HF 101 - first- Year Honors Colloquium

Institution:

Skidmore College

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Description:

A weekly discussion group for first-year members of the Honors Forum. Topics might include the evolving goals and methods of higher education, the nature of research and the ethics of scholarship in the academy, competing and complementary modes of inquiry, the intellectual demands of collaborative and interdisciplinary learning, and the myriad forces that seek expression and balance as we create a college community. The course will focus on objects of study drawn from the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Materials may include readings from various fields of study, films, performances, lab demonstrations, case studies, exhibits, historical artifacts, and site visits. Student work will include participating in panel discussions and writing essays that address aspects of the major disciplinary foci.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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