HONR 200 - Foundations in Western Thought

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23WG
Prerequisite(s): Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

This course focuses on the foundations of current Western culture by examining influential texts in ancient Greek, Roman, and Judeo-Christian traditions. This course is interdisciplinary in nature and will be concerned with classical Greece and Rome, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It also considers contemporaneous non-Western tradition(s) in order to demonstrate the distinctive nature of Western civilization. As part of the honors program, this course is demanding in terms of its reading and writing requirements.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for World History & Global Awareness is satisfied by HONR 200. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of a broad outline of world history and/or the development of the distinctive features of at least one civilization or culture in relation to other regions of the world; and
demonstrate an understanding of the structures, systems, and interrelationship among civilizations and cultures within historical and/or contemporary contexts, and their impact on wellbeing and sustainability.

Course-specific SLOs for HONR 200 include:

Show proficiency with the specialized vocabulary, historical context, and breadth of the field
Demonstrate an ability to synthesize ideas from primary and/or secondary sources