| source City University of New York (X) |
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department Honors (X) |
Topics relating to established academic disciplines, their history, characteristic methods of inquiry, current issues and trends; analysis by collaborative working groups, oral and written reports; lectures by faculty from diverse disciplines; students choose mentors and outline research projects with guidance from the instructor, colloquium director, and chairperson of the major department.
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Reexamines disciplines studied and used in the junior year from the standpoint of philosophy of knowledge; foundational and historical criticism of the concept of scholarly discipline; diversity of disciplinary expressions for knowledge; dynamics of change. Approach is through collaborative inquiry, essays, and oral reports.
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Reexamines academic discipline, research, and teaching from the standpoint of society; professionalization and institutionalization of academic life; economic, political, social implications, and constraints; public and private funding; stresses of paradigm maintenance and change on institutions and individuals; rhetoric and writing; pedagogy and curriculum; ethics and credibility.
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Study of the grammar and syntax of selected important authors and their application to composition.
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Individual research and reading on a specific topic, under faculty supervision.
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Sample topics: Integrating the Irrational; Dante's World; Human Life History; The Broadway Musical; Science in Art.
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Sample topics: Integrating the Irrational; Dante's World; Human Life History; The Broadway Musical; Science in Art.
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Sample topics: Behavior and Evolution; Greek Myth in the Arts; Energy and Environment; Politics of Southern Africa.
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Sample topics: Behavior and Evolution; Greek Myth in the Arts; Energy and Environment; Politics of Southern Africa.
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The student submits a project of reading and research for the term, for approval by the instructor. A paper is required and there are periodic conferences.
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A weekly seminar to introduce freshmen in Honors in Liberal Arts to the College's faculty and diverse fields of study. Students are required to write two papers during the semester.
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This course works on writing that is integral to the subject matter of the main course. The combination of a regular course and a writing workshop satisfies one of the colleg's writing-intensive course requirements.
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This course examines recent scientific advances that have the potential to cause profound changes in our institutions and to challenge our value system. A number of major scientific concepts and their potential consequences are explored. Students do research using journals such as Scientific American and The American Scientist, as well as Internet sources to explore a modern scientific concept. They prepare a seminar presentation and term paper that demonstrates mastery of the underlying science and explores potential political, economic, social, legal, and/or ethical consequences. Topics reflect the interests of participating students and faculty.
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The first of a two-consecutive-semester sequence in which the student will do independent study under the direction of a faculty member leading to a thesis written on an approved topic.
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A continuation of the research and completion of the writing of the thesis begun in HNRS 301. Students meet every other week to discuss topics and research issues.
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