Courses
Fall 2021
| Course | Section | Title | Description | Days/Times | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAF 150H | 0001 | Honors Section of AAF/HIS 150: Introduction to Afro-American History | This is a combined section class. (3 crs.) Honors Section of HIS/AAF 150: Introduction to Afro-American History. Cross-listed as (HIS), AAF 150. Survey of Afro-American history from African origins to the current racial confrontation. (Lec. 3) Pre: 3.40 overall GPA or better. (A3) (C3) | Tu 4:30-7:15pm | Barry O'Connor, Jr. |
| CCJ 274H | 0001 | Honors Section of CCJ/PSC 274: Criminal Justice System | This is a combined section class. (3 crs.) Honors Section of CCJ/PSC 274: Cross-listed as (CCJ), PSC 274H. The American system of criminal justice, general processing of cases, principal actors, study of theories of criminal law, and pretrial detention and sentencing. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: 3.40 or higher overall GPA. | MoWeFr 1-1:50pm | Jill Doerner |
| CHN 111H | 0001 | Honors Section of CHN 111: Intensive Beginning Chinese I | (4 crs.) Honors Section of CHN 111: Intensive Beginning Chinese I. (Lec. 4) Pre: 3.40 overall GPA. (A3) (C2) | MoWeFr 8-8:50am TuTh 8-8:50am | Qingyu Yang Jiangping Cai |
| CHN 311H | 0001 | Honors Section of CHN 311H | (4 crs.) Honors Section of CHN 311 (215): Intensive Conversation and Composition I. Intensive course in further development of proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing Chinese. Advanced-low level grammatical structures. (Lec. 4) Pre: 3.40 overall gpa and CHN 212, 212H or equivalent, or permission of instructor. (C2) (A3) | TuTh 12:30-1:20pm MoWeFr 10-10:50am | Jiangping Cai Yu Wu |
| COM 100H | 0001 | Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals | (3 crs.) Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals. Not open to students with credit in COM 110. (Lec. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (B2) (C1) | TuTH 2-3:15pm | Nikolaos Poulakos |
| COM 100H | 0002 | Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals | (3 crs.) Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals. Not open to students with credit in COM 110. (Lec. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (B2) (C1) | TuTh 5-6:15pm | Nikolaos Poulakos |
| COM 100H | 0003 | Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals | (3 crs.) Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals. Not open to students with credit in COM 110. (Lec. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (B2) (C1) | MoWeFr 8-8:50am | Tracy Proulx |
| COM 100H | 0004 | Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals | (3 crs.) Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals. Not open to students with credit in COM 110. (Lec. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (B2) (C1) | MoWeFr 9-9:50am | Tracy Proulx |
| COM 100H | 0005 | Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals | (3 crs.) Honors Section of COM 100: Communication Fundamentals. Not open to students with credit in COM 110. (Lec. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (B2) (C1) | MoWeFr 12-12:50pm | Erin Earle |
| ECN 201H | 0001 | Honors Section of ECN 201: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | (3 crs.) Honors Section of ECN 201: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: overall gpa of 3.40. (A2) | MoWeFr 11-11:50am | Liam Malloy |
| ECN 363H | 0001 | Honors section of ECN 363: Economic Growth and Development | (3 crs.) Honors Section of ECN 363: Economic Growth and Development. (Lec. 3) Pre: 3.40 overall gpa, ECN 201 or 202 or permission of instructor. | MoWe 2-3:15pm | Smita Ramnarain |
| EDC 102H | 0001 | Honors Section of EDC 102: Introduction to American Education | (3 crs.) Honors Section of EDC 102: Introduction to American Education. (Lec. 2, Rec. 1/Online) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (C3) (B4) | MoWeFr 11-11:50am | Jay Fogleman Jr |
| FLM 101H | 0001 | Honors Section of FLM 101: Introduction to Film Media | (4 crs.) Honors Section of FLM 101: Introduction to Film Media. (Lec. 4/Online) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (A4) (C2) | Mo 4-7:45pm | Rebecca Romanow |
| GEO 271H | 0001 | Honors Section of GEO 271: Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs | (3 crs.) Honors section of GEO 271 (102): Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs. General introduction to the dinosaurs. Variety, habits, warm-bloodedness, and extinction discussed. Pterosaurs and bird origins presented. (Lec. 3) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (A1) (B4) | MoWeFr 11-11:50am | David Fastovsky |
| HIS 119GH | 0001 | Honors Section of HIS 119G: Vaccines and Society | (3 crs.) Honors Section of HIS 119G: Vaccines and Society. (Lec. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (A3) (C1) (GC) | TuTh 12:30-1:45pm | Andrea Rusnock |
| HIS 150H | 0001 | Honors Section of HIS/AAF 150: Introduction to Afro-American History | This is a combined section class. (3 crs.) Honors Section of HIS/AAF 150: Introduction to Afro-American History. Cross-listed as (HIS), AAF 150. Survey of Afro-American history from African origins to the current racial confrontation. (Lec. 3) Pre: 3.40 overall GPA or better. (A3) (C3) | Tu 4:30-7:15pm | Barry O'Connor, Jr. |
| HPR 124 | 0001 | Superheroes, political leaders, and the power of Myth | (3 crs.)Where do we turn when searching for answers? From politics to personal safety, can individuals solve the problems that society has not so far addressed? And what do we know about the people we trust (or of whom we should be wary)? The contemporary world provides us with heroes “that don’t always wear capes” (but sometimes they do). This course looks at the modern emergence of the charismatic leader, and answer the question of what makes a hero special, or even needed. Should we trust heroes to champion all of their people (as we will see in the recent Black Panther) or do we need to keep a close eye on what freedom we give to those we trust (as we will explore in The Watchmen and Star Wars)? Answering these questions will provide us with a roadmap for how we can participate in movements to change and better our world, and to identify what, instead, each of us personally finds problematic or dangerous. (A2) (C1) | TuTh 9:30-10:45am | Giacomo Leoni |
| HPR 124 | 0002 | Mass Death in American Culture, 1978-present | (3 crs.) This course will explore mass death events, responses, and aftermath in American culture over recent decades through historical, thanatological, and psychosocial critical lenses. Topics include cult deaths, terrorism-related deaths, mass homicide in workplace and school settings, and the effects and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. (A2) (C1) | Mo 4-6:45pm | Sara Murphy |
| HPR 142 | 0001 | Curation of Self | (3 cr) In this course, we will analyze and explore some of the many themes and variables that play a role in how individuals cultivate and maintain their online presence. Through weekly assignments and conversations, we will engage in both creative and academic responses developed with the intention of challenging students to bring their own voice and perspective to the classroom. (B1) (B4) | TuTh 9:30-10:45am | Sarah Toatley |
| HPR 142 | 0002 | Curation of Self | (3 cr) In this course, we will analyze and explore some of the many themes and variables that play a role in how individuals cultivate and maintain their online presence. Through weekly assignments and conversations, we will engage in both creative and academic responses developed with the intention of challenging students to bring their own voice and perspective to the classroom. (B1) (B4) | TuTh 8:00-9:30am | Sarah Toatley |
| HPR 147 | 0001 | A guide to happiness in the face of catastrophe | (3 crs.) Ecological-Disaster! Nuclear War! Contagion! Our world is over… or is it? What happens to us when everything around us seems to be crumbling down? How do we find happiness in times of crises? And how do we make sense of impending doom? We will approach some of these real and imagined disasters and their aftermath as portrayed in books (from The Road to White Plague), movies (e.g. the Day After Tomorrow or Mad Max), and everyday news, to explore how the responsibility of humans in creating them and our capacity for surviving them can disclose a dimension of hope even when faced with difficult times. (A3) (B1) | TuTh 11am-12:15pm | Giacomo Leoni |
| HPR 147 | 0002 | River Stories | (3 crs.) Rivers are sites of memory, culture, and identity. We will study rivers in literature, art history, oral histories, and geography, paying particular attention to the socio-cultural meanings of rivers in New England. This course explores Indigenous and European ways of knowing rivers. Students will write place-based narratives informed by an understanding of the rhetorics of place. (A3)(B1) | TuTh 3:30-4:45pm | Heather Johnson |
| HPR 183G | 0001 | Black Lives Matter | (3 cr.) From the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, to the Black Lives Matter Movement that began in 2012, this course will compare/contrast the #Black Lives Matter Movement with the Civil Rights Movement and discuss the implications on race, class, gender, and socio-economic status in our modern society. Using textbooks, articles, and classroom discussion students will be able demonstrate their critical thinking and oral expression skills when discussing and analyzing this ever changing topic.(C3) (B4) (GC) | TuTh 5-6:15pm | Carnell Jones |
| HPR 183G | 0002 | Art of Activism | (3 crs.) We will study, analyze, and explore some of the ways creative expression connects with politics, political movements, social justice, and more. What does art do that makes it so powerful? What is the line between art and propaganda? What might policy makers and corporate leaders have to learn from artists' works? These are some of the questions we'll ask and begin to answer, in conversation, through writing, and through engaging with diverse perspectives. (C3) (B4) (GC) | TuTh 11am-12:15pm | Sarah Toatley |
| HPR 183G | 0003 | Art of Activism | (3 crs.) We will study, analyze, and explore some of the ways creative expression connects with politics, political movements, social justice, and more. What does art do that makes it so powerful? What is the line between art and propaganda? What might policy makers and corporate leaders have to learn from artists' works? | TuTh 12:30-1:45pm | Sarah Toatley |
| HPR 230G | 0001 | Honors Colloquium: SOS: Sustaining Our Shores | It is important to understand the challenges facing coastal communities associated with population growth, climate change and environmental injustice. This course will focus on creating awareness around the complex issues of three topics facing society: coasts in crisis, feeding the future (seafood), and plastic and marine pollution. The selected topics are essential to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), which will provide a framework for the course. The Decade and associated UN Sustainable Development Goals will connect ocean science with the needs of society, requiring a multi-stakeholder approach to explore solutions and enable action. | TuTh 2-3:15pm Tu 7-9pm | John Walsh |
| HPR 316 | 0001 | The Art of Happiness | This course is to invite students on an exploratory journey to the basics of Buddhist history, culture, philosophy, psychology, ethics, and logic in the part of the world known as Tibet. Through the in-depth study, the students will acquire a more profound understanding of the Buddhist worldview. The course will examine Buddhism's origins, the chronology of its introduction into Tibet, and influential figures and events in its development over the past 1500 years. Students will be invited to explore fundamental Buddhist teachings and practices to achieve well-being, meditation, enlightenment, and nirvana. Specific attention will be given to how Buddhist forms of compassion, meditation, and wisdom traditions can contribute to peace and happiness in a chaotic and politically conflicted world. The course will conclude with an analysis of the rapidly growing interest in Buddhism in the west, for example, its potential for neuroscientific research on mind-body connections. | We 4-6:45pm | Thupten Tendhar |
| HPR 316 | 0002 | Beauty, Body, Power | (3 crs.) Interdisciplinary analysis of conceptualizations of beauty and the body in relationship to structures of power, focusing on the U.S. and Latin America.Pre: 3.40 GPA or better or permission of the director of the honors program. (C3) (A3) | MoWeFr 1-1:50pm | Katie McIntyre |
| HPR 344 | 0001 | Politics and Protest in Films | The course examines how films represent politics, protest, and rebels. It combines an appreciation of cinema with an understanding of historical, political, and social attitudes. We will compare these screen depictions with our concepts of politics and protest, both past and current (especially during this election year!) (A4) (B1) | We 3:00-6:30pm | Thomas Zorabedian |
| HPR 344 | 0002 | Suicide in American Film & Culture | Examination of suicide, from ideation to aftermath, from the perspectives of the suicidal individual, mental health practitioners, and affected or bereaved loved ones. Focus on representations of suicide in film and other cultural productions. Process-oriented writing culminating in portfolio. | Tu 4-7:45pm | Sara Murphy |
| HPR 401 | 0001 | Honors Project | (3 crs.) (Independent Study) Pre: permission of the director of the Honors Program, and overall GPA of 3.40 or better. (D1) | Independent Study | Kathleen McIntyre |
| HPR 402 | 0002 | Honors Project | (3 crs.) (Independent Study) Pre: permission of the director of the Honors Program, and overall GPA of 3.40 or better. | Independent Study | Kathleen McIntyre |
| HPR 411 | 0001 | Racism in Film | Racism in Film A study of film as a social magnifier of systemic racism in American society. Examination of stereotypes, inherent oppression, white privilege, the false narrative of hidden kindness, and the underbelly of white efforts to herald Black courage and achievement. | Mo 4-6:45pm | Judith Swift |
| HPR 411 | 0002 | Protest and Resistance in America | This course provides an in-depth look at protest and resistance in the American past and present. It begins with the idea that fighting injustice—whether racial, gender, class, or sexual discrimination or the imposition of power by those with it upon those who do not have it, whether in the United States or overseas—should be a basic goal of an educated individual. Butthis course is not just about pointing out injustice. Rather, this course takes a hard-headed look at protest and politics, analyzing what forms of resistance have and have not worked, and with the goal of helping students to make well-informed, historically grounded decisions about how to fight injustice as they see it. Students leaving this course will know much more aboutAmerican political history, the history of American protest movements, and the workings of the American system of government. | MoWeFr 11-11:50am | Erik Loomis |
| HPR 411 | 0003 | Humor Communication | (3 cr.) In this course we will discuss the contemporary theories, models, and measures that explain humor from a variety of perspectives. We will examine humor in all of its dynamic contexts including humor in relationships, families, organizations, medicine, education, intercultural relations, and mediated communication. Finally, we will explore the unique programmatic lines of research that have and will continue to define the field. | TuTh 2-3:15pm | Rachel Dicioccio Brian Quilliam |
| HPR 411 | 0004 | Behavioral Threat Assessment: Managing the Path to Violence | An overview of history, theory, research, and practice of Threat Assessment and Management (TAM) as it is practiced across a variety of settings including K-12, colleges and universities, hospitals and healthcare settings, private business and corporate locations, government and military installations, and houses of worship. | Th 4-6:45pm | Daniel Graney |
| KIN 123H | 0001 | Honors section of KIN 123: Foundations of Health | (3 crs.) Honors Section of KIN 123: Foundations of Health. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: 3.40 overall gpa. (A2) (B4) | MoWeFr 10-10:50am | Allison Harper |
| MCE 401H | 0001-Lec | Honors section of MCE 401: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I | Must be taken with MCE 401H LAB. (3 crs.) Honors Sections of MCE 401: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I. Application of engineering skills using a team-based approach. Design process methodology and communication of solutions to real-world engineering problems. First of a two-course sequence. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: 3.40 overall GPA, MCE 302 and 366 and 448 and ISE 240 and concurrent registration in CHE 333, or permission of instructor. Must be taken in the semester prior to MCE 402. Not for graduate credit. | Tu 12:30-1:30pm | Bahram Nassersharif |
| MCE 401H | L01-Lab | Honors section of MCE 401: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I | Must be taken with MCE 401H LEC. (3 crs.) Honors Sections of MCE 401: Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I. Application of engineering skills using a team-based approach. Design process methodology and communication of solutions to real-world engineering problems. First of a two-course sequence. (Lec. 2, Lab. 3) Pre: 3.40 overall GPA, MCE 302 and 366 and 448 and ISE 240 and concurrent registration in CHE 333, or permission of instructor. Must be taken in the semester prior to MCE 402. Not for graduate credit. | Th 12:30-3:30pm Tu 1:30-3:30pm | Bahram Nassersharif |
| MTH 142H | 0001 | Honors section of MTH 142: Intermediate Calculus with Analytic Geometry | (4 crs.) Honors Section: MTH 142: Intermediate Calculus with Analytic Geometry. (Lec. 3, Rec. 1) Pre: Overall GPA 3.40 and MTH 141, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 132. (B3) (A1) | William Kinnersley | |
| NUR 260H | 0001 | Honors section of THN/NUR 260: Impact of Death on Behavior | This is a combined section class. (3 crs.) Cross-listed as (NUR), THN 260H. Honors Section of NUR/THN 260 (360). Impact of Death on Behavior. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (A2) (C3) | TuTh 2-3:15pm | Carolyn Hames |
| PHY 203H | 0001 | Honors section of PHY 203: Elementary Physics I | (3 crs.) Honors Section of PHY 203: Elementary Physics I. (Lec. 3) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. Credit or concurrent enrollment in MTH 141 and concurrent enrollment in PHY 273. Intended for science or engineering majors. Not open to students with credit in PHY 213. (A1) [Need passing credit in PHY 203 and 273 to fulfill general education requirement.] | MoWeFr 2-2:50pm | Leonard Kahn |
| PHY 205H | 0001 | Honors section of PHY 205: Elementary Physics II | (3 crs.) Honors Section of PHY 205: Elementary Physics III. (Lec. 3) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. PHY 203; concurrent enrollment in MTH 243 or 362; concurrent enrollment in PHY 275. Intended for science or engineering majors. Not open to students with credit in PHY 213, 214. (A1) (B3) [Need passing credit in PHY 205H and 275H to fulfill general education requirement.] | TuTh 11am-12:15pm | Michael Tammaro |
| PHY 273H | 0001-LAB | Honors section of PHY 273: Elementary Physics Laboratory I | Must be taken with the Honors REC. (1 cr.) Honors Section of PHY 273: Elementary Physics Laboratory I (Lab. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. Concurrent enrollment in PHY 203. [Students must register for both a Lab & Recitation of PHY 273H.] (A1) [Need passing credit in PHY 203 and 273 to fulfill general education requirement.] | Th 1-1:50pm | Leonard Kahn |
| PHY 273H | 0001-REC | Honors section of PHY 273: Elementary Physics Laboratory I | Must be taken with the Honors LAB. (1 cr.) Honors Section of PHY 273: Elementary Physics Laboratory I (Lab. 3) Pre: Must have a 3.40 overall GPA. Concurrent enrollment in PHY 203. [Students must register for both a Lab & Recitation of PHY 273H.] (A1) [Need passing credit in PHY 203 and 273 to fulfill general education requirement.] | Tu 1-2:50pm | Leonard Kahn |
| PHY 275H | 0001 | Honors section of PHY 275: Elementary Physics Laboratory III | (1 cr.) Honors Section of PHY 275: Elementary Physics Laboratory III. (Lab. 3) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. Concurrent enrollment in PHY 205H. (A1) (B3) [Need passing credit in PHY 205H and 275H to fulfill general education requirement.] | TBA | Michael Tammaro |
| PSC 274H | 0001 | Honors Section of CCJ/PSC 274: Criminal Justice System | This is a combined section class. (3 crs.) Honors Section of CCJ/PSC 274: Cross-listed as (CCJ), PSC 274H. The American system of criminal justice, general processing of cases, principal actors, study of theories of criminal law, and pretrial detention and sentencing. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: 3.40 or higher overall GPA. | MoWeFr 1-1:50pm | Jill Doerner |
| SOC 224H | 0001 | Honors Section of SOC 224: Health, Illness, and Medical Care | (3 crs.) Honors Section of SOC 224: Health, Illness, and Medical Care. Introduction to social factors in the occurrence, distribution, and treatment of illness in society; critical analysis of the social organization of medicine in contemporary American society. (Lec. 3) (A2) (C3) | TuTh 11am-12:15pm | Alana Bibeau |
| THN 260H | 0001 | Honors section of THN/NUR 260: Impact of Death on Behavior | This is a combined section class. (3 crs.) Cross-listed as (NUR), THN 260H. Honors Section of NUR/THN 260 (360). Impact of Death on Behavior. (Lec. 3/Online) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (A2) (C3) | TuTh 2-3:15pm | Carolyn Hames |
| WRT 104H | 0001 | Honors section of WRT 104: Writing to Inform and Explain | (3 crs.) Honors Section of WRT 104: Writing to Inform and Explain. (Lec. 3) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (B1) (B4) | TuTh 2-3:15pm | LuAnne Roth |