HON 101-102 DEVELOPMENT OFWESTERN CIVILIZATION
2 semesters, 5 credits each (DWC Core)
An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art and music of the West from ancient Mesopotamia to the 17th century.
HON 201-202 DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
2 semesters, 5 credits each (DWC Core)
An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art and music of the West from the late 17th century to the present.
HON 205 LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT
1 semester, 3 credits (Social Science Core)
This course examines the relationship between language and the human mind from the points of view of the grammatical and semantic structures of human languages. Special attention is paid to the workings of metaphor and other figurative language in both ordinary conversation and artistic works.
HON 205 LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT
1 semester, 3 credits (Social Science Core)
This course examines the relationship between language and the human mind from the points of view of the grammatical and semantic structures of human languages. Special attention is paid to the workings of metaphor and other figurative language in both ordinary conversation and artistic works. Allied to this is consideration of problems in interpreting discourse, as in literature and in psychoanalysis. Attention is also paid to the relationship of cognition to language, and how the facts of language use explain how humans learn, as well as the impact of a culture on its metaphors.
HON 206 MACRO ECONOMICS
1 semester, 3 credits (Social Science Core)
This course is an honors version of the Principles of Economics: ECN 102.
HON 208 HONORS SOCIOLOGY
1 semester, 3 credits (Social Science Core)
This course is an honors version of Introductory Sociology: SOC 101.
HON 209 POLITICS
1 semester, 3 credits (Social Science Core)
This course is an honors version of PSC 101.
HON 210 TOPICS IN SCIENCE
1 semester, 3 credits (Natural Science Group I Core)
A study of selected developments in the natural sciences and their interactions with other areas of thought.
HON 212 THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN BIOLOGY
1 semester, 3 credits (Natural Science Group II Core)
An in-depth study of the development of the theory of evolution, which forms the foundation of modern biology. Particular attention will be paid to the manner in which Darwin developed his theory of natural selection and the further development of evolutionary theory in the 20th century.
HON 214 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
1 semester, 3 credits (Social Science Core)
This course is an honors version of PSC 201.
HON 220 THE DIMENSIONS OF ART
1 semester, 3 credits (Fine Arts Core)
A course designed to explore the concepts, products, and processes of creativity in the arts.
HON 230 FOUNDATIONS OF THEOLOGY
1 semester, 3 credits (Theology I Core)
This course is an historical and systematic study of theology: its relation to its sources, methods of theology, and chief theological systems. One or two prominent theologians will be studied in depth.
HON 301 HONORS STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY
1 semester, 3 credits (Philosophy Core)
Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Philosophy present courses in their areas of special competence.
HON 302 HONORS STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY (ETHICS)
1 semester, 3 credits (Ethics Core)
Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Philosophy present courses in their areas of special competence.
HON 310 FAITH AND EXPERIENCE
1 semester, 3 credits (Theology Group I or II Core)
An investigation of the nature of the religious act, given the secularized setting of modern man. This course, which is open to freshmen as well as to upperclassmen in the honors program, addresses questions of belief and unbelief in historical perspective.
HON 311 HONORS STUDIES IN THEOLOGY
1 semester, 3 credits (Theology Group I Core)
Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Theology present courses in their areas of special competence.
HON 312 HONORS STUDIES IN MORAL ISSUES
1 semester, 3 credits (Theology Group II Core)
Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Theology present courses in their areas of special competence on moral theology.
HON 385 HONORS WRITING
1 semester, 3 credits
This course is an honors version of ENG 385: Advanced Writing. Prerequisite: English proficiency.
HON 480-481 COLLOQUIUM
1 semester, 4 credits
Colloquium courses explore an interdisciplinary topic in depth. Several sections are offered each year on a variety of themes and topics.
HON 490-491 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
1 semester, 3 credits
Limited to seniors in the Honors Program, this course offers an opportunity for students to explore a significant interdisciplinary problem under the direction of a faculty member. Each project must receive the approval of the director of the honors program.