COURSES OF STUDY
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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
HON 126 Cell and Molecular Biology (1)
An interdisciplinary investigation of the fundamental properties of cells.
Topics include cell structure and function; energetics and metabolism;
gene structure and expression; techniques used to study these
phenomena; and the ethical, legal, and social implications of applying
these techniques in medicine, agriculture and other fields. Designed for
students who plan to major in biology or one of the natural sciences
and/or who are pre-health. This course may substitute for BI 125 in
majors and minors that require BI 125. Students may not earn credit for
both BI 125 and HON 126. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory
per week. Prerequisites: Harrison Honors Program or consent, BI 115,
and CH 120 or CH 149. Spring.
HON 204 Human Destiny (1)
An investigation into differing philosophical accounts of human
existence and the ideas of fate and destiny. The aim of the course
is to discover ways we might respond to enduring philosophic
questions concerning human destiny within a multicultural context.
Topics include the meaning of life, the relationships between soul
and body, death and value, anthropocentrism and teleology, gnosis
and salvation,
ming
and
karma
, science and religion, freedom and
prediction. Emphasis is placed on integrating interdisciplinary materials
to appreciate diversity in human values. May count as PL 204 toward
fulfillment of Asian Studies course requirements. Prerequisite: Harrison
Honors Program.
HON 206 Darwinism and Philosophy (1)
An examination of philosophical questions raised by a Darwinian
account of the evolution of life such as the creation-evolution debate,
evolutionary accounts of altruism, morality, free will, and human
behavior generally. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors Program.
HON 208 Archaeology (1)
An introduction to the prehistory of the southeastern United States with
emphasis on Alabama prehistory. Students participate in an archaeo-
logical dig, artifact analysis, and site report preparation. Two lectures
and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Harrison Honors
Program.
HON 210 Science, Physics, Music (1)
An investigation into the nature of science and the methods of physics,
with music as the ultimate object of our study. Classroom discussions
integrated with laboratory exercises will focus on key questions: what
can we discover, to what degree can we be confident in those findings,
and what are the limits to our understanding? Prerequisite: Harrison
Honors Program.
