SOC4309H
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SOC 4309H - Honors: Religion in American Public Life - Culture, Politics, & Communities (3 Cr.) Civic Life and Ethics, Honors
Course description
How diversity/vitality of American religion shape public life. How religious groups engage in political action, foster understandings of democracy/styles of civic participation. Volunteering/service activities. Race, poverty, family, sexuality.
Additional special assignments will be discussed with honors participants who seek to earn honors credit toward the end of our first class session. Students will also be expected to meet as a group and individually with the professor four times during the course semester.
Examples of additional requirements may include:
· Sign up and prepare 3-4 discussion questions in advance of at least one class session.
· Work with professor and TA on other small leadership tasks (class discussion, paper exchange, tour).
· Write two brief (1-page) reflection papers on current news, or a two-page critique of a class reading
· Attend a presentation, workshop, or seminar on a related topic for this class and write a 2 page maximum reflective paper.
· Interview a current Sociology graduate student and present briefly in class or write a reflective piece, not more than 2 pages in length, to be submitted to the Professor.
Additional special assignments will be discussed with honors participants who seek to earn honors credit toward the end of our first class session. Students will also be expected to meet as a group and individually with the professor four times during the course semester.
Examples of additional requirements may include:
· Sign up and prepare 3-4 discussion questions in advance of at least one class session.
· Work with professor and TA on other small leadership tasks (class discussion, paper exchange, tour).
· Write two brief (1-page) reflection papers on current news, or a two-page critique of a class reading
· Attend a presentation, workshop, or seminar on a related topic for this class and write a 2 page maximum reflective paper.
· Interview a current Sociology graduate student and present briefly in class or write a reflective piece, not more than 2 pages in length, to be submitted to the Professor.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
A-F - A-F Grade Basis
Lecture
Requirements
000571
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
01524
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Civic Life and Ethics
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Periodic Fall & Spring