1995-1996 Academic Catalog

Interdisciplinary Studies Course requirements for the Honors Program involve 30-36 quarter hours including: I. Freshman Colloquia: The Making of the Modern Mind ooooooeooooooooooooooooooeooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeoooooo 15 hOUrS 'HON-101 Classical Antiquity ........................................ 5 2 HON-102 Renaissance and Reformation ....................... 5 3 HON-103 The Age of Revolutions ................................ 5 II. Honors Integrative Seminars ................. 12-16 hours Four seminars, typically 3 hours each, taken in the sophomore and junior years. III. Honors Research Project/Thesis .............. 3-5 hours Participation in a one hour interdisciplinary colloquim each quarter (HON-491, HON-492, HON-493) or a research project in the student's major, conducted under the direction of a departmental mentor (HON-495). 'Satisfies HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities 2 Satisfies the General Education requirement of a hu– manities elective 3 Satisfies the General Education requirement in history Co~Curricular Opportunities Tau Delta Kappa provides an opportunity for fellow– ship, ministry, exchange of ideas, and support of students involved in the Honors Program. TDK students also tutor school children in the Cedarville area. The Exponent is a publication sponsored by the Honors Program. Each edition features short fiction, poetry, and articles provided by students. Honors Course Descriptions Freshman Colloquia HON-101,102,103 The Making of the Modern Mind--A,W,Sp 15 hourn 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 modern mind. The story begins in the late eighteenth century, in America and France. Honors Seminars (Seminar offerings vary 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 Develop- ments--A 3 hours This course is devoted to the reading and philosophic evaluation of selected twentieth century world literature, focusing on the alien– ation and disorder in twentieth century fiction. HON-304 Her Own Voice: Women in America 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-306 Organizational Leadership Leadership as a societal role is addressed through analysis of theory and observation of practitioners. A chronology of method– ological approaches to the study of leadership is presented. As– signed reading and class processing of ideas and theories prepares the student for observation and evaluation of leaders in a variety of disciplines. 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. HON-311 Literature and Faith: Graham Greene and His Critics 3 hours An investigation of the problematic and tenuous connection between literature and belief and between literary criticism and the demands that may reasonably be made on an author, with Graham Greene as the focus of the study. HON-313 Perspectives on Fliendship, Love and Romance 3 hours Explores friendship, love, and romance from historical, theological, psychological, literary, and philosophical perspectives. HON-375 Authoring for Interactive Multimedia--Sp 4 hours This course covers the development of interactive multimedia programming for educational and training applications. Topics include research on the effectiveness of interactive media, the team approach to planning for interactive projects, and the use of authoring software for control of various media by the computer. HON-420 Culture and Health--A 3 hours Situations in which crosscultural dilemmas emerge from the interaction of culture and health are analyzed to derive models for resolution. HON-461 Communication Ethics--Sp 3 hours Journaling life experience, discussing American moral traditions, and performing biblical narratives are the activities by which students realize the ethical basis for communication and the communication basis for ethics. HON-491 Honors Senior Seminar 1 hour A multicultural approach to great books of the Western tradition. HON-492 Honors Senior Seminar 1 hour Stresses the development of a Christian worldview in the midst of a pluralistic, secular society. HON-493 Honors Senior Seminar 1 hour The gospel and American popular culture. HON-495 Honors Senior Research Project 1-2 hours A research project in the student's major conducted under the direction of a departmental mentor.