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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing. This course examines the radical transformation of East Asia over the last 150 years, from humbled nations to world powers. For China, this course begins with the Opium War (1839- 1842), after which China was forced to cede Hong Kong to the British; it concludes with the return of Hong Kong in 1997 and rising Western fears over the path China might take as the next superpower. For Japan, this course begins with its "opening" to Westerntrade in the 1850s, and ends with Japan seeking to find its way in the turbulent economic and cultural currents of the 1990s. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing. This course traces the late 18th century to the present in three interrelated themes: the intellectual history of our current system of medicine, the social history of the medical profession, and changing patterns of health and disease. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Topics of this course vary from year to year depending on faculty and student interests. This course may be repeated if topic differs. 3 cr.
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3.00 - 33.10 Credits
See "Internships," on p. 33. 1-3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Nine credit hours of history and junior standing or permission of the instructor. This seminar introduces the methodological, theoretical, and practical questions involved in the writing of history. Readings will explore several "big questions"of history as expressed in the work of some of the most creative practitioners (past and present) of the discipline. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HIST 490. A study of past and present methods of historiography and writing on an in-depth topic of a particular phase of history in which students undertake research on a related topic of their choice. This course may be repeated if the topic differs, but also serves as the capstone course for most history majors. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Program. Cities have had a disproportionate influence on the development of human society, and it is in cities that one can best see much of the creation and interaction of cultures. It is crucial to keep in mind that no city or civilization has a single, monolithic culture, but is instead a composite of different cultures. This course takes a broad view of culture, including such familiar areas as art, literature, and philosophy, but also the cultures of the workplace, the family, and politics. This course fulfills the general college wide history requirement. Offered in Fall only. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Program; a "C" in ENGL 132 or equivalent. Thiscourse takes students beyond the plays of Shakespeare to explore the great achievements in prose and in dramatic, lyric, and narrative poetry of the English Renaissance. Readings also include nonliterary works that provide cultural and historical contexts for the literature read. The course also satisfies the second semester writing requirement, substituting for ENGL 133 (English Composition II: Introduction to Literature). As such, it includes fiction, drama, and poetry with a strong emphasis on writing. Offered in Spring only. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Program, and one natural science course with a laboratory. This course examines the nature of the universe from the standpoint of the natural sciences. It begins with an introduction to the approach used by the natural sciences to study the universe, the scientific method. Five major ideas in the natural sciences: the structure of the atom (physics), the periodic table (chemistry), the big bang theory of the origin of the universe (astronomy), plate tectonics (geology), the structure of DNA (biology), and evolution (biology) are then examined in the context of their historical development and the scientific method. Once these have been discussed, the natural sciences will be contrasted with other fields of human endeavor, comparing the methods used by each with the scientific method. Finally, complex questions from the real world of applied fields will be analyzed and the method of benefit/risk analysis will be introduced. This course satisfies the lab science requirement. Offered in Spring only. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Program. What is Russia Winston Churchill answered this question with his now famous characterization of Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Others have been more specific in answering this question. The purpose of this course is to evaluate some of these answers after examining key themes in Russia's literature, visual and performing arts, religion and philosophy, and history and politics. This course satisfies the cultures "CA"requirement. 3 cr.
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