In this course, we will use both a textbook and primary research articles to explore theory and research on topics in the close relationship literature including attraction, relationship development & maintenance, friendship & social support, love, sexuality, intimacy, communication, conflict, dissolution & divorce, loneliness, and bereavement.

As an Honors Core course, this course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of close relationships across the lifespan.  We will be reviewing research from the fields of human development & family studies (itself an interdisciplinary field), communication sciences, developmental psychology, sociology, neuropsychology, and marriage & family therapy, among others. Classes will consist primarily of discussion, small group activities, and in-class assignments to provide opportunities to apply the material being learned, and will also include videos and guest speakers.

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This course uses an interdisciplinary approach to analyze and articulate the parallels between sports and performance. Students will formally analyze performances in sports and athletic events, applying the critical tools in the fields of Theatre Studies and Performance Studies to examine how athletes, athletic events, and the objects involved in athletic spectacles convey aesthetic human expression. Consideration of community, competition, spectatorship, identity, gender, sexuality, (trans)national identities. race, human rights, and ethics will be mediated through readings, attendance at a live athletic event, film/media viewings, written assignments, group work, student-centered discussions, and a multimodal research presentation. Students will identify and examine the interrelated aesthetic, performative, and humanistic values in the arts and athletics.

Permission number A permission number is required. Please email honors@uconn.edu and include (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 class. 

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Requires ENGL 1010, 1011, or 2011.

This interdisciplinary Honors course examines individual development and family life in the Digital Culture. Youth’s interactions with, and use of technology for formal and informal learning will be explored. Topics include media literacy, the Digital Divide in the US and around the Globe, technology in education, and cyberbullying. Through discussion, lectures, and application of relevant research and social science theories, students will think critically and creatively about issues that have emerged since the rise of the World Wide Web during the 1990s and the growth of social media during the early part of the 21st century. The impact of these issues on youth and their families will also be explored.

Permission number A permission number may be required. Please email honors@uconn.edu and include (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 class.