UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
FALL 2016 COURSES for INCOMING STUDENTS
Updated: April 25, 2016
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HONORS COURSES
***020 – UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM (0 credits)
College
College and Prefix Number
Class Number
Agriculture
GENAG 020
11718
UHP students enrolling in the College of Agriculture should enroll in this course for tracking purposes.
***189 – INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM (1 credit)
College
College and Prefix Number
Class Number
Agriculture
GENAG 189
11721
Arts & Sciences
DAS 189
11020
Business Administration
GENBA 189
11727
Education
DED 189
11044
Engineering
DEN 189
11057
Human Ecology
DHE 189
11066
All entering UHP students should sign up for this course. Two spring sections will also be offered; students in
Engineering are particularly encouraged to undertake in the spring. Enroll in the section that corresponds with the
college of your current major. Times will be assigned in July in order to avoid scheduling conflicts.
Description: Introduction to the University Honors Program (UHP) emphasizes interdisciplinary perspectives while inspiring
intellectual curiosity about the world, its wonders, and its “wicked” (intractable and complex) problems. Students meet other
UHP freshmen from across the university and, through a combination of readings and activities, seek to discover (or
rediscover!) the joy of learning. While primarily an intellectual skills-centered course, Intro to the UHP also orients students
to various UHP opportunities and resources (e.g., the Cultural Passport Program, experiential field trips, and Crossing
Borders: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship).
AGEC 121 – Honors Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (3 credits) – Incoming freshmen only
Lecture
Class #13034 TU
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Throckmorton 1012 Jason Scott Bergtold
K-State 8: Empirical & Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences
Description: Suggested for all UHP students interested in the agricultural economy. A study of economic principles, with
emphasis on their application to the solution of farm, agribusiness, natural resource and agricultural industry problems in
relationship to other sectors of the United States economy and foreign countries. The course will include extensive
discussion, writing, and computer assignments on application of economic principles to real-world problems and issues.
ANTH 210 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – Honors (3 credits) – Incoming freshmen only
Lecture
Class #15431 MWF
9:30 – 10:20 a.m.
Waters 350
Jessica Falcone
K-State 8: Global Issues & Perspectives, Social Sciences
Description: Introduction to basic ethnology and ethnography; technical, social, and religious characteristics of cultural
systems; discussion and independent study.
ANTH 280 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology (4 credits)
Lecture
Class #16738 TU
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Lab
Class #16739 F
8:30 – 10:20 a.m.
Lab
Class #16740 F
2:30 – 4:20 p.m.
Waters 255A
Waters 255A
Waters 255A
Arthur Durband
Arthur Durband
Arthur Durband
K-State 8: Natural & Physical Sciences, Historical Perspectives. Life Science w/ Lab in A&S basic requirements.
Description: Provides knowledge regarding the scope of Biological Anthropology, and develops an understanding of: 1)
evolutionary theory and evolutionary processes, 2) patterns of adaptation to the environment in primates, and 3) human
evolution, human adaptation and human variation. Key concepts/perspectives will include: evolution, selection, adaptation
genetics, population genetics, as well as variation and variability.
ARCH 301 – Appreciation of Architecture (3 credits)
Lecture
Class #13940 MWF
3:30 – 4:20 p.m.
Seaton 063
David Seamon
K-State 8: Aesthetic Interpretation, Historical Perspectives
Description: An analysis of the evolution of architectural styles to determine the relation of architectural expression to the
needs of society.
CHM 220 – Honors Chemistry 1 (5 credits)
Lecture
Class #10727 MTWU
8:30 – 9:20 a.m.
Recitation
Class #10728 F
8:30 – 9:20 a.m.
Quiz
Class #10730 M
7:30 – 8:45 p.m.
Lab 01B
Class #10729 T
2:30 – 5:20 p.m.
Lab 03B
Class #13281 W
2:30 – 5:20 p.m.
Lab 04B
Class #13664 W
11:30 a.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Lab 05B
Class #13993 U
2:30 – 5:20 p.m.
Lab 06B
Class #14632 F
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
King 004
King 004
TBA
Chem/Biochem 236
Chem/Biochem 236
Chem/Biochem 236
Chem/Biochem 236
Chem/Biochem 236
Christer Aakeroy
Christer Aakeroy
Christer Aakeroy
Michael Hinton
Michael Hinton
Michael Hinton
Michael Hinton
Michael Hinton
K-State 8: Natural & Physical Sciences, Empirical & Quantitative Reasoning
Description: First course of a two-semester study of chemical principles. Intended for students with a strong background in
Chemistry. Honors Chemistry I &II (CHM 250) is equivalent to CHM 210, CHM 230, and CHM 371 (Chemistry I, Chemistry II
and Chemical Analysis).
COMM 109 – Honors Public Speaking I (3 credits)
Lecture
Class #13305 TU
8:05 – 9:20 a.m.
Nichols 128
Craig Brown
Fulfills an All-University Rhetoric Requirement (substitute for COMM 105 or 106)
Description: Honors speech preparation and delivery; a survey of topics basic to rhetoric, communication and linguistics.
DAS 300 – The Great Conversation: Primary Text Certificate Core Course (3 credits)
Lecture
Class #13204 TU
1:05 – 2:20 p.m.
Myers 211
Laurie Johnson
K-State 8: Historical Perspectives
Description: This team-taught course will provide students with the intellectual equipment needed to read significant primary
texts that have informed important themes in intellectual history. The class will show students how these primary texts form
the basis of an ongoing historical “conversation.” Focusing on the theme of civic virtue (how various regimes promote a
particular virtue and endeavor to help citizens to be better people, to be fully human) students will learn how great ideas in
fields ranging from philosophy to literature to science can be traced though history, and how thinkers from other eras
respond to and argue with thinkers from the past, using their arguments as the foundation and/or proving ground for their
own ideas. Students should come away with a better ability to read and appreciate the significance of the primary texts that
they will encounter in their classes and throughout their lives.
ENGL 210 – Honors English (3 credits)
Recitation
Class #13313 MWF
Recitation
Class #16318 TU
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
ECS 121
ESC 121
Shirley Tung
Mark Crosby
ENGL 210 Fulfills an All-University Rhetoric Requirement. May substitute for either ENGL 100 or ENGL 200
Section A Honors English: Topic Still to Be Announced
Section B Honors English: Espionage, or how to play the Great Game
Description: In June 2010, the presence of a clandestine network of Russian agents operating on US soil was reported to the world. While
the discovery of these spies seemed a throwback to the cold war era and the novels of John Le Carré and Robert Ludlum, the shadowy
world of espionage continues to captivate the popular imagination. In this course, we will focus on literary representations of spies and the
ethical and psychological implications of spying. As literary scholars, we are familiar with some of the terms and practices associated with
spying: we decipher and decode texts and collect information from indirect and typically unreliable sources. We will read texts that cover a
broad range of literary styles, from non-fiction news reports and memoirs, and fiction in the form of novels and short stories. These texts
will allow us to examine the formal and ethical strategies used by individual authors. Our goals include the development of techniques of
literary analysis and the translation of these techniques into writing skills. During the semester, you will write and revise three essays and
several shorter assignments.
GENBA 110 – Business Foundations (3 credits)
Lecture
Class #14186 MWF
3:30 – 4:20 p.m.
Business Building
Stacy Lhuillier
Description: In a highly interactive learning environment, topics in accounting, business creation, finance, information
systems, management, marketing, and operations are covered, while integrating ethics and responsible business citizenship.
The course demonstrates how core business areas are interrelated and the importance of creativity and innovation to
business. In this applied class, students well engage in the process of making business decisions.
**** 297 -- Honors Introduction to the Humanities (3 credits) –Incoming freshmen only
ENGL 297
Recitation
HIST 297
Recitation
MLANG 297
Recitation
Class #11499
TU
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
ECS 121
Michael Donnelly
Class #16013
MWF
3:30 – 4:20 p.m.
Eisenhower 227
Albert Hamscher
Class #12460
MWF
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Eisenhower 008
Claire Dehon
K-State 8: Aesthetic Interpretation, Historical Perspectives. Additional note: any section will fulfill either the
Philosophy, Western Heritage or Literary & Rhetorical Arts requirement in the College of Arts and Sciences
curricula.
Description: Content is the same in both sections. Discussion-survey of some seminal works in the Western literary,
philosophical, and cultural tradition. Students will be encouraged to engage their minds with important works of literature,
history, and philosophy representing germinal and controversial views of the human condition, the nature of humanity and
society, and the Good Life. Emphasis on class discussion and the exchange and testing of ideas and interpretations;
concentration on developing clarity and forcefulness in written and spoken discourse concerning issues and ideas. Readings
include Homer’s Iliad, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Machiavelli’s The Prince, Goethe’s Faust, Marx and Engles’ The
Communist Manifesto, and Freud’s Civilization and its Discontents. Two papers 4-6 pages, with conferences and revisions, one
term paper 6-9 pages, and a take-home final consisting of three essays of 3-4 pages on a choice of set topics. Class
participation will be a substantial component in the course grade.
LEAD 251 – Honors Leadership I (3 credits) – Incoming freshmen only
Lecture
Class #15841 TU
8:05 – 9:20 a.m.
Leadership 123
Marcia Hornung
LEAD 251 will fulfill a Leadership Studies minor elective requirement and LEAD 252 (Honors Leadership II offered
Spring 2016) will substitute for LEAD 212 in the Leadership Studies minor.
Description: LEAD 251 and 252 were developed as part of a national curriculum and research project aimed at supporting the
next generation of responsible leaders. The four tenets of leadership are citizenship, stewardship, humanitarianism, and
purposeful passion. Students who pursue these classes will have additional opportunities through the Soaring with Eagles
Foundation for mentoring and project development. Note: students are expected to commit to both 251 and 252.
PHILO 230 – Honors Introduction to Moral Philosophy (3 credits)
Recitation
Class #15971 TU
1:05 – 2:20 p.m.
Dickens 106
Bruce Glymour
K-State 8: Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility
Description: Philosophical issues arising in and about morality. Topics selected from: the nature of moral judgments, moral
knowledge, moral justification, and the relation of morality to religion.
HONORS CAT COMMUNITY OPTIONS
Students must enroll in all parts of the CAT community. Call 532-1501 to get course permission. For incoming freshmen only.
NON-RESIDENTIAL: What’s the Matter with Matter
Description: This CAT community is intended primarily for chemistry, biochemistry, and physics majors. It will allow students
to more deeply explore the chemical world that they will learn about in Chemistry I through discussions about the different
ways we have of understanding chemical models, justifying chemical methods, and deciding how to apply chemistry in
society. The philosophy of science course will introduce students to theories of scientific testing, explanation, and
interpretation that will be used in our discussions. Note: only CHM 220 is designated as Honors credit.
CHM 220 – Honors Chemistry 1 (5 credits)
LEC
Class #10727 MTWU
8:30 – 9:20 a.m.
REC
Class #10728 F
8:30 – 9:20 a.m.
LAB
Class #10729 T
2:30 – 5:20 p.m.
QUIZ
Class #10730 M
7:30 p.m.
PHILO 125 – Philosophy of Science (3 credits)
LEC
Class #16659 MWF
9:30 – 10:20 a.m.
DAS 195 – What’s the Matter with Matter (1 credit)
REC
Class #16363 F
1:30 – 2:20 p.m.
King 004
King 004
CBC 235
Christer Aakeroy
Christer Aakeroy
Michael Hinton
Christer Aakeroy
Dickens 203
Scott Tanona
Bluemont 111
Culbertson/Tanona
RESIDENTIAL: Globalization Today
Students participating in this Cat Community will be placed in Haymaker Hall
Description: Globalization is a flashpoint: some portray it as a means of opportunity while others contend it is a means of
exploitation. We will explore the economic and social aspects of globalization through the following questions: What is
globalization? How did we get to this point? Why are our societies globalizing? What should we do about it? What can we
do about it? This CAT Community is for students in the Honors Program. Note: ECON 110 is NOT an Honors section (four
credit hours are Honors; three are not).
SOCIO 211 – Introduction to Sociology, Honors (3 credits)
LEC
Class #12881 MWF
9:30 – 10:20 a.m.
ECON 110 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
LEC
Class #11114 MWF
8:30 – 9:20 a.m
DAS 195 – Globalization Today, Honors (1 credit)
REC
Class #16361 U
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Umberger 105
Spencer Wood
Bluemont Hall 101
Daniel Kuester
Derby 133B
Matthew Sanderson
STUDY ABROAD: Not All Those Who Wander are Lost
Description: Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Leadership for a Globalizing Community - In this CAT Community, students
will explore what it means to be a "global citizen" and utilize an international experience as an opportunity for personal
growth and self-development. We will examine some of the major forces that shape identity and culture, foster ethical values
and behaviors that promote human dignity, and gain practical skills to navigate the rigors of the modern world. No matter
where your career path may take you, your sense of global citizenship should help get there. The class culminates in a spring
break trip to a new destination each year. The Spring 2017 destination is Paris, France! Note: Lead 212 and DAS 195 are
regular sections. Honors credit only available (by contract) for LEAD 502 in Spring 2017.
Fall 2016
LEAD 212 – Introduction to Leadership Concepts, Fall 2016 (2 credits)
LEC/REC
Class #11331 T
2:30
Leadership Studies
DAS 195 – Leadership for a Globalizing Community, Fall 2016 (1 credit)
REC
Class #17146 U
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Leadership Studies
Spring 2017
LEAD 502 – Global Citizenship (3 credits – course specifics available in October)
Leigh Fine
Matthew Yates
HONORS COURSES BY CONTRACT
Simply enroll in the course and then contact Jim Hohenbary at jimlth@ksu.edu to establish the Honors contract.
LATIN 101 – Latin I (5 credits)
Recitation
Class #12116
MTWU
9:30 – 10:20 a.m.
Seaton 162
Benjamin McCloskey
K-State 8: Aesthetic Interpretation & Global Issues and Perspectives
Description: An introductory study of the structure of Latin.
CLSCS 501 – Monsters – Human and Inhuman – in Classical Literature (3 credits)
Seminar
Class #16053 TU
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Eisenhower 008
Benjamin McCloskey
K-State 8: Aesthetic Interpretation & Historical Perspectives
Description: Odysseus and the Cyclops, Oedipus, Cyrus the Great, despots and democrats- they all are, or at least have been
depicted as, monstrous. How should a human react to an encounter with human or inhuman monsters and with the
extremes they represent? Odysseus blinds his monster; Oedipus decides he is the monster and blinds himself for his crimes.
When Cyrus attains unlimited power, he becomes a monster who believes himself a saint. Socrates teaches philosophy to
prevent politicians (and normal people like you and me) from growing monstrous. In this course we will explore the extremes
of human behavior and potential responses suggested by the ancient Greeks and Romans. In a small discussion setting, we
will read, among other texts, Homer's Iliad. Herodotus' Histories, Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Antigone, Plato's Republic, and
Virgil's Aeneid. The readings are in translation: no prior knowledge of classical literature or languages is expected.