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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 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 CC 200 The Classical World CC 220 Classical Mythology CH 107 Intensive General Chemistry DA 230 Introduction to Dance, History, Literature, and Repertory EC 103 Introduction to Macroeconomics 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 HI 121 American History to the Civil War MA 111, 113 Calculus I, II MA 125, 225,
325 Problem Solving in Mathematics MB 224 Foundations of Organizational Behavior MB 336H Diversity and Discrimination in the American Workplace: Is the Melting Pot Boiling Over? PH101H Introduction to Philosophy: Honors PS 318 Statistical Methods in Psychology II 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 201. GREAT BOOKS WORKSHOP 1
Offers students an opportunity to become a trained leader in the
Junior Great Books program, an innovative curriculum designed to
foster creative thinking and reading enjoyment in elementary and
secondary school education, and gain practice leading discussion
groups to bring literature alive. Certification as a Junior Great
Books instructor is an asset for those interested in pursuing public
and private elementary and secondary school teaching. This course
includes a weekend training session. It is required preparation for a
follow-up one-credit spring semester Honors Forum Practicum where
Skidmore students will, in pairs, lead discussions with Schuylerville
Junior High students as part of the Expanding Horizons program.
Written work includes a journal and two briefs (short, focused
papers). Permission of instructor is required.
HF 202. GREAT BOOKS PRACTICUM 2
A follow-up to HF 201 Great Books Workshop. Students who are trained
leaders in the Junior Great Books program will, in pairs, lead weekly
discussions with seventh and eighth grade students at Schuylerville
Junior High as part of the Expanding Horizons program. Students will
promote creative thinking and reading enjoyment and gain practical
experience in a secondary school. Leaders will be observed twice per
semester during the 10–12 week session, and the class will meet on
campus several times as well. This course is ideal for those
interested in pursuing public and private elementary and secondary
school teaching. Written work includes a journal and two briefs
(short, focused papers). The one-credit Honors Forum Workshop is a
prerequisite for the course. Permission of instructor is required.
Students can repeat this course for credit.
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 connect with interdisciplinary linkages
introduced in the Scribner Seminars and students' four years of course
work. L. Simon, P. Boshoff, Honors Forum Faculty
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.
