815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs,
New York, 12866
SKIDMORE PHONE
518-580-5000
Honors Forum
Each semester, the faculty offer ten
to twenty designated sections of courses as Honors. The courses
come from the full spectrum of the curriculum, are often introductory
in nature, and are usually open to first-year students. With
prior approval, students may design independent projects to
investigate further topics introduced in prior courses. Recent
Honors Forum course offerings have included:
AH 101, 102 Surveys of Western Art AH 265 History of Modern Design AM
232 New
England Begins AN 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology AN 242 North American Indians AR 115 Fiber Arts MB 224 Foundations of Organizational Behavior CH 107 Intensive General Chemistry CC
200 The
Classical World CC
220 Classical
Mythology DA 230 Introduction to Dance, History, Literature, and Repertory EC 104 Introduction to Microeconomics ED 200 Child Development and Learning EN 105 Expository Writing: "America, In Extreme," "Conceptions of the Self," and "Utopian Vision" EN 211 Fiction EN 213 Poetry EN
303 Peer
Tutoring in Expository Writing EN 351 English Romanticism FF 221 Twentieth Century French Literature FL 263A The Fantastic in Literature GE
113 Dangerous
Earth HI
121 American
History to the Civil War ID
201 LS1
Tutoring Project LS2
101 The
Victorian Illustrated Book: A Marriage of Image and Word LS2
150 Literacy
and Social Power LS2 194 Genocide, War Criminals, and Justice LS2
206 Sleep
and Dreams MA
111, 113 Calculus
I, II MA
125, 225,
325 Problem
Solving in Mathematics MB
336H Diversity and Discrimination in the American Workplace: Is the Melting Pot Boiling Over? PH
103 Introduction
to Philosophy PY
221 Galaxies
and Cosmology SO
101 Sociological
Perspectives SO
201 Social
Issues
HF 100. HONORS
FORUM WORKSHOP 1 A topical workshop, seminar,
discussion group or lab/studio experience sponsored through
the Honors Forum. HF100 may be offered as an optional honors
credit linked to a regular course offering at the 100 level,
or as a free-standing academic experience open to Honors Forum
and other highly motivated students. Prerequisites: as
determined by the instructor and the Honors Forum Council, concurrent
enrollment in a particular 100-level course, or completion of
a prerequisite course.
HF 101. FIRST-YEAR
HONORS COLLOQUIUM 1 A weekly discussion group for
first-year members of the Honors Forum. Topics might include
the evolving goals and methods of higher education, the nature
of research and the ethics of scholarship in the academy, competing
and complementary modes of inquiry, the intellectual demands
of collaborative and interdisciplinary learning, and the myriad
forces that seek expression and balance as we create a college
community. The course will focus on objects of study drawn from
the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Materials
may include readings from various fields of study, films, performances,
lab demonstrations, case studies, exhibits, historical artifacts,
and site visits. Student work will include participating in
panel discussions and writing essays that address aspects of
the major disciplinary foci.
HF 200. HONORS
FORUM WORKSHOP 1 A topical workshop, seminar,
discussion group or lab/studio experience sponsored through the Honors Forum. HF200
may be offered as an optional "honors" credit linked to a regular course offering
at the 200 level, or as a freestanding academic experience open
to Honors Forum and other highly motivated students. Prerequisites:
as determined by the instructor and the Honors Forum Council,
concurrent enrollment in a particular 200-level course, or completion
of a prerequisite course.
HF 203. CITIZEN STUDENTSHIP 4 A course that places students at the center of the learning process. Students
from Skidmore College designed the course’s structure, readings, and pedagogy
as an introduction to a self-motivated and self-governed approach to learning.
Interdisciplinary by nature, the course challenges students with critical
thinking and writing, student-driven discourse, governance, citizenship, and
character development. Students and the instructor work in a collaborative
manner to design course goals, select readings, develop assignments, and
direct class discussions. Prerequisite: Expository Writing and at least
sophomore standing or permission of instructor.
HF
271, 272. HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-4 An independent research or project
opportunity for unusually well qualified first-year or sophomore
students working at honors level. In consultation with a sponsoring
faculty member, the student proposes to the Honors Council a
project that builds upon the student's academic background and
interests and concludes in an honors paper or project to be
shared with the wider student community. The Honors Independent
Study may not be substituted for available Honors courses.
HF 300. HONORS
FORUM SEMINAR 1 An honors seminar for more advanced
students centered on a topic, research project, or other academic
activity pertinent to one of the academic disciplines. Prerequisites:
open to junior and senior Honors Forum students and other highly
motivated students with advanced standing, appropriate course
background, or permission of the instructor.
HF 301. SENIOR
HONORS SYMPOSIUM 1 Weekly discussions, readings,
and presentations for seniors who are working on their culminating
discipline-based or interdisciplinary projects. As students
present their emerging research projects, they explore different
modes of inquiry among the various academic disciplines, compare
processes of discovery and methods of research, and examine
claims made by disciplines for the value of their modes of apprehension
and expression. Discussions will provide highly motivated seniors
with an opportunity to reconnect with interdisciplinary linkages
introduced in Liberal Studies and cross-disciplinary debate.
S. Bender, J. Ramsey
HF
371, 372. HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-4 An independent research or project
opportunity for well-qualified junior or senior students working
at honors level. In consultation with a sponsoring faculty member,
the student proposes to the Honors Council a project that builds
upon the student's academic background and interest and concludes
in an honors paper or project to be shared with the wider student
community. Honors Independent Study may not be substituted for
available honors courses.
