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University Honors Program
FALL COURSE CATALOG
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last updated | July 19, 2016
Colloquia 100-level
Game Analysis & Design 6 Global Issues in Health 6 History in Fiction, Fiction in History 7 Hmong Culture & History 7 Interpersonal Skills: Building Relationships
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Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature
8
Political Islam 9 Songs & Symphonies 9 Studying Ourselves at 100: What UWEC Can Teach Us
10
Telling Stories, Writing Stories 10
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Women of the Civil Rights Movement 11
22
300-level
Civic Agency: Health, Science, & Power
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Cognitive Bases of Religious Beliefs ................................... 12 Community Leadership: Moving from Talk to Action
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Ian Curtis & Joy Divsion Critical Theoretical Perspectives 13 Koiné Greek I 14 On the Move: Migration and Displacement....................... 14 Populism and the 2016 Election 15 Public Education: Fight, Flight or Deliberate....................... 15 Regional and Sustainable Rural Development
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Tracking the Campus Carbon Footprint
16
Additional Courses Electives
ACCT 201: Honors Principles of Accounting I 17 BIOL 221: Honors Foundations of Biology I..................................... 17 BIOL 223: Honors Foundations of Biological Inquiry
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CHEM 115: Honors Chemical Principles 18 CJ 202: Honors Fundamentals of Speech 18 GEOG 111: Honors Human Geography 19 GEOL 110: Honors Physical Geology 19 POLS 122: Honors Intro to World Politics 19
Seminars
HNRS 100: First-Year Honors Seminar 20 HNRS 410: Mentoring In Honors 21 HNRS 420: Tutoring In Honors 21
TABLE OF CONTENTS
HNRS 400: Senior Honors Seminar 20
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Colloquia SECTION
DAYS
TIME
LOCATION
INSTRUCTOR
CR.
HHH 318
Hlas
3
NUR 119
Lapp, Alasagheirin
3
L 2023
Turner
3
L 2023
Vang
3
Statz
3
Game Analysis & Design | GE V, LE IL & S3 HNRS 107.501
TU
4:00-6:50 pm
Global Issues in Health | GE V, LE IL & R2 HNRS 107.502
M
5:00-7:50 pm
History In Fiction, Fiction In History | GE IV, LE IL & K3 HNRS 104.501
TU, TH
2:00-3:15 pm
Hmong Culture & History | GE IV, LE K3 & R1 HNRS 104.502
TU, TH
3:30-4:45 pm
Interpersonal Skills: Building Relationships | GE I-A, LE S1 & R3 HNRS 101.501
TU, TH
2:30-3:45 pm
HSS 220
Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature | GE IV, LE IL & K3 HNRS 104.541
M, W, F
11:00-11:50 am
SSS 321
Vahlbusch
3
12:30-1:45 pm
HHH 407
Jung
3
HFA 159
Koprowski
3
SSS 223
Gough
3
SSS 105
Loeb
3
SSS 223
Thesing-Ritter
3
SSS 321
Cronje
3
SSS 225
Keniston
3
Huggins
3
Political Islam | GE III, LE K2 & R2 HNRS 103.501
TU, TH
Songs & Symphonies | GE IV, LE K4 & S3 HNRS 106.501
M, W
11:00-12:15 pm
Studying Ourselves at 100: What UWEC Can Teach Us | GE III, LE K2 & IL
AT A GLANCE
HNRS 103.504
TU, TH
2:00-3:15 pm
Telling Stories, Writing Stories | GE IV, LE K4 & S3 HNRS 106.502
M
3:00-5:50 pm
Women of the Civil Rights Movement | GE III, LE K2 & R1 HNRS 103.502
W
2:30-3:45 pm
Civic Agency: Health, Science & Power | GE III, LE R3 HNRS 310.501
TU, TH
9:30-10:45 am
Cognitive Bases of Religious Belief | GE III, LE K2 & IL HNRS 303.504
TU, TH
2:00-3:15 pm
Community Leadership: Moving from Talk to Action | GE III, LE K2 & R3 HNRS 303.501
TU, TH
2:00-3:15 pm
SSS 321
Ian Curtis & Joy Division Critical Theoretical Perspectives | GE IV, LE K3 & S3 HNRS 304.501
M, W
1:00-2:50 pm
HHH 206
Nowlan
3
9:30-10:45 am
SSS 223
Smiar
3
Koine Greek I | GE IA, LE S1
24
HNRS 301.501
TU, TH
Colloquia/Electives SECTION
DAYS
TIME
LOCATION
INSTRUCTOR
CR.
On the Move: Migration Displacement, and Transitional Communities | GE IV, LE K3 & R2 HNRS 304.503
TU, TH
12:30-1:45 pm
SSS 321
Harris
3
SSS 213
Chamberlain
3
Craig
3
P 281
Kaldjian
3
L 2023
Mumford
3
CEN 2920
Ulstad
3
Populism and the 2016 Election | GE IV, LE K3 & IL HNRS 304.502
TU, TH
2:30-3:45 pm
Public Education: Fight, Flight, or Deliberate | GE III, LE K2 & R3 HNRS 303.503
M, W
3:00-4:15 pm
SSS 321
Regional and Sustainable Rural Development | GE III, LE K2 & R3 HNRS 303.502
M
2:00-2:50 pm
W
2:00-3:50 pm
Tracking the Campus Carbon Footprint | GE II, LE IL & R3 HNRS 307.501
TU, TH
9:30-10:45 am
ACCT 201: Honors Principles of Accounting I | Not for GE or LE Credit ACCT 201.501
TU, TH
11:00-12:15 pm
BIOL 221: Honors Foundations of Biology I | GE II-A BIOL 221.501 - Lec
M, W, F
8:00-8:50 am
CEN 1614
Herman
BIOL 221.531 - Lab
M
1:00-3:50 pm
P 369
Anderson
4
BIOL 223: Honors Foundations of Biological Inquiry | Not for GE or LE Credit W
1:00-1:50 pm
BIOL 223.531 - Lab
W
2:00-3:50 pm
P 237
Lee
2
CHEM 115: Honors Chemical Principles | GE II-B CHEM 115.501 - Lec
M, W, F
8:00-8:50 am
P 119
Phillips
CHEM 115.531 - Lab
TU, TH
3:30-6:20 pm
P 402
McEllistrem
HHH 108
CJ Faculty
3
Kaldjian
3
Ihinger
4
Hill
3
6
CJ 202: Honors Fundamentals of Speech | GE I-A CJ 202.501
M, W, F
8:00-8:50 am
GEOG 111: Honors Human Geography | GE III-C GEOG 111.501
M, W, F
9:00-9:50 am
CEN 1614
TU
8:00-8:50 am
P 281
AT A GLANCE
BIOL 223.501 - Lec
GEOL 110: Honors Physical Geology | GE II-D GEOL 110.501 - Lec
M, W, F
10:00-10:50 am
P 117
GEOL 110.531 - Lab
TU
12:00-1:50 pm
P 201
POLS 122: Honors Intro to World Politics | GE III-D POLS 122.501
TU, TH
2:00-3:15 pm
*For Seminar information, refer to pages 21-22
SSS 223
5
game analysis
& design
(HNRS 107.501) course #: 5709
Dr. Chris Hlas, Mathematics 4:00-6:50 pm
TU
HHH 318
3 credits
GE V | LE IL & S3
Games have been a part of human culture since 3000 B.C.E. and have been used as tools for recreation as well as for teaching and learning. As such, games are worthy of scholarly analysis. Unfortunately, little scholarly work has been done on this medium. This course is an attempt to view games through a scholarly lens by analyzing the experience of games. Some questions that will guide our analysis and discussion include: what is fun? Is fun a necessary component of a game? What makes one game fun and another not? Throughout the course students will: play board and card games to explore various aspects of gameplay, construct a data-collection tool based on Experience Sampling Method (ESM), collect ESM data, help with data analysis, and create their own games based on the principles discussed in class.
global issues in health (HNRS 107.502) course #: 5711
100-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
Dr. Cheryl Lapp & Dr. Mohammad Alasagheirin, Nursing
6
5:00-7:50 pm
M
NUR 119
3 credits
GE V | LE IL & R2
Foreign Culture This course surveys contemporary global health issues, and provides a more in-depth analysis of selected infectious diseases, nutrition, and maternal/child health issues from a global perspective. National and international global health policies, including the UN Millennium Development Goals, will be discussed and analyzed. Social disparities that affect health will be examined along with working models of approaches to alter them favorably.
history in fiction, fiction in history (HNRS 104.501) course #: 1769
Dr. Patricia Turner, History 2:00-3:15 pm
TU, TH
L 2023
3 credits
GE IV | LE IL & K3
This course aims to challenge conventional distinctions between fiction and history through study of stories, novels, drama, essays, films, and theoretical writings that muddle the distinctions for us. Course evaluation consists of active class participation, four formal critical analysis papers (2-4 pages each), a culminating web project and final presentation, and other short writings in and out of class.
hmong culture
& history
(HNRS 104.502) course #: 2846
Prof. Ka Vang, Student Services TU, TH
L 2023
3 credits
GE IV | LE K3 & R1
Cultural Diversity The arrival of the Hmong in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, over the (3 credits) past thirty years has introduced the city to its first significant ethnic minority population. Despite being small in numbers, the Hmong have formed a unique ethnic landscape, rich with a mixture of both newly adopted and traditional cultural features. This course introduces students to the history, and to cultural and contemporary issues of the Hmong, and helps students gain an understanding of aspirations and challenges Hmong face living in the U.S. A highlight of the class is a one-day field to the Twin Cities to visit several agencies that serve the Hmong population. One such place is the Community School of Excellence, a K-8 Hmong charter school where students will see how Hmong language and culture is incorporated at all levels. In addition, students will visit a shopping center—Hmong Village—a sort of mini-mall where you can buy all sorts of Hmong artifacts and food. A $25 course fee helps finance the trip and a homemade Hmong dinner.
100-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
3:30-4:45 pm
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interpersonal skills: building relationsips (HNRS 101.501) course #: 5706
Prof. Shelly Statz, Social Work 2:30-3:45 pm
TU, TH
HSS 220
3 credits
*Meets SW 220 requirement for Social Work majors
GE I-A | LE S1 & R3 Cultural Diversity (1credit)
We’ve all been developing our interpersonal skills since childhood - usually without realizing it. Interpersonal Skills become so natural that we may take them for granted, never thinking about how we communicate with other people. With a little time and effort you can develop these skills. Good interpersonal skills can improve many aspects of your life - professionally and socially - they lead to better understanding and relationships. In this course we will learn about interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and self-awareness, and how we can increase, improve and capitalize on those skills.
introduction to ancient greek literature* (HNRS 104.541 or HNRS 104.542) course #: 3316 or 3666 (language component) Dr. Jeff Vahlbusch, Honors & German
100-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
11:00-11:50 am
8
M, W, F
SSS 321
3 credits
GE IV | LE IL & K3
4 credits
GE IV | LE IL & K3
Dr. Nick Smiar, Social Work Emeritus 12:00-12:50 pm
W
SSS 321
HNRS 104.541: Ancient Greek Literature WITHOUT language component HNRS 104.542: Ancient Greek Literature WITH language component Mark Twain said: “A classic is a book which people praise and don’t read.” Our compelling need to diversify the undergraduate curriculum risks turning such ‘classics’ into books that people criticize—and still don’t read. As Twain himself surely knew, serious praise or criticism must be based on deep understanding. Participants in this course will explore some of the most influential works of ancient Greek literature and history, by Homer, Aeschylus, Herodotus, Sophocles, Euripides, Thucydides, Aristophanes, and Plato. We shall read them, not as monuments of some ‘superior’ cultural tradition, but as explorations-often tentative, critical, and contradictory—of what it meant to the Greeks to be human, and what it meant to the Greeks to be Greek. The course will also sharpen participants’ skills in critical reading, discussion and argumentation, and analytical writing. *This course is only open to new Honors students. Those who enroll in this course must also enroll in HNRS 100-541.
political islam
(HNRS 103.501) course #: 2855 Dr. Eunsook Jung, Political Science 12:30-1:45 pm
TU, TH
HHH 407
3 credits
GE III | LE K2 & R2
Foreign Culture credit This course examines the many faces of political Islam, and how Islam, as a social and political force, shapes politics in North and East Africa, the Middle East, and Central, South and Southeast Asia. The course will center on key topics such as social movements, party politics, political economy, and gender studies.
songs
& symphonies
(HNRS 106.501) course #: 5707
Dr. Melissa Koprowski, Music & Theatre M, W
HFA 160
3 credits
GE IV | LE K4 & S3
This non-technical course will enhance your musical listening skills for both vocal and instrumental music of all eras. We listen to and study music of all genres, including music that you listen to already and music you will hear in formal recitals in UWEC’s Gantner Hall and in great concert halls around the world. You’ll learn about expressive musical architecture (both vocal and instrumental), as well as a bit about the history and development of music in western civilization. You will have the opportunity to attend SIX concerts as a class throughout the semester in Gantner Hall and will learn about the music, performance/historical practice, and get to meet and hear from several of the performers before attending each performance.
100-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
11:00-12:15 pm
A course fee of $50 will cover the expenses to travel to the Twin Cities for a performance of the Minnesota Orchestra or St. Paul Chamber Orchestra concert.
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studying ourselves at 100: what uwec can teach us (HNRS 103.504) course #: 5733
Dr. Bob Gough, History Emeritus 2:00-3:15 pm
TU, TH
SSS 223
3 credits
GE III | LE K2 & IL
The course goal is to make students think more critically about their own educational experience by learning about American higher education and controversial issues surrounding it, both historical and current. UW-Eau Claire’s Centennial provides a departure point for student self-reflection, leading students to critically analyze the institution, and the system of higher education of which it is a part.
100-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
Pictured: the first commencement ceremony May 1916.
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telling stories, writing stories (HNRS 106.502) course #: 5708
Prof. Karen Loeb, English Emerita 3:00-5:50 pm
M
SSS 105
3 credits
GE IV | LE K4 & S3
A creative writing class using verbal exercises to produce ideas for stories and poems. We’ll be reading contemporary prose and poetry narratives for inspiration and for discovery of what makes a story. And we’ll be writing stories and poems, along with doing a bit of drama writing and performing also. Portfolio grading at midterm and end.
women of the civil rights movement (HNRS 103.502) course #: 2972
Prof. Jodi Thesing-Ritter, Student Affairs Executive Director
2:30-3:45 pm
W
SSS 223
3 credits
GE III| LE K2 & R1
Cultural Diversity A historical framework for the civil rights movement in (3 credits) the United States and, more specifically, the women Service-Learning credit who helped to shape the movement. Their stories will be (half; 15 hours) explored with a ten-day experiential-learning excursion to significant locations where important events linked to women and the civil rights’ movement unfolded. Further, students will complete a major research project to present to their colleagues on a woman who contributed to the civil rights movement. A study of methods of organizing and advocating social justice issues will be explored by teams of students who will present primary elements of their chosen project design and theory used to support the design. During the pilgrimage, students will journal to record their reactions and experiences. Students will participate in the Civil Rights Pilgrimage during winterim 2017. A course fee of $650 finances 10% of the trip expenses - the remaining cost is provided by a Blugold Committment Immersion grant.
COLLOQUIA
Prerequisite for 300-level colloquium: sophomore standing or by permission.
civic agency: health, science,
& power
(HNRS 310.501) course #: 5714 Dr. Ruth Cronje, English
9:30-10:45 am
TU, TH
SSS 321
3 credits
GE III| LE R3
Service Learning Be a part of health justice in our community! This course (full - 30 hours) provides you with an opportunity to work toward a healthier Eau Claire on projects to address chronic disease prevention, preventing high-risk alcohol use, promoting healthy domestic relationships, and mental and/or oral health. In this course, you’ll partner with individuals and organizations from the Eau Claire community to work directly to support public health projects. Along the way, you’ll learn about how power – including the power of knowledge -- creates policies to address health problems our community has identified as high priority. Our community projects always promote health equity and health justice. This course will fulfill all 30 hours of your service-learning requirement.
100 & 300-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
300-LEVEL
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cognitive bases of religious beliefs (HNRS 303.504) course #: 5712
Dr. Allen Keniston, Psychology Emeritus 2:00-3:15 pm
TU, TH
TBA
3 credits
GE III | LE K2 & IL
This course will explore proposed cognitive explanations based on theories of Cognitive Bases of Religious Belief colloquium on the Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR). CSR engages scholars from the social and natural sciences, humanities, and applied studies in each of those fields. CSR posits that religious belief, experience, and practice are fundamentally influenced by the evolution, development, and expression of human cognitive processes. For the colloquium we will read, discuss, and write about contemporary CSR research. The first part of the course concerns one account of how people develop universal beliefs in gods and other supernatural agents. From there the course will look at selected topics drawn from the CSR literature. Eventually, the course will consider whether exposing belief is a product of human cognition challenges the vailidity of religious belief.
community leadership: moving from talk to action (HNRS 303.501) course #: 3010
300-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
Prof. Mike Huggins, Former City Manager of Eau Claire
12
2:00-3:15 pm
TU, TH
SSS 321
3 credits
GE III | LE K2 & R3
This course will examine contemporary issues in active civic engagement, community renewal, and deliberative democracy in the context of the broader Eau Claire community. Centered in local communities, a civic renewal movement to re-invigorate public participation and democratic governance has emerged over the past twenty years. A unifying theme of this social movement is that sustainable changes in democratic governance can only be built around the day-to-day interests and talents of everyday people. In this course students will learn and apply a core set of leadership and civic problem-solving skills to specific issues identified in collaboration with other community members in Eau Claire. Core organizational and community leadership skills explored will include preparing mission statements, values house meetings, one-to-one interviews, power mapping, action planning, and public evaluation. Students will have opportunities to interact with a range of community engagement activities and experience how to build the successful collaborations essential for addressing the social, economic, and political challenges facing local neighborhoods, communities, and our world.
ian curtis
& joy division critical theoretical perspectives (HNRS 304.501) course #: 1772 Dr. Bob Nowlan, English
1:00-2:50 pm
M, W
HHH 206
3 credits
GE IV | K3 & S3
300-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
Ian Curtis was lyricist, vocalist, and frontman for the pioneering Manchester, England-based post-punk band Joy Division. Through Curtis’ life and art, as well as the music of Joy Division, we will explore issues of fundamental concern: what is, and what can and should be, the meaning, value, and purpose of human existence; how can, and how should, one struggle to live one’s individual life with integrity and authenticity; what is our moral, or ethical, responsibility in this life and how can as well as how should we respond to this responsibility, especially in confronting cruelty, suffering, hardship, and injustice; what does it feel like to live in rapidly changing, deeply uncertain, and highly insecure times–and places; what can be the shaping impact of psychological disturbance, disease, and trauma, as well as of serious physical illness; how can, and how should, one pursue, and seek to find, the most difficult, and even painful, of truths; how do we access the real, beyond imaginary and symbolic forms of mediation, and how does this real in turn impact us; and what accounts for the capacity of popular music to create a powerfully dynamic community that transcends conventional temporal and spatial boundaries, that exercises an abiding spiritual force, and that fashions an enduring structure of feeling. We will explore issues in popular music as culture studies, myth theory and criticism, and the history of rock music and culture from proto-punk, through punk, on to post-punk, and beyond. Students will listen to and analyze a great deal of music, as well as read and reflect on biography, history, critical theory, film, and other forms of visual and performing arts. Students will have the opportunity to do an individual final project, involving research and analysis in an area of particular personal interest.
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koiné greek i
(HNRS 301.501) course #: 5710 Dr. Nick Smiar, Social Work Emeritus 9:30-10:45 am
TU, TH
SSS 223
3 credits
GE IA| LE S1
Foreign Culture credit Learn to read the New Testament and early Christian writings in the original language, Koiné (Common) Greek, the language used in Alexander’s Empire and for centuries afterwards. Read the Septuagint (LXX) translation of the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament) into Greek. See how much of the Greek language has come into modern English, especially in religion, the sciences, and the humanities. This two-semester course will introduce you to the grammar, vocabulary, and rhetoric of Koiné Greek and to the role the language played in the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Completion of both semesters of the Koiné Greek course will satisfy the University language requirement.
on the move: migration, displacement, and transnational communities
(HNRS 304.503) course #: 5741
300-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
Dr. Chauncy Harris, UWEC Graduate & Rhodes Scholar
14
12:30-1:45 pm
TU, TH
SSS 321
3 credits
GE IV | LE K3 & R2
Foreign Culture credit The displacement of people around the world poses a central challenge to modern societies. The UN Refugee Agency reports that there are over 55 million refugees and internally displaced persons globally, which represents only a portion of the vast movement of migrants today. In this interdisciplinary course, students will gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the immigrant/refugee experience as viewed through the lens of history, literature, and current political events. Going beyond superficial soundbites, we consider the key catalysts of forced and voluntary migrations, their consequences, and potential solutions to the problems they pose. Participants will have the opportunity to read critically, engage in discussion and debate, confront new perspectives, as well as explore how communities and individuals shape and are shaped by shifting environments. Students will analyze case studies from around the world, grapple with key conceptual questions (race, identity, religion, community), reflect on the ethical and moral consequences of assimilation and integration, conduct interviews, and present their research in class. Ultimately we will explore what happens when diverse cultures and traditions collide in a way that is reshaping the political, social, and economic landscape and transforming the human mosaic.
populism and the 2016 election (HNRS 304.502) course #:
4016
Dr. Oscar Chamberlain, History 2:30-3:45 pm
TU, TH
SSS 213
3 credits
GE IV | LE K3 & IL Cultural Diversity (1 credit)
This course examines Populism in the United States by focusing on Populist candidates and rhetoric in the 2016 presidential election. To analyze 2016 Populism, students will learn about the periodic emergence of populist candidates and ideas in US history from the perspectives of historians and political scientists. Students will examine the different appeals to economic class, to race, and to religion that populist candidates have made, the reasons these appeals did or did not succeed, and their legacies. The course will provide insight into the effectiveness of contemporary populism and concerning the fears and desires sweeping the American electorate today.
public education: fight, flight, or deliberate (HNRS 303.503) course #: 3338
Dr. Carol Craig, Education Studies Emerita M, W
SSS 321
3 credits
GE III | LE K2 & R3
National statistics verify that citizens in the United States are becoming more disengaged and divisive in matters of public concern. This course is designed to analyze the polarization of attitudes regarding public education and then to actively develop strategies to re-engage citizens in meaningful discussions about viable responses to concerns in public education. Using the Deliberative Forum Model by the Kettering Institute, teams of students will facilitate forums with diverse and potentially polarized citizens groups in the Eau Clare community and within the University Community on topics such as: ‘who plays and who pays for the sports programs’, ‘tax funding for private schools’, USA high school graduates – not measuring up’, ‘poverty and the achievement gap’, ‘social media and social isolation’, ‘parents who don’t parent’, ‘ teacher effectiveness’, etc. By the end of the semester, student will be skilled in facilitating critical citizen discussions in order to diminish divineness, to re-establish deliberative conversations as basis for effective democracy, and ultimately, enhance the integrity of equal opportunity for all children.
300-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
3:00-4:15 pm
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regional and sustainable rural development (HNRS 303.502) course #: 3011
Dr. Paul Kaldjian, Geography & Anthropology 2:00-2:50 pm
M
2:00-3:50 pm
W
P 281
3 credits
GE III | K2 & R3
300-LEVEL COLLOQUIA
This course is a field-based application of geographic and other social science approaches in which students will analyze and evaluate issues and changes facing rural Wisconsin communities. Rural communities in Wisconsin – as elsewhere in the country – struggle to cope with such things as the outmigration of young people, economies tied to environmentally unsustainable and economically unstable activities, shifting tax bases, and uncertain relationships with urban-oriented centers of power and decision-making. This course uses Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties as case studies to help us understand the needs, aspirations, and issues facing rural communities in Wisconsin and does this through the perspective and experience of the people in and from those communities.
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Students will gather, read, and draw from literature on rural development to develop and carry out a group study of the two counties. We will interview/survey community residents and officials to identify local needs and aspirations, and draw from secondary information (local newspapers and publications, government data, etc.) to help us understand the changes taking place in these communities, the implications of those changes, and how the needs and aspirations might be addressed.
tracking the campus carbon footprint
(HNRS 307.501) course #: 5713
Dr. Karen Mumford, Watershed Institute 9:30-10:45 am
TU, TH
L 2023
3 credits
GE II | IL & R3
In this innovative, interdisciplinary, hands-on course, students from all disciplines will work closely with faculty and staff members from across the University to inventory UWEC’s campus carbon emissions, to examine and understand these in the context of global climate change, and to explore paths by which the University might reach its long-term goal of zero carbon emissions.
ACCT 201: HONORS PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I
(ACCT 201.501) course #: 4016
Prof. Ingrid Ulstad, Accounting 11:00-12:15 pm
TU, TH
CEN 2920
3 credits
Not for GE or LE credit
An introduction to the principles and the practices of accountancy applied to business organizations. Emphasis is on the uses of accounting information in decsion-making by internal and external users.
BIOL 221: HONORS FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY (BIOL 221.501 & BIOL 221.531) course #: 5704 & 3519 Dr. Dan Herman, Biology | Lecture (221.501) 8:00-8:50 am
M, W, F
TBA
4 credits
GE II-A, lab science
Dr. Julie Anderson, Biology | Lab (221.531) 1:00-3:50 pm
M
P 369
4 credits
GE II-A, lab science
Introduction to cell biology, genetics, evolution, and microbiology. MATH 109 or placement into MATH courses above 109; CHEM 103 or CHEM 115 or concurrent enrollment. Credit may not be earned in both BIOL 221 and BIOL 111.
BIOL 223: HONORS FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL INQUIRY (BIOL 223.501 & BIOL 223.531) course #: 3798 & 4066
1:00-1:50 pm
W
P 237
2 credits
Not for GE or LE credit
Dr. Tali Lee, Biology | Lab (223.531) 2:00-3:50 pm
W
P 237
2 credits
ELECTIVES
Dr. Tali Lee, Biology | Lecture (223.501)
Not for GE or LE credit
Introduction to inquiry methods in biology focusing on scientific methods including experimental design, data collection and analysis, and critical thinking. This course is required for all Biology majors.
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CHEM 115: HONORS CHEMICAL PRINCIPALS (CHEM 115.501 & CHEM 115.531) course #: 2815 & 2816 Dr. Jim Phillips, Chemistry | Lecture (115.501) 8:00-8:50 am
M, W, F
TBA
6 credits
GE II-B, lab science
Dr. Marc McEllistrem, Chemistry | Lab (115.531) 3:30-6:20 pm
TU, TH
P 402
6 credits
GE II-B, lab science
An introduction to chemical concepts with lab for Honors students only to discuss and investigate the principles learned in lecture. Be sure to register for both the Honors lecture and lab sections.
CJ 202: HONORS FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH (CJ 202.501) course #: 4234
Communication & Journalism faculty
ELECTIVES
8:00-8:50 am
18
M, W, F
HHH 108
3 credits
Fundamentals of effective public speaking from both speaker and listener perspectives. Preparation, presentation, and evaluation of student speeches. Special attention given to topics related to cultural diversity. No credit toward the major or minor in Journalism, Integrated Strategic Communication, Mass Communication, and Communication.
GE I-A Cultural Diversity (1 credit)
GEOG 111: HONORS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (GEOG 111.501) course #: 5712
Dr. Paul Kaldjian, Geography 9:00-9:50 am
M, W, F
8:00-8:50 am
TU
TBA
3 credits
GE III-C
Cultural Diversity The basic elements, processes, distributions, and problems (1 credit) associated with cultural groups: their principal way of Foreign Culture credit life, interrelationships with the natural environment, and sociocultural diversity. Topics include: population, race, language, religion, political ideologies, and economic systems. University Honors students in the course will meet a few times during the semester for discussion and work on a special Honors project that will add value to their educational experience and give them Honors elective credit for the course.
GEOL 110: HONORS PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (GEOL 110.501 & GEOL 110.531) course #: 5710 Dr. Phil Ihinger, Geology | Lecture (110.501) 10:00-10:50 am
M, W, F
TBA
4 credits
GE II-D, lab science
Dr. Phil Ihinger, Geology | Lab (110.531) 12:00-1:50 pm
TU
P 201
4 credits
GE II-D, lab scienceJuly 19, 2016
pols 122: honors intro to world politics
(POLS 122.501) course #: 3479
ELECTIVES
A study of earth structure, materials, processes, and history; includes discussion of plate tectonics, volcanism, weathering, glaciation, sedimentation, and metamorphism. The course emphasizes the methods of scientific investigation.
Dr. Stephen Hill, Political Science 2:00-3:15 pm
TU, TH
SSS 223
3 credits
GE III-D
Introductory course for the study of world politics. Focus includes states, international organizations (private and public), and other global interactions influencing and shaping world politics.
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hnrs 100: first-year seminar* Upper-class Honors Students 100.501 (3003)
9:00-9:50 am
M
SSS 321
1 credit
100.502 (3005)
4:00-4:40 pm
M
Bridgman
1 credit
100.503 (3006)
8:30-10:20 am
TU
SSS 321
1 credit
100.504 (3007)
3:30-4:20 pm
TU
SSS 321
1 credit
100.505 (3008)
8:00-8:50 am
W
SSS 321
1 credit
100.506 (3100)
2:00-2:50 pm
W
SSS 321
1 credit
100.507 (3589)
4:00-4:50 pm
TH
SSS 321
1 credit
100.508 (4664)
12:00-12:50 pm
M
SSS 321
1 credit
100.509 (4665)
1:00-1:50 pm
F
SSS 321
1 credit
**100.541 (3099)
12:00-12:50 pm
F
SSS 321
1 credit
*Not for GE or LE credit **requires concurrent enrollment in HNRS 104-541 or 542, Introduction to Ancient Greek Literature. Introduction to the expectations of a baccalaureate degree. Explore the value of a liberal education, the skills and knowledge needed to be an educated person, the role of the honors program and of university requirements.
hnrs 400: senior seminar Dr. Jeff Vahlbusch, Honors & German 400.501 (2912)
12:00-12:50 pm
W
SSS 223
1 credit
400.502 (3062)
8:30-9:20 am
TH
SSS 321
1 credit
400.503 (5742)
3:00-3:50 pm
M
SSS 223
1 credit
*GE-IV, Senior standing or Department consent required
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University Honors Program capstone course will recap and evaluate your UWEC experiences and look toward applying your academic achievements to future personal, academic, and career endeavors.
hnrs 410: mentoring in honors
(HNRS 410.50) course #: 1773
Dr. Jeff Vahlbusch, Honors & German 8:00-8:50 am
M
SSS 321
1 credit
GE-IV
Service Learning Assist in instruction of Honors 100: First-Year Seminar or (full; 30hours) an Honors FYE course. Focus on the value of a baccalaureate education and on what constitutes an educated person. *To enroll in HNRS 410, students must have taken or be concurrently enrolled in HNRS 400 - or seek permission to override this prerequisite. **Students must apply to the University Honors Program Director to participate in Mentoring in Honors; enrollment is by permission.
hnrs 420: tutoring in honors (HNRS 420.501) course #: 1774 Honors Faculty Varies
1 credit
GE-III Service Learning (full; 30 hours)
Assist in the instruction of an Honors elective or Honors colloquia previously completed by the student. Open to juniors and seniors.
**Students must apply to the University Honors Program Director to participate in Mentoring in Honors; enrollment is by permission.
honors SPECIAL EXPERIENCE COURSES Inquire with the Honors office staff if interested in any of the Honors special experience courses for Directed Study, Independent Study, Internship, Study Abroad, or a Senior Honors Thesis.
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