VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM COURSES - Spring 2008

Honors English Composition II (Core Area A)

Taught by Dr. Marty Williams                          3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 20321

ENGL 1102H, section A                                   12:00-12:50 MWF                                                 Honors House

Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 or 1101H. Building on what you’ve learned in ENLG 1101, we’ll focus on the types of writing used most often in college-level courses — evaluation, argument, analysis, etc. — as well as on methods and application of research. Our writing topics will be drawn from our reading and discussion of a shared text. The text hasn’t yet been selected, but previous courses have used classic fairy tales, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, and Brian Sykes’ non-fiction bood about human genetics The Seven Daughters of Eve.

Honors English Composition II (Core Area A)

Taught by Dr. Marty Williams                          3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 20322

ENGL 1102H, section B                                    1:00-1:50 MWF                                                       Honors House

Prerequisite: ENGL 1101 or 1101H. Building on what you’ve learned in ENLG 1101, we’ll focus on the types of writing used most often in college-level courses — evaluation, argument, analysis, etc. — as well as on methods and application of research. Our writing topics will be drawn from our reading and discussion of a shared text. The text hasn’t yet been selected, but previous courses have used classic fairy tales, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, and Brian Sykes’ non-fiction bood about human genetics The Seven Daughters of Eve.

Honors Perspectives on Ethics and Values: Human Nature/Human Futures (Core Area B)

Taught by Dr. James Hill                                   3 credit hours                                                                 CRN21681

PERS 2170H; section A                                     11:00-11:50 MW                                                                     Honors House

This course is designed get you to stretch the limits of your imagination, explore the furthest reaches of your intellect and conscience about technology and the future of human nature. We will discuss such questions as the following: Is the world around us truly as it seems? Is it desirable that we can be electronically stimulated to believe and experience things? Can we travel back in time? What is the basis for personal identity? Will we, can we, live for ever, live after our deaths, communicate with the dead? Are we complex computers? Is the mind reducible to matter, or, is the mind merely an epiphenomenon of the central nervous system? Are human values grounded in biological evolution? With the advent of contemporary genetics, is it a great time to be human, with the potential for health,

well-being, longevity? Will humanity itself be genetically and technologically altered beyond recognition, perhaps creating a new conception of being human? What are the political and ethical implications of contemporary genetics and artificial intelligence? I want you to wonder about the nature and impact of how technology may fundamentally change the way we live, work, play, and perceive our world. Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about our future? Will the future of humanity be heaven or hell?

Honors World Literature I: The Ancient World (Core Area C)

Taught by Dr. Marte Kvande                           3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 20239

ENGL 2110H; section A                                   12:30-1:45 TR                                                          West Hall 259

Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or 1102H. An in-depth study of selected works of literature and their cultural backgrounds from the beginning of writing to the end of the classical period.This course, multicultural and comparative in focus, presents myths, epics, dramas, andprose works from western and non-western traditions that laid the foundation for modernintellectual thought.

Honors World Religions(Core Area C)

Taught by Dr. Christóbal Serrán-Pagán Y Fuentes                       3 credit hours                                 CRN 20454

REL 2020H; section A                                      2:00-3:15 TR                                                            Honors House

An enriched study of the major religious traditions in their historical and cultural contexts.Concepts of the Holy, sacred stories, rituals, symbols, ethical codes, and sacred communitiesare examined in pre-literate cultures, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism,Christianity, and Islam. A research component is selected from a variety of options relevant to the world’s religions.

Honors United State History to 1865 (Core Area E)

Taught by Dr. Dixie Haggard                            3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 20097

HIST 2111H; section A                                    3:30-4:45 TR                                                            West Hall 257

A survey of the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments in the UnitedStates and Georgia to 1865, taught in an enriched environment. (Either HIST 2111H or HIST2112H satisfies legislative requirements for U.S./Georgia History.)

Honors Introduction to Anthropology (Core Area E)

Taught by Dr. Matthew Richard                      3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 22241

ANTH 1102H;section A                                       2:00-3:15 TR                                                                  UC 1171

Fundamentals of anthropology, with particular focus on n such disciplinary subfields as physical anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. Emphasis is on the employment of the anthropological perspective and the application of anthropological concepts and models to contemporary issues and problems.

Honors American Government (Core Area E)

Taught by Dr. Marc Pufong                              3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 20051

POLS 1101H, section A                                      12:30-1:45 TR                                                        West Hall 256

A survey course to provide honors students with an understanding of the institutions and political processes of the American system of government, taught in an enriched environment.Students are also given an overview of Georgia’s Constitution, state politics, and stategovernment institutions. POLS 1101H satisfies legislative requirements for the studyof U.S. and Georgia Constitutions.

Honors Introduction to Psychology (Core Area E)

Taught by Dr. Jennifer Breneiser                      3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 22038

PSYC 2500H; section A                                    2:00-3:15 TR                                                           Bio-Chem1024

A general survey course designed to introduce the student to the fundamental methods and content of contemporary psychology. PSYC 2500H substitutes for PSYC 2500.

Honors Introductory Seminar

Taught by Dr. Ofelia Nikolova                         2 credit hours                                                                 CRN 21677

HONS 1990, section A                                   10:00-10:50 TR                                                                Honors House

Taught by Dr. James Hill                                    2 credit hours                                                                CRN 21678

HONS 1990, section B                                   5:00-6:40 M                                                                      Honors House

Taught by Dr. Melanie Byrd                             2 credit hours                                                                 CRN 21679

HONS 1990, section C                                   11:00-11:50 MW                                                              Honors House

A seminar with an interdisciplinary focus, designed for students entering the Honors Program.

Honors Colloquium: Greek Tragedy

Taught by Dr. Viki Soady                                  3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 21682

HONS 2010;section A                                            3:30-4:45 T                                                           Honors House

Note: This course also has a WebCT component. Greek tragedies are “timeless” because they address issues concerning personal identity, human justice, and the polity that are as resonant today as they were in Fifth-Century Athens. As texts, the plays are indeed “troubling” and may also be “troubled” – that is, interrogated – from a twenty-first century viewpoint, both to reveal their wisdom and to expose their primitive limitations.

Honors Capstone Seminar

Taught by Dr. Mike Stoltzfus                            3 credit hours                                                                 CRN 21680

HONS 3990;section A                                        5:00-7:45 M                                                              Honors House

Nota Bene:

      A 3.00 GPA qualifies you to take Honors courses. Honors courses have limited seating and are enriched with opportunities to broaden your understanding of a particular subject. A Certificate in Honors is earned with a total of 20 hours in Honors credits. Call 249-4894 for more information!!

      Completed your core curriculum? The HONORS OPTION is available for you to receive honors credit!!

      Honors Program applications and information about the Honors Option can be picked up at the Honors House, 222 Georgia Ave. (the old president’s house).