The city embodies a culture’s hopes and dreams, and its stark realities, expressing in its layout the culture that built it. This course examines where cultures place houses of worship, financial institutions, schools, roads, downtowns, markets, cemeteries, etc. to understand what each culture sees in these long-term projects. In addition, students will identify a significant problem that their own “city” or community faces – one that will become the focus of a capstone project that will complete the Honors minor.
In addition to focusing on multiple cultures, this course is the second in the writing sequence and will emphasize reading, research, and writing skills.