HON305

This course guides student research on challenging, provocative, and multi-dimensional topics. The course takes seminar form, using debate, dialogue, reading, writing, and individualized research to develop the student's interdisciplinary perspectives, moral and cultural understanding, and problem-solving skills. Topics vary widely. Past courses have included: HIV/AIDS in America; The Wire: Intersections of Class, Power, Crime, and Choice; Sextopia; The Postcolonial World; Bioethics; Revolutions and Revolutionary Thought; Women and Beauty. Most courses fulfill either a Multicultural, Moral/Ethical or Aesthetic area of inquiry. Prerequisites: Junior standing, HON101, HON205, or permission from Honors Program Director.