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BIO 116 Honors Introduction to Environmental Science
Introduction to Environmental Science (BIO 116) is a three credit hour course, including both lecture and laboratory class meetings. It is designed as an introductory environmental science course for non-science majors, although it may be of interest to science-oriented students as well.
Environmental Science is a discipline that examines the interactions between humans and their environment. Topics covered in this course include ecosystem dynamics, human population study, biodiversity and conservation, invasive species, global climate change, and human energy consumption.
Students will learn about these and other topics through classroom discussion, evaluation of case studies, and selected readings. In the laboratory, students will make observations and conduct experiments, gain experience in collecting and analyzing data, and participate in at least one field trip.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to describe certain basic ecological and biological principles, interpret and evaluate information relating to a variety of environmental issues, and will have gained experience in reading, writing and discussing topics in environmental science.
Three Credits Fulfills SUNY General Education Natural Science requirements
Professor: Timothy Tatakis Office: 8-424 Phone: 292-2332
E-mail: ttatakis@monroecc.edu
BIO 117 Honors Basic Consumer Nutrition
Nutrition is an evolving science, requiring critical thinking skills to sift through the many topics and controversies it presents. In Honors Consumer Nutrition, students will learn about the nutrients, how the body utilizes them, and their affect on health and disease. Gaining the necessary skills to analyze current nutrition topics will comprise a major part of this course. Student activities may include defending a position on a controversial topic or creating a poster for display. Through case studies, students will develop skills necessary to research and solve a problem. An analysis of student's individual diets will be performed.
Three Credits Depending on the program requirements, this course can meet both Food Service (FSA 117) or Natural Science (Bio 117) elective or course requirement.
Professor: Judy Kaufman Phone 292-2730 Office 8-226
E-mail jkaufman@monroecc.edu
BIO 155 Honors General Biology I
Principles of biology with an emphasis on cellular structure and function, and organic evolution. Topics will include cellular metabolism, molecular genetics, gene expression, Mendelian genetics, natural selection and speciation. The laboratory features activities and experiments that reinforce the concepts presented in lecture. This course is the first in a two-semester sequence in introductory biology for science majors or science-interested students. This course may also fulfill a natural science elective for science-interested students. Two class hours, one conference hour, three laboratory hours.
PREREQUISITES: Living Environment Regents score of 85 or greater and Chemistry Regents score of 85 or greater, or equivalents, or AP Biology score of 4 or greater. AP Biology score of 3 with instructor permission.
Four Credits Fulfills Natural Science requirement
Professor: Suzanne Long Phone: 292-2725 Office: 8-430
E-mail: slong@monroecc.edu
BUS 104 Honors Introduction to Business
William Wordsworth, the British poet said a century or so ago, “In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.”
Business is important. It matters. If done right, it makes the world a better place, creating wealth, well-being, prosperity, jobs, and choices. It can be an exciting adventure, a journey of exploration, and the solution of age-old problems or individual dreams. Imagine the business, large or small, that discovers the secrets of energy generation from new, renewable sources. If conducted poorly, harm can be done.
Business impacts us all. It is a part of the larger community of nations and individuals, and tied to human values. It can be a saint, or it can be a sinner. One thing is for sure – we all need to understand it.
In Introduction to Business Honors, you will not only study the basics of business such as organization forms and the functions of production, finance, marketing, and human resources. You will be examining its relationships with larger environmental factors such as government, ethics, sustainability, and technology. Because this course uses a seminar and tutorial format, you will have the opportunity to assess your personal relationship to and possible future in terms of business related issues.
Three Credits This is a team taught, seminar style course suitable both for Business Majors or any student who would like to learn more about the world of business.
Professor: Carmen Powers Phone: 292-3367 Office: 5-214 E-mail: cpowers@monroecc.edu
Professor: John Striebich Phone: 292-3267 Office: 5-512 E-mail: jstriebich@monroecc.edu
CHE 151 Honors General College Chemistry I
This introductory course in general chemistry is designed for students interested in pursuing further studies in science or engineering. Topics include dimensional analysis, stoichiometry, gas laws, thermochemistry, atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonding, solids, liquids, and phase relationships. It is a mathematical approach to the principles of chemistry and assumes that students have had an above average preparation in chemistry.
The Honors section will integrate activities to probe the ideas students bring into the classroom and provide data for students to grapple with and deepen their conceptual understanding. In the laboratory, students will explore various experimental systems and propose molecular-level mechanisms for their macroscopic observations. The students will work collaboratively to deepen their understanding of a chemical system, collect data, reflect on implications of data, and explain how their understanding is supported by the empirical evidence.
*PREREQUISITES: MTH 165 with a grade of C- or higher or equivalent; CHE 145 with a grade of C- or higher, or above average preparation in high school chemistry.
Four credits Fulfills SUNY Natural Science (SUNY-NS)
Professor: Lydia Tien Phone 292-2397 Office 8-202
E-mail ltien@monroecc.edu
ECO 111 Honors Principles of Microeconomics
The primary goal of this course is to prepare students to “think like an economist.” Economic theory provides a set of lenses which we can use to analyze problems in business, public policy and everyday life. Economics is the study of choice under conditions of scarcity. Economics is not just about stock markets or business, though it includes them. There is an economic way of analyzing just about all aspects of life, from stock markets to sports to marriage and everything in between. The great economic problem is how to allocate our limited resources to satisfy our unlimited wants. In this course students will be introduced to the general principles of microeconomics and the tools economists use to analyze them.
Three Credits Fulfills Social Science requirement.
Professor: Mohammed Partapurwala Phone: 292-3366 Office: 5-515
E-mail: mpartapurwala@monroecc.edu
Professor: Christopher Inya Phone: 292-3341 Office: 5-436
E-mail: cinya@monroecc.edu
ENG 105 Honors Introduction to Literature
How do the movies we watch and the books we read influence our beliefs about science, space travel, global warming, and stem-cell research?
Do cultural prejudices, assumptions, and attitudes influence our interpretation of them?
Literature has long been thought of as the antimatter of science. Physicist Richard Feynman laments what has long been suspected of the fields of literature and science. He calls for a reevaluation of the common misperception that literature and science are irrelevant to one another when he asks, "Is no one inspired by our present picture of the universe? Our poets do not write about it; our artists do not try to portray this remarkable thing. The value of science remains unsung by singers. Are we reduced to hearing not a song or poem, but an evening lecture about it?"
Indeed not! Literature has long drawn on science for its subject matter, and likewise, science has relied on literature as a means to illustrate its discoveries. In this course, we will explore the intersections of these apparently opposing schools of knowledge to discover ways in which they mutually reflect, illuminate, and demystify the other. We will discuss the connection between these two disciplines and its influence on society, and perhaps more importantly, how it impacts the way we view ourselves.
Three credits Fulfills Humanities Elective, English Elective, or Literature Elective
Professor: Pamela Emigh-Murphy Phone 292-3378 Office 5-541
E-mail pemighmurphy@monroecc.edu
ENG 108 Literature of the Holocaust
Literature of the Holocaust presents a host of complex questions for readers, authors, and survivors, as well as insights into ethical choices, the representation of atrocity, and both the power and impotence of language. While a traditional, non-honors version of the course permits a survey of such concepts, an honors section will allow for richer investigation into this challenging literature.
This course will follow the events of the Holocaust chronologically, from Nazi propaganda literature and pre-destruction writings of European Jewry to modern texts that reflect community and individual interpretations of this genocide. Genres to be examined include poetry, drama, legend, memoir, diary, graphic novel, novel, and short story. Children’s literature of the Holocaust will be considered, as well.
Central to this course’s framework will be a focus on 1) the often-problematic nature of Holocaust representations, as witnessed through the use of metaphor, humor, and graphic content, 2) the limitations of language when describing an event as unique as the Holocaust, and 3) the implications of reader responses to literature of the Holocaust. Students will encounter a variety of scholarship pertaining to the course’s themes.
Secondary readings will include sections from Elie Wiesel’s And the Sea Is Never Full, James Young’s Writing and Rewriting the Holocaust, and Bruno Bettelheim’s "The Ignored Lesson of Anne Frank." Multiple films like Conspiracy, Image Before My Eyes, Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Judgment at Nuremberg will supplement class readings, and students will have a chance to hear from and meet a survivor.
Critical questions to be explored include the following:
- How does language shape our understanding of the world around us, and how might it promote violent or peaceful action?
- What are language’s restrictions when attempting to explain the unexplainable?
- Is it problematic to draw comparisons between the Holocaust and other events when writing about it?
- What might our choices of Holocaust literature say about us as readers and our collective ability to confront brutality?
- How can the study of Holocaust literature expand our understanding of common literary techniques?
- What specific concerns are associated with different genres when writing about the Holocaust?
Three credits Fulfills Humanities Elective, English Elective, or Literature Elective
Professor: Regina Fabbro Phone 292-3464 Office 5-541
E-mail rfabbro@monroecc.edu
ENG 215 Honors Children's Literature
How do we define childhood? Why should we encourage children to read? What makes a book “good”? Who should decide what children read and what, exactly, is children’s literature?
Honors Children’s Literature will explore these questions and others while exposing you to a broad range of work published primarily for children (which you’ll discover many adults read as well). We will read, discuss, analyze, and write about children’s literature using a variety of approaches to help you become a more insightful reader and a stronger critical thinker. Our readings will include fables, myths, fairy tales, poems, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction. Class discussions, group presentations, and independent assignments should enhance your appreciation for children’s literature while also cultivating your ability to select and recommend readings for the young people you may someday influence. You may even rediscover your own childhood hopes, dreams, fears, and imagination as you experience the joy and pleasure that studying children’s literature fosters. Come share the wonder!
Three Credits Fulfills Humanities Elective, English Elective, or Literature Elective
Professor: Holley Wheeler Phone: 292-3277 Office: 5-524
E-mail: hwheeler@monroecc.edu
ENG 217 Honors Women in Literature
In 1862, Emily Dickinson wrote, "This is my letter to the World / That never wrote to Me." Dickinson used her words to celebrate, to critique, and ultimately to connect with a world that she apparently believed never understood her most fundamental self. In this course, we will study the words of many women who used conventional as well as alternative literary mediums to mark their presence in their worlds. Through a variety of reading assignments, writing assignments, class discussion, and field work, students will emerge with a heightened understanding not only of the historical development of contemporary attitudes towards gender, but also of the splendid and complex array of women’s voices that have celebrated, critiqued, and shaped these attitudes over the past two hundred years.
Three credits Fulfills Humanities Elective, English Elective, or Literature Elective
Professor: Maria Brandt Phone 292-3383 Office 5-539
E-mail mbrandt@monroecc.edu
ENG 220 Honors Dramatic Literature
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theseus says, “…imagination bodies forth /The forms of things unknown…” Shakespeare knew the power of the playwright to transform empty space into a place of magic, to “body forth” the mysterious workings of the imagination. Such transformation is the cornerstone of dramatic art and the founding premise of this course.
This course will be broken into two units. The first unit will look at the major European influences on contemporary Western theatre, beginning with Aristotle’s theories of the stage as expressed in Poetics and then examining seminal playwrights such as Sophocles, Shakespeare, Beckett, and Brecht. The second unit will explore the emergence of an American stage, beginning with the Playwright’s Theatre and the work of Eugene O’Neill and moving through some of the more important, more exciting work done in American theatre in the last hundred years.
Students will be evaluated based on two longer writing projects, one per unit; ongoing short analytical writing; participation in class discussion; the presentation and analysis of one short scene; and a written critical review of a play we see together as a class. Through reading assignments, writing assignments, group activities, and class discussion, students should emerge from this course with a greater understanding of the literary/historical foundations of Western dramatic art and with a deeper awareness of the mysterious, transformative power of the stage.
This course is an Honors course for three reasons: (1) the two units are designed to provide students with a literary historical context for beginning to think about dramatic literature with a degree of interdisciplinary sophistication; (2) the writing assignments are designed and paced to give students the opportunity to sharpen their critical analysis skills—the two longer, more complex writing assignments will be worked on at a slower pace, allowing students to grapple with more difficult ideas in greater depth; and the shorter, more frequent writing assignments will allow students to hone their critical thinking skills through repeated focused analysis of small passages; and (3) the scene work and critical review will provide students a careful and meaningful encounter with fundamental ancillaries to dramatic literature—a play’s production and critical reception. Overall, the course is designed for the intelligent, hard-working student who is ready to move deeply and with sophistication into this exciting area of study.
Three Credits Fulfills Literature Elective, Humanities Elective, and the SUNY Gen Ed Humanities requirement
Professor: Maria Brandt Office: 5-539 Phone: 292-3383
E-mail: mbrandt@monroecc.edu
ENR 161 Honors Engineering Computing I
This is course is designed to develop practical problem solving skills and foster critical thinking that is particularly useful to students who are planning a career in engineering. The course focuses on three phases of problem solving: problem analysis - which involves effectively stating and interpreting problems, developing logic flow diagrams, writing and interpreting specifications, and testing algorithmic-based solutions; solution design - which involves the appropriate use of data types, mechanisms employed in the storage and retrieval of information, passing function parameters and communicating between discrete processes, and developing methods for testing design concepts; project implementation – which involves programming and testing solutions. A data-flow approach that utilizes a programming language such as LabVIEW will be extensively utilized throughout the course. Students will be able to apply learned concepts and practical problem solving skills through projects that utilize an engaging development platform such as the Lego Mindstorm Robotics system.
*PREREQUISITE: MTH 210 taken concurrently or previously completed.
Three Credits
Professor: John Wadach Office: 8-632 Phone: 292-2488
E-mail: jwadach@monroecc.edu
HIS 232 Honors The United States in the Twentieth Century
Using a seminar format, this course examines the period from the early 1880s to the early 1960s: the main years of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt. In examining this era, “From Roosevelt to Roosevelt,” students will analyze and critique some of the important people, events, and such historical movements as The Gilded Age/Populism/Progressivism; the 1920s/Great Depression/New Deal and World War II; and the most dangerous phase of the Cold War (late 1940s to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962). In examining this period, students will be introduced to History as methodology—the creation of written works through engaging in the processes of directed inquiry—and History as historiography—the intellectual comprehension of History as to its meaning and significance.
Three credits Fulfills either MCC elective or SUNY General Education elective (American History).
Professor: Bill Drumright Phone 292-3244 Office 5-314
E-mail
wdrumright@monroecc.edu
MAR 200 Honors Principles of Marketing
What do Gucci handbags, Shaquille O’Neal, Hillary Clinton, anti-drug campaigns, the Bahamas, lawyers and movies all have in common with each other and Tide detergent?
Answer: They are all products that satisfy consumer needs and provide perceived value. All are carefully positioned to have just the right image, and are perfectly tailored, packaged, situated and presented to their target markets, whose every need, desire, and change in circumstance is carefully researched and analyzed.
Marketing 101, Principles of Marketing, examines the environment in which marketers operate as well as provides an understanding of the “tool box” possessed by marketers known as the four "P"s – product, price, place, and promotion.
In the Honors class, we will not only assess the environment and sort through the toolbox, but we will apply the principles to a real-life marketing project of your choice. You will be able to choose from developing a marketing plan for a non-profit such as Lollipop Farm, a small local business or sports team – whatever is most interesting for you! The reason for projects is that marketing is one of those fascinating subjects that is easily understood in the abstract, but that requires ingenuity and creativity to apply successfully.
As we proceed through the semester, it is my fondest wish that students not only learn and apply the principles, but in the process not only become tough consumers of everything society throws at them but learn how to present themselves in the best possible way as well!
PREREQUESITE: BUS 104 and MTH 104 or MCC level 8 Math Placement
Three credits Fulfills Marketing requirement for business students or General Elective
Professor: Carmen Powers Phone 292-3367 Office 5-214
E-mail cpowers@monroecc.edu
MTH 160 Honors Statistics I
Where am I ever going to use this? Everywhere! Statistics changes numbers into information. Various forms of statistics are utilized in every career, field of study and day-to-day living. Statistical literacy is needed to make sense of our data-driven world.
This course will introduce descriptive and inferential statistics in an active learning format. Students will experience the relevancy by researching and analyzing data provided by the instructor and by the students themselves. Projects will bring the course full circle and serve as guidelines for future analyses. Minitab statistical software is utilized.
*PREREQUISITE: MTH 104 with a grade of C or better, or MCC Level 8 Math Placement
Three credits Fulfills Mathematics and Natural Science Elective
Professor: Lori Judd Phone 292-2945 Office 8-538
E-mail: ljudd@monroecc.edu
MTH 210 Honors Calculus I
This course includes an in depth study of differential calculus as well as an introduction to integral calculus. Topics include: limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, along with their applications in mathematics, science, and engineering. Throughout the course there will be an emphasis on developing a solid understanding of the topics covered as well as the connections between them. Mathematical modeling will be emphasized through projects that involve the investigation of multifaceted problems requiring a combination of various concepts and techniques learned in the course. An appropriate amount of theory will be incorporated by way of mathematical proofs.
*PREREQUISITE: MTH 175 with a grade of C or higher, or high school precalculus with a grade of B (83) or higher.
Four credits Fulfills Mathematics and Natural Sciences Elective
Professor: Steve Kilner Phone: 292-2961 Office: 8-519
E-mail: skilner@monroecc.edu
PHL 101 Honors Introduction to Philosophy
As in most introductory philosophy courses, we’re going to focus primarily on the "big" questions that have been at the center of intellectual debate for at least the past 2500 years: What are the limits of human knowledge and understanding, especially regarding the external, natural world? What is the nature of the self and consciousness? What kind of life is best? Along the way, this honors section will also have to consider and critically evaluate the answers offered by philosophers to more concrete questions such as: Is the existence (or non-existence) of God or gods something that can be proved rationally? Is free will an illusion? When our reasoning and our experience conflict, should we trust our past experience or our reason? In short, we’re going to "think big" this semester.
In this honors section students will have the opportunity to do more than survey these topics. You will explore these philosophical questions in depth by reading many of the significant arguments that have shaped this debate within the Western tradition and critically evaluating them from your own point of view. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis and criticism of these arguments, with the intent of enabling students to evaluate arguments both in support of and in opposition to their own views on the matters considered. Careful analysis and full appreciation of these arguments takes patience and time, but by reading and discussing historically important philosophical texts of Plato, Descartes, Kant, and others, we should be in a better position to try our hand at answering these more abstract questions for ourselves.
Three credits Fulfills Humanities Elective
Professor: Elizabeth Laidlaw Phone 292-3351 Office 5-556
E-mail elaidlaw@monroecc.edu
PHY 121 Honors Physics for Non-Majors - The Big Bang
Beginning in ancient Greece, this course traces the evolution of scientific thinking about the structure and origin of the physical universe, as well as our place and role within it. As our understanding matures, through the discoveries of Newton, Einstein and quantum mechanics, we will be brought into a 21st century where questions concerning the fundamental nature of time and space and the creation and ultimate fate of the universe (or universes) are no longer solely in the domain of philosophy and religion. Throughout the course, the interplay between science and the rest of human culture will be illustrated through the works of both academic and popular authors and artists.
This is a non-mathematical introductory course for students with little or no science background.
Three credits Fulfills Natural Science Elective
Professor: Paul D'Alessandris Phone 292-2490 Office 5-212
E-mail pdalessandris@monroecc.edu
PHY 120 Physics for Non-Majors Laboratory(non-honors)
This is a one (1) credit non-honors course that may accompany PHY 121.
In this two hour lab, we will design experiments that will refine both our understanding of scientific theory and our understanding of the process of science. Although it is not necessary to enroll in PHY 120 in order to enroll in PHY 121, participation in the lab will make the lecture portion of the course easier to understand and hopefully more enjoyable. Physics is much easier to understand when you actually handle the apparatus and see the phenomena discussed in lecture.
Practically speaking, it is easier to fulfill the MCC science requirement if four credits are taken. In addition, many four-year colleges require lab science experiences to obtain transfer credit.
One credit (non-honors) Fulfills Natural Science Elective
Professor: Paul D'Alessandris Phone 292-2490 Office 5-212
E-mail pdalessandris@monroecc.edu
PHY 161 Honors University Physics I
An introductory course in classical mechanics using calculus, designed for engineering, mathematics, or natural science majors. Topics include kinematics, Newton's Laws, work, energy, momentum, rotational motion of rigid bodies, and harmonic motion. The Honors section of PHY 161 will be taught in a studio format, consisting of three two-hour time blocks. The studio format and extended time period will allow the seamless integration of theoretical content and experimental investigation rather than the artificial separation between theory and experiment prevalent in a traditional course.
The course content will be structured to emphasize scientific modeling. Modeling is a constructivist approach whereby you will build your understanding by developing ever-increasingly complex models of different aspects of the physical world. You will learn to probe the strengths and weaknesses of models, to communicate and critique your ideas and the ideas of other students, to work within groups, and to present your findings both in writing and orally to the class.
In addition to the laboratory activities utilized in the modeling cycle, you will conceptualize, design, and carry-out an open-ended physics research project. This research project will require you to apply your modeling skills to a phenomenon or physical system for which the “correct” answer is unknown. In addition to progress reports, delivered both in writing and orally to the class, you will complete a formal research paper on your project consistent with the style manual of a scientific journal. In addition to the paper, you will deliver presentations of their work to departmental gatherings, at MCC’s Scholar’s Day, and possibly at a local or national meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
*PREREQUISITE: Strong preparation in high school physics Corequisite: MTH 211
Three Credits Fulfills Natural Science
Professor: Michael Goho Office: 8-638 Phone: 292-2486
E-mail: mgoho@monroecc.edu
PSY 101 Honors Introduction to Psychology
Why do people dream, and what are dreams anyway? What are emotions? Is ESP real, and if it is, what is it? How do children learn right from wrong? Is there a relationship between race and intelligence? Why do people eat when not hungry? What causes depression; how can it be treated?
In trying to answer these and other questions, students will explore the causes of human behavior in a wide variety of situations and relate what they learn to their own life experiences. This course goes beyond pure textbook material in allowing students to reflect on writings in the field of psychology and to participate directly in psychological activities. Students may choose to conduct systematic observations of behavior in various settings, to analyze the accuracy of psychological principles portrayed in novels or films, or to interview psychological professionals about their training and their work.
Three credits Fulfills Social Science Elective
Professor: Celia Reaves Phone 292-3258 Office 5-440
E-mail: creaves@monroecc.edu
PSY 101 Honors Introduction to Psychology
Why do people dream, and what are dreams anyway? What are emotions? Is ESP real, and if it is, what is it? How do children learn right from wrong? Is there a relationship between race and intelligence? Why do people eat when not hungry? What causes depression; how can it be treated?
In trying to answer these and other questions, students will explore the causes of human behavior in a wide variety of situations and relate what they learn to their own life experiences. This course goes beyond pure textbook material in allowing students to reflect on writings in the field of psychology and to participate directly in psychological activities. Students may choose to conduct systematic observations of behavior in various settings, to analyze the accuracy of psychological principles portrayed in novels or films, or to interview psychological professionals about their training and their work.
Three credits Fulfills Social Science Elective
Professor: Michael Ofsowitz Phone 292-3223 Office 5-402
E-mail: mofsowitz@monroecc.edu
PSY 201 Honors Developmental Psychology - Child
How does childhood shape us to become the unique individuals we are? Does divorce have long-term effects on children? Does having gay or lesbian parents affect child development? Is spanking an effective form of discipline? What is responsible for the epidemic of childhood obesity in our country and how can we combat it? Do babies learn better from Baby Einstein videos or from simple, old-fashioned, low-tech interactions with parents? How are current technologies such as the internet, texting, and social media impacting children’s social development? How can we raise moral children in what seems to be an increasingly amoral and socially toxic world?
These are just some of the many questions we will explore as we examine the diversity and complexities of physical, cognitive, and social development in children. We will critically evaluate traditional contexts of child development such as the family, peer group, and school as well as contemporary issues relevant to child development in the 21st century. Other topics of special focus include peer victimization and cyberbullying; the troubling trend in how children, particularly young girls, are “sexualized” by media and advertisers and the psychological harm that results, including eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression; the critical importance of play in children’s physical, cognitive, and social development; effects of childhood poverty, abuse, and neglect; and cultural differences in child-rearing.
The course will entail readings, lively class discussions, and written analysis of controversial, thought-provoking issues in child development. This course offers vital information for future teachers, parents, or anyone interested in becoming a parent.
*PREREQUISITE: PSY 101 (does not have to be honors)
Three credits Fulfills Social Science Elective
Professor: Wanda Willard Phone 292-3311 Office 5-442
E-mail wwillard@monroecc.edu
PSY 222 Honors Social Psychology of the Holocaust
This course will explore these questions: Is there a relationship between individual violence and genocide? How do ideologies and prejudices develop that ultimately threaten humanity and the ecosystem? Is indifference ultimately more disabling than evil? Can we devise an early warning system to detect possible emergence of mass violence?
In looking at the above questions, we will take a much closer look at the simplicity of good, the banality and seductiveness of evil, and the dangers of indifference. Although the Holocaust will be the primary focus, we will look at other examples of genocide and mass violence.
The goal of this course is to generate hope in the context of information that has a great potential as a source of despair. This course will involve a journey which will be more than an intellectual endeavor. The questions that we will confront are embedded in the passions as well as shared and articulated through the intellect. The ideas that we will explore may not leave the individual the option to return to naivete. The material of this course will force the individuals to confront the most fundamental assumptions about their world and human nature within it.
In confronting these themes, my hope is that each participant will achieve his or her own vision of commitment to respect and celebrate life's diversity and to the building of an inclusive community of justice.
Three credits Fulfills Social Science Elective
Professor: Charlie Clarke Phone 292-3345 Office 5-404
E-mail cclarke@monroecc.edu
SOC 101 Honors Introduction to Sociology
Sociology is fascinated with the same question that interests other fields of study: Why are we the way we are? What is, however, peculiar about sociology is that it sees humans as the product of their relationships with other humans in small groups, as well as in the larger groups that we call society. In the course of this semester, we will develop the skill of looking at such diverse social realities as romantic relationships, sex roles, family life, the deviants of society, class, the unequal status of men and women, racial inequality, and our political and economic systems, from a sociological point of view. It is the intent of this course to give you a greater degree of control over your own life by helping you to understand how it is affected by group and social forces.
Three credits Fulfills Social Science Elective
Professor: Susan Belair Phone 292-3240 Office 5-330
E-mail sbelair@monroecc.edu
SOC 101 Honors Introduction to Sociology
This course is a survey of the major concepts employed in the systematic study of human relationships, with emphasis on society, culture, social interaction, socialization, groups, bureaucracy, institutions, collective behavior, social stratification, social control, social change and sociology as a field of knowledge.
Three credits Fulfills Social Science Elective
Professor: Dina Giovanelli Phone 262-1554 Damon Campus Office 4-214
E-mail
dgiovanelli@monroecc.edu
SOC 209 Honors Environmental Sociology
This course will introduce the key theoretical approaches and research within the emerging field of environmental sociology, as well as examine the ongoing research on how environmental problems have roots in social processes, such as culture, community, social inequality, social organization and social structure. Students will examine how human values about the environment and the relationships between humans and our physical environment are socially constructed. Students will develop a working knowledge of sociological research methods and theoretical perspectives in their analyses of the relationship between human societies and the physical environment.
*PREREQUISITE: SOC 101
Three credits Fulfills Social Science Elective
Professor: Bethany Gizzi Phone 292-3284 Office 5-326
E-mail bgizzi@monroecc.edu |
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