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Fall 2008
HONR 100 Honors Forum I 2 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F This course introduces
students to the academic community of the
university through lectures, discussions,
writing, and hands-on exploration of the
UMBC campus. Students will interact with
campus researchers and creative artists,
learn about service learning on and off
campus, acquire research and study skills
applicable to their future endeavors, and
reflect upon what it means to be a full
member of a community of learning. NOTE:
This course is required of all Honors
Colleges students in their fall semester.
[3709] 0101 M..........4:00pm- 6:00pm (ITE LH7) SHIELDS, A
HONR 200A Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar 3 credits
Traditional Chinese Writers and Their
Worlds
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG Course meets in LIB
216M. In this course we will explore the
worlds and works of four influential
Chinese writers who lived in eras ranging
from the 2nd c. BCE to the 12th c. CE.
After an introduction to foundational
Confucian defenses of literature, we will
read biographies and essays by Sima Qian,
the historian of the Western Han dynasty;
eremitic poetry by the early medieval poet
Tao Qian; wartime verse by the great Tang
dynasty poet Du Fu; and the elegant prose
and poetry of Su Shi, the multitalented
artist from the Northern Song dynasty.
[3710] 0101 MW.........8:30am- 9:45am (LIB 216M) SHIELDS, A
HONR 210 Great Books Seminar I 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG
GEP:N/A. GFR:Meets AH. Honors 210 will
highlight the theme of the human
condition, both tragic and comic, in
selected works from the canon of "Great
Books." Although our focus will be
classical literature in the genres of
epic, drama, and history, we will also
read several related works by authors such
as Shakespeare, William Faulkner, and
Samuel Beckett. Our goals include becoming
familiar with certain masterpieces of
western literature, seeing how a few
modern writers have responded to those
works, and understanding and appreciating
the significance of those "classics" for
us today. Class meets in Library 216M.
[3711] 0101 TuTh.......7:10pm- 8:25pm (LIB 216M) MASON, R
HONR 215 eBiology - Phage Hunters I 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG
GEP:Meets Sci plus lab. GFR:Biol/PhySci
plus lab. This is a lab-driven course
designed for students not majoring in
natural/physical sciences. Participants
will engage in genuine, real-world
research identifying novel bacteriophages
from the environment using modern
biological techniques. The course includes
two lab meetings per week and a large
degree of self-paced investigative work.
The lab continues with HONR 216 eBiology -
Phage Hunters II. No science background is
required.
[7529] 0101 TuTh......12:30pm- 3:30pm (BIOL051) SANDOZ, J
HONR 300A General Honors Seminar History and Theory 3 credits
of the Art Museum
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG Also listed as ART 428.
HONR 300A will meet in LIB 216M. This
course will focus on the historical and
theoretical aspects of the art museum
including topics such as the development
of museum architecture, the psychology and
practice of collecting, the theft and
forgery of art in museums and the evolving
relation between artists and the
institution of the art museum.
[3712] 0101 Th.........4:30pm- 7:00pm (LIB 216M) JACOB, P
HONR 300B General Honors Seminar Democracy and 3 credits
Cultural Identity
Grade Method: REG Course meets in LIB
216M. Also listed as POLI 405. This course
examines the influence of cultural
identity politics on American democracy.
It begins with two simple questions: Does
identity politics lead to democracy? Does
democracy need identity politics? In
addressing these questions, we will
explore the following: a) the attitudinal,
socioeconomic, historic, and institutional
foundations of cultural identity politics
in America; b) the relationship between
policy and identity politics; and c) the
consequences of cultural identity politics
on participation.
[7563] 0101 M..........4:30pm- 7:00pm (LIB 216M) KING-MEADOWS,
HONR 300C General Honors Seminar Politics and 3 credits
Literature
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG Course meets in LIB
216M. Images of society: Politics in film,
literature and political philosophy This
course compares the ways in which literary
and cinematic texts and texts in political
philosophy treat political matters. Does a
literary approach to complex political
issues allow a subtlety and flexibility
that is more valuable than the precision
and specificity to which political
philosophy aspires? Do some works combine
the strengths of both literature and
philosophy? Works may include Plato's
Republic, Crito and Apology, Machiavelli's
The Prince, Orwell's 1984 and Golding's
Lord of the Flies, Heinlein's Starship
Troopers, and films such as Gattaca, Billy
Budd and Primary Colors.
[3714] 0101 W..........4:30pm- 7:00pm (LIB 216M) STACEY, S
HONR 390 Reflections on Community Service 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F Individual Instruction
course: contact department or instructor
for permission to enroll. 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.
[3715] 0101 Time and room to be arranged SHIELDS, A
HONR 400 Honors Independent Study 1-4 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG/P-F Individual
Instruction course: contact department or
instructor for permission to enroll.
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.
[3716] 0101 Time and room to be arranged SHIELDS, A
HONR 410 Honors Internship 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F Individual Instruction
course: contact department or instructor
for permission to enroll. 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 6 credits. Preliminary
authorization by the Shriver Center and
thereafter permission of the HONORS
COLLEGE is required. This course does not
meet HONORS COllEGE distribution
requirements.
[3717] 0101 Time and room to be arranged STACEY, S
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 an independent 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.
[3718] 0101 Time and room to be arranged STACEY, S