ARCH 1311-H01   Design, Environment,     (CRN #31302)     Prof. U. Flueckiger     MW 10:00-11:20 AM

                                and Society

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H01 LCG Section                  (CRN #20410)     Student Mentors         M 4:30-5:50 PM

Description coming soon. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP BEHAVIOR REQUIREMENT.

COMS 2300-H01 Introduction to Public Speaking (CRN# 14799) Prof. N. Carter MWF 2:00-2:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H03 LCG SectION (CRN# 20510) Student Mentors M 4:30-5:50 PM

Jerry Seinfeld once stated that “According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Come learn how to master the art of public speaking! Communication is more than just getting a message from point A to point B; true communication happens on a deeper level to create more positive results. Join us as we discover ways to communicate more effectively personally and professionally. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM ORAL COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENT.

ECO 2301-H01 Principles of Economics I (CRN #31301) Prof. R. Al-Hmoud TR 9:30 AM-10:50 AM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H08 LCG Section                  (CRN #20515)     Student Mentors         W 4:30-5:50 PM

Principles of Economics I introduces students to the principles of microeconomics. This part of economics examines individual economic units and markets for products and resources. The course consists of three parts. The first part deals with the nature of economics and the economizing problem and the methods of handling this problem. This part analyzes the decision-making by households and firms, and the constraints facing them while maximizing their objectives. The second part focuses on the various aspects of the product market. These include pure competition, pure monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly. The last part covers the resources market. Emphasis is on labor and capital and the prices for these resources, which result in incomes to people in the form of wages, rent, interest, and profit. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR REQUIREMENT.

ENGL 2307-H02    Intro to Fiction: Sherlock Holmes      (CRN #28863)   Prof. W. Aycock  TR 9:30-10:50 AM

                             and the Rise of the Detective Novel

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H20 LCG Section                 (CRN #28864)     Student Mentors       W 4:30-5:50 PM

Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302

During this semester, English 2307, “Studies in Fiction,” will be a special section that is devoted to the study of “Sherlock Holmes and the Rise of the Detective Tale.” It is very hard to find anyone who has not heard of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, yet Doyle did not invent the detective story. Several other authors wrote what are recognized as detective stories before Sherlock Holmes appeared. And, at the time that Sherlock Holmes was becoming quite popular, other authors also begin writing detective stories. During this semester, we will study some of Poe's detective stories, consider the works of Emile Gaboriau and Willie Collins (The Moonstone), as predecessors of Sherlock Holmes. And we will look at some of the film versions of Sherlock Holmes to see how they contribute to or simply make changes in the legend. Finally, we'll consider the enduring influence of Sherlock Holmes and see how such writers such as Agatha Christie, with her characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, have continued to create detectives like Holmes.
The major emphasis in the course, however, will be Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. By reading the works of Conan Doyle, we can come to an understanding of why this literary character has made such an impact that some people throughout the world still think of him as being a real person who can still solve their problems.
Students in this class will be required to write two short essays and a research essay; in addition, there will be a mid-term examination and a final examination. Oral reports will be optional. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND/OR SOPHOMORE LITERATURE REQUIREMENT.

ENGL 2391-H01     Intro toCritical Writing            (CRN #24990)             Prof. M. Borshuk       TR 9:30-10:50 AM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H14 LCG Section              (CRN #20521)             Student Mentors     W 4:30-5:50 PM

Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302

Description coming soon.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES AND/OR SOPHOMORE LITERATURE REQUIREMENTS.

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ENGR 1315-H01    Introduction to Engineering           (CRN #14829)     Prof. D. Ernst      TR 11:00 AM-12:20 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H04 LCG Section                   (CRN #20511)     Student Mentors        W 4:30-5:50 PM

ENGR 1315-H02    Introduction to Engineering           (CRN #20135)     Prof. M. Green     MWF 1:00-1:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H05 LCG Section                   (CRN #20512)     Student Mentors         M 4:30-5:50 PM

Note: This course is open to all Honors engineering and non-engineering majors and may be substituted for the following discipline-specific Introduction to Engineering courses: CH E 1305, CE 1305, EE 1304, IE 1305, ME 1315, and PETR 1305. This course should also be of interest to non-engineering majors who have an interest in technology or a desire to learn more about an engineering discipline.

Corequisites: MATH 1451

This course is designed to introduce engineering and non-engineering first year to the opportunities and challenges offered by a career in engineering.  Through an exploration of the new and evolving technologies and the national and international issues relating to energy conservation, production, and consumption, students are given a preview of the problems and analyses typical of mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical, industrial, petroleum, and computer science engineering.  Students also gain experience in the application of basic computer tools (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Mathcad, MATLAB) to analyses, reports, and presentations typical of engineering.  Finally, students develop an understanding and appreciation of the design process and the open-ended problems found in the practice of engineering.

GEOG 2300-HS1   Introduction to Human Geography      (CRN #24618)     Prof. G. Elbow      TR 8:00-9:20 AM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H15 LCG Section            (CRN #20522)     Student Mentors            M 4:30-5:50 PM

This is not a typical geography class where you learn how much it rains in Outer Zambodia, how many bananas are produced in Eastern Tropicalistan, or what the capital of Monotinia is. GEOG 2300 is organized around the theme of human well-being. This means that we look at how well-off people are in different places. We do this at different scales—for the local area (Lubbock and West Texas), for the United States, and for the world. We look at where rich and poor people live and at some of the factors that cause differences in human well-being from place to place. Human well-being is more than just what the average family income of a place is. We look at health, education, quality of housing, access to healthy food and water, and a wide variety of other indicators of well-being. In order for students to experience differences in human well-being first hand, this class will require everyone enrolled to perform at least 20 hours of volunteer service with a local agency that provides services to an economically disadvantaged population. Part of  the coursework will involve writing reflection papers based on your volunteer experience. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR AND MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENTS.

HDFS 2322-H01  Partnering: The Development  (CRN #30114)  Prof. S. Thomas-Jackson   MWF 11:00-11:50 AM

       of Intimate Relationships

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H17 LCG Section            (CRN #23166)     Student Mentors            W 4:30-5:50 PM

Intimate relationships are a part of every person's life. These relationships come in many shapes and sizes (parents, siblings, friends, romantic partners, etc). All relationships are developed, are sustained or come to an end. Would you like to better understand intimate relationships, how relationships develop, how they can be maintained, difficulties that arise in relationships and how to overcome conflict? Then this course is for you. This course is designed to provide an overview of intimate relationships from adolescence through adulthood, with an emphasis on relationship processes, diversity in types of partnering, and developmental/contextual variations in relationships. The course will review the various phases of relationship development (e.g., attraction, maintenance, dissolution, reconfiguration), and address the ways in which relationships are affected by individual (e.g., cognition, personality), couple (e.g., love, sexuality, conflict, communication), and contextual (e.g., social network) factors. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR REQUIREMENT.

HIST 2300-H01 History of the US To 1877 (CRN #14852) Prof. R. Verrone TR 12:30-1:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H10 LCG Section (CRN #20517) Student Mentors M 4:30-5:50 PM

This course surveys the history of the United States from the beginning settlements in North America to the end of the U.S. Reconstruction period.  It focuses specifically on the major social, intellectual, political, cultural, and international events and trends that shaped the American nation from its beginnings to the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877.  British colonization, the American Revolution, the development and growth of the U.S. government, American slavery, U.S. nationalism, American international relations, and the causes and the prosecution of the Civil War will all be featured in the course.  This course is reading and writing intensive and emphasizes student participation in classroom discussion.THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM U.S. HISTORY REQUIREMENT.

HIST 2300-H02 History of the US To 1877 (CRN #14855) Prof. K. Williams TR 9:30-10:50 AM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H18 LCG Section (CRN #23167) Student Mentors M 4:30-5:50 PM

In this course, we will discuss the many forces that shaped American history between the fifteenth and the nineteenth centuries.  We will explore the following questions: What do we mean by “American”? Who claimed this label, and how did this access change over time? What are the foundations of core American ideals like opportunity, freedom, independence, and equality? To whom did these terms apply, and how did this change over time? Each week, we will attempt to answer these questions by examining historical processes from the perspective of early American society's “have-nots,” such as Native Americans, women, slaves, and African Americans.  We will use firsthand and eyewitness primary documents to understand the past. Students will actively participate in the complex experiment of historical interpretation by analyzing the enduring tension between individual perspective and the broad scope of history. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM U.S. HISTORY REQUIREMENT.

HIST 2301-H01 History of the US Since 1877 (CRN #14859) Prof. M. Levario TR 12:30-1:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H11 LCG Section (CRN #20518) Student Mentors W 4:30-5:50 PM

Note: You need not take HIST 2300 before taking HIST 2301.

This course will discuss, in an overview format, all of the main currents--political, economic, and social, etc.--of American history since 1877.  Of special interest will be such American turning points as the second  industrial revolution, imperialism, the two World Wars, the Great Depression, Viet Nam and the current political scene.  The course focuses on broad patterns and interpretations rather than a collection of independent facts.  Two elements especially distinguish this particular class: an emphasis on discussion over sometimes controversial issues and an awareness of current events, which are nothing more than a continuation of the American story through the present. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM U.S. HISTORY REQUIREMENT.

HONS 1301-H03    The Mother Earth Chronicles  (CRN #21978)   Prof. S. Tomlinson  MWF 11:00 AM-11:50 AM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H06 LCG Section            (CRN #20513)     Student Mentors         M 4:30-5:50 PM

Note: After the first class, some class meetings will be held outdoors. If you cannot attend the first session, please contact the instructor immediately.

“The Mother Earth Chronicles” is a fun, gentle, thought-provoking exploration of literary and film works about nature, environment, and landscape. In this course, you can expect to cover a wide and diverse range of topics about living with “Mother”—everything from bees, to homesteading, to white water rafting. This is also an excellent opportunity to practice writing in a workshop/tutorial format; if you've always thought that writing is a boring, excruciating, mind-numbing, pointless exercise in formulaic drivel and pap, well then, you've never done any writing like this. This course is writing intensive.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES REQUIREMENT.

HONS 1304-H02    Frankenstein and Theater   (CRN #24835)        Prof. M. Purinton     TR 11:00 AM-12:20 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H02   LCG Section              (CRN #20509)      Student Mentors           M 4:30-5:50 PM

Note: No performing arts background is necessary for enrollment in this course.

In order for us to explore the ways that “Frankenstein” has permeated our cultural consciousness, we must begin with the original novel first published in 1818, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Shelley's novel integrated many Romantic-period preoccupations with science, sex, family, politics, mythology, education, and monsters that continue to be relevant. By 1822, the name of the creator Victor Frankenstein and his creature became synonymous so that the word “Frankenstein” is actually associated with monstrosities. The “Frankenstein” monstrosity as name and icon has become so ubiquitous that it is a part of our cultural consciousness, even if we do not truly understand its origins and its transmutations through time. Mary Shelley's creature continues to haunt us and is reshaped for contemporary issues, expressed frequently in popular culture.

This incredible novel, therefore, will be the starting place of our course which will explore a multitude of “monstrous offspring” that it has engendered. We will read various melodramas that were staged after the novel was published, including Richard Brinsley Peake's 1823 Presumption; or, The Fate of Frankenstein and Another Piece of Presumption; the anonymous 1824 Frank-in-Steam; or, The Modern Promise to Pay; Henry M. Milner's 1826 Frankenstein; or, The Man and the Monster; John Atkinson Kerr's 1826 The Monster and Magician; or, The Fate of Frankenstein; Richard and Barnabas Borough's 1849 Frankenstein; or The Model Man; John Balderston's 1930 Frankenstein.

We will also explore the novel's monstrous offspring that took the form of cinematic adaptations of the novel. Among those movies, we will consider Thomas Edison's 1910 Frankenstein; John Whale's 1931 Frankenstein and 1935 The Bride of Frankenstein; James Mason's 1973 Frankenstein: The True Story; Mel Brooks's 1974 Young Frankenstein; Jim Sharman's 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show; David Wickes's 1992 Frankenstein; Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Another form of the novel's monstrous offspring in the last century has taken is TV adaptations, such as the 1960s comedy “The Munsters”and “Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein.” We will listen to musical adaptations, including the 2007 Young Frankenstein Musical and the 2010 Broadway hit Frankenstein: A New Musical. And we will look at the way in which the “Frankenstein” name and icon have been deployed in cartoons, comics, and merchandised items such as toys and breakfast cereal.
We will conclude our Frankensteinian journey with a look at the way in which genetically altered food and food laced with corn products and chemicals dominates our food supply today. We will consider this “Frankenfood” in the context of the Summer Reading Program selection of Michael Pollan's bestseller In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (2008) and the ways in which this monstrous offspring is leaving Americans nutritionally deficient and paradoxically obese.

This course will require you to be curious and excited about exploring monster theory and its application to Frankenstein as well as to its monstrous offspring. We will write brief reflections papers and performance reviews. We will collaborate on a creative group project. And we will have ample provocative discussions. We will go to the Lubbock premier of the musical Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein, staged by Celebrity Attractions on November 18 or 19 at the City Bank Coliseum.

This course will be taught from a pedagogy informed by feminist theory, and so be prepared to encounter decentralized instruction and to take an active role in your learning process. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS REQUIREMENT.

HONS 2406-H01   Honors Integrated Science     (CRN #14928)    Prof. M. McGinley    MWF 10:00 AM-10:50 AM

HONS 2406-H51   Honors Integrated Science Lab   (CRN #20199)        Prof. M. McGinley     R 2:00-4:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H19   LCG Section              (CRN #25100)      Student Mentors          W 4:30-5:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 2406-H51 Lab

This course will integrate the fields of Geology, Oceanography, Geography, Atmospheric Science, and Biology to help us understand abiotic and biotic characteristics of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. In addition, we will examine how human activity has affected both the living and non-living components of the earth. Topics covered in this course potentially include plate tectonics, factors influencing global climate, characteristics of deep ocean trenches, formation and ecology of coral reefs, and loss of biodiversity in tropical rainforests. In the laboratory section of the course, students will learn how to design, conduct, and analyze their own scientific investigations. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 4 HOURS OF THE CORE CIRRICULUM NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

MATH 1451-H02    Calculus I with Applications     (CRN #29412)   Prof. C. Seaquist   TR 12:00-1:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H13 LCG Section              (CRN #20520)     Student Mentors        W 4:30-5:50 PM

Prerequisite: Score of 7 on Math Placement Exam; or score of 3 on AP AB Calculus and score of 5 on Math Placement Exam; or 660/29 on the Math section of the SAT/ACT; or MATH 1350 or 1550 with grade B or better; or score of 5 on MPE and MATH 1321 with grade B or better; or MATH 1321 with grade A.

Differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions, applications of the derivative, differentials, indefinite integrals, definite integrals.  Honors Calculus expands on the regular calculus course by looking in depth into why the concepts work, rather than merely using the concepts.  In addition, various additional applications and topics that should be interesting to students will be covered.  Honors calculus does not require more work than regular calculus, but rather more interesting approaches to the topics.  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 4 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT.

PHIL 2320-H01      Introduction to Ethics               (CRN #20414)     Prof. D. Nathan         TR 11:00 AM-12:20 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H12 LCG Section            (CRN #20519)     Student Mentors           W 4:30-5:50 PM

So how ought persons behave toward one another?  And does it even make any sense to reason about moral questions in the first place?  After all, perhaps morality is just an individual subjective response, like one's taste in ice cream.  Or maybe it's just a matter of religious dogma, so that one needn't think for oneself or bother trying to reason about it at all.  Or perhaps all behavior boils down to self-interest anyway, so that talk of "moral obligation" is merely empty rhetoric.  And, if it is not empty talk, what could possibly ground moral obligation?  Imagine having one of those heavy late-night dorm discussions, but with Plato, Thomas Hobbes, John Stuart Mill, and Immanuel Kant chiming in.  You will find that, even though those folks are long dead, it turns out that they had a lot to say about matters of morality that still concern us deeply today.  In this course, we will explore the potential of thinking carefully and creatively about morality, and we will do so in the company of some of the giants of Western moral philosophy.  (Did you know that the 17th Century philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, even came up with a theory to explain why people stay late at parties?)  THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES REQUIREMENT.

POLS 2302-H01        American Public Policy          (CRN #15077)       Prof. D. Patterson        TR 2:00-3:20 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H07 LCG Section           (CRN #20514)     Student Mentors       W 4:30-5:50 PM

Note: You need not take POLS 1301 and 2302 in any particular order.

We are currently in an age of radical change. Public policies, from health care to education policy, punishment to corporate regulation – are under a new scrutiny in the contemporary climate of economic crisis. For many citizens, economic crisis eventuates existential crisis – crises that are about the very means by which Americans will live. In this course we will examine particular public policies, such as social security, health care and immigration law, and their impact on the masses of Americans, and on specific subpopulations (such as the elderly, citizens with Middle Eastern heritage, Latinos and African Americans, for example) to better understand the significance of this transformative period in public policy that the nation is now undergoing. The major assignments for this course are weekly writing assignments, an in-class presentation of a research topic of your choosing that is relevant to the course material, and a research essay. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM POLITICAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

PSY 1300-H01        General Psychology                (CRN #15084)       Prof. J. Clopton        TR 9:30-10:50 AM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H09 LCG Section           (CRN #20516)     Student Mentors         M 4:30-5:50 PM

This course will present the main concepts and major research findings in the core areas of psychology.   It will be a broad survey for students who take only this one psychology course, but will provide a solid foundation of knowledge for students who continue their education in psychology or related fields.  Students will learn what psychologists have discovered about human behavior and the methods used by psychologists in describing and explaining human behavior.  This information will increase students' understanding of their own behavior and of the interactions that they have with other people.THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR AND MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENTS.

SOC 1301-H01 Introduction to Sociology (CRN #15091) Prof. P. Maloney TR 11:00 AM-12:20 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H21 LCG Section (CRN #31505) Student Mentors M 4:30-5:50 PM

Society and the social groups to which we belong influence a great deal of our lives – how we feel, how we act, and what we believe. This course uses the sociological perspective to uncover hidden social forces, social institutions, and social problems. It is my aim that you will leave this course with an appreciation for and the ability to identify those social forces in the media and in your daily life. Specifically, we will focus on the link between societal and individual circumstances, and how individuals are affected and constrained by their environments. You should expect to speak up in class and have a respectful dialogue with me and your classmates. This class helps to fulfill the requirement of “Social and Behavioral Sciences” in the core curriculum. The objective of a social and behavioral science component of a core curriculum is to increase the student's knowledge of how social and behavioral scientists discover, describe, and explain the behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events, and ideas. Such knowledge will better equip students to understand themselves and the roles they play in addressing the issues facing humanity. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THREE HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BEHAVIOR AND MULTICULTURAL REQUIRMENTS.

WS 2300-H01        Introduction to Women's Studies      (CRN #29584)     Prof. C. Dunham    TR 12:30-1:50 PM

Corequisite: HONS 1000-H16 LCG Section                (CRN #20523)     Student Mentors           W 4:30-5:50 PM

Basic survey of concepts and theories related to the study of women and to the analysis of gender roles. THIS COURSE FULFILLS 3 HOURS OF THE CORE CURRICULUM HUMANITIES REQUIREMENT.