Newcomb-Tulane College: Colloquia
2008-2009 Academic Year
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COLQ H303 Science and Religion (3)
Prof. Birtel. Two great themes have shaped Western civilization during the last
ten centuries: science and the Judeo-Christian tradition. The Enlightenment, by
enthroning science, increasingly has rejected the Judeo-Christian tradition. But
now science itself has come under attack. If those two principal cultural
influences diminish, some alternative must be found to spawn a new ethos, or a
new paradigmatic view relating science and religion is needed to give
intelligibility to the relation of God, man, and nature. A dialogue has begun to
emerge redefining and unifying the roles of theology and science. This seminar
examines the current status of post-modern science and theology and probes
alternative themes for the evolution of Western civilization under the influence of
the present "revolution by consciousness."
COLQ H304 Honors Junior Colloquium (3)
COLQ H401, H402 Humanities Colloquium (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Built around some concept or problem which may be viewed from many
different vantage points, thus relating the various disciplines within the
humanities. Does not meet the college humanities distribution requirement.
COLQ H407 Student-Initiated Interdisciplinary Colloquium (3)
Staff. A student-initiated colloquium for juniors and seniors. It is the students'
obligation to find the director. More than one section may be approved.
Enrollment in each section is limited to 12.
COLQ H420 Honors Senior Colloquium (3)
COLQ 102 Freshman Colloquium (1-3)
COLQ 203 Sophomore Colloquium (1-3)
COLQ 305 Junior Colloquium (3)
COLQ 388 Writing Practicum (1)
Staff. Corequisite: three-credit departmental course. Prerequisite: successful
completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement. Fulfills the school intensive-
writing requirement.
COLQ 412 The Grand Canyon (3)
Prof. Parsley, professor-in-charge. No prerequisite. A study of the anthropology,
archaeology, biology, geology, and history of the southern Colorado plateau
region, especially the Grand Canyon. Lectures, readings, and research paper
followed by a post-semester, eight-day float trip through the Marble and Grand
Canyons. Open to first-year students through seniors.
COLQ 414 The Natural History of Mesoamerica (3)
Prof. Flowers, Prof. Nelson. Geologic history of Mesoamerica, archaeology of
Mesoamerica, history of the conquest and colonial period, flora and economic
botany of the region. Lectures, readings, and a two-week, post-semester field trip
to the region are required.