Clash of Ideas.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation. Enrollment is restricted to Honors College students enrolled in one of the following attributes: Honors Active (HN1) or Honors (HN3). The course investigates key intellectual debates using the Reacting to the Past pedagogy to immerse students in specific historical moments and to explore ideas of lasting importance. Using dynamic roleplaying, the course focuses on specific historical and/or intellectual debates of broader importance. Through the use of reacting “games,” students will become familiar with the context(s) of the key ideas associated with the period and work in teams to address problems linked to the overarching themes of the course.