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The Honors College Spring 2009

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Table of Contents

TheHumanSituation:Modernity......................................................................2

HonorsAmericanGovtRequirement&StudyAbroad......................................3

UndergraduateResearch,Medicine&Societyand Phronesis..............................4

HonorsCollegeCoreCurriculumRequirements.............................................�2

GeneralRegistrationInformation....................................................................�3

Accounting......................................................................................................�4

Anthropology...................................................................................................�4

Architecture.....................................................................................................�4

Biology.............................................................................................................�5

Chemistry........................................................................................................�6

Chinese............................................................................................................�6

ClassicalStudies...............................................................................................�7

Communication...............................................................................................�7

ComputerScience...........................................................................................�8

Economics.......................................................................................................�8

Electrical&ComputerEngineering.................................................................�8

Engineering.....................................................................................................�9

English............................................................................................................�9

Finance............................................................................................................22

FuturesStudies................................................................................................22

German............................................................................................................23

History............................................................................................................23

Honors............................................................................................................26

HotelandRestaurantManagement.................................................................27

InternationalBusiness......................................................................................27

Management....................................................................................................28

ManagementandInformationSystems............................................................29

Marketing........................................................................................................29

Mathematics....................................................................................................30

MechanicalEngineering...................................................................................3�

MedicineandSociety......................................................................................3�

Philosophy.......................................................................................................32

PoliticalScience...............................................................................................33

Psychology.......................................................................................................35

ReligiousStudies..............................................................................................36

Sociology..........................................................................................................37

Spanish............................................................................................................37

StatisticalAnalysis............................................................................................37

SupplyChainManagement..............................................................................38

Theatre............................................................................................................39

WorldCultures&Literature............................................................................39

HonorsColloquia............................................................................................40


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Human Situation: Modernity

Liberaleducation,itissometimessaid,iseducationinculture or toward culture. As a part of their liberal

education,allHonorsCollegestudentsattheUniversityofHoustontakeatwosemestercoursecalled"TheHumanSituation." In "The Human Situation: Modernity," wecontinueourstudyandinterpretationofwesternculturaltradition in the second semester.We remainguidedbythecarefulreadingsofwhatothershavewritten,andweattempttodiscoverourownideasandcommitmentsbyspeakingandwritingaboutthesetexts.Byreading,speakingandwriting,wecontinueourparticipationinThe Great Conversation.Manytopicsnaturallyemergeasimportanttoourreflectiononthetextsinthe"Modernity"course;in a recent semesterwepaidparticular attention to theconceptofauthority.Questionsofauthorityoftenleadus

totakeupagainquestionsaboutthebodyandthesoul,for example, and about families, communities of faith,and political congregations; about violence, suppressionandpunishment;abouttheindividualandsociety;aboutthekingandtheprophet;aboutlawsandtheLaw;aboutthegodsandGod. The reading list varies from year to year, and theomission of works by important writers of antiquity ormodernitydoesnottestifytotheirinferioritybutrathertoourconvictionthatthestudyofthegreatbooks,withourcontinuingpursuitofliberaleducation,doesnotcometoaclosewiththefinalexamination. Registration information for "Human Situation:Modernity"willbeavailableinTheHonorsCollegeofficebeforetheregistrationperiodbegins.

IfyouansweredyestoALLofthesequestions,you have the option of taking your Human Situation lecture for Writing in the DisciplinescreditratherthanCommunicationcredit.Studentswhomeetalloftherequirementscanregisterfor POLS 234�H instead of ENGL 236�H.There are a limited number ofspacesavailableinPOLS234�H,sopleaseseeAndyLittleifyouareinterestedinthisoption.

Human Situation: Registration Information

Have you completed the Core Curriculum requirement in Communication?Do you need to fulfill the Writing in the Disciplines (WID) requirement?

Are you taking Human Situation: Modernity in the spring


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Honors American Government Requirement

Students needing to fulfill the second half of the Honors American Government requirement for Spring 2009:

IfyouhavealreadytakenPOLS�336H,anyofthefollowingcoursestakenduringtheSpring2009semesterwillfulfillthesecondhalfofyourAmericangovernmentrequirementforTheHonorsCollegeandtheUniversityCoreCurriculum.Note: Ifyouhave fulfilledthefirsthalfof theAmericangovernmentrequirementbyCLEPorAPexam, the fol-lowingcoursesinconjunctionone-hourcreditinFederalandTexasConstitutions(POLS��07)throughthetestingcenterwillfulfillyourrequirement.

IfyouwishtotakeoneofthesecoursesforHonorscreditandthecourse isnotofferedintheHonorsCoursebook,youcanstillpetitionthecourseforHonorscredit.HonorsCreditRegistrationFormsareavailableinTheHonorsCol-lege.FormoreinformationseetheCoordinatorofAcademicServices.

Please remember: Honors students do not take POLS 1337.

POLS333�:AmericanForeignPolicyPOLS3349:AmericanPoliticalThoughtPOLS3354:LawandSocietyPOLS3355:JudicialProcessPOLS3357:ConstitutionalLaw: CivilLiberties

POLS3362:PoliticalMarketingPOLS3368:Race,Gender,andEthnicPoliticsPOLS3369:ThePresidencyPOLS3372:ChicanoPoliticsPOLS3390:WomeninPolitics

TheHonorsCollegeinvitesyoutotakeatripwithustoTurkeyinMay2009,justaftertheendofthespringsemester.TheHonorsCollegegroup,ledbyProfessorsTedEstess,BillMonroe,andAndyLittle,

willspend�6daysinTurkey.ThetripincludestoursofmajorsitesofancientAsiaminorofimportancetoGreekandRomanhistoryandEarlyChristianity(majorsitesinIstanbul,Gallipoli,ancientTroy,the

steepesttheateroftheancientworldinBergala,Ephesus,Sardis,Pamukkale,Aphrodisias,ancientRomanPergeandAspendos,Cappadocia,Ankara,andBursa).Therewillbe3hoursofcreditincorevisualand

performingartsavailableforthecourse,intheformofPOLS2346:PoliticsoftheGreekTheater.WewillstudyAeschylus,Euripides,andthenew,highlyacclaimedLandmark Herodotus,

aswellastextsfromearlyChristianity.

Thecostwillbeapproximately$4,000,whichincludesairfare,fourstarhotelaccommodations,groundtransportation,guidefees,entrancefeestoallsitesandmuseums,andallbreakfastsanddinners.Students

willlikelyqualifyforanInternationalEducationFeeScholarship(IEFS)fromtheuniversity.AnHonorsscholarshipwillalsobeavailableonalimitedbasis.

Interested students should attend one of two interest sessions, 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, or 4:00 p.m. Thursday, November 13 in the Estess Library of the Honors College.

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The Office of Undergraduate Research Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research: Dr. Stuart Long

Program Manager: Karen Weber 211 MD Anderson Library

[email protected] ~ (713) 743-3367

TheUniversityofHoustonandTheHonorsCollegehavelongstrivedtoprovideitsundergraduatestudentswiththemostcompleteunderstandingoftheirfieldsofstudy.Tofurtherthisgoal,in2004theUniversityfoundedtheOfficeofUndergraduateResearch.HousedwithinTheHonorsCollege,theofficeassistsundergraduatestudentsfromallmajorsanddepartmentsatUHinsecuringresearchopportunitiesbothonandoffcampus.TheOfficeofUndergraduateResearchexecutesthismissionbyofferingthreemainprograms:the Provost’s Undergradu-ate Research Scholarship (PURS) program, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF-UH) program, and the Senior Honors Thesis program.

Formoreinformationaboutouroffice,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.undergraduateresearch.uh.edu.

The PURSisaresearchprogramofferingjuniorandseniorstudents$�,000scholarshipstocon-ductresearchprojectsduringthefallandspringsemesters.Thisscholarshipisopentostudentsofalldisciplines,includingresearchproposalsinthesocialsciences,thehumanities,business,engineer-ing,thenaturalsciences,technology,education,architecture,andhotelrestaurantmanagement.Candidatesmusthaveatleasta3.0gradepointaveragetoapply.Formoreinformationandtoviewtheonlineapplication,visitthePURSweb-siteatwww.undergraduateresearch.uh.edu/purs.html.Thedeadlineforspring2009isWednesday,November�9th,2009.

SURF-UHisafull-time,�0-weeksummerre-searchprogram,opentoallcontinuingstudents,thatprovidesa$2,800stipendtoconductresearchunderthementorshipofaUHfacultymember.Theprojectsrunthegamutfromanalyzingtextsinthelibrary,toconductingfieldwork,toexperi-mentingwithspecimensinlaboratories.Studentsfromalldisciplinesareencouragedtoapply.Thedeadline for SURF is in the middle of Marcheachyear.Formoreinformationandtoviewtheonlineapplication,visittheSURF-UHwebsiteatwww.undergraduateresearch.uh.edu/surf.html.The deadline for summer 2009 isWednesday,March26th,2009.


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The Office of Undergraduate Research

HOW DO I GET STARTED? Allof theprogramsofferedby theOfficeofUndergraduateResearchrequirethatstudentssecureafacultymemberwithwhomtheywouldliketoconductresearchwithbeforeapplyingtooneofourprograms.Thisleadsmanystu-dentstoinquirehowtheyshouldinitiatetheprocess.

Here are a few tips on how to secure a re-search opportunity at UH:—Talktocurrentandpastprofessors(duringtheirofficehours)fromcoursesyouhaveexcelledinandhaveenjoyed.Eveniftheprofessorisnotcurrentlyseekinganundergraduateresearcher,heorshemayknowofacolleaguethatisseekinganundergraduateresearchassistant.—Consult an academic advisor from yourdepartmenttoinquireaboutfacultymemberscurrently conducting research in your disci-pline.—Check our web page of faculty memberscurrentlyseekingundergraduateresearchersforongoingprojects,www.undergraduateresearch.uh.edu/facultyresearch.html.

The Senior Honors Thesisisacapstonepro-gramthatservesasthepinnacleofthestudent’sundergraduatecareerinresearch.Studentpar-ticipantsenroll in3399Hand4399H,atotalof sixhoursof coursework,which is typicallyappliedtowardtheirmajordegreerequirementsintheirsenioryear.Thestudentsecuresathesisdirectorthatservesas the instructorofrecordand mentor of the project. A second readerandHonors readeralsoserveonthestudent’sthesiscommittee,andoffertheiradviceduringtheresearchandwritingprocessaswellasatthestudent’sdefenseofthethesis.

Many students site the thesis project as thehighlightoftheirexperienceasanundergradu-ate. StudentswhocompleteaSeniorHonorsThesiswillgraduatewithHonors in Major (forstudents who complete a thesis, but not thecurriculumofTheHonorsCollege), University Honors (forthesesoutsidethemajor), or bothUniversity Honors and Honors in Major (forHonorsCollegestudentswhocompleteathesisintheirmajor). FormoreinformationontheSeniorHonorsThesisprogramandtodownloadtherequiredformsforenrollment,pleasevisitthethesiswebsiteatwww.undergraduateresearch.uh.edu/thesis_guidelines.htm.

The Office of Undergraduate Research also assists students in finding and applying for nationally competitive scholarships. For more information, see page 6 in the Coursebook and visit

www.undergraduateresearch.uh.edu/scholarshipindex.html.


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The Honors College and The Office of Undergraduate Research assist students in finding and applying for nationally and internationally competitive scholarships. Nationally competitive scholarships are awards that require university endorsement to apply. Contact Karen Weber at [email protected] or at 713-743-3367 for more information. Among these scholarships are the following:

Rhodes Scholarships TheRhodesawards32scholarshipseachyeartoAmericanstudentsforstudyatOxfordfor2-3years.TheRhodescoverstuitionandallothereducationalcostsforthescholars'tenureatOxford.Applicantsmustbefull-timegraduatingseniorsthathaveatleasta3.8GPA,demonstratestrongleadershipabilities,andpossessastrongsenseofsocialpurpose.CandidatesshouldalsobeU.S.citizens,unmarried,undertheageof24,andhaveattainedabachelor'sdegreebeforebeginningtheirfirsttermatOxford.ThedeadlineisinthebeginningofOctobereachyear,butinterestedcandidatesshouldcontactKarenWebernolaterthantheendofthespringsemesteroftheirjunioryear.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships TheRotaryAmbassadorialScholarshipawards$�3,000-$25,000 to fundat leastoneyearofa studyabroadprogramandthecostsassociatedwiththeprogram.Thepurposeofthescholarshipistofurtherinternationalunderstandingandfriendlyrelationsamongpeopleofdifferentcountries.TheRotaryAmbassadorialScholarships'deadlineisoverayearbeforetheperiodofstudywouldbegin.AllapplicantsmustbecitizensofacountryinwhichthereareRotaryclubs.ThedeadlinefortheRotaryAmbassadorialScholarshipisatthebeginningofFebruaryeachyear.

Marshall FellowshipsTheMarshallFoundationoffers40awardseachyearfortwoyearsofstudyatanyuniversityintheUnitedKingdom.TheMarshallcoverstuition,costoflivingexpenses,travelexpenses,andotheracademicfees.Candidatesshouldbegraduatingseniorswithatleasta3.8GPA,U.S.citizens,demonstratestrongleadershipabilitiesandacommitmenttopublicservice,andhaveaclearrationaleforstudyingintheUnitedKingdom.ThedeadlineisinthebeginningofOctoberofeachyear,butinterestedcandidatesshouldcontactKarenWebernolaterthantheendofthespringsemesteroftheirjunioryear.

Goldwater FellowshipsTheBarryGoldwaterscholarshipfundsupto$7500eachyeartosophomoresandjuniorsinterestedinpursuingaresearchcareerinmath,scienceorengineering.Candidatesmusthaveatleasta3.8GPA,beU.S.citizensorpermanentresidents,andhavedemonstratedresearchexperience.ThenationaldeadlineisinthebeginningofFebruaryofeachyear,butthecampusdeadlineisinlateNovember.

Fulbright Grants and Teaching AssistantshipsTheFulbrightfundsallexpensesforaoneyearresearchgrantorgraduatestudyinover�40countries.Fulbrightteachingassistantshipsarealsoavailableinavarietyofdifferentregions.CandidatesmustbeU.S.citizensandhaveabachelor'sdegreebythetimetheybegintheirprojectoverseas.TheFulbrightdeadlineisOctober2�stofeachyear,butthecampusdeadlineistypicallyaboutamonthbeforethenationaldeadline.

Truman ScholarshipsTheTrumangrants70-75awardsofupto$30,000tofull-timejuniorsandU.S.citizensinterestedinpursuinggraduatede-greesandcareersinpublicservice(broadlyconstrued).Thescholarshipfundsrecipients’graduateschooltuitionandfees.ThedeadlineisinthebeginningofFebruaryofeachyear,butthecampusdeadlineistypicallyinlateNovember.

Amoredetailedlistingofcompetitiveawardscanbefoundatwww.undergraduateresearch.uh.edu/scholarshipindex.html.

Nationally Competitive Scholarships


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The Program in Medicine and Society

Readings in Medicine and Society: The AmericanHealth Care Crisis in Historical Perspective

HON 3301H, 17570HIST 3394H, 28593

TTH 5:30-7:00 PM, TBADr. James A. Schafer, Jr.

The United States has arguably the most expensive, yetleastefficientandleasteffectivehealthcaresysteminthe

industrialized world. Most Americans agree that the systemis broken, though they may disagree as to the appropriatesolutions. In thiscourse, studentswill analyze the followingtopics:(i)theproblemsoftheAmericanhealthcare"system"today - rising costs, declining coverage, growing disparities;(ii)commonclaimsabouttheoriginsofourhealthcarecrisis;(iii) the history of health care policy in America, especiallyinrelationtouniversalcoverage;and(iv)currentreformsinMassachusettsandVermont,proposedreformsinPennsylvaniaandCalifornia,andthepolicyproposalsof2008presidentialcandidates.Thegoalofthecourseistoinformstudentsaboutthisimportantissue,andtoreorientthediscussionofhealthcarereformtowardsadvocacyforsocialjustice.

Technology in Western Culture

ENGI 3301H, 15686 HIST 3395H, 28603

TTH 2:30 – 4:00, 322 AHDr. Helen Valier

WeshallstudythetechnologicalbasesofNorthernEuro-peanculture.WeviewtheindustrializationofEurope

andAmericaasaprocessthatbeganineighthcenturyEuropeandcontinuedthroughandbeyondtheIndustrialRevolution.But we also refer to Ancient, African, Arabic, and OrientalinfluencesonWesterntechnology.Theapproachisnotstrictlychronological.Weshall,instead,followcertainthemes(agricul-ture,energy,publichealth,etc.)chronologically,andseehowtheyweavetogether.

Disease, Health, and Medicine in American History

HIST 3303H, 28580TTH 2:30 – 4:00, 204 SEC

Dr. James A. Schafer, Jr.

Inthiscourse,wesurveythehistoryofAmericanmedicinefromthecolonialperiodthroughthetwentiethcentury.The

courseisorganizedroughlybychronology,thoughtenthemeswillbeanalyzedacrosstime.

TheMedicineandSocietyProgramattheUniversityofHoustonisaninterdisciplinaryventureaimedatbring-

ingtogetherhealth-careandhealth-studiesspecialistsfromacrossthecitytooffercollegeclassesandpubliceventsonawidevarietyofmedical,technologyandhealthrelatedissuesinordertobringthis“greatconversation”totheUniversityofHouston. Houstonisacityinwhichhealthcareisanindustryand social practice of immense importance, historically,

economically,andculturally.TheTexasMedicalCenter isthelargestintheworldandhometotwomedicalschools,twoschoolsofnursing,andascoreofprogramsinthealliedhealthsciences,aswellmorethanadozenmajorhospitals,clinics,researchlaboratories,andothermedicalfacilities.Therichnessofthemedicalheritageofthiscity,combinedwiththewiderangeofoutstandingmedicalexpertiseweareabletodrawupon,havegottenthisnewprogramofftoaflyingstart.

The Program in Medicine and Society at HoustonDirector: Dr. William Monroe

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Minor in Medicine and Society

Aminor in Medicine & Society requires �5-�8semester hours of approved course work, in-

cluding HON 330�H “Readings in Medicine &Society”(notethatthisclassisopentoallUniversityof Houston students; it is not restricted to thosestudentsenrolledinTheHonorsCollege);fourad-ditionalcourseschosenfromalistapprovedfortheminor;plusoneofthefollowingoptions:aspecialprojectoforiginalresearch;aninternship/externship(asarrangedbytheProgramCoordinator);oranad-ditionalthreehourcoursechosenfromtheapprovedlistofelectives.Studentsmustcompleteatleast�2hoursinresidence,ninehoursofwhichmustbeattheadvancedlevel.AmaximumofsixhoursofapprovedtransfercreditsmaybeacceptedtowardtheminorupontheapprovaloftheProgramCoordinator.Nomorethansixhoursofastudent’smajormayapplytowardtheminor.Aminimum3.0gradepointaver-ageforallcoursesappliedtotheminorisrequired.

The academic requirements are as follows:

�) HON 3301H* Readings in Medicine & Society2) Aselectionoffourelectivecoursestakenfromthe listofapprovedcourses:

ANTH3350 WomenandHealthANTH3364 DiseaseinAntiquityANTH 4331* Medical AnthropologyANTH4337 AnthropologyoftheLifeCycleANTH4352 BiomedicalAnthropologyANTH4384 AnthropologyofHIVANTH4394 AnthropologyoftheBodyBIOE�440 FrontiersinBiomedicalEngineeringBIOL�309 HumanGeneticsandSocietyCOMD 4301* Deaf CultureCOMM3302 eHealthandTelemedicineCOMM3340 HealthCampaignPrinciplesand TailoredMessagesCOMM 4333* Health CommunicationCOMM4397 Doctor-PatientCommunicationCOMM4397 HealthLiteracyENGI 3301* Technology in Western CultureENGL3396 SurvivingKatrinaandRitain Houston

ENGL437� LiteratureandMedicineHIST 3303* Disease, Health, and Medicine HIST 3395* Technology in Western Culture HIST4395 Science,TechnologyandEmpireINDE 4337* Human Factors, Ergonomics, and SafetyITEC4397 ExperiencingtheFutureofHealthOPTO 1300* Introduction to the Health Professions PHIL3354 MedicalEthicsPOLS4363 Science,Technology,andPublicPolicySOC 3382* Sociology of Drug Use and RecoverySOCW3397SpiritualityandAging

* Denotes courses offered in spring 2009

Note:ThisisnotanexhaustivelistofclassesthatcounttowardstheMinor.ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactDr.HelenValier(204BHonorsCollege,(7�3)743-902�).

3) Approvedresearch,field-basedservice,internship/ externship,oranadditionalthreee-hourcoursefrom thelistofapprovedelectivecourses.


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The Program in Medicine and Society

The program features a variety of lectures through-out the year to the campus community. Here is a flyer from “The Nazis and Medical Ethics."

The Fellowship in Sustainable Health at TheMethodist Hospital is endowed by the Fin-

ger family to provide a high quality learningenviron¬ment for undergraduate and graduatestudentsinawidevarietyoftopicareas.Althoughtheprimaryresearchfocusoftheprogramishealth,pastFingerFellowshavebeenassignedprojects intheareasofmedicalandvisualanthropology,medi-cal economics, medical device design, biomedicalengineering,andsophisticatedcomputerprogram-ming. TheFellowshipiscompetitiveandintellectu-allychallenging,sowearelookingforstudentswitha prior record of achievement, strong work ethic,

Fellowship in Sustainable Health

ability to work independently, and an abiding cu-riosityfornewknowledge.Uponselection,Fellowswillbeassignedaproblemtosolvethatisintimatelyrelatedtoongoingwork.Thisisapaid,threemonthFellowshipforthesummerof2009.Studentsfromallmajorsanddisciplinesareeligible toapply,andresearchconductedduringthetermofthesefellow-shipscanbeusedtofulfilltheinternship/externshiprequirementoftheminorinMedicine&Society.Wewillacceptapplicationsforsummer2009beginningin January. Please contact Amy Harris ([email protected])formoreinformationandforapplica-tioninstructions.

Science,technology,andmedicineareprofoundlyimpor-tanttoourunderstandingsofourselves,ourbodiesand

themodernworldaroundus.ThePrograminMedicine&SocietyatHoustonwasestablishedinfall2005tocoordinatetheeffortsofHouston’sleadersinhealthstudiestoreachstu-dentandlaypublicaudiencesforinteractionanddiscussionofthesocialimpactofscientificandmedicaladvance. LocatedinTheHonorsCollegeatUH,theprogramisdirectedbyWilliamMonroe (ExecutiveAssociateDeanofTheHonorsCollege),withAndrewAchenbaum,fromtheGraduateCollegeofSocialWork,actingasassociatedirector,andHelenValier(fromTheHonorsCollege)astheacademiccoordinator.ThecorefacultyoftheprogramiswellsupportedbyanextensivenetworkofaffiliatedfacultyfromacrosstheUHsystem,andtogethertheyhavebeenabletobuildatrulyinterdisciplinaryframeworkforthisnewventure.Byprovid-ingpubliclecturesandopportunitiesfornetworkingbetweenstudentsandprofessionals,theyanticipatetheprogramwillnurtureagrowingcommunityofinterestsofhealth-careandhealth-studies.

ENGL437� LiteratureandMedicineHIST 3303* Disease, Health, and Medicine HIST 3395* Technology in Western Culture HIST4395 Science,TechnologyandEmpireINDE 4337* Human Factors, Ergonomics, and SafetyITEC4397 ExperiencingtheFutureofHealthOPTO 1300* Introduction to the Health Professions PHIL3354 MedicalEthicsPOLS4363 Science,Technology,andPublicPolicySOC 3382* Sociology of Drug Use and RecoverySOCW3397SpiritualityandAging


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Phronesis

An Interdisciplinary Program in Politics and EthicsMinor Housed in The Honors College

For more information on the Phronesis minor, please contact:

Dr. Susan Collins - [email protected]. David Phillips- [email protected]

Andy Little - [email protected]

Visit the Phronesis website at www.uh.edu/honors/about_us/academic_life/phronesis.html.

P hronesis is theGreek word

for prudence orpractical wisdom.Aristotleidentifiedit as the distinc-tive characteristicof political lead-ers and citizens inadjudicating theethical and politi-calissuesthataffecttheir individualgoodandthecom-mongood.

freshmen.Initssurveyofphilosophic,political,andliterarytexts,thiscourseraisesmanyofthecoreissuesofethicsandpolitics:forexample,theoriginsandgroundsofpoliticalorder; the rela-tionbetweentheindividualandthecommunity;thenatureof freedomandauthority; the scopeandcontentofjustice;theroleofgenderinhu-manassociation;theplaceoffamily;thenatureandresponsibilityofscienceandtechnology;theconditionsofcommerceandprosperity;therela-tionbetweenreligionandpolitics;thedemandsandprospectsof a free and self-governing soci-ety. By undertaking focused and systematicinvestigation of these kinds of questions, thePhronesisprogramaimstoenhanceTheHonorsCollegecurriculumandtheUHeducationalex-perience ingeneral, to attract andeducate top-rankedundergraduatesinterestedinissuesofeth-icsandpolitics,todrawontheexpertiseoffacultyacrossdisciplinaryboundaries,andtoplayapartin theuniversity’scommunityoutreach inmat-tersofpublicpolicy. The program is currently a joint effortofthedepartmentsofPoliticalScience,Philoso-phy,andtheprograminClassicalStudiesandacollaborationbetweenCLASSandTheHonorsCollege.

AsaninterdisciplinaryminorhousedinThe Honors College, the Phronesis curriculumfocusesonquestionsandissuesthatleadersandcitizensarelikelytoconfrontinaself-governingpoliticalsociety. Throughthestudyofsuchmatters, theprogram seeks to encourage critical thinkingabout ethics and politics. Its curriculum willdrawonthefoundationprovidedby“TheHu-man Situation,” the year-long interdisciplinaryintellectualhistorycourserequiredofallHonors

The clear-eyed goddess Athena, patron of the polis, of wisdom, and of war


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For a Minor in Politics and Ethics, a student mustcomplete�9semesterhoursofapprovedcoursework,including:

HoursinMinor�. FoundationalCourses:a. ENGL�370;HON230� (prerequisite)b. ENGL236�;HON2�0� 4Interestedandeligible studentswhoarenot inTheHonorsCollegewillbeexpectedtocompleteatleastENGL 236� and HON 2�0�, with approval byHonors.

2. Onecoursefrom(a)and(b)each: 6a. POLS3349,3342,3343b. PHIL3350,335�,3375,3355,3358

3. Twocoursesfromapprovedlist(below) 6

4. Oneapproved4000levelcourse 3(Seminaronacoreissue,withasubstantialwritingcomponent)

5. AnaverageGPAof3.0onallcoursesintheminorisrequired.

6. Sixhoursofcourseworkmaycounttowardmajor.CoursesmustbeHonorssectionsorapprovedforHonorscreditbythePhronesis advisor.

POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSESPOLS 3310: Introduction to Political Theory*POLS 3340: Ancient/Medieval Political Thought*POLS334�:PoliticalThoughtfromMachiavelliandtheRenaissancePOLS3342:LiberalismanditsCriticsPOLS3343:DemocraticTheoryPOLS 3349: American Political Thought*POLS4346:GreekPoliticalThought

PHILOSOPHY COURSESPHIL 3304: History of 17th Century Phil.*PHIL3305:Historyof�8thCenturyPhil.PHIL3350:EthicsPHIL335�:ContemporaryMoralIssuesPHIL3355:PoliticalPhilosophyPHIL3356:FeministPhilosophyPHIL 3358: Classics in the History of Ethics*PHIL 3375: Law, Society, and Morality*PHIL3383:HistoryofAncientPhilosophyPHIL3386:Historyof�9thCenturyPhil.PHIL3387:HistoryofAmericanPhil.PHIL 3395: Punishment*

CLASSICS COURSESCLAS334�:TheRomanRepublicCLAS 3375: Roman, Jew and Christian*

4000 LEVEL SEMINARSPOLS4346:GreekPoliticalThoughtPOLS 4394: The American Founding*POLS 4394: Ideologies Ideologies, Belief Systems, and Political Movements*

Courses indicated by an asterisk (*) are offered in spring 2009.

Thisspring,Phronesis willhostDr.TomPangleoftheUniversityofTexasatAustinasapartoftheRossM.LenceMasterTeacherResidencyProgram.Dr.Panglewillbeofferingalectureinour“RiseofModernLiberty”LectureseriesonFebruary�0,2009.Dr.SharonKrause,ofBrownUniversity,willalsodeliveralectureinthisseriesonMarch9,2009.DetailswillbepostedontheHonorsCollegeStudentListserv.

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The Phronesis Minor

An Interdisciplinary Program in Politics and EthicsMinor Housed in The Honors College



TheHonorsCollegecurriculumhasbeenplannedtocoordinatewithUniversity-wide core curriculum requirements. Honors students,therefore,aretypicallynotaskedtotakemorecoursework,buttheyareaskedtofulfillsomeoftheirUniversitycorerequirementsthroughHonorscourses.Studentswhocompleteallofthefollowingrequire-mentsandwhosuccessfullycompleteaSeniorHonorsThesisintheirmajorwillgraduatewith“UniversityHonorsandHonorsinMajor.” StudentswhodonotcompleteathesisbutfulfilltheotherHonorsrequirementsgraduatewith“MembershipinTheHonorsCollege.”

1. English and Humanities Requirementa. Completethesix-hourcourse“TheHumanSituation: Antiquity.”b. Complete the four-hour sequel, "The Human Situation:

Modernity.”c. BysuccessfullycompletingbothsemestersofTheHuman

Situation,studentsfulfilltheUniversity'sCommunicationandHumanitiesrequirements.

2. American Studies Requirementa. CompletesixhourssatisfyingtheUniversityrequirementin

Americanhistory,includingatleastthreehoursinanHonorssection(HIST�377H,HIST �378H,oranapproved3000-or4000-levelHonorscourseinAmericanhistory).

b. CompletesixhourssatisfyingtheUniversityrequirementinpoliticalsciencebysuccessfullycompletingPOLS�336Handthreehoursofadvancedpoliticalsciencecreditfromthesubfieldsofpublicadministration,publiclaw,andAmericanpolitics,orfromPOLS333�,3349,436�,and4366.

(see page 3 for further information)

3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics Requirementa. CompletesixhoursincoursesthatcounttowardtheUni-

versitycorerequirementinnaturalscience,plusatleastonehouroflaboratorywiththesecourses.

b. CompletesixhourssatisfyingtheUniversitycorerequirementinMathematics/Reasoningcourses.Honorsstudentsmustdemonstrateaproficiencyinmathematicsatthe“elementaryfunctions”levelorhigher.(ElementaryfunctionscoursesincludeMATH�3�4,�330,and23��.)Thisproficiencymaybedemonstratedbytestingorbycoursework.

4. Social Sciences Requirement CompletesixhoursofSocialSciencesincoursesapprovedfor

theUniversitycorecurriculum.AtleastthreehoursmustbeinanHonorssection.

5. Foreign Language Requirement: Complete sixhoursat the2000-leveloraboveinaforeignlanguage,eithermodernorclas-sical,witha3.0gradepointaverage.Becausenotallcollegesoncampusrequireaforeignlanguageaspartofthedegree,studentsshouldcompletethisrequirementtotheextentpossible,withoutaddinghourstothedegreeplan.

6. Upper Division Requirement a. CompletethreehoursinanapprovedHonorsColloquium

atthe3000-or4000-level(seeColloquiumselectiononpage37).

b. Forstudentswishingtograduatewith“UniversityHonorsandHonorsinMajor”:completeaSeniorHonorsThesis,which is the culmination of a student’s work in his/hermajorfieldofstudy.ThethesistypicallycarriessixhoursofHonorscreditandmayfulfillthedegreerequirementofaminorforsomemajors.

Note: With prior approval of the Dean or Associate Dean of The Honors College and the Undergraduate Advisor or Chair of the major department, a student may, under certain circumstances, take two graduate courses to fulfill the Thesis Requirements. These courses must involve substantial research and writing. This work must be submitted to The Honors College before University Honors credit will be granted.

7. Eligibility Requirementa. Achievea3.25gradepointaverage.b. TakeatleastoneHonorscourseeachsemester. Note: Students are normally expected to take at least one regu-

larly scheduled Honors course or section each semester if one is available in the required area of study. In special circumstances, however, it is possible to convert a regular course into an Honors course by arranging with the instructor to do extra (or different) work. To receive approval to convert a regular course into an Honors course, please submit an Honors Credit Registration Form during the first three weeks of the semester.

c. Completeapproximately36hoursofHonorscourseworkduringone’sundergraduatecareer.

d. TransferstudentsandstudentswhoentertheCollegeafterthefreshmanyearmustcompleteaboutone-thirdoftheircoursesatUHforHonorscredit.ActualHonorscoursesrequiredaredeterminedbytheCoordinatorofAcademicServices.

University and Honors CollegeCore Curriculum Requirements

For Honors Students Entering in the Spring of 2009


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General Registration Information

�) DoesTheHonorsCollegehaveyourmostrecentpermanent andlocalmailingaddresses?Anaddressupdatethroughthe Universitydoesnotautomaticallyupdateyouraddresswith TheHonorsCollege.PleasecontactTheHonorsCollegefor achangeofaddressform.

2) Ifyouarenotparticipatingintheupcomingregistrationcycle becauseeither:a)youwillbestudyingabroad;orb)youwill notattendtheUniversity,pleasenotifyTheHonorsCollege inwriting,immediately.

3) StudentswhoarewithdrawingfromtheUniversitymust completeanHonors College Withdrawal Form(availablein TheHonorsCollege)andreturnittoJodieKoszegi'smailboxin TheHonorsCollege.

4) IfyoudonotintendtocontinueinTheHonorsCollegebut willcontinuestudiesattheUniversity,youmustcompletean Honors College Withdrawal FormandreturnittoJodieKo- szegipriortoHonorsVIPregistration.

5) Priortoregisteringforyourfinalsemester,youarerequiredto makeanappointmentwithanHonorsGraduationAdvisor.It istoyourbenefittomaketheappointmentassoonaspossible inthefirstsemesterofyoursenioryear.

HonorsadvisingdayswillbeMonday,Nov.3throughFriday,Nov.7from8:00a.m.to5:00p.m.HonorsCollegefacultyandotherUniversityfacultymemberswillbeavailableonthosedays,byappointment,toap-proveyourspring2009courseschedule.Toscheduleanappointment,studentsshouldsignuponanadvisingsheetintheHonorsCenter.Advisingsign-upsheetswillbepostedMonday,Oct.27onthetablesoutsidetheHonorsCollegeoffice.

All students are responsible for registering themselves using PeopleSoft during their designated appointment times. Honors students will retain their priority status by registering via PeopleSoft on Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8. PeopleSoft will open for general student access on Sunday, Nov. 9.

b) Youmayenrollinanyoneofthecourseslistedherewithoutan“H”designation,then fill out an Honors Credit Registra-tion Form(availableintheHonorsoffice);haveitsignedbytheinstructor;andturnitintotheHonorsofficeduringthefirst three weeksofthesemester.IndividualinstructorsmayrequireextraworkfromHonorsstudentsintheseclasses.

c) YoumaypetitiontoconvertacoursenotlistedhereintoanHonorscoursebymakinganagreementwiththeinstructortodoextra(ordifferent)workinthecourse,describingthatagreementonanHonorsCreditRegistrationForm(avail-ableintheHonorsoffice),havingtheprofessorsignit,andturningitintotheHonorsofficeduringthefirst three weeksofthesemester.CoursespetitionedforHonorscreditmustreceive final approval from theAssociateDean. HonorscreditwillnotbeapprovedforregularsectionsofacourseifanHonorssectionofthatcourseisbeingofferedinthesamesemester.A student may petition no more than two courses in a semester for Honors credit unless he or she receives approval from the Dean or Associate Dean.

d) Youmaybeenrolledin,andworkingon,aSeniorHonorsThesis. Those ingood standing inTheHonorsCollegeshouldsecurepermissiontobeginaSeniorHonorsThesisprojectbythetimeclassesbeginforthefirstsemesteroftheirsenioryear,andbeforeenrollinginaSeniorHonorsThesiscourse. Studentswithjunior-levelstandingshouldbeginthinkingaboutthisprocessbyreadingthe“GuidelinesfortheSeniorHonorsThesisProject,"availableatwww.undergradu-ateresearch.uh.edu.Also,pleasereviewtheHonorswebsite(www.uh.edu/honors)forotherrelevantinformation.

e) Youmaybeenrolledinagraduatecourse;permissionmustfirstbesecuredfromtheinstructorandtheAssociateDeanofTheHonorsCollege.

3) HonorsCollegestudentswhowishtoremainactivemembersshouldensuretheireligibilitybymeetingthefollowingcriteria:

a) Achieveatleasta3.25gradepointaverage. b) Complete approximately 36 hours of Honors class work

duringone’sundergraduatecareer. TransferstudentsandstudentswhoentertheCollegeafterthefreshmanyearmustcompleteaboutone-thirdoftheircoursesatUHforHonorscredit.ActualHonorscoursesrequiredaredeterminedbytheCoordinatorofAcademicServices.

4)First-yearandupper-classHonorsstudentswhohavecompleted "TheHumanSituationI:Antiquity"inFall2008arerequired toregisterfor"TheHumanSituationII:Modernity"inSpring 2009unlesstheyhavebeenspecificallyadvisednottodosoby theCoordinatorofAcademicServices.

Also, please take note of the following:

�) SeveralofthecourseslistedwithinarereservedforHonorsstudentsandarenotlistedintheUniversityscheduleofcourses;thecoursesectionnumbersareavailableonlyfromthisCoursebook.

2) EveryHonors student is required to takeat leastoneHonorscourseeachsemester.Therearefivewaystosatisfythis

requirement: a) Youmayenrollinanyoneofthecourseslistedherewith an“H”designation.

BeforeparticipatinginanyregistrationactivitesthroughTheHonorsCollege,pleaseconsiderthefollowing:



Spring 2009 Course Offerings

Accounting

Accounting Principles II- Managerial

Course&ClassNum:ACCT2332H,�0764Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,�29MHInstructor: Yampuler

Theprincipalobjectiveistoprovideinsightintothemeth-odsusedtoaccumulatecostinformationanduseitinthe

processofmanaginganorganization,whetheritbeabusinessorgovernmentalunit.Thereisnosuchthingas“thetruecost”ofanitemoractivity—thereareonlycostscalculatedunderaselectedsetofassumptions.Investigationoftheimpactandvalidityofdifferingassumptionsisanintegralpartofthecourse.Useofspecificsituationsthroughproblemsandcasestudiesisthemethodologyused.Theexaminationswillbeofthesamenatureastheproblemsandcasesusedinclass.

Anthropology

Introduction to Physical Anthropology(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ANTH230�,�0934Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,��0AHInstructor: Hutchinson

Themainobjectiveofthecourseistounderstandcontem-porary biological variation within our species from an

evolutionaryperspective.Toaccomplishthis,mechanismsofbiologicalevolutionarychangeandadaptationtotheenviron-mentwillbereviewedtoexaminefactorsthatcanalterbiologyovertimeandtounderstandhowbiologicalchangecomeabout.Thenwewillexaminethefossilevidenceforhumanevolution.Finally,wewillfocusoncontemporarydemographicandhealthfactorsfromanevolutionaryperspective.

Architecture

Design Studio II(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ARCH�50�,��078Time&Location: MTWTH3:30–6:00, �50ARCLabInformation: ARCH�50�,��094 ArrangetimeInstructor: Kirkland

ThiscourseisacontinuationofARCH�500.Init,wewillstudybasicprinciplesofarchitecturaldesignandcommu-

nicationofdesign,alongwithanexplorationof2-dimensionaland3-dimensionalcompositiontheory.Emphasisisonmorecomplex3-dimensionalproblems,analysisofbuildingdesignintwoandthreedimensions,thedevelopmentofconceptualresponses to abstract and real situations, anddiscussionsoncolortheoryandmodelingtechniques.Honorsstudentswillwriteapaperonasignificantbuildinganalyzedinstudio.

Postmodern Architecture: Architecture Since 1950

(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ARCH4353,��224Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,436ARCInstructor: Zemanek

Architects,likepoliticians,arehuman.ThiscourseisalsocalledtheArchitecturalTruthSearch,becauseittellsall

aboutthehypocrisyrampantinarchitectureforthirtyyears.Today'sarchitectapplausejunkiesarelikevultures,pickingoverthegarbagedumpsofhistoryintheirambitiontooccupytheplacesleftbyWright,LeCorbusierandMies.Howwonderfulthatwecanobserve,ifnotparticipateintheevolutionofthearts! For architecture evolves with the testing and retesting;eventheused-up,discarded,andfailedattemptsmustbere-cycled—postmodernismarchitectureismadeofthatkindof

Please note that the following registration information is subject to change. Students should consult PeopleSoft for the most up-to-date information on all course offerings for Spring 2009. Thank you for your patience.



Biology

Introduction to Biological Science

Course&ClassNum: BIOL�362H,��920 Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,2�2SLInstructor: Newman

Thisisthesecondhalfofatwo-semesterIntroductiontoBiologicalSciencesequencedesignedforsciencemajors

and pre-professional students. This course begins with anintroductiontothebiologyofthegene,includingMendeliangeneticsandthemolecularbiologyofgenesandtheirexpres-sion.Topicsinevolutionandecology(forinstance,behavioralandpopulationecology)arealsocoveredinthiscourse.

Genetics

Course&ClassNum: BIOL330�H,��960 Time&Location: MW�:00–2:30,2�2SLInstructor: Newman

Thisisaone-semestercourseingeneticanalysis,integratingthe Classical, molecular, and population levels. Topics

coveredincludepedigree,linkageandepistasisanalysis,aswellasmechanismsandregulationofgeneexpression.Wewillcon-siderthedistinctstrategiesusedinforwardandreversegeneticanalysisandhowtheycanbeusedtogethertoobtainadeeperunderstandingofbiologicalsystems.Wewillalsoexplorehowmodelorganismsunifythemultipletypesofgeneticanalysis,usingthenematodeC. elegansasanexample.

stuff.Butmodernarchitectureisnotdead! Whatwillwecoverinclass?Younameit:randomness,chaos,indeterminacy,soundeffect,rap,punk,jazz,rock,spec-tacle,thefigconnection,text-context-texuatlity,theunsayable,semantics-semiology-syntax,constancyandchange,thebutter-flyeffect,beingvs.becoming,aesthetics-aestheticism-anti-aes-thetics,outofsite,decon,cosmology-ontology-epistomology,glue,cosmocentric-theocentric-anthropocentric-technocentric,cyberspin-cyberspace-cyberpunk,Nieztche,Heidegger,Derrida,Jameson, formal-in-formation, buzzzzz-wordssss, and much,muchmore...

Houston Architecture(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ARCH4355,��226Time&Location: MW��:30–�:00,��5MInstructor: Fox

Thecourseconsistsofaseriesofillustratedlecturesandwalk-ingtoursthatdescribeandanalyzethearchitecturalhistory

ofHouston.Thebasisofthelecturesisachronologicalaccountofthedevelopmentofthecityfromitsfoundingin�836tothepresent.Characteristicbuilding typesandexceptionalworksofarchitectureareidentifiedforeachperiodwithinthecity'sdevelopment.NotablearchitectswhoworkedinHoustonarealsoidentifiedandtheevolutionofthepracticeofarchitectureisprofiled.Walkingtoursacquaintclassmemberswithoutstand-ingbuildingsandeducatethemindevelopinganawarenessofthehistoricaldimensionofurbansites. Classmembersarerequiredtoperformtwoassignments.OneisawrittenpapercomparativelyanalyzingtwourbanspacesinHouston.Thesecondassignmentisthepresentationtotheclassofanillustratedlectureonthearchitecturalhistoryoftheplacethateachstudentisfrom.



Chinese isoneof themostchallengingforeign languages toEnglish-speakinglearners.Forstudentswithlittleornoback-groundinChinese,aminimumoftwohoursofstudyeachdayisnecessary.TheChineseprogramattheUniversityofHoustonprovidesamulticulturalcomponenttothecurriculum,foritbroadensthestudents'worldviewbyprovidinginformationonthewaysofthinkingandlivinginAsiansocietiesaswellasontheresourcesavailableinthelocalChinesecommunity.StudentsalsobecomeacquaintedwithcareeropportunitiesinChina,TaiwanandHongKong. Classperformanceisevaluatedonadailybasis.Activeparticipation,accuratepronunciationandtheabilitytounder-standandrespondinChinesearethecriteria.Studentsmustpasstestsandafinalexam(oralandwritten). ThisHonorscourseisacontinuationofthefallsectionsinCHNS�50�H.

Intermediate Chinese II

Course&ClassNum: CHNS2302H,�3488Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,32HInstructor: Zhang

Thiscourseprovidesstudentstheopportunitytodevelopfour skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing

MandarinChinese.ItconcentratesonparagraphlevelChinese,suchasfactualdescriptionsandnarrationsinvariouscontentar-eas,andhowtohandlecomplexandcomplicatedsituations. Thiscourse,whichisacontinuationofthefallsemesterCHNS 230�H, provides a multicultural component to thecurriculumandbroadensthestudents'worldviewbyprovidinginformationonwaysofthinkingandlivinginAsiansocietiesaswellasontheresourcesavailabletothelocalChinesecom-munity.ThiscoursewillalsohelpstudentsbecomeacquaintedwithinternationalbusinesscareeropportunitiesinChina.

Advanced Chinese Conversation

Course&ClassNum: CHNS3302H,�3490Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,32HInstructor: Zhang

MandarinChineseconversationalskillsappropriateforavarietyofeverydaysituations.Thegoalof thiscourse

istoutilizetheChineselanguagebyimprovingthestudents'listening,speaking,reading,andwritingskillsevenfurther.

Chemistry

Fundamentals of Chemistry II(therearetwolabsectionsavailableforthiscourse)

Course&ClassNum: CHEM�332H,�2740Time&Location: TTH��:30-�:00,�62FInstructor: Hoffman

LabInformation: CHEM��2H,�2666Time&Location: M2:00–6:00,��FInstructor: Zaitsev

LabInformation: CHEM��2H,�2688Time&Location: F2:00–6:00,��FInstructor: Zaitsev

ThisisthecontinuationoftheHonorsFreshmanChemistryProgramandfollowsCHEM�33�H.Co-registrationin

theHonorsLaboratorycourse,CHEM��2H, is required.Studentsachievinga“C”orbetterinallthreecourses(CHEM�33�H,�332Hand��2H)willreceiveoneextrasemester-hourcreditofadvancedplacementpastCHEM��.

Chinese

Elementary Chinese II(twosectionsofthiscourseareavailable)

Course&ClassNum: CHNS�502H,�3480Time&Location: MW9:00–��:00,�05MLabInformation: CHNS�502H,�3482 F�0:00–��:00,�02MInstructor: Zhang

Course&ClassNum: CHNS�502H,�3484Time&Location: MW��:00–�:00,�03MLabInformation: CHNS�502H,�3486 F��:00-�2:00,�03MInstructor: Zhang

Thegoalofthiscourseistodevelopfourskillareas:listen-ing,speaking,reading,andwritingMandarinChinese.



Classical Studies

Greek and Roman Myths of Heroes (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: CLAS3308,28666Time&Location: ArrangeInstructor: Dué-Hackney

InthisclasswestudyGreekmythsthroughclosereadingofancientsources,consideringthefunctiontheyhadintheir

ownculturalcontextsandinthewesterntradition.Thestudentsareexposedtotextsintranslationaswellasavarietyofothermedia,includingancientGreekart.Nopreviousknowledgeofclassicalantiquityisassumed.Thecourseisopentoallmajors,andadiversityofinterestsandperspectivesisdesirable.

Roman, Jew, and Christian:The Politics and Sociology of Religion

in the First Century A.D.

Course&ClassNum: CLAS3375H,25�54Time&Location: MWF�0:00–��:00,2�2JInstructor: Armstrong

ThefirstcenturyA.D.wasatimeofsignificanttransforma-tionfortheRomanEmpire,foradherentstotheJewish

religioneverywherearoundtheMediterraneanworld,andforthe earliest Christian communities.This class will focus onthereligiousandadministrativeframeworkoftheEasternRo-manEmpireasawayofunderstandinghowreligious,social,political,andhistoricaldifferencesconditionedtheinteractionsbetweentheRomans,theirJewishsubjects,andtheemergentJesusmovement. Thecoursereadingswillcomprisebothoriginalhistori-calsources(suchasJosephus,Tacitus,CassiusDio,Qumrantexts,theNewTestamentandotherearlyChristianwritings)andsecondaryscholarlyliterature.Whilepeopleoffaithwillfindmuchthatisusefulinthecourse,itisnotdesignedtoad-dressthesubstantiveclaimsofanyreligion,onlytoshowhowreligious communities interacted according to their culturalandpoliticalconfigurations.

Communication

History of Cinema(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: COMM3370,�3962Time&Location: W7:00–�0:00,�06AHInstructor: Hawes

Thiscoursetracesthedevelopmentofmovingpicturesfromtheiroriginstothepresentday.Theprincipalperspectives

concernfilmform,content,technology,aesthetics,economics,andculturalandsocialimpactwithinthecontext Thegradeisdeterminedfromscoresontenshortquizzes,athree-pageessay,�5brieffilmreviewsandacomprehensivefinalquiz.Honorsstudentsareexpectedtocompleteamutuallyagreeduponindependentproject.

Journalism as Literary Form (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: COMM437�,25344Time&Location: MW�:00–2:30,244COMInstructor: Berryhill

Thisisawritingclassthatincludesthehistoryofliteraryjournalism.Studentswillwriteamagazine-lengthpieceof

atleast3,000wordsandwillreadanddiscusssomeofthegreatexamplesof literaryjournalism,includingworksbyStephenCrane,JanetFlanner,LillianRoss, JosephMitchell,TrumanCapote,TomWolfe,MichaelHerr,SusanOrlean,HunterS.Thompson,GayTalese,andJamesAgee,amongothers. Theinstructorhasbeenamagazineandnewspaperjour-nalistformorethan25years.Oneitemonthereadinglistwillbehisprize-winningpieceofliteraryjournalism,“DeathofaPoet.”ProfessorBerryhillactsaseditorforthestudentwritersintheclass,andholdsindividualconferenceswithstudentsontheirarticles.



Electrical and Computer Engineering

Computing in Electrical Engineering(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ECE�33�,�4760Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,W�22D3Instructor: Barr

Thisfirstcourseinelectricalandcomputerengineeringisdesignedtointroducestudentstotheincreasingvarietyof

computer-basedtoolsavailableandhowtheymightbeappliedtosolveengineeringproblems. To address these important topics, the course includesan introduction to graphical and command line interfaces.Inaddition, the standards for computernetworks includingtheInternet,andtheuseofspreadsheetsandsymbolicmathintroductiontofunctionalandproceduralprogrammingwillalsobeaddressed.

Circuit Analysis(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ECE2300,�4768Time&Location: MW�:00–2:30,W205D3Instructor: Shattuck

Basicconceptsofelectriccircuitanalysistechniques.Induc-tors, capacitors, first order circuits. Sinusoidal analysis.

ComplexPower.ForEE,CpE,andBMEmajors.ThisisthecoursewheretheECEDepartmentofficiallybeginstotrytomakeyouthinklikeanengineer.Thelecturesarereputedtobehumorous,thehomeworkistypicallylonganddifficult,andtheexamsare legendary(orinfamous,takeyourpick).TakethecoursefromtheonlyCircuitsinstructorwhoisaFellowofTheHonorsCollege.

Computer Science

Computer Scientists and Society(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: COSC42��,24966Time&Location: MW4:00–5:30,232PGHInstructor: Leiss

Thiscoursewasdevelopedinresponsetodemandsbytheaccreditationboardofcomputerscienceprograms(CSAB)

that students be exposed to questions related to ethics andprofessionalresponsibilitypertainingtotheuseofcomputers.Thisaspectofcomputingisbecomingincreasinglycrucialintheaftermathofmanyincidentsrelatedtoethicalandprofes-sionalbehavior. Studentswillexplorevariousdiscipline-specificcases,andtherefore thiscoursebecomesmore thana traditionalethicscourse.Thus,inaway,itisacapstoneasitrelatestechnicalma-terialcoveredinthecomputersciencecurriculumtoquestionsofethicsandprofessionallyresponsiblebehaviorascomputerscientists.Thesecaseswillvaryandareintendedtorespondtoissuesofcurrentinterestandconcern.

Economics

Economics of Development (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ECON335�,�5258Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,�04CInstructor: DeGregori

This coursewill examine thenature, causes andpossiblesolutionstoproblemsinunderdevelopedeconomies.We

willconductanin-depthanalysisoftheeconomic,politicalandhumanimplicationsofeconomicgrowth,includingtheinflu-enceoftheinternationalaidcommunityandtheconsequencesofworldtrade. Iwillbringextensivepersonalfieldexperienceintothecourse.IhaveworkedineconomicdevelopmentinoverfortycountriesinAfrica,AsiaandtheCaribbean,andIhaveremainedanadvisortodonorsandgovernmentsatthehighestlevel.



Numerical Methods for Engineering(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ECE233�,�4772Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,E223D3Instructor: Barr

Thiscourseprovidesstudentswithanintroductiontolin-earalgebraandnumericalmethods.Theemphasisison

engineeringapplicationsandcomputationaltechniques.Topicsincludesolutionofnonlinearequations,numerical,integrationanddifferentiation,interpolation,matrixandvectorarithme-tic,systemsoflinearequations,matrixinverses,determinants,approximate solutionsof linear andnonlinear systems, leastsquares, eigen values, diagonalization, and numerical solu-tionofinitialvalueproblems.Inaddition,theuseofstandardnumerical and symbolic software packages is discussed andassignmentsusingthesetoolsaremade. Therearetwomajorexams,sevenhomeworkassignments,threecomputerprojects,andafinalexam.StudentspetitioningforHonorscreditwillmeetwithDr.Barrtodiscussappropriateenrichmentmaterial.

Engineering


Course&ClassNum:ENGI330�H,�5686Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,7AHInstructor: Valier

Formoreinformationaboutthiscourse,whichiscross-listedinHistory,pleaseseedescriptiononpage25.

English

Introduction to Literary Studies(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:ENGL330�,28509Time&Location: TTH�0:00-��:30,��3CInstructor: Pipkin

ThissectionofEnglish330�isdesignedtobeanintroduc-tiontoliterarystudiesinseveraldifferentrespects.

Theworkswewillstudyhavebeenchosentoofferhis-toricalrangeandcontext.WewillbeginwiththeseventeenthcenturypoetJohnDonneandproceedtotheVictorianAgeasitismirroredinCharlesDickens'snovelGreat Expectationsand twentieth-century Modernism with its desire to "makeitnew"asitisillustratedbyJamesJoyce'snovelA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.ThesecondhalfofthecoursewillemphasizemodernAmericanliterature.Inadditiontoreadingselectedpoems,wewillfocusonToniMorrison'snovelSong of Solomon. Thecoursewillalsointroducethestudentstoavarietyofcriticalapproaches. FortheweekonDonne'spoetry,wewillusetheclosetextualanalysisfavoredbyNewCriticism.IhavechosentheBedfordCaseStudieseditionsoftheDickensandJoycenovelsbecausetheyincludeessaysthatrepresentim-portantcontemporaryliterarytheoriessuchaspsychoanalyticcriticism,reader-responsecriticism,feministcriticism,decon-struction,andnewliteraryhistoricism.Wewillspendthreeweeksoneachofthesenovelssothatthestudentscanstudytheworksfromtheperspectivesofseveralofthesemodelsofinterpretation. Thecourserequirementsareactiveparticipationinclassdiscussions,a2-pageresponsepapertoapoetryreadingofthestudent’schoice,agrouporalreport,two5-7pagecriticales-says,afinal�0-pageresearchpaper.


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Shakespeare: Major Works(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:ENGL3306,�6026Time&Location: MW2:30–4:00,�05CInstructor: Mikics

ThistermwewillexploretogetherwhatHaroldBloomcallsShakespeare's"inventionofthehuman":hisdiscoveryof

characterswhoarelargerthanlife,unforgettableandendlesstomeditation.Wewilldiscussquestionsoftheheroiclife,thebattleofthesexes,family,genre(mostlytragedy),literaryformand theatrical performance. Plays will include Richard III, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Antony and CleopatraandThe Winter's Tale.Wewillwatchanddiscussexcerptsfromfilmversionsoftheplays,inadditiontofocusingoncloseread-ing. REQUIREDTEXTS:DavidBevington,The Necessary Shakespeare;DavidYoung,ed.,Shakespeare: The Middle Tragedies.

Renaissance Drama(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:ENGL3309,286�8Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,��3CInstructor: Christensen

Cheating spouses, jealous husbands, reluctant heroes,corrupt rulers, cheeky apprentices—this is not “reality

t.v.,” but Elizabethan and Jacobean drama!These are someof the memorable characters we’ll encounter as we exploreEnglishdramaoverthecourseofthe�6thand�7thcenturies.These characters populate the stage in castles and shops, inbusyLondon streets, lonelypalacedungeons, andeven inamadhouse.Wewillstudypopularplaysfromtheperiodandtracethedevelopmentofasetofconventionsthathavecometostandfor“theEnglishRenaissancestage,”suchastheuseofplotandsubplot,Londonasasetting,andthesoliloquy.Sincecommercial theaterswere stillverynew in the�590s (whenourstudybegins),wemaycatchaglimpseofsomeoftheseimportanttheatrical,cultural,andliteraryconventionsastheywerebeingestablished.Studentswillreadsomeliterarycriti-cismandtheatrehistory.Theywillbeexpectedtosharetheirwrittenwork-in-progress. Allthereadings(exceptone)willcomefrom:Bevington,David,etal.,eds.English Renaissance Drama.NewYork:WWNorton,2002.(onorderatUHBookstore).Individualplayswilllikelyinclude:Marlowe,Dido Queen of Carthage (availableviaWebCT)and/orEdward II;anonymousArden of Faversham;

Dekker, The Shoemaker’s Holiday; two comedies by Jonson;Middleton,A Chaste Maid in CheapsideandwithRowley,The Changeling. HonorscreditandWomen’sStudiescreditavail-

able.

Modern and Contemporary Verse: Movements and Manifestoes

(petitionforHonorscredit)Course&ClassNum: ENGL3325,3064�Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00PM,M��5Instructor: Connolly

What is the difference between Modern, Post-Modernand Contemporary verse? Indeed what do we mean

by“AmericanVerse” inapoeticeramarkedbytransatlanticexchanges of influence and the increasing globalization ofpoetryinEnglish?Wewilllookathowpoetsthemselvesde-finetheirwork,especiallythewayinwhichpoetsdistinguishthemselvesfromthepoeticsofpreviousgenerationsthroughthefoundingofmovementsandthecreationofmanifestos.Arepoeticmanifestosliberatingorlimiting?WewillstartwithaconsiderationofModernistverseandtheImagistmovement(inparticularthepronouncementsofEzraPound)andthedoctrineofimpersonalityespousedbyT.S.Eliot.Wewillthenconsiderthemannerinwhichpost-modernpoetsonbothsidesoftheAtlanticsoughtto“MakeitNew”intheshadowofModern-ism.ThiswillincludereadingsoftheBlackMountainpoets;aconsiderationof“TheMovement”intheUnitedKingdom;andadiscussionoftheworksofvarious“Beat”and“Confessional”poets.Wewillthenturntomorerecentdevelopments,suchtheasL=A=N=G=U=A=G=Epoetrymovement,Neoformalism,andpostcolonialpoetry.

Masterpieces of British Literature fromthe Eighteenth Century


Course&ClassNum: ENGL3328,30494Time&Location: TTH��:30-�:00,TBAInstructor: Pipkin

CourseRequirements:activeparticipationinclassdiscus-sion,twopapers(approx.5pageseach),alongeressay,a

take-homemidtermexamination,andafinalexamination. ThiscoursewillnotattempttheusualsurveyofnineteenthandearlytwentiethBritishliterature.Instead,itwillfocusonfourpoetsandfournovelistswhoarerepresentativeincertainwaysoftheRomantic,Victorian,andearlymodernperiods.


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More specifically,wewillpairLordByronandJaneAusten,AlfredTennysonandCharlesDickens,GerardManleyHopkinsandThomasHardy,andT.S.EliotandVirginiaWoolf.Theopportunitytostudyintensivelyalimitednumberofwritersandworkswillallowustoconsidersomeoftheissuesandconflictsthathelpedtoshapethemodernworld. Examplesofsomeofthetopicswemaydiscussincludeartisticresponsestoacrisisinculture,theconflictingclaimsofscienceandreligion,thepossibilitiesofindividualisminanincreasinglymasssociety,thevalueofimaginativevisioninautilitarianworld,andtheviabilityofmythsinaworldthatisparadoxicallyseenasbothruledbytraditionandmarkedbychaos. ReadingList:Austen,Pride and Prejudice;Byron,Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Manfred;Dickens,Hard Times;Ten-nyson,In Memoriam;Hopkins,selectedsonnets;Hardy,The Mayor of Casterbridge; Eliot, The Waste Land;Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway.

Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry

Course&ClassNum: ENGL333�H,25846Time&Location: MWF�0:00–��:00,2�2LLInstructor: Harvey

To write poetry costs everything. But first you have toknowwhere todig.We’ll takeSeamusHeaney’s advice

anddigintowordswithourpens.EdwardHirsch’scloseread-ingsofElizabethBishop,ConstantineCavafy,WallaceStevensandotherswillhelplighttheway,asMarkStrandandEavanBoland’sstudyofformswillhelpusnotonlyshapewhatweunearth but also fashion intricate buttresses overhead. Eachstudentwillwriteanumberofpoemsoverthesemesterinanumberof forms,alongwithcriticalreadingsofchosenpo-ets,andattheendofthesemesteralsoprovideaportfolioofcollectedwork.And,ofcourse,we’llwatchBarton Fink—animportantwarningtoanywriter.

Contemporary American Fiction: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love


Course&ClassNum: ENGL3354H,25732Time&Location: MWF��:00-�2:00,2�2DLInstructor: Monroe

This course will be organized and conducted as a collo-quium.Thereadingsanddiscussionswillvisitandrevisit

afamilyofexperiencesthatare,inEnglish,designatedbythe

word"love."TheGreeksusedthreedifferentwordstodenotethreedifferentkindsoflove:eros,agape,andphilia.Thelovethat we talk about when we talk about love—the subtitleof thecourse isanactual titleofa short storybyRaymondCarver—maybeanyoneoftheseoracuriouscombination.Wemayfind,infact,thatthereareasmanykindsofloveastherearelovers.Intheworksweread,lovemaybedepictedasanamusingpastime,aterribleaffliction,oranennoblingvirtue.Itismostoftenatransformativeexperience,groundedinesteemanddesire.Wewillwanttoconsiderinwhatwaysandtowhatendsthetransformationsofloveoccur. Thebookswereadwillthemselvesofferuseroticocca-sions—thatis,occasionsfortransformationsinitiatedbybeautyandesteem.Wewanttobeinthecompanyofthatwhichweesteem;weemulatewhatweidentifyasattractiveandbeauti-ful.Thusitisthatliteraryworkscanpossessaneroticpower,apowertoseduceandtransformbymeansoftheirnarrative,lyric,andimagisticloveliness,theirhonesty,authenticity,cour-age,sincerity,andgloriousambition.Wewilllearnbetterwhatwetalkaboutwhenwetalkaboutloveifwelearntolovethestoriesandthestorytellerswhotalkaboutitwell.

African American Fiction(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:ENGL3363,25660Time&Location: TTH8:30–�0:00,��0CInstructor: Brown-Guillory

Thisisacoursedesignedtostudyblackwomen’snovelsandfilmadaptationsandwillincludethefollowingnovelsand

filmadaptations: Their Eyes Were Watching God (ZoraNealeHurston),I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings(MayaAngelou),A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ But A Sandwich(AliceChildress),The Color Purple (AliceWalker), The Women of Brewster Place (GloriaNaylor), Beloved (Toni Morrison), The Wedding (DorothyWest),How Stella Got Her Groove Back(TerryMcMillan),andDaughters of the Dust (JulieDash). Thecoursewillfocusonhealingritualsinthenovelsandfilmadaptations,particularlyritualslinkedtoissuessurround-ing race, class, gender, sexuality, trauma, community, andspirituality.Additionally,theseminarexaminesthechangesthatoccurasthenovelsaretransformedintoadifferentmediumandanalyzeswhat,ifanything,thoseeditorialchangesmeansocially,linguistically,culturally,andpolitically,particularlyasrelatedtothethemeofhealingandthewoundsthatnecessitatehealing. Thediscussionswillbeguidedbyaseriesofquestions:Inwhatwaysdothenovelsandthefilmscritiqueissueslinkedtohealing?Aretherekeyscenesinthenovelsthatareomittedor


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revised/reconceptualizedinthefilms,andwhatistheimpactonhealingasaresultoftheseomissionsorrevisions?Aretherescenes inthefilmsthatdonotappear inthenovelandviceversa,andhowdotheadditionsordeletionsenhance/focusordistortthevisionexpressedinthenovel,particularlywithregardtothethemeofhealing?Howarethenovelsandthefilmsindialogue?Whyarecertainnovelsbyblackwomenbeenmadeintofilmsandothershavenot?Howhavethefilmadaptationsshapedliteraryproductionbyblackwomenwriters?

Sociolinguistics(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: ENGL43�5,�6�00Time&Location: TTH�0:00-��:30,�02CInstructor: Gingiss

Thiscourseexplorestherelationshipbetweenlanguageandsociety.Languageexistsinasocialcontext,andthiscourse

dealsnotonlywiththeinternalstructureoflanguagebuthowit is used in its social context. Topics include geographicaldialects,socialdialects,languageandeducation,languageandnation, styles and registers, slang, and jargon.Therewillbetwoexamsandtwopapersinthecourse.Allexamsareopenbook.Severalnovelsandplayswillbeexaminedaswellasonebasictextbook.

Finance

Principles of Financial Management

Course&ClassNum: FINA3332H,�6640Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,�20MHInstructor: Kretlow

This course will give students an intensive introductionto the principles of finance. In addition, the course

will provide students with practical, real world applicationsof finance.The course will cover the following topics: timevalueofmoney,securityvaluation(bondsandstocks),capitalexpenditureanalysis, thecapitalassetpricingmodel,marketefficiency,portfoliotheory,costofcapitalandcapitalstructure,dividendpolicy,mergersandacquisitions,andworkingcapitalmanagement.

International Risk Management(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:FINA4355,�6680Time&Location: MW�0:00–��:30,�30MHInstructor: Jones

Inthiscoursestudentslearnhowtomanageriskinaninterna-tionalandrapidlychangingsetting.Thiscoursetakesadual

approachwithaviewtowardsbothenvironmentalandmanage-rialchanges.Thesechangescontinuallyoccurinmostelementsofallsocietiesandatanunprecedentedpace.Thefactors,orenvironments,thatareexaminedincludeeconomic,financial,political,legal,demographic,socio-cultural,physicalandtech-nological.FinancestudentsmaytakethiscourseasapartoftheRiskManagementandInsuranceCertificateprogram.

Futures Studies

Strategic Foresight

Course&ClassNum: TECH4397H,3�883Time&Location: TTH8:30–�0:00,TBAInstructor: Bishop

Everyone needs to anticipate and influence the future inordertobesuccessfulinaworldofincreasingchange.So

theUniversityofHoustonhas established aMaster’sdegreein Futures Studies, and the faculty of that program is nowofferinganundergraduatefuturescoursespecificallyforstu-dentsintheHonorsCollege,theCollegeofTechnologyandtheothercollegesoncampus.Thecoursewillinvestigatetheforcesofchangethatwillinfluenceourlivesandcareersinthefuture,suchasaging,immigration,climatechange,bio-andnano-technologies,economicglobalization,governance,publicexpenditures,militarythreats,andnovellifestyles.Anticipatingtheeffectsofthesechangesiscrucial.Evenmoreimportantiscreatingapositivevisionforoneselfinthatfutureanddevelop-ingtheplanstoachieveit.


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GermanWriting Holocausts:

The Literatures of Genocide(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:GERM3364,�72�8Time&Location: TH2:30–5:30,344PGHInstructor: Brenner

This core course examines the literature and historicalcontextofthedestructionofEuropeanJews(�933-�945)

with implications for understanding other acts of genocide.WewillstudythehistoricalandconceptualbackgroundoftheHolocaustandemphasiswillbeplaceduponthequestionhowtheHolocausthasbeenandcanberepresentedinavarietyofmedia and genre. Course readings include theoretical texts,novels, memoirs, and poetry by Primo Levi, Jurek Becker,Anne Frank, Paul Celan, Art Spiegelman, Charlotte Delbo,JeanAmery,HannahArendt,andothers.WewillalsoexaminerepresentationsoftheHolocaustinfilm(dramaanddocumen-tary)andinthevisualartsandwillconsiderhowtheHolocaustismemorializedthroughmonumentsandmuseums.TheclasswillvisittheHolocaustMuseumHouston. Activeclassparticipationandregularcontributionstoanelectroniccoursediscussionforumarerequired.Studentswritethreeshortthematicandcomparativeessaysinthecourseofthesemesterandtakeafinalexam.Honorsstudentswillwritearesearchpaper(8-�0pages).ThecourseistaughtinEnglish,andallreadingsareinEnglishtranslation.

History of German Cinema (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: GERM3395,28625Time&Location: ArrangeInstructor: Frieden

TheclassicperiodofGermancinemahistorybeginsinthesilenteraandborrowsasmuchfromthemagicallegends

of Romanticism and the trauma of Expressionism, as fromtheharshrealitiesoflifeinWeimarGermany.FascistideologyhauntsthecinemafromtheNazimobilizationofcinematog-raphyforpropaganda,through�950spost-warreflections,to�970sNewGermanCinemadirectorsabsorbedwiththeNazilegacy of their homeland. East German filmmakers exploresocialistrealismandpropagandainasocietythatproclaimstheemancipationofworkersandwomen.Menandwomenfilm-makershaveusedtheirarttostudygender–applyingstrategies

ofcinematographyandgenretothestudyofsociety.Whetherthroughoutrageous avant-garde structures, autobiographicalself-revelation, melodramatic spectacle, comedy, or conven-tionalnarrative–theyhaveallsoughttounderstand,explain,and critique the present by way of the past and to explorequestionsofnarrative,production,reception,andthepoliticsofrepresentation. FilmswillincludeThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis, M, Triumph of the Will, The Murderers Among Us, Jakob the Liar, The Tin Drum, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Aguirre the Wrath of God, Wings of Desire, Run Lola Run,and Nowhere in Africa.

History

The United States to 1877(twosectionsofthiscourseareavailable)

Course&ClassNum: HIST�377H,�7344Time&Location: MWF�0:00-��:00,2�2LLInstructor: Moretta

Course&ClassNum: HIST�377H,�7338Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,2�2LLInstructor: Cook

ThisisanintroductorysurveyofUnitedStateshistoryto�877.Mostclassmeetingsaretaughtintraditionallecture

style,butseveraldiscussionsandtwoorthreegrouptutorialsshouldaddanoteofdiversitytotheproceedings.Thesubjectmatterfocusesonthemajorculturalandpoliticalthemesfrom�607throughtheCivilWar,butthereissomeattentiontotheEuropean and Native American background to explorationaswell.Thecourseassumesthatstudentsaremotivatedandthat they possess analytical writing and reading skills. Ap-proximately800pages of outside reading (including abrieftext)arerequired.Twowrittentestsandacomprehensivefinalexaminationcomprisetwo-thirdsofthegrade;abriefformalsynthesispaperaccountsfortheremainingthird.


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The United States from 1877(twosectionsofthiscourseareavailable)

Course&ClassNum: HIST�378H,�7362Time&Location: TTH8:30–�0:00,2�2SLInstructor: Cook

Course&ClassNum: HIST�378H,�7348Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,2�2SLInstructor: Moretta

ThisisanintroductorysurveyofUnitedStateshistoryfrom�877.Mostclassmeetingsaretaughtintraditionallecture

style,butseveraldiscussionsandonemovieaddsomediversitytotheproceedings.ThesubjectmatterfocusesonthemajorthemesinrecentAmericanpolitics,buttheclassemphasizesimportantculturalandsocialissuesaswell.Thecourseassumesthat students are motivated and that they possess analyticalwritingandreadingskills.Approximately800pagesofoutsidereading(includingabrieftext)arerequired.Twowrittentestsanda comprehensivefinal examinationcomprise two-thirdsof thegrade;abrief formalsynthesispaperaccounts for theremainingthird.

Provincial America 1607 - 1763

Course&ClassNum:HIST330�H,3�990 Time&Location: MW2:30–4:00,2�2SLInstructor: Moretta

Thisisajuniorlevelcourseexaminingpolitical,social,andeconomicdevelopmentincolonialAmericapriortothe

revolutionaryera.


Course&ClassNum:HIST3303H,28580Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,204SECInstructor: Schafer

Inthiscourse,wesurveythehistoryofAmericanmedicinefrom the colonial period through the twentieth century.

The course is organized roughlyby chronology, though the

following ten themeswillbeanalyzedacross time: patternsofhealth,disease,anddeath,otherwiseknownasdemography;majormovements inmedical theory and practice,whether atthe bedside or the benchside; the structure of the medical marketplace, or the system of economic exchange betweenhealers and patients, between health product vendors andAmericanconsumers;sharedpatient experiences ofhealth,ill-ness,andpatient-practitionerrelations;thecausesandeffectsofepidemic diseaseandtheevolutionofpublichealthresponses;thegrowingroleofmedical institutionsinmedicaleducationandpatientcare;thefactorsthataffectthedevelopmentandadoptionofnewmedical technology; professionalization,orthegrowingpowerandorganizationoftheorthodoxmedicine;theconstruction of disease,orthebroadersocialcontextandculturalrepresentationofhealthandillness;andfinallytheevolutionofhealth care policyintheUnitedStates.Thiscoursethereforeidentifiesandexplainsbroaddevelopmentsinpowerandinflu-enceofmedicineinAmericansocietyovertime.

Houston Since 1836

Course&ClassNum:HIST3327H,�7372 Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,2�2DLInstructor: Cook

ThemainobjectiveofthiscourseistoexaminethegrowthofHoustonfromanante-bellumfrontiervillagetoatwenty-

firstcenturymetropoliswithaninternationalstanding.Muchofthisstoryisfamiliarand,saveafewdramaticexamplestothecontrary,commerciallysuccessful.ButalessfamiliarpartofthissagawasthesocialandeconomictensionsthatalwayslayjustbeneaththesurfaceandfrequentlymadelivinginHoustonfrustratingandtroublesomeformany,includingracialminori-tiesandwomen. ThiscoursewillendeavortoexplorebothsidesofHous-ton’spastandwillgivestudentsampleopportunitytoformtheirownconclusionsabouttheessentialnatureofthecity’shistory.Classsessionswillbeconductedlargelyinseminarstylewithlimitedenrollment.Inadditiontotwoessayexaminations,aformalpaperandapersonaljournalarerequired.



Germany Since 1918 (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: HIST3358,25�94Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,20�AHInstructor: Decker

After theGermans lostWorldWar II (�939-�945), theircountrywasdividedintotwoparts.Itseemedneveragain

wouldGermanydominatethecontinentofEurope.Then,toeveryone'ssurprise,Germanywasreunitedin�990.Therewasapprehensioninseveralquarters.Whythisconcern?WhatisthespecialnatureofGermanhistory? Thiscoursebeginsin�9�8,withthedefeatofGermanyinWorldWarIandtherevolutionarychangeofgovernmentfrommonarchytorepublic.StudyingthetroubledyearsoftheWeimarRepublic,wewilldiscusswhyitwaspossibleforAdolfHitler,ahighschooldropout,tobecomeChancellorofGer-manyin�933.Wewillalsoaddressthequestionofwhy,onceinpower,HitlerwasnotresistedbytheGermansathomeandthewesternnationsabroad.NextwewillturntoWorldWarIIandtheNazis'deliberateexterminationofmillionsofcivilians,includingtheHolocaustoftheJews.Then,wewilldealwithpost-warGermany,the"economicmiracle"ofWestGermany,andseparatedevelopmentsinEastGermany.Germanyatpres-entisbesetbysevereeconomicandpoliticalproblemsbroughtaboutbyreunificationandbyglobalcompetition.WillGermandemocracy and the bountiful German social welfare systemsurviveunscathed?

History of the Modern Middle East(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: HIST3378,�7376Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,204AHInstructor: Al-Sowayel

Thecoursewillexaminetheeventsandtheforcesthatledto the creation of the modern "Middle East." We will

considerhowbordersandboundariesoccurredaswefamiliarizeourselveswiththenation-statesthatcomprisethisgeographicregion.Wewillalsoassesstheaccomplishmentsandthechal-lengesthattheregionfacessincetheturnofthecentury. Requirementsincludethreeshortquizzes(announcedinadvance),one8-pageresearchpaperonatopicofthestudent'schoosing,andtheoralpresentationofthatpaperintheclass.Itisassumedthatstudentswillparticipateactivelyinclassthroughthesemester.

Readings in Medicine and Society: The American Health Care Crisis in

Historical Perspective

Course&ClassNum:HIST3394,28593Time&Location: TTH5:30–7:00,TBAInstructor: Schafer


industrialized world. Most Americans agree that the systemis broken, though they may disagree as to the appropriatesolutions. In thiscourse, studentswill analyze the followingtopics:(i)theproblemsoftheAmericanhealthcare"system"today - rising costs, declining coverage, growing disparities;(ii)commonclaimsabouttheoriginsofourhealthcarecrisis;(iii) the history of health care policy in America, especiallyinrelationtouniversalcoverage;and(iv)currentreformsinMassachusettsandVermont,proposedreformsinPennsylvaniaandCalifornia,andthepolicyproposalsof2008presidentialcandidates.Thegoalofthecourseistoinformstudentsaboutthisimportantissue,andtoreorientthediscussionofhealthcarereformtowardsadvocacyforsocialjustice.ThiscourseisalsobeingofferedasHON330�H,classnumber�5750.


Course&ClassNum:HIST3395H,28603Time&Location: MW2:30–4:00,7AHInstructor: Valier

WeshallstudythetechnologicalbasesofNorthernEuro-peanculture.WeviewtheindustrializationofEurope

andAmericaasaprocessthatbeganineighthcenturyEuropeandcontinuedthroughandbeyondtheIndustrialRevolution.But we also refer to Ancient, African, Arabic, and OrientalinfluencesonWesterntechnology.Theapproachisnotstrictlychronological.Weshall,instead,followcertainthemes(agricul-ture,energy,publichealth,etc.)chronologically,andseehowtheyweavetogether.ThiscourseisalsobeingofferedasENGI330�H,classnumber�5686.


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The United States, 1945-1960

Course&ClassNum: HIST43�2,28863Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,20�AHInstructor: Curry

Essentiallyalecturecoursedealingbroadlyandgenerallywithpolitical,diplomatic,military,social,andeconomicdevelop-

mentsfromthedeathofFranklinRoosevelttotheinaugurationof John Kennedy and concentrating on the consequences ofWorldWarII inpost-warAmerica; theoriginsandspreadoftheColdWar;McCarthyismandothermanifestationsof theColdWarathome;attempts tocontinueorundoNewDealdomesticreforms;earlyphasesofcivilrightsmovements;andthebiennialelectionsfrom�946through�960.Extensiveuseofaudio-visualmaterial. The semester grade (including +/-) will be based ona mid-term essay exam (30%), a comprehensive final essayexam(30%),a2500-wordtermpaper(35%),andattendance(5%).

Honors



Course&ClassNum: HON330�,�7570Time&Location: TTH5:30–7:00,TBAInstructor: Schafer

For more information about this course, which is cross-listed inHistory andHonors,please see thedescription

onpage25.

Modernity Revisited

Course&ClassNum: HON439�H,TBATime&Location: ArrangeInstructor: Arrange

This upper-division course provides an opportunity foradvancedstudentstoreconsiderfromamorematureper-

spectivesignificantliteraryandintellectualtextsandissuesfromtheRenaissancetothepresent.UnderthedirectionofHonorsfaculty,studentsinthecourseparticipatein“TheHumanSitu-ation:Modernity”asbothlearnersandteachers.Aslearners,studentsreadtheworksassignedtoModernitystudentsandwriteoneormorepapers.Asteachers,theywillmeetwithMo-dernitystudentstoassisttheminthewritingofpapers,discusstextsandlectures,occasionallyconductdiscussiongroupsfortheprofessorstowhomtheyareassigned,andperformotherpedagogicaltasksassociatedwiththelargercourse. Please see Andy Little, Coordinator of Academic Services, to register for this course.

Writers and their Regions: Creative Work in Texas

Course&ClassNum: HON4397H,32003Time&Location: ArrangeInstructor: Harvey

TheHonorsCollegeStudyAwayProgramkicksoffitsfirstyearbyofferingaSpecialTopicscourseforHonorsCollege

studentsincreativeworkandTexasliterature.WewillreadWil-liamGoyen’sfirstnovelHouse of Breath,whichissetinEastTexas.Thisacclaimednovelbrings to lifeanabandonedtownfilledwithmemories,longings,regrets...ghosts.AlongwithHouse of BreathwewillalsoreadWilliamFaulkner’sAbsalom, AbsalomandElenaGarro’sRecollection of Things to Come.Thepastanditsrecoveryisourtheme.Theclasswillmeetbiweeklytodiscussnotonlythenovels,butourowncreativeworkopentotheinfluenceoftheliteraturewe’rereading.DuringSpringBreak,studentsandfacultywilltraveltocabinsinEastTexaswhereforaweekallwillworkoncreativeprojects(poetry,fiction,plays,dance,art)—creatingandlivingtogether.Attheendofthesemester,wewillpresentourworkintheCommonsofTheHonorsCollege.ThisclassisofferedaspartofTheCenterforCreativeWorkatTheHonorsCollege,UniversityofHouston. For more information regarding the class contact Dr. John Harvey ([email protected])



Hotel and Restaurant Management

Wine Appreciation(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: HRMA3345,�7726Time&Location: T2:30–4:30,�3�CHCLabInformation: HRMA3345,�7728 T4:30–6:30,��6CHCInstructor: Simon

Thiscourseisdesignedtofamiliarizethestudentwithwinesoftheworld.Itwillintroducethestudentto:whatwineis;

howwineismade;howtotastewine;differenttypesofwine;winegrowingregionsoftheworld;developing,creating,andsustainingfoodandbeveragewineprograms;wineandfood;properwineserviceandpresentation. Thiscourseisnotdesignedtomakethestudentawineexpert. It isdesignedtogive the studentknowledge,under-standing,andanappreciationofwine.At theconclusionofthiscoursethestudentshouldbeabletounderstand,identify,andappreciatesomeofthecharacteristics,complexities,andnuancesofvarioustypesofwine,fromapersonalperspective,aswellasthatofafoodandbeveragemanager.Studentsmusthaveatleastjuniorstandingandbeoflegaldrinkingage.

International Business

Introduction to International Business

Course&ClassNum: INTB3350H,�8�98Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,�20MHInstructor: Pratt

This course is required for all undergraduate businessmajors.Iwillemphasizeissuesof"corporateresponsibil-

ityandethics"thatconfrontmultinationalcorporationsinaglobaleconomy. Wewillbeginbyestablishingtheframeworkwithinwhichsuchcompaniesoperate:themultinationalcorporationitself,nationalgovernments,andanarrayof"supranationalinstitu-tions" such as theWTO, theUnitedNations, and theEU.Wewillthenexamineselectedissuessuchasbribery,nationaland international regulationof theenvironment,andhiringpractices. Readingswillbeaseriesofpaperbacks,severalofwhichwill focuson theoil industry.Youwillbe required towritenumerousshortpapersandparticipateinclassdiscussions.


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Management

Cross-Cultural Communication & Negotiations


Course&ClassNum: MANA4340,�90�6Time&Location: TTH4:00–5:30,�30MHInstructor: Blakeney

Negotiationabilityisakeyfactorincompanyandindivid-ualsuccess.Theprofitabilityofeverybusinessisdirectly

affectedbytheperformanceofitsnegotiators,internallyaswellasexternally.Relativelysmalldifferencesinnegotiationskillscanproducebigdifferencesintheprofitabilityoftransactions.Negotiationalsoispivotaltoyourindividualsuccess,profes-sionallyandpersonally. Additionally,today'sworldofglobalbusinessincreasinglyvaluestheabilitytodobusinesscross-culturally.Ascompaniesstrive to serve international and even global markets, theyrequiremanagerslocatedindifferentcountriesandoperatingacrossnationalandculturalboundaries.Tobeeffective,thesemanagersmustfunctioneffectively,notonlyintheirowncul-tures,butinotherculturesaswell.Evenifyoustay"domestic,"youwillalmostsurelystillhavetodealwithpeoplefromothercultures.Thus, it is important to develop an internationalperspective,or"globalmindset." Thecourseplacesaheavyemphasisonexperientiallearn-ingandtheintegrationoflearningfrommanysources,rangingfromclassexercisesanddiscussiontoyoureverydayexperiences.Assignmentswillincludeindividual,group,andclassactivities;videos;readings;lecture/discussions;negotiationexercisesandcritiques;cases;theInternetandWebBoard™;andself-assess-ment instrumentsareusedto introducematerials,concepts,ideas,andthoughts.Ofcourse,theycannotsubstituteforyourownindependentstudyandthought;rather,theyaremeantasstimuliandinputstoyourlearning.Theyaretoprovideinsightsandeventstobeprocessedandintegratedintoyourexistingcomplexofknowledge.

International Management(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:MANA4350,�90�8Time&Location: MW2:30–4:00,�28MHInstructor: Pathak

Thiscourseisanintroductiontointernationalcomparativemanagement.Wewillstudymanagerialeffectivenessinthe

worldofglobalbusinessandexploretheimplicationsofcross-culturalvariablesforthemanagementofmultinationalopera-tions.Theprimaryobjectiveisforyoutosignificantlyincreaseyourknowledgeof internationalcross-culturalmanagement.Youwilldosobyindividual,group,andclassactivities;analysis,critiqueanddiscussionsofvideos;readings;lecture/discussions;exercisesandcritiques;cases;theInternetandWebctconfer-encing areused to introducematerials, concepts, ideas, andthoughts.TheInternationalTeamProjectisanessentialandintegralpartofthelearningprocessforthiscourse.Ofcourse,theycannotsubstitute foryourown independentstudyandthought;rather,theyaremeantasstimuliandinputstoyourlearning.Theyaretoprovideinsightsandeventstobeprocessedandintegratedintoyourexistingcomplexofknowledge.

Selection & Staffing(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: MANA4355,25�84Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,�40MHInstructor: Phillips

Thecourseconcentratesontheselectionandstaffingmeth-odsandpracticesinorganizations,includingevaluation

of the impact of selection on individual and organizationalperformance.



Management and Information Systems

Business Systems Consulting (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: MIS4379,28�40Time&Location: MW��:30–�:00,TBAInstructor: Scott

BusinessSystemsConsultingisacoursethatcoverstheprac-ticalaspectsofsolvingSmallBusinessSystemsproblems.

Thecourseoperatesasabusiness-consultingcourse.Thestu-dentsareconsultantsforsmalltomediumsizebusinessesintheHoustonarea.Studentsmeetsmallbusinessownerstofindwhattheproblemisandthencreateasatisfactorysolution.Studentsaregradedonbillablehours,customersatisfaction,andserviceevaluationsfromtheircustomers.ThecourseletsstudentsatBauerCollegereachouttotheHoustoncommunityandbuildstrongrelationships.LocalsmallbusinesseshavegrownbecauseofsolutionsprovidedbyBauerstudents.Studentsfromallde-partmentsintheBauerCollegeofBusinessareencouragedtoparticipateinthisdynamicever-changingcourse.

Administration of Computer-Based Management Information Systems


Course&ClassNum: MIS4478,28269Time&Location: M�:00–4:00,TBAInstructor: Adams

Organizationsarespendingmillionsofdollarsontheinstal-lation,managementanduseofinformationsystems.The

effectivemanagementofthisimportantresourceisimperative.Thepurposeofthiscourseistodiscussmanyofthefundamentalissuesassociatedwiththemanagementofinformationsystems.Topicsdiscussedwillinclude:thecurrentstateofIStoday,hir-ingandkeepingISpersonnel,acquiringhardwareandsoftware,andlegalandfinancialconcerns.

Marketing

Elements of Marketing Administration

Course&ClassNum: MARK3336H,�9�22Time&Location: MW2:30–4:00,��2MHInstructor: Wyatt

Thiscourseisachallengingexaminationofthetheoryandpracticeofmarketinginwhichstudentslearnhowimpor-

tantconceptsareappliedinmarketingmanagement.Herethestudentwillusemarketingtexts,casesandacademicjournalstobecomefamiliarwithareasincluding:TheRoleofMarketingintheOrganization,MarketingSegmentationandPositioning,Consumerand IndustrialBuyerBehavior,ProductManage-mentandNewProductDevelopment,IntegratedMarketingCommunications,PricingStrategy,MarketingChannelsandSupplyChainManagement,aswellasInternetMarketingandElectronicCommerce. Studentswillbeexpectedtoparticipateheavilyinclassdiscussions.Assignmentswillincludecasereportsandamajorteamproject.

Marketing Research(petitionforHonorscredit)

(twosectionsofthiscourseareavailable)

Course&ClassNum: MARK4338,25258Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,�38MHInstructor: HuLabInformation: MARK4338,25260Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,�28MHInstructor: Hu

Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstoconcepts,methods,andapplicationsofmarketingresearchbyex-

amining the collection and analysis of information appliedto marketing decisions. It focuses on translating conceptualunderstandingofsurveyresearchandexperimentaldesignintospecificskillsdevelopedthroughpracticalmarketingresearchexercises and assignments. This course stresses quantitativemethodsofdataanalysisusingSPSS.


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Database Marketing(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: MARK4339,�9�32Time&Location: MW�:00–2:30,��0MHInstructor: Kacen

Thiscourse isdesigned to introduce students toconcepts,methods,andapplicationsofdatabasemarketing.Advances

ininformationtechnologyhavecreatedopportunitiesforfirmstogathermoredetailedinformationontheircustomersandcom-petitors.Theenormousvolumeofinformationwhichcompaniesnowcollectposesmanynewchallenges.Thiscoursefocusesonbuildingmarketingmodelsandapplyingthemintheareasofdatabase/directmarketing.ThisisanappliedcoursethatinvolvesPC-basedanalysisusingExcel,Access,andSPSS.

Business to Business Marketing (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: MARK4366,�9�50Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,��2MHInstructor: Lam

Business Marketing encompasses those management ac-tivitiesthatenableasupplierfirmtounderstand,create,

and deliver value to other businesses, governments, and/orinstitutionalcustomers.Inthecontextofthesebusinessmar-kets,valueis“theworthinmonetarytermsoftheeconomic,technical,service,andsocialbenefitsacustomerfirmreceivesinexchangeforthepricetopayforamarketoffering.”ThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideyouwithabasicunderstandingoftheconceptsofBusinessMarketing.Itwillhelpyoudevelopcriticalanalysisandproblem-solvingabilitieswithrespecttobusinessmarketing management.The course and text are organizedintofoursegments:BusinessMarkets&BusinessMarketing,FoundationsforCreatingValue,BusinessMarketingProgram-ming,andManagingProgramsandCustomers.

Mathematics

Accelerated Calculus II

Course&ClassNum: MATH�45�H,�9406Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,2�2SLLabInformation: MATH�45�H,�9408 MW��:00–�2:00,2�2SLInstructor: Ott

Thisispartofaoneyearcourseinwhichwewillcoverthematerialofthreetraditionalsemestersofcalculus.Vector

calculuswillformthebackboneofthecourse,withsinglevari-ablecalculusweavedaroundit.AmpletimewillbedevotedtoacarefulstudyofthetheoremsofGreen,Stokes,andGauss.Thephilosophyofthecourseistocultivateskillsinthreeareas:�)Theabilitytocarryoutlongcomputationsaccurately;2)Theaptitudeofusingcalculustosolveproblemswithrelevancetoeverydaylife;3)Thedevelopmentofcriticalthinkingthroughthecareful studyofanumberofcrucial theoremsandtheirproof.Emphasiswillbeplacedontechnicalcorrectness,asenseofdivineinspiration,andlogicalclarity.Inadditiontocalculusproper,wewillalsolearnhowtotypesetscientificdocumentsprofessionallyusingLaTeX,howtodrawwithasoftwarecalledXfig,andhowtouseMapletorepresentmathematicsinbothstaticandanimatedgraphics.

Abstract Algebra(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: MATH3330,�9464Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,�2�SR�Instructor: Hardy

This course, sometimes called “rings and things,” is anintroductiontoalgebraicstructures(groups,rings,fields,

etc.).Oneofthegoalsofthiscourseistobridgethegapbe-tweenmanipulativeandtheoreticalmathematics.Studentswillbeexpectedtolearntoreadandwriteproofsofmathematicalstatements. Topicswillincludewell-orderingandmathematicalinduc-tion;equivalencerelations;definitionsandpropertiesofgroups,rings,integraldomainsandfields;permutationgroupsandtheSymmetricGroup;cyclicgroups;normalsubgroupsandfactorgroups;polynomialrings;group&ringhomo-morphismsandisomorphisms;ideals.



Mechanical Engineering

Experimental Methods(petitionforHonorscredit)

(therearethreelabtimesavailableforthiscourse)

Course&ClassNum: MECE3360,�9958Time&Location: T5:00–7:00,W224D3Instructor: Kleis

LabInformation: MECE3360,�9960Time&Location: F9:00–�2:00,W236D3Instructor: Kleis

LabInformation: MECE3360,�9662Time&Location: TH�:00–4:00,W236D3Instructor: Kleis

LabInformation: MECE3360,28935Time&Location: F�:00–4:00,TBAInstructor: Kleis

ThiscoursewillgiveHonorsstudentsampleopportunitytodiscovertheprinciplesandpropertiesofsensors,trans-

ducers,signalconditioningandanalysis,dataacquisitionandanalysis. Studentswillwrite seven summary lab reports andtwoin-classexams.Thereportswillinvestigatemeasurementsoflength,strain,temperature,pressure,velocity,filterresponseandvibrations.Theremaininglabsessionsareusedtoteachad-ditionalmaterialthroughcomputersimulationsandhardwareprojects. Specialenhancementsofthecourseinvolvestudentsusingafunctiongenerator,counter,multimeterandoscilloscopecon-nectedtoacomputer.Theywillbuildanamplifiertoconditionstraingageandthermocoupleoutput.Simulationsareusedtoinvestigate data statistics, uncertainty, regression and signalanalysis.Bytheendofthecourse,studentswillknowhowtodesignandmodifysuchprograms. ForHonorscredit,studentswillbeexpectedtodevelopothersimulationsorinvestigateavariationonexistingexperi-ments.Thisprojectwillinvolveadditionaltimeinthelabandasummaryreport.

Medicine and SocietyForadetaileddescriptiononthePrograminMedicineandSocietyandinformationontheminorofferedthroughtheprogram,pleasevisitpages7-9.



Course&ClassNum:HIST3394H,28593/ HON330�,�7570Time&Location: TTH5:30–7:00PM,TBAInstructor: Schafer


industrialized world. Most Americans agree that the systemis broken, though they may disagree as to the appropriatesolutions. In thiscourse, studentswill analyze the followingtopics:(i)theproblemsoftheAmericanhealthcare"system"today - rising costs, declining coverage, growing disparities;(ii)commonclaimsabouttheoriginsofourhealthcarecrisis;(iii) the history of health care policy in America, especiallyinrelationtouniversalcoverage;and(iv)currentreformsinMassachusettsandVermont,proposedreformsinPennsylvaniaandCalifornia,andthepolicyproposalsof2008presidentialcandidates.Thegoalofthecourseistoinformstudentsaboutthisimportantissue,andtoreorientthediscussionofhealthcarereformtowardsadvocacyforsocialjustice.


Course&ClassNum:HIST3303H,28580Time&Location: TH2:30–4:00PM,204SECInstructor: Schafer

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Course&ClassNum:HIST3395H,28603 Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,322AHInstructor: Valier

Formoreinformationaboutthiscourse,whichiscross-listedinHistoryandEngineering,pleaseseethedescriptionon

page25.

Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy

Course&ClassNum:PHIL330�H,26268 Time&Location: TTH4:00–5:30,�2AHInstructor: Hattab

This course is both an introduction to the activity ofphilosophizing,andtothewritingsofsomeofthemost

influentialphilosophersinWesternthought.Tothisendthefirstpartofthecoursewillbedevotedtointroducingyoutothephilosophicalmethod.Youwillbeexpectedtomasterthemostbasicrulesofcriticalthinking.Wewillthenquicklyputtheseskillstoworkbyexaminingandevaluatingdifferentanswerstothreeperennialphilosophicalquestions:�)Whatcanweknow,andhowdoweknowit?2)Isthereadivine,andifso,whatisitsnature?3)Whatisthebesthumanlife,andwhatmightbeitscomponents? Readingsaretobedrawnfromworksbymajorphiloso-phersofalleras-i.e.,asubsetofthefollowing:Plato,Aristotle,St.Augustine,St.Anselm,IbnTufayl,MosesMaimonides,St.ThomasAquinas,NiccolòMachiavelli,FrancisBacon,RenéDescartes,JohnLocke,DavidHume,JeanJacquesRousseau,ImmanuelKant, JohnStuartMill,KarlMarxandFriedrichEngels, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Dewey, William James.Readings may also include some articles by contemporaryphilosophers.

History of 17th Century Philosophy(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:PHIL3304,2�680 Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,�04AHInstructor: Hattab

The goal of this course is to understand and criticallyexamine the philosophical origins of modern Western

thought.WewillbeginwithkeytextsbyFrancisBacon,Gali-leoGalileiandRenéDescartesthatspearheadedthescientificandphilosophicalrevolutionoftheearlyseventeenthcentury.Afterfamiliarizingourselveswiththesescientificmethodsandmechanistic/atomisticworldviews,wewillstudythenewtheo-riesofknowledgeandmetaphysicalprinciplesthatDescartes,Spinoza,Hobbes,LockeandLeibnizdevelopedinthewakeofthenewscience.Finally,wewilltracehowsomeofthesenewphilosophies(mostnotablyHobbes’materialismandSpinoza’smonism)changedtheconceptionofhumannatureandfounda-tionsofpoliticalphilosophy.

Classics in the History of Ethics

Course&ClassNum:PHIL3358H,28�89 Time&Location: MW�:00–2:30,9AHInstructor: Phillips

This course focuses on readings from both classic andcontemporarywritings,inthebroadlyliberaltraditionof

politicalthought.

Law, Society & Morality

Course&ClassNum: PHIL3375H,28�90Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,20�SECInstructor: Nelson

ThisisanintroductiontothePhilosophyofLaw.Roughlythefirsthalfofthecourseintroducesclassicworksonthe

natureoflawandlegalsystems,theideaoftheruleoflaw,andprinciplesofjudicialdecision-making.(TypicalreadingsfromAquinas,Austin,Hart,Holmes,Frank,Lyons,etc.)Thesecondhalfwillfocusonsomeillustrativeproblem,suchasthefugitiveslavedecisions,freedomofreligion,orthecontent,limits,andjustificationofpropertyrights.



Kierkegaard and Nietzsche

Course&ClassNum: PHIL3395H,28�92Time&Location: MWF��:00–�2:00,2�2LLInstructor: Morrisson

ThiscoursewillfocusonaclosereadingoftwoofthegreatworksofKierkegaardandNietzsche.Boththinkersare

concernedwiththedestinyofWesterncultureinaPost-En-lightenmentlandscape.Theirexplorationsmovefluidlyfromthemostpersonalofexperientialobservationstodifficultal-lusionstothehistoryofWesternthinking,andthusdemandcareful,slowandprecisereading.Therewillbeseveralgraduatestudentsintheclassandsothediscussionswillbepitchedatafairlyadvancedlevel.

Punishment

Course&ClassNum: PHIL3395H,28205Time&Location: MW2:30–4:00,204AHInstructor: Sommers

Thiscourseexaminesawiderangeofphilosophicaltheo-riesofpunishment,payingcloseattentiontowhatthese

theories presume about human agency and responsibility.Questionstodiscussedinclude:Whatrightdowehavepunishwrongdoers?Shouldourjustificationofpunishmentfocusonthebenefitsitprovidesforsociety,orongivingcriminalstheir“just-deserts”?Towhatextentshouldwetakethebackgroundand/orthegeneticpredispositionsofcriminalsintoaccount(àlaMinority Report)?Isitmorallywrongtopunishlikelycriminalsbeforetheycommittheircrimes?Throughoutthecoursewewillholdtheempiricalassumptionsinleadingtheo-riesofpunishmentunderscrutinytoseehowtheycoherewithcontemporarymodelsofhumanactioninthesciences.

Political Science

U.S. Government:United States and Texas Politics(foursectionsofthiscourseareavailable)

Course&ClassNum: POLS�336H,23200Time&Location: MWF9:00–�0:00,2�2LLInstructor: Leland

Course&ClassNum: POLS�336H,23�94Time&Location: MWF��:00–�2:00,2�2LLInstructor: Leland

Course&ClassNum: POLS�336H,23�98Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,2�2LLInstructor: LeVeaux

Course&ClassNum: POLS�336H,232�2Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,2�2LLInstructor: LeVeaux

The goals of this course are to introduce students to theprinciples upon which the political institutions of the

UnitedStateswere foundedand tounderstand thehistoricalsignificanceofAmericandemocracy.WewillcovertheTexasandU.S.ConstitutionsandtopicsinTexasandfederalpolitics.WewillstudyThe Federalist Papers,Tocqueville'sDemocracy in America, numerous U.S. Supreme Court cases and essays byrespectedscholarsofAmericanpoliticallife.

Politics of Greek Theater

Course&ClassNum: POLS2346H,303�8Time&Location: ArrangeInstructor: Estess,Monroe,Little

Thiscourseisthecreditportionofour2009HonorsStudyAbroadtriptoTurkey,wherewewillspend�5daysvisiting

andstudyingancientsitesinAsiaminor.


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Introduction To Political Theory, Or

How To Rule The World

Course&ClassNum: POLS33�0H,249�4Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,2�2JLInstructor: Collins

Thiscoursemaybeyouronechancetolearnhowtoruletheworld—or,failingthat,howtobesatisfiedwithnotrul-

ingtheworld.ThatfulfillingsuchanambitionshouldrequirethequietstudyofseminaltextsofpoliticalphilosophyshouldcomeasnosurprisetoHonorsstudents.Yetwhyshouldthequestionofsuchambitionbeofconcerntothoseofuswhomaybestrugglingsimplytomakeitthroughthesemesterandoccasionallybalanceourcheckbook?Aspointertothefunda-mentalissuesofpolitics,thisquestionalertsustothepossibil-itythatourworld—theworldintowhichwehavebeenbornandareshaped—wasitselfcreatedorshapedbythinkersandrulerswhoseambitionitwastoruletheworld.Itthusmatterstouswhattheysoughttoestablishasthefoundationsandrul-ingprinciplesofourworldandsowhattheyconcludedaboutthefollowingkindsofquestions:Isthefundamentalhumanconditionwarorpeace?Is there sucha thingas justice?Dohumanbeingshaveanatureorareweproductsofhistory?Canchanceorfortunebecontrolledandpoliticalorderestablishedinperpetuity?Iswisdomanendinitselforsimplyatoolforgainingpoweroverothers?Inadditiontoothershorterread-ings,themajorworksofthecoursewillbeMachiavelli’sPrince,Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus, Plato’s Apology and Gorgias,Hobbes’sLeviathan,Rousseau’sSecond Discourse,and(possibly)Kant’sTo Perpetual Peace.

Ancient and Medieval Political Thought

Course&ClassNum: POLS3340H,27029Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,TBAInstructor: Collins

Inthiscourse,wewillstrivetorecoveranunderstandingofAncient-Medievalpoliticalphilosophy.Atfirstblush, this

traditionmayseemfarfromus,yet itcontinuestospeaktothedeepestofhumanconcerns,andespeciallytoourprofoundconcernforjusticeinaworldinwhich,asMachiavellichillinglyinsisted,thegoodhumanbeinginvariablyfallsamongthosewhoare“notsogood.” AfterusingMachiavelli’s Prince toconsiderthedistancebetweenmodernrealismandtheAncient-Medievalworld,we

willtakeupthepoliticalphilosophyofAristotle—theAncientphilosopher that Jewish, Islamic, and Christian thinkers oftheMedievalperiodhonoredmostsimplywiththetitle“ThePhilosopher.”WiththeaidofAristotle’stwomajorworksofpoliticalphilosophy, theNicomachean Ethicsand Politics,wewill discuss how classical thought approached political life:forexample,itscentralconcernwithethicsandhumanhap-piness; its insistenceonthepriorityofcommunity, law,andmoraleducation;anditsunderstandingofhumannatureandtheperfectionofvirtueinthebestlife.OurstudyoftheMe-dieval traditionwilldraw from Islamic (Averroes,Avicenna,andAlfarabi),Jewish(Maimonides),andChristian(ThomasAquinas) thinkers. In addition to discussing how Medievalthoughtembracedanddivergedfromtheclassicaltraditionitconfronted,wewillseekalsotocomprehendhowthesethinkersreconciledthecentralityoffaithwiththebrutefactsoreffectivetruthsofpolitics—aproblemstillverymuchalivetodayandnotlikelytowitheraway.

American Political ThoughtCourse&ClassNum:POLS3349H,23264 Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,202AHInstructor: LeVeaux

Thiscourse isdesigned toacquaint the studentwith thepoliticalphilosophiesthatstructuretheinstitutionsand

processes of the American political system. Through classlectureswewillexploretheearlywritingsofthefounderstoestablishafoundation,thenwewillmovethroughtheyearsandthroughwritingsandcourtcases,examinecontemporarypoliticalthought.ThiscourseaimstocultivateanawarenessofcurrentpoliticalactivityintheU.S.,aswellasencouragestu-dentstodevelopandvoiceopinionsaboutAmericanpoliticalthoughtandtheresultingpoliciesandinstitutions.

Ideologies, Belief Systems, and Political Movements

Course&ClassNum:POLS4394,TBATime&Location: TBAInstructor: Weiher

Atthebaseofmanyofthepoliticaldevelopmentsthatarecurrentlyinthenewsareideologies–Islamicmilitancy,

neoconservatism,Chavismo,andsoon.Thiscourseexaminesthe most important theories of ideology as constructed byMannheim,Gramsci,Geertz,andothers.Italsolooksatthebeliefsthatcomprisetheclassicalideologiesthataroseinthe



seventeenthandeighteenthcentures–liberalism,conservatism,andsocialism–andmorerecentideologiesthathavedramati-callychangedthecourseofworldevents–fascismandnational-ism,Islamicfundamentalism,neoconservatism,populism.Ithasseveralbasicpremises.Oneisthatideologiesaredifferentfrompoliticalphilosophiesinthattheyaremeantspecificallytoprecipitatepoliticalandsocialaction.Anotheristhatallbeliefsystemsareinsomesenseideologicalinthattheyarisefromthesocialandpoliticalpositionofthegroupinquestionandaremeanttojustifyparticularsetsofpoliticalandsocialarrange-ments.Fromtheperspectiveofthesocialscientist,then,itisnotusefultocharacterizesomeideologiesasgoodorbad,buttotrytounderstandtheircentralcomponentsandhowtheywork.Thecourseusesthesociologyofknowledgeasaworkingmethodology,althoughweaknessesinthisapproachwillalsobeexplored.Consequently,thedefinitionofideologywithwhichwebeginisbasicallyasociologicalone–thatanideologyisasystemofbeliefsandvaluesthatisusedbyagrouporgroups(verylooselydefined)tojustifysocialandpoliticalclaims..

The American FoundingCourse&ClassNum:POLS4394H,27040 Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,202AHInstructor: Bailey

ThiscoursewillconsiderwhetherthereisapoliticaltheoryoftheAmericanFounding.Webeginbyseeingtounder-

stand“founding”asaconcept,andthenexaminethecentralfiguresassociatedwiththefoundingoftheAmericanrepublic.Because this inquiry necessarily involves a consideration ofpoliticalthoughtandpoliticalpractice,wewillhavetocon-siderseveralmethodsofinterpretingthetextsweencounter.Readingswillincludeselectionsfromtheanti-Federalists,The Federalist Papers, Madison, Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton andothers.Studentswillbeaskedtowritearesearchpaper.

Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

Course&ClassNum: PSYC�300H,23526Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,28HInstructor: Miller

Thiscoursewillprovide studentswithan in-depthover-viewofpsychology.Studentswillcometounderstandthe

complexityofthisfieldandtherelevanceofpsychologyinthestudyofallhumanactivities.Courserequirementswillincludethreein-classexaminations,atleastonejournalcritique,andaresearchpaper.Studentswillbegiventheopportunitytogainextracreditandhandsonexperiencebyparticipatinginavail-ableresearchprojectsoncampus.

Psychology and the ArtsCourse&ClassNum:PSYC430�H,307�9 Time&Location: TH2:30–5:30,2�2LLInstructor: Applebaum

Thefocusthissemesterwillbeonthedirectrelationshipsbetweenvariousworksofartanddepthpsychology.We

willseehowconceptssuchas'transference'and'projection,'amongothers,canbeseenwithintheframeworksofthearts.Thisenablesthepsychologisttobroadenhis/herrepertoireofanalytictechniques;simultaneouslyitdemonstratesthepowerofdepthpsychologyasanaidinunderstandingtheconsciousandunconsciouspowerofworksofart. Among other topics, we will study the films: Persona andThe Piano;...thenovelsTender is the NightandThe Riders;...themusicofBeetovenandMahler;...andtheartofKahloandMunch,amongothers.


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Persuasion and BehaviorCourse&ClassNum:PSYC4305H,25244 Time&Location: T�:00–4:00,28HInstructor: Knee

Thiscourseisbasedonthesocialpsychologyofcomplianceandpersuasion.Wewillexamineavarietyofsocialpsycho-

logicaltheoriesandexperimentsontheprocessofinterpersonalinfluence,withaparticularemphasisonpracticalutility.Forexample,wewilllearnthepsychologybehindthetricksofthetrade employed by car dealers, clothing salespeople, fitnessclubs, door-to-door salespeople and telemarketers. Assignedreadings will be from two textbooks devoted exclusively toinfluenceandpersuasioninthe“realworld.” Thecoursehasseveralgoalsincludingto:�)becomefamil-iarwithcontemporarysocialpsychologicaltheoryandresearchoninterpersonalinfluence;2)cometoabetterunderstandingofoneselfinrelationtoothers;3)learnhowtorecognizeandavoidundesiredinfluence;and4)conductfieldobservationintheHoustonmetropolitanareabyvisitingplacesofinfluence.Studentswillwriteapaperbasedontheinfluenceexperiencetheyobserve.

Abnormal Psychology(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:PSYC432�,256�0 Time&Location: TTH��:30–�:00,��6MInstructor: Babcock

This upper-division psychology class is primarily forjuniorsandseniorsandisespeciallysuitedforpsychology

majorswhoplantogoontograduateschoolinpsychology.Assignmentsincludea7-page(double-spaced)paperand4-page(single-spaced)newsletter.StudentsintheHonorsCollegewillnotberequiredtocompleteanadditionalassignment.Goalsof this class are to: a) familiarize students with diagnosablepsychopathologies; b)present some theoriesof etiology andhavestudentscometotheirownconclusionsofthenatureandcausesofspecificpsychopathologies;c)introducesomeclinicaltherapiesthathavebeenprovenusefulinthetreatmentofspecificdisorders.Inaddition,thisisawritingintensiveclass,thegoalofwhichistoprovideyouwiththeexperienceoforganizingyourthoughtsonpaperandtoprovideyouwithfeedbacktoimproveyourwritingskills.

Religious Studies

Christianity(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: RELS3330,24074Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,TBAInstructor: Isbell

Christianitywillbestudiedfromthepost-biblicaleratothepresent.Wewillexploretheissuesconcerningthechurch

fathers,heresies,medievalChristianphilosophy,aswellastheGreekandLatinchurches.TheclasswillalsodiscusstheRef-ormationmovementandChristianityinAmericatoday.

Islam(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum:RELS3350,24076Time&Location: TTH8:30–�0:00,7AHInstructor: Abedi

Thiscoursewilldealwith the theological foundationsofIslamand their cultural and social consequences.Con-

temporarysocialissueswillbediscussedinthecontextoftheirgeographic,socialandhistoricbackground.

The Letters of Paul

Course&ClassNum: RELS3396H,3203�Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,TBAInstructor: DiMattei

Paul,aself-proclaimedapostletotheGreekspeakingnations,leftasubstantialwrittenlegacybehindhimintheformof

correspondences encouraging, admonishing, and instructingthe communities, the "assembliesofGod,"hehad foundedduringhismissionary activity.The letters attributed tohimcompriseaquarteroftheNewTestamentcanonandaretheearliestsurvivingChristiandocuments.Thiscoursewillexam-inethesevenauthenticlettersofPaul(�Thessalonians,�&2Corinthians,Philippians,Philemon,Galatians,andRomans)andthoseattributedtohim.OurprimaryconcernwillbetounderstandPaul’s letters intermsoftheircultural, religious,andpoliticalcontext.Emphasiswillbeplacedonunderstand-ingtheliterarystructureandrhetoricalstrategyofhisletters,



aswellasthecentralthemesofPaul’sthought:hisChristology,eschatology,ethics,viewofthebody,ofwomen,sin,justifica-tionthroughfaith,thelaw,Scripture,andJudaism.

Religion and Personality

Course&ClassNum: RELS4396H,32032Time&Location: TH3:00–6:00,TBAInstructor: McGehee

Fromhispsychiatricexperience,C.G.Jungconcludedthatthepsychehasaclearanddiscerniblereligiousfunction.

ThiscoursewilllookattheChristianreligionasamodelofthepsychologicalprocessJungcalledindividuation,theprocesstowhichhedevotedmuchofhiswriting.Relatedpsychologicalandreligiousliteraturewillalsobeconsidered.

Sociology

Introduction to Sociology

Course&ClassNum: SOC�30�H,24��6Time&Location: TTH2:30–4:00,��3MInstructor: Kwan

Thevastarrayofhumansociallifeisexploredatthreelevelsofanalysis:intermsoftheinvidiousallocationofgroups

withinthesocialstructure;withrespecttorelationshipsamonggroupsoccasionedbythatallocation;andthroughthebeliefs,attitudes,andactionsofindividualsasaconsequenceofthosestructured relationships.The course addresses such issues ashow one’s life chances, employment opportunities, and thequality of one’s life are affectedby race, ethnic, and genderstratification,aswellasthesizeoftheagecohortintowhichoneisborn;thehow,thewhy,andthewhenofsocialmovementsandsocialchange;howourattitudesandactionsareaffectedbymacrostructuresandbyinterpersonalrelationships;andhowwecometoviewourselvesandourexistence.

Spanish

Business Environment of the Hispanic World(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: SPAN3342,24502Time&Location: TTH�0:00–��:30,208AHInstructor: Parle

Theclasspresentsaculture-generalapproachto issues ininternational/intercultural business communications.

Interviews with Latin-American business executives, pre-sentedinCD-ROMformat,aswellasanalysisofcasestudiesdemon¬stratetheapplicationoftheculture-generalissuestobusiness communications between the U.S. and Hispanicworld.Theissuesdealtwithinthecourseinclude:theimpactofclimate,topographyandpopulationdensityontheforma-tionofaculture;differingattitudestowardtechnologyandthecontroloftheenvironment;high-contextandlow-contextcul-tures;polichronicversusmonochronicperceptionsoftime;theinfluenceofthefollowingsocialfactorsonbusinessrelations:strongversusweakfamilyties,hierarchicalversusegalitarianclass structures, individualistic versus collectivistic societies,andattitudes towardsgenderdifferences.To receiveHonorscredit,thestudentmustanalyzetheculturalconflictsaU.S.managerexperienceswhenheissenttoMexicoto“improvetheperformance”ofacompany'sMexicansubsidiary.

Statistical Analysis

Statistical Analysis for Business Applications I

Course&ClassNum: STAT333�H,28290Time&Location: MW��:30–�:00,�20MHInstructor: Diaz-Saiz

Statisticsisanimportantdecision-makingtoolforpeopleinanyareaofbusiness.Thepurposeofthiscourseistotake

theaudiencethroughthecompletestatisticalprocess:thecol-lection,theanalysis,andtheuseofthedatatodrawinferencesusedinmakingbusinessdecisions.Wewillemphasizetheuseofcomputerstodealwithreallifedata,andanunderstandingoftheinformationproducedbythesoftwareused.


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Supply Chain Management

Service and Manufacturing Operations

Course&ClassNum: SCM330�H,28298Time&Location: MW�0:00–��:30,TBAInstructor: Gardner

Thisisapracticalcourseintheproductionofbothgoodsandservices.Studentslearntoforecastcustomerdemand,

choosebusinesslocations,setinventorylevels,developproduc-tionplans,monitorquality, and schedulebothprojects andpeople.Thecourseistaughtusingcasestudies,descriptionsofrealbusinessproblemsthatallowstudentstopracticedecision-making.SomecompaniesfeaturedinthecasestudiesincludeBenihanaofTokyo,FederalExpress,DellComputers,Amazon,andNewBalanceAthleticShoes.Studentsassumetheroleofmanagersanddevelopsolutionstothecases;duringclassdiscus-sions,wecomparesolutionstothedecisionsactuallymadebycompanymanagers.WedevoteatleastoneclasstoadiscussionofjobopportunitiesinOperationsManagement.AnotherclassisafieldtriptoaHouston-areaproductionfacility.ContinentalAirlinesalsoprovidesaguestspeakertodiscussflightschedul-ing,animportantproblemareainOperationsManagement.Contacttheinstructorformoreinformation.

Supply Chain Management(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: SCM436�,2830�Time&Location: MW�:00–2:30,�38MHInstructor: Day

This course covers the business processes/functions thatmanagetheflowofmaterials&informationfromsuppliers

tocustomers.Itlooksatthespecificsofinventorymanagement,distribution,informationmanagement,supplier&customerrelationships,decisionsupportsystems,andvariousintegrationissuesfromanoperationspointofview.EffectiveSupplyChainManagementisthenextavenueforincreasingcompetitiveness,marketshare,andprofitability.

Enterprise Resource Planning(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: SCM4362,28303Time&Location: TTH�:00–2:30,��5MHInstructor: Murray

ThiscoursecoverstheevolutionofERPsystems,thestate-of-the-artinERPapplications,ERPsystemfunctionalities,

andERPsystemselection.Majorbusinessprocessescoveredinthecourseincludesalesanddistribution,ordermanagement,procurement,materialsmanagement,manufacturingprocessmanagementandfinancialmanagement.WeutilizetheERPsolution of SAP America Inc., the leader in the ERP solu-tionsmarketwithmorethan59%marketshare.Almosteverybusi¬nessstudentwillgotoworkinacompanythatusesanERPsystem,andbeingabletosaythatyouhavehadexposuretosomeofSAP'sR/3moduleswillbeamajorbenefittoyou.

Business Forecasting(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: SCM4397,30993Time&Location: MW��:30–�:00,365MHInstructor: Gardner

This is a practical course in business forecasting for allmajors intheCollegeofBusinessAdministration. The

aimofthecourseistodeveloptheskillsneededtosucceedasacorporateforecastanalyst.Webeginwithananalysisofcurrenteconomicconditions,includingareviewoftheuseofleading,lagging,andcoincidenteconomicindicators.Next,westudydataanalysis for forecastingat thecompany level, includingthedetectionoftrends,seasonalpatterns,cycles,andnoiseinthedata.Theresultsofdataanalysisareusedtoselectthebeststatisticalforecastingmethodfromarangeofalternativesthathavegivengoodresultsinpractice.Finally,wereviewscenarioanalysis,whichisanattempttovisualizealternativefuturesandconsidertheirimplicationsforbusinessdecisions.



Theatre

The Broadway Musical Canon (petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: THEA4347,29632Time&Location: M2:00–5:00,TBAInstructor: Ostrow

The basis for this seminar at the University of HoustonSchoolofTheatreresultedinpublicationofmybook,A

Producer'sBroadwayJourney.Itwasajoytoteachandhap-pilyelicitedthiscommentfromonestudent:"IfeelIshouldbe taking this class with a martini in my hand." Exactly. IintendedittobebothacelebrationoftheBroadwaymusicalandameditationonwhathascauseditsdecline. These particular 63 shows, covering five decades andapproximately500musicals,doubtlessreflectsomeaccidentsof my personal taste. Nevertheless, they arguably representthebestofthelast50yearsoftheBroadwayMusicaltheatre.Therearepersonalreferencesandanecdotes;sometragic,somecomic,somemerelyhuman,andareincludedasevidenceofmyjourney,andinanefforttoilluminatethecharacterandambitionsofthoseImetalongtheway.Itisalsoasubjectiveevaluationof those tangibleand intangibleessentials,whichmakeamusicalfly,orremainearthbound.

World Cultures & Literature

Frames of Modernity I(petitionforHonorscredit)

Course&ClassNum: WCL435�,25442Time&Location: W2:30–5:30,��8MInstructor: Brenner

The course gives undergraduate and graduate students abasicoutlineofmajorhistoricalandtheoreticaltrendsin

WesternandEasternCulturefromthebirthofmodernitytoWorldWarII.SignificanttextsonEnlightenmentandRevolu-tion,MarxismandLiberalism,FeminismandPsychoanalysis,Totalitarianism andGenocide, Modernization, andPostco-lonialism are analyzed and discussed by a team of qualifiedinstructors.Thestudentsareexpectedtoparticipate fully inthediscussion.


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Honors Colloquia

Ancient Medieval Political Thought Course&ClassNum:POLS3340H,27029

(see page 34 for complete course information)

American Political Thought Course&ClassNum:POLS3349H,23264


Psychology and the Arts Course&ClassNum:PSYC430�H,307�9


The Letters of PaulCourse&ClassNum:RELS3396H,3203�


Religion and PersonalityCourse&ClassNum:RELS4396H,32032


Service and Manufacturing Operations Course&ClassNum:SCM330�H,28298


The Broadway Musical Canon Course&ClassNum:THEA4347,29632


Roman, Jew, and Christian:The Politics and Sociology of Religion

in the First Century A.D.Course&ClassNum:CLAS3375H,25�54


Shakespeare: Major WorksCourse&ClassNum:ENGL3306,�6026


Contemporary American Fiction:What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

Course&ClassNum:ENGL3354H,25732


Houston Since 1836 Course&ClassNum:HIST3327H,�7372


Technology in Western Culture Course&ClassNum:HIST3395H,28603


The United States, 1945-1960Course&ClassNum:HIST43�2,28863


Kierkegaard and NietzscheCourse&ClassNum:PHIL3395H,28�92


Honorsstudentswilldeepentheirunderstandingofparticulartopicsbycompletingupper-divisionworkinaselectedadvancedcourse.Threesemesterhoursinanapproved3000-4000levelHonorsColloquiumprovideanopportunitytoexploreasingularsubjectthroughvariouscontextsandinterpretations.Colloquiaareselectedfortheiremphasisonstudentparticipationaswellastheirinherentinterdisciplinaryapproach.ForSpring2009,thefollowingcourseshavebeenapprovedasHonorsColloquia.



Course Nbr Title Days and Time Location Instructor

ACCT2332 �0764 AcctPrinciplesII-Managerial �0:00-��:30AMTTH �29MH Milbrath,RobertSANTH230� �0934 Intro-PhysicalAnth �:00-2:30PM T TBA Hutchinson,JaniceFayeARCH�50� ��078 DesignStudioII 3:30-6:00PMMTWTH�50ARC Kirkland,LannisARCH4353 ��224 Postmodern:ArchSince�950 ��:30-�:00PM TTH 436ARC Zemanek,JohnEARCH4355 ��226 HoustonArchitecture ��:30-�:00PM MW ��5M Fox,StephenBIOL�362 ��920 IntroToBiologicalScience �:00-2:30PM TTH 2�2SL Newman,AnnaPBIOL330� ��960 Genetics �:00-2:30PM MW 2�2SL Newman,AnnaPCHEM��2 �2666 FundamentalsofChmLab 2:00-6:00PM M ��F Zaitsev,VladimirGCHEM��2 �2688 FundamentalsofChmLab 2:00-6:00PM F ��F Zaitsev,VladimirGCHEM�332 �2740 FundamentalsofChem ��:30-�:00PM TTH �62F Hoffman,DavidMCHEM3332 27�2� FundofOrganicChemistryII 5:30-7:00PM TTH 203SEC MayCHNS�502 �3480 ElementaryChineseII 9:00-��:00AM MW �05M Zhang,JingCHNS�502 �3482 ElementaryChineseII �0:00-��:00AMF �02M Zhang,JingCHNS�502 �3484 ElementaryChineseII ��:00-�:00PM MW �03M Zhang,JingCHNS�502 �3486 ElementaryChineseII ��:00-�2:00PMF �03M Zhang,JingCHNS2302 �3488 IntermediateChineseII ��:30-�:00PM TTH 32H Zhang,JingCHNS3302 �3490 AdvancedChineseConversation �0:00-��:30AMTTH 32H Zhang,JingCLAS3308 28666 Myths&CultofAncientGods ARRANGE DueHackney,CaseyL*CLAS3375 25154 Roman, Jew, and Christian 10:00-11:00 AM MWF 201 AH Armstrong, Richard HCOMM3370 �3962 HistoryofCinema 7:00-�0:00PM W �06AH Hawes,WilliamKCOMM437� 25344 JournalismAsLitForm �:00-2:30PM MW 244COM Berryhill,MichaelKCOSC42�� 24966 ComputerScientists&Society 4:00-5:30PM MW 232PGH Leiss,ErnstLECE�33� �4760 ComputersandProblemSolving �:00-2:30PM TTH W�22D3 Barr,BettyJECE2300 �4768 CircuitAnalysis �:00-2:30PM MW W205D3 Shattuck,DavidPECE233� �4772 NumericalMethodsforEce 2:30-4:00PM TTH E223D3 Barr,BettyJECON335� �5258 TheEconomicsofDevelopment 2:30-4:00PM TTH �04C DeGregori,ThomasRENGI330� �5686 TechnologyandWesternCulture2:30-4:00PM MW TBA Valier,HelenKENGL330� 28509 IntroToLiteraryStudies �0:00-��:30AMTTH ��3C Pipkin,JamesW*ENGL3306 16026 Shakespeare-Major Works 2:30-4:00 PM MW 105 C Mikics, DavidENGL3309 286�8 RenaissanceDrama �:00-2:30PM TTH ��3C Christensen,AnnCENGL3325 3064� StructuresofPoetry ��:30-�:00PM TTH ��5M Connolly,SallyENGL3328 30494 BritishLiterature,II ��:30-�:00PM TTH TBA Pipkin,JamesWENGL333� 25846 BegCreatveWrit-Poetry �0:00-��:00AMMWF 2�2LL Harvey,JohnR*ENGL3354 25732 Contemp Amer Fiction 11:00-12:00 PM MWF 212D L Monroe,William FENGL3363 25660 African-AmericanFiction 8:30-�0:00AM TTH ��0C Brown-Guillory,ElizabethENGL43�5 �6�00 Sociolinguistics �0:00-��:30AMTTH �02C Gingiss,PeterJFINA3332 �6640 PrinofFinancialManagment �0:00-��:30AMTTH �20MH Kretlow,WilliamJFINA4355 �6680 InternationalRiskManagement �0:00-��:30AMMW �30MH Jones,DanCGERM3364 �72�8 WritingHolocausts 2:30-5:30PM TH 344PGH Brenner,DavidAGERM3395 28625 TopicinGermanCinema ARRANGE Frieden,SandraMGrossHIST�377 �7338 TheUSTo�877 �0:00-��:30AMTTH TBA Cook,CharlesOrsonHIST�377 �7344 TheUSTo�877 2:30-4:00PM MW 2�2SL Moretta,JohnAHIST�378 �7362 TheUSSince�877 8:30-�0:00AM TTH 2�2SL Cook,CharlesOrsonHIST�378 �7348 TheUSSince�877 ��:30-�:00PM TTH 2�2SL Moretta,JohnAHIST330� 3�990 ProvincialAmerica�607-�763 2:30-4:00PM MW 2�2SL Moretta,JohnAHIST3303 28580 Disease/Health/Medicine 2:30-4:00PM TTH 204SEC SchaferJr,JamesA*HIST3327 17372 Houston Since 1836 1:00-2:30 PM TTH 212S L Cook, Charles OrsonHIST3358 25�94 GermanySince�9�8 ��:30-�:00PM TTH 20�AH Decker,HannahS

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Honors Course Listing


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HIST3378 �7376 TheModernMiddleEast ��:30-�:00PM TTH 204AH Al-Sowayel,DinaHIST3394 28593 ReadingsinMedicine&Society 5:30-7:30PM TTH TBA SchaferJr,JamesA*HIST3395 28603 Technology in Western Culture 2:30-4:00 PM TTH 322 AH Valier, Helen K*HIST4312 28863 United States 1945-1960 1:00-2:30 PM TTH 201 AH Curry, Lawrence HHON330� �7570 ReadingsinMedicine&Society 5:30-7:00PM TTH TBA SchaferJr,JamesAHON439� ModernityRevisited ARRANGE TBA Monroe,WilliamFHON4397 32003 WritersandtheirRegions ARRANGE TBA Harvey,JohnRHRMA3345 �7726 WineAppreciation 2:30-4:30PM T S�3�-CHC Simon,KevinSHRMA3345 �7728 WineAppreciation 4:30-6:30PM T S��6-CHC Simon,KevinSINTB3350 �8�98 IntroToInternationalBusines �:00-2:30PM TTH �20MH Pratt,JosephAllenITAL3302 25066 ReadingsItalLitSince�8ThC 4:00-5:30PM TTH 205AH Behr,FrancescaD.MANA4340 �90�6 Cross-CulturalComm&Neg 4:00-5:30PM TTH �30MH Blakeney,RogerNMANA4350 �90�8 InternationalManagement 2:30-4:00PM MW �28MH Pathak,SeemantiniMMANA4355 25�84 SelectionandStaffing �0:00-��:30AMMW �40MH Phillips,JamesSMARK3336 �9�22 Elmnts-MktAdminstrtn 2:30-4:00PM MW ��2MH Wyatt,RosalindAMARK4338 25258 MarketingResearch ��:30-�:00PM TTH �38MH Hu,YeMARK4338 25260 MarketingResearch �:00-2:30PM TTH �28MH Hu,YeMARK4339 �9�32 DatabaseMarketing �:00-2:30PM MW ��0MH Kacen,JacquelineJ.MARK4366 �9�50 Business-To-BusinessMarketing �:00-2:30PM TTH ��2MH Lam,SonKimMATH�45� �9406 AcceleratedCalculus 2:30-4:00PM TTH 2�2SL Ott,WilliamRMATH�45� �9408 AcceleratedCalculus ��:00-�2:00PMMW 2�2SL Ott,WilliamRMATH3330 �9464 AbstractAlgebra �0:00-��:30AMTTH �2�SR� Hardy,JohnTMECE3360 �9958 ExperimentalMethods 5:00-7:00PM T W244D3 Kleis,StanleyJMECE3360 �9960 ExperimentalMethods 9:00-�2:00PM F W236D3 Kleis,StanleyJMECE3360 �9962 ExperimentalMethods �:00-4:00PM TH W236D3 Kleis,StanleyJMECE3360 28935 ExperimentalMethods �:00-4:00PM F TBA Kleis,StanleyJMIS4379 28�40 BusinessSystemsConsulting ��:30-�:00PM MW TBA Scott,CarlPMIS4478 28269 AdminofComputer-BasedMIS �:00-4:00PM M TBA Adams,DennisAPHIL�30� 26268 IntroToPhilosophy 4:00-5:30PM TTH �2AH Hattab,HelenPHIL3304 2�680 Historyof�7thCenturyPhil �:00-2:30PM TTH �04AH Hattab,HelenPHIL3358 28�89 ClassicsinHistofEthics �:00-2:30PM MW 9AH Phillips,DavidKPHIL3375 28�90 Law,Society&Morality ��:30-�:00PM TTH 20�SEC Nelson,WilliamN*PHIL3395 28192 Kierkegaard and Nietzsche 11:00 -12:00 PM MWF 212L L Morrison, Iain P DPHIL3395 28205 Punishment 2:30-4:00PM MW 204AH Sommers,TamlerSPOLS�336 23�94 USandTexasConst/Politics ��:00-�2:00PMMWF 2�2JL Leland,AlisonWPOLS�336 23200 USandTexasConst/Politics 9:00-�0:00AM MWF 2�2JL Leland,AlisonWPOLS�336 23�98 USandTexasConst/Politics ��:30-�:00PM TTH 2�2LL LeVeaux,ChristinePOLS�336 232�2 USandTexasConst/Politics �0:00-��:30AMTTH 2�2SL LeVeaux,ChristinePOLS2346H 303�8 PoliticsofGreekTheater ARRANGE TBA Little,MichaelAPOLS33�0 249�4 Intro-PoliticalTheory �0:00-��:30AMTTH 9AH Collins,SusanD*POLS3340 27029 Ancient&Med Pol Thought 1:00-2:30 PM TTH 10 AH Collins, Susan D*POLS3349 23264 Amer Political Thought 2:30-4:00 PM TTH 201 AH LeVeaux,ChristinePOLS4394 TBA Ideologies,BeliefSystems TBA TBA TBA Weiher,GregoryPOLS4394 27040 SelTop-PolTheory/Meth 2:30-4:00PM TTH 202AH Bailey,JeremyDPSYC�300 23526 IntroToPsychology �0:00-��:30AMTTH 28H Miller,PamelaO'Dell*PSYC4301 30719 Psychology and the Arts 2:30-5:30 PM TH 212P L Applebaum, EdwardPSYC4305 25244 Persuasion&Behavior �:00-4:00PM T 28H Knee,CliffordRPSYC432� 256�0 AbnormalPsychology ��:30-�:00PM TTH ��6M Babcock,Julia






RELS3330 24074 Christianity �0:00-��:30AMTTH TBA Isbell,DavidRELS3350 24076 Islam 8:30-�0:00AM TTH 7AH Abedi,Mehdi*RELS 3396H 32031 The Letters of Paul 2:30– 4:00 PM TTH TBA DiMattei, Steven*RELS 4396H 32032 Religion and Personality 3:00 – 6:00 PM TH TBA McGehee, James*SCM3301 28298 Service & Manufacturing Oper 10:00-11:30 AM MW TBA Gardner, Everette SSCM436� 2830� SupplyChainManagement �:00-2:30PM MW �38MH Day,JamisonM.SCM4362 28303 EnterpriseResourcePlanning �:00-2:30PM TTH ��5MH Murray,MichaelJSCM4397 30993 SelectedTopicsinSCM ��:30-�:00PM MW TBA Gardner,EveretteSSOC�30� 24��6 HonorsIntroToSociology 2:30-4:00PM TTH ��3M Kwan,SamanthaSSPAN3342 24502 Cross-CultBusnContexts:Us/La �0:00-��:30AMTTH 208AH Parle,DennisJSTAT333� 28290 StatisticalAnalBusApplI ��:30-�:00PM MW �20MH Diaz-Saiz,JoaquinTECH4397 3�883 StrategicForesight 8:30-�0:00AM TBA Bishop,PeterC*THEA4347 29632 The Broadway Musical Canon 2:00-5:00 PM M TBA Ostrow, StuartWCL435� 25442 FramesofModernityI 2:30-5:30PM W ��8M Brenner,DavidA




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Coming Soon…

The Center for Creative WorkThe Center for Creative Work seeks to encourage the development of writers and artists at The Honors College by providing undergraduate students pursing degrees in the creative arts with an innovative course and enrichment plan.

Students in The Center will: • Collaborate with local theater companies to present dramatic performances and readings;• Conductresearchandthesesprojectsrelatedtotheirchosefields;• Enroll in creative writing workshops and special topics classes;• Attendscreeningsofnationalandinternationalfilmsoutsidethemainstreamcircuitandview

world premiers of original dramatic works in Houston performed by nationally-recognized the-ater companies; and

• Attend week-long retreats to encourage their artistic development.

Tofindoutmorecontact Dr. John Harvey at [email protected].

In Sicily last year we learned from our tour guide that the best preserved ancient sites are in, not Greece, not Rome, but TURKEY. Asia Minor is the crossroads of civilization.

Join Ted Estess, Bill Monroe and Andy Little as they travel through the major sites in the history of Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and Early Christianity.

The Study Abroad Informational Session on Turkey will be held Wednesday, November 12th at 9 a.m. and Thursday, November 13th at 4 p.m. in the Estess Library in The Honors College.

Tofindoutmore,visitpage3andthencontact Andy Little at [email protected].

Save the Date! Honors Study Abroad 2009 - Sixteen Days

in Asia Minor

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