HONORS PROGRAM

01-138               APC 1       IDH 3XXX                        Service Learning: Alternative                                                                                                         Spring Break (1 cr hr)   
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
During this colloquium, students will have the opportunity to participate in the UNF Honors Program Alternative Spring Break to a location outside of Jacksonville.  We will be serving at various non-profit organizations during this week, learning about the services they provide and discovering how the needs of the community are met or not met.  Our focus will vary depending on the geographic location of the city and the issues facing the various service sites.  We will study the city we visit and it’s history—past and present as well as examine our own history and identity. 
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-139             APC 1             IDH 3XXX                  Service Learning:  Domestic Violence                                                                                       (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
Course Description:
During this course, students will experience service at the domestic violence shelter, Hubbard House.  All students will participate in service at the shelter, based upon the training you take; you may work with the domestic violence survivors, their children and/or the batterers.  Students will learn during the first class their options of service and the training dates at the shelter.  Volunteering at domestic violence programs weekly is critical but this alone does not constitute service learning; it is how one integrates this experience into themselves and their thinking.  Unlike volunteerism, this service-learning course will provide a structured environment and exercises, which will allow students to reflect upon their experiences and how they are learning from their environment.  Service Learning is logically consistent with the experiential curriculum within the Honors Program.  Expect to serve in an exciting and engaging environment where you will perform substantive work. Through this service learning section, students will enhance their skills, become far more conscious of the different environments in which they learn and consider the value of giving back to their community.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-140             APC 1             IDH 3XXX                 Service Learning:  Refugees Issues
                                                                                    (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
During this colloquium, students will experience service through Lutheran Social Services, a non-profit organization.  Students will be matched in pairs with recent Bosnian refugees and have the opportunity to work closely with their families and build relationships, easing the transition into the United States.  Serving weekly with families, students will learn first-hand the perils faced by recent immigrants and assist in their adjustment process.  This alone does not constitute service learning; it is how one integrates this experience into themselves and their thinking.  Unlike volunteerism, this service learning colloquium will provide a structured environment and exercises, which will allow students to reflect upon their experiences and how they are learning from their environment.  Service Learning is logically consistent with our experiential curriculum within the Honors Program.  Expect to serve in an exciting and engaging environment where you will perform substantive work. Through this service learning colloquium, students will enhance their skills, become far more conscious of the different environments in which they learn and consider the value of giving back to their community.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-141             APC 1             IDH 3XXX                 Service Learning:  Jaguars Mentoring                                                                                     (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
The Nike/Jaguars Foundation Community Scholars Program is an incredible partnership between the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation and the University of North Florida Honors Program.  You have been selected to be mentors in this program, which helps “at-risk” students, achieve the necessary skills to enter and succeed in college.  Since you have recently navigated the maze to enter and succeed in college, you now have the chance to share your skills and knowledge with someone else.  Paulo Freire, a Brazilian community organizer said:  “We make the road by walking”, and that is what each of us will do this semester.  As we walk through the challenges together of developing a mentoring and scholarship program, working with unique individuals and facing dilemmas and opportunities, we will create our own path and road.  We will build this program from the progress of the first group of mentors (1998-1999), but realize that this is our program that we will create together.  This is an incredible gift and responsibility.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-142             APC 1             IDH 3XXX                 Service Learning:  At-Risk Youth
                                                                                    (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
During this colloquium, students will experience service through The Bridge, a non-profit organization, which helps at-risk youth in Jacksonville.   All students will participate in service at The Bridge, facilitating after-school programs one day per week (Monday - Friday).  Students will have the opportunity to work in small groups with other Honors students and plan activities with the youth that will supplement programming at The Bridge and meet the needs of the children.  Programs can include such things as service, athletics, tutoring, clubs and other activities.  Planning weekly educational programs for youth is critical but this alone does not constitute service learning; it is how one integrates this experience into themselves and their thinking.  Unlike volunteerism, this service learning colloquium will provide a structured environment and exercises, which will allow students to reflect upon their experiences and how they are learning from their environment.  Service Learning is logically consistent with our experiential curriculum within the Honors Program.  Expect to serve in an exciting and engaging environment where you will perform substantive work. Through this service learning colloquium, students will enhance their skills, become far more conscious of the different environments in which they learn and consider the value of giving back to their community.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-143             APC 1             IDH 3XXX                 Service Learning:  Health Issues
                                                                                    (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
During this colloquium, students will experience service at St. Luke’s/Mayo Clinic hospitals.  All students will participate in service at an assigned department within the hospital, helping staff and patients four hours per week.  Students will have the opportunity to apply and select their area of interest, where they can learn first-hand issues facing health care providers and recipients.  Weekly service is important but this alone does not constitute service learning; it is how students integrate this experience into themselves and their thinking.  Unlike volunteerism, this service learning colloquium will provide a structured environment and exercises that will allow students to reflect upon their experiences and how they are learning from their environment.  Service Learning is logically consistent with our experiential curriculum within the Honors Program.  Expect to serve in an exciting and engaging environment where you will perform substantive work. Through this service learning section, students will enhance their skills, become far more conscious of the different environments in which they learn and consider the value of giving back to their community.
No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-144             APC 1             IDH 3XXX     Service Learning:  Environmental Issues
                                                                        (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
During this colloquium, students will experience service through various service or educational organizations.  All students will participate in service at an assigned site three hours per week. Students will choose in the beginning of the semester where they wish to participate in service and will have the opportunity to look at various issues related to the environment.  Serving weekly, students will learn first-hand the challenges facing environmental organizations and or awareness education and see how they can directly impact and make a difference. This alone does not constitute service learning; it is how one integrates this experience into themselves and their thinking.  Unlike volunteerism, this Service Learning course will provide a structured environment and exercises that will allow students to reflect upon their experiences and how they are learning from their environment.  Service Learning is logically consistent with our experiential curriculum within the Honors Program.  Expect to serve in an exciting and engaging environment where you will perform substantive work. Through this service learning section, students will enhance their skills, become far more conscious of the different environments in which they learn and consider the value of giving back to their community.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-145             APC 1             IDH 2XXX                 Realities of the Quilt:  HIV/Aids
                                                                                    (1 credit hour)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
HIV and AIDS do not simply involve a disease.  They involve people, real live people – our family members, friends, and coworkers. This course examines psychological, sociological, biological, and physiological consequences of the HIV virus.  Students will engage in research in and discussions of relevant issues related to the disease and its effect on the individual, the family, and society as a whole.  Students will be well informed about the transmission, prevention, and treatment of the virus.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-146             APC 1             IDH 1XXX                 Classics East to West
                                                                                    (6 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
This seminar will explore the meanings and interpretations of world "classics," both from the Western and nonWestern cultural traditions.  As aesthetic artifacts, which carry an enduring--if not universal--value, such classics reveal something about the nature of culture and humanity.  An important part of our inquiry will be to question and define exactly what makes something "classic."  In addition to literary, philosophic, and religious classics, we will examine other "texts" such as music, the visual arts, and even kinesthetic forms like the martial arts.  The seminar will be devoted to Socratic discussions of the various texts as well as an emphasis on experiential learning.  Thus, we will engage in a variety of aesthetic experiences such as music listening, art appreciation, film viewings, art making, poetry writing, museum visits, t'ai chi, yoga, African drumming, etc.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-147             APC 1             IDH 2XXX             Music, Myth, Movies and Madness:                                                                                  Study of Creativity (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
This seminar will be an interdisciplinary inquiry into the nature of creativity, incorporating the disciplines of biology, neuroscience, anthropology, psychology, history, education, and the humanities.  We will explore such questions as:  What are the characteristics of creative individuals?  How is creativity expressed?  What promotes—and inhibits—the creative process?  Why do music and the arts affect us so deeply?  How do myths and dreams express the creative impulse? What is the relation between genius and madness?  Can creativity be taught? Is aesthetic appreciation, and personal recreation, a creative act?  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-148             APC 1             IDH 2XXX                 Disturbing Philosophic Questions
                                                                                    (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite:  Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
This seminar will examine such perennial philosophic questions, which continue to provoke our hearts and minds.  We will explore a variety of ethical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, with an emphasis on doing philosophy--that is, thinking, writing, and speaking clearly and critically.  We will cultivate the art of Socratic dialogue and the science of crafting a rational argument, whether written or rhetorical.  Students will have an opportunity to present a philosophic thesis to the class and defend it against other students' counter-arguments and to engage in formal debates. This seminar is not for the faint hearted or weak minded:  we will challenge our common beliefs and assumptions, and learn to value provocative and significant questions.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-149             APC 1             IDH 2XXX                 Men, Masculinity, and Manhood
                                                                                    (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
Men... a simple word that means so many different things to different people, and that in the modern era is laden with subjective feelings about gender and masculinity.  This course will explore the male experience from a variety of perspectives, but focusing primarily on social scientific views of masculinity.  We will look back in time, across cultures, and at ourselves to explore the diversity of masculinities and how they influence other realms of social life for men and women.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-150             APC 1             IDH 2XXX                 Psychosocial Aspects of Violence
                                                                                    (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
Few if any individuals escape violence in some form. Whether it is school violence, domestic violence, gang violence, and stalking, or even serial killings, each of us are exposed to violence. This course examines psychological, sociological, biological, and physiological consequences of the violence.No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-151             APC 1             IDH 2XXX             It’s Not Just Black and White:  Prejudice
                                                                                (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
Prejudice is not simply an expression of racial discord, but includes inequitable feelings and behaviors targeting many different groups.  Dissonance exists between generations, between the sexes, between socioeconomic groups, between ethnic and religious groups to name a few.  Who engages in prejudice?  How does it develop? What can be done about it? This course examines psychological and sociological mechanics in the development of prejudice as well as the consequences of related behaviors.  Students will engage in research and discussions of relevant issues related to prejudicial attitudes and the effects on the individual and society as a whole.  Students will also examine mechanisms of attitude change, which may be employed to reduce prejudicial behavior.  In addition to research and discussion-based classes, students will be guided through the process of producing a presentation suitable for a professional conference.No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-152                   APC 1                    IDH 2XXX             Media Literacy (3 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
This course is designed to help you see the real impact T.V. has on our culture.  It's intent is to make you more critical receivers of information delivered to you by the television.  We will hear from those who make television programming and we'll visit some of the television stations and production studios where issues that touch our lives are compressed into ten second sound bites and minute long packages.  We'll hear how the technology is changing and what that means for our future.  And we will put our favorite shows under a microscope to see what hidden messages lie behind the screen.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-153                   APC 1                  IDH 1XXX        Art of Communication (6 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
Communication is: a commitment to reveal, deceive or withhold; to withdraw or share; to persuade; to survive.  Conducted effectively, communication can lead to success in all endeavors.  Conducted ineffectively, it is at the core of all failure.  Communication is about more than just speaking; it's about knowing the rules, understanding the nature of the culture in which you are communicating, receiving the unspoken message, and perhaps most important, listening.  This course will explore all of the above plus how body language, gossip and even swearing affect communication.  We'll look at communication between two people as well as communication within a large organization.  And we'll have ample opportunity to look at our own communication styles and learn strategies to make those styles work better for us.  It's a course designed to open our eyes to the complexities of something we do almost every waking moment of every day.  When the semester is over, students should have a new appreciation for effective communication.   No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.

01-154                   APC 1                  IDH 1XXX         The American Family (6 credit hours)
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
Corequisite:  None
New Course Description:
The American family has been highly criticized over the past decade.  Politicians, academicians, and the media have trumpeted that American family values have nearly become extinct.  Others contend that the family is merely changing to meet the demands of an increasingly complex society.   This seminar is centered around this very debate on the American family.  We will examine the issues that frame this debate such as divorce, single parenthood, domestic violence, and fatherless ness.  We will also examine the context of the contemporary family values debate by studying families through history and across cultures.  No new faculty or additional resources are required for this course.