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Fall 2005
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.
[3454] 0101 M..........4:00pm- 6:00pm (LH2 ...) KORN, M
HONR 210 Great Books Seminar 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, philosophy and religion from
ancient times to the Renaissance. This is
a reading seminar that is devoted solely
to narrative and dramatic works. We shall
study works by such authors as Homer,
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Ovid,
Chaucer, and Shakespeare as well as the
Ramayana and Genesis.
[3455] 0101 Tu.........4:30pm- 7:00pm (SOND409) SPITZ, E
HONR 300A General Honors Seminar Aristotle and the 3 credits
Verbal Arts
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD This seminar
will examine and differentiate the Verbal
Arts or Controls of language: Grammar,
Rhetoric, and Poetics as defined in
Aristotle's "Rhetoric" and "Poetics" and
selections from Plato's "Republic." We
shall exemplify the verbal arts by
studying such works as Jonathan Swift's
essay "A Modest Proposal"; poems such as
Shakespeare's Sonnet 71 and Robert Frost's
"Stopping by Woods..."; and speeches from
ancient and modern times such as Pericles'
"Funeral Oration" and Lincoln's Second
Inaugural Address. We shall consider these
works from practical, aesthetic, and
theoretical perspectives, and we shall
investigate the relationship between
author and audience, the political, social
and formal significance of poetry, and the
historical and cultural milieu in which
great (and not so great) control of
language is needed. Also listed as
ANCS351H. Permission required from the
Honors College.
[3457] 0101 MW.........8:30am- 9:45am (ACIV108) GLASSER, J
HONR 300B 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. See
http://research.umbc.edu/
morin/Beatles.htm for more information.
Permission required from the Honors
College. Also listed as MUSC336H.
[3458] 0101 MW.........1:00pm- 2:15pm (FA 331) MORIN, J
HONR 300C General Honors Seminar Science, 3 credits
Mathematics, & Technology in the Ancient
World
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD This course will
present the major scientific and
mathematical advances made by the ancient
Greeks and Romans. Discoveries in such
diverse fields as medicine and biology,
mathematics and geometry, geography and
astronomy, became the foundations of
intellectual thought in both Latin
medieval west and in the Arabic east. We
will study these discoveries and
developments within the historical context
of the ancient world. That background -
political, social and economic - will
provide us with insights into developments
in political science, sociology,
anthropology, psychology and ethical
philosophy. We will survey traditional
methods of education, the establishment of
"schools" such as Plato's Academy, and the
orgins and growth of scientific
institutions such as the Museum and Great
Library at Alexandria. We will also
consider those cultural and religious
factors that promoted or impeded
developments in science. Our texts will
include translations of treatises written
by major scientists and mathematicians of
the Greek and Roman world. We will also
study archeological evidence for advances
in metallurgy and engineering. Also listed
as ANCS350H. Permission required from the
Honors College.
[3459] 0101 TuTh.......7:10pm- 8:25pm (FA 215) MASON, R
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 and death with
new insight in an atmosphere for personal
growth. Prerequisite: EHS200 or an
introductory social science course or
permission of the instructor. Permission
required from the Honors College. Also
listed as EHS345H.
[3461] 0101 TuTh......10:00am-11:15am (ACIV108) SMITH-CUMBERLA
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.
[3462] 0101 Time and room to be arranged BOEHLING, R
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.
[3463] 0101 Time and room to be arranged KORN, M
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.
[3464] 0101 Time and room to be arranged KORN, M
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. Section
0201 meets in the Library, room 216C.
[3465] 0101 Time and room to be arranged KORN, M
[3466] 0201 Tu.........1:00pm- 3:30pm (TBA) SPITZ, E