Catalog - SUNY Orange

Honors
Terrorism and Society—The student will be able to:
discuss the historical perspective of terrorism and the current
threat and challenges it imposes; identify major terrorist
groups and their ideology, strategies and tactics; discuss the
limits on political, military and civil authority; identify
jurisdictional, constitutional and legislative issues and the
role of federal, state, and local law enforcement in combating
terrorism; the use of anti and counterterrorist operations,
techniques and intelligence gathering; implementation of
terrorist crisis command and control, logistics and support;
prevention of and planning for terrorist attacks.
1968 Explosions—Social, Military, Literary—This
seminar examines many of the significant social, political,
and historical events of the year 1968. Media, art and pop
culture will be explored. Section One focuses on the social
and political upheaval of the time, paying particular
attention to the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and Robert Kennedy and the emergence of pop culture.
Section Two focuses on events in the Vietnam War. Section
Three discusses some of the important books of the year.
Frontiers in Biology—This honors seminar covers three
areas of current biology: discovery of new species and
habitats, biotechnology, and the challenge of living
sustainably on earth. Readings, discussions, case-studies and
guest speakers expose participants to new scientific findings
and the ethical challenges that these discoveries bring.
From Gothic to Goth—This seminar explores the history,
art, architecture, music, literature, philosophy and religions
of the gothic period. It then explores the correlation between
these mediums and theories and those of the gothic subculture
of the late 20th century to the present.
The History of the Future–This course examines how the
future becomes reality. By looking at early technologies, ideas
and trends, students will follow the evolution of past cultural
and technological changes from the point of ideation to the
reality of acceptance by society. Students will look at the
evolution of specific areas including: journalism, space
exploration, computer mediated technologies, and fads. The
student will focus on how new ideas are generated, how they
move towards fruition, and what forces may impact them.
The 60’s—This seminar explores the decade of the
1960s. Specifically it looks at the political, social and
cultural components that combined to create one of the
most dynamic decades in American history.
Ethics and Human Relations—This seminar
explores ethical issues in the differing relationships in
which humans are engaged. Relationships may include
familial, marital, employment, friendships as well as
those based on gender, age, and others.
Latin American Culture—This seminar studies the
countries, culture and people of Latin American,
including song, dance, music, art, food, history, politics,
geography, religion, sociology, architecture and literature.
Viennese Culture and Rise of Modernism—This
seminar explores the influence of developments in Vienna
1900 on thought, architecture, art, music, and writing, as well
as, politics and our world today.
Ethics and Criminal Justice—This seminar explores
ethical issues in the criminal justice system as faced by
law enforcement practitioners and society at large.
The Arts in New York City—Through lecture,
discussion and participation in metropolitan events,
participants experience and respond to human cultural
and creative expression in art, music, architecture and
theater. Students attend up to five major arts events and
participate in pre- and post-event lectures and
discussions. Note: Most events are on Saturday or
Sunday. Students are responsible for ticket expenses.
That Light Bulb Moment: Studies in Creativity—This
seminar explores creativity and the creative process from
interdisciplinary perspectives. Students examine various
examples of creativity and creators in different contexts
and explore their own creativity through exercises,
traditional and non-traditional writing assignments, etc.
Science and Society—This seminar explores the close
relationship between scientific/ technological innovations
and society. It examines important innovations relative to the
existing political, social, economic and intellectual
background and, in turn, how important innovations
influence the society from which they came. Concepts
include: The Agricultural Revolution, China’s Contributions
to Technology, the Scientific Revolution in Early Modern
Europe and the Transition from Alchemy to Chemistry.
1900: The End and the Beginning— This seminar
explores the architecture, music, philosophy and science
that became “modern” in fin-de-siecle Europe and
America. Emphasis is on how the makers of modern
culture faced the challenges in finding function and
meaning in their world at the turn of their century.
Tropical Forests of Latin America– In this seminar we
will explore the complex issues surrounding tropical forests
of Latin America. Through readings, discussions and
writing, students will explore the ecological characteristics
of tropical forests, and the anthropogenic forces that are
driving changes in these ecosystems. We will examine the
trends of current land-use and explore possible future
scenarios. Students will also investigate what can be done to
influence the nature of change to these ecosystems.
Net Gen: The Brave New World of Social
Networks—This seminar will survey the history, business
model, end uses and cultural contexts of social
networking tools such as MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter,
and Second Life. Other social networking sites may be
discussed. Development of terminology will be reviewed.
This is a web-enhanced course. Final project will be a
case study and presentation on a social networking tool.
Machiavelli: Prince of Evil—This seminar is intended
to familiarize the student with one of the great political
thinkers and treatises in western history. Niccolo
Machiavelli thought more deeply about power than most
who have lived. Furthermore, his work Il Principe
straddles the line between ancient and modern thought:
Spring 2012
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