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200 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
HON 247 IA An Arthurian Primer (1)
An investigation of three prominent strands of the Arthurian legend: the Grail quest, the
adulterous love of Lancelot and Guinevere, and Arthur as the Once and Future King.
Resources in literature, history, and visual art will be brought together to study how these
Arthurian motifs have been used artistically and socially to promote cultural ideal from
medieval England and France to contemporary America. An Interpretation or Analysis
designated course. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 250 GP History of Documentary Film (1)
An introductory survey of documentary film. The course will focus on some of the major
developments in documentary practice, while also considering a number of theoretical
issues in the documentary tradition, including the problem of objectivity, the relationship
between the documentary image and reality, and the mixing of fiction and nonfiction
modes. The goals of this course are to introduce students to important historical trends
and concepts and to help develop the critical and analytical skills needed to understand
the structure, style, and rhetorical strategies of documentary film. A Global Perspectives
and Leadership Studies designated course. (Also listed as MFS 250.) Prerequisite:
Harrison Honors Program.
HON 261 CI The Slave Narrative and Its Legacies (1)
An exploration of the African-American literary canon beginning with autobiographies
written by formerly enslaved people. Subsequent texts comment in some way upon the
American slave experience or otherwise relate to those earlier writers. A Community
Interests and Leadership Studies designated course. (Also listed as EH 261.) Prerequisite:
Harrison Honors Program.
HON 293, 393, 493 Honors Independent Study (½ or 1)
Directed study for Harrison Honors Scholars. Interested students should consult with the
Director of the Harrison Honors Program.
HON 295 IA Greek Drama and Democracy (1)
A seminar that examines how ancient Greek drama developed in conversation with the
development of Athenian democracy. Students will read a selection of tragedies and
comedies composed in Athens in the fifth century BCE alongside poetic, philosophical,
and historical works written by contemporary ancient Greek thinkers in order to consider
how the plays reflect, explore, criticize, and ennoble the social, political, and religious
ideologies of democratic Athens. An Interpretation or Analysis designated course. (Also
listed as GRS 295.) Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience in Honors (½ or 1)
A contracted teaching experience course. Specific guidelines concerning teaching
experiences appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this catalog. HON credit for
teaching experience may count toward the five required units in Honors seminars.
Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024