Prospectus Spring, 2004

Note: Class time and location may change at any time. Please check the most current class schedule at http://max.csrv.uidaho.edu/schedule.htm

Schedule for Spring Semester, 2004

HON: AMST 301, 3 cr., Instructor: Patricia Hart, 11:00-12:15 TTH ED 202

Studies in American Culture: Peacemaking in America: Nonviolence, Peace Activism, and Social Justice in American Culture. This course investigates the role of peacemaking and nonviolent social justice activism in American culture from historical, theoretical, cultural, and practical perspectives. The focus will be on critical movements of nonviolent activism in the United States--historical and contemporary--including movements for civil rights, women's rights, peace, and environmental justice. The class shall also take advantage of the Borah Symposium to explore the role of the United States in global peace/conflict situations. Satisfies core curriculum requirements for humanities. Limit 25.

HON: Anthropology 100, 3 cr., 2:00-3:15 TTH, Dr. Lee Sappington, JEB 221
Honors Introduction to Anthropology.
The anthropology honors course will cover the study of all humans at all times and places. Topics include fossil evidence of evolution, related species, archaeology, language and communication, and contemporary behavior. There will be opportunities to examine replica and original skeletal and cultural materials. The cultural anthropology section will involve fieldwork with a modern group of people to be selected by the student. Limit of 30.

HON: Chemistry H112, 5 crs., 9:30 MWF, Rick Fletcher, Sec. 21 Lab 2:30-5:20 Th; Rec. 12:30 Tu; Sec. 23 Lab 7-9:50 pm Th; Rec. 12:30 Tu
Honors Principles of Chemistry II. Continuation of Chem 111 for students in the University Honors Program. Some work in inorganic, organic, and biochemistry, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and in qualitative inorganic analysis. Three lectures, one three-hour lab and one recitation a week. Prerequisite: Chem 111 or permission. Satisfies core curriculum requirements in the natural and applied sciences. Majors in natural sciences and engineering are encouraged to take Honors Chemistry. Enrollment limit of 15 in each section.

CORE - Discovery
HON: Core 102, 3 cr., 12:30-1:20 pm, MWF, 3 Wed. evening mtgs. 7pm, Prof. Katherine Aiken
Honors Contemporary American Experience. This course takes a broad look at contemporary American life in the context of the last fifty years. Students analyze films, stories, poems, court cases, personal narratives, popular media, and objects of material culture for what they portray about six aspects of American experience: religion, family, the sense of place, gender/sexual orientation, race and class. The course also includes readings from the social sciences; spring semester satisfies core curriculum requirements for the humanities. Freshmen and sophomores. Limit 30

HON: Core 102, 3 cr., 2:00-3:15 TTH, 3 Tu evening mtgs. 7-9 pm, Prof. John Mihelich
Honors Time Warps: Religion, Science, Technology, and Cultures of Time. What is time? How do we measure it? How do we record its passing? How do we use it? Our notion of time is a fundamental aspect of our culture, but this notion of time has been influenced through history by religion, science and technology. Other cultures have other notions of time. These interrelated topics will be explored. In addition, time is something we all use; exploration, in a practical way, of how we use, waste, and manage time will take place. Satisfies core curriculum requirements for humanities.Freshmen and sophomores. Limit 30

HON: Core 102, 3 cr., 1:30-2:20 pm, MWF, 4 Thurs. evening mtgs., 7-9 pm, Prof. Janice Capel Anderson
Honors Rites of Passage: Great Literature, Art and Music of the World. Rites of passage are ways that we grow from one stage of life into another. The college experience assists students not only with the social but also the intellectual rites of passage–to achieve a new awareness of the culture we live in, of the social and political world we make decisions in, of our heritage from the past as part of our identity. The books, art, and music studies in this course contain the thoughts, feelings and impressions of others who have made these rites of passage. We hope they will help you with your own. Satisfies core curriculum requirements for social science. Freshmen and sophomores. Limit 30

HON: Core 102, 3 cr., 11:30-12:20, MWF, 4 Mon. evening mtgs., 7-9 pm, Prof. Sheila O’Brien
Honors The Movies, the World and You. Across cultures, movies entertain, delight, and challenge their viewers; they explore and document our world. In the process, this medium both reflects and shapes people’s perception of the world. Watching movies is not the passive activity that many think it is. A major aim of this course, therefore, is to enable students to become more active, critical, and compassionate viewers. Another aim is to introduce students to aesthetic values and social concerns in a variety of world cultures. The course will use numerous disciplinary lenses on both the movies themselves and the issues they raise. Satisfies core curriculum requirements for social science. Freshmen and sophomores. Limit 30

HON: Core Integrated Science 201.02 , 3 cr., Dr. John Byers, 1:30-2:20 MWF, FRC 201

"Human Nature"--Evolutionary psychology is a new discipline that offers considerable promise for understanding human nature, but which has also attracted considerable controversy. The goal of this course is to teach students the basics of evolutionary psychology, with reference to the other methods of studying human social evolution, including the fundamentals of biological and human evolution. By exploring and seeking to understand some of the heated controversy that surrounds evolutionary psychology, students shall be introduced to the difference between science and speculation, the concept of hypothesis testing, and consider how empirical investigation can inform moral issues. The course shall explore the contention that human nature is the sum of our behavioral predispositions and emotional reactions to environmental and social events, and that these predispositions and emotions are evolved traits.

HON:Economics 272, 4 cr., 11:30 MTW,Th, Steven Peterson, AD 227

Honors Foundation of Economic Analysis. Introductory course on the principles of economics, covering both micro-and macro-concepts, theory, analysis, and applications. Carries no credit after Econ 201 AND 202; carries 3 credits after EITHER Econ 201 or Econ 202. Satisfies core curriculum requirements for social sciences. Limit of 30.

HON: English H258, 3 cr., 10:30-11:20 MWF, Thomas Drake, BEL 188
Honors Literature of Western Civilization II. Reading in selected classics of Western literature from the Renaissance to the modern era. May be taken independently of English H257. From its earliest common use, the term "civilization" has been used to differentiate Western culture from "barbarity", implying inherent Western cultural superiority. This course focuses on the Literature of Western Civilization from the early 18th century on, a time when Western political, economic and religious powers colonized much of Africa, Asia and the Americas, and Western civilization worked hard to "civilize"
those "barbaric" worlds. The literature of this era both reflects and challenges this civilizing effort. We will explore the complex relationships between civilization and literature, civilization and the individual, and Western civilization's confrontation with those cultures and individuals it attempted to "civilize" or colonize.  We will examine how key authors and literary works responded to the dominant cultural forces to define
the terms "civilization", "individual", "man", "woman" and "justice. " Discussion format; satisfies core curriculum requirements for humanities. Limit of 30.

HON: History H102, 3 cr., 2:30-3:20 p.m. MWF, Dr. Sean Quinlan, ALB 202
Honors History of Civilization. A continuation of History H101, moving from the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century. May be taken without having already received credit for H101. This is a freshman-level honors course on the history of world societies.  We shall explore the major themes, milestones, and debates in the history of the global community since ca. 1500 CE.  Using examples from around the world, the course examines such problems as the causes of revolution and war; the impact of religion, science, industrialization, and technology upon human communities; the development of global systems of slavery, colonialism, and labor migration; the growth of nationalism and global empires; ideologies of capitalism and communism; and the perceived differences between 'East' and 'West.'  The course also introduces students to art and science of historical inquiry by using primary sources, maps, pictures, and material culture. Satisfies core curriculum requirements for social sciences. Limit of 30.

Intr 404.04 1 cr (p/f), 12:30-1:20 pm T, Profs. Michael O'Rourke, Daniel Bukvich, Richard Fehrenbacher, BEL 204, Interdisciplinary Colloquium. UI faculty and staff present and describe their approaches to teaching and/or research in their respective disciplines in this series of lectures. the lectures present the specific subjects and methodologies that define the disciplines and initiate conversations about those disciplines to explore and to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation. Students attend weekly lectures, complete journal and response assignments, and also meet with professors O'Rourke, Bukvich, and Fehrenbacher. Limit 15.

Spring 2004 Upper Division Honors Seminars

FLEN 400.01: SEM:HON:“Greek Heroes and Heroines in Literature, Film, and Music,” 2 credits, 11:00-11:50 a.m. TTH, ALB 202
Instructor: Louis Perraud, Professor of Classical Studies
This seminar will allow the student to experience something of the transforming power of the heroes and heroines of Greek and Roman myth. The in-class discussion will deal with five of the seminal figures of ancient and modern works of art. In the practicums (four short essays) students will apply the insights gained in class to the same or similar mythological figures as they appear in film. Enrollment limit of 15 students.

POLS 404:SEM:HON: “Introduction to Popular Culture Studies,” 3 credits, 9:30-10:45 a.m. TTH, Sandra Reineke, MCCL 315
Through an examination of both critical secondary literature and primary texts of popular or mass culture production, such as Madonna, MTV, rap, and film, this course will introduce students to the study of popular culture and its production. Some of the main questions this course will be exploring: What is the historical and cultural context for the emergence of popular culture in the US? What are the reasons for its emergence? What
are its politics? How can we understand the explosion of mass media in the United States and its domestic and global significance? Enrollment limit of 15 students.

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