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The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.

Entitled "What Are Universities For? Struggles for the Soul of Higher Ed," the 2024 Feinberg Family Distinguished Lecture Series is exploring the historical roots of the political, economic, and ethical crises in U.S. higher education. This one-credit course is offered in conjunction with eligible History Department courses. Students in this course will attend Feinberg Series events and may be expected to complete additional assignments. See participating faculty for details.

Course taught in French. Review of French grammar plus additional training in four skills: reading, writing, speaking, understanding. Should be elected by students intending to continue in French beyond the intermediate level. Prerequisite: FRENCHST 120, 126 or equivalent (two to three years of high school French).

Examining subject matter from the standpoint of pedagogical content knowledge. The course includes methods of planning, teaching and assessment appropriate to the grade level and subject-matter area. Content frameworks and standards serve as the organizing themes for the course. Corequisite: EDC 352L. Instructor permission required.

Examination of individual differences and their consideration in the teaching-learning process.This course requires weekly fieldwork in classrooms supporting individual learners. Prerequisites: EDC 238.

We conceive of language in many ways: a cognitive process, a social practice, a divine gift. We locate it in individuals, in nations, and in species. We label it as correct or as deficient. This course explores how these language ideologies are connected to particular times and places, and how they contribute to the existing social, political, and economic organization of the world. We will also explore language's potential to create new worlds. Readings in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics will be combined with literary texts to develop our discussion.