HON-201 |
Medieval Life and Thought |
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The Middle Ages describe the approximately thousand-year span in western culture between what is called | |||
Antiquity and Modernity. The fall of the old Roman Empire to Germanic invaders marks its beginning. The crisis | |||
in western culture due to the Renaissance and the religious turmoil of the sixteenth century marks its end. The | |||
intervening centuries gave rise to a rich culture that this course seeks to describe and have you experience in | |||
various ways. The experience will be mostly through the writings of some extraordinary medieval men and | |||
women. They are voices speaking to us from the past, inviting us into their world and sensitizing us to view, | |||
perhaps from new angles, features of our own world that seem to echo theirs. Besides literature, our course will | |||
utilize film and music to draw you into the spirit of the Middle Ages.( Please note that this course may be taken for | |||
English, Religious Studies, or Philosophy credit. It may be used to fulfill a General Education requirement or an | |||
Honors Program requirement under " Grammar.") It may be taken for English, Religious Studies, or Philosophy | |||
credit. It may be used to fulfill a General Education requirement or an Honors Program requirement under | |||
" Grammar " or " Rhetoric " or " Dialectic." |
3.00 |
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HON-202 |
Politics & Literature in the Modern Era |
It may be taken for English or History credit. It may be used to fulfill a General Education requirement or an |
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Honors Program requirement under " Rhetoric " or " Grammar." |
3.00 |
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HON-203 |
Historical Fiction |
This course explores historical fiction as a literary genre that engages readers through imaginative representations of the past. Students will read exemplary works of historical fiction to analyze their literary |
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qualities and their use of historical content and context. |
3.00 |
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HON-210 |
Brave New Words: the Rhetoric of Social |
This course explores and analyzes moments of persuasion critical to the advance of a variety of social justice movements, both historical and contemporary. Through the foundational lens of Aristotle ' s Rhetoric, students will study and analyze documents, speeches, and protest-actions of such movements as the English Civil War, the American Revolution, American Abolition, American and British Suffrage, the Civil Rights movement, the gay rights movement, the # metoo movement, Black Lives Matter, and contemporary political debate. Students will craft their own persuasive arguments regarding the future of rhetorical strategies in social justice movements, with particular focus on the impact of social media and advances in AI technology. Students will investigate and answer the question: how can we, as a society, move towards greater social justice through rhetorical actions in |
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ethically-sound ways? |
3.00 |
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HON-250 |
Infinity, Paradox, and Reason |
An introduction to the concept of the infinite, paradoxes that surround it, and the attempt to make sense of it through logic and reason. The course will include historical, philosophical, and scientific perspectives on the concept of infinity, with a primary focus on how mathematics deals with it in theory, and how it is used in models of the real world. Questions that will be considered include: Is infinity a number? How can some infinities be bigger than others? Does the infinite appear in our physical universe? How can we add together infinitely many things and yet get a finite result? No mathematics beyond the high school level will be assumed. Pre-requisite: ENG101. May be taken for Math credit. Satisfies either a Math or philosophy elective in General Education, and |
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" Mathematics " within the Honors Program. |
3.00 |
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HON-251 |
Korean Language and Culture |
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This course introduces students to Korean language and culture. It will provide basic skills in speaking, listening, | |||
reading, and writing by learning writing system, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Through various | |||
interactive engagement and experiential learning, students will be exposed to Korean traditional instruments, art, | |||
food, traditions, and Korean popular culture that includes K-pop, and K-drama. |
3.00 |
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HON-299 |
Special Topics in Honors Program |
3.00 |
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HON-300 |
From Observation to Impact |
It may be used to fulfill a General Education requirement or an Honors Program requirement under " Astronomy " |
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( sometimes called " Science "). |
3.00 |
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