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HONORS INFORMATION FOR:
University of Wyoming
| HONORS CONTACT: | Duncan Harris Director Dept. 3414, 1000 E. University Ave. University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 PHONE: 307-766-4110 FAX: 307-766-4298 E-MAIL: dharris@uwyo.edu Enrollment in the home campus is required. A GPA of 3.25 is also required. |
| ABOUT THE PROGRAM: | The University Honors Program is a set of opportunities for academically able and ambitious undergraduates. Those opportunities include innovative courses taught by award-winning faculty, independent research on questions important to you and active leadership in a student organization that makes real decisions. The most important opportunities are the chance to grow, to learn in the company of other ambitious students, and to develop your talents and abilities in a challenging and supportive environment. |
| AVAILABLE HONORS COURSES: | Honors courses are taught by faculty selected each year on the basis of competitive applications invited from all colleges in the university. Those selected are chosen on the basis of their course proposal and their demonstrated interest in innovative and effective teaching. Courses fall within the following themes (topics vary each year) Freshman Colloquium (6 credits). Students in this one-year course study major works in the history of Western culture, with particular emphasis on analytical reading, writing, and class discussion. Sophomore- Non-Western Perspectives (3 credits). Issues central to human experience are explored from the perspectives of African, Asian, Middle-Eastern or Native American peoples. Recent course topics have included the Culture and Music of Bali, Race and Rumors of Race, and Pacific Island Resource Management. Junior- Modes of Understanding (3 credits). This course challenges the student to examine the nature, limits and validity of knowledge in selected areas of academic thought. Recent course topics have included Chaos, Fractals, and Complexity- Embryos, Genes, and Evolution, and the Cultures and Politics of Literacy. Senior Senior Honor Seminar (3 credits). Students are asked to confront a complex social issue, examine it from several perspectives and take a stance on some aspect of the issues. Recent course topics have included Buddhism and American Culture, HIV/AIDS Disease and Dilemma, and Public Art and Public Spaces . |
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