Early civilizations of Egypt, the Near East, Greece and China. Readings from the epics of Gilgamesh, the Odyssey, Greek tragedy and history, Plato, Aristotle, the Old Testament, Confucius, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Open to non-honors students.
Introduction to history from Roman times through the high Middle Ages, with an emphasis on the development of world religions. Readings from Virgil, the new Testament, Boethius, Aquinas, Dante, Buddha, the Bhagavad Gita, the Koran, and the poet Rumi. Achebe's novel Things Tall Apart. Open to non-honors students.
This course is designed to help honors students make a smooth transition (academic and social) to University life. The mechanics of the academic process, the resources and facilities available to them, and the environment in which they can develop new friendships and enjoy new experiences are addressed; a service learning component is required.
Mathematical reasoning and deductive systems, with applications to astronomical phenomena. Lab (1 credit).
Prerequisite: HON 121. The origins of the Scientific Revolution. The transition from ancient to early modern astronomy and physics. Readings from Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, and others. Lab (1 Credit).
Study of grammatical structure and translation of selections from Greek authors. This course fulfills 3 semester credit hours of the University’s foreign language requirement. Open to non-honors students.
Prerequisite: HON 131. Continuation of the work of HON 131, further developing translation skills. This course fulfills 3 semester credit hours of the University’s foreign language requirement. Open to non-honors students.
Study of grammatic structure and translation of selections from Latin authors. Consideration of the nature and philosophy of language. This course fulfills 3 semester credit hours of the University’s foreign language requirement. Open to non-honors students.
Prerequisite: HON 141. Continuing study of the nature and principles of language by means of a serious study of Latin grammar, vocabulary and more complex specimens of Latin literature. This course fulfills 3 semester credit hours of the University’s foreign language requirement. Open to non-honors students.
Study of the principles of good writing and practice in writing organized, coherent, thesis papers.
Prerequisite: HON 143. Study of the principles of good writing and practice in writing organized, coherent, thesis papers.
Prerequisite: HON 102 or consent of instructor. Introduction to history from the Renaissance through the French Revolution, followed by seminars on the greatest books of the time. Readings from Chaucer, Machiavelli, Vasari, Descartes, Pascal, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Federalist Papers. Open to non-honors students.
Prerequisite: HON 201 or consent of instructor. Introduction to history during the nineteenth and twentieth century, with particular attention to African American history, followed by seminars on the greatest books of the time.
Readings from Mary Shelley, Thoreau, Adam Smith, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Dubois and Joyce. Open to non-honors students.
The literary uses of language in narrative and dramatic genres, including medieval English epics, Shakespearean tragedy and comedy, and modern African-American fiction. Attention is given to literary analysis and to effective composition.
The literary uses of language in lyric poetry from the English-speaking world. Attention is also given to advanced composition.
Prerequisite: HON 144. The process, principles, and methods of writing a research paper. The required paper will be on a topic related to the student’s major or professional goal.
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