If you’re still signing up for spring classes, grab a slice of pizza at this info session on History courses, including Mitch Lerner’s Honors course: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 12:15-1:45 PM, Reese 125FG. Everyone welcome, even for brief drop-ins.
The History 2002H offers you a rare opportunity to study with Dr Lerner, an internationally renowed historian who is also the director for OSU’s Institute for Korea Studies. His research and teaching focus is on modern American diplomatic and political history during the Cold War, with an emphasis on US-Korean relations. His first book, The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy, won the 2002 John Lyman Book Award for the best work of US Naval History, and was named by the American Library Association as one of fifty “historically significant works” that would not have been published after the passage of Executive Order 13233. It was also nominated for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes.
Remember that you should aim to take six Honors or upper-level courses (4000+) by the end of your sophomore year, and should choose from the preferred GEs for Honors students (the more rigorous ones). Talk to your advisor or Honors Advisor Jared Stearns about your course selection, and review this guide.
BA Honors Guide to the GE [pdf]
BS Honors Guide to the GE [pdf]
Spring Honors courses
History 2002H: Making American Modern (3 credits). Dr Mitch Lerner. Tuesday and Thursday 10:20-12:10. Examines twentieth century American history in a global perspective, with special emphasis on the themes of industrial, military, and global expansion, as well as the expansion of civil and political rights of the American people. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.
Sociology 1101H: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits). Dr. Angela Bryant. Tuesday and Thursday 11:10- 12:30. Fundamentals of sociology and introduction to the analysis of social problems and social interactions, (e.g., wealth, gender, race inequality, family, crime) using sociological theories. GE: Social sciences, organizations and polities, social diversity in the U.S.
Psych 2200E: Data Analysis in Psychology (3 credits) Dr. Elizabeth Weiss. Tuesday and Thursday 9:35-10:55. Discussion of statistical analysis of psychological data – random samples, graphical and numerical techniques of descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, probability, sampling distribution, and hypothesis testing.
Psych 4554S: Language Development (3 credits) Dr. Julie Hupp. Tuesday and Thursday 12:45- 2:05. This course will examine how children learn their native language. We will survey the acquisition of basic linguistic components, including phonemes, word forms and word meanings, morphology and syntax. We will discuss both nativist and empiricist approaches to the problem, and will consider the roles played by universal grammar, linguistic input, social interaction, and statistical learning in the acquisition process. The primary goals of this class are for students to learn about the basic phenomena studied in early language development and how they can be accounted for theoretically. In addition, as part of this course, you will participate in Service Learning by volunteering in the literacy program at a local elementary school. For this course, you will be asked to not only contribute to the community, but to learn about Language Development in the process.