Honors Program 
Here is a list of typical classes offered in the fall and spring:
Typical Course Offerings for Fall and Spring
Fall 2009
To request a permit for registration follow the instructions at your SOAR session or place your request in person in the Honors Office.
A description of the upcoming colloquia for your consideration:
- HON 4013-001 Sustainable Economics
Instructors: Dr. Mark Stephens This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and Dr. Jon Jonakin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Professors of Economics
This colloquium explores the problems faced by low-income countries with rising populations and expectations, diminishing natural resources, global climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and growing political instability.
The study of sustainable development draws on various disciplines: in Economics in the study of natural resource use and pollution and in issues related to growth and development in low income countries; in Biology in the study of ecology and the role of climate change on ecosystem integrity; in Civil and Environmental Engineering as it concerns the interface between a built, human environment and the preservation and protection of natural resources; in Political Science in the role of multilateral governmental policies and international developmental institutions to promote growth and to protect natural resources. This course draws together the various discipline-specific views as they contribute to sustainable development, especially in developing countries.
Grading will be based on a group research paper, group presentation, and class participation. - HON 4013-002 The Brain: A Modern Perspective
Instructor: Prof. Edward C. Lisic Ph.D. Chemistry This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it phone (931) 372-3425
This colloquium will cover topics including the history of neuroscience; anatomy and physiology of the brain; neurochemistry, transmission of signals; neurotransmitters and hormones; molecular medicine as related to brain function, metabolism, and disease; PET and MRI; drugs of abuse and psychomimetics; and more.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and a background in basic chemistry is required. If you have not taken the freshman-level chemistry sequence, you must have special permission of the instructor.
Class grading will be on daily in-class quizzes over lecture material with some homework included, and a 15-20 page paper or a 15-20 minute talk on a neuroscience topic of interest to the student.
