HON 101 - Encounters with the Western Canon

This course focuses on the ways in which the ancient (primarily, Greek) world surfaces in the modern (primarily, Western) world, by focusing on such foundational texts as The Odyssey, Plato's dialogues and The Republic, plays of Greek tragedians and comedians (including Euripides, Aristophanes, and Aeschylus), the scientific and ethical  principles of Aristotle, and Greek art, particularly sculpture.  Paired with these foundational works will be modern descendants, including movies, short stories, plays, political philosophy, scientific taxonomy, and current ethical and legal standards.  We will "witness" many of these modern examples by viewing movies, attending plays, visiting an art museum, and hearing from guest speakers.  Course counts as a FYS.  Prerequisite(s):  Enrollment limited to Honors Program members. Every semester.  Credit: 4

	HON 180N - Interdisciplinary Science
	An Honors level interdisciplinary science course. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Fall only. Credit: 4

	HON 201 - Current Issues in Global Politics
	This course deals with current issues in global politics with the focus determined by the instructor. In the past instructors have focused on such topics as the geo-politics of water, the impact of rapid political transformation, or simply a non-thematical exploration of current political issues. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable Credit: 4

HON 206 - Religion And Colonialism

This class will introduce students to the academic discipline known as the History of Religions (Religionswissenschaft), and to the subject of religion during the colonial and post-colonial periods. The study of religion in the modern period has been characterized by a general failure to situate itself within the context of modernity's ethnic diversity, its valuation of commodities, and its relationship to the history of colonialism. The cargo cult - a specific Melanesian phenomenon will provide our entre for confronting this issue, allowing us to regard the religious lives of colonized peoples with an eye to constructively rethinking both the study of religion and our understanding of the colonial and post-colonial periods. Pre-requisite(s): Honors Program. Every three years. Credit: 4

HON 210H - Logic

The concepts and methods of modern symbolic logic, focusing on close analysis of argumentation and reasoning. Skills and topics include truth-functional analysis, the propositional calculus, the predicate calculus, proof procedures, and the nature of inductive reasoning. Also includes special logics (e.g., modal logic) and applied logic (e.g., legal reasoning) Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into teh Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable. Credit: 4

	HON 223H - Environmental Imagination
	An exploration of the environment and the various ways it which it is represented, imagined, constructed, and manipulated by humans.  Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable. Credit: 4

HON 244S - Globalization

Understanding the important aspects of globalization. Focus will be on key concepts and topics in global economy, business, history, geography, cultural environment and political perspectives. We will analyze problems and opportunities related to establishing, conducting and maintaining the philosophy of globalization. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable.  Credit: 4

HON 250 - Intellectual History

This course examines and explores changes and influences from the Greeks to the modern age, with emphasis on the last 500 years or so. Aristotle, Seneca, the Magna Carta, Roger Bacon, Locke, Hume, Watts, Linnaeus, Descartes, Copernicus, Helmholtz, and Rousseau, all served to inspire others and provide a foundation for the modern age. In addition to the seminar, students will have the opportunity to attend major lectures offered on campus centered on the works included in the course. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable. Credit: 4

	HON 263S - The Utopias
	Idealized societies/dangerous visions of the future - the works of writers, philosophers and dreamers are examined to critique social, political, artistic, and literary features of the works. Prerequisite(s): Honors Student. Credit: 4

HON 264 - World Law

This course is designed as an alternative to the Poli-Sci course "International Law and Organization" (POS 336) for those interested in a multidisciplinary approach to the larger issue of how shared norms and understandings develop into world law, and how law can be conceptualized as something other than codified rules and procedures. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable. Credit: 4

HON 265S - Rural Childhood

Drawing upon interdisciplinary sources, this course examines rural communities as contexts for child development. Students will utilize readings, archival sources, interviews, oral presentations and original research projects to explore complexity and diversity in the American rural experience and consequent effects on childhood. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable. Credit: 4

HON 275H - Style and Substance

Intensive study of several fiction writers, with writing assignments inspired by the work under discussion.  Students will study a different writer every two weeks, with discussion of the literature followed by workshop-style discussion of the students' own fiction.  The focus is on learning by imitation. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 and acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. (Pass/Fail option)  Variable. Credit: 4

HON 306 - Religion and Colonialism

This class will introduce students to the academic discipline known as the History of Religions (Religionswissenschaft), and to the subject of religion during the colonial and post-colonial periods. The study of religion in the modern period has been characterized by a general failure to situate itself within the context of modernity's ethnic diversity, its valuation of commodities, and its relationship to the history of colonialism. The cargo cult - a specific Melanesian phenomenon will provide our entre for confronting this issue, allowing us to regard the religious lives of colonized peoples with an eye to constructively rethinking both the study of religion and our understanding of the colonial and post-colonial periods. Prerequistie(s): Honors Student. Every three years. Credit: 4

	HON 319H - Joyce Seminar
	Study and discussion of work by the Irish novelist James Joyce, including Chamber Music, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses, with some attention to biographical and critical texts. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program or permission of instructor. Variable. Credit: 4

HON 322 - Consumerism, Politics, and Values

This interdisciplinary course will focus on the question of how the emergence of a mass consumer society has impacted our cultural, political, and moral/ethnical lives. The course builds on the work of Adorno and Horkheimer and the Frankfurt school which, after WWII, developed a psychological and philosophical critique of western culture. We conclude by reflecting on the impact of the economic crisis, which began in 2008, on consumerism. (Pass/Fail option) Every three years.        Credit: 4

HON 340 - Children and Political Violence

This course is an interdisciplinary investigation into the impact of war and political violence on children and child development, making comparisons across a variety of countries, cultures and settings. Students consider the impact of war/political violence from various disciplinary perspectives, including child/human development, education, and political science. From there students use case studies, research, and personal investigations to critique current approaches to the issue, and reflect on how the impact of political violence on children affects society at large. The course is discussion oriented and involves faculty and students working together to draw interdisciplinary connections and explore various ways to approach this topic and its social ramifications. Prerequisite(s): None. (Pass/Fail option) Every three years. Credit: 4

	HON 497 - Independent Study in Honors
	An opportunity for honors students to pursue independent study in appropriate topics. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors Program, approval of the Honors Director, and permission of a faculty member who will direct the study. Completion of Independent Study Form. Variable. Credit: 1-4

HON 499 - Senior Thesis, Creative Project, and Tutorial

Each senior in the Honors Program who meets eligibility requirements is encouraged to complete either a senior thesis, creative project, or tutorial. This is to be the culminating Honors experience. The student must have a faculty director for the one or two semester activity. The thesis and creative project must be presented to and defended before the Honors Council. Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Honors, senior standing, HON 101 and 12 other Honors credits, and approval of Honors Council and Director. Pass/Fail option) Every semester. Credit: 4-8