Liberal Arts Honors

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Liberal Arts Honors: LAH

Lower-Division Courses

102H. The Idea of the Liberal Arts.

By invitation only. Enrichment course for honors and prospective honors students. An overview of the liberal arts disciplines, including formation of the discipline, majoring in the discipline, research and career opportunities. One and one-half class hours a week for one semester. Humanities 102 and Liberal Arts Honors 102H may not both be counted. Enrollment limited to freshmen in the Plan I Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.

112H. The Nature of Inquiry.

Designed for students who plan to enter the Liberal Arts Honors Program. Introduction to the nature of research in liberal arts disciplines. One and one-half class hours a week for one semester. Humanities 112 (Topic: The Nature of Inquiry) and Liberal Arts Honors 112H may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Twenty-four semester hours of coursework and consent of the liberal arts honors adviser.

Upper-Division Courses

364H. The Enlightenment.

Examination of the European Enlightenment, an intellectual movement centered in eighteenth-century France and England that cut across all disciplines and arts and that looked back to the Renaissance and forward to the modern world. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

365H. Great Books in Political Philosophy.

An investigation of what it means to think "philosophically" about politics and morals, by reading and interpreting primary sources of political philosophy from more than twenty centuries. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

366H. Evolution: The Classic Works of Charles Darwin.

A thorough grounding in the essential elements of Darwin's theory as applied to animals and humans, focusing on historical context, modifications to the theory over time, and current implications. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

367H. Amity and Polity in Don Quijote and Moby Dick.

A close reading of two novels that portray a contrast between fellowship and contention, between familiarity and impersonality. Emphasis is on explication of the works' historical, cultural, and political backgrounds. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

368H. Literature of the Hispanic World.

An examination of the literature and culture of Spain and Spanish America, from the Middle Ages to the present. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

369H. Comparative Legal Systems.

A comparison of legal traditions from Europe, English common law, and Asia. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

370H. The Birth of the Modern World, 1400 - 1700.

An interdisciplinary course on European culture during the age of the Renaissance and Reformation. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

371H. Classics of Greek Philosophy.

A close reading of major works in the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, supported by background reading in the history and literature of ancient Greece. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

372H. Social Science: Continuities and Developments.

Issues and methods in social science from Aristotle to the present. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

373H. Literature of the Western World: Continuities.

Tradition and innovation of form and thought in literature from Homer to the twentieth century. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

375H. American Achievements in World Perspective.

Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Achievements in modern arts and letters in an international context. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

376H. The Rise of Modern America.

The end of Reconstruction (1877) to the end of the war in Vietnam (1975)--industrialization, urbanization, immigration, nuclear energy, and global reach. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

377H. Ideas of the Twentieth Century.

Central philosophical controversies of the twentieth century: ethics, politics, comparative religions, science and human nature. Three lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

378H. The Natural Sciences in the Liberal Arts Context.

An attempt to understand contemporary developments in science by focusing on the history and philosophy of science. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

379H. Classical Asian Civilizations.

An examination of the contributions of India and China to intellectual history. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and a Plan I major in the College of Liberal Arts and admission to the Liberal Arts Honors Program, or consent of instructor.

African and African American Studies

See Ethnic Studies Program.

Air Force Science

See ROTC Courses.


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