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Spring 2021 HONORS COURSE CATALOG
Honors Program Fundamentals Reading Area Community College established the Honors Program in 1996 to serve the interests of academically motivated, intellectually curious students. We offer twenty-one (21) different courses, each of which can be used to fulfill General Education Requirements and some Major Requirements. As Honors Program Coordinator, I hear students ask “But aren’t Honors courses harder?” or “Don’t I have too much to do already?” or “But won’t they hurt my GPA?” This thinking comes, understandably, from issues with high school Honors and AP classes, not our Honors classes. Here at RACC, we see Honors in a different way. Honors classes are NOT harder. Instead, they are small, they emphasize reading, writing, and lively discussion in the classroom (or on Zoom in 2020-2021), they extend learning beyond the classroom, and they are personalized to value students’ interests. There are also benefits and rewards beyond experiencing these qualities of RACC Honors classes. Honors students support each other and together foster a learning community. Honors students have an Honors advisor knowledgeable about their area of study. Honors students become eligible for Program scholarship awards and gain an edge in applying to competitive colleges when transferring. Also, upon graduation, when a student has completed five Honors courses, the student will earn an Honors diploma and receive special recognition in the graduation ceremony. To participate in Honors courses we ask you to maintain at least a B+ average (3.25 GPA) and be an exemplary student both in and outside the classroom. Come eager to learn and I can promise you, based on the experiences of the Honors Program students that came before you, you will not be disappointed. Dr. Pamela A. R. Blakely Honors Program Coordinator and Professor of Anthropology pblakely@racc.edu
Spring 2021 Summer 2021
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY MONDAY and/or WEDNESDAY
COM 122 3121 English Composition I Honors ANT 285 4374 Cultural Anthropology Field School
Professor Stephanie Andersen, M/W 10:30 – 11:50am^ Dr. Pamela Blakely, W 6:00 – 8:30pm [hybrid course]*
COM 152 3111 Fundamentals of Speech Honors TUESDAY and/or THURSDAY
Dr. Diana Conrad, M/W 9:00 – 10:20am*
COM 222 3131 English Composition II Honors PHI 276 4241 Introduction to Ethics Honors
Professor David Leight, M/W 12:00 – 1:20pm* Dr. Linda Riccardi, T/Th 1:30 – 4:00pm^
HON 100B No Blue, No Green: Exploration of the PSY 261 4473 Psychology in the World of
World’s Oceans Harry Potter
Professor Heather Hinkle, M/W 12:00 – 1:20 pm^ Professor Carol Bean-Ritter, T 6:00 - 8:30pm [hybrid
course]^
MAT 151 3121 Foundations of Math Honors
Professor T. Oswald, M/W 10:30 – 11:50am^
*Main Campus, face to face classes
TUESDAY/THURSDAY ^Remote, classes meet via zoom at scheduled times
ANT 200 3221 Intercultural Communications Honors
Dr. Pamela Blakely, T/Th 10:30 – 11:50am*
ENG 126 3241 Introduction to Literature Honors
Professor Joey Flamm-Costello, T/Th 1:30 – 2:50pm*
HUM 281 3471 Leadership Development Studies
Dr. Donna Singleton, T/Th 6:00 – 7:20pm^
PSY 131 3211 General Psychology Honors
Dr. David Brant, T/Th 9:00 – 10:20am^
ANT 200 (3221) Intercultural Communications Honors
This course examines how human beings communicate, and often
miscommunicate, inter-culturally. It considers the relationship
between language and culture and ways communication occurs not
only through speech but also through non-verbal gestures and
posture, facial expression, dress, use of time, and spatial organization.
Case examples focus on cross-cultural health care and international
business. Students learn useful research methods to discover
insiders’ communicative expectations in a social situation.
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS - ANT 200
ANT 285 (4374) Ethnographic Research: Cultural Anthropology
Field School (Offered Summer only)
The course focuses on supervised qualitative field research in
particular social situations. Students will learn about the field
work experiences of noted anthropologists as well as the steps
to accomplishing an ethnographic research project themselves.
Students will be trained in ways to do various kinds of observations,
field notes, interviews, and analysis and interpretation of field data.
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL- ANT 285
COM 122 (3121) English Composition I Honors
This Honors section of English Composition assumes a strong
foundation in writing skills, including developing and organizing a
focused piece of writing and using current conventions of academic
discourse. Therefore, the major emphasis will be an in-depth
exploration of a socially relevant theme chosen by instructor and/or
students using those skills and producing a collaborative, unified body
of work rather than isolated individual essays. In a workshop format,
the class will work as a community of writers to define and to solve a
writing problem. Discussions, readings, interviews, primary research,
and extensive writing will result in a culminating final product and
presentation that would incorporate the work of the entire term.
ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 HONORS - COM 122
COM 152 (3111) Fundamentals of Speech Honors
The Honors section of Fundamentals of Speech moves beyond
emphasizing strategies for and practice in delivering basic informative
and persuasive speeches of the non-Honors section. In this course
students also analyze styles of oral argumentation by historical and
Ted speakers and gain experience in supporting an issue through
research and logic as well as in answering and counter-arguing opposing
evidence to a position in debate. Students practice their skills in
individual and team presentations. Students also lead class discussions
as well as give feedback to classmates.
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH HONORS - COM 152
COM 222 (3131) English Composition II Honors
The course offers students practice in and preparation for writing in
upper-level classes with a focus on the rhetoric of scholarly inquiry.
Students will read and discuss nonfiction texts about topics of
interest to academic readers, particularly for the way they appeal to
audiences and use evidence from research. Students will then apply
their understanding of rhetorical strategies to create an extended
inquiry-based project.
This Honors section of English Composition II will focus on analysis
of archival documents from American history and literature as
a semester theme, including letters, memoirs, and photographs.
Beginning with an analysis of how journalists create history and
historians critique history, the class will then work through a series
of case studies of racial, gender, and economic discrimination. These
will include studies of racial prejudice in Harlem Renaissance art,
Native American memoirs and letters, and illustrations by Dr. Seuss;
gender stereotyping in the memoir of a female Civil War soldier; and
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II HONORS - COM 222 economic inequity in the foundation of RACC.
ENG 126 (3241) Introduction to Literature Honors
The course involves students in a guided exploration of literature
through the understanding and application of various critical
theories. Invited to read, discuss, analyze, interpret, research, and
write about fiction, poetry, and drama from the perspectives of a
number of theoretical approaches, students will develop the ability
to recognize assumptions of underlying certain literary theories,
understand their aims and implications, and apply their methods of
analysis to literature. Students will practice a variety of researching
and writing strategies that, while evolving from traditional theoretical
perspectives, are often applied to nontraditional modes of academic
and real world writing.
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE HONORS- ENG 126HON 100B No Blue, No Green: Exploration of the World’s Oceans
Have you ever wondered about the blue heart of our planet? This new
introductory course contemplates its vastness, the life that lives in its
depths from whales to plankton and explores how we are all deeply
connected to the sea. This course emphasizes active learning, fosters
peer collaboration, and promotes rigor in scholarship. Students learn
academic skills and frames of mind that can be applied in future
courses and careers. The course can be substituted for CSS 103 to
fulfill the college success strategies requirement.
MARINE BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY - HON 100B
NO BLUE, NO GREEN:
AN EXPLORATION OF THE WORLD’S OCEANSHUM 281 (3471) Leadership Development Studies
This Leadership course is an invitation to explore famous leaders and
develop a personal leadership philosophy. “Guests” include Plato,
Susan B. Anthony, Abraham Lincoln, Florence Nightingale, Chief
Joseph, Sojourner Truth, Gandhi, Harriet Tubman, and John Lewis--
as well as current leaders.
The course is a Humanities-based approach to leadership, but the
readings and discussions are interdisciplinary, drawing on fields such
as business, philosophy, human rights, health, and government. The
seminar format is based on informal discussions of readings, films,
and videos selected collaboratively. Students are encouraged to
explore facets of leadership important to them personally. Course
assignments encourage individual perspectives and reflection. Active
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - HUM 281 learning and interactive participation foster a comfortable learning
community. Online course materials are accessible and affordable.MAT 151 (3121) Foundations of Math Honors
The purpose of Foundations of Math Honors is to give insight into
some of the more uncommon areas of mathematical thought. As
many of these areas require the learning of methods of investigation
rather than memorization, the main goal is that the student should
be able to transfer knowledge of logical investigation of mathematics
to other fields of study. Students will be expected to summarize
concepts in writing and integrate subject matter with real life
scenarios. Critical thinking and questioning is necessary to better
understand the theory behind the topics.
FOUNDATIONS OF MATH HONORS - MAT 151PHI 276 (3141) Introduction to Ethics Honors
(Offered both Spring and Summer)
The course involves students in analysis and evaluation of primary
texts of numerous ethical theories, Western and Eastern, ancient
through contemporary. It also enables students to identify the
assumptions and implications of these theories when applied
in decision-making of an ethical nature. Students conduct
research using various kinds of primary and secondary print
sources, interviews, electronic media, and fieldwork. They have
the opportunity to apply their knowledge of moral theory and
methodology by planning, executing, and evaluating projects on
certain ethical issues in interdisciplinary fields such as health care,
government, counseling, business, journalism, and academics.
Ultimately, this course leads students to a deeper understanding
of the ethical assumptions and implications involved in their own
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS HONORS - PHI 276 decision-making processes as well as those of other individuals,PSY 131 General Psychology Honors
The course concerns itself with psychological phenomena that are
basic for understanding human behavior. Topics include history,
methods and fields of psychology, learning, motivation, memory,
intelligence, emotion, personality, human development, and
psychological disorders and their treatment. The course involves
in-depth study and exploratory learning, essay writing, collaborative
activities, and individualized research.
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY HONORS - PSY 131PSY 261 (4473) Psychology in the World of Harry Potter
(Offered Summer only)
The course uses the Harry Potter books to examine a variety of topics
in psychology. Topics include child and adolescent development,
personality theory, psychopathology, cognitive behavioral therapy,
psychoanalysis, curiosity, grief, racism, power, cooperation, and the
nature/nurture controversy.
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORLD OF HARRY POTTER
PSY 261Honors Courses Anticipated in Fall 2021 Honors Advisors
FALL The Honors Committee recommends you meet with
your Honors Advisor at least once each semester.
ANT 200 Food and Culture Your advisor is the person listed below who corre-
ART 240 #art: Thinking about Art in the Digital Age sponds to the Division of your major.
COM 122 English Composition I Honors
You may see Dr. Blakely for guidance at any time as
ENV 131 The Environment Honors well.
HON 100A First Year Seminar: Fandoms, What Kind
of Geek Are You?, can substitute for CSS 103 Stephanie Andersen, Communications, Arts,
HON 100C First Year Seminar: Cathedrals, What and Humanities Division, sandersen@racc.edu
Can These Medieval Masterpieces Teach Us?, can
substitute
Carol Bean-Ritter, Social Sciences Division,
for CSS 103
cbean-ritter@racc.edu
Additional sections of HON 100 currently under
development
Dr. Tricia Lewis, Science, Technology, Engineering, and
IFT 111 Microcomputer Applications Honors Mathematics Division, also advising students in the
PHI 272 Introduction to Philosophy Honors Health Science Division, tlewis@racc.edu
SOC 131 Sociology Honors
Marjorie Kerbel, General Studies and Undecided,
mkerbel@racc.edu
Dr. Jo Ann Rawley, Business Division,
jrawley@racc.edu
Dr. Pamela Blakely, Honors Program Coordinator and
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