The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and The Honors College offer interdisciplinary courses that fall outside normal departmental boundaries. Students in The Honors College may take these courses to fulfill certain degree requirements as well as to qualify for graduation with either membership in The Honors College or with University Honors and Honors in Major. For additional information, refer to The Honors College section of this catalog.
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2101: The Human Situation: Modernity
Cr. 1. (1-0). Corequisite: ENGL 2361. Required for students with membership in the university's Honors College. Discussion of readings from: Machiavelli, Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Swift, Rousseau, Goethe, Flaubert.
2197:2397: University Honors Colloquium
Cr. 1-3 per semester. (1-0;3-0). Prerequisite: sophomore or higher standing and membership in the university's Honors College. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Interdisciplinary topics for reading and discussion with selected faculty.
2301: The Human Situation: Antiquity
Cr. 3. (3-0). Required for students with membership in the university's Honors College. Prerequisite: Grade of C+ or higher in ENGL 1303 or placement by the Honors College. Corequisite: ENGL 1370 or HON 2370. Combination of lectures and discussion. Readings from Homer, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato, and the Bible.
3397: Antiquity Revisited
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: HON 2301. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Advanced interdisciplinary topics for reading and discussion with selected faculty. An exploration of great books from the Greek and Judeo-Christian traditions.
3399-4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of dean of the Honors College. For interdisciplinary topic.
4198:4298:4398: Special Problems
Cr. 1-3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of the Associate Dean of the Honors College.
4397: Modernity Revisited
Cr. 3. Prerequisite: HON 2101. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Advanced interdisciplinary topics for reading and discussion with selected faculty. An exploration of great books from Dante to the present.
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