2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

HIST 4383 Internship in History
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
Directed work experience in a variety of public and private organizations. The primary objective of this course is to
provide students with opportunities to apply what they have learned in class in a career-oriented setting. Also provides
students with the opportunity to attain applied research experience and develop analytic skills.
HIST 4392 Independent Research Projects and Directed Readings
Prerequisites: HIST 2311, 2312, 2313, 2323, and at least five (15 hours) upper level history courses or permission
from the instructor.
A research intensive capstone history course involving important historical terminology, source materials,
documentation formats, historiography, and investigative methodologies, with a rigorous emphasis on the analytical
proficiencies and advanced
HONORS COLLEGE
HNRS 2310 Walking to Piraeus: Conversations with Great Minds of the Greek World
Prerequisite: Admission into the Honors College
This course will explore the human intellectual tradition during the Classical Age. Students will examine themes that
underscore human experience during a particular historical period from various academic perspectives. The themes
may be chosen from leadership, war, race, ethics, globalization and community. Students will gain a critical
understanding of the literary, philosophical, historical, and socio-cultural traditions that shape our world. (Also offered
as ENGL 2310)
HNRS 2315 All Roads Lead to Rome: Conversations with Great Minds of the Roman World
Prerequisites: Admission into the Honors College; HNRS 2310
This course will explore the human intellectual tradition during the classical Roman period. Students will examine
themes that underscore human experience during a particular historical period from various academic perspectives.
The themes may be chosen from leadership, war, race, ethics, globalization, and community. Students will gain a
critical understanding of the literary, philosophical, historical, and socio-cultural traditions that shape our world.
HNRS 2320 Faith, Reason and Romance: The Struggle for the Medieval Mind
Prerequisite: Admission into the Honors College and HNRS 2315
This course will explore the human intellectual tradition during the Medieval period. Students will examine themes
that underscore human experience during a particular historical period from various academic perspectives. The
themes may be chosen from leadership, war, race, ethics, globalization and community. Students will gain a critical
understanding of the literary, philosophical, historical, and socio-cultural traditions that shape our world. (Also offered
as ENGL 2320)
HNRS 2330 Aristotelian Logic: Foundation of the Trivium
Prerequisite: Admission into the Honors College
The ability to reason well is universally prized. Through the history of western thought, philosophers have reflected on
what reasoning is and how one reasons rightly. In their works, they display not only the spirit of their age, but also a
shared concern for mental flourishing and the advancement of knowledge. This course introduces students to the
history, methods, and major figures of logic. It includes the methods of syllogistic and symbolic logic, causal
reasoning, identification of sophistical fallacies, and investigation into the important role of philosophy of language.
HNRS 2340 Classical Rhetoric: Capstone of the Trivium
Prerequisites: Admission into the Honors College; HNRS 2330
Students in this course will learn how the ancient conceptions of the Good, the True, and the Beautiful shape the
classical discipline of Rhetoric. Special attention will be devoted to the three elements of Rhetoric (speaker, audience,
and message), the three kinds of persuasive speech (political, legal, and ceremonial), and the three modes of Rhetoric
(ethos, logos, and pathos). Primary works by Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian will provide the textual foundation for
the course.
HNRS 3330 The Rebirth of Man
Prerequisite: Admission into the Honors College and HNRS 2320
This course will explore the human intellectual tradition during the Renaissance. Students will examine themes that
underscore human experience during a particular historical period from various academic perspectives. The themes
may be chosen from leadership, war, race, ethics, globalization and community. Students will gain a critical
understanding of the literary, philosophical, historical, and socio-cultural traditions that shape our world.
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