A Sampling of Honors Courses

A Sampling of Honors Courses

Architecture Chemistry Management, Marketing
Biomedical Engineering Computer Science Mathematics
Chemical Engineering Humanities, Social Sciences, History Physics

 

Architecture

Arch 483/483H Special Topics 3 credits

Group investigation of problem of special interest in architecture

Arch 583/583H Special Topics 3 credits

Group investigation of problem of special interest in architecture.

 

Biomedical Engineering

BME 301H  Intro to Biomedical Engineering I

Prerequisites: Math 111, Math 112, Phys 111, Phys 121. Course lectures and laboratories will address important issues covering bio-electric signals, biomedical instrumentation, computer software, hardware and interfacing, medical imaging and image processing. Laboratory work will provide hands-on experience in all of these topics and more. The course will also address issues in design and manufacture of medical devices, scientific research, and clinical practice. This course is offered in Studio format that involves the integration of lectures and labs into one highly participatory structure.

BME 302H  Intro to Biomedical Engineering II

Prerequisites: Math 111, Math 112, Phys 111, Phys 121. BME 301 is not a prerequisite. The format is identical to that of BME 301. Course lectures and laboratories will address important issues covering the mechanical fundamentals that are important bases for later learning experiences. This course introduces the students to biomaterials (tissues), biomechanics (forces and motion), biofluids and biostatistics, and then integrates them with a final design project on neuromuscular engineering.

BME 310H BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING - HONORS

Prerequisites: CIS 113 and BME 301. This course covers the application of digtal signal processing to biomedical problems. Labview, a graphical programming language common in engineering, is used for both signal acquisition and processing. Applications include analysis of the electrocardiogram and other electrical signals generated by the body.

 

Chemical Engineering

ChE 472H Process and Plant Design--Honors 4-0-4

Prerequisites: ChE 349, ChE 471. A capstone course in the chemical engineering program. This class is divided into three- or four-person groups. Each group must complete an open-ended process design problem, including equipment specification and economics. Includes special projects for Honors students.

ChE 486H Chemical Engineering Laboratory II --Honors 0-8-4

Prerequisites: ChE 349, ChE 471, ChE 477, ChE 485. Engineering experimentation and data analysis. Experiments are conducted in the areas of distillation, extraction, and chemical/biochemical reactions. Bench and pilot-scale equipment is used. Results are presented in both oral and written reports. Includes special projects for Honors students.

ChE 491H Research and Independent Study I --Honors 3-0-3

Prerequisites: senior standing in chemical engineering, agreement of a department faculty advisor, and approval of the associate chairperson for undergraduate studies. Normally a GPA greater than 3.0 is required to participate in the course. Provides the student with an opportunity to work on a research project under the individual guidance of a member of the department. A written report is required for course completion. Includes special projects for Honors students.

ChE 492H Research and Independent Study II --Honors 3-0-3

Prerequisite: ChE 491H. A continuation of ChE 491H. Includes special projects for Honors students.

 

Chemistry

Chem 124H General Chemistry II Honors Laboratory 0-2-1

Prerequisite or Corequisite: Chem 126H. The laboratory consists of special research projects and other developmental labs.

Chem 125H General Chemistry I Honors 3-0-3

Admission is by invitation only. An honors chemistry course which parallels Chem 125 but is more comprehensive and rigorous. Field trips, molecular model building, laboratory projects, journal reading assignments and reports, and supplementary problems are required aspects of the program.

Chem 126H General Chemistry II Honors 3-0-3

Prerequisite: Chem 125H. A continuation of Chem 125H, which parallels the course content of Chem 126. An individual research project will be completed. Chem 124H must be taken concurrently.

Chem 243H Organic Chemistry I Honors

Prerequisite: Chem 123 or Chem 126. The preparation and properties of the various classes of organic compounds are discussed, with attention given to industrial sources such as coal and petroleum. Also covers the commercial utilization of these materials in the synthesis of useful products used in areas such as foods, cosmetics, textiles, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.

 

Computer Science

CIS 101H Honors Computer Programming and Problem Solving 2-1-2

Prerequisite: departmental approval and/or permission of the director of the Honors College. Covers the same material as CIS 101 but in greater depth. Designed for students not specializing in computer science.

CIS 104H Honors Computer Programming and Graphics Problems 2-1-2

Prerequisite: departmental approval and/or permission of the director of the Honors College. Corequisite: Math 138. Covers the same material as CIS 104, but in greater depth.

CIS 113H Honors Introduction to Computer Science I 3-1-3

Prerequisites: Satisfactory performance on placement exam and/or departmental approval. Fundamentals of computer science are introduced, with emphasis on programming methodology and problem solving. Topics include basic concepts of computer systems, software engineering, algorithm design, programming languages and data abstraction, with applications. A high level language is fully discussed and serves as the vehicle to illustrate many of the concepts. C++ is used in this course. Honors students contemplating a major in computer science, or who plan to take advanced electives in computer science, should take CIS 113H instead of CIS 101H. Students who receive degree credit for CIS 113H cannot receive degree credit for CIS 213.

CIS 114H Honors Introduction to Computer Science II 3-1-3

Prerequisites: CIS 113H or department approval. A study of advanced programming topics with logical structures of data, their physical representation, design and analysis of computer algorithms operating on the structures, and techniques for program development and debugging. Course covers program specifications, correctness and efficiency, data abstraction, basic aspects of simple data structures, internal searching and sorting, recursion and string processing. Algorithmic analysis is also discussed. Students receiving degree credit for CIS 114H cannot receive degree credit for CIS 335 or CIS 505.

CIS 350H Honors Computer and Society

Prerequisites: completion of a 100-level GUR course in CIS; one basic SS course; HSS 111. Examines the historical evolution of computer and information systems and explores their implications in the home, business, government, medicine and education. Topics include automation and job impact, privacy, and legal and ethical issues. Honors course includes a project of greater depth and scope.

CIS 370H Honors Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Prerequisites: CIS 114, Math 226. An exploration of concepts, approaches and techniques of artificial intelligence. Emphasizes both underlying theory and applications. Topics include knowledge representation, parsing language, search, logic, adduction, uncertainty, and learning. LISP and Prolog programming languages used extensively. Students are required to do programming assignments, complete a programming term project and review case studies.

CI 421H Honors Database System Design and Management

Prerequisite: CIS 114 or equivalent. Database system architecture; data modeling using the entity-relationship model; storage of databases; the hierarchical, network and relational data models; formal and commercial query languages; functional dependencies and normalization for relational database design; relation decomposition; concurrency control and transactions management. Student projects involve the use of a DBMS package.

CIS 488H Honors Independent Study in Computer Science/Information Systems 3-0-3

Prerequisites: Honors College computer science or information systems majors who have the prior approval of the department and the CIS faculty member who will guide the independent study. Independent studies, investigations, research, and reports on advanced topics in computer science. Students must prepare, in collaboration with their faculty mentor and in the semester prior to enrolling in this course, a detailed plan of topics and expected accomplishments for their independent study. This must have the approval of both the department and the faculty mentor. A student may register for no more than one semester of independent study.

CIS 491H Honors Computer Science Project 3-0-3

Prerequisites: CIS 490, senior standing in the Honors College and project proposal approval. An opportunity for students to integrate the knowledge and skills gained in previous computer science work into an individual research project. The project involves investigation of current literature as well as computer implementation of either a part of a large program or the whole of a small system. The topic should be consonant with the emphasis of direction chosen by the students in their computer science studies. To register for this course, students must have a written project proposal approved by their faculty advisor. The proposal must be submitted and approved in the prior semester, usually the third week of November or April.

CIS 492H Honors Information Systems Project 3-0-3

Prerequisites: CIS 465, senior standing in the Honors College, and, in a prior semester, project proposal approval by the faculty advisor. Integration of knowledge and skills gained in previous information systems courses into an individual research project. The project entails investigation of current literature and the design, implementation and evaluation of an information system.

 

Humanities; Social Sciences; History; Science, Technology and Society

HUM 101H English Composition: Writing, Speaking, Thinking 3-0-3

Open to students enrolled in the Honors College. This course provides instruction in written and oral communication in the context of the first-year curricula. Emphasis is on critical thinking as a necessary step to correct expository writing, with readings and writing assignments drawn from the Humanities, Engineering, and the Social and Natural Sciences. Placement in this course is based on performance on standardized composition and reading tests. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth. (This course satisfies the General University Requirement in English.)

EPS 202H Society, Technology, and Environment 3-0-3

Prerequisite: HSS 101. Open to students enrolled in the Honors College. Uses case studies to examine the relationships between the creation and use of technologies, the human and natural environment, and the development of social and cultural institutions. Its central theme is the manner in which human society structures the environment in which it lives: nature and culture, city and country, civilization and development. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth. (This course satisfies the General University Requirement in Basic Social Science.)

HSS 211H The Pre-Modern World 3-0-3

Prerequisite: HSS 101. Open to students enrolled in the Honors College. Compares and contrasts world cultures prior to 1400. Case studies focus on differing forms of material culture, belief systems, aesthetic norms, and artistic productions to develop an understanding of ancient and medieval world views. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth. (This course satisfies three credits of the General University Requirement in Cultural History.)

HSS 212H The World and the West 3-0-3

Prerequisite: HSS 101. Open to students enrolled in the Honors College. The central theme is changing global relations between 1400 and 1900. Uses case studies to examine such key processes as the expansion of global trade and the formation of a global economy, European perceptions of non-Western cultures, and the roots and legacy of imperialism. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth. (This course satisfies three credits of the General University Requirement in Cultural History.

HIST 213H The Twentieth-Century World 3-0-3

Prerequisite: HSS 101. Open to students enrolled in the Honors College. Uses case studies to provide an interdisciplinary view of the twentieth-century world. Selected literary, philosophical, and artistic movements are discussed in the context of the major historical developments of the century. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth. (This course satisfies three credits of the General University Requirement in Cultural History.)

HIST 334H  Environmental History of North America Honors

 The history of interactions between humans and their natural environment on the North American Continent. Considers perceptions of, use of, and alteration of the environment. Traces the cultural, intellectual, economic, political and technological transformations from early colonial times to the late 20th century. Addresses the diverse environmentalisms that have emerged in the last several decades.

HIST 379H History of Medicine Honors

Focuses on the evolving institutions, values, concepts, and techniques through which doctors attempted to control the impact of disease and preserve the health of Americans, beginning with the shaman and colonial physician through post-World War II changes in the system of medical care.

HSS 491H - HSS 499H Honors Seminars in the Humanities 3-0-3

Prerequisites: A senior-level intensive seminar. Several topics are offered each semester. Each seminar is limited to 16 students. Topics offered have included The Psychological Novel, Literature of the Jazz Age, The Philosophy of Plato, and Seminar in Theater Technology.

Hist 489H Senior History Honors Seminar:Readings 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents. Limited to senior history majors who are enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College or who receive permission from the undergraduate history advisor. Meets with R510:489, but includes more advanced readings.

Hist 490H Senior History Honors Seminar:Research 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS213 or their equivalents. Limited to senior history majors who are enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College or who receive permission from the undergraduate history advisor. Meets with R510:490 but includes more rigorous research and writing requirements.

SS 201H Honors Economics 3-0-3

Prerequisite: enrolled in the Honors College or permission of the instructor. The nature of a market economy. Microeconomics--demand theory, production possibilities, cost and price, equilibrium analysis, and applications to decision making in the firm. Macroeconomics--national income accounts, consumption, investment, government monetary and fiscal policy, and problems of employment and price levels. Economic analysis leading to an understanding of current developments in the United States economy and international trade and currency problems. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth. Students who have received credit for Econ 265 or Econ 266 may not subsequently receive credit for SS 201H.

SS 362H Honors Environmental Economics 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202, SS 201 or their equivalents; admission to the Honors College or permission of the instructor. Presents a detailed overview of the relationship between political economy and the environment. Draws on diverse case studies including global warming, harvesting of minerals on the ocean's floor, destruction of old growth forests, and contamination of the nation's water, air, and soils. Explores the economic remedies to the fast changing relationship between society and nature. Co-listed as STS 362H.

STS 308H Honors Technology and Global Development 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents. This course is open to students enrolled in the Honors College. Introduces the important public issues that technology brings to the modern world, such as energy development and environmental pollution. Emphasizes the close connections between science and technology, social institutions, and cultural values. Also analyzes today's "global village," the changing relations between East and West and the Third World, and worldwide development and environmental issues. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth.

STS 310H Honors Technology and Human Values 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents; enrolled in the Honors College or permission of the instructor. Examines the interactions between science, technology and human values. Specifically, explores psychological, moral, and philosophical consequences of, and humanistic responses to, technological change. Readings--essays, fiction, and research articles--treat such topics as the philosophical foundations of modern science, scientism, technicism; the impact of technology on images of man found in modern literature; and the moral implications of various kinds of recent technology. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth.

STS 312H Honors Technology and Policy in Contemporary America 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents. This course is open to students enrolled in the Honors College. A study of technology and politics in recent America. Focuses on the role of the federal government in shaping technology, especially through funding technological innovations and applications. Topics will include the origins of technology policy in World War II, the influence of the Cold War, the science and technology policy advisory system, and political and cultural influences on technology policy. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth.

STS 313H Honors Environmental History and Policy 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents. This course is open to students enrolled in the Honors College. Covers the rise of the modern environmental debate, and examines its current priorities and values, politics and economics, and impacts on industry and society. Students review the role of regulatory agencies, private industry, public interest groups, and the media. Current major issues in New Jersey are considered, as well as environmental debate on a national and global level. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth.

STS 360H Honors Ethics and the Environment 3-0-3

Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents. This course is open to students enrolled in the Honors College. CAn examination of contemporary environmental problems from the perspective of ethics or moral philosophy. An analysis of the ethical presuppositions and value principles underlying environmental policy. The study of ethical theories and their application to the environmental crisis. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth.

STS 490H Honors Project and Seminar 1 3 credits

Prerequisite: senior standing in the STS program. This course is open to students enrolled in the Honors College. Each student undertakes a comprehensive study of an issue in science technology and human affairs. The solution requires application of knowledge and skills acquired in course work, self-study, and library research as well as consultation with persons in the academic community, industry, and government. The completed study is submitted as a detailed written report. The seminar meets weekly. Speakers from education, government, and industry address themselves in topics of current interest to STS students. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth.

STS 491H Honors Project and Seminar II 3 credits

This course is open to students enrolled in the Honors College. A continuation of STS 490H.

 

Mathematics

Math 111H Honors Calculus I 4-0-4

The first semester of a four-semester program in honors calculus. Admission to this course is by invitation, based on standardized entrance exams. Topics include limits, differentiation, applications of differentiation, and integration. Presented at an accelerated pace emphasizing applications.

Math 112H Honors Calculus II 4-0-4

Prerequisite: Math 111H, or Math 111 and department approval. The second semester of a four-semester program in honors calculus. Topics include integration, applications of integration, exponential and logarithmic functions, transcendental functions, polar coordinates, and conic sections. Presented at an accelerated pace emphasizing applications.

Math 213H Honors Calculus IIIB 4-0-4

Prerequisite: Math 112H, or Math 112 and department approval. The third semester of a four-semester program in honors calculus. Topics include infinite series, vectors, curvature, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, line integrals, and Green's, divergence and Stoke's theorems. Presented at an accelerated pace emphasizing applications.

Math 222H Honors Differential Equations 4-0-4

Prerequisite: Math 213H, or Math 213 and department approval. The fourth semester of a four-semester program in honors calculus. Methods for solving ordinary differential equations are studied together with physical applications, Laplace transforms, numerical solutions, and series solutions. Presented at an accelerated pace emphasizing applications.

Math 333 Probability and Statistics

Descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Topics include discrete and continuous distributions of random variables, statistical inference for the mean and variance of populations, and graphical analysis of data. Topics covered in the Honors class enhance those of Math 333 and concepts are studied in more detail. Emphasizes science and engineering applications.

Math 337 Linear Algebra

Matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and related topics. Topics covered in the Honors class enhance those of Math 337 and concepts are studied in more detail. Emphasizes science and engineering applications.

Math 450H Methods of Applied Mathematics I (Capstone I) 3-0-3

Prerequisite: Math 337 and Math 340. Combines mathematical modeling with physical and computational experiments conducted in the Undergraduate Mathematics Computing Laboratory.

Math 451H Methods of Applied Mathematics II (Capstone II) 3-0-3

Prerequisite: Math 450H. Small teams of students conduct research projects under the guidance of faculty members who perform applied research.

 

Physics

Phys 111H Honors Physics I 3-0-3

Corequisite: Math 111. Admission to this course is by invitation, based on class standing and standardized entrance exams. First semester of a three-semester program in Honors Physics. Covers the material in Phys 111: elementary mechanics with an emphasis on the fundamental concepts and laws of mechanics, especially the conservation laws; scalar and vector quantities of mechanics; rectilinear and circular motion; equilibrium and Newton's laws of motion; work, energy, momentum; the conservation laws. Topics are treated more comprehensively and in greater depth with a more extensive use of mathematics. Lab must be taken concurrently. See Phys 111A.

Phys 121H Honors Physics II 3-0-3

Prerequisites: Phys 111 or Phys 111H; Math 111. This is the second semester of a three-semester program in Honors Physics. The course covers the material given in Phys 121. Greater use is made of vector analysis. In addition, an introduction to Maxwell's equations for the electromagnetic field and their application to physical problems is given. Lab must be taken concurrently. See Phys 121A.

Phys 231H Honors Physics III 4-0-4

Prerequisites: Phys 121 or Phys 121H; Math 111. Third semester of a three-semester program in Honors Physics. Physical optics is treated in greater detail. Modern physics includes a greater number of topics, with special emphasis on the wave-particle duality in nature. Lab must be taken concurrently. See Phys 231A.

 

Management and Marketing

MGMT 190H Honors Industrial Organization and Management

Introduction to business enterprise, including organization structure, basis of authority and responsibility, financial systems, marketing, and the interaction of government and business. The interrelationships of the broad economic, political, psychological, and social influences upon business.

MGMT 390H Honors Principles of Management 3-0-3

Prerequisites: member of the Honors College or permission of the instructor; junior or senior standing. The broad basic principles of the managerial process that are fundamental to the successful operation of various types of enterprises. Emphasizes the role of management at all levels of responsibility. Organization, motivation and morale; scientific management and human relations; the functions of planning, directing, and controlling. A rational synthesis of research and concepts, which together constitute the subject matter of management.

MARKETING 330H Honors Principles of Marketing

Fundamentals of marketing in a global context are covered using lectures, cases and class projects. Topics include product management, buying behavior, segmentation, total quality management, and social responsibility.