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3.00 Credits
Permission of instructor and department chair required. Ir-1 to 3-
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This course will provide students with a basic knowledge of the dominant intellectual, social, economic, and institutional forces that have shaped Western civilization from its earliest roots in the ancient Near East to the start of the Industrial Revolution in the 17th century to the present. It will examine the development of Judaism, the Greek and Roman worlds, the rise of Christianity, medieval society, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, industrialization, European colonialism, the two World Wars, and post-World War II society. Special attention will be paid to the impact of these movements, as well as of non-Western influences, on our modern experience. Fl --3--
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Using a topic or theme selected by the instructor, this course provides students with an overview of intellectual currents in American history. Students will be asked to consider - and reconsider - some of the conventional and dominant narratives of American culture. Fl,Sp --3--
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Hon 150 is a freshman seminar that introduces Honors Program students to interdisciplinary thinking, to critical thinking, to different ways of knowing, and to the Honors Program itself. Fl--1--
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Beginning with some questions common to all the social sciences, such as the nature of social facts, objectivity vs. neutrality, and the criteria of science, students will explore the Western and non-Western origins of social inquiry, the emergence of the individual social sciences - anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, and the fundamental concepts, methods, assumptions, applications, and perspectives of these fields. Fl--3--
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This course examines the purposes and development of art, music, film, theater, dance, and writing within their historical and cultural contexts. Students will consider how the fine and performing arts evoke a sense of or respond to the cultures and experiences that give rise to them. The course may be organized around a unifying topic. Prerequisite: Hon 200 Sp--3--
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Although we tend to think of the natural sciences - which include astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics - as having an immutable existence of their own, all emerged in response to human needs. Students will consider such issues as how and why science develops, how and why the different scientific disciplines emerged, how they differ from each other, how they are the same, what their common questions are, why the scientific method became a cornerstone of the disciplines and of Western thought, and the role of science in today's society. Fl--3--
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Students will consider the nature of knowledge, interpetation, belief, and meaning. They will consider questions such as: Is knowledge discovered or constructed? How do we know what we know? Why do we believe what we believe? How are knowledge and belief related? How do they differ? How do we give meaning or significance to the things in our lives? Students will learn to apply concepts related to knowledge, belief, and meaning to their everyday lives. Prerequisite: Hon 300 or permission of Honors Program Director. Sp--3--
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The purpose of this course is to consider the nature of research or creativity in the student's field of study and to help student begin a a quality honors thesis. Students will meet regularly with the Director or Associate Director of the Honors Program to discuss thesis requirements, problems, and possible solutions. Fl-1
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3.00 Credits
An exploration and analysis of the interaction between human beings in and with formal organizations. The in-depth approach to the complex relationships of organizational variables such as, perception, motivation and personality and environmental variables such as organizational leadership, climate, social factors and change. Prerequisite: Mgt 261. Fl, Sp-3-
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