Honors Courses
First Year Seminars
J. Billman; R. Hughes; J. Lauer; D. Miller; C. Perrin; D. Weaver-Zercher
ENGAGING A PLURALISTIC WORLD (includes World Views, Ethics, and Pluralism):
WORLD VIEWS
- IDWV 300 HONORS: World Views
Dr. John Yeatts
TR 8:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
Belief systems which characterize groups or eras as well as guide individual behavior are considered, including thought systems of Theists (Christian and Muslim), Deists, Naturalists, Existentialists, Humanists, Marxists, Monists, and Post-Modernists. All are explored, compared, and contrasted to facilitate clarification and development of a personal world view from a Christian perspective [Meets the World Views/Pluralism General Education requirement].
ETHICS
- PHIL 325 HONORS: Moral Problems
Dr. Caleb Miller
MWF 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
The analysis and consideration of such problems in applied ethics as abortion, war, the authority of government, affirmative action, homosexuality, and hunger. Special consideration is given to the relationship of these problems to issues of moral theory.
- BIO 315 HONORS: Environmental Ethics
Dr. David Foster
MWF 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
A seminar course contrasting Judeo-Christian and a variety of Humanistic views of environmental ethics. Emphasis will be placed on developing an individual ethic within a Biblical framework of stewardship. Issues will include pollution, resource use, human population, and the connection of environmental stewardship with issues of justice in developing countries.
NON-WESTERN
- MUMH 338 HONORS: African Music and Culture
Dr. Dwight Thomas
MW 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
This course aims to lead students to a general understanding of African geography, history, and culture and their relationship to music in the region. The course focuses on how music reflects the cultural past and present of African life. Examination of selected musical traditions of Africa helps students understand both the diversity and some of the continuities of African cultures. Students participate through assigned readings, research papers, and listening to musical examples.
SENIOR HONORS SEMINAR
- HON 497 HONORS: Senior Honors Seminar: "Ideas of God, Nature, and Humanity "
Dr. Edward Davis
M 6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m.
A seminar on the history of ideas, focusing on ideas of God, nature, and humanity. The primary method of instruction is discussion of texts: historically important works, essays by modern scholars about historically important ideas, and selected modern ideas. Important themes include creation, the fall, progress, divine and human freedom, and natural law. [Fulfills the Senior Honors Project for College Honors Program participants. Open to juniors and seniors.]
NON-WESTERN, CROSS-CULTURAL
- New Zealand: Ecological Anthropology of the Maori World
Dr. David Foster
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