Courses marked
with an asterisk (*) also satisfy the Human Diversity Co-Requirement.
ENGL 2311 001H Understanding and Doubting MWF 9-9:50
138 DALL HOUSEHOLDER
203 VSNI SHATTLES
303 VSNI STONE
ENGL 2311 002H
Understanding and Doubting MWF 10-10:50 303 VSNI STONE
ENGL 2311 003H
Understanding and Doubting MWF 11-11:50 201 HYER SUDAN
ENGL 2311 004H
Understanding and Doubting MWF 1-1:50 303 VSNI ROSENDALE
ENGL 2311 005H
Understanding and Doubting TTH 9:30-10:50 351 DALL HODGE
201 HYER READ
203 VSNI HAMILTON
303 VSNI GOYNE
ENGL 2311 006H Understanding
and Doubting TTH 11-12:20 107 HYER READ
203 VSNI HAMILTON
303 VSNI GOYNE
ENGL 2311 007H
Understanding and Doubting TTH 12:30-1:50 203 VSNI SCHWARTZ
303 VSNI HODGE
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.
THEA 1380 701H Mirror of
the Age M 6:30-9:20p 2020 OFAC SMITH
Introduction
to theatre emphasizing the role of the audience in the experience of
performance. Semiotic and communications models are used to explore the dynamic
interaction and changing relationship between performance, audience and
society. Theatre-going experiences are discussed and analyzed. Restricted to
students in the University Honors Program.
ENGL 2308 001H Doing
Things with Poems MWF 9-9:50 120 DALL BOZORTH
Introduction
to the study of poems, poets, and how poetry works, focusing on a wide range of
English and American writers. Some attention to matters of literary history.
Restricted to students in the University Honors Program. Satisfies Poetry
requirement for English Major.
FL 3365 001H
Existentialism and French Literature TTH 11-12:20 334A CLEM BEAUCHAMP
Existentialism
stands out as one of the most influential philosophical attitudes of western
cultures in the latter 19th and 20th centuries. Focusing on the “human condition” -- that is, real peoples’ lives
in their everyday here and now -- or in the words of the existentialist
theologian Paul Tillich, “the courage to be.”
Existentialism as an outlook transcends national boundaries, religious
faiths (or absence of them), and intellectual disciplines. Some of its most powerful statements have
been made in drama and prose fiction.
In this course we will examine some of these statements, the people who
wrote them, and the social, cultural, economic, and political conditions that
influenced them. Restricted to students
in the University Honors Program.
Religious/Philosophical Thought
PHIL 1306 001H
Introduction to Philosophy TTH 2-3:20 110 HYER SUTTON
Introduction
to Philosophy: Minds, Machines, and Persons. A focused introduction to the
central questions of philosophy, with an emphasis on the mind and the self.
Typical questions might include: Does the soul exist? Is the mind the same
thing as the brain? Can animals feel pain? Can they think? Can a computer
think? Might the mind be a computer? What is consciousness? Can we understand experiences
radically different from our own? What is the self? Can we survive the death of
our body? The focus of the course will be on arguments for and against proposed
solutions to philosophical problems concerning mind, machines and persons.
PHIL 1318 006H Contemporary Moral Problems TTH 9:30-10:50 110 HYER
SVERDLIK
Contemporary
Moral Problems. An examination of current moral and legal issues. Topics may
include abortion, euthanasia, animal rights, affirmative action, racism,
sexism, drug legalization, censorship, and homosexuality.
History/Art History
No History/Art History Honors
Perspectives are being offered this semester.
See the Honors Program Coordinator for details about petitioning
non-Honors courses for Honors credit.
Politics/Economics
ECO 1311 001H Microeconomics TTH 9:30-10:50 243 UL DEB
ECO 1311 002H Microeconomics TTH 12:30-1:50 242 UL DEB
Enables a
concerned citizen to make an intelligent appraisal of current controversies
relating to consumers and producers. Explains tools of economic analysis.
PLSC 1320 004H Intro. to Amer. Gov./Politics TTH 11-12:20 115 DALL
KOBYLKA
Introduction
to American Government and Politics. The organization, functions, and processes
of our national government, with particular attention to parties, pressure
groups, and other forces that influence its course. Attention will also be
given to the Texas Constitution.
PLSC 1340 002H Intro to Comparative Politics MWF 11-11:50 115 DALL
LUSZTIG
Topics
include constitutional theory, interest groups, parties and elections,
Congress, the presidency and executive agencies, the courts, and public policy.
The course emphasizes national government and politics but also gives attention
to state and local levels. Taught with a non-Honors PLSC section.
PLSC 1380 002H Intro to International Relations MWF 3-3:50 105
DALL HOLLIFIELD
This
introductory course is designed to give the student a broad overview of the
field of international relations. In addition, the course introduces the
student to various theories of how states relate to each other in the
international community. The student will have an opportunity to consider
contemporary issues in world politics within the context of the contending
theories of global politics. Various themes in international relations
including the importance of the state, the causes of conflict, the importance
of economic factors, and differences between the developed and developing world
will be considered throughout the semester.
Behavioral Sciences
*ANTH 2301 001H Cultural
Anthropology MWF 9-9:50 343 DALL HULTSCH
Introductory
Cultural Anthropology. Basic theories and methods of cultural anthropology.
Explores variations in cultural values, social practices, religion, rules of
law, etc., in different cultures around the world. Focuses on understanding the
forces that shape cultures and societies, and how they adapt to a rapidly
changing world. Meets Human Diversity corequirement.
PSYC 1300 006H Introduction to Psychology TTH 3:30-4:50 204 HYER MCINTYRE
Broad
introduction to psychology as a behavioral science with special emphasis on
cognition, development, learning, social, personality, physiological, and
clinical psychology (psychopathology and psychotherapy).
Cultural Formations
CF 3314 001H Social &
Intellectual Hist. of Europe MWF 10-10:50 101 DALL HOPKINS
This
course will examine the intellectual in modern European society. It will explore
major intellectual and social issues raised by and affecting a number of
figures instrumental in shaping the European world of the 19th and 20th
centuries. In a fundamental sense, however, the themes developed will be
outside time and place. Consequently, they should interest those concerned with
the relationship of their values and ideas to the society in which they live
today.
*CF 3322 701H Women in Early Modern Europe M 6:30-9:20p 101 DALL
WELLMAN
A study
of the influence of women in European society and intellectual movements from
the Renaissance through the French Revolution.
CF 3331 001H Religion as
Story TTH 2-3:20 106 HYER KLIEVER
An
interpretation of stories as modes of religious discernment as well as means of
religious communication, with special attention to selected narrative forms
such as myth, fairy tale, novel, and autobiography.
CF 3333 702H Clash of
Cultures: 1450-1850 T 6:30-9:20p 138
DALL LEBO
This
course is an examination of how the global equilibrium of 1450 gave way to a
clash of cultures and eventual European domination. The Western Church was
reformed; business grew; new states were created; families were uprooted.
Colonialism, modern warfare, nationalism and Marxism appeared on the world
stage.
CF 3341 001H History and Philosophy of Science MWF 11-11:50 111
HYER BARNES
Science
aims to determine how the world works; the philosophy of science attempts to
determine how science works. This course initially aims to critically
investigate the nature of scientific reasoning as applied to fundamental
notions of evidence, explanation and scientific progress. The course then turns
to a sequence of fundamental questions concerning the relationships between
science and religion, politics and gender. The course combines philosophical
approaches with considerable emphasis on the history and sociology of science.
CF 3364 001H Ethical Implications of Children’s Lit MWF 1-1:50 137
DALL SATZ
Examination
of children's literature with emphasis on notions of morality and evil, including
issues of colonialism, race, ethnicity, gender, and class.
*CF 3368 001H Wholeness
and Holiness TTH 9:30-10:50 102 HYER BARNARD
Wholeness
and Holiness: Religion and Healing Across Cultures. 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.
CF 3377 001H Theatre, Drama, Performance TTH 3:30-4:50 2020 OFAC
BLAIR
An
examination of selected dramatic, cultural and critical texts exploring issues
of contemporary interest and significance. Texts, topics, and critical
approaches vary.
CFA 3348 001H Changing American Families MWF 9-9:50 357 DALL
DELUZIO
American
Families: Changing Experiences and Expectations. 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.