1992-1993 Academic Catalog

Through the Honors Program, Cedarville College encoqrages superior scholarship, allows a thorough integration of the various disciplines, and provides the student an opportunity to understand better how all knowledge relates to its theistic source. Honors offers an adventure in the world of ideas, coupled with practical incentives for transcribing faith and learning into larger culture for the glory of God and the benefit of men and women in His image. Course requirements for the Honors Program involve 32-36 quarter hours including: I. Freshman Colloquia: The Making of the Modem Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 hours 1 HON-101 Classical Antiquity ................ 5 2 HON-102 Renaissance and Reformation . . . . . 5. 3 HON-103 The Age of Revolutions ............ 5 H. Honors Integrative Seminars ..... 12-16 hours Four seminars, typically 3 hours each, taken in the sophomore and junior years. HI. Honors Research Project/Thesis . . . . 3-5 hours A research project in the student's major, conducted under the direction of a departmental mentor or, participation in a· one hour interdisciplinary colloquium each quarter. 1 Satisfies HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities 2 Satisfies the General Education requirement of a humanities elective 3 Satisfies the General Education requirement in history Interdisciplinary Studies 117 Honors Course Descriptions Freshman Colloquia HON-101,102,103 The Making of the Modern Mind-·A,W,Sp 15 hours HON-101 Classical Antiquity "Beginnings"--A 5 hours Explores those historical, religious, philosophical, and artistic beginnings that have shaped the modern mind--or, what some are now calling the "postmodern" mind. The story begins, naturally enough, at the beginning, in the mind of God.... HON-102 Renaissance and Reformation "Faith & Reason"-·W 5 hours Explores the uneasy tensions between Church and State, sacred and secular, piety and humanistic scholarship that have shaped and continue to shape how one views the world today. The story begins in the High Middle Ages, in Europe. HON-103 The Age of Revolutions--Sp 5 hours Studies those political, artistic, scientific, and philosophical revolutions that have shaped the modem mind. The story begins in the late eighteenth century, in America and France. Honors Seminars Seminar offerings vaty from year to year. HON-301 Sociology of Sport--W 3 hours Devoted to the conceptual analysis of play, recreation, contest, competition, game, and sport. Focusing on baseball as that sport which best embodies American ideals, the course explores the thesis that baseball is a microcosm of American values. HON-303 Philosophy of Literature: Recent French Developments--A 3 hours This course is devoted to the reading and philosophic evaluation of selected twentieth century world literature, focusing on the alienation and disorder in twentieth century fiction. HON-304 Her Own Voice: Women in America-·A 3 hours A study of the places American women have found themselves in since 1860, the expectations made upon them, and the influences they have had upon American society. HON-307 Science, Religion, and Technology 3 hours By means of a meta-level critique of the concepts, methods, and arguments of the various sciences, as well as an analysis of the theological and philosophical underpinnings of science, this course aims to: 1) Demarcate science from pseudo-science, 2) Evaluate contemporary thought in the limits of science, 3) Evaluate relation between science, human values, religion and technology. HON-308 Creativity: The Birth of a Notion 3 hours To stimulate the participant to conscious creativity in every facet of life as an act of Christian stewardship. Creativity will be examined as one of the distinguishing marks of the image of God in man, and as the essential ingredient in all artistic expression. HON-310 Hispanic Perspectives on the United States 3 hours . Provides perspectives on the Hispanic world view and attitudes toward Anglo-Americans, as seen through the eyes of Latin Americans and Hispanics in the United States.