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3.00 Credits
This seminar will provide students the opportunity to examine distinct, overlapping, and shared cultural identities, traditions, and experiences. Each seminar will explore a selected topic through the lens of at least two of the following: race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, and disability. Seminar topics may focus on national, international, and/or transnational issues. Typical titles might be: Gender, Culture, and International Development; Religion and Class in Northern Ireland; and African American Migration Narrative. Prerequisites: HONR 102. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered on demand
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Students will design and carry out a community service project at the local, state, or national level. As with any internship or independent study, the student will work with an advisor. Interested students should formulate a proposal with an advisor and submit it for approval to the Honors Committee before commencing the project. A written report and analysis should be filed with the Honors Committee at the completion of the project. This course may be repeated once. This course is an optional course in the Honors program and will not count towards the five courses (in adddtion to HONR 393) that are required for completion of the honors program. Credits: 1 to 3 depending on the extent of the project. Prerequisites: or Corequiste: HONR 101. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Honors Program.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
The Honors Capstone Experience will be a project of the student's own design that will culminate in a written critical analysis of that experience, and an oral presentation of its results to an audience of peers. The project can be a traditional honors thesis, an artistic/ creative enterprise, scientific research, community service, or any endeavor that has intellectual integrity, challenge, and the potential for critical analysis. Proposals will be submitted to the Honors Committee by the beginning of the senior (or the Capstone) year. The Capstone Experience will include attendance at mandatory Capstone Seminar (described below) that will meet four times each semester. The seminar will prepare the student for both presentation and writing. The seminar director together with the Capstone Project advisor will determine the final grade.Notes: Capstone Seminar: Four mandatory meetings in each semester of the Capstone year. Students will report on progress and, through practice presentations and writing drafts, receive instruction and feedback in the process of formulating the written and oral components of the Capstone Experience. Project advisors are encouraged to attend one or more sessions. There will be about 10 students in each section of the seminar. Each section will be led by a member of the Honors Committee. Credits: 3(3-0)
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3.00 Credits
This course, open to entering students, provides an intimate setting (no more than 20 students per section) within which curiosity, active inquiry, and critical approaches to issues are encouraged. The academic focus of the course is determined by its instructor, who will also act as a resource person to address concerns arising during the semester. Prerequisites: First semester college status. Credits: 1(1-0) Offered every fall
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3.00 Credits
Writing Seminar is a course focusing on a specific topic while emphasizing writing practice and instruction, potentially taught by any member of the College faculty. Because this is primarily a course in writing, reading assignments will be briefer than in traditional topic courses, and students will prove their understanding of the subject matter through writing compositions rather than taking examinations. Required of all freshmen. Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to freshmen. Credits: 3(3-0)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course includes introduction to approximately 300 basic conversational signs and grammatical principles needed to engage in survival-level conversation with deaf people. Finger spelling and background information on Deaf Culture and Community are included. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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3.00 Credits
This course builds upon the knowledge base of American Sign Language I. Along with a growth in vocabulary, the student will be introduced to various communication environments in which American Sign Language might be used. More attention to the use of upper body and facial expression in representing the pragmatics and semantic principles of American Sign Language will be stressed. Students will continue to learn about the Deaf Community and its culture throughout the course. Prerequisites: INTD 111. Credits: 3(3-0) Offered when demand is sufficient
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0.00 - 1.00 Credits
A one week field course to examine innercity issues, trends, and problems via site visits within an urban setting. Such topics as poverty, diversity, homelessness, housing, education, crime, redevelopment and gentrificaiton are considered. It will include visits to local agencies/organizations concerned with urban problems and presentations by government officials, community leaders, and others with expertise in the local community. Credits: 1(1-0) Offered summer session when demand is sufficient
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This is a interdisciplinary slot course for study abroad designed to introduce students to the experience of studying in another country. Each class will last from one to three weeks and depending on the length of time will earn from one to three credits. Credits: 1 to 3 (0-2 to 0-6)
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
The course is designed to give undergraduates an intensive research experience in the archives and libraries of Washington, D.C. Each student will work with a faculty mentor prior to the beginning of the course to design a research project to be carried out in Washington. The course instructor in Washington will introduce students to such research facilities as the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the Folger Library, and individual agencies and organizations with specialized collections. Participants will meet regularly as a group and individually with the instructor to discuss research techniques, questions or problems that emerge during the research process, as well as progress on projects. Credits: 3(0-6) Offered summer sessions depending upon student demand and faculty availability
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