Fall 2019 Classes
In order to remain a member of the program, students must maintain a 3.3 U of I cumulative GPA and must meet the Honors Program credit requirements.
Integrated Seminars |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| ISEM 101: The Creative Mind |
35411 | Elizabeth Sloan | 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. TR | 3 cr |
| Course description: This course provides an interactive platform to explore avenues of investigation, apply creative strategies to pertinent opportunities and encourage asking questions over finding answers. Students will investigate the power of creativity in their personal and academic lives with enhanced critical thinking skills. | ||||
| ISEM 101: Food, History and Literature |
41821 | Ellen Kittell | 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. TR | 3 cr |
| Course description: Using both history and literature, this course examinees how the choice, preparation and eating of food not only shaped and formed cultures but also defined civilizations, from hunting and gathering to the present. | ||||
English and Communications |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| ENGL 102: College Writing and Rhetoric II |
41979 | Victoria Arthur | 9:30 - 10:20 p.m. MWF | 3 cr |
| Course description: Applied principles of expository and argumentative essay writing, including summaries, critiques and syntheses of texts, and the research essay; emphasis on clear, concise and vigorous prose. | ||||
| ENGL 102: College Writing and Rhetoric II |
41980 | Victoria Arthur | 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. MWF | 3 cr |
| Course description: Applied principles of expository and argumentative essay writing, including summaries, critiques and syntheses of texts, and the research essay; emphasis on clear, concise and vigorous prose. | ||||
| COMM 101: Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
20991 | Diane Carter | 11 - 11:50 a.m. TR | 2 cr |
| Course description: Skills and techniques of effective speaking. | ||||
Natural and Applied Science |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| BIOL 115: Cells & the Evolution of Life |
41951 | Mary Oswald | 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. MWF | 3 cr |
| Course description: The cell, heredity and evolutionary processes. | ||||
| CHEM 111: General Chemistry I |
10726 | Rick Fletcher | 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. MWF | 3 cr |
| 35251 | Rick Fletcher | 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. MWF | 3 cr | |
| Course description: Intensive treatment of principles and applications of chemistry. | ||||
| CHEM 111: Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory |
40988 | Kristopher Waynant Yuwei Kan |
2:30 - 5:20 p.m. M | 1 cr |
| 40989 | Kristopher Waynant Yuwei Kan |
2:30 - 5:20 p.m. W | 1 cr | |
| Course description: Intensive treatment of Chemistry lab practices. One 3-hour lab a week. | ||||
| FISH 497: Senior Thesis |
41305 | Frank M. Wilhelm | TBA | 1 to 3 cr |
| Course description: Instructor permission required. Preparation of thesis, exhibition, video, computer program, multimedia program or other creative presentation based on research conducted under the guidance of a faculty mentor. | ||||
Computer Science |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| CS 120: Computer Science I |
27736 | Terence Soule | 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. MWF 10:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. T |
4 cr |
| Course description: Fundamental programming constructs, Algorithms and problem-solving, Fundamental data structures, Overview of programming languages, Virtual machines, Introduction to language translation, Declarations and types, Abstraction mechanisms, Object-oriented programming. Three lectures and one 2-hour lab a week. | ||||
Statistics |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| STAT 251: Statistical Methods with Recitation Meeting |
38408 | Renae Shrum | 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. MWF 12:30 - 1:20 p.m. W |
3 cr |
| Course description: Intro to statistical methods including design of statistical studies, basic sampling methods, descriptive statistics, probability and sampling distributions; inference in surveys and experiments, regression, and analysis of variance. The recitation section meets every other week. | ||||
Engineering |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| ENGR 204: ST: Engineering Grand Challenges |
37783 | Daniel Robertson | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. T | 1 cr |
| Course description: This class is for students enrolled in the Engineering Grand Challenge Scholars Program. | ||||
| ENGR 335: Engineering Fluid Mechanics |
41268 | Tao Xing | 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. MWF | 3 cr |
| Course description: Physical properties of fluids and others. | ||||
Humanities |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| ART 100: World Art and Culture |
15348 | Val Carter | 9:30-10:20 a.m. TR Lab: 1:30 - 3:20 p.m. W |
3 cr |
| Course description: An introductory historical survey of art and culture in Western and non-Western contexts. | ||||
| PHIL 103: Ethics |
15554 | Casey Johnson | 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. MWF | 3 cr |
| Course description: Introduction to philosophical reasoning through historical study of Western moral thought. | ||||
| PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology |
15581 | Russell Jackson | 2 - 3:15 p.m. TR | 3 cr |
| Course description: Introduction to psychology topics, including sensation and perception, learning and thinking, motivation, personality and adjustment, social processes, psychological testing; emphasis on fundamental principles. | ||||
Honors Seminars |
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| Course | CRN | Faculty | Schedule | Credits |
| INTR 454: Honors Thesis |
Sandra Reineke | TBD | 1 cr | |
| Course description: Limited to Honors Program students who are actively working on their Honors thesis in fall 2019 or spring 2020. Instructor permission required. | ||||
| INTR 404: ST: Truth Amongst Bullshit |
38100 | Larry Forney | 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. TR | 3 cr |
| Course description: As the philosopher Harry Frankfurt has noted, "One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit." It consists of statements and writings of individuals that are made without regard for whether they are true or not, and differs from lying, which entails the deliberate misrepresentation of truth. In this course we will explore the forms and instances of bullshit, how it can be recognized, and the consequences. | ||||