In order to graduate, every student at the UO must complete a number of group-satisfying courses in arts and letters, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as courses in multi-cultural topics and writing. These required courses are called General Education (Gen Ed) courses.   

Each term, the Society of College Scholars program offers two or more specially selected group-satisfying courses with enrollments restricted to College Scholars only, enabling you to fulfill some of your Gen Ed requirements with fellow society members in a small class setting taught by an exceptional professor. Freshman College Scholars are asked to demonstrate commitment to the program by enrolling in one of these exclusive 4-credit courses, plus a 1-credit College Scholars colloquium, during fall term. Though past participants have been required to complete three SCS group-satisfying courses before graduation, FOUR will be required of students entering the program this fall (2008). See below for the courses we plan to offer for the AY 2008-9.

PLEASE NOTE: Students enrolled in the Robert D. Clark Honors College complete their general education requirements WITHIN the Honors College. Society of College Scholars participants, who are simultaneously enrolled in the Honors College, are therefore EXEMPT from the College Scholars Gen Ed requirements delineated above.

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REGISTRATION DETAILS for FALL 2008 SCS REGULAR COURSES

You will find all Society of College Scholars courses listed under a new distinctive code - SCS.To pull up all College Scholars colloquia, circles, and group satisfying courses for a given term, enter SCS (instead of CAS) in the subject code field of the DuckWeb Class Schedule.

Due to larger than usual 2008 freshmen enrollments, the number of group satisfying courses offered exclusively to College Scholars in the fall will be doubled, but our plan to hold enrollments to around 30 students will be maintained. To improve your chances of getting the courses you want, we encourage you to check the Fall 2008 Registration Priority Schedule to determine your earliest possible access to registration.

THIS COURSE NEWLY ADDED FOR FALL 2008

Social Science	Prof. Lisa Wolverton	HIST 320	Europe in the High Middle Ages
4 credits	CRN 15811	260 Condon	MWF 9am

Between 1000 and 1225, European society witnessed dramatic changes in every aspect of life, as the population and economy finally began to recover from the ravages of earlier centuries. This course surveys this transformation, describing, for example, the rise of towns and universities, new spiritual and artistic visions, and varieties of religious and social reform. The emphasis is on reading and analysizing primary sources from the period.

For more information on Professor Wolverton and her courses, go to http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~lwolvert

Social Science	Prof. Jane Cramer	PS 205	Intro to International Relations
4 credits	CRN 15599	246 Gerlinger	TuTh 2pm

From the Trojan and Peloponnesian Wars in ancient Greece through the wars among Native American tribes to recent conflicts in Iraq and Bosnia, nations have gone to war. The question is why? This course deals with conflict and cooperation in areas of international politics and discusses economic issues such as the gap between rich and poor countries, the political underpinnings of international economic relations, and the likely success of international attempts to tackle international environmental problems.

For more information on Professor Cramer and her courses, go to: http://polisci.uoregon.edu/facbios.php?name=Jane_Cramer

Arts & Letters	Prof. John Nicols	HUM 254	The City (European)
4 credits	CRN 12646	41 Knight Lib	TuTh noon

Cities have traditionally been the catalysts of political, cultural, scientific and economic development. In this course we will look at the experiences of three cities: Ancient Athens formed the model for measuring cultural achievement in Western Civilization; Renaissance Florence enjoyed a golden age that defined the Renaissance and Early Modern Europe; Berlin in the 20th century had an urban experience that was both distinctive in its own right and yet also characteristic of what many other European cities experienced. We will devote about a third of the course to each of these cities.

For more information on Professor Nicols and his courses, go to http://klio.uoregon.edu

Science	Prof. Ulrich Mayr	PSY 201	Mind and Brain
4 credits	CRN 14544 Lecture	142 Straub	TuTh noon
	CRN 15358 Lab	125 Chiles	W 10am

Questions about what the mind is made of, how it works, and how it relates to the physical world have inspired thinkers since the beginning of scientific inquiry. However, it is only since relatively recently that research at the intersection between psychology and neuroscience is producing solid, evidence-based answers to these age-old questions. The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the neural and psychological functional properties of our mind's major faculties (e.g., perception, action, attention, learning, memory, intelligence, and decision making) while at the same time providing a critical understanding of research methods in the brain/mind sciences.

For more information on Professor Mayr and his courses, go to: http://www.uoregon.edu/~mayr/Home.html

Science	Prof. Gregory Bothun	ASTR 121	Solar System
4 credits	CRN 15784	41 Knight Lib	TuTh 2pm

Gain an understanding of basic science that underlies astronomy (the forum is the exploration of our Solar System).Explore the properties of the objects that make up our Solar System. Achieve an understanding of how the evolution of other planets has an impact on how we make choices to manage our own environment. This naked-eye astronomy course develops astronomical concepts and traces the history of our evolving knowledge of the Solar System in order to explore how the scientific method works and how civilization has gained from the progress of science and technology. The interplay between technology (telescopes, robotic space probes) and knowledge gained about the Solar System is a key theme to the course.

For more information on Professor Bothun and his courses, go to: http://physics.uoregon.edu/physics/faculty/bothun.html

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OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES:
Link to DuckWeb: https://duckweb.uoregon.edu   

Link to College Scholars website for program details, future course offerings, upcoming special
events, and other information of interest to participants. http://scs.uoregon.edu

Contact for questions or comments regarding the Society of College Scholars program:
collegescholars@cas.uoregon.edu  or call Lexy Wellman at 346-3286.