Honors (HONR)
HONR 1101 Enduring Questions 3 Credits
This team-taught course explores major questions persistent throughout human history. It provides an interdisciplinary opportunity to ask about the nature of humanity and reality, the meaning and purpose of existence, and the relationship between the individual and the wider world.
HONR 2202 Honors Seminar 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HONR 1101.
This seminar, offered in one of the traditional disciplines, seeks to cultivate the skills of critical thinking, cogent argumentation, and effective writing, all by attending to a particular subject matter. Honors students earn nine credits in HONR 2202 by completing three seminars throughout their studies.
HONR 2202R Honors Seminar: Religious Studies 3 Credits
HONR 2202S Honors Seminar: Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Credits
HONR 4990 Special Topics Honors 1-3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HONR 2202.
This course offers an in-depth investigation of a significant topic or question. The professor(s) teaching the course choose(s) the topic.
HONR 4998 Student-Led Capstone Mini Seminar 1 Credit
A self-selected group of (at least) 5 students (and no more than 10 students) would design (in conjunction with one or two faculty mentor(s) that the students themselves would recruit) a seminar that meets 5 times during the semester (single instructor or team-taught; 1 credit).
HONR 4999 Faculty-Led Capstone Mini-Seminar 1 Credit
A seminar of no more than 10 students that meets 5 times during the semester (single instructor or team-taught, 1 credit).
