Hi everyone! I know that it's been a while since these were announced, but I wanted, as one of the chairholders for Honors Council, to take one last moment to let everyone know what IDH courses will be available for fall 2023, for those of us who still haven't fully looked through everything. Hopefully these are helpful! Have a good spring break!
HONORS STANDARD CLASSES
ENC 1102 English Composition II (Honors section: CRN 81076)
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
with Dr. Bre Garrett
Department of English
Introduction to public writing with an emphasis on rhetorical and genre analysis. Course provides instruction on writing to audiences in situations and contexts beyond the academic essay. Students will learn to organize and present ideas in a range of digital and print genres and multiple modes of communication. Meets General Education requirement in Communication. Meets Gordon Rule Writing Requirement.
EVR 2001 Intro to Environmental Science (Honors section: CRN 83466)
Monday & Wednesday, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
with Chasidy Hobbs
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Study of interrelationships between human activity and the natural systems in our environment. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of natural processes and how they affect and are affected by human activity. Particular emphasis will be given to examination of the ways in which science offers solutions to the pressure human activity places on natural resources. Credit may not be received in both EVR 2001 and GEO 2330. Meets General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
IDH 1040 Honors Core: Humanities
Monday & Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
with Dr. Merry Beth Low
Reubin O’D. Askew Department of Government and World Languages
Honors Core courses establish the foundation of the academic experience unique to the Honors program at the University of West Florida. This course focuses on the notion of "the human" as it emerges in Western thought. Topics include philosophy, neuroscience, animal intelligence, and contemporary clashes over human rights and human dignity. Students enrolling in this course should be interested in a broad array of subject areas related to the theme of "the human" and possess the social and intellectual maturity required to address complex and controversial topics with objectivity and respect for others. Honors Core: Humanities is designated as a General Education course. The General Education curriculum at the University of West Florida is designed to provide a cohesive program of study that promotes the development of a broadly educated person and provides the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in university studies. This course has been approved as meeting the Gen Ed Humanities requirement. Meets General Education requirement in Humanities. Meets Gordon Rule Writing Requirement. Meets Multicultural Requirement.
IDH 1041 Honors Core: Social Sciences
Monday & Wednesday, 2:30 to 3:45 p.m.
with Dr. Meredith Marten
Department of Anthropology
Culture, Health and Society: In this course, students will explore the intersections of social science and health, including critical analyses of health, healing, disease, and the social and cultural factors that interact and impact on health. This course examines health from a variety of social scientific and critical public health perspectives, and in particular, we’ll explore the ways in which we literally embody the social world we live in, producing patterns in population health, healing and death. For example, we will critically examine the social and structural determinants of health, global patterns in disease incidence and prevalence, health systems and health care access, and the political, economic, and social causes underlying inequities in health. We will also investigate the myriad ways in which healing occurs cross-culturally, including the importance of belonging, social affiliation, and the cultural meaningfulness of systems of healing and plural care.
IDH 3042 Honors Core: Systems Thinking and Interdisciplinary Research
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
with Dr. Kwame Owusu Daaku
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Required Honors core class for all transfer students and non-freshman students entering the Kugelman Honors Program. This course employs inter- and multidisciplinary teaching strategies to teach undergraduate research skills, problem solving, and critical thinking. Students will be introduced to Honors pedagogy at UWF and to the many resources offered by the Honors Program. Course topics may vary, but will focus on issues of global importance (such as climate change). Meets Gordon Rule Writing Requirement.
IDH 3055 Honors Thesis Research Methods
Wednesday, 10:00 to 10:50 a.m.
with Katie Riesenberg
This course helps students understand the thesis-writing process and covers the basic research methodologies required to begin a thesis project. Each week, we will address one important step in the thesis process, starting with the question, "What is a thesis?", and finishing with the submission of a completed thesis prospectus and annotated bibliography (aka a literature review) of sources relevant to the student's chosen topic. Along the way, we will cover important areas such as choosing a topic , approaching an advisor, scholarly research methods, time management, and thesis presentation requirements. The class is conducted as a collaborative, hands-on workshop and thus provides a strong level of peer-support for students just beginning work on their theses. The goals of the course are to demystify the thesis process, prepare students to write a successful thesis, and provide intellectual and moral support throughout the early thesis-writing process.
IDH 3071 Service Learning and E-Portfolio Development
Tuesday, 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. OR Thursday, 10:00 to 10:50 a.m.
with Elizabeth Barrett
Students will be introduced to various professional development topics with the goal of preparing the student for their future careers. Students will self-select a group based on their career goals and interests to learn more about the specifics of that career path. Students will also learn how to access and develop the online e-portfolio software and study basic approaches to e-portfolio development. Students will explore how to align their service activities with future career goals.
HONORS SEMINARS
IDH 4035 Law and Contemporary Literature
Monday & Wednesday, 1:00 to 2:15 p.m.
with Dr. Charlie Penrod
Department of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
This course will explore modern legal and ethical concepts through the lens of post-World War II literature. Both fiction and nonfiction works will be used to examine how contemporary legal principles apply in practical situations. Emphasis will be placed on analyzing texts in accordance with contemporary legal principles.
IDH 4036 Narratives of Self: Exploring the Art and Heart of Storytelling
Tuesday & Thursday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
with Jenny Makselan
This course aims to create a rich, interactive environment where students not only learn the craft of storytelling but also embark on a journey of personal discovery and connection. Through a blend of writing, reflection, and dialogue, participants will leave the course with a deeper understanding of themselves and the shared human experience.
IDH 4037 Non-Places
Asynchronous online
with Val George
Department of Art & Design
This is a theory-based course that uses anthropologist Marc Augé’s ideas of Non-Place as a means of interpreting space and place in alternative ways. This course will use the ideas of non-place as a springboard for imagining new social conventions for more individually responsive and inclusive devices for non-places. Non-places are a common feature of everyday life, so this course is relevant to wider questions of social inclusion, our sense of orientation, empowerment, and quality of life in the 21st century city. Readings, presentations, and self-guided field trips will provide a grounding and theoretical discourse from which we will develop research projects and practice social experiments.
IDH 4038 The Rhetoric of Action Movies
Monday & Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
with Dr. Adam Blood
Department of Communication
This course analyzes the action genre of American Cinema from a rhetorical perspective. Starting from the assumption that blockbuster films are culturally significant rhetorical artifacts, this course investigates numerous films from across the action genre, with a critical attunement to the mythic, political, and discursive elements of these stories.