Author: Jaclyn Chancey

AAAS 2020: Introduction to Critical Muslim Studies

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[UConn Hartford]

What does it mean to “see” Muslims in the world today? What happens when we study Islam and Muslims not from a Western-centric lens, but from the perspectives of diaspora, lived experience, and decolonial critique? How do we recognize and challenge anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia? How do gender, sexuality, and youth culture shape Muslim identities? How do colonial histories, global power structures, and contemporary politics shape how Muslims are represented and how they represent themselves? Let’s find out together!

This course introduces Critical Muslim Studies as an interdisciplinary field that explores Muslim lives in local and global contexts – with emphasis on local Connecticut communities. Students will examine orientalism, anti-Muslim racism, Islamophobia, and the politics of identity through lenses of gender, sexuality, and youth culture. Through readings, discussion, and creative assignments—including an op-ed, short presentation, and zine—students will gain tools to analyze power, representation, and resistance in the making of Muslim futures.

Note: Honors students will be able to enroll directly. Students not in Honors* can request a permission number by emailing honors@uconn.edu and including (1) your name; (2) your 7-digit Student Admin number; (3) your registration “pick time”; (4) the course number and section; (5) the class number from Student Admin; and (6) confirmation that there are seats available in the course.

*All students taking this course will follow the Honors Core syllabus and will receive Honors credit if they earn a B- or above in the course, regardless of whether or not they are in the Honors Program. Questions about the course content or structure should be directed to Professor Rahman via email:  qazi_arka.rahman@uconn.edu

POLS 3675: Practicum in Campaigns and Elections (Conversion opportunity; Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Instructor: Paul Herrnson

Prerequisites: POLS 1602, and one of POLS 2607, 2622, 3603WQ, 3604, 3606, 3608, 3612, 3613, or 3625/PP 3030, or instructor consent

While this is not an Honors course, Prof. Herrnson welcomes Honors students of all majors and would be happy to offer Honors conversions for interested students.

This course gives students opportunities to hone their political skills and begin to build a political network. It differs from other courses that feature discussions of various aspects of campaigning, including strategy; fundraising; polling voter targeting; communications; and mobilization.

In this new course, students will work with members of their campaign organization to compete in a (mock) special election for Congress. Each campaign will formulate a strategy; design fundraising materials and a website; develop a message; create TV, social media, direct mail, and other advertisements; participate in a candidate debate; and carry out other electioneering activities.

Class meetings will feature briefings by candidates, strategists, pollsters, fundraisers, communication experts, and political consultants with expertise in other areas. Class time will be reserved for students to work on their campaigns. Students also will meet with each other outside of class

POLS 3675: Practicum in Campaigns and Elections (Conversion opportunity; Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Instructor: Paul Herrnson

Prerequisites: POLS 1602, and one of POLS 2607, 2622, 3603WQ, 3604, 3606, 3608, 3612, 3613, or 3625/PP 3030, or instructor consent. Prof. Herrnson encourages students who do not meet the prerequistes to email him for a permission number.

While this is not an Honors course, Prof. Herrnson welcomes Honors students of all majors and would be happy to offer Honors conversions for interested students.

This course provides students with an opportunity to learn about election campaigns and develop the hands-on experience needed to successfully participate in them. Lectures and briefings from politicians, political consultants, and other experts provide academic insights and practical knowledge about contemporary elections. Teams of students will participate in a simulated election in which they will develop and execute a campaign plan. The teams will present various aspects of their campaign, including their message, voter targeting strategy, fundraising plan, website, TV ads, streaming video, and get-out-the-vote efforts.

HDFS graduate courses (Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher

HDFS 5031: Culture, Health, & Human Development Graduate Project Seminar

Instructor: Sara Harkness and guest mentors

A unique opportunity to develop your very own “not-too-large” research project. This interdisciplinary seminar features peer learning and expert guidance for the entire project.

Past CHHD projects have included:

  • The role of religion in Egyptian parenting
  • Working with diverse families in early interventions
  • Black parents’ experiences with the Positive Parenting Program
  • Working mothers’ perceptions of attachment in Botswana
  • Sleep and activity patterns of American and Dutch infants

HDFS 5101: Infant and Toddler Development

Instructor: Charles Super

What is going on with infants and toddlers? This seminar provides a tour through classic and contemporary theories and reserch on what’s going on and why it matters. Local and global perspectives on normal development and helpful interventions will be included.

HDFS 5248: Adaptation and Development in Adulthood

Instructor: Candidus Nwakasi

Young adulthood through middle-age with particular attention to transition episodes; stability and change in adult personality with attention to familial and other social relationships.

HDFS 5310: Patterns & Dynamics of Family Interaction

Instructor: Kari Adamsons

Readings and research about the family, emphasizing interpersonal processes and communication.

 

BADM/MENT 2240: Mastering Creativity and Innovation (Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Instructor: Nora Madjar

If you are currently a business student, register for MENT 2240. If you are not, register for BADM 2240.

Students improve their creative problem-solving and leadership skills in a way that fosters creativity and innovation in others – integral skills for the constantly changing business world. Engagement in a variety of experiential activities designed to help understand first-hand the situations which are most likely to add creative value when working on complex and/or loosely defined open-ended problems. Topics include the basic features of creativity and innovation processes and practical applications for how to facilitate, manage, and evaluate creative ideas and innovations in a work setting.

Students enrolled in the Honors sections will have an opportunity to work with real business creatives (individuals from creative industries or entrepreneurs) and explore what stimulates and what stifles their creativity and what supports their innovations in real life.

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POLS 2803W: Legal Reasoning and Writing

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[UConn Storrs]

Requires ENGL 1007, 1010, or 1011.

This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the federal appellate process through a Moot Court simulation. Moot Court is an experiential learning tool that teaches students to craft and present legal arguments both orally and in writing at the appellate court level. While the course prepares students for participation in tournaments hosted by the American Moot Court Association (AMCA), participation in these tournaments is not required for enrollment in the course. It is also important to note that team participation is subject to the availability of spots allocated to each educational institution at the regional level. All students in this course have the option to submit their written appellate briefs to the AMCA Brief Writing Competition.

As a writing-intensive (“W”) course, students will draft, revise, and resubmit several writing assignments throughout the semester. The final projects for this course include drafting appellate briefs for both the petitioner and respondent in the assigned hypothetical case, as well as delivering oral arguments on their behalf. By the end of the course, students will have strengthened their legal reasoning and writing skills, developed their persuasive abilities, and gained experience collaborating as teams for resolving critical legal issues in today’s society. Previous hypothetical cases include prisoners’ rights, the rights of undocumented citizens, and religious freedoms.

POLS 2073Q: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Political Science (Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Instructor:  Lyle Scruggs

Prerequisites: POLS 2072Q or STAT 1000Q or SOCI 3211Q or equivalent.

Want to understand what really drives policy outcomes and political behavior? Want to hone software skills that will help to work in the world of policy analysis and public administration, and prepare yourself for graduate school? This advanced statistics course moves beyond basic polling to uncover the hidden patterns in politics. Using Stata and Excel, you’ll master the quantitative tools that leading social scientists and campaign analysts use to evaluate the outcomes of policies, measure political messaging effects, and analyze voting and social behavior. You’ll work with real research data and collect some of your own to develop valuable skills for careers in politics, policy, journalism, and data science. Learn how numbers truly shape our democracy. Enroll today in POLS 2073Q. To learn more, contact Professor Scruggs in the Department of Political Science (lyle.scruggs@uconn.edu).

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DSDA 1995: (Special Topics) Data Science and Society Using R (Conversion Opportunity; Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Instructor: Jason Byers

While this is not an Honors course, Prof. Byers welcomes Honors students of all majors and would be happy to offer Honors conversions for interested students.

Are you interested in data science, learning more about the R programming language, or exploring the new Data Science and Applied Data Analysis majors?  Enroll in DSDA 1995-001 (Data Science and Society using R) for the Spring 2025 semester!  This course is a good fit for students interested in exploring issues of analysis of social data, and is especially appropriate for those who may be considering careers in public administration, public policy, policy analysis, or considering graduate school in social and behavioral sciences. Meets Monday 4:00-6:30pm in SHH308. This course has no prerequisites and no previous experience with programming is required. Professor Byers would be happy to offer Honors conversions for interested students.

For more information, contact: Jason Byers at Jason.byers@uconn.edu.

MKTG 6210: Marketing Strategy Research Seminar (Storrs)

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[UConn Storrs]

Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher.

Instructor: Prof. Debanjan Mitra

This course is suitable for Honors students in any major, and may be of particular interest to those students in quantitative fields such as economics, statistics, or computer science. No prior experience in marketing necessary.

MKTG 6210 offers an in-depth exploration of marketing strategy through research, perfect for those interested in advancing their academic and research skills. This seminar helps you critically evaluate the latest research, develop fresh ideas, and contribute to the field of marketing strategy.

The course focuses on analyzing key academic papers, where you’ll present and discuss important findings, limitations, and potential research extensions. No advanced knowledge of econometrics is required—just a strong interest in research and critical thinking.

By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped with a comprehensive understanding of marketing strategy literature and will apply it to your own research proposals.

Email Professor debanjan.mitra@uconn.edu if interested.

HDFS 5442: Latina/o Health Disparities (ONLINE)

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[UConn Storrs – Online synchronous]

Graduate courses act as Honors credit, as long as you earn a grade of B- or higher.

Instructor: Jolaade Kalinowski

Overview of health and health care issues among Latina/os in the United States with particular focus on health disparities.

Recommended for advanced Honors students with an interest in health equity and/or public health. We will discuss social determinants of health, cultural competency and relevant theoretical frameworks relating to health equity and Latina/o/x health.