Macaulay Honors College
Fall 2024 Courses
Medical Ethics Behind Bars
Engage with a range of sources, including first person accounts, to explore ethical issues regarding medical care that those living behind bars have faced, and the relationship between mass incarceration and public health.
Instructors: Logan McBride, Elizabeth Reis
Thursdays, 12:00 PM – 2:40 PM
Decision 2024: The Election in Real Time
This course will treat the election of 2024– at all levels — as a large canvas, suitable for the teaching of history, political science, civics and even some anthropology.
Instructor: Ted Widmer
Fridays, 10:00 AM – 12:40 PM
Amazing Stories--Science Fiction
The visions of science fiction are the visions of our universe. So what do they say about us and how we see ourselves?
Instructor: Lavelle Porter
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM – 3:40 PM
Ecosystems of Democracy
“Ecosystems of Democracy” will offer a framework for students to think about all the ways in which we experience democracy on a daily basis.
Instructor: Ted Widmer
Thursdays, 1:00 PM – 3:40 PM
Designing New York City
Designing New York City will give students an understanding, through first-hand experiences, of why New York City was designed as it was.
Instructor: Matthew Clarke
Fridays, 10:00 AM – 12:40 PM
Survey of Central Asian Film and Literature
This course will introduce students to the complexity and richness of Central Asian and Central Asian Diaspora Film and Literature and examine the cultural, linguistic, and religious history of Central Asian peoples.
Instructor: Zohra Saed
Fridays, 2:00 PM – 4:40 PM
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Seminar 3: Science Forward (Cross-Campus)
Science Forward is a new type of undergraduate science seminar, helping students to see science as a lens on the world, a way of approaching questions and challenges.
Instructor: Emily Rice
Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 12:40 PM
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Macaulay Springboard
An opportunity for seniors to create a springboard—an open-ended project that builds on knowledge acquired and opens possibilities for ongoing learning.
Instructors: McBride, Brundage, Reis, Saed
Thursdays, 4:00 PM – 6:40 PM
Fridays, 10:00 AM – 12:40 PM
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Justice and Equity Synthesis Seminars
Instructor: Lavelle Porter
Mondays, 6:00 PM – 8:40 PM
@Macaulay Inside Look
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