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Honors College
Director: Charles Schuster GAR 302 229-4658

Please note: The College of Letters & Science charges an additional special course fee for Distance Education (online) sections. These sections can be distinguished by a section number beginning with 2-- (e.g., 201, 202). If the special course fee is not listed in the Schedule of Classes, please contact Andy Cuneo, L&S Student Academic Services, via e-mail, acuneo@uwm.edu, or phone (414) 229-2787.
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HONORS-200: Honors Seminar: The Shaping of the Modern Mind: (3 units; U ; HU)

Introduction to honors work through seminar study of basic texts and problems in the development of modern civilization.

Notes:
Not open to students w/cr in Honors courses at 300-level or above. Retakable once w/chg in topic. Students may not elect cr/no cr option. Prereq: grade of B- or better in English 102(P) or score at level 4 on EPT; cons Honors College dir.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
The Idea of Progress in Modern European History
HU   3 SEM 001 39857 9:30 AM-10:45 AM MW 01/22-05/09 Singer, Alan HON 195 Word
Audit never allowed.
Freudian Slips
HU   3 SEM 002 39859 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Equitz, Lydia HON 155  
Audit never allowed.
The Idea of Progress in Modern European History
HU   3 SEM 003 39860 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Singer, Alan HON 195 Word
Audit never allowed.
Is God Dead: Modern Challenges to Religious Belief
HU   3 SEM 004 39861 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Equitz, Lydia HON 155  
Audit never allowed.
Critical Humors
HU   3 SEM 005 39862 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Hausdoerffer, William HON 180 Word
Audit never allowed.
Devious Cinema
HU   3 SEM 006 39863 2:00 PM-3:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Southward, David HON 180  
Audit never allowed.
Critical Humors
HU   3 SEM 007 39864 3:30 PM-4:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Hausdoerffer, William HON 180 Word
Audit never allowed.
The Idea of the Nation in Modern History
HU   3 SEM 008 39865 9:30 AM-10:45 AM TR 01/22-05/09 Singer, Alan HON 195 Word
Audit never allowed.
The Last 'Good' War?: The Eastern Front
HU   3 SEM 009 41784 11:00 AM-12:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Equitz, Lydia HON 155  
Audit never allowed.
Art of Short Fictn:Character&Conflict in Miniature
HU   3 SEM 010 42224 11:00 AM-12:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Petty, Arlene HON 180 Word
Audit never allowed.
Nostalgic Fictions: The Odyssey and Its Afterlife
HU   3 SEM 011 42350 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Hausdoerffer, William HON 180 Word
Audit never allowed.
Art of Short Fictn:Character&Conflict in Miniature
HU   3 SEM 012 42351 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Petty, Arlene HON 195 Word
Audit never allowed.
Devious Cinema
HU   3 SEM 013 42421 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Southward, David HON 195  
Audit never allowed.
Nostalgic Fictions: The Odyssey and Its Afterlife
HU   3 SEM 014 46859 3:30 PM-4:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Hausdoerffer, William HON 180 Word
Audit never allowed.

HONORS-297: Study Abroad: (1 - 9 units; U )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work levels, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog & cons Honors College dir.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 9 LEC 101 39866 - 01/22-05/09   OFF CAMPUS  
Consent required to audit.

HONORS 350(680): Honors Seminar in the Humanities: (3 units; U ; HU)

Seminar on interdisciplinary topics or on the broader implications of a faculty member's research.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 9H cr max. Cr/no cr not permitted. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Blding the Mod Metropolis:Arch & Urb in Vic Lndn
HU   3 SEM 001 46267 5:30 PM-8:10 PM W 01/22-05/09 Krause, Linda AUP 104  
Audit never allowed.

HONORS 352(682): Honors Seminar in the Natural Sciences: (3 units; U ; NS)

Seminar on interdisciplinary topics or on the broader implications of a faculty member's research.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 9H cr max. Cr/no cr not permitted. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
The Evolution of Human Nature
NS   3 SEM 001 47035 4:00 PM-5:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Campbell, Benjamin HON 190 Word
Audit never allowed.
Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future
NS   3 SEM 002 47034 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Fredlund, Glen HON 155 PDF
Audit never allowed.

HONORS-380: Honors Seminar in the Arts: (3 units; U ; A)

Selected topics in the theory and practice of creative and expressive arts. Taught by practicing artists.

Notes:
Retakable once w/chg in topic. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Shakespeare and Opera
A   3 SEM 001 39867 9:30 AM-10:45 AM TR 01/22-05/09 Phillabaum, Corliss HON 155 Word
Audit never allowed.
Classic American Songbook, 1920-1960
A   3 SEM 002 40594 9:30 AM-10:45 AM MW 01/22-05/09 Strini, Thomas HON 155  
Audit never allowed.

HONORS-497: Study Abroad: (1 - 9 units; U )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work levels, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog; cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 9 LEC 101 39868 - 01/22-05/09   OFF CAMPUS  
Consent required to audit.

HONORS-685: Honors Tutorial (1 - 3 units; U )

Advanced study in interdisciplinary topics.

Notes:
Retakable to max of 6 cr. Prereq: jr st in Honors College, cons instr & Honors College dir.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 3 IND 001 40981 - 01/22-05/09   TBA  
Consent required to audit.

HONORS-686: Research in Honors (3 - 6 units; U )

Student assists with a faculty member's current research, then designs and completes original major research paper under the faculty member's supervision.

Notes:
Retakable once to 6H cr max. Prereq: jr st in Honors College, 9 cr in Honors, cons instr & Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 - 6 IND 001 39052 - 01/22-05/09 Precourt, Bruce TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    3 - 6 IND 002 42859 - 01/22-05/09 Kanter, Jonathan TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    3 - 6 IND 003 43473 - 01/22-05/09 Peoples, James TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    3 IND 004 47452 - 01/22-05/09 Cahill, Shawn TBA  
Audit never allowed.

HONORS-687: Senior Honors Project (3 - 6 units; U )

Performance, exhibit, musical composition, or technical/professional project completed under supervision of faculty member. For students in majors in which a thesis is not appropriate.

Notes:
Not open for cr or enroll to students with Honors 689(ER). Retakable once to 6H cr max. Prereq: sr st in Honors College, cons instr & Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 - 6 IND 001 39053 - 01/22-05/09 Cardenas, Brenda TBA  
Audit never allowed.
    3 - 6 IND 002 43412 - 01/22-05/09 Leson, Richard TBA  
Audit never allowed.

HONORS-689: Senior Honors Thesis (3 - 6 units; U )

Independent research project under faculty supervision. Honors with Distinction awarded for successful completion of thesis.

Notes:
Not open for cr or enroll to students with Honors 687(ER). Retakable once to 6H cr max. Prereq: sr st in Honors College; cons instr & Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 IND 001 39054 - 01/22-05/09 Paik, Peter TBA  
    3 - 6 IND 002 42815 - 01/22-05/09 Singer, Alan TBA  
    3 - 6 IND 003 43460 - 01/22-05/09 Sands, Peter TBA  
    3 - 6 IND 004 47289 - 01/22-05/09 Smith, Jeffery TBA  

 
Additional Courses - Honors, General Dept Seminars
 
ANTHRO-381: Honors Seminar: (3 units; U ; SS)

Selected topics in cultural anthropology, ethnography, prehistory, and human evolution.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Extinctions
SS   3 SEM 001 45939 5:30 PM-8:10 PM R 01/22-05/09 Heatherington, Tracey HON 180  
Audit never allowed.

BIO SCI-380: Honors Seminar: (3 units; U ; NS)

Selected topics in modern and traditional biology and their relation to society.

Notes:
Specific topics may satisfy major area req; consult dept. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
DNA in Our Everday Lives
NS   3 SEM 001 39497 11:00 AM-12:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Forst, Steven HON 195  
Audit never allowed.
Planet in Crisis
NS   3 SEM 002 42387 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Wimpee, Charles HON 180  
Audit never allowed.

ENGLISH-685: Honors Seminar: (3 units; U ; HU)

Investigation in depth of a period, figure, theme, or genre in English or American literature.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
The Victorian Novel
HU   3 SEM 001 43314 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Banerjee, Sukanya HON 155  
Audit never allowed.
African Fiction
HU   3 SEM 002 43315 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Clark, George HON 195  
Audit never allowed.
The Art of Poetry
HU   3 SEM 003 46271 5:30 PM-6:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Southward, David HON 155  
Audit never allowed.

HIST-398: Honors Seminar: (3 units; U ; HU)

Reading, discussion, and presentation of papers to help students acquire an understanding of important historical problems from a humanities perspective.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to combined 9 cr max in Hist 398 & 399. Counts as repeat of History 270 & 404 w/similar topic. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Medicine and Healing in Ancient Greece and Rome
HU   3 SEM 001 43221 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Galvao-Sobrinho, Carlos HON 180  
Audit never allowed.

HIST-399: Honors Seminar: (3 units; U ; SS)

Readings, discussion, and presentation of papers to help students acquire an understanding of important historical problems from a social science perspective.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to combined 9 cr max in Hist 398 & 399. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
U. S. Supreme Court: The Critical Cases
SS   3 SEM 001 43222 2:00 PM-3:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Hoeveler, John HON 195  
Not open to students who have taken Hist 404 with topic "Politics & the Supreme Court in U.S. History"
Audit never allowed.

MATH-222: Honors Calculus II (5 units; U )

Continuation of Math 221.

Notes:
Max of 6 cr in combination of Math 221 & 222 may count toward Honors College reqs. Prereq: C or better in Math 221(P) or B or better in Math 232(P); cons instr.
Lecture notes can be purchased at the UWM Bookstore ~$20.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    5 SEM 001 42442 9:30 AM-10:45 AM MTWR 01/22-05/09 Volkmer, Hans EMS E424A  
Consent required to audit.

NURS-380: Honors Seminar: (3 units; U ; SS)

Selected topics in nursing and healthcare. Retakeable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Failed? America's Health & HC System
SS   3 SEM 001 44198 9:30 AM-10:45 AM MW 01/22-05/09 Doering, Jennifer HON 190  
Audit never allowed.

PSYCH-380: Honors Seminar: (3 units; U ; SS)

Selected topics in psychology.

Notes:
Foundations course. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir; Psych 101(P).
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Learning and Memory
SS   3 SEM 001 46942 11:00 AM-12:15 PM WF 01/22-05/09 Greene, Anthony HON 190  
Audit never allowed.