HONS 204 – Honors Managerial Accounting
Instructor: Jennifer Burbage
TR 1:40 – 2:55 p.m.

A survey of accounting information critical for planning, control and business decision-making within an organization. This is the Honors course version of ACCT 204. Students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisite(s): HONS 203

HONS 312-01 – Honors Molecular Biology
Instructor: Renaud Geslain
TR: 1:40-2:55

In this course students will study in detail the structures and functions of the most fundamental biomolecules of life, such as DNA, RNA, and proteins and their relevance to the world we live in through the following eight topics organized in eight separate modules: (i) the design, effectiveness, cost and side effects of drugs, (ii) the detection, prevention and treatment of pathogenic diseases, (iii) the future of agriculture, farming and the environment in general (especially the impact of modern genome editing and synthetic biology), (iv) policymaking and bioethics (the cloning of primates for research, the engineering of human-animal hybrids, the pros and cons of enhanced pathogen research, and the potential and limits of DNA forensics), (v) gene and stem cell therapies (available treatments, future prospects and controversies), (vi) the biology of cancers (established and emerging hallmarks of cancer cells, diagnoses and personalized treatments), (vii) the biology of senescent cells (zombie cells, senolytics and autophagy), and (viii) evolution of hominins and techniques in molecular biology (ancient DNA, paleogenomics, paleoproteomics and landmark discoveries in molecular biology).

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 111/BIOL 111L or HONS 151/HONS 151L, BIOL 112/BIOL 112L or HONS 152/HONS 152L, BIOL 211/BIOL 211D and BIOL 305; one year of chemistry. CHEM 232 or HONS 293 can be substituted for BIOL 211 and BIOL 305.
Co-requisite(s) or Prerequisite(s): MATH 250 or equivalent course in statistics or permission of instructor.

HONS 389-01 Image Makers and Idol Breakers 
Instructor: Brooke Permenter
TR 9:25-10:40

This course examines the power of public monuments to engage Americans in discussions of race, equity, and inclusion.  The course directly addresses image and memory theory in the context of the creation, installation, preservation, removal, desecration, and destruction of public works with an in-depth focus on Lowcountry monuments and sites of memory.  After an introduction to philosophical theory and technical practice, the historical periods of Colonialism, Antebellum, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and 21st-century Social Justice contextualize national and local monuments, which students learn about through traditional primary sources, peer-reviewed scholarship, popular media, art historical instruction, and site visits to locations and repositories of interest.  Class materials and assignments draw attention to the ways in which race and ethnicity shaped identities and public sentiment and, thus, public monuments and their level of favor in particular historical moments.  The class directly addresses how racial constructions lead to discriminatory practices and the identification of various forms of resistance to racial inequities and discrimination, and it implicitly addresses the historical construction of race to serve the preferred narrative of those who held/hold power.

This course counts towards the College's REI US general education requirement.

HONS 390-01 – Conceptualizations of Childhood
Instructor: Bryan Ganaway
MWF 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

This class seeks to provide students with a genealogy of adult understandings of what constitutes childhood from the ancient to the contemporary “Western” world.  Our primary method of analysis comes from History, but we will also utilize methods from anthropology, sociology, and literary studies.  Over the semester, we will try and identify how adult conceptions of childhood changed over time to match cultural values.  Our goal will be to identify the historical and social antecedents that produced our current understanding of childhood in the United States.  We will draw our primary sources from the Middle East, Europe, and North America.  We will read parts of several key scholarly texts to provide a strong conceptual framework.  The modest research project at the end of the semester will ask students to identify primary sources (books, music, games, TV shows, religious texts) from one U.S. generational cohort post-1945 and analyze how these were designed to train young people in childhood to become successful adults.

HONS 390-02 – Manipulating Memories
Instructor: Gabby Principe
TR 10:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

Most people think of memory like a recording device that exactly captures and forever preserves our experiences. But work on the malleability of memory demonstrate that it is not reliable. In fact, it is easily manipulated and even not so difficult for others to plant false memories that affect behavior long after the memories take hold. We even distort our own memories even when we are trying to be completely honest with ourselves. Usually, this tendency is adaptive but can contribute to emotional disorders when we make it a habit to misremember our experiences in negative ways. In this course we will explore the conditions under which we are all susceptible to false memories, what a malleable memory system tells us about our identity and who we are, and why evolution gave us a memory system prone to distortion and interference. We’ll also examine ethical and social issues that come with the ability to plant memories and questions about when health professionals should do so or ban its use.

HONS 390-03 – The Limits of Responsibility
Instructor: Thomas Nadelhoffer
TR 12:15-1:30 (Online synchronous format)

In this course, we will examine various factors that might mitigate, exculpate, or even aggravate moral and legal responsibility. In exploring this topic, we will look at empirical research from developmental psychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive neuroscience on issues ranging from juvenile brain development and adverse childhood experiences to traumatic brain injuries and mental health conditions (e.g., addiction, schizophrenia, impulse control disorders, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, clinical depression, postpartum psychosis, PTSD, etc.). The overarching question of the course is: How should we assess the moral and legal responsibility of people with cognitive deficits or mental disorders in the event that they violate a moral or legal norm? In answering this question, we will also explore the relevant literature from philosophy, the law, and public policy. To see how all these issues play out in the real world, we will discuss several famous legal cases involving the insanity defense.

Special Note: This course will be delivered in an online synchronous format at the time specified.

HONS 390-04 The Ethics of AI: Realities, Possibilities, Nightmares
Instructor: Andrew Garnar
MW 3:25-4:40

Course description coming soon!

HONS 390-04 – Honors ImpactX
Instructor: David Wyman
TR 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Impact X is a three credit class that assists you and your new team in forming a new venture where success is focused on solving social and environmental problems, while making a profit. This course describes entrepreneurship as a process of economic or social value creation, rather than the single event of opening a business. Reflecting recent research, the course focuses on opportunity recognition, business model generation and lean startup. Students will research and develop a repeatable, scalable business model. Since its inception, Impact X has formed over 75 startup teams that have created innovative, for-profit solutions that improve people’s lives and the planet. All students are assisted by local business professionals as mentors. The Impact X class culminates in a Shark Tank type DEMO Day where students have the opportunity to pitch their projects and win prizes.

*Open to Honors students of all interests, backgrounds, and majors.