Honors College Health and Wellness Seminar: Birds, Bees, and Philosophers

Course Description

An intensive focus on the intersection of health and wellness and information literacy, with explicit instruction in how to understand decisions as they impact the health and wellness of individuals or communities. Prerequisite: Restricted to students in Lloyd International Honors College; Note: May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • Identify factors that contribute to physical, mental, and/or social health.

  • Demonstrate the connection(s) of different aspects of wellness to the overall health of an individual or population.

  • Critically evaluate information and media sources in a variety of formats.

  • Integrate and cite sources accurately and correctly.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure

Percentage/Points

Midterm

25%

Final

35%

Weekly Reading Analysis

25%

Weekly Participation

15%

Grading Scale:

Percentage

Letter Grade

100-93

A

92-90

A-

89-88

B+

87-83

B

82-80

B-

79-78

C+

77-73

C

72-70

C-

69-68

D+

67-63

D

62-60

D-

59 and below

F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Raja Halwani, Jacob M. Held, Natasha McKeever, and Alan Soble, eds. The Philosophy of Sex: Contemporary Readings, 8th ed, (Lanham, MD: Roman & Littlefield, 2022).

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.