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Fall 2004
HONR 100 Honors Forum I 2 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F This course is required
of all students entering the Honors
College with fewer than 30 credits,
excluding advanced placement credits. The
course will introduce students to the
academic method and tradition and to the
pursuit of excellence through Honors.
Students will interact with campus
researchers and creative artists, will
participate in service learning and
leadership development, will acquire
research and study skills applicable to
their future endeavors, and will reflect
upon what it means to be a full member of
a community of learning. Permission
required from the Honors College.
[3438] 0101 M..........4:00pm- 6:00pm (LH2 ...) MCKUSICK, J
HONR 201 Methods and Materials of Research 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F Research is an
integral part of all academic endeavors.
This course will provide students with the
opportunity to develop both research
skills and knowledge of major library
resources in different fields by
researching a topic in an
interdisciplinary manner. Students will
learn to use print and electronic
resources, including online scholarly
indexes and the Internet. Students will be
required to develop a search strategy,
select appropriate sources, evaluate
identified material, produce an annotated
bibliography on their topic, and present
their experiences to the class. As this
course is offered through the Honors
College, permission is required by them
for non-Honors students. The class will
meet in the Library Room 259. Permission
required from the Honors College. Also
listed as ANTH297A, SOCY297A, ANCS250H,
HUM 250, and EDUC299.
[3439] 0101 MW.........2:00pm- 3:15pm (TBA) SULLIVAN, K
HONR 210 The Great Books I (AH) 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD
GFR/GER:Meets A/H. GDR:Meets H. An
introduction to the great books of world
literature, religion, and philosophy from
ancient times to the Renaissance. This
course will highlight dramatic works and
include such authors as Aeschylus,
Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Aristotle,
Dante, Machiavelli and Shakespeare as well
as the Bible. We will also study visual
art created in the same historical periods
and geographic locations as our reading.
Permission required from the Honors
College or from the instructor:
spitz@umbc.edu.
[3440] 0101 W..........4:00pm- 6:30pm (MP 012A) SPITZ, E
HONR 300A General Honors Seminar The Beatles: 3 credits
Career, Music, Culture, Innovation, Impact
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD An exploration
of the music and career of the Beatles
with respect to innovation in pop music
and its impact on western culture. For
the student with little or no musical
training, the Beatles' music will be
discussed in a non-technical way that
centers on music fundamentals--e.g.,
melody, harmony, texture, rhythm, form and
instrumentation. The course also positions
the Beatles' music and influence within
the context of cultural, social and
political developments. For more
information see: http://research.umbc.edu/
morin/Beat les.htm Permission required
from the honors college. Also listed as
MUSC336H.
[3441] 0101 TuTh.......2:30pm- 3:45pm (FA 331) MORIN, J
HONR 300B General Honors Seminar The Hero and the 3 credits
Quest
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD This seminar
will consider the hero and the quest as
literary and historical archetypes. We
shall examine mythic, religious, and
secular quests from ancient times through
the modern. We shall evolve definitions of
the hero as those definitions remain
constant in some ways and change in
others. Readings will include the Book of
Job, Renault's The King Must Die,
Hamilton's Mythology, Campbell's The Hero
with a Thousand Faces, Sophocles' Oedipus
Rex and Antigone, Shakespeare's Hamlet,
McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, and Malamud's
The Natural. Also listed as ANCS 350H.
Permission required from the Honors
College.
[3442] 0101 MW.........8:30am- 9:45am (ACIV108) GLASSER, J
HONR 300C General Honors Seminar When Worlds Collide 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD This seminar
focuses on the paradox that some
revolutionaries have been actively and
deeply engaged with the past. In the late
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries,
America, France, Egypt, and Greece all
experienced revolutions that marked a
fundamental break with their recent past.
Individuals such as Thomas Jefferson and
Napoleon Buonaparte played major roles in
those political upheavals, but were also
fascinated with the past. At the same
time, in England, both traditional
education and Romantic poetry inspired
young men to study the ancient world and
to fight in the Greek War for
Independence. We will explore this
exploration of the past that took place
during an age of revolution. Our approach
will be interdisciplinary; our goal will
be to learn about pioneers in rediscovery
who lived in an age that saw great
progress both in the humanities and in the
sciences. Also listed as ANCS 351H.
Permission required from the Honors
College.
[3443] 0101 TuTh.......7:00pm- 8:15pm (FA 006) MASON, R
HONR 300D General Honors Seminar Performance in 3 credits
Baltimore
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD Anthropologists,
semanticists, and artists in all genres
are actively exploring the notion of
"performance" through academic discourse
and public presentation. What was thought
to constitute performance has moved beyond
the stage and screen(s) into galleries,
stadiums, and the street. After
researching and discussing aspects of
performance theory, students will attend a
variety of events and visit a number of
sites in Baltimore that exhibit different
aspects of performance. Students will
discuss and write about their responses to
these various experiences and complete a
project in which, individually or as a
group, they create a perforance of their
own. Permission required from the Honors
College.
[3444] 0101 Th.........4:00pm- 6:30pm (SS 205) KREIZENBECK, A
HONR 300E General Honors Seminar English Romantic 3 credits
Literature
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD Enrollment in
this course is limited to participants in
the Wordsworth Summer Program. Also listed
as ENGL 405.
[3445] 0101 W..........3:30pm- 4:45pm (LIB 216F) MCKUSICK, J
HONR 300F General Honors Seminar DEATH AND DYING 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD This course is a
broad interdisciplinary approach that
examines the theoretical, philosophical,
and social origins of past and present
death attitudes and behavior. Topics
include death throughout the life cycle,
suicide, euthanasia, grief and
bereavement, funeral customs, and the
impact of religion and culture on death
perspectives. The primary goal of the
course is to enrich lives through thinking
and feeling about the meaning of life.
Students will confront death through
lectures, discussions, readings, personal
thought and projects. The course will help
students look at dying with new insight in
an atmosphere for personal growth.
Prerequisite: EHS 200 or an introductory
social science course or permission of the
instructor. Permission required from the
Honors College. Also listed as EHS 345H.
[3446] 0101 TuTh......10:00am-11:15am (SS 113) SMITH-CUMBERLA
HONR 300I General Honors Seminar The History and 3 credits
Culture of Italy
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD Enrollment in
this seminar is limited to participants in
the Honors College Study Travel Program.
[3447] 0101 Time and room to be arranged MCKUSICK, J
HONR 390 Reflections on Community Service 3-4 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG This course provides
opportunities for reflection on the
principles and techniques of community
service. It introduces students to basic
methods of community service, offers
background in the cultural, political, and
social contexts of community service, and
serves as a forum for discussion of issues
surrounding civic engagement and social
responsibility. Students apply concepts
and skills they develop to actual
experiences in community service.
Permission required from the Shriver
Center and Honors College. This course
does not meet Honors College distribution
requirements.
[3448] 0101 Time and room to be arranged MCKUSICK, J
HONR 400 Honors Independent Study 1-4 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F Independent study or
research under the guidance of a faculty
mentor. Course guidelines are available in
the Honors College. This course is
repeatable for a maximum of eight credits.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and
permission of the Honors College. This
course does not meet Honors College
distribution requirements.
[3449] 0101 Time and room to be arranged LASHER, L
HONR 410 Honors Internship 1-4 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F This course offers
academic credit for an internship or other
applied learning experience. For each
credit hour, student interns perform 3
hours per week of supervised tasks for a
business, government, or non-profit
agency. This course is repeatable for a
maximum of 8 credits. Prerequistes: One
college-level writing course and
permission of the Honors College. This
course does not meet Honors College
distribution requirements.
[3450] 0101 Time and room to be arranged MCKUSICK, J
HONR 490 Senior Honors Project 1-4 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F A formal research
paper, an extended essay, a report of
experimental research, a performance or
other creative effort that represents the
outcome of anindependent project by a
member of the Honors College. Permission
to register will be granted after the
student submits a written statement
describing the proposed Honors project,
which is then approved and signed by a
faculty mentor and the Honors College
course director. Prerequisites: Senior
standing and permission of the Honors
College. This course does not meet Honors
College distribution requirements.
[3451] 0101 Time and room to be arranged LASHER, L