1997-1998 Academic Catalog

Interdisciplinary Studies 121 Course requirements for the honors program involve 30- 32 quarter hours including: I. Freshman Colloquia: TheMaking of the Modern Mind •••••••••••••••••••••••••••0••••••••0•••••0•••••••••00011••••••••00 15 bOUrS 1 HON-101 Classical Antiquity ........................................ 5 2 HON-102 Renaissance and Reformation ....................... 5 3 HON-103 The Age of Revolutions ................................ 5 II. Honors Integrative Seminars ....................... 6 hours Two seminars, typically three hours each, taken in the sophomore and junior years. III. Honors Research Project!fhesis ............. 3-5 hours Participation in a one-hour interdisciplinary colloquium 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). 1 Satisfies HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities 2 Satisfies a humanities General Education Requirement 3 Satisfies history General Education Requirement 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. Honors Course Descriptions Freshman Colloquia HON-101,102,103 The Making of the Modern Mind-A,W,Sp 15 hours HON-101 Classical Antiquity -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-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 18th century in America and France. Honors Seminars (Seminar offerings vary from year to year.) HON-304 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. (odd years) HON-305 Communication in the Information Age 3 hours A survey of the "new media" in electronic communication with an emphasis on the structures of the new media, their use in such areas as politics, education, business, and health care, the resulting changes in communication patterns in society and the social and ethical issues raised by their use. (even years) HON-306 Leadership 3 hours 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. Assigned reading and class processing of ideas and theories prepares the student for observation and evaluation of leaders in a variety of disciplines. (even years) 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. (odd years) HON-309 Hispanic Perspectives on the United States 3 hours Provides perspectives on the Hispanic worldview and attitudes toward Anglo-Americans, as seen through the eyes of Latin Americans and Hispanics in the United States. (even years) HON-310 Two Philosophies of Teaching and Learning 3 hours A workshop in integrative thinking, exploring comparisons and contrasts between the philosophies of education implicit in Proverbs 1:9 and explicit in the writings of John Dewey. (even years) HON-313 Perspectives on Friendship, Love, and Romance 3 hours Explores friendship, love, and romance from historical, theological, and philosophical perspectives. (even years) HON-314 A Philosophical View of Mathematics 3 hours Study and discussion of chance and chaos, the concept of math– ematical truth, the issue of incompleteness, doubt and uncertainty, the conflicting viewpoints of discovering and creating mathematical truths, the use of mathematics in modeling the "real world", and the concept of infinity. HON-491 Honors Senio1· 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 department mentor.