HONORS DESIGNATED MAJOR COURSES
| Course Name | Course Number | Term Given |
| Art Criticism | ARE200 | Both |
| Art History: Theories and Approaches | ARH456 | Fall |
| Elementary American Sign Language Level 3 | CMD103 | Both |
| Evolutionary Studies | EVO301 | Spring |
| General Biology 1 Lab | BIO211 | Fall |
| General Biology 2 Lab | BIO212 | Spring |
| General Chemistry 1 Lab | CHE211 | Fall |
| General Chemistry 2 Lab | CHE212 | Spring |
| Introduction to Curriculum and Assessment | SED453 | Both |
| Introductory Psychology | PSY272 | Both |
| Strategic Management | BUS450 | Both |
FALL 2013 HONORS DESIGNATED MAJOR COURSES
ARE200, Sec. 2 Art Criticism
Instructor: Alice Wexler (Art Education)
Examination of problems in the description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of art. Focus on developing writing, reading and verbal interpretive skills for education contexts. Attention is given to the history, purposes, theoretical bases, and techniques of criticism as well as to critical performance and evaluation.
ARH456 Art History: Theories and Approaches
Instructor: Reva J. Wolf (Art History)
What is art history? This question is explored through reading selected passages from the history of art history and from recent theoretical writings that question traditional approaches to the discipline. We look at diverse approaches that have been used to interpret art, including biography, style, periodization, iconography and iconology, psychoanalysis, patronage, feminism, Marxism, reception theory, social history, and semiotics.
CMD103 Elementary American Sign Language Level 3
Instructor: Rebecca Swenson (Communication Disorders)
This course is designed to provide advanced instruction in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture.
BIO211 General Biology 1 Lab Honors
Instructor: Jennifer T. Waldo (Biology)
An introduction to modern biology: molecular and cellular organization of living systems, energy transformations and metabolism, the principles of classical and molecular genetics, and the basic embryological changes during the development of an organism.
CHE211 General Chemistry 1 Lab Honors
Instructor: Gissel V. Mentore (Chemistry)
Laboratory work complements the lecture material covered in CHE 201. This is an Honors section of General Chemistry lab.
SED453 Introduction to Curriculum and Assessment
Instructor: Julie A. Gorlewski (Secondary Education)
Students will read, discuss, debate and write about curriculum and assessment philosophy and practice. Students will experience first hand a variety of authentic learning assessments and observe and interview teachers in the Hudson Valley.
PSY272 Introductory Psychology
Instructor: Phyllis R. Freeman (Psychology)
Introduction to psychology. Topics include research methods, states of consciousness, cognition, sensation and perception, developmental psychology, brain and behavior, personality, learning, motivation, social psychology, psychological disorders and treatment.
BUS450, Sec. 2 Strategic Management
Instructor: Jun Lin (Dean - School of Business)
Formulation and implementation of business strategies for competitive advantage. Case analysis is used to develop analytical, communication, and team-work skills. This capstone course fulfills the writing intensive course requirement for all business majors.
SPRING 2013 HONORS DESIGNATED MAJOR COURSES
BUS450, Sec. 2 Strategic Management
Instructor: Jun Lin (Dean - School of Business)
Formulation and implementation of business strategies for competitive advantage. Case analysis is used to develop analytical, communication, and team-work skills. This capstone course fulfills the writing intensive course requirement for all business majors.
ARE200, Sec. 2 Art Criticism
Instructor: Alice Wexler (Art Education)
Examination of problems in the description, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of art. Focus on developing writing, reading and verbal interpretive skills for education contexts. Attention is given to the history, purposes, theoretical bases, and techniques of criticism as well as to critical performance and evaluation.
CMD103, Sec. Elementary American Sign Language Level 3
Instructor: Rebecca Swenson
EVO301, Sec. 1-3 Evolutionary Studies
Instructors: Sec. 1 Alice Andrews, Sec. 2 Kenneth Nystrom (Latin American & Caribbean Studies), Sec. 3 Spencer Mass (Biology)
An interdisciplinary seminar featuring bi-weekly presentations by experts on evolution. Speakers will represent areas of scholarship that have been addressed in terms of evolutionary themes such as anthropology, biology, English, and psychology.
SED453, Sec. 1 Introduction to Curriculum and Assessment
Instructor: Julie Gorlewski (Secondary Education)
Students will read, discuss, debate and write about curriculum and assessment philosophy and practice. Students will experience firsthand a variety of authentic learning assessments and observe and interview teachers in the Hudson Valley.
CHE212, Sec. 3 General Chemistry II Lab
Instructor: Gissel Mentore (Chemistry)
Laboratory work complements the lecture material covered in CHE202.
BIO212, Sec. 2 General Biology II Lab
Instructor: Aaron Haselton (Biology)
An introduction to modern biology: diversity of life forms, the process of evolution, and the interactions of organisms with their environment and with each other.
PSY272, Sec. 3 Introductory Psychology
Instructor: Carol Vazquez (Psychology)
Introduction to Psychology. Topics include research methods, states of consciousness, cognition, sensation, and perception, developmental psychology, brain and behavior, personality, learning, motivation, social psychology, psychological disorders and treatment.
