University Honors Program
Fall 2006 Schedule of Classes
ENGL 2305 001H Understanding & Doubting MWF 9 am (access#:
3448)
Tom E Stone: VS 203
Diana Grumbles Roehm: VS 303
ENGL 2305 002H Understanding & Doubting MWF 10 am (access#: 3449)
Tom E Stone: VS 203
Diana Grumbles Roehm: VS 303
Vanessa Ann Hopper: DHall 120
ENGL 2305 003H Understanding & Doubting MWF 11 am (access#: 3450)
James J. Zeigler: DHall 343
Mary Ann Shattles: VS203
Diana Kay
Howard: VS 303
Vanessa Ann Hopper: DHall 337
ENGL 2305 004H Understanding
& Doubting MWF 12 pm (access#:
3452)
Diana Kay Howard: VS 303
Vanessa Hopper: VS 203
ENGL 2305 005H Understanding & Doubting MWF 1 pm (access#: 3459)
Timothy Rosendale: DHall 143
ENGL 2305 006H Understanding & Doubting TTH 9:30 am (access#: 3461)
Jo Goyne: VS 203
ENGL 2305 007H Understanding & Doubting TTH 11:00 am
(access#:
5672)
Dennis A Foster: DHall 138
Jo Goyne: VS 303
Nancy E Hodge: VS 203
ENGL 2305 008H Understanding & Doubting TTH 12:30 pm
(access#:
5674)
Nina E Schwartz: VS 303
Nancy E Hodge: VS 203
Insights from literature, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and science that explore major modes of interpreting the world in the 20th century and define what constitutes knowledge in the 21st century. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program. Enrollment Limit: 15 per section
All English 2000 Level courses require English 1301,
2305 or Professor’s permission
ENGL 2322 001H Guilty
Pleasures: Crimes & Detection
through the Ages
(access#
6373)
Nina
Schwartz: V-S 203 M 2- 4:50
An examination of classic and
not-so classic detective fiction from Sophocles to the present, focusing
primarily on 19th, 20th, and 21st century
British and American traditions and generic off-shoots. The course also introduces students to
writing within the discipline of English, making use of the correspondence
between literary analysis and the fictional detectives’ methods of detection. Lecture and Discussion. Limited to 15 students. Readings include: Poe, Conan Doyle,
Chandler, Hammett, Sayers, Mosley, and others.
ENGL 2312 002H Fiction MWF 11:00 am (access#:
5375)
Steven V Daniels: DHall 120
Analysis, interpretation, and appreciation of fiction, with attention to critical theory. Enrollment Limit: 22 students.
ENGL 2314 001H Doing Things with Poems TTH 9:30 am (access#:
3081)
Willard Spiegelman: DHall 351
Introduction to the study of
poems, poets, and how poetry works, focusing on a wide range of English and
American writers with some attention to matters of literary history. Students
will learn to write concisely and well. This means eliminating the unnecessary,
the vapid, the empty, and the inessential. Each student will commit to memory
100 lines of poetry during the term. One-paragraph responses will be due every
day as a starting point for discussion. Enrollment limit: 18 students.
ECO 1311 001H Principles:
Consumers, Firms, Markets TTH 9:30 am (access#: 2530)
Rajat Deb: ULee 243
002H Principles: Consumers, Firms,
Markets TTH 8:00 am
(access# 3042)
Rajat Deb: ULee 243
Enables a concerned citizen to make an intelligent appraisal of current controversies relating to consumers and producers. Explains tools of economic analysis. No prerequisites.
Enrollment Limit: 20
PLSC 1320 002H Intro to Amer.
Government/Politics MWF 10:00 am (access#: 2797)
Joseph F Kobylka: Florence 302
This course will provide you with three types of knowledge. First, you will come out of this class with a basic knowledge of the American political and governmental system. This will include examination of governmental processes and institutions, but we will also treat relevant aspects of American political history and culture in an attempt to explain how the American political system operates. Second, the class will introduce you to the ways that political scientists try to describe and explain political phenomena. You will begin to understand and appreciate the subtleties and complexities of developing social scientific explanations for political life. In short, you will not only learn “the basics,” but you will also explore the tensions within the system and the scholarly debates concerning its operation. Third, the course will teach you to think more critically about politics and political issues. Seldom are questions in the political world, or the larger world in which it is enmeshed, simple or subject to simple explanations. The class will show you a variety of strong arguments on a range of empirical and normative issues, and will force you to deal honestly with them; not dismiss them out of hand, but subject them to close comparative evaluation.
Enrollment limit: 20
PLSC 1380 003H Intro to International Relations TTH 3:30-4:50 pm
(access#:
4022)
Joel Harold Westra: DHall 116
A basic survey of the elements of international relations, including the nation-state system, international organizations, international law, diplomacy, foreign policy, and various nonstate actors such as multinational corporations.
Enrollment limit: 20
PLSC 1340 003H Intro to Comparative Politics MWF 9:00 am (access#:
5641)
Michael Lusztig: Hyer 204
Why are
some countries stable, prosperous and peaceful? Why are some brutal dictatorships? This course seeks to answer these questions, while providing
clues as to how countries can be transformed into liberal democracies. We focus on ideas pertaining to political
institutions and political culture in the context of five countries that differ
greatly with respect to levels of modernity and routes taken toward liberal
democracy. These countries are Great
Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and Mexico.
There are two written assignments and two formal examinations in this
course. The writing assignments are
dedicated to learning how to structure and research term papers in the social
sciences. Class format is lecture with
some discussion.
*** This class is not a traditional Honors class. 10 spots of a regular class are reserved for
Honors students. The Honors students
will be required to complete different assignments, meet in small discussion
groups with the professor, while still meeting regularly as part of a much
larger common class. If Honors spaces
are filled up, Honors students may register for the non-Honors seats and
contact Dr. Doyle to have their registration shifted to the Honors section.
HIST 1321 001H First
Year Seminar/American History- Slavery and the American Republic TTH 2-3:20 pm (access#:
5404)
David
Doyle: Boaz 404
Slavery and the American Republic. “This course will trace the development of slavery in the North American colonies—both north and south—its ambiguous role in the American Revolution, during the Texas Republic, through the gargantuan task of maintaining both free and slave states within one union, and finally the culmination of the Civil War and the subsequent legal destruction of the now peculiar institution. Particular attention will be paid to recovering voices and controversies—voices of slaves and masters, women and men, black and white, north and south. The role of those opposed to the institution will also be explored—to cite only one of the many questions we will ask: were John Walker, Nat Turner, and John Brown heroes or terrorists? The class will be discussion based, reading and writing intensive.
Enrollment Limit: 15 first-year
Honors students
HIST 2311 004H Out
of Many: US History to 1877 TTH 11 am (access#:
5306)
David Doyle: Boaz 404
This course follows the history of
the United States from its earliest known inhabitants through European
conquest, American Independence, up through the Civil War and
Reconstruction. The emphasis of the
course throughout will be on the many different peoples and traditions that
together constitute our United States.
Toward this understanding, political, economic, and social history will
all serve as important ways for us to recognize historical trends and change
over time. By paying close attention to
gender, race, class, and religion as organizing tools we will begin to the many
different elements that have contributed to our history.
Enrollment Limit: 15
HIST 2311 005H Out of Many:
U.S. History to 1877
(access# 6366) T,Th 2pm
Edward Countryman: 357 Dallas Hall
A second section of the U.S. History survey. Professor Countryman will use the following
primary sources (there will be no required textbook): Geoffrey Symcox and Blair Sullivan, eds. Christopher
Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies (Bedford); Alan Greer, ed., The
Jesuit Relations (Bedford);
Neal
Salisbury, ed. The Sovereignty and Goodness of God by Mary Rowlandson (Bedford);
Serena Zabin, ed., The New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741 (Bedford); Louis
Masur, ed., The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; Robert Allison, ed., The Interesting
Life of Olaudah Equiano (Bedford); Edward Larkin, ed, Common Sense (Broadview); David Waldstreicher, ed. Notes on the
State of Virginia (Bedford); Sean Wilentz, ed., David Walker’s Appeal to the
Coloured Citizens of the World (Hill & Wang); Theda Perdue and Michael
Green, eds., The Cherokee Removal (Bedford); Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s
Cabin (Penguin); Paul Finkelman, ed., Defending Slavery (Bedford); Dred Scott v. Sandford (Bedford)
Limited to 15 students.
ANTH
3317 001H People of Southeast
Asia: TTH 11:00AM-12:00PM
(access
# 3141)
Ben Wallace: DLSB 110
A
comparative study of insular and mainland cultures of Southeast Asia, their
History and development, and their social and economic structures.
Meets
Human Diversity co requirement.
SOCI 4360 001H Gangs in the United States MW
12-1:20 pm
(access #
5587)
Karen De Olivares: VS
To study
gangs is akin to looking in a mirror, perhaps a mirror in a carnival Fun House,
but a mirror nonetheless. The reflected
image is distorted both from an outside viewer’s initial perception and through
the harsh realities of a gang member’s life.
This course will seek to illuminate those realities, historically and
biographically, emphasizing points of intersections where gangs and mainstream
meet. This often conflict-laden meeting
frequently reveals more about mainstream society than about gangs. This is the objective. When looking in a mirror it is our own
reflection with which we are most concerned.
Enrollment Limit: 15
SOCI 2310 001H Intro to Sociology MWF 10 am
(access# 2823)
STAFF: Hyer 102
The perspective and basic content of sociology, emphasizing the ways in which values and other beliefs influence social behavior.
Enrollment
Limit: 30
RELI 1301 001H Ways of Being Religious MWF 10 am (access#: 3716) Jill M DeTemple: Hyer 106
A
comparative study of the beliefs and practices of a wide variety of religious
traditions. Special attention to such perennial themes as God, salvation, evil,
morality, and death.
Enrollment
Limit: 20
PHIL 1305 003H Intro to Philosophy TTH
2 pm (access#: 3106)
Robert J Howell: Hyer 111
A general introduction to the
central questions of philosophy. We will discuss topics from such areas as the
theory of knowledge, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, philosophy of mind,
ethics, and political philosophy. Typical questions might include: Can we know
the world outside our minds? Is it rational to believe in a God who allows evil
to exist? Do the laws of physics allow for human freedom? Is morality more than
a matter of opinion? Can there be unequal wealth in a just society? Readings
will include classical authors such as Plato, Descartes, Locke, Hume, and Mill,
as well as contemporary philosophers. The focus of the course will be on
arguments for and against proposed solutions to key problems of philosophy.
Enrollment Limit: 25
PHIL 1318 006H Contemporary Moral Problems TTH 9:30 am (access#:
2756)
Steven Sverdlik: Hyer 111
PHIL 1318 008H Contemporary Moral Problems TTH 12:30 pm (access#: 3581)
Brad J Thompson: Hyer 111
An examination of current moral
and legal issues. Topics may include abortion, euthanasia, animal rights,
afrmative action, racism, sexism, drug legalization, censorship, and
homosexuality.
Enrollment Limit: 25
CFB 3399 001H Jewish-Christian Dialogue TTH
9:30 am
(access#: 5667)
Pamela A Patton: OFAC 1635
Relationships between Jews and
Christians in medieval Europe varied from moderately tolerant to openly
hostile, with a radical shift toward the latter from the twelfth century
onward. Evidence of this transformation survives not only in the legal, philosophical,
and literary texts left to us by both Christians and Jews, but also in the
works of visual art produced by both these groups. Drawing on both primary
texts and visual imagery, the course analyzes this visual-verbal dialogue as it
evolved from the beginning of the Common Era to its point of greatest tension
in the late Middle Ages.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Fulfills Human Diversity
co-curricular requirement.
CF 3314 001H Soc&
Intellectual History- Europe MWF
10 am
(access#:
2492)
James K.
Hopkins: DHall 157
Studies
European social, cultural, and intellectual development from 1848 to the
present.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Fulfills Human Diversity
co-curricular requirement.
CF 3368 001H Wholeness
and Holiness W 2-4:50 pm
(access#: 5341)
William G. Barnard: DHall 102
An exploration of various
understandings of the relationship between religion and healing. Analysis of
the interface between medical and religious models of health through a wide
range of ethnographic examples and theoretical perspectives. Special attention
is also given to different religious healing modalities.
Enrollment Limit: 15
CF 3345 001H Literature
of Religious Reflection TTH
8:00 am
(access#: 5628)
Ross C. Murfin: DHall 101
Issues of faith and doubt in
British and American literature, drawn from texts reflecting Christian
humanism, secular rationalism, individualistic romantic faith, and scientific
modernism and other modern alternatives.
Enrollment Limit: 10
CF 3333 702H Clash of
Culture: 1450-1850 Tu
(access#: 2495)
Robert Van Kemper: 6:30-8:20 pm
STAFF: DHall 115: 8:30-9:20 pm
This course is an examination of
how the global equilibrium of 1450 gave way to a clash of cultures and eventual
European domination.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Fulfills Human Diversity co-curricular
requirement.
CF 3378 001H Solo
Performance TTH 3:30-4:50 pm
(access#: 3476)
Rhonda L Blair: OFAC 2020
This course surveys major figures
and issues in contemporary solo performance and performance studies,
acquainting students with artists, forms, and venues ranging from the
mainstream to the alternative. We will view videos and video
documentation of the work and read performance texts, performance theory, and
interviews/writings by and about the artists and their work. The two major
assignments are a research and analysis paper examining an issue related to the
course and a brief original piece applying in performance what we have studied.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Fulfills Human Diversity
co-curricular requirement.
CF 3309 001H US Diplomacy 1789-1941 MWF 10 am (access#:
5645)
Thomas J
Knock: DHall 357
Examines major events in American
foreign policy from the Early National period to Pearl Harbor, emphasizing
19th-century continental expansion, early 20th-century imperialism, and
American involvement in the World Wars.
Enrollment Limit: 12
CFA 3301 701H The Dawn of Wisdom Tu
6:30-9:20 pm
(access#: 3862)
John M Lewis and David Alan
Freidel: DHall 102
Explores the visions of the cosmos
expressed in the art, archaeology and literature of Egypt, Mesopotamia,
Greco-Roman civilization and the New World, emphasizing the role of human
beings as central and responsible actors therein.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Fulfills Human Diversity
co-curricular requirement.
CFA 3348 001H Changing American Families MWF
11 am
(access#: 3838)
Crista DeLuzio: DHall 101
Explores changes in American
family life from the colonial period to the present. Seeks to understand
how family ideals, structures and roles have shaped and been shaped by social
and historical change.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Fulfills Human Diversity
co-curricular requirement.
CFB 3322 001H Native American History TTH
9:30 am
(access#: 5647)
Sherry L. Smith: DHall 357
This course examines the roles
Native Americans played in the history of North America (excluding Mexico) from
1500 to the present.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Fulfills Human Diversity
co-curricular requirement.