Honors Courses
Spring 2008 - Daytime Courses
Honors English:
Composition and Literature II (Ref#
5958),
Wednesday, 1-3:30 pm.
Composition and Literature II introduces students to literary genres (short
story, poetry, drama, novel). This course will present masterpieces in each
of these forms which students will read, discuss and write about in their
journals and in critical essays. Research will be required.
3 credits,
Instructor: Prof. Elizabeth Gaffney
Honors
English: Literature of New York (Ref#
5970),
Wednesday, 1-3:45 pm.
Some people say that New York is so different from the rest of the U.S.
that it is like its own separate country.
This course examines how New York is perhaps a truer embodiment of the
ideals of America than the rest of what we call the “Heartland” or “Grassroots
America.” Readings will sample texts
from a variety of fields and disciplines, including history, poetry, music,
film, philosophy, and others.
3 credits,
Instructor: Professor
Rodriquez
Honors English:
Reading in Human Rights (Ref# 5960),
Tuesday, 1-3:40 pm.
This course studies significant literary, historical and other texts related
to human rights. Students read works that address essential questions of
social justice, individual conscience and human dignity. International in
scope and interdisciplinary in approach, this course explores the role of
writing in the concept and practice of human rights. Students complement
their reading with independent projects and participation in human rights
actions.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof. Alan
Devenish
Honors Humanities:
Seminar in Ethics (Ref# 5997),
Tuesday, Thursday 10-10:50 am.
Honors Seminar in Ethics is a course whose text is a collection of excerpts
written by Western philosophers from Plato to Sartre. We also read short
stories, a novel, and plays with protagonists who struggle with moral
dilemmas. Students are required to give presentations of their own choice
(with the approval of the instructor), about religions, philosophers, belief
systems, or other related topics. For example, in the past we have learned
about Tao; Confucianism; Ethics in Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism, West
African religions; Animal Rights, etc. Journal responses on every reading
and essays dealing with ethical questions which arise in our texts are
assigned. Students are encouraged to engage in free and open discussions, to
question, and to listen to others’ views with respect and interest.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
James Werner
Honors Humanities:
World Cinema (Ref# 5346),
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 1-1:50 pm.
This is an honors-level seminar on the movies as an art form and as an
international multicultural phenomenon. Students will engage in a focused
exploration of the technical and formal elements that make the movies a
unique and powerful means of human expression, one that finds its definition
in diverse cultural contexts. The course will provide students with a window
onto the rich cultural landscape beyond their own, exposing them to
cinematic accomplishments that extend beyond the conventional American model
and their own experience and introducing them to the national cinemas of
Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America, India and the Middle East,
with their distinctive perspectives, attitudes, values and beliefs. The
course will concern itself with culture and its impact on film as a work of
art, with culture as shaper of both content and form. Methods include class
discussion, oral and written reports, individual and group class
presentations, readings, and critical viewing of selected films and videos.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
John Cuniberti
Honors Behavioral
Science: Introduction to Sociology (Ref#
2775),
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12-12:50 pm.
This Honors course should appeal to students who are curious about the
nature of the social world and who want to participate in a challenging
academic environment that sharpens their analytical skills. Students will be
introduced to the basic principles of sociology and the concept of culture,
to important primary texts, and to the challenge of independent research on
contemporary issues and problems.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
Lori Maida
Honors Behavioral
Science: General Psychology (Ref#
2584),
Tuesday 3:30-6:10 pm Thursday 12-12:50 pm.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
Siegel
Honors Social Science:
Microeconomics (Ref#
2265),
Monday, Tuesday 1-2:15 pm.
This course is meant for the student who is already familiar with economic analysis (having taken Macroeconomics, for example) and wants a challenging course to help develop his/her analytical skills in economics. The course should appeal to the student who wants to use the power of economic analysis in addressing various policy issues of the day.
3 credits , Instructor: Prof. Farhad Ameen
Honors Social Science:
Asia Today (Ref#
2291),
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12-12:50 pm.
3 credits , Instructor: Prof.
Kummer
Honors Social Science:
The American Presidency (Ref#
2385),
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12-12:50 pm.
“We give
the President more work than a man can do, more responsibility than a man
should take, more pressure than a man could bear…We wear him out, use him,
eat him up….He is ours and we exercise the right to destroy him” wrote John
Steinbeck. How has the presidency grown from a semi-ceremonial office to
the most powerful in the nation? HIS 223H will explore a number of themes
in US presidential history such as its constitutional roots, its evolution
over time as well as how Americans evaluate leadership. Through a series of
case studies we will also examine the extent to which factors such as
intellect, charisma, socio-economic background and even personal appearance
can influence presidential leadership.
3 credits , Instructor: Prof.
Kummer
Honors Mathematics: History of Math (Ref#
3939),
Monday, 3-5:50 pm.
A survey of the history of Mathematics from counting through
Calculus. The Internet is the main reference tool to investigate the
contributions of various cultures and individuals. A problem solving approach is
used to study the Mathematical contributions of each culture.
4 credits, Instructor: Professor Jeannine Epps
Honors Biology: Psychobiology (Lecture Ref# 4585, Monday, 2-3:50 pm; Lab Ref#
4586, Wednesday, 1-3:50 pm. 4 credits, Instructor: Professor
Priano
Spring 2008 - Evening Courses
Honors Social
Science: Topics in Global History (Ref#
2316),
Tuesday, 5:30-8:10 pm.
This course is a survey of global history from earliest times to the
present. It will explore themes constant throughout that period to find
patterns of development of governmental institutions and economic systems
emphasizing the non-western as well as western experience. The rise and
decline of major civilizations, the transition from an agrarian to an urban
industrial and now post-industrial society and the nature of warfare will be
examined. Emphasis will be placed on discovering the historical roots of
contemporary conflicts.
3 credits, Instructor: Prof. Anne D'Orazio
Honors Social Science:
Great Trials (Ref#
2823),
Thursday, 6-8:40 pm.
Great Trials exposes students to some of the greatest trials in the world. The exploration starts with the trial of Socrates, then the trial of Joan of Arc and Galileo Galilei. Manyother famous trials will be studied, which may include the following : Salem Witchcraft Trial, The Scopes Trials, The Nuremburg Trial, The Trial of Nelson Mandela, and The Tiananmen Square Dissidents Trial.
3 Credits, Prof. Russell Ippolito
Honors English: Shakespeare (Ref# 5979),
Monday, 5:30-8:20 pm. This
honors level seminar in Shakespeare offers students the opportunity to read and
to engage in intensive study and discussion of Shakespeare’s plays and
sonnets—works of enduring influence that stand among the sources of our
intellectual tradition and have shaped the development of Western culture. A
special emphasis will be placed on viewing and evaluating productions of the
plays. In addition to discussing primary texts and productions, the class will
investigate the historical, contextual, and inter-textual backgrounds of these
works. Complementing students’ own interpretations, a number of influential
critical theories in Shakespeare Studies will be explored and challenged.3 credits, Instructor: Prof.
Madden
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