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Honorspower; and d) the political effects of both public andprivate monopolies.Terrorism and Society—The student will be ableto: discuss the historical perspective of terrorism andthe current threat and challenges it imposes; identifymajor terrorist groups and their ideology, strategiesand tactics; discuss the limits on political, militaryand civil authority; identify jurisdictional,constitutional and legislative issues and the role offederal, state, and local law enforcement in combatingterrorism; the use of anti and counterterroristoperations, techniques and intelligence gathering;implementation of terrorist crisis command andcontrol, logistics and support; prevention of andplanning 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. SectionOne focuses on the social and political upheaval ofthe time, paying particular attention to theassassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and RobertKennedy and the emergence of pop culture. SectionTwo focuses on events in the Vietnam War. SectionThree discusses some of the important books of theyear.Frontiers in Biology—This honors seminar coversthree areas of current biology: discovery of newspecies and habitats, biotechnology, and the challengeof living sustainably on earth. Readings, discussions,case-studies and guest speakers expose participants tonew scientific findings and the ethical challenges thatthese discoveries bring.From Gothic to Goth—This seminar explores thehistory, art, architecture, music, literature, philosophyand religions of the gothic period. It then exploresthe correlation between these mediums and theoriesand those of the gothic sub-culture of the late 20thcentury to the present.The History of the Future–This course examineshow the future becomes reality. By looking at earlytechnologies, ideas and trends, students will followthe evolution of past cultural and technologicalchanges from the point of ideation to the reality ofacceptance by society. Students will look at theevolution of specific areas including: journalism,space exploration, computer mediated technologies,and fads. The student will focus on how new ideas aregenerated, how they move towards fruition, and whatforces may impact them.The 60’s—This seminar explores the decade of the1960s. Specifically it looks at the political, social andcultural components that combined to create one ofthe most dynamic decades in American history.Ethics and Human Relations—This seminarexplores ethical issues in the differing relationships inwhich humans are engaged. Relationships mayinclude familial, marital, employment, friendships aswell as those based on gender, age, and others.Latin American Culture—This seminar studies thecountries, culture and people of Latin American,including song, dance, music, art, food, history,politics, geography, religion, sociology, architectureand literature.Viennese Culture and Rise of Modernism—Thisseminar explores the influence of developments inVienna 1900 on thought, architecture, art, music, andwriting, as well as, politics and our world today.Ethics and Criminal Justice—This seminarexplores ethical issues in the criminal justice system asfaced by law enforcement practitioners and society atlarge.The Arts in New York City—Through lecture,discussion and participation in metropolitan events,participants experience and respond to humancultural and creative expression in art, music,architecture and theater. Students attend up to fivemajor arts events and participate in pre- and posteventlectures and discussions. Note: Most events areon Saturday or Sunday. Students are responsible forticket expenses.That Light Bulb Moment: Studies inCreativity—This seminar explores creativity and thecreative process from interdisciplinary perspectives.Students examine various examples of creativity andcreators in different contexts and explore their owncreativity through exercises, traditional and nontraditionalwriting assignments, etc.Science and Society—This seminar explores theclose relationship between scientific/ technologicalinnovations and society. It examines importantinnovations relative to the existing political, social,economic and intellectual background and, in turn,how important innovations influence the society fromwhich they came. Concepts include: The AgriculturalRevolution, China’s Contributions to Technology, theScientific Revolution in Early Modern Europe andthe Transition from Alchemy to Chemistry.1900: The End and the Beginning— This seminarexplores the architecture, music, philosophy andscience that became “modern” in fin-de-siecle Europeand America. Emphasis is on how the makers ofmodern culture faced the challenges in findingfunction and meaning in their world at the turn oftheir century.Tropical Forests of Latin America– In thisseminar we will explore the complex issuessurrounding tropical forests of Latin America.Through readings, discussions and writing, studentswill explore the ecological characteristics of tropicalforests, and the anthropogenic forces that are drivingchanges in these ecosystems. We will examine theSpring 2011www.sunyorange.edu199