Honors Courses - HON (08)
Administered by Honors Advisory Committee, Academic Affairs
Effective Fall, 2007
08.101 Honors Humanities I (3) - Allows freshmen and sophomore level students to focus on a specific topic or related topics in the humanities for in-depth study and analysis. Topics vary from semester to semester. Requires extensive reading on a chosen topic, the development of the students' own ideas on the topic and the expression of those ideas in written and oral form. This course counts as a Group A, Humanities and The Arts General Education Requirements.
08.110 Honors Math and Science I (3-4) - Allows students to focus on a specific topic or related topics in math or science for in-depth study and analysis, including laboratory experience. Topics vary from semester to semester. Requires extensive reading on a chosen topic, the development of the students' own ideas on the topic and the expression of those ideas in written and oral form. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements.
08.130 Honors Social Science I (3) - Allows students to focus on a specific topic or related topics in the social sciences for in-depth study and analysis. Topics vary from semester to semester. Requires extensive reading on a chosen topic, the development of the students' own ideas on the topic and the expression of those ideas in written and oral form. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
08.201 Honors Humanities II (3) - Allows freshmen and sophomore level students to focus on a specific topic or related topics in the humanities for in-depth study and analysis. Topics vary from semester to semester. Requires extensive reading on a chosen topic, the development of the students' own ideas on the topic and the expression of those ideas in written and oral form. This course counts as a Group A, Humanities and The Arts General Education Requirements.
08.210 Honors Math and Science II (3-4) - Allows students to focus on a specific topic or related topics in math or science for in-depth study and analysis, including laboratory experience. Topics vary from semester to semester. Requires extensive reading on a chosen topic, the development of the students' own ideas on the topic and the expression of those ideas in written and oral form. This course counts as a Group C, Natural Sciences & Math General Education Requirements.
08.230 Honors Social Science II (3) - Allows students to focus on a specific topic or related topics in the social sciences for in-depth study and analysis. Topics vary from semester to semester. Requires extensive reading on a chosen topic, the development of the students' own ideas on the topic and the expression of those ideas in written and oral form. This course counts as a Group B, Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirements.
08.300 Introduction to Honors Research (1) - Serves as an introduction to research and includes guest lectures from library staff, university faculty across the disciplines and from other university personnel concerned with undergraduate research. Required of all honors students before beginning honors research. The student chooses an honors mentor and begins planning research. In the pass/fail course, the student must produce a proposal for honors thesis research that meets the approval of the Honors Advisory Committee.
08.301 Honors Seminar on Values (3) - Features study of a selected topic that will change with each offering. Upper division seminar focuses on values and ethical issues and may be taught by professors from any of the colleges or Arts and Sciences divisions. This course approved as 3 credits of Values, Ethics and Responsible Decision Making toward general education requirements.
08.302 Honors Seminar on Diversity (3) - Features study of a selected topic that changes with each offering. Upper division seminar focuses on diversity issues and may be taught by professors from any of the colleges or Arts and Sciences divisions. This course is approved as a Diversity General Education Course.
08.303 Honors Seminar on Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning (3) - Features study of a selected topic that changes with each offering. Upper division seminar focuses on diversity issues and may be taught by professors from any of the colleges or Arts and Sciences divisions. This course approved as 3 credits of Quantitative-Analytical Reasoning toward general education requirements/This course approved as 3 credits of Values, Ethics and Responsible Decision Making toward general education requirements.
08.304 Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar (3) - Features study of a selected topic that changes with each offering. Upper division seminar focuses on diversity issues and may be taught by professors from any of the colleges or Arts and Sciences divisions.