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IS200 Second-Year Honors Colloquium

Prerequisite: Honors Program Designation, and Honors EN 101 or Honors EN 102.

An in-depth interdisciplinary course based upon a thematic area of inquiry. Emphasis is placed upon critical thinking, reading, speaking and writing skills across the curriculum. Students will be asked to synthesize readings that approach the area of inquiry from disciplinary perspectives in the social sciences, natural sciences, humanities, and professional studies. Students will also be asked to work with primary as well as secondary research sources. The colloquium will include classroom sessions led by guest speakers and/or Fisher College Faculty from divers disciplines, as well as engage students in outside experiences in Boston when appropriate. A library component is included. (Enrollment is limited to members of the Honors Program.)

3 Credit Hours

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