Honors First Year Inquiry Series
In 2007, we developed a series of honors-only entry level courses that meet the new Domain requirements for the NU CORE. We encourage all first year students to enroll in a First Year Inquiry Series course that will meet the domains of Arts & Humanities, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences, and are listed below. In addition to these courses, students may also sign up for Honors seperate sections here.
Spring 2010
Inquiries in Art and Humanities
HONR 2204 (NU CORE: A1)
CRN: 35269, MWR 1:35 pm- 2:40pm
Instructor: Leonard Brown, Associate Professor, Music
The African American Quest for Freedom in the USA: Music and Songs of Strength, Faith, Hope and Resiliency
Course description: This course will focus on the legacy of music and song in the centuries old struggle for freedom and equality by African Americans in the USA. Students will be exposed to African American life and views from historical times to today, with a focus on the roles and functions of music within Black culture. Attention will be given to the various genres of music created and perpetuated as Blacks moved to gain freedom and equal rights as guaranteed in the US constitution but was systematically denied for over three centuries. A special focus of the course will include the music and songs of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950 and 1960's. Appropriate ethnomusicological approaches and strategies will be used to provide a conceptual framework and all students will be required to complete a research project.
Inquiries in Science and Technology
HONR 2206 (NU CORE: T1)
CRN: 30510, TF 11:45am-1:25pm
Instructor: Jennifer Rivers Cole, Academic Specialist, Earth & Environmental Science Department
Wetlands: Policy, Science and Technology
This course is intended for students who are interested in the political, societal, geological, biological, or chemical aspects of wetland environments and resources. In this class, you will gain an interdisciplinary overview of physical, biological and cultural aspects of wetlands. We’ll cover definitions, classification systems, origins, and natural processes of wetland environments. Though we will focus on our temperate geographic setting, we will also discuss wetlands in boreal and tropical climates. We will look at hydrology, soils, and vegetation and their relationship to ecosystem processes, societal values, and management. We will examine human use, modification, exploitation, jurisdictional delineation, and management options, along with legal and political aspects of wetlands. There will be several mandatory field trips. Through these field trips, you will gain invaluable insight and experience in a variety of wetland environments.