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 encouraged to enroll in some Scholars courses during their first two years and some of them, like PHYS 361 meet the requirements of both programs.

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Natural Science	Prof. Ulrich Mayr	PSY 201	Mind and Brain
	CRN 16490	142 STB	MW 8am

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 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 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. Separately scheduled lecture and lab total 4 credits. For more information on Professor Mayr and his research and courses, go to: http://www.uoregon.edu/~mayr/Home.html

Arts & Letters	Prof. John Nicols	HUM 254	The City
	CRN 13108	41 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, his courses and research, go to http://klio.uoregon.edu

Natural Science	Prof. Greg Bothun	ASTR 121	Solar System
	CRN 11249	240C MCK	MWF 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, his research and courses, go to: http://physics.uoregon.edu/physics/faculty/bothun.html

Arts & Letters	Prof. John Nicols	HIST 101	Western Civilization
Lecture	CRN 12917	282 LIL	MWF 1pm
	CRN 12926	475 MCK	F 10am

This course provides a broad and interdisciplinary introduction to European civilization and culture. In particular, the course focuses on the evolution of urban culture and civilization from the Ancient Near East until the High Middle Ages. Three themes are central to this perspective: the relationship between humans, nature and the supernatural; the development of the concept of "law," both human and natural; and the relationship between the individual and the state. Students will be reading excerpts from the Old and New Testament, from Greek, Roman and Medieval historians, and working with documents and images that illuminate these phenomena. For more information on Professor Nicols, his courses and research, go to http://klio.uoregon.edu

Social Science	Prof. Bill Harbaugh	EC 201	Microeconomics
	CRN 16502	41 Lib	MW 4pm

There are two main branches to economics; micro and macro. Macro is concerned with long run economic growth and short run fluctuations that affect the economy as a whole, like unemployment, GDP, and inflation. Microeconomics covers everything else, and is much more interesting! The questions we will address include why college graduates earn so much money, why Americans work so much more than Europeans, when the world will run out of oil, whether we should reduce pollution with taxes or with regulations, why the Republican and Democratic platforms tend to be so similar, and why (and should) CEO's get paid so much money. This course attempts to provide you with the analytical tools for thinking logically about these questions and a host of other ones. Methods include lectures and discussions, as well as computerized experiments where you can participate in economic transactions for real money, and then compare your behavior with theoretical predictions. For more information on Professor Harbaugh, his courses and research, go to http://harbaugh.org

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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.

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