNCW.

HON 210-300 The (Mis)Adventures of Don Quixote

Dr. Michael Gordon Princesses, wizards, giants, pirates, lions, outlaws, galley slaves, armies of sheep, prostitutes, dukes and

duchesses. These are just some of the characters who unexpectedly populate Don Quixote, the second-

most translated book of all time (after the Bible). In this discussion-based seminar HON 210—The (Mis)

Adventures of Don Quixote, students will go beyond the stereotypes of the mad knight Don Quixote and

his loyal squire Sancho Panza to explore in depth their complex world. In addition, students will exam-

ine the social, religious, political, scientific, economic, cultural and sexual realities of the 17th-century

Mediterranean, with the goal of drawing parallels and contrasts to our lives in the 21st century. No prior

knowledge of the Spanish language (or of Spanish history and literature) is required, as all readings and

discussions will be in English.

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HON 210-301 Knowledge and Democracy

Dr. Robert Smithson Our ethical, political, and religious convictions are among our most important and deeply-held beliefs. But

these beliefs raise many difficult questions. Do we form these beliefs on the basis of evidence, or do we

form these beliefs simply because of our upbringing? What should we do when we encounter people who

seem just as reasonable as us, but who disagree with us on religious or political questions? Should we trust

the testimony of experts, or should we view their testimony with critical scrutiny? What is propaganda,

and how does it operate? How are our political and ethical beliefs influenced by factors such as gender or

race? How might the mechanisms of knowledge acquisition and transmission be used for political ends

(either good or ill)?

In this interdisciplinary course, we will examine how an individual’s pursuit of knowledge is influenced

by one’s larger social and cultural networks. We will discuss this issue drawing on perspectives from

philosophy, cognitive science, communication studies, anthropology, and political science. Through this

examination, students will learn about the political significance of mechanisms of knowledge acquisition

and transmission. This will in turn empower them to be responsible global citizens: ones who are able to

acquire and transmit knowledge in a responsible and just way.

HON 210-302 Consumer Culture and Shopping Society (London trip Required)

Dr. Shawn Bingham How do companies market “cool” and rebellion to teenagers? Why are Americans obsessed with shop-

ping? What is “branding” and how are brands used to communicate our status? How do we use what we

buy to measure our own happiness? What role does product marketing play in American culture? Are

quality of life and standard of living always correlated? How is shopping part of “being an American”?

And how to marketers and retailers attempt to create desires and fulfill our needs through buying. Is being

a “real man” connected to what you purchase? If you are interested in these questions sign up for Consum-

er Culture. Through the lenses of sociology, psychology, history and economics we will examine the

role that consumer values play in American life and the global society. Since this is a social sciences-

oriented course, not a business course, we will take a critical look at the important role that consumption

plays in our lives.

HON 210-303 Brazilian Music in Beat and Cult Mov.

Dr. Regina Felix This course focuses on the history, social movements, and artistic elements behind music-making in Bra-

zil. The course covers the key trends in selected popular music. Students will be assigned readings on

Brazilian rhythms, movements, composers, singers, and critics. Class time will cover discussions of read-

ings, listening to songs, viewing music clip and film.

HON 212-300 Writing in Action across Cultures

Lance Cummings In today’s global world, students from all professional backgrounds will need to write and collaborate in

technologically and culturally diverse contexts. Multi-national corporations and businesses are common-

place, requiring students to develop flexible writing and collaboration strategies to deal with new writing

situations as they arise. This class will examine the writing and collaboration that happens within global

institutions and corporations, focusing on Motorola (US, Poland, Malaysia) and Fortum (European power

company)—both companies are currently collaborating with the English Department. Writers from several

different cultures will visit the class virtually via WebEx, and students will examine actual writing in

action from these intuitions, thinking about both cultural and global aspects of writing that transcend

national boundaries. Students will use several lenses from rhetoric, communication studies, psychology,

and sociology to help them understand different aspects of writing in these institutional contexts and com-

pare across several different cultures. Each student will walk away with a deeper understanding of how

writing works institutionally and across cultures and how they can better adapt their own writing and

collaborative skills in each new cultural context they encounter. They will also develop an ePortfolio with

work that demonstrates this intercultural competence to public audiences.

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BIO 201-300 HON: Principles of Biology: Cells (SANW) Dr. Sarah Fausett Introduction to principles governing living systems, especially the cellular and molecular basis of life and

the transmission and utilization of genetic information.

CHM 101-300 HON: General Chemistry (SANW) Dr. Mike Messina The course will cover fundamental laws, principals, and theories of chemistry and a study of selected

elements and compounds. The lab includes an introduction to techniques and equipment in the chemistry

laboratory and interpretation of experimental results. Quantitative and qualitative analysis included.

COM 101-300 HON: Public Speaking (IL)

Mr. David Bollinger Preparation and presentation of public speeches, with emphasis on reasoning, evidence, organization,

delivery, and analysis of speeches by self and others.

CSC 131-300 Intro to Computer Science (AILP)

Dr. Brittany Morago

Introduces students to computational problem-solving in the context of natural language pro-

cessing. Using examples from data and text analytics, students will learn the fundamentals of program-

ming in a high-level programming language while exploring algorithms for processing human languages

such as part-of-speech tagging, semantic analysis, data mining, and machine translation.

CRM 105-300 Introduction to Criminal Justice

Christina Lanier

CRW 201-300 Intro to Creative Writing (AILP)

Kathryn Michelle Barber Introduction to the principles and techniques of creative writing, aimed at developing the creative process.

Includes lectures, reading, and writing exercises in poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Partially satis-

fies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives.

A separate break-out session (10 students) will be reserved for Honors students.

ECN 221-300 HON: Principles of Economics-Micro (HIB)

Allison Witman Analysis of decision-making processes and economic equilibrium for the consumer and the individual

firm at an introductory level. The student will gain a basic understanding of microeconomic principles.

The subject matter is a core component of the Cameron Business School curriculum and serves as a foun-

dation for further study in all Business School departments. Topics covered include: Economic Modeling

Building, Consumer Demand, Elasticity, Labor Supply, Capital/Savings Supply, Opportunity Cost, Com-

parative Advantage and Gains from Trade, Production Functions, Costs of Production, Factor Demand,

Profit-maximization, Product Supply, Competitive Markets & Market Equilibrium, Welfare Economics,

Market Distortions and Taxation, Market Failure, Monopoly/Cartels/Market Power, Monopsony, Natural

Monopoly, Externalities, and Asymmetric Information.

Honors University Studies

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ENG 103-301 HON: College Writing and Reading (Advanced) (COMP & IL)

Ms. Kimberly Hemingway This course is an accelerated, one-semester version of the first-year composition sequence. Honors Eng-

lish 103 seeks to incite critical thinking about a variety of local and global issues and motivate writing

based on inquiry, balance, informed voice, and a tolerant intellectual stance. It is designed specifically to

challenge the student to: familiarize oneself with a body of facts, interpretations, or opinions about a

given topic ;articulate questions that can be examined profitably through research; survey and assess

conflicting facts, interpretations, or opinions; adopt and support a position, while also remaining tolerant

toward conflicting points-of-view and acknowledging their appeal.

ENG 103-300 HON: College Writing and Reading (Advanced) (COMP & IL)

Dr. Donald Bushman This course is an accelerated, one-semester version of the first-year composition sequence. Honors Eng-

lish 103 seeks to incite critical thinking about a variety of local and global issues and motivate writing

based on inquiry, balance, informed voice, and a tolerant intellectual stance. It is designed specifically to

challenge the student to: familiarize oneself with a body of facts, interpretations, or opinions about a

given topic ;articulate questions that can be examined profitably through research; survey and assess

conflicting facts, interpretations, or opinions; adopt and support a position, while also remaining tolerant

toward conflicting points-of-view and acknowledging their appeal.

ENG 290-300 Themes in Literature: Evolution of the Vampire (University

Studies credit: AILP)

Elizabeth Ashley Bissette Sumerel Vampires. From the ghastly, ruthless monster to the sympathetic version with a conscience, these mytho-

logical creatures have fascinated readers for centuries. In this course, we will explore the ways in which

the vampire myth has evolved, as well as the common themes that seem to occur throughout every vam-

pire story. Required texts may include: Polidori’s “The Vampyre,” Le Fanu’s “Carmilla,” Stoker’s Dracu-

la, and Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire. Assignments will include short response papers, essays,

and a final project.

INT 105-300 HON: Introduction to International Studies (LGS)

Lesley Daspit This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to international

studies. It is designed for students who wish to deepen their understanding of an increasingly interdepend-

ent world and broaden their perspective on a variety of international topics. These interrelated topics

include international politics and history, global environmental issues, globalization, the global economy,

and comparative cultural studies

MAT 161-300 HON: Calculus with Analytical Geometry I (MAT&STT)

Dr. Allison Toney Calculus with Analytic Geometry (4-4) Prerequisite: MAT 112 or 115 or equivalent preparation in algebra

and trigonometry. Calculus of a single variable intended for students in the mathematical and natural

sciences. Functions and limits; differentiation with applications including maxima and minima, related

rates, approximations; theory of integration with applications; transcendental functions; infinite sequences

and series; conic sections, parametrized curves and polar coordinates; elementary differential equations.

Three lecture and two hour laboratory hours each week.

MUS 118-300 History of Rock (AILP)

Robert Nathanson

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OCN 150-300 Intro to Oceanography

Ai Ning Loh

PAR 125-300 Great Books of the World’s Religions (HPA)

Dr. Jamie Brummitt What do the Qur’an, Torah, bible, Bhagavad Gita, Analects of Confucius, Lotus Sutra, Dhammapada and

Tao Te Ching have in common They are the great books of the world’s classical religions. These diverse

bodies of literature and sacred and not so sacred ancient texts that define life and death, institutions and

communities, religions, people, and cultures, and affect how peoples live their lives ion their world. So

come let’s study the world’s peoples’ religions and cultures through their acclaimed sacred canons.

PSY 105-300 HON: General Psychology (HIB)

Erica Noles PSY 105 focuses on the scientific study of human thoughts, feeling, and behaviors. In

addition to covering important concepts, theories, and scientific knowledge from the field of psychology,

this course will foster communication skills through discussions and

presentations. Students will improve their information literacy skills through locating the primary sources

of information referenced in media coverage of psychological findings. They will also submit a final

project where they find empirical answers to questions of interest. Through applied assignments and

readings, students will focus on relating psychological knowledge to their lives and the world around

them

PSY 247-300 Abnormal Psychology

Carrie Clements

PSY 257-300 Evolutionary Psychology

Kate Bruce The field of evolutionary psychology provides an important perspective for studying human behavior.

With its roots in sociobiology, it applies evolutionary principles to investigate if, why and how our behav-

ior can be considered adaptive. In this class, we will examine the basics of evolutionary theory and its

relation to topics such as taste aversions and preferences, altruism, parenting, mate preferences, sexual

behavior, jealousy, psy-chological disorders, dominance, language and problem-solving. We will read

primary sources to complement the text.

Prerequisite: A basic understanding of biology and psychology is expected (e.g., PSY 105 and BIO 105 or

higher).

SOC 260-300 Introduction to Poverty Studies

Julia Waity

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SPN 201-300 HON: Intermediate Spanish (FLL)

Ms. Valerie Rider This course will be a seminar approach to speaking, reading, and writing Spanish for honors students who

have basic competency in the language.. Honors Spanish is an active learning experience; it’s the opposite

of passive education. Expect to be presented “problems”, questions, and situations which will require you

to think things through carefully in Spanish, then reach conclusions on your own. Our course is conducted

in Spanish; please be prepared to hear and use it at all times.

STT 215-300 Introduction to Statistics

Indranil Ghosh This course will be a seminar centered around the collection, tabulation and graphical representation of

data. Students will learn about measures of control tendency (mean, median, mode, etc.) and dispersion

(quantiles, variances, etc.), basics of classical probability and theory, measures of association, correlation,

and linear regression, and basic ideas on statistical inference (point and interval estimation, tests of hy-

potheses, etc.)

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