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Spring 2009
HONR 200B Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar Ethics 3 credits
and Public Policy
Grade Method: REG In this course we
examine some of the moral issues that
arise in public life. The course begins by
reviewing frameworks for thinking about
ethical issues in public policy, and then
deals with questions concerning the means
employed to implement public policy,
questions concerning the ends policy
should serve, and questions concerning the
appropriate roles of public officials.
Readings include classics of political and
moral philosophy, case studies and some
contemporary journalism. Issues may
include the official use of violence,
terrorism, toleration and its limits,
deception and politics, multiculturalism,
capital punishment, abortion, welfare,
health care, affirmative action, and
perhaps others. Short presentations will
be required, participation will be
emphasized, and students will write four
short papers.
[3439] 0101 TuTh.......2:30pm- 3:45pm (LIB 216M) STACEY, S
HONR 211 Great Books Seminar II 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG
GEP:N/A. GFR:Meets AH. This course is a
reading seminar. Each week we shall study
a major work of literature written between
the post-Renaissance and the mid-twentieth
century. These works come from seven
countries as follows: France, England,
Ireland, Norway, Russia, Czechoslovakia,
and the USA. They include plays, novels,
and short stories; all were published
between 1669 and 1959. In each instance,
we shall consider characterization, plot,
dialogue, setting, structure, theme,
metaphor, and symbol. As we proceed, these
great books will become entwined in a
cultural field in which we meander, an
intertext that they and we create
together: readers affect texts, just as
texts affect readers. Although we are
taking up a large number of works because
part of our aim is the introduction of
these authors and literatures, we shall
read in as much depth and detail as our
time permits.
[3440] 0101 W..........4:30pm- 7:00pm (LIB 216M) SPITZ, E
HONR 216 eBiology - Phage Hunters II 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG
[7602] 0101 MWF.......11:00am-11:50am (ENGR122) LAB SANDOZ, J
HONR 300F General Honors Seminar Science, Policy and 3 credits
Diplomacy
Grade Method: REG This interdisciplinary
course challenges students to better
understand (i) the fundamental role of
science in various aspects of the
government, (ii) the critical role of
science in setting domestic and foreign
policy, and (iii) the value of analyzing
and articulating science and technology
issues to the general public. The course
topics will focus primarily on current
issues facing policy makers, particularly
topics in the headlines. The reading
assignments will provide a valuable
foundation for the class discussion and
debates, which the students will be
expected to participate in.
[3441] 0101 MW.........1:00pm- 2:15pm (LIB 216M) SELEY, K
HONR 300G General Honors Seminar Science and 3 credits
Technology in the Ancient world.
Grade Method: REG This course will present
the major scientific and technological
advances made by the ancient Greeks and
Romans. Those advances in such diverse
fields as medicine and biology,
mathematics and geometry, geography and
astronomy, became the foundations of
intellectual endeavor in both the Latin
west and the Arabic east. We will study
the discoveries and developments in the
political, social and economic contexts of
the ancient world. We will also consider
traditional methods of education and the
cultural and religious factors that
promoted or impeded developments in
science. Texts to be studied include
translations of primary texts,
archeological research, and historical
research on science and technology.
[3442] 0101 TuTh.......7:10pm- 8:25pm (LIB 216M) MASON, R
HONR 300J General Honors Seminar Images of Joan of 3 credits
Arc
Grade Method: REG This interdisciplinary
seminar examines the literature and
iconography of the extraordinary French
warrior, later saint, Joan of Arc, the
Maid of Orleans. The goal is to explore
and evaluate the astonishing range of
artistic responses to this historical
figure since her death in 1431. We will
read contemporary documents by and about
Joan as well as a wide range of literary
treatments of her story, from 15th-century
poems to Shakespeare's calumnious
portrayal to 20th-century poems and drama.
Because the story of Joan of Arc has also
inspired filmmakers, visual artists, and
composers, and we will explore those
versions of the Maid, as well as
appropriations of her image for political
and commercial ends.
[3443] 0101 Th.........4:30pm- 7:00pm (LIB 216M) ORGELFINGER, G
HONR 390 Reflections on Community Service 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F Individual Instruction
course: contact department or instructor
for permission to enroll. HONR 390
sect.0101 requires permission of Shiver
Center and Instructor.
[3444] 0101 Time and room to be arranged SHIELDS, A
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.
[3445] 0101 Time and room to be arranged STACEY, S
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 coop. Student interns perform
supervised tasks for business, government,
or non-profit agency.Interships are
individually arranged with the sponsoring
agency through the Shriver Center.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Honors
College and the Shriver Center.
[3446] 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 the
faculty mentor and the Honors College
course director. Prerequisites: Senior
standing and permission of the Honors
College.
[3447] 0101 Time and room to be arranged SHIELDS, A