HON 143: Writing Lab I. Study of the principles of good writing and practice in writing organized, coherent, thesis papers. CREDIT: ONE SEMESTER HOUR.
HON 144: Writing Lab II. Study of the principles of good writing and practice in writing organized, coherent, thesis papers. Prerequisite: HON 143. CREDIT: ONE SEMESTER HOUR.
HON 201: Seminar III: Human Rights in the Early Modern World. Introduction to history from the Renaissance through the French Revolution, followed by seminars on the greatest books of the time. Readings from Chaucer, Machiavelli, Montaigne, Descartes, Pascal, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Open to non-honors students. Prerequisite: HON 102 or consent of instructor. CREDIT: FOUR SEMESTER HOURS.
HON 202: Seminar IV: Self and Society in a Multicultural World. Introduction to history during the nineteenth and twentieth century, followed by seminars on the greatest books of the time. Readings from M. Shelley, Thoreau, Melville, Marx, F. Douglass, Joyce, and T.S. Eliot. Open to non-honors students. Prerequisite: HON 201 or consent of instructor. CREDIT: FOUR SEMESTER HOURS.
HON 211: Language III: English Narrative and Dramatic Literature. 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. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
HON 212: Language IV: English Lyric Poetry. The literary uses of language in lyric poetry from the English-speaking world. Attention is also given to advanced composition. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
HON 213: Writing Lab III. 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. Prerequisite: HON 144. CREDIT: ONE SEMESTER HOUR.
HON 214: Writing Lab IV. Intermediate study of the principles of good writing, with particular attention to and practice in writing a research paper. CREDIT: ONE SEMESTER HOUR.
HON 221: Math-Science III: The Mechanical Universe. The triumph of Newtonian mechanics and its significance. Concepts of mass, motion, force, and gravity are explored. Prerequisite: HON 122. CREDIT: FOUR SEMESTER HOURS.
HON 222: Math-Science IV: The Biological Revolution. Evolutionary theory and its relation to genetics. The background to and development of Darwin's theory of evolution. The search for the carrier of the genetic code and the discovery of DNA. Readings from such authors as Aristotle, Paley, Lamarck, Darwin, Mendel, Watson, and Crick. Open to non-honors students. CREDIT: FOUR SEMESTER HOURS.
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