Jun 02, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses of Instruction


This list includes for each course the subject abbreviation, catalog number, title, credit hours, class or laboratory hours per week, description, requirements and prerequisites.

4000/6000-Level Courses

If a 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart, this is noted in the course description of the 4000-level course.

Cross-Referenced Courses

A cross-referenced course is one that can be taken for credit under different departmental subjects. For example, students can take Herpetology as either BIOL 4680  or WFB 4680 . The student should select the desired departmental subject abbreviation in conference with an advisor. The departmental subject abbreviation may be changed only during the period allowed by the University calendar for adding a course.

 

History

  
  • HIST 3300 - History of Modern China

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Growth and development of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the present. Emphasis is on 20th century China, particularly since the rise to power of the Communist regime.

  
  • HIST 3330 - History of Modern Japan

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Origin and development of Japanese civilization with particular emphasis on modern Japan from mid-19th century to the present.

  
  • HIST 3340 - Premodern East Asia

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Introduction to histories of China and Japan, from antiquity to approximately 1850. Political, religious, artistic, and other aspects of premodern society are examined and compared in order to gain significant insights regarding the premodern antecedents of these two dynamic and important nations.

  
  • HIST 3350 - History of South Asia 1500-Present

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of the major socio-cultural changes, political traditions, and institutions of South Asia or the Indian subcontinent from 1500 to the present. Topics include South Asia’s historic role in the global economy, the Mughal empire and its place in the wider Islamic world, and British colonialism and decolonization.

  
  • HIST 3370 - History of South Africa

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines the important trends in the history of South Africa from earliest times to the present. Topics include nature of precolonial society, European immigration, rise of industrial capitalism, advent of Apartheid, and the liberation struggle.

  
  • HIST 3380 - African History to 1875

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of sub-Saharan Africa from antiquity to European colonial rule, exploring the development of Stone Age cultures; agricultural and pastoral societies; ancient civilizations; political, economic, and social systems; gradual shift of initiative from the interior to the coast; and various slave trades.

  
  • HIST 3390 - Modern Africa, 1875 to the Present

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of sub-Saharan Africa from 1875 to the present, with focus on the development and decline of European imperialism, dilemmas of African independence, and ethnic struggles in Southern Africa.

  
  • HIST 3400 - Latin America: From Conquest to Independence

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of the encounters, collaborations, and clashes that characterized the conquest period and beyond in Latin America. Readings are assigned regarding the spiritual, biological, social, and political consequences of the meeting of Indians, Africans, and Europeans. Historical sources include images, artwork, letters, and memoirs.

  
  • HIST 3410 - Modern Mexico

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Introduction to the geography of the region; origins and progress of the Independence movements; political, economic, and social developments after 1825; and current domestic and international problems.

  
  • HIST 3420 - South America Since 1800

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Introduction to the geography of the region; origins and progress of the Independence movements; political, economic, and social developments after 1825; and current domestic and international problems.

  
  • HIST (REL) 3510 - Ancient Near East

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    History of the peoples and civilizations of the Near East from the Sumerians to the establishment of Roman power in this region. Includes geography, mythology, religious, and economic currents as well as the methods and discoveries of archaeology. May also be offered as REL 3510 .

  
  • HIST 3520 - Egypt in the Days of the Pharaohs

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Egyptian civilization from its beginning until the period of Roman conquest. Includes a survey of political history but also deals with daily life, making much use of archaeological evidence.

  
  • HIST 3530 - Women in Antiquity

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Focuses on women in the ancient period in Mesopotamia, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in the early Christian Church. Formation of gender roles and issues related to ancient sexuality also receive attention.

  
  • HIST 3540 - The Greek World

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of Greek civilization from its beginning until the time of the Roman conquest, concentrating on the social institutions of the Greek city-states.

  
  • HIST 3550 - The Roman World

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Considers the rise of Rome to world empire and the international civilization it dominated. Concentrates on the nature of the political change from Republic to monarchy with particular emphasis on city life and the causes of its decline.

  
  • HIST 3610 - History of Britain to 1688

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of historical developments in the British Isles through the 17th century. Focus is on political institutions, warfare, social and economic trends, and cultural and legal developments.

  
  • HIST 3630 - Britain Since 1688

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of political, cultural, social, economic, and imperial issues in the history of the British Isles from the late 17th century to the present. Includes Honors sections.

  
  • HIST 3650 - British Cultural History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of topics in British cultural history from the 17th century to the present. Emphasizes the 19th and 20th centuries.

  
  • HIST 3670 - Modern Irish History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines Irish history over the past four centuries, with particular attention to the 19th and 20th centuries. Irish political, social, economic, and cultural history, Anglo-Irish relations, and the Irish diaspora are considered.

  
  • HIST 3700 - Medieval History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Survey of the period from the eclipse of Rome to the advent of the Renaissance, emphasizing human migrations, feudalism, rise of towns, and cultural life.

  
  • HIST 3720 - The Renaissance

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of the transitional period of European civilization (ca. 1300-1500) emphasizing institutional, cultural, and intellectual developments.

  
  • HIST (REL) 3730 - Age of the Protestant Reformation

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Evolution of Modern Europe (ca. 1500-1660), as affected by the Reformation, wars of religion, and growth of nation-states. Study includes intellectual advances and the beginnings of European expansion overseas. May also be offered as REL 3730 .

  
  • HIST 3740 - Europe in the Age of Reason

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of the quest for order and the consolidation of the European state system between 1660 and 1789 with emphasis on the idea of absolutism, the question of French hegemony, and the synthesis of the 18th-century Enlightenment.

  
  • HIST 3750 - Revolutionary Europe

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    History of Europe from the outbreak of the French Revolution through the Revolutions of 1848 emphasizing the conflict between the forces of change and those of conservatism, within the states and in Europe in general.

  
  • HIST 3770 - Europe 1914 to 1945

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Focuses on Europe during two major wars and the peacetime adjustments Europeans made, or failed to make, during the twenty-year interim between those wars.

  
  • HIST 3780 - Europe Since 1945

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Focuses on how World War II completed the destruction of European global hegemony, creating a bipolar continent with the west dominated by the United States and the east by Soviet Russia, and how Europe adjusted to this situation.

  
  • HIST 3800 - Imperial Germany

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    German history from the beginning of the German Empire, 1870-1871, through World War I. Emphasizes the influence of militarism, nationalism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia on the German culture and political process.

  
  • HIST 3810 - Germany 1918 to 1945

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    German history from the time of Germany’s defeat in World War I, through the Nazi period and World War II. Special focus is on the complex history of Weimar and Nazi Germany. Preq: Sophomore standing.

  
  • HIST 3820 - Germany 1945 to the Present

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    German history from the time of Germany’s defeat in World War II, through the Cold War and reunited Germany. Special focus is on the cultural-intellectual history of West and East Germany and of Germany since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Preq: Sophomore standing.

  
  • HIST 3840 - History of Modern France

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    French history from mid-19th century to the present with particular emphasis on France since 1900.

  
  • HIST 3850 - History of Imperial Russia

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Survey of the formative years of the Russian Empire from the time of accession of Peter the Great to the time of the Russian Revolution. Social, political, diplomatic, and intellectual developments are given equal treatment.

  
  • HIST 3860 - History of the Soviet Union

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Soviet history from the revolution to 1991. Surveys the creation and subsequent development of the communist political and social system, with attention given to culture and diplomacy.

  
  • HIST 3870 - The Russian Revolution

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    History of one of the most formative series of events of the 20th century. Follows the crisis of Imperial Russia, its downfall during World War I, and subsequent revolutionary upheaval leading to the formation of the USSR.

  
  • HIST 3880 - Digital History Creative Inquiry

    1-3 Credits (1-3 Contact Hours)
    In consultation with and under the direction of a faculty member, students pursue scholarly activities individually or in teams using digital history techniques. These creative inquiry projects may be interdisciplinary. Arrangements with mentors must be established prior to registration. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Preq: HIST 2150 .

  
  • HIST 3890 - Creative Inquiry in History

    1-4 Credits (1-4 Contact Hours)
    In consultation with and under the direction of a faculty member, students pursue scholarly activities individually or in teams. These creative inquiry projects may be interdisciplinary. Arrangements with mentors must be established prior to registration. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Preq: Consent of faculty member/mentor.

  
  • HIST 3900 - Modern Military History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Survey of the development of modern warfare and the influence of technological change on warfare. Particular attention is given to the major conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries.

  
  • HIST 3910 - Post World War II World

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines the world in the age of the Cold War; the breakdown of the colonial empires; and racial, religious, ethnic, national, and social tensions. The United States provides the central core to the class.

  
  • HIST 3920 - History of the Environment of the United States

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of the historical development of the attitudes, institutions, laws, people, and consequences that have affected the environment of the United States from pre-Columbian days until the present. Emphasizes the interaction of human beings within and with the environment.

  
  • HIST 3930 - Sports in the Modern World

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Analysis of the global evolution and diffusion of sports in the industrial age emphasizing the linkage of sports structure and performance to the larger social context.

  
  • HIST 3940 - Non-Western History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines the important trends in world history since 1500,including capitalism, industrialization, nationalism, migration, and imperialism, with a focus on non-Western regions. Preq: HIST 1730 .

  
  • HIST 3950 - Civil Rights History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines the development of American civil rights from the creation of the Constitution through the present. Emphasis is on the legal struggle of African Americans for civil rights, but how other groups fought for rights in the courts is also considered.

  
  • HIST 3960 - The Middle East to 1800

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines the histories, cultures, and societies of the Middle East from the rise of Islam in the seventh century to the eve of European colonial penetration.

  
  • HIST 3970 - Modern Middle East

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines the histories, cultures, and societies of the Middle East from the 18th century to the present day with particular emphasis on contemporary issues.

  
  • HIST 3980 - American Military History to 1916

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Survey of American military experience and the development of American military institutions to 1916.

  
  • HIST 3990 - American Military History 1917-Present

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Survey of the American military experience and the development of American military institutions from World War I to the present.

  
  • HIST 4000 - Studies in United States History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Topics and problems in the history of the United States from the Colonial era to the present. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4090 - Kennedy Assassination and Watergate

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Journey into the underbelly that examines the diverse elements of national security, divisive politics, the Cold War and Cuba, FBI, CIA, the mob, fanaticism, anomie, and threats to the stability of the republic that seem to have come together in Dallas in 1963 and in Watergate. Preq: Junior standing.

  
  • HIST 4100 - Carolina Seminar

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Seminar in South Carolina history with variable topics ranging from South Carolina’s origins in the colonial era to the present. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.

  
  • HIST 4140 - Introduction to the Study of History Museums

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    An Introduction to the field of museology, covering the history, philosophy, and ethics of the profession; various types of museums, and different aspects of museum work; the museum’s role in the community; and the effects of philanthropy and government on museums. Preq: Any 3000-level history course.

  
  • HIST 4150 - Topics in Digital History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Exploration of a topic in digital history, such as a particular technique, for historical research or one type of project to share history with an audience. Students develop substantial projects of their own. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits if the topic is different. Preq: HIST 2150 .

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4170 - History and Memory

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examines collective memory and how historians use this framework to understand historic periods and subjects. Students explore how, why, and what societies, governments and institutions choose to commemorate. Special attention is given to the role public historians play in preserving, shaping, and disseminating stories about the past.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4180 - Oral History and Local History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Introduces students to the most recent work in oral history and methodology with a focus on the history of the Upstate and Appalachia from the colonial era to the present. Students engage in their own local oral history project and produce a research paper based on their findings. Preq: Any 3000-level history course.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4190 - Grant Writing for Public and Digital History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Introduction to the process of grant writing. Students also learn how nonprofit institutions, such as historical societies and museums, operate and the funding challenges that they face. Preq: Sophomore standing.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4200 - History and Film

    3 Credits (2 Contact Hours)
    Analyzes the role of the cinema in the construction and dissemination of history. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent. Coreq: HIST 4201 .

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4201 - History and Film Laboratory

    0 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Non-credit laboratory to accompany HIST 4200 . Coreq: HIST 4200 .

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4240 - Topics in History of Medicine and Health

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Selected topics in the development of medicine and health care including public attitudes towards health and medicine.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4360 - The Vietnam Wars

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Wars in Vietnam are seen in two phases. The First Indochina War, 1946-1954, is covered briefly. Main body of the course covers the Second Indochina War, which began as a guerrilla conflict in 1959-1960 and ended as a mostly conventional war in the Communist victory of 1975.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4380 - Problems in African Historiography and Methodology

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Concentrates on major issues in the field of African history with an additional focus on methodological concerns. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4400 - Studies in Latin American History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Consideration of selected and varied topics in Latin American history through readings, discussions, and individual or group projects. Special attention is given to the use of an inquiry or problem-solving method of historical analysis and to the cultivation of a comparative perspective. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4500 - Studies in Ancient History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Selected topics in ancient history ranging from pre-Biblical times to the fall of the Roman Empire. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4510 - Alexander the Great

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Focuses on the career of Alexander the Great and deals with the history and archaeology of ancient Macedonia.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST (REL) 4520 - History of Early Christianity

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of the history, social and doctrinal, of early Christianity up to 600 A.D. May also be offered as REL 4520 .

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4600 - Studies in British History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of selected themes, topics, or periods in British history from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Includes Honors sections. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4700 - Studies in Early European History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of selected topics or themes in European history from the fall of the Roman Empire to the age of industrialization. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4710 - Studies in Modern European History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of selected topics or problems in European history from the end of the Old Regime to the present. Includes Honors sections. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4720 - Medieval Conquests and Crusades

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Focuses on medieval conquests with particular emphasis on the era of the crusades. Investigates the origins and historical significance of the crusades from both Christian and Muslim perspectives, and examines crusader societies at home and abroad. Explores other medieval colonization movements and religious justifications for warfare outside the Holy Land.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4800 - Topics in Public History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    An introduction to a particular topic relevant to the field of public history. Courses may be structured around a particular theoretical framework, mode of exhibition, or subject. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Preq: HIST 2140  or sophomore standing.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4870 - World War II and the World

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    World War II was a cataclysm of the twentieth century that touched every part of the globe and ushered in the atomic age. This course examines the war from its origins in the aftermath of World War I to the war crimes trials and the dawn of the Cold War.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4880 - Studies in Middle East History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of selected themes and topics in the history of the Middle East. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4900 - Senior Seminar

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Seminar in current research themes in history. Students conduct directed research on a particular topic and learn research, writing, and oral presentation techniques. Seminar topics vary from section to section and from semester to semester. Preq: History major and Senior standing and HIST 2990  with a C or better.

  
  • HIST 4910 - Studies in the History of Science and Technology

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Selected topics in the development of science and technology emphasizing their social, political, and economic effects. Includes Honors sections. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4920 - Studies in Diplomatic History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Selected topics and problems in international conflict and conflict resolution among nations. Concentration is usually in 20th century history. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4930 - Studies in Social History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Studies in the ways people have earned their livings and lived their lives, individually and as communities, in the confines of different societies. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4940 - Studies in Comparative History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Selected topics in comparative history, contrasting and comparing similar historic developments in different nations, geographic areas, or civilizations. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4950 - Studies in the History of Ideas

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Selected topics and themes in the development of ideas that have had an impact on the behavior of individuals and civilizations. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4960 - Studies in Legal History

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study of selected problems in the development of law and the system of criminal and civil justice. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent.

    This 4000-level course has a 6000-level counterpart. Students should refer to the Graduate Announcements for the 6000-level description and requirements.
  
  • HIST 4970 - Senior Honors Research

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Research for the preparation of senior honors thesis. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent. Preq: Senior standing, completion of a 4000-level history course, approval of the History Department.

  
  • HIST 4980 - Senior Honors Thesis

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Writing of the senior honors thesis. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent. Preq: HIST 4970 .

  
  • HIST 4990 - Independent Study

    1-3 Credits (1-3 Contact Hours)
    Study of selected problems in history under the direction of a faculty member chosen by the student. Student and faculty member develop a course of study designed for the individual student and approved by the department chair prior to registration. May be repeated once for credit with departmental consent. Preq: Consent of department chair.


Honors

  
  • HON 1900 - Freshman Colloquium: Arts and Humanities (Literature)

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Intellectually intensive seminar that engages freshman honors students in dialogue about the “idea of the University.” Explores key literary works that enhance understanding of historical eras, intellectual and artistic movements, or cultures. Topics vary. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 1910 - Freshman Colloquium: Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature)

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Intellectually intensive seminar that engages freshman honors students in dialogue about the “idea of the University.” Explores historical eras, intellectual and artistic movements, or cultures emphasizing multiple tools of analysis, including literature, art, music, and film. Topics vary. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 1920 - Freshman Colloquium: Social Science

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Intellectually intensive seminar that engages freshman honors students in dialogue about the “idea of the University. Explores foundations and consequences of human thought and behavior at the individual and societal levels, with emphasis on concepts and tools that organize scholarly inquiry across the social and behavioral sciences. Topics vary. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 1930 - Freshman Colloquium: Cross-Cultural Awareness

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Intellectually intensive seminar that engages freshman honors students in dialogue about the “idea of the University.” Explores traditions, customs, and value systems of peoples and cultures. Examines concepts and tools that organize scholarly inquiry into world cultures emphasizing non-Western societies. Topics vary. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 1940 - Freshman Colloquium: Science and Technology in Society

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Intellectually intensive seminar that engages honors students in dialogue about the “idea of the University.” Explores interactions of the sciences and technology with society. Examines how science and technology are social enterprises and the impact of science and technology on attitudes, behaviors, and choices. Topics vary. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2010 - Structures and Society

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Interdisciplinary honors seminar that examines selected structures regarded as monuments to artistic creativity and technological genius and the ways that structures affect and are affected by the societies that produce them. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2020 - Science, Culture, and Human Values

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Interdisciplinary honors seminar that unifies natural scientific, social scientific, and humanistic disciplines into a holistic view of the modern world and its future. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2030 - Society, Art, and Humanities

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Combines readings and methodologies from the social sciences, arts, and humanities to study the interrelationships among the disciplines and their societal effects. Subjects vary. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2040 - Honors Study/Travel

    1 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Study/travel experience related to a three-credit Calhoun Honors Seminar. May be repeated for a maximum of three credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2050 - Current Issues

    1-3 Credits (1-3 Contact Hours)
    Examination of a current issue or set of issues from a variety of academic perspectives. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2060 - Controversies in Science and Technology

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Interdisciplinary honors seminar that examines social issues related to science and technology, using perspectives from science, the social sciences, and humanities. May be repeated for a maximum six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2070 - Reasoning, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Interdisciplinary honors seminar that teaches a particular set of tools for thinking and analysis, showing how these tools can be applied to different kinds of problems in different disciplines. May be repeated for a maximum six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2090 - Border Crossings: Experiences in World Cultures

    1-3 Credits (1-3 Contact Hours)
    Readings and studies that heighten understanding of world cultures and societies. Taken in conjunction with international educational experiences approved by Calhoun Honors College. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, with a maximum of 12 credits per study abroad experience. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2100 - Experiencing the Arts

    3 Credits (2 Contact Hours)
    Interdisciplinary exploration of the arts through seminar discussions and attendance at performing and visual arts events on campus. Exploration of arts and aesthetics leading to performance previews, reviews, and experiences of Brooks Center and Lee Gallery events. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College. Coreq: HON 2101 .

  
  • HON 2101 - Experiencing the Arts Laboratory

    0 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Non-credit laboratory to accompany HON 2100 . Coreq: HON 2100 .

  
  • HON 2200 - Studies in Social Science

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Discipline specific social science seminar including a disciplinary introduction (anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology or sociology) and a detailed examination of specific theories and methods within that discipline. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different disciplines are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2210 - Studies in Literature

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Introduction to selected authors and literary works focused around a specific topic. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2220 - Studies in Arts and Humanities

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Exploration of music, literature, film, philosophy or another area in humanities by examining a discipline specific topic. Focus may be on a particular scholar, era or culture idea or concept specific to a particular arts/humanities discipline. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different disciplines are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2230 - Studies in Communications

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Explores various topics in communications. Focus may be on a particular type of communication, medium or theory. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2240 - Global Issues

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Exploration of various global issues across time and space. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Membership in Clemson University Honors College.

  
  • HON 2820 - The World of Ideas

    3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)
    Intensive study of political, economic, social, and scientific thought from 1600 to the present, with applications to modern issues and problems. Limited to Honors students in the Dixon Global Policy Scholars Program. Preq: Consent of instructor.

 

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